广东省松莞和深大附中联考2024-2025学年高一下学期5月期中英语试卷（不含听力答案，音频及原文）
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2024-2025学年度第二学期第二次段考高一年级英语试题
试卷分值：150分 考试时间：120分钟
注意事项：
1. 本卷共10页。
2.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号、试室号和座位号填写在答题卡上。
3.作答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑：如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。
4.非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上：如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答无效。5.考生必须保证答题卡的整洁。
第一部分 阅读理解（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，从短文后每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
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1. If readers want to know about an actor, which one should they read
A. Community Power. B. If Grace Dent ruled the world.
C. An interview with Hugh Dancy. D. Saving the sound of the Stradivaius.
2. How much will you save if you take out a full one-year subscription today
A. 22.99. B. 3. C. 47.88. D. 24.89.
3. What kind of writing is the passage
A. A part of a fiction. B. An introduction. C. An advertisement. D. A research report.
【答案】1. C 2. D 3. C
B
Most people in their eighties would consider themselves lucky not to have health problems, but this is not the case with Toshisuke Kanazawa. The 82-year-old Japanese bodybuilder is not only in perfect physical condition, he also looks better than a lot of men a quarter his age.
Kanazawa is living proof (证明) that you’re never too old to hit the gym and achieve the body you’ve always dreamed of. A champion bodybuilder in his youth, Kanazawa stopped exercising completely after he retired at age 34, drinking, smoking and eating whatever he liked. It wasn’t until he turned 50 that he got his motivation to regain the perfect body of his younger years.
Kanazawa’s wife felt sick frequently, and the former bodybuilder remembered that she had never been happier than when he won the national championship. So to please her, he decided to return to the gym and completely change his diet.
His workout schedule had to be adjusted to his age as well. In his youth, he would spend up to six hours training in the gym every day, and his body would recover within two days after a particularly intensive (强化的) workout, but that was not the case anymore. He cut the daily gym time to three hours and started giving his body one week to recover after exercising every muscle group.
Kanazawa’s efforts paid off. In 2016, at the age of 80, Kanazawa defeated many opponents and placed sixth in the world in a contest for bodybuilders over 65, and won the admiration of the crowd.
Sport keeps this elderly man healthy, as he claims not to have suffered so much as a cold since he started bodybuilding again at age 50.
“I want to be a super old man in the bodybuilder community,” Kanazawa said, “If I have a goal, I can continue moving forward. I have to work much harder.”
4. What can we learn about Kanazawa from Paragraph 2
A. He started bodybuilding at the age of 34. B. He seldom exercised when he was young
C. He had serious health problems in his childhood. D. He developed an unhealthy lifestyle after he retired.
5. Why did Kanazawa decide to take up exercise again
A. To help change his diet. B. To cheer up his wife.
C. To stand to his promise. D. To recover from illness.
6. What did old Kanazawa do while rebuilding his body
A. He took the same workout schedule. B. He turned to the doctors for advice.
C. He combined relaxation with exercise. D. He spent over six hours training every day.
7. What can be the best title for the text
A. Bodybuilding: No Age Limit B. Champion: The Result of Workout
C. Exercise: The Best Medicine for Illnesses D. Understanding: A Guarantee of Happiness
【答案】4 D 5. B 6. C 7. A
C
Elephants’ important role in maintaining biodiversity and healthy ecosystems has earned them various names including ecosystem engineers and forest gardeners. However, African forest elephants — a species living in the rainforests of central Africa — are increasingly recognized by another name: “climate heroes”.
African forest elephants help lessen climate change by increasing carbon storage in their forest habitats, meaning they help remove heat-trapping CO2 from the atmosphere. They do this by influencing the forest structure, including by increasing the diversity and abundance of plant species. It’s estimated that one forest elephant can increase the net carbon capture (捕获) capacity of the forest by almost 250 acres. This is equal to removing from the atmosphere a year’s worth of emissions (排放量) from 2,047 cars.
“As strange as it seems, all that eating and destruction help the forest pull more carbon out of the air,” says Alison Pearce Stevens in the book Animal Climate Heroes! . Elephants eat more than 400 pounds of food a day, so they spend a lot of time searching for food. As they walk through the forest, they do a lot of damage to the surrounding smaller trees, leading to the survival of trees that have the ability to absorb and store more CO2.
In addition, their thirst for fruits also helps to promote forest growth. This is because elephants disperse fruit seeds. In other words, the seeds pass through the elephant bodies until they drop back to the forest floor.
But African forest elephants are seriously endangered and continue to face threats. These mainly come from hunting for the illegal international trade in elephant ivory (象牙), but also from habitat loss and fewer food sources. The number of forest elephants fell by more than 86% over a period of 31 years, and their habitats are thought to have reduced by 75%. Protecting forest elephants and the forests they depend on means we are safeguarding their ecological contributions that we all rely on.
