天津市第四十七中学2024-2025学年高二上学期11月期中考试英语试卷（含答案，无听力原文及音频）

天津市第四十七中学2024—2025第一学期高二年级
期中考试英语试卷
第Ⅰ卷（共三部分；满分115分）
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分20分）
第一节（共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分）
听下面五段对话，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。每段对话仅读一遍。
1. How much did the pink coat cost
A. $35. B. $50. C. $85.
2. What will the woman do next
A. Make a telephone call. B. Go to her office. C. Visit a library.
3. Why is Alex applying for financial aid
A. He is out of work. B. He has lost lots of money. C. He has to support his little brother.
4. When does the conversation take place
A. On Monday. B. On Wednesday. C. On Friday.
5. What are the speakers mainly talking about
A. A strike. B. An employee. C. A piece of news.
第二节（共10小题；每小题1. 5分，满分15分）
听下面几段材料，每段材料后有几个小题。从题中所给的 A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段材料前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各个小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段材料读两遍。
听下面一段对话，回答第6至8三个小题。
6. How will the speakers travel this time
A. By plane. B. By ship. C. By train.
7. What does the man say about the last trip
A. The schedule was tight. B. It took him too much time. C. It gave him a surprising experience.
8. What will the speakers do tomorrow morning
A. Visit Joseph. B. Withdraw some money. C. Buy traveller’s cheques.
听下面一段对话，回答第9至11三个小题。
9. What relation is the woman to Mr. Calington
A. His secretary. B. His manager. C. His wife.
10. Where is Mr. Calington now
A. In his office. B. Out of town. C. In Houston.
11. Why does the man make the telephone call
A. To call off a meeting.
B. To know about a trip plan.
C. To change the time of an appointment.
听下面一段独白，回答第12 至 15四个小题。
12. What could the man probably be
A. A writer. B. A zoo keeper. C. A journalist.
13. What will a defender cat do before a fight
A. Lie down its ears flat against its head.
B. Turn its ears toward the side.
C. Hold its tail straight up.
14. What part of a cat’s body shows its feelings the best
A. The eyes. B. The tail. C. The legs.
15. How does a cat try to understand humans
A. By listening to their tones. B. By watching their gestures. C. By watching their eyes.
第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节：单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
1. —Mr. Challenge, I’m going to work in Tianjin No. 47 high school very soon, perhaps next week.
—________, Catherine! You must be very happy. As is known to us all, Tianjin No. 47 high school is a world-famous one with lots of excellent teachers and students.
A. With pleasure B. My pleasure C. None of your business D. Congratulations
2. The first landmark to catch my eye is the splendid Qingshuihe Bridge, the world’s longest bridge ________ over permafrost.
A. having been built B. built C. being built D. to be built
3. The purpose of holding the 70th anniversary of No. 47 high school was ________ the reputation in the national education.
A. having improved B. to have improved C. to improve D. how to improve
4. My dance comes from Dai people’s traditional belief and aims to ________ the Dai women’s beauty.
A. bring out B. turn out C. carry out D. come out
5. ________ the Internet is a worldwide network of computers linked by cables and satellites, the wood wide web is linked underground by fungi.
A. Since B. When C. While D. Where
6. —Scientists are learning more every day about the secret ways in which plants talk to each other.
—________ Maybe one day we will know enough about plant communication to be able to “talk” with them ourselves.
A. So what B. Who cares C. Who knows D. Guess what
7. —I believe that Cathy will pass the oral English test this time.
—Absolutely. She ________ for the test in the last three weeks.
A prepared B. will prepare C. has prepared D. has been preparing
8. As this artwork is rarely ________, people have sometimes queued up to six hours for a chance to see it.
A. on display B. in sight C. on sale D. in demand
9. Although some idioms are made up of simple words, you can hardly make sense of them ________ as they may have very different meanings.
A. vividly B. literally C. rarely D. gently
10. With us long believing that talking plants are fantasy, new research has ________ something amazing: it appears that plants can communicate after all.
