北京市第一六一中学2025-2026学年高二上学期9月开学测试 英语试卷（含答案，无听力音频及听力原文）
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2025 北京一六一中高二（上）开学考英 语
2025.9
班级 姓名 学号
本试卷共 6 页，共 150 分。考试时长 120 分钟。考生务必将答案写在答题纸上，在试卷上作答无 效。第一部分：听力理解（共三节，30 分）
第一节（共 5 小题；每小题 1.5 分，共 7.5 分）
听下面 5 段对话。每段对话后有一道小题，从每题所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完 每段对话后，你将有 10 秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话你将听一遍。
What does the man plan to do this evening
Stay at home. B. Play volleyball. C. Watch a game.
Who does the man want to see
Dr. Edmunds. B. Dr. Edgar. C. Dr. Brown.
What did Mike get for his holiday
A camera. B. A phone. C. A picture.
How much will the man pay for his flight
$104. B. $112. C. $180.
What are the speakers mainly talking about
A picture. B. A city. C. The weather.
第二节（共 10 小题；每小题 1.5 分，共 15 分）
听下面 4 段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几道小题，从每题所给的 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 5 秒钟的时间阅读每小题。听完后，每小题将给出 5 秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白你将听两遍。
听第 6 段材料，回答第 6 至第 7 题。
What is the relationship between the speakers
Colleagues. B. Roommates. C. Schoolmates.
What does the man suggest the woman do
Move house. B. Go to work together. C . C o n f i r m t h e a p p o i n t m e n t .
听第 7 段材料，回答第 8 至第 9 题。
Which place is the post office next to
A shoe store. B. A library. C. A bank.
When does the post office close according to the woman
At 4:00. B. At 4:20. C. At 4:30.
听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至第 12 题。
Where did Eric go first after leaving the Buckingham
To England. B. To France. C. To Italy.
What does Eric like to do in his spare time
Travel around the world. B. Learn foreign languages. C. Do some sports.
What does Eric plan to do in the future
Set up a cookery school. B. Start his own restaurant. C. Continue his cookery course.
听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至第 15 题。
Who are the advisors
New students.
University teachers.
Second or third-year students.
How often should the groups meet
Once a week. B. Once a fortnight. C. Once a month.
What is the most important thing to do at the first meeting
Arrange the next meeting. B. Explain the problems. C. Make new friends.
第三节（共 5 小题；每小题 1.5 分，共 7.5 分）
听下面一段独白，完成第 16 至第 20 小题，每空只需填写一个词。听独白前，你有 20 秒钟的时间阅读试题，听完后你有 90 秒钟的作答时间。本段独白你将听两遍。
A Photography Competition
Target People High school students aged between 16 and 18
Topic Australia’s amazing 17 or its wonderful scenery.
Entrance Fee $5
Way to enter Upload the photograph to www.photographers.au
Time Opening date: midnight on 18 1st Closing date: June 30th
Prizes The first place: a trip to the 19 in Borneo The second place: a(n) 20 The third place: $100
第二部分：知识运用（共两节，45 分）第一节 语法填空（共 10 小题；每小题 1.5 分，共 15 分）
阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写 1 个恰当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。
Memories by the Lake
The lake sparkled under the summer sun, a perfect spot 21 weekend getaways. 22 stays with us forever is the feeling of shared joy. Laughter echoed, 23 (draw) attention to a singing group by the shore. They 24 (perform) folk songs, entertaining everyone around. Nearby, an old man displayed 25 (frame) photos, each capturing moments from past decades. Touched by the nostalgia, a teenager asked how he’d preserved them so well. He pointed to a cabin 26 he’d lived, a place that held stories of his youth. The reason 27 he cherished the photos was clear to all. One picture, 28 showed a sunset over the lake, reminded him of 29 he’d first met his wife. Such moments make life’s journey truly 30 (forget).
第二节 完形填空（共 20 小题；每小题 1.5 分，共 30 分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Hannah Taylor is a schoolgirl from Manitoba, Canada. One day, when she was five years old, she was walking with her mother in downtown Winnipeg. They saw a man 31 out of a garbage can. She asked her mother why he did that, and her mother said that the man was homeless and hungry. Hannah was very 32 . She couldn’t understand why some people had to live their lives without shelter or enough food. Hannah started to think about how she could 33 , but, of course, there is not a lot one five-year-old can do to solve (解决) the problem of homelessness.
Later, when Hannah attended school, she saw another homeless person. It was a woman, 34 an old shopping trolley (购物车) which was piled with 35 . It seemed that everything the woman owned was in them. This made Hannah very sad, and even more 36 to do something. She had been talking to her mother about the lives of homeless people 37 they first saw the homeless man. Her mother told her that if she did something to change the problem that made her sad, she wouldn’t 38 as bad.