8. How do African forest elephants help relieve climate change
A. They increase the diversity of wildlife species.
B. They help to maintain the plants of the forest.
C. They take in heat-trapping CO2 from the atmosphere.
D. They promote the net carbon capture ability of the forest.
9. What does the underlined word “disperse” in paragraph 4 mean
A. Consume. B. Preserve. C. Spread. D. Gather.
10. What are the threats facing African forest elephants
A. Illegal hunting and habitat loss.
B. The disturbed balance of the forest ecosystem.
C. Natural disasters resulting from climate change.
D. Competition for water sources with other animals.
11. What can be a suitable title for the text
A. Preserving Forests: Elephants’ Contribution
B. New Role of African Forest Elephants: Climate Heroes
C. Ivory Trade Threatens African Forest Elephants
D. Forest Elephants Are Approaching the Edge of Extinction
【答案】8. D 9. C 10. A 11. B
D
The design theory behind a pair of tiny robots may one day find its way into environmental monitoring, as well as search and rescue tasks. Modeled after a water strider (水黾) , an insect, the two robots each weigh in at 8 and 55 milligrams, and may mark the smallest, lightest, and fastest fully functional micro-robots in the world, according to Washington State University (WSU) .
Developed by a team of WSU researchers, the robots’ tininess largely relies on a material known as a shape memory alloy (合金) . Although shape memory alloys change form when heated, they can “remember” their original shapes and return to them after cooling. Because of this, the two micro-robots do not require standard motors, and they use light and small ones instead of bulky moving parts.
Both the robots'motors are each made up of two shape memory alloys, allowing them to move their fins as fast as 40 times a second while also lifting over 150 times their weight. “They’re very technologically sound. The development of the very lightweight robots opens up new possibilities in micro-robotics,” said Conor Trygstad, a material engineering PhD student and study lead author. “Although the robots are impressive when compared to other robots, the pair still fall behind their biological relatives’,” Trygstad said. They can currently move at a speed of about six millimeters a second; a water strider, by comparison, speeds along at about a meter per second. For now, the robots also require wired (连线的) power sources, thus seriously preventing any real-world applications for the moment.
Going forward, however, the team plans to copy other small insect species while also creating a new water strider robot which can move at a higher speed. Depending on using small batteries could also greatly increase the robots’ areas of use, If the breakthrough designs continue improving, similar micro-robots could one day be employed to monitor hard-to-reach dangerous environments.
12. What is the inspiration for the two robots
A. A special monitor. B. The lightest micro robot.
C. An insect species. D. A search-and rescue task.
13. What might Conor Trygstad agree with
A. Both robots can identify sound.
B. Both robots need wireless power sources.
C. Both robots work better than water striders.
D. Both robots have weaknesses besides strengths.
14 What can be inferred about future versions of these robots
A. They will completely replace biological insects.
B. Their speed may approach that of real water striders.
C. They will prioritize appearance over functionality.
D. Their production costs will make them impractical.
15. What is the main purpose of the passage
A. To compare robots with water striders.
B. To introduce breakthrough micro-robots and their potential.
C. To explain how shape memory alloys work.
D. To show the limitations of current robotics.
【答案】12. C 13. D 14. B 15. B
第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
You are well aware that you truly desire to achieve good grades. Either your parents have put pressure on you, or you’ve promised yourself to perform better. However, you are constantly being distracted! ____16____ You can cut out the distractions you have control over and minimize the ones you can’t stop completely if you try the following tips.
When you notice specific distractions, you can block them out. ____17____ Take note of this specific distraction and then tell yourself you are going to overcome it. The next time you see it happen, remind yourself not to look. Keep doing this every time the distraction comes up, and eventually you will no longer notice it.
____18____ Life can get really busy, so it’s no surprise if you find yourself distracted from studying by thoughts about everything else. Rather than acting like all of those other needs don’t exist, why not give yourself an outlet Spend 5 minutes thinking about everything that’s on your plate, but then tell yourself it’s time to focus on the main task for now: studying.
Prioritize your studying by setting a main goal. For example, if you have a biology exam coming up that covers three chapters, you don’t have to cram everything into one study session. ____19____ Breaking things down and establishing just one primary aim will make your study plan more manageable.
Go off the network. Texting, social media, calls, and other distractions that come from our electronic devices are some of the biggest barriers to staying focused when studying. ____20____
If you do these consistently you should find that you gradually spend less and less time being distracted.
A. Set a study schedule.
B. To be distracted is common.
C. You should give yourself a worry break.
D. Try focusing first on the parts that give you trouble.
E. Luckily, the fix is easy and totally within your control — unplug yourself!
F. If you keep your phone in another room, you’re less likely to use it while studying.
G. Say you’re trying to study in the library and you keep getting distracted by someone texting.
【答案】16. B 17. G 18. C 19. D 20. E
第二部分（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。
Last spring, Clara and I teamed up for a school geology project studying unusual rock formations on Pine Hill. ____21____ with notebooks and basic tools, we set off eagerly, ____22____ that this adventure would teach us more than just about rocks.
The first two days went smoothly. We drew stone patterns and recorded colour variations. Clara’s artistic abilities ____23____ well with my systematic data collection skills. However, on Wednesday morning, ____24____ struck. While climbing to our usual observation spot, I tripped, sending our measurement ____25____ rolling down the hillside. My heart sank as we watched our only compass (指南针) disappear into thick bushes.
“Without those tools...” I said, frustration choking my voice. “Wait,” Clara interrupted, ____26____ the afternoon shadows stretching across the rocks. “Remember what Mr. Evans taught about using natural markers ” Her eyes lit up with a(n) ____27____.