A. seized B. generated C. burst D. revealed
11. To get this job, the ________ had to make a short video showing how much they knew about the reef.
A. operators B. conservationists C. candidates D. technicians
12. She’ll never forget her stay there ________ she found her son who had gone missing two years before.
A. that B. which C. where D. when
13. It seemed that the birds’ beaks had evolved according to ________ was available on that particular island.
A. what B. which C. how D. where
14. They became friends again that day. Until then they ______to each other for nearly two years.
A. didn’t speak B. hadn’t spoken
C. haven’t spoken D. haven’t been speaking
15. Now art is more ________ to us than ever before.
A. enthusiastic B. appreciative C. complicated D. accessible
第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1. 5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从31~50各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
Simone Gordon is a single mother of an autistic (患自闭症的) boy. When her son was 8, she suffered ___16___. During that period, she always traveled through job markets to get a job to ___17___ their living expenses. She knows what it’s like to be ___18___ to get help but have nowhere to go or nobody to turn to. Luckily, she finally ___19___.
On Sunday morning, she ___20___ an e-mail from a disabled Maryland woman needing $1, 000 within four hours to ___21___ being forced to leave the rented house. After confirming the ___22___ was reasonable, she posted it on her Facebook page. She didn’t have great ___23___ at first, but within an hour, the money was ___24___. Simone was extremely ____25____ by that, and then she ____26____ an online account. Every day, she sought help on behalf of someone with a(n) ____27____ emergency need. To her great ____28____ , with the needs growing, positive ____29____ also increased significantly.
Up to now, she and 12 volunteers have enabled donors to ____30____ more than $250, 000 in direct aid to tens of thousands of people who need money for food, shelter, medicine, etc. All the donated money goes to the recipients (接受者), and every recipient is examined ____31____ and must show accurate evidence of need.
Simone ____32____ her work with volunteers. In addition, she has started programs collecting money for survivors of some accidents. This May, she successfully got a nursing degree. She said, “After ____33____, I plan to work in public health, and I also want to help other struggling single moms enter a community college. I know the ____34____ of single moms, but I hope they can become confident and ____35____ through their efforts. After all, one can’t always rely on others.”
16. A. criticism B. unemployment C. injustice D. loneliness
17. A. disturb B. assess C. record D. cover
18. A. desperate B. upset C. distinct D. proud
19. A. pulled through B. showed off C. woke up D. passed down
20. A. missed B. informed C. received D. revised
21. A. detect B. avoid C. suspect D. blame
22. A. request B. service C. suggestion D. comparison
23. A. interest B. delays C. difficulty D. expectations
24. A. saved B. wasted C. raised D. counted
25. A. touched B. discouraged C. beaten D. hurt
26. A. found out B. set up C. took over D. set aside
27. A. agreed B. supported C. doubted D. confirmed
28. A. puzzlement B. despair C. relief D. regret
29. A. responses B. aspects C. explanations D. impressions
30. A. lend B. offer C. display D. award
31. A. alternatively B. freely C. carefully D. occasionally
32. A. continues B. evaluates C. forgets D. refuses
33. A. hesitation. B. graduation C. survival D. failure
34. A. hobbies B. decisions C. suggestion D. struggle
35. A. respectful B. independent C. responsible D. flexible
第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2. 5分，满分50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。
A
Toys for Kids
Ms. Monopoly
Hasbro launched a new version of this game in an attempt to solve the gender pay gap. Female players start the game with $1, 900 in Monopoly Money and males with$1. 500. The gap continues every time a player passes with women collecting $240 and men $200. It remains possible that a boy wins the game.
On sale for $19. 99 and available at major retailers (零售商).
Barbie dolls that use a wheelchair
This summer, Barbie expanded its fashion line to showcase dolls in a wheelchair with a removable prosthetic leg (假肢). “Inspired by real girls who use wheelchairs, we can start the conversation around physical disabilities by including them into our fashion doll line, ” the creator Mattel said.
On sale for only $19. 99 and available on Amazon.
The doll inspired by children with autism (自闭症)
Lottie Dolls, an Irish company, offers a set of dolls inspired by a boy with autism. The Hayden doll play set includes an astronaut’s suit and acompanion dog named Cookie. Lottie Dolls has a host of dolls that highlight diversity, including the Mia doll, a wildlife photographer that wears a hearing aid.
The Hayden doll play set costs $30. The Mia doll costs $25. The Sinead doll costs$20. All can be found on Amazon.