Hannah began to speak out about the homelessness in Manitoba and then in other provinces. She hoped to 39 her message of hope and awareness. She started the Ladybug Foundation, an organization aiming at getting rid of homelessness. She began to 40 “Big Bosses” lunches, where she would try to persuade local business leaders to 41 to the cause. She also organized a fundraising (募捐) drive in “Ladybug Jars” to collect everyone’s spare change during “Make Change” month. More recently, the foundation began another 42 called National Red Scarf Day— a day when people donate $20 and wear red scarves in support of Canada’s 43 and homeless.
There is an emergency shelter in Winnipeg called “Hannah’s Place”, something that Hannah is very 44 of. Hannah’s Place is divided into several areas, providing shelter for people when it is so cold that 45 outdoors can mean death. In the more than five years since Hannah began her activities, she has received a lot of 46 . For example, she received the 2007 BRICK Award recognizing the 47 of young people to change the world. But 48 all this, Hannah still has the 49 life of a Winnipeg schoolgirl, except that she pays regular visits to homeless people.
Hannah is one of many examples of young people who are making a 50 in the world. You can, too!
31．A．jumping B．eating C．crying D．waving 32．A．annoyed B．nervous C．ashamed D．upset 33．A．behave B．manage C．help D．work 34．A．pushing B．carrying C．buying D．holding 35．A．goods B．bottles C．foods D．bags 36．A．excited B．determined C．energetic D．grateful 37．A．since B．unless C．although D．as 38．A．sound B．get C．feel D．look 39．A．exchange B．leave C．keep D．spread 40．A．sell B．deliver C．host D．pack 41．A．contribute B．lead C．apply D．agree 42．A．campaign B．trip C．procedure D．trial
43．A．elderly B．hungry C．lonely D．sick 44．A．aware B．afraid C．proud D．sure 45．A．going B．sleeping C．travelling D．playing
46．A．praises B．invitations C．replies D．appointments 47．A．needs B．interests C．dreams D．efforts 48．A．for B．through C．besides D．along 49．A．healthy B．public C．normal D．tough 50．A．choice B．profit C．judgement D．difference
第三部分：阅读理解（共两节，40 分）第一节（共 15 小题；每小题 2 分，共 30 分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
It was a cold March day in High Point, North Carolina. The girls on the Wesleyan Academy softball team were waiting for their next turns at bat during practice, stamping their feet to stay warm. Eighth-grader Taylor Bisbee shivered (发抖) a little as she watched her teammate Paris White play. The two didn’t know each other well—Taylor had just moved to town a month or so before.
Suddenly, Paris fell to the ground. “Paris’s eyes rolled back,” Taylor says. “She started shaking. I knew it was an emergency.”
It certainly was. Paris had suffered a sudden heart failure. Without immediate medical care, Paris would die. At first, no one moved. The girls were in shock. Then the softball coach shouted out, “Does anyone know CPR ”
CPR is a life-saving technique. To do CPR, you press on the sick person’s chest so that blood moves through the body and takes oxygen to organs. Without oxygen, the brain is damaged quickly.
Amazingly, Taylor had just taken a CPR course the day before. Still, she hesitated. She didn’t think she knew it well enough. But when no one else came forward, Taylor ran to Paris and began doing CPR. “It was scary. I knew it was the difference between life and death,” says Taylor.
Taylor’s swift action helped her teammates calm down. One girl called 911. Two more ran to get the school nurse, who brought a defibrillator, an electronic device (器械) that can shock the heart back into work. Luck stayed with them: Paris’s heartbeat returned.
“I know I was really lucky,” Paris says now. “Most people don’t survive this. My team saved my life.”
Experts say Paris is right: For a sudden heart failure, the single best chance for survival is having someone nearby step in and do CPR quickly.
Today, Paris is back on the softball team. Taylor will apply to college soon. She wants to be a nurse. “I feel more confident in my actions now,” Taylor says. “I know I can act under pressure in a scary situation.”
What happened to Paris on a March day
She caught a bad cold. B．She had a sudden heart problem.
C．She was knocked down by a ball. D．She shivered terribly during practice.
Why does Paris say she was lucky
She made a worthy friend. B．She recovered from shock.
C．She received immediate CPR. D．She came back on the softball team.
Which of the following words can best describe Taylor A．Enthusiastic and kind. B．Courageous and calm.
C．Cooperative and generous. D．Ambitious and professional.