We spent the afternoon ____28____ Clara tracked shadow lengths while I compared rock layers. When shadows proved ____29____, we used fern (蕨类植物) growth patterns as directional guides. Sometimes we argued about methods, but ____30____ our approaches came together like building blocks. By Friday, we’d created a(n) ____31____ mapping system using nature’s clues.
Our final presentation surprised everyone. The teachers ____32____ our creative method, but the real reward was discovering how different ideas combined to create ____33____.
That evening, Clara showed me her project journal. Beside rock sketches, she’d written: “Stones survive storms through ____34____. So do good teams.” I smiled, realizing our rocky challenge had taught us a valuable lesson: the strongest ____35____ doesn’t lie in mountains, but in teamwork.
21. A. Armed B. Burdened C. Linked D. Rewarded
22. A. proud B. doubtful C. unaware D. worried
23. A. developed B. balanced C. replaced D. competed
24. A. conflict B. disaster C. chance D. inspiration
25. A. ropes B. books C. notes D. tools
26. A. pointing at B. marking down C. running after D. blocking out
27. A. idea B. surprise C. secret D. promise
28. A. reflecting B. experimenting C. planning D. wandering
29. A. helpful B. dangerous C. unreliable D. interesting
30. A. suddenly B. occasionally C. frequently D. gradually
31. A. interactive B. imaginary C. alternative D. advanced
32. A. tested B. improved C. selected D. praised
33. A. connections B. stories C. solutions D. presentations
34. A. luck B. unity C. silence D. speed
35. A. foundation B. argument C. desire D. system
【答案】21. A 22. C 23. B 24. B 25. D 26. A 27. A 28. B 29. C 30. D 31. C 32. D 33. C 34. B 35. A
第三部分 听力（共两节，满分15分）
第一节 听力理解（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
每段播放两遍。各段后有几个小题，每段播放前每小题有5秒钟的阅题时间。请根据各段播放内容及其相关小题，在5秒钟内从题中所给的A、B、C项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
听第一段对话，回答第1—2题（即56-57题）。
56. When will the speakers meet
A. At 10:00 a. m. tomorrow. B. At 3:00 p. m. tomorrow. C. It is not decided.
57. What will the man do next
A. Make a call. B. Have a meeting. C. Write something down.
听第二段对话，回答第 3—5 题（即58-60题）。
58. What did the man think of the movie
A. Interesting. B. Too long. C. A bit violent.
59. What kind of movie will the speakers watch next time
A. A horror movie. B. A war movie. C. A romantic comedy.
60. When will the speakers meet on Friday
A. At 6:00p. m. B. At 7:00p. m. C. At8:00p. m.
第二节听取信息（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
听下面一段对话，从所听到的内容中获取必要的信息，填入答题卡标号为 6-10（及61-65题）的空格中。听录音前，你将有 10秒钟的阅题时间，录音读两遍。
Job advertisements
Employers Positions Work time Phone Number
Daybreaker Night 61 Five nights a week 3513-2144
The Midland 62 Two people to join their team of lifesavers Some evenings and 63 6119-9035
Computer International Train to be a computer 64 65
第四部分 基础知识（共三节，满分45分）
第一节 单词拼写（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
根据括号内的中文提示，在空格处填入Book 3U1-3所学单词的正确形式。
36. Honesty and kindness are among the most important______（美德)in life. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
【答案】virtues
37. She ______ (寻求) comfort in music when she faced difficulties. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
【答案】sought
38. Her family’s support is particularly_____(珍贵的) to Josie. （根据汉语提示单词拼写）
【答案】precious
39. The ______ (数字) represent a general decline in employment. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
【答案】figures
40. Keeping a proper balance between study and rest keeps us ______ (充满活力的).(根据汉语提示单词拼写)
【答案】dynamic
41. The whole experience was ________ (肯定) more positive than negative. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
【答案】definitely
42. The professor used charts and graphs to______（说明)his point clearly. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
【答案】illustrate
43. Two men ______ (宣称) to be police officers went to the plotician’s house and took him away. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
【答案】claiming
44. The university ______ (准许进入) only 10% of applicationts this year due to high competition. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
【答案】admitted
45. There were ______ (显著的) differences among women based on age, place of residence,and educational levels. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
【答案】remarkable
第二节 单句语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
在下面空格处填入一个适当的单词或使用括号中单词的适当形式填空。
46. The exhibition ______ (feature) paintings by Picasso will be held soon. (所给词的适当形式填空)
【答案】featuring
47. The customer filed a ______ (complain) about the poor service at the restaurant. (所给词的适当形式填空)
【答案】complaint
48. The reason ______ he was late for the ceremony was that he got stuck in traffic. (用适当的词填空)
【答案】why
49. The snake, which is considered highly ______ (poison), has been found in the nearby forest. (所给词的适当形式填空)
【答案】poisonous
50. The scientist, with ______ I worked on the project, will attend the international conference next month. (用适当的词填空)
【答案】whom
51. The old man, with poor eyesight, tripped ______ a small stone on the dimly-lit sidewalk and almost fell. (用适当的词填空)
【答案】over
52. This is ______ they call a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. (用适当的词填空)
【答案】what
53. The novel, ______ main character is a young detective, has won the annual literature award. (用适当的词填空)
【答案】whose
54. The lecture ______ (deliver) by the Nobel laureate last week has sparked a heated debate among students. (所给词的适当形式填空)
【答案】delivered
55. In order to adapt to the changing market, companies need to adjust their strategies ______ (flexible). (所给词的适当形式填空)
【答案】flexibly
第三节 句子考查（86~93小题，每空0.5分；94~96题每题3分。满分20分）
根据下面各个句子的要求，完成、改写或翻译句子。（限Book 3U1-3短语）
56. His determination ______ him ______ (渡过难关) the toughest challenges. (根据汉语提示完成句子)
【答案】 ①. carried ②. through
57. ________ ________, 15 minutes of exercise is better than nothing.(毕竟)（根据汉语提示完成句子）
【答案】 ①. After ②. all
58. I’m going to make use of this tour to explore the history of the castle.（同义句转换）
I’m going to __________________ this tour to explore the history of the castle.