Plastic Army Women
A 6-year-old girl wanted to play with female plastic soldiers. She got her wish, whená Pennsylvanian company BMC Toys promised to make Plastic Army Women. When completed, a pack of 24 figurines (小塑像) will include six different poses and should be available on the company’s website and on Amazon.
The price of this set of dolls is pre-set at $12. 29.
36. Why did Hasbro update the game Ms. Monopoly
A. To improve female players’ skills. B. To make women win the game more.
C. To raise the game’s difficulty level. D. To improve the gender pay gap.
37. Where can people purchase Barbie dolls
A. From the manufacturer. B. On the Internet.
C. From the retailer. D. In the physical store.
38. What do Barbie dolls and the Mia doll have in common
A. They both become popular on the market. B. They were both inspired by exceptional children.
C. They were both made by the same company. D. They both have removable prosthetic legs.
39. According to the text, what is special about Plastic Army Women
A. They are fit for elder children. B. They were made by a young girl.
C. They haven’t come onto the market. D. They don’t have exact prices.
40. Which of the following is a budget choice for people
A. Ms. Monopoly. B. Plastic Army Women.
C. The Hayden doll. D. Barbie dolls.
B
Here on the side of Mount Everest, Kaji Bista has spent a decade keeping a lonely watch over a largely abandoned scientific laboratory. He expects the world’s highest research station to once again come to life.
The laboratory opened in 1990 and for more than 2 decades, it served as a special spot for scientists seeking to keep an eye on changing conditions on Earth’s tallest mountain. In 2015, shifting scientific priorities (优先考虑的事) cost the lab most of its funding, and its 15-person staff were reduced to just Bista. Now, the tall, soft-spoken man spends 10 months a year working to keep the aging racility functioning. “My emotional attachment to the lab … keeps me going,” he said.
Bista began working at the station in 2006. He states that it was originally established to settle a disagreement between Italian and U. S. mountaineers over whether Everest or K2 was the world’s tallest. Researchers used GPS measurements to prove Everest was taller, as the Italian climbers insisted. That work finally evolved into a plan, supported by the National Research Council of Italy (CNR) and the Nepal Academy of Science and Technology (NAST), to develop a facility that could do much more.
Climate scientist Sudeep Thakuri says that he is grateful the lab has played an important role in not only his own studies of the region’s gl ciers (冰川), but also in studies of regional biodiversity, the long-range transport of pollutants, etc. In response to the appeal of scientists, Suresh Kumar Dhungel a senior scientist at NAST, reports discussions with CNR officials have recently resulted in moves to resume laboratory operations. And Agostino Da Polenza, president of Ev-K2-CNR, says he is working to regenerate lab programs. And his group plans to launch a crowdfunding campaign later to raise more money.
Bista does his best to repair those aging instruments. “When I face any problem, I turn to experts in Italy and then act accordingly,” he said. But sometimes it can take months for spare parts to arrive. “I am helpless in this case,” he said. Yet, Bista hasn’t lost hope. “This laboratory will soon be renovated (整修),” he said. “This is my belief.”
41. What can we infer about the research station
A. It has set off a disagreement. B. It has been lightly regarded for years.
C. It involves high repair costs. D. It has been fully functioning for years.
42. What was the station originally intended for
A. Studying the effect of human activities on Everest.
B. Providing accommodation for mountain climbers.
C. Conducting a geographic survey.
D. Establishing a harmon ous relationship between Italy and America.
43. What does the underlined word “resume” in paragraph 4 mean
A. Restore. B. Prevent. C. Stop. D. Abandon.
44. What challenge is Bista facing in his work
A. Lack of timely guidance from professionals. B. Delays in transporting the repair parts.
C. Conflicts between research team members. D. Pressure from administrative management.
45. Which can be a suitable title for the text
A. Mountaineers fuel debate over Everest B. Scientists make the most of a lab on Everest
C. Scientific research on Everest matters a lot D. A lone caretaker struggles to keep a lab alive
C
Lego, the world’s largest toy company, has built a reputation not only for the durability (耐用性) of its bricks, but also for its large investment in sustainability (可持续性). So it was surprising when the Financial Times reported that Lego had pulled out of its well-known “Bottles to Bricks” project.