B
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Measles (麻疹), which once killed 450 children each year and disabled even more, was nearly wiped out in the United States 14 years ago by the universal use of the MMR vaccine (疫苗). But the disease is making a comeback, caused by a growing anti-vaccine movement and misinformation that is spreading quickly. Already this year, 115 measles cases have been reported in the USA, compared with 189 for all of last year.
The numbers might sound small, but they are the leading edge of a dangerous trend. When vaccination rates are very high, as they still are in the nation as a whole, everyone is protected. This is called “herd immunity”, which protects the people who get hurt easily, including those who can’t be vaccinated for medical reasons, babies too young to get vaccinated and people on whom the vaccine doesn’t work.
But herd immunity works only when nearly the whole herd joins in. When some refuse vaccination and seek a free ride, immunity breaks down and everyone is in even bigger danger.
That’s exactly what is happening in small neighborhoods around the country from Orange County, California, where 22 measles cases were reported this month, to Brooklyn, N.Y., where a 17-year-old caused an outbreak last year.
The resistance to vaccine has continued for decades, and it is driven by a real but very small risk. Those who refuse to take that risk selfishly make others suffer.
Making things worse are state laws that make it too easy to opt out (决定不参加) of what are supposed to be required vaccines for all children entering kindergarten. Seventeen states allow parents to get an exemption (豁免), sometimes just by signing a paper saying they personally object to a vaccine.
Now, several states are moving to tighten laws by adding new regulations for opting out. But no one does enough to limit exemptions.
Parents ought to be able to opt out only for limited medical or religious reasons. But personal opinions Not good enough. Everyone enjoys the life-saving benefits vaccines provide, but they’ll exist only as long as everyone shares in the risks.
The first two paragraphs suggest that .
A．a small number of measles cases can start a dangerous trend B．the outbreak of measles attracts the public attention
C．anti-vaccine movement has its medical reasons D．information about measles spreads quickly
Herd immunity works well when . A．exemptions are allowed
B．several vaccines are used together
C．the whole neighborhood is involved in
D．new regulations are added to the state laws
What is the main reason for the comeback of measles A．The overuse of vaccine. B．The lack of medical care.
C．The features of measles itself. D．The vaccine opt-outs of some people.
What is the purpose of the passage
To introduce the idea of exemption.
To discuss methods to cure measles.
To stress the importance of vaccination.
To appeal for equal rights in medical treatment.
D
Hollywood’s theory that machines with evil (邪恶的) minds will drive armies of killer robots is just silly. The real problem relates to the possibility that artificial intelligence (AI) may become extremely good at achieving something other than what we really want. In 1960 a well-known mathematician Norbert Wiener, who founded the field of cybernetics (控制论), put it this way: “If we use, to achieve our purposes, a mechanical agency with whose operation we cannot effectively interfere (干预), we had better be quite sure that the purpose put into the machine is the purpose which we really desire.”
A machine with a specific purpose has another quality, one that we usually associate with living things: a wish to preserve its own existence. For the machine, this quality is not in-born, nor is it something introduced by humans; it is a logical consequence of the simple fact that the machine cannot achieve its original purpose if it is dead. So if we send out a robot with the single instruction of fetching coffee, it will have a strong desire to secure success by disabling its own off switch or even killing anyone who might interfere with its task. If we are not careful, then, we could face a kind of global chess match against very determined, super intelligent machines whose objectives conflict with our own, with the real world as the chessboard.
The possibility of entering into and losing such a match should concentrate the minds of computer scientists. Some researchers argue that we can seal the machines inside a kind of firewall, using them to answer difficult questions but never allowing them to affect the real world. Unfortunately, that plan seems unlikely to work: we have yet to invent a firewall that is secure against ordinary humans, let alone super intelligent machines.
Solving the safety problem well enough to move forward in AI seems to be possible but not easy. There are probably decades in which to plan for the arrival of super intelligent machines. But the problem should not be dismissed out of hand, as it has been by some AI researchers. Some argue that humans and machines can coexist as long as they work in teams—yet that is not possible unless machines share the goals of humans. Others say we can just “switch them off” as if super intelligent machines are too stupid to think of that possibility. Still others think that super intelligent AI will never happen. On September 11, 1933, famous physicist Ernest Rutherford stated, with confidence, ‘‘Anyone who expects a source of power in the transformation of these atoms is talking moonshine.” However, on September 12, 1933, physicist Leo Szilard invented the neutron-induced ( 中子诱导) nuclear chain reaction.
Paragraph 1 mainly tells us that artificial intelligence may . A．run out of human control B．satisfy human’s real desires
C．command armies of killer robots D．work faster than a mathematician
Machines with specific purposes are associated with living things partly because they might be able to . A．prevent themselves from being destroyed B．achieve their original goals independently
C．do anything successfully with given orders D．beat humans in international chess matches 64．According to some researchers, we can use firewalls to .