【答案】 ① take ②. advantage ③. of
59. The heavy rains ______ ______(引起) severe flooding in the coastal areas. (根据汉语提示完成句子)
【答案】 ①. brought ②. about
60. Lucas still attended the lecture though he was ill.（同义句转换）
Lucas still attended the lecture ____ ____ ____.
【答案】 ①. despite ②. being ③. ill
61. A special ceremony was held _____ _____________ (纪念) the victims of the disaster. (根据汉语提示完成句子)
【答案】 ①. in ②. memory ③. of
62. In addition to providing warmth, what was fire used for (同义句转换)
______ providing warmth, what was fire used for
【答案】Besides
63. Finally, Qu Yuan threw himself into the Miluo River __________ __________ (绝望中) on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month. (根据汉语提示完成句子)
【答案】 ①. in ②. despair
64. It struck me that he might be interested in the problem we had discussed. (同义句转换)
It _____ _______ me that he might be interested in the problem we had discussed.
【答案】 ①. occurred ②. to
65. 获奖时没人比我更惊讶。（汉译英）
___________________________________________________________________________
【答案】No one was more surprised than me when I won the award.
66. Since he has lived in the city for many years, he knows it very well.（用分词作状语改写）
___________________________________________________________________________
【答案】Having lived in the city for many years, he knows it very well.
67. 老人站在那里，眼睛盯着墙上的画。（用with复合结构翻译）
___________________________________________________________________________
【答案】The old man stood there with his eyes fixed on the painting on the wall.
第五部分 读后续写（共1题，满分25分）
68. 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。
On Dec. 20, Mello called his mother on FaceTime, which he does every day after school. That afternoon, Mello broke down in tears the moment his mother, Anita James, answered the phone. “Mello, what happened ” James asked her son on the phone.
“I’m getting tired of them bullying (欺凌) my friend about his shoes. It’s making me so upset,” he answered in a serious voice, explaining that his classmates made fun of his friend Melvin for having worn-out (穿破的) muddy sneakers.
James listened to Mello’s narration with a thoughtful expression. Then, Mello earnestly asked, “Can we go buy him some shoes ”
James told her son they would talk about it when she got home from work. During their in-person conversation a few hours later, James found her son still upset. At last, Mello decided to buy his friend a fresh pair of sneakers to get rid of bullies and remind him that he has people who care about him.
“Can I use my pocket money, or you can take something away that I would get for Christmas ” Mello asked his mother.
The sincere request from her son hit James for many reasons, including that when she was growing up, her older brother used to buy her sneakers when her parents couldn’t afford them. Now, in their adult lives, James buys her brother a pair of sneakers for his birthday every year to show her appreciation. James was so touched by her little boy’s genuine care for his friend and she knew how it would matter to the poor kid, Melvin.
That evening, they went to a sneaker store and bought a pair of black-and-white Nike shoes for Melvin. Mello used savings from his pocket money to pay for the $85 shoes. This way, Mello thought, “nobody could laugh at him or say anything about him anymore.” Mello was so excited to give Melvin the gift that he woke up nearly an hour early for school.
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。
Paragraph 1:
Before class began, Mello handed his friend the orange Nike box in private.
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Paragraph 2:
Bryant Brown, the school’s social studies teacher, found the shoe box on Melvin’s desk.
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【答案】Before class began, Mello handed his friend the orange Nike box in private. When told it was a gift for him, Melvin was totally shocked and immensely touched at such a nice gesture from his friend. Mello beamed with a warm smile on his face, as if he had anticipated Melvin’s reaction, and whispered in his friend’s ear that there would be no more teasing from other kids about his worn-out shoes. After weeks of getting constant smirks about his sneakers, Melvin couldn’t wait to put on his new shoes. Looking at the shiny Nike shoes on Melvin’s feet, Mello was overjoyed.
Bryant Brown, the school’s social studies teacher, spotted the shoe box on Melvin’s desk. He asked Melvin for the backstory. It brought the teacher to tears. After asking for the two boys’ consent, he decided to share the story on Facebook, hoping it might inspire others. The post got thousands of likes, shares and comments. Brown was stunned by the response. He is now planning to launch an anti-bullying campaign in the coming weeks. Hundreds of students, parents and teachers have signed up for the activity with the hope that there’s no place in the world for bullies and Mello’s helping hand always lives on.