This ambitious project aimed to replace traditional Lego plastic with a new material made from recycled plastic bottles. However, when Lego assessed the project’s environmental impact throughout its supply chain, it found that producing bricks with recycled plastic would require extra materials and energy to make them durable enough, which would result in higher carbon emissions. Therefore, the company decided to stick with its current fossil fuel-based materials while continuing to search for more sustainable alternatives.
Pursuing sustainability requires attention to the entire life cycle of a product, which involves three types of emissions: Scope 1 emissions are generated directly by a company’s internal operations. Scope 2 emissions are caused by generating the electricity, steam, heat or cooling a company consumes. And scope 3 emissions are generated by a company’s supply chain. From 2022 to 2023, Lego’s total emissions increased by 30 percent — even though the company’s scope 2 emissions related to purchased energy decreased by 40 percent. The increase was almost entirely in its scope 3 emissions.
Currently, fewer than 30 percent of companies report meaningful scope 3 emissions, in part because these emissions are difficult to track. But as more companies follow in Lego’s footsteps and begin reporting scope 3 emissions, they will likely find themselves in the same position, realizing that efforts to reduce carbon emissions often boil down to supply chain and consumer-use emissions. And the results may force them to make some tough choices.
The Lego example serves as a cautionary (警世的) tale in a complex environment for which most companies are not well prepared. As more companies come under examination for their entire carbon footprint, we may see more situations where well-intentioned sustainability efforts come across uncomfortable truths. This calls for a careful understanding of sustainability, not as a list of good deeds, but as a complex, ongoing process that requires carefulness, openness and, above all, a devotion to the benefit of future generations.
46. What made Lego discontinue its “Bottles to Bricks” project
A. High production costs with recycled materials. B. Lack of public support with recycled materials.
C. Not too much recycled plastic. D. Environmental issues with recycled materials.
47. What is the feature of scope 3 emissions
A. They are easier to track and control.
B. They significantly contribute to carbon emissions.
C. They have very small effects on sustainability efforts.
D. They mainly come from companies’ internal processes.
48. How does Lego influence other companies according to the text
A. By helping them innovate green materials.
B. By reminding them of supply chain emissions.
C. By encouraging them to focus on product quality.
D. By warning them of unpredictable market conditions.
49. What can be known from the Lego example
A. Companies should prioritize environmental concerns.
B. Public awareness and support need to be emphasized.
C. Sustainability requires continuous adaptation and efforts.
D. Material innovation can ease companies’ environmental issues.
50. What can be the best title for the text
A. Lego’s future: a green and long journey B. The challenges to the toy industry
C. The complexities of carbon emissions D. New plastic: a greener alternative
D
When the German naturalist Alexander Humboldt arrived in South America in 1799, one thing astonished him. “Look at the flowers and the birds, ” he wrote. “Even the crayfish are blue and yellow.”
Gradually, Humboldt’s thoughts developed and changed into an informal guess that organisms in equatorial (赤道的) areas are more colourful than those near the poles.
In a new paper in Nature Ecology & Evolution, Chris Cooney, an evolutionary biologist at the University of Sheffield, and his colleagues offer what they call the most comprehensive (全面的) examination of this guess to date, indicating that it does apply to birds known as passerines, a family of songbirds.
Over several years, Dr Cooney’s team photographed 4, 527 birds from Britain’s Natural History Museum’s data — representing roughly half the total bird diversity on Earth. As passerine birds are sensitive and visible to UV light (紫外光), they see more colours than humans. The researchers, therefore, took pictures under UV light to get true bird’s-eye views.
A machine-learning method was then used to identify the colours of the feathers at hundreds of points on each sample. The total number of colours found on each bird was then mapped onto the geographic distribution of their parent species. The researchers used this data to study how colourful different regions of the world were. The key factor here was the diversity of colours on individual birds.
Equatorial birds, the researchers concluded, were indeed more colourful than their cousins in temperate (温带的) regions. The birds sampled at the equator had, on average, about 90 different colours, while birds at 60 degrees latitude (纬度) had about 70 colours.
Over the decades, many explanations for tropical colourfulness have been put forward. Some have guessed that warmer climates make more resources available to the creatures here, allowing them to spend energy developments (装饰品). Others have pointed out that the bright colours may arise from chemical compounds (化合物) in their diet, or make it possible for breeding (繁殖) pairs to detect one another in the darker environment of a tropical forest floor.