A．help super intelligent machines work better B．be secure against evil human beings C．keep machines from being harmed D．avoid robots’ affecting the world
65．What does the author think of the safety problem of super intelligent machines
It will disappear with the development of AI.
It will get worse with human interference.
It will be solved but with difficulty.
It will stay for a decade.
第二节（共 5 小题；每小题 2 分，共 10 分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Every animal sleeps, but the reason for this has remained foggy. When lab rats are not allowed to sleep, they die within a month. 66
One idea is that sleep helps us strengthen new memories. 67 We know that, while awake, fresh memories are recorded by reinforcing (加强) connections between brain cells, but the memory processes that take place while we sleep have been unclear.
Support is growing for a theory that sleep evolved so that connections between neurons (神经元) in the brain can be weakened overnight, making room for fresh memories to form the next day. 68
Now we have the most direct evidence yet that he is right. 69 The synapses in the mice taken at the end of a period of sleep were 18 per cent smaller than those taken before sleep, showing that the connections between neurons weaken while sleeping.
If Tononi’s theory is right, it would explain why, when we miss a night’s sleep, we find it harder the next day to concentrate and learn new information—our brains may have smaller room for new experiences.
Their research also suggests how we may build lasting memories over time even though the synapses become thinner. The team discovered that some synapses seem to be protected and stayed the same size. 70 “You keep what matters,” Tononi says.
We should also try to sleep well the night before.
It’s as if the brain is preserving its most important memories. C．Similarly, when people go for a few days without sleeping, they get sick.
The processes take place to stop our brains becoming loaded with memories.
That’s why students do better in tests if they get a chance to sleep after learning.
“Sleep is the price we pay for learning,” says Giulio Tononi, who developed the idea.
Tononi’s team measured the size of these connections, or synapses, in the brains of 12 mice.
第四部分：词汇知识（共 10 小题；每小题 1.5 分，共 15 分）
根据短文内容选出适当的词汇并用其适当形式填空, 每个单词只能使用一遍。
A Call for Greener Cities
Urban areas which are 71 often struggle with environmental issues that threaten daily life. The 72 of local plants and animals depends heavily on reducing harmful human impacts. Public 73 of these problems has grown, pushing communities to act. Experts’ 74 emphasizes that small changes can bring big results. A 75 increase in 76 levels, from vehicle fumes to factory waste, has made action urgent. A 77 drop in air quality last winter served as a wake-up call. A new 78 suggests stricter rules on industrial emissions, which many support. It is 79 progress will happen without collective effort, but 80 steps now can turn the tide. Together, we can build healthier, greener cities.
第五部分：书面表达（20 分）
假设你是李华，你的英国笔友 Peter 发来邮件，询问你对“校园志愿服务 (campus voluntary service)”的看法，以及你是否参与过相关活动。请你根据以下要点回一封邮件，内容包括：
你对校园志愿服务的理解；
你参与过的一次具体活动及收获；注意：
词数 100 左右；
开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数； Dear Peter,
Yours, Li Hua
参考答案
听力理解
1 – 5 CABAC 6 – 10 ABBCB 11 – 15 CACBA
12 17. wildlife 18. March 19. Rainforest 20. camera
语法填空
21. for 22. What 23. drawing 24. performed 25. framed
26. where 27. why 28. which 29. when 30. unforgettable
完形填空（共 20 小题；每小题 1.5 分，共 30 分）
31．B 32．D 33．C 34．A 35．D 36．B 37．A 38．C 39．D 40．C
41．A 42．A 43．B 44．C 45．B 46．A 47．D 48．B 49．C 50．D
阅读理解
第一节（共 15 小题；每小题 2 分，共 30 分）
51．B 52．C 53．B 54．D 55．B 56．D 57．B 58．A 59．C 60．D 61．C 62．A 63．A 64．D 65．C
第二节（共 5 小题；每小题 2 分，共 10 分）
66．C 67．E 68．F 69．G 70．B
词汇
71. crowded 72. survival 73. recognition 74. judgement 75. massive
76. pollutant 77. striking 78. proposal 79. unlikely 80. timely
书面表达
Dear Peter,
I’m delighted to receive your email. Campus voluntary service, to me, is far more than just lending a hand. It’s a precious chance for personal growth. By helping others, we not only bring warmth to those in need but also gain valuable skills and a stronger sense of responsibility.
Last term, I joined a reading-promotion activity in a local primary school. We selected interesting books, designed engaging reading games, and patiently guided the kids. Through this, I improved my communication skills and was deeply touched by the kids’ enthusiasm for knowledge.