试卷分值：150分 考试时间：120分钟
注意事项：
1. 本卷共10页。
2.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号、试室号和座位号填写在答题卡上。
3.作答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑：如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。
4.非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上：如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答无效。5.考生必须保证答题卡的整洁。
第一部分 阅读理解（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，从短文后每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
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1. If readers want to know about an actor, which one should they read
A. Community Power. B. If Grace Dent ruled the world.
C. An interview with Hugh Dancy. D. Saving the sound of the Stradivaius.
2. How much will you save if you take out a full one-year subscription today
A. 22.99. B. 3. C. 47.88. D. 24.89.
3. What kind of writing is the passage
A. A part of a fiction. B. An introduction. C. An advertisement. D. A research report.
【答案】1. C 2. D 3. C
B
Most people in their eighties would consider themselves lucky not to have health problems, but this is not the case with Toshisuke Kanazawa. The 82-year-old Japanese bodybuilder is not only in perfect physical condition, he also looks better than a lot of men a quarter his age.
Kanazawa is living proof (证明) that you’re never too old to hit the gym and achieve the body you’ve always dreamed of. A champion bodybuilder in his youth, Kanazawa stopped exercising completely after he retired at age 34, drinking, smoking and eating whatever he liked. It wasn’t until he turned 50 that he got his motivation to regain the perfect body of his younger years.
Kanazawa’s wife felt sick frequently, and the former bodybuilder remembered that she had never been happier than when he won the national championship. So to please her, he decided to return to the gym and completely change his diet.
His workout schedule had to be adjusted to his age as well. In his youth, he would spend up to six hours training in the gym every day, and his body would recover within two days after a particularly intensive (强化的) workout, but that was not the case anymore. He cut the daily gym time to three hours and started giving his body one week to recover after exercising every muscle group.
Kanazawa’s efforts paid off. In 2016, at the age of 80, Kanazawa defeated many opponents and placed sixth in the world in a contest for bodybuilders over 65, and won the admiration of the crowd.
Sport keeps this elderly man healthy, as he claims not to have suffered so much as a cold since he started bodybuilding again at age 50.
“I want to be a super old man in the bodybuilder community,” Kanazawa said, “If I have a goal, I can continue moving forward. I have to work much harder.”
4. What can we learn about Kanazawa from Paragraph 2
A. He started bodybuilding at the age of 34. B. He seldom exercised when he was young
C. He had serious health problems in his childhood. D. He developed an unhealthy lifestyle after he retired.
5. Why did Kanazawa decide to take up exercise again
A. To help change his diet. B. To cheer up his wife.
C. To stand to his promise. D. To recover from illness.
6. What did old Kanazawa do while rebuilding his body
A. He took the same workout schedule. B. He turned to the doctors for advice.
C. He combined relaxation with exercise. D. He spent over six hours training every day.
7. What can be the best title for the text
A. Bodybuilding: No Age Limit B. Champion: The Result of Workout
C. Exercise: The Best Medicine for Illnesses D. Understanding: A Guarantee of Happiness
【答案】4 D 5. B 6. C 7. A
C
Elephants’ important role in maintaining biodiversity and healthy ecosystems has earned them various names including ecosystem engineers and forest gardeners. However, African forest elephants — a species living in the rainforests of central Africa — are increasingly recognized by another name: “climate heroes”.
African forest elephants help lessen climate change by increasing carbon storage in their forest habitats, meaning they help remove heat-trapping CO2 from the atmosphere. They do this by influencing the forest structure, including by increasing the diversity and abundance of plant species. It’s estimated that one forest elephant can increase the net carbon capture (捕获) capacity of the forest by almost 250 acres. This is equal to removing from the atmosphere a year’s worth of emissions (排放量) from 2,047 cars.
“As strange as it seems, all that eating and destruction help the forest pull more carbon out of the air,” says Alison Pearce Stevens in the book Animal Climate Heroes! . Elephants eat more than 400 pounds of food a day, so they spend a lot of time searching for food. As they walk through the forest, they do a lot of damage to the surrounding smaller trees, leading to the survival of trees that have the ability to absorb and store more CO2.
In addition, their thirst for fruits also helps to promote forest growth. This is because elephants disperse fruit seeds. In other words, the seeds pass through the elephant bodies until they drop back to the forest floor.
But African forest elephants are seriously endangered and continue to face threats. These mainly come from hunting for the illegal international trade in elephant ivory (象牙), but also from habitat loss and fewer food sources. The number of forest elephants fell by more than 86% over a period of 31 years, and their habitats are thought to have reduced by 75%. Protecting forest elephants and the forests they depend on means we are safeguarding their ecological contributions that we all rely on.