How about sharing some experiences of volunteer activities in your school Looking forward to your reply.
Yours, Li Hua
2025.9
班级 姓名 学号
本试卷共 6 页，共 150 分。考试时长 120 分钟。考生务必将答案写在答题纸上，在试卷上作答无 效。第一部分：听力理解（共三节，30 分）
第一节（共 5 小题；每小题 1.5 分，共 7.5 分）
听下面 5 段对话。每段对话后有一道小题，从每题所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完 每段对话后，你将有 10 秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话你将听一遍。
What does the man plan to do this evening
Stay at home. B. Play volleyball. C. Watch a game.
Who does the man want to see
Dr. Edmunds. B. Dr. Edgar. C. Dr. Brown.
What did Mike get for his holiday
A camera. B. A phone. C. A picture.
How much will the man pay for his flight
$104. B. $112. C. $180.
What are the speakers mainly talking about
A picture. B. A city. C. The weather.
第二节（共 10 小题；每小题 1.5 分，共 15 分）
听下面 4 段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几道小题，从每题所给的 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 5 秒钟的时间阅读每小题。听完后，每小题将给出 5 秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白你将听两遍。
听第 6 段材料，回答第 6 至第 7 题。
What is the relationship between the speakers
Colleagues. B. Roommates. C. Schoolmates.
What does the man suggest the woman do
Move house. B. Go to work together. C . C o n f i r m t h e a p p o i n t m e n t .
听第 7 段材料，回答第 8 至第 9 题。
Which place is the post office next to
A shoe store. B. A library. C. A bank.
When does the post office close according to the woman
At 4:00. B. At 4:20. C. At 4:30.
听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至第 12 题。
Where did Eric go first after leaving the Buckingham
To England. B. To France. C. To Italy.
What does Eric like to do in his spare time
Travel around the world. B. Learn foreign languages. C. Do some sports.
What does Eric plan to do in the future
Set up a cookery school. B. Start his own restaurant. C. Continue his cookery course.
听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至第 15 题。
Who are the advisors
New students.
University teachers.
Second or third-year students.
How often should the groups meet
Once a week. B. Once a fortnight. C. Once a month.
What is the most important thing to do at the first meeting
Arrange the next meeting. B. Explain the problems. C. Make new friends.
第三节（共 5 小题；每小题 1.5 分，共 7.5 分）
听下面一段独白，完成第 16 至第 20 小题，每空只需填写一个词。听独白前，你有 20 秒钟的时间阅读试题，听完后你有 90 秒钟的作答时间。本段独白你将听两遍。
A Photography Competition
Target People High school students aged between 16 and 18
Topic Australia’s amazing 17 or its wonderful scenery.
Entrance Fee $5
Way to enter Upload the photograph to www.photographers.au
Time Opening date: midnight on 18 1st Closing date: June 30th
Prizes The first place: a trip to the 19 in Borneo The second place: a(n) 20 The third place: $100
第二部分：知识运用（共两节，45 分）第一节 语法填空（共 10 小题；每小题 1.5 分，共 15 分）
阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写 1 个恰当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。
Memories by the Lake
The lake sparkled under the summer sun, a perfect spot 21 weekend getaways. 22 stays with us forever is the feeling of shared joy. Laughter echoed, 23 (draw) attention to a singing group by the shore. They 24 (perform) folk songs, entertaining everyone around. Nearby, an old man displayed 25 (frame) photos, each capturing moments from past decades. Touched by the nostalgia, a teenager asked how he’d preserved them so well. He pointed to a cabin 26 he’d lived, a place that held stories of his youth. The reason 27 he cherished the photos was clear to all. One picture, 28 showed a sunset over the lake, reminded him of 29 he’d first met his wife. Such moments make life’s journey truly 30 (forget).
第二节 完形填空（共 20 小题；每小题 1.5 分，共 30 分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Hannah Taylor is a schoolgirl from Manitoba, Canada. One day, when she was five years old, she was walking with her mother in downtown Winnipeg. They saw a man 31 out of a garbage can. She asked her mother why he did that, and her mother said that the man was homeless and hungry. Hannah was very 32 . She couldn’t understand why some people had to live their lives without shelter or enough food. Hannah started to think about how she could 33 , but, of course, there is not a lot one five-year-old can do to solve (解决) the problem of homelessness.
Later, when Hannah attended school, she saw another homeless person. It was a woman, 34 an old shopping trolley (购物车) which was piled with 35 . It seemed that everything the woman owned was in them. This made Hannah very sad, and even more 36 to do something. She had been talking to her mother about the lives of homeless people 37 they first saw the homeless man. Her mother told her that if she did something to change the problem that made her sad, she wouldn’t 38 as bad.