8. How do African forest elephants help relieve climate change
A. They increase the diversity of wildlife species.
B. They help to maintain the plants of the forest.
C. They take in heat-trapping CO2 from the atmosphere.
D. They promote the net carbon capture ability of the forest.
9. What does the underlined word “disperse” in paragraph 4 mean
A. Consume. B. Preserve. C. Spread. D. Gather.
10. What are the threats facing African forest elephants
A. Illegal hunting and habitat loss.
B. The disturbed balance of the forest ecosystem.
C. Natural disasters resulting from climate change.
D. Competition for water sources with other animals.
11. What can be a suitable title for the text
A. Preserving Forests: Elephants’ Contribution
B. New Role of African Forest Elephants: Climate Heroes
C. Ivory Trade Threatens African Forest Elephants
D. Forest Elephants Are Approaching the Edge of Extinction
【答案】8. D 9. C 10. A 11. B
D
The design theory behind a pair of tiny robots may one day find its way into environmental monitoring, as well as search and rescue tasks. Modeled after a water strider (水黾) , an insect, the two robots each weigh in at 8 and 55 milligrams, and may mark the smallest, lightest, and fastest fully functional micro-robots in the world, according to Washington State University (WSU) .
Developed by a team of WSU researchers, the robots’ tininess largely relies on a material known as a shape memory alloy (合金) . Although shape memory alloys change form when heated, they can “remember” their original shapes and return to them after cooling. Because of this, the two micro-robots do not require standard motors, and they use light and small ones instead of bulky moving parts.
Both the robots'motors are each made up of two shape memory alloys, allowing them to move their fins as fast as 40 times a second while also lifting over 150 times their weight. “They’re very technologically sound. The development of the very lightweight robots opens up new possibilities in micro-robotics,” said Conor Trygstad, a material engineering PhD student and study lead author. “Although the robots are impressive when compared to other robots, the pair still fall behind their biological relatives’,” Trygstad said. They can currently move at a speed of about six millimeters a second; a water strider, by comparison, speeds along at about a meter per second. For now, the robots also require wired (连线的) power sources, thus seriously preventing any real-world applications for the moment.
Going forward, however, the team plans to copy other small insect species while also creating a new water strider robot which can move at a higher speed. Depending on using small batteries could also greatly increase the robots’ areas of use, If the breakthrough designs continue improving, similar micro-robots could one day be employed to monitor hard-to-reach dangerous environments.
12. What is the inspiration for the two robots
A. A special monitor. B. The lightest micro robot.
C. An insect species. D. A search-and rescue task.
13. What might Conor Trygstad agree with
A. Both robots can identify sound.
B. Both robots need wireless power sources.
C. Both robots work better than water striders.
D. Both robots have weaknesses besides strengths.
14 What can be inferred about future versions of these robots
A. They will completely replace biological insects.
B. Their speed may approach that of real water striders.
C. They will prioritize appearance over functionality.
D. Their production costs will make them impractical.
15. What is the main purpose of the passage
A. To compare robots with water striders.
B. To introduce breakthrough micro-robots and their potential.
C. To explain how shape memory alloys work.
D. To show the limitations of current robotics.
【答案】12. C 13. D 14. B 15. B
第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
You are well aware that you truly desire to achieve good grades. Either your parents have put pressure on you, or you’ve promised yourself to perform better. However, you are constantly being distracted! ____16____ You can cut out the distractions you have control over and minimize the ones you can’t stop completely if you try the following tips.
When you notice specific distractions, you can block them out. ____17____ Take note of this specific distraction and then tell yourself you are going to overcome it. The next time you see it happen, remind yourself not to look. Keep doing this every time the distraction comes up, and eventually you will no longer notice it.
____18____ Life can get really busy, so it’s no surprise if you find yourself distracted from studying by thoughts about everything else. Rather than acting like all of those other needs don’t exist, why not give yourself an outlet Spend 5 minutes thinking about everything that’s on your plate, but then tell yourself it’s time to focus on the main task for now: studying.
Prioritize your studying by setting a main goal. For example, if you have a biology exam coming up that covers three chapters, you don’t have to cram everything into one study session. ____19____ Breaking things down and establishing just one primary aim will make your study plan more manageable.
Go off the network. Texting, social media, calls, and other distractions that come from our electronic devices are some of the biggest barriers to staying focused when studying. ____20____
If you do these consistently you should find that you gradually spend less and less time being distracted.
A. Set a study schedule.
B. To be distracted is common.
C. You should give yourself a worry break.
D. Try focusing first on the parts that give you trouble.
E. Luckily, the fix is easy and totally within your control — unplug yourself!
F. If you keep your phone in another room, you’re less likely to use it while studying.
G. Say you’re trying to study in the library and you keep getting distracted by someone texting.
【答案】16. B 17. G 18. C 19. D 20. E
第二部分（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。
Last spring, Clara and I teamed up for a school geology project studying unusual rock formations on Pine Hill. ____21____ with notebooks and basic tools, we set off eagerly, ____22____ that this adventure would teach us more than just about rocks.
The first two days went smoothly. We drew stone patterns and recorded colour variations. Clara’s artistic abilities ____23____ well with my systematic data collection skills. However, on Wednesday morning, ____24____ struck. While climbing to our usual observation spot, I tripped, sending our measurement ____25____ rolling down the hillside. My heart sank as we watched our only compass (指南针) disappear into thick bushes.
“Without those tools...” I said, frustration choking my voice. “Wait,” Clara interrupted, ____26____ the afternoon shadows stretching across the rocks. “Remember what Mr. Evans taught about using natural markers ” Her eyes lit up with a(n) ____27____.
We spent the afternoon ____28____ Clara tracked shadow lengths while I compared rock layers. When shadows proved ____29____, we used fern (蕨类植物) growth patterns as directional guides. Sometimes we argued about methods, but ____30____ our approaches came together like building blocks. By Friday, we’d created a(n) ____31____ mapping system using nature’s clues.
Our final presentation surprised everyone. The teachers ____32____ our creative method, but the real reward was discovering how different ideas combined to create ____33____.
That evening, Clara showed me her project journal. Beside rock sketches, she’d written: “Stones survive storms through ____34____. So do good teams.” I smiled, realizing our rocky challenge had taught us a valuable lesson: the strongest ____35____ doesn’t lie in mountains, but in teamwork.
21. A. Armed B. Burdened C. Linked D. Rewarded
22. A. proud B. doubtful C. unaware D. worried
23. A. developed B. balanced C. replaced D. competed
24. A. conflict B. disaster C. chance D. inspiration
25. A. ropes B. books C. notes D. tools
26. A. pointing at B. marking down C. running after D. blocking out
27. A. idea B. surprise C. secret D. promise
28. A. reflecting B. experimenting C. planning D. wandering
29. A. helpful B. dangerous C. unreliable D. interesting
30. A. suddenly B. occasionally C. frequently D. gradually
31. A. interactive B. imaginary C. alternative D. advanced
32. A. tested B. improved C. selected D. praised
33. A. connections B. stories C. solutions D. presentations
34. A. luck B. unity C. silence D. speed
35. A. foundation B. argument C. desire D. system
【答案】21. A 22. C 23. B 24. B 25. D 26. A 27. A 28. B 29. C 30. D 31. C 32. D 33. C 34. B 35. A
第三部分 听力（共两节，满分15分）
第一节 听力理解（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
每段播放两遍。各段后有几个小题，每段播放前每小题有5秒钟的阅题时间。请根据各段播放内容及其相关小题，在5秒钟内从题中所给的A、B、C项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
听第一段对话，回答第1—2题（即56-57题）。
56. When will the speakers meet
A. At 10:00 a. m. tomorrow. B. At 3:00 p. m. tomorrow. C. It is not decided.
57. What will the man do next
A. Make a call. B. Have a meeting. C. Write something down.
听第二段对话，回答第 3—5 题（即58-60题）。
58. What did the man think of the movie
A. Interesting. B. Too long. C. A bit violent.
59. What kind of movie will the speakers watch next time
A. A horror movie. B. A war movie. C. A romantic comedy.
60. When will the speakers meet on Friday
A. At 6:00p. m. B. At 7:00p. m. C. At8:00p. m.
第二节听取信息（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
听下面一段对话，从所听到的内容中获取必要的信息，填入答题卡标号为 6-10（及61-65题）的空格中。听录音前，你将有 10秒钟的阅题时间，录音读两遍。
Job advertisements
Employers Positions Work time Phone Number
Daybreaker Night 61 Five nights a week 3513-2144
The Midland 62 Two people to join their team of lifesavers Some evenings and 63 6119-9035
Computer International Train to be a computer 64 65
第四部分 基础知识（共三节，满分45分）
第一节 单词拼写（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
根据括号内的中文提示，在空格处填入Book 3U1-3所学单词的正确形式。
36. Honesty and kindness are among the most important______（美德)in life. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
【答案】virtues
37. She ______ (寻求) comfort in music when she faced difficulties. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
【答案】sought
38. Her family’s support is particularly_____(珍贵的) to Josie. （根据汉语提示单词拼写）
【答案】precious
39. The ______ (数字) represent a general decline in employment. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
【答案】figures
40. Keeping a proper balance between study and rest keeps us ______ (充满活力的).(根据汉语提示单词拼写)
【答案】dynamic
41. The whole experience was ________ (肯定) more positive than negative. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
【答案】definitely
42. The professor used charts and graphs to______（说明)his point clearly. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
【答案】illustrate
43. Two men ______ (宣称) to be police officers went to the plotician’s house and took him away. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
【答案】claiming
44. The university ______ (准许进入) only 10% of applicationts this year due to high competition. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
【答案】admitted
45. There were ______ (显著的) differences among women based on age, place of residence,and educational levels. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
【答案】remarkable
第二节 单句语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
在下面空格处填入一个适当的单词或使用括号中单词的适当形式填空。
46. The exhibition ______ (feature) paintings by Picasso will be held soon. (所给词的适当形式填空)
【答案】featuring
47. The customer filed a ______ (complain) about the poor service at the restaurant. (所给词的适当形式填空)
【答案】complaint
48. The reason ______ he was late for the ceremony was that he got stuck in traffic. (用适当的词填空)
【答案】why
49. The snake, which is considered highly ______ (poison), has been found in the nearby forest. (所给词的适当形式填空)
【答案】poisonous
50. The scientist, with ______ I worked on the project, will attend the international conference next month. (用适当的词填空)
【答案】whom
51. The old man, with poor eyesight, tripped ______ a small stone on the dimly-lit sidewalk and almost fell. (用适当的词填空)
【答案】over
52. This is ______ they call a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. (用适当的词填空)
【答案】what
53. The novel, ______ main character is a young detective, has won the annual literature award. (用适当的词填空)
【答案】whose
54. The lecture ______ (deliver) by the Nobel laureate last week has sparked a heated debate among students. (所给词的适当形式填空)
【答案】delivered
55. In order to adapt to the changing market, companies need to adjust their strategies ______ (flexible). (所给词的适当形式填空)
【答案】flexibly
第三节 句子考查（86~93小题，每空0.5分；94~96题每题3分。满分20分）
根据下面各个句子的要求，完成、改写或翻译句子。（限Book 3U1-3短语）
56. His determination ______ him ______ (渡过难关) the toughest challenges. (根据汉语提示完成句子)
【答案】 ①. carried ②. through
57. ________ ________, 15 minutes of exercise is better than nothing.(毕竟)（根据汉语提示完成句子）
【答案】 ①. After ②. all
58. I’m going to make use of this tour to explore the history of the castle.（同义句转换）
I’m going to __________________ this tour to explore the history of the castle.