Hannah began to speak out about the homelessness in Manitoba and then in other provinces. She hoped to 39 her message of hope and awareness. She started the Ladybug Foundation, an organization aiming at getting rid of homelessness. She began to 40 “Big Bosses” lunches, where she would try to persuade local business leaders to 41 to the cause. She also organized a fundraising (募捐) drive in “Ladybug Jars” to collect everyone’s spare change during “Make Change” month. More recently, the foundation began another 42 called National Red Scarf Day— a day when people donate $20 and wear red scarves in support of Canada’s 43 and homeless.
There is an emergency shelter in Winnipeg called “Hannah’s Place”, something that Hannah is very 44 of. Hannah’s Place is divided into several areas, providing shelter for people when it is so cold that 45 outdoors can mean death. In the more than five years since Hannah began her activities, she has received a lot of 46 . For example, she received the 2007 BRICK Award recognizing the 47 of young people to change the world. But 48 all this, Hannah still has the 49 life of a Winnipeg schoolgirl, except that she pays regular visits to homeless people.
Hannah is one of many examples of young people who are making a 50 in the world. You can, too!
31．A．jumping B．eating C．crying D．waving 32．A．annoyed B．nervous C．ashamed D．upset 33．A．behave B．manage C．help D．work 34．A．pushing B．carrying C．buying D．holding 35．A．goods B．bottles C．foods D．bags 36．A．excited B．determined C．energetic D．grateful 37．A．since B．unless C．although D．as 38．A．sound B．get C．feel D．look 39．A．exchange B．leave C．keep D．spread 40．A．sell B．deliver C．host D．pack 41．A．contribute B．lead C．apply D．agree 42．A．campaign B．trip C．procedure D．trial
43．A．elderly B．hungry C．lonely D．sick 44．A．aware B．afraid C．proud D．sure 45．A．going B．sleeping C．travelling D．playing
46．A．praises B．invitations C．replies D．appointments 47．A．needs B．interests C．dreams D．efforts 48．A．for B．through C．besides D．along 49．A．healthy B．public C．normal D．tough 50．A．choice B．profit C．judgement D．difference
第三部分：阅读理解（共两节，40 分）第一节（共 15 小题；每小题 2 分，共 30 分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
It was a cold March day in High Point, North Carolina. The girls on the Wesleyan Academy softball team were waiting for their next turns at bat during practice, stamping their feet to stay warm. Eighth-grader Taylor Bisbee shivered (发抖) a little as she watched her teammate Paris White play. The two didn’t know each other well—Taylor had just moved to town a month or so before.
Suddenly, Paris fell to the ground. “Paris’s eyes rolled back,” Taylor says. “She started shaking. I knew it was an emergency.”
It certainly was. Paris had suffered a sudden heart failure. Without immediate medical care, Paris would die. At first, no one moved. The girls were in shock. Then the softball coach shouted out, “Does anyone know CPR ”
CPR is a life-saving technique. To do CPR, you press on the sick person’s chest so that blood moves through the body and takes oxygen to organs. Without oxygen, the brain is damaged quickly.
Amazingly, Taylor had just taken a CPR course the day before. Still, she hesitated. She didn’t think she knew it well enough. But when no one else came forward, Taylor ran to Paris and began doing CPR. “It was scary. I knew it was the difference between life and death,” says Taylor.
Taylor’s swift action helped her teammates calm down. One girl called 911. Two more ran to get the school nurse, who brought a defibrillator, an electronic device (器械) that can shock the heart back into work. Luck stayed with them: Paris’s heartbeat returned.
“I know I was really lucky,” Paris says now. “Most people don’t survive this. My team saved my life.”
Experts say Paris is right: For a sudden heart failure, the single best chance for survival is having someone nearby step in and do CPR quickly.
Today, Paris is back on the softball team. Taylor will apply to college soon. She wants to be a nurse. “I feel more confident in my actions now,” Taylor says. “I know I can act under pressure in a scary situation.”
What happened to Paris on a March day
She caught a bad cold. B．She had a sudden heart problem.
C．She was knocked down by a ball. D．She shivered terribly during practice.
Why does Paris say she was lucky
She made a worthy friend. B．She recovered from shock.
C．She received immediate CPR. D．She came back on the softball team.
Which of the following words can best describe Taylor A．Enthusiastic and kind. B．Courageous and calm.
C．Cooperative and generous. D．Ambitious and professional.
B
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Measles (麻疹), which once killed 450 children each year and disabled even more, was nearly wiped out in the United States 14 years ago by the universal use of the MMR vaccine (疫苗). But the disease is making a comeback, caused by a growing anti-vaccine movement and misinformation that is spreading quickly. Already this year, 115 measles cases have been reported in the USA, compared with 189 for all of last year.
The numbers might sound small, but they are the leading edge of a dangerous trend. When vaccination rates are very high, as they still are in the nation as a whole, everyone is protected. This is called “herd immunity”, which protects the people who get hurt easily, including those who can’t be vaccinated for medical reasons, babies too young to get vaccinated and people on whom the vaccine doesn’t work.
But herd immunity works only when nearly the whole herd joins in. When some refuse vaccination and seek a free ride, immunity breaks down and everyone is in even bigger danger.
That’s exactly what is happening in small neighborhoods around the country from Orange County, California, where 22 measles cases were reported this month, to Brooklyn, N.Y., where a 17-year-old caused an outbreak last year.
The resistance to vaccine has continued for decades, and it is driven by a real but very small risk. Those who refuse to take that risk selfishly make others suffer.
Making things worse are state laws that make it too easy to opt out (决定不参加) of what are supposed to be required vaccines for all children entering kindergarten. Seventeen states allow parents to get an exemption (豁免), sometimes just by signing a paper saying they personally object to a vaccine.
Now, several states are moving to tighten laws by adding new regulations for opting out. But no one does enough to limit exemptions.
Parents ought to be able to opt out only for limited medical or religious reasons. But personal opinions Not good enough. Everyone enjoys the life-saving benefits vaccines provide, but they’ll exist only as long as everyone shares in the risks.
The first two paragraphs suggest that .
A．a small number of measles cases can start a dangerous trend B．the outbreak of measles attracts the public attention
C．anti-vaccine movement has its medical reasons D．information about measles spreads quickly
Herd immunity works well when . A．exemptions are allowed
B．several vaccines are used together
C．the whole neighborhood is involved in
D．new regulations are added to the state laws
What is the main reason for the comeback of measles A．The overuse of vaccine. B．The lack of medical care.
C．The features of measles itself. D．The vaccine opt-outs of some people.
What is the purpose of the passage
To introduce the idea of exemption.
To discuss methods to cure measles.
To stress the importance of vaccination.
To appeal for equal rights in medical treatment.
D
Hollywood’s theory that machines with evil (邪恶的) minds will drive armies of killer robots is just silly. The real problem relates to the possibility that artificial intelligence (AI) may become extremely good at achieving something other than what we really want. In 1960 a well-known mathematician Norbert Wiener, who founded the field of cybernetics (控制论), put it this way: “If we use, to achieve our purposes, a mechanical agency with whose operation we cannot effectively interfere (干预), we had better be quite sure that the purpose put into the machine is the purpose which we really desire.”
A machine with a specific purpose has another quality, one that we usually associate with living things: a wish to preserve its own existence. For the machine, this quality is not in-born, nor is it something introduced by humans; it is a logical consequence of the simple fact that the machine cannot achieve its original purpose if it is dead. So if we send out a robot with the single instruction of fetching coffee, it will have a strong desire to secure success by disabling its own off switch or even killing anyone who might interfere with its task. If we are not careful, then, we could face a kind of global chess match against very determined, super intelligent machines whose objectives conflict with our own, with the real world as the chessboard.
The possibility of entering into and losing such a match should concentrate the minds of computer scientists. Some researchers argue that we can seal the machines inside a kind of firewall, using them to answer difficult questions but never allowing them to affect the real world. Unfortunately, that plan seems unlikely to work: we have yet to invent a firewall that is secure against ordinary humans, let alone super intelligent machines.
Solving the safety problem well enough to move forward in AI seems to be possible but not easy. There are probably decades in which to plan for the arrival of super intelligent machines. But the problem should not be dismissed out of hand, as it has been by some AI researchers. Some argue that humans and machines can coexist as long as they work in teams—yet that is not possible unless machines share the goals of humans. Others say we can just “switch them off” as if super intelligent machines are too stupid to think of that possibility. Still others think that super intelligent AI will never happen. On September 11, 1933, famous physicist Ernest Rutherford stated, with confidence, ‘‘Anyone who expects a source of power in the transformation of these atoms is talking moonshine.” However, on September 12, 1933, physicist Leo Szilard invented the neutron-induced ( 中子诱导) nuclear chain reaction.
Paragraph 1 mainly tells us that artificial intelligence may . A．run out of human control B．satisfy human’s real desires
C．command armies of killer robots D．work faster than a mathematician
Machines with specific purposes are associated with living things partly because they might be able to . A．prevent themselves from being destroyed B．achieve their original goals independently
C．do anything successfully with given orders D．beat humans in international chess matches 64．According to some researchers, we can use firewalls to .