【答案】 ① take ②. advantage ③. of
59. The heavy rains ______ ______(引起) severe flooding in the coastal areas. (根据汉语提示完成句子)
【答案】 ①. brought ②. about
60. Lucas still attended the lecture though he was ill.（同义句转换）
Lucas still attended the lecture ____ ____ ____.
【答案】 ①. despite ②. being ③. ill
61. A special ceremony was held _____ _____________ (纪念) the victims of the disaster. (根据汉语提示完成句子)
【答案】 ①. in ②. memory ③. of
62. In addition to providing warmth, what was fire used for (同义句转换)
______ providing warmth, what was fire used for
【答案】Besides
63. Finally, Qu Yuan threw himself into the Miluo River __________ __________ (绝望中) on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month. (根据汉语提示完成句子)
【答案】 ①. in ②. despair
64. It struck me that he might be interested in the problem we had discussed. (同义句转换)
It _____ _______ me that he might be interested in the problem we had discussed.
【答案】 ①. occurred ②. to
65. 获奖时没人比我更惊讶。（汉译英）
___________________________________________________________________________
【答案】No one was more surprised than me when I won the award.
66. Since he has lived in the city for many years, he knows it very well.（用分词作状语改写）
___________________________________________________________________________
【答案】Having lived in the city for many years, he knows it very well.
67. 老人站在那里，眼睛盯着墙上的画。（用with复合结构翻译）
___________________________________________________________________________
【答案】The old man stood there with his eyes fixed on the painting on the wall.
第五部分 读后续写（共1题，满分25分）
68. 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。
On Dec. 20, Mello called his mother on FaceTime, which he does every day after school. That afternoon, Mello broke down in tears the moment his mother, Anita James, answered the phone. “Mello, what happened ” James asked her son on the phone.
“I’m getting tired of them bullying (欺凌) my friend about his shoes. It’s making me so upset,” he answered in a serious voice, explaining that his classmates made fun of his friend Melvin for having worn-out (穿破的) muddy sneakers.
James listened to Mello’s narration with a thoughtful expression. Then, Mello earnestly asked, “Can we go buy him some shoes ”
James told her son they would talk about it when she got home from work. During their in-person conversation a few hours later, James found her son still upset. At last, Mello decided to buy his friend a fresh pair of sneakers to get rid of bullies and remind him that he has people who care about him.
“Can I use my pocket money, or you can take something away that I would get for Christmas ” Mello asked his mother.
The sincere request from her son hit James for many reasons, including that when she was growing up, her older brother used to buy her sneakers when her parents couldn’t afford them. Now, in their adult lives, James buys her brother a pair of sneakers for his birthday every year to show her appreciation. James was so touched by her little boy’s genuine care for his friend and she knew how it would matter to the poor kid, Melvin.
That evening, they went to a sneaker store and bought a pair of black-and-white Nike shoes for Melvin. Mello used savings from his pocket money to pay for the $85 shoes. This way, Mello thought, “nobody could laugh at him or say anything about him anymore.” Mello was so excited to give Melvin the gift that he woke up nearly an hour early for school.
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。
Paragraph 1:
Before class began, Mello handed his friend the orange Nike box in private.
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Paragraph 2:
Bryant Brown, the school’s social studies teacher, found the shoe box on Melvin’s desk.
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【答案】Before class began, Mello handed his friend the orange Nike box in private. When told it was a gift for him, Melvin was totally shocked and immensely touched at such a nice gesture from his friend. Mello beamed with a warm smile on his face, as if he had anticipated Melvin’s reaction, and whispered in his friend’s ear that there would be no more teasing from other kids about his worn-out shoes. After weeks of getting constant smirks about his sneakers, Melvin couldn’t wait to put on his new shoes. Looking at the shiny Nike shoes on Melvin’s feet, Mello was overjoyed.
Bryant Brown, the school’s social studies teacher, spotted the shoe box on Melvin’s desk. He asked Melvin for the backstory. It brought the teacher to tears. After asking for the two boys’ consent, he decided to share the story on Facebook, hoping it might inspire others. The post got thousands of likes, shares and comments. Brown was stunned by the response. He is now planning to launch an anti-bullying campaign in the coming weeks. Hundreds of students, parents and teachers have signed up for the activity with the hope that there’s no place in the world for bullies and Mello’s helping hand always lives on.
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