A．help super intelligent machines work better B．be secure against evil human beings C．keep machines from being harmed D．avoid robots’ affecting the world
65．What does the author think of the safety problem of super intelligent machines
It will disappear with the development of AI.
It will get worse with human interference.
It will be solved but with difficulty.
It will stay for a decade.
第二节（共 5 小题；每小题 2 分，共 10 分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Every animal sleeps, but the reason for this has remained foggy. When lab rats are not allowed to sleep, they die within a month. 66
One idea is that sleep helps us strengthen new memories. 67 We know that, while awake, fresh memories are recorded by reinforcing (加强) connections between brain cells, but the memory processes that take place while we sleep have been unclear.
Support is growing for a theory that sleep evolved so that connections between neurons (神经元) in the brain can be weakened overnight, making room for fresh memories to form the next day. 68
Now we have the most direct evidence yet that he is right. 69 The synapses in the mice taken at the end of a period of sleep were 18 per cent smaller than those taken before sleep, showing that the connections between neurons weaken while sleeping.
If Tononi’s theory is right, it would explain why, when we miss a night’s sleep, we find it harder the next day to concentrate and learn new information—our brains may have smaller room for new experiences.
Their research also suggests how we may build lasting memories over time even though the synapses become thinner. The team discovered that some synapses seem to be protected and stayed the same size. 70 “You keep what matters,” Tononi says.
We should also try to sleep well the night before.
It’s as if the brain is preserving its most important memories. C．Similarly, when people go for a few days without sleeping, they get sick.
The processes take place to stop our brains becoming loaded with memories.
That’s why students do better in tests if they get a chance to sleep after learning.
“Sleep is the price we pay for learning,” says Giulio Tononi, who developed the idea.
Tononi’s team measured the size of these connections, or synapses, in the brains of 12 mice.
第四部分：词汇知识（共 10 小题；每小题 1.5 分，共 15 分）
根据短文内容选出适当的词汇并用其适当形式填空, 每个单词只能使用一遍。
A Call for Greener Cities
Urban areas which are 71 often struggle with environmental issues that threaten daily life. The 72 of local plants and animals depends heavily on reducing harmful human impacts. Public 73 of these problems has grown, pushing communities to act. Experts’ 74 emphasizes that small changes can bring big results. A 75 increase in 76 levels, from vehicle fumes to factory waste, has made action urgent. A 77 drop in air quality last winter served as a wake-up call. A new 78 suggests stricter rules on industrial emissions, which many support. It is 79 progress will happen without collective effort, but 80 steps now can turn the tide. Together, we can build healthier, greener cities.
第五部分：书面表达（20 分）
假设你是李华，你的英国笔友 Peter 发来邮件，询问你对“校园志愿服务 (campus voluntary service)”的看法，以及你是否参与过相关活动。请你根据以下要点回一封邮件，内容包括：
你对校园志愿服务的理解；
你参与过的一次具体活动及收获；注意：
词数 100 左右；
开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数； Dear Peter,
Yours, Li Hua
参考答案
听力理解
1 – 5 CABAC 6 – 10 ABBCB 11 – 15 CACBA
12 17. wildlife 18. March 19. Rainforest 20. camera
语法填空
21. for 22. What 23. drawing 24. performed 25. framed
26. where 27. why 28. which 29. when 30. unforgettable
完形填空（共 20 小题；每小题 1.5 分，共 30 分）
31．B 32．D 33．C 34．A 35．D 36．B 37．A 38．C 39．D 40．C
41．A 42．A 43．B 44．C 45．B 46．A 47．D 48．B 49．C 50．D
阅读理解
第一节（共 15 小题；每小题 2 分，共 30 分）
51．B 52．C 53．B 54．D 55．B 56．D 57．B 58．A 59．C 60．D 61．C 62．A 63．A 64．D 65．C
第二节（共 5 小题；每小题 2 分，共 10 分）
66．C 67．E 68．F 69．G 70．B
词汇
71. crowded 72. survival 73. recognition 74. judgement 75. massive
76. pollutant 77. striking 78. proposal 79. unlikely 80. timely
书面表达
Dear Peter,
I’m delighted to receive your email. Campus voluntary service, to me, is far more than just lending a hand. It’s a precious chance for personal growth. By helping others, we not only bring warmth to those in need but also gain valuable skills and a stronger sense of responsibility.
Last term, I joined a reading-promotion activity in a local primary school. We selected interesting books, designed engaging reading games, and patiently guided the kids. Through this, I improved my communication skills and was deeply touched by the kids’ enthusiasm for knowledge.
How about sharing some experiences of volunteer activities in your school Looking forward to your reply.
Yours, Li Hua
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