51 What surprised Humboldt when he arrived in South America
A. The breathtaking scenery. B. The diversity of creatures.
C. The rich colours of the organisms. D. The extremely hot temperature.
52. What did Cooney’s team intend to do
A. To study why passerine birds are sensitive to UV light.
B. To test whether creatures in equatorial areas are more colourful.
C. To figure out how passerine birds are distributed in the world.
D. To discover whether the colour diversity is related to the species diversity.
53. Which of the following might Cooney agree with
A. Bright colours contribute to the survival of birds.
B. Colourfulness shows the evolution of birds.
C. Colourfulness changes with latitude.
D. Bright colours are associated with birds’ sharp vision.
54. Which aspect of tropical colourfulness does the last paragraph focus on
A. Its causes. B. Its influence. C. Its importance. D. Its discovery.
55. What’s the best title for the text
A. The colourfulness of a region depends on its bird species.
B. The more resources a region has, the more colourful it is.
C. A new way has been put forward to test the colourfulness of a region.
D. The closer the birds live to the equator, the more colourful they are.
Ⅱ卷 非选择题（共35分）
第四部分：写作（共两节，满分35分）
第一节：阅读表达（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
阅读表达
In the spring of 1992, I was eighteen years old, a senior in high school, and deep in dark depression. I was taking medication and receiving treatment. However, I didn’t seem to be able to dig myself out of the hole that affected me.
One night during that time, I had a dream that I couldn’t forget afterwards. I was walking down the middle of a dark street alone. Suddenly, a truck turned the corner and headed down the street toward me. As the truck drew near, I was pulled to the side of the street by someone. The person who saved me was over six feet tall and had brown hair. And his name was Corbin. At that time, a sense of peace appeared. Then the dream ended, but the peaceful feeling stayed with me.
Fast forward eight years, and I was married. Because of my poor health, my husband and I wanted to adopt a child. We finished our home study for the adoption process and were informed that a child had been selected for us. We would hear about him and his history before deciding if we wanted to meet him. Our adoption worker shared all the information she had with us, and my husband and I looked at each other and both said, “He’s for us. ” Then she took out some pictures and handed them to us. A three-year-old boy with brown hair smiled at us in the pictures. I had thought I would feel an automatic connection with the pictures, but while he was a cute kid, I found myself flipping (翻) through the pictures searching for an inspiration. Then our social worker told us, “His name is Corbin. ” There and then, I knew I was meant to be his mom, and it would all work out okay. Today, Corbin is over six feet tall and we live together happily.
56. What happened to the author in 1992 （no more than 5 words）
________________________________________________________________
57. How can we understand the underlined part in paragraph 1 （no more than 5 words）
________________________________________________________________
58. What was the dream the author had years ago mainly about （no more than 10 words）
________________________________________________________________
59. What did the author and her husband decide to do after they got married （no more than 10 words）
________________________________________________________________
60. What can we learn from the author’s life （no more than 20 words）
________________________________________________________________
第二节：书面表达（满分25分）
61. 假设你是李津，与你以前的外籍教师Grace一直保持联系。近日她来信询问你的近况，请根据以下提示给她回复一封邮件。
(1)告知你已成为10月底在天津举办的国际马拉松比赛的志愿者，并介绍为此所作的准备;
(2)谈谈你在本次志愿者活动中的收获;
(3)希望她有机会重访天津。
注意：(1)词数不少于100;
(2)内容充实、行文连贯;
(3)开头已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Grace,
I am delighted to receive your letter
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Jin
答案版
天津市第四十七中学2024—2025第一学期高二年级
期中考试英语试卷
第Ⅰ卷（共三部分；满分115分）
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分20分）
第一节（共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分）
听下面五段对话，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。每段对话仅读一遍。
1. How much did the pink coat cost
A. $35. B. $50. C. $85.
2. What will the woman do next
A. Make a telephone call. B. Go to her office. C. Visit a library.
3. Why is Alex applying for financial aid
A. He is out of work. B. He has lost lots of money. C. He has to support his little brother.
4. When does the conversation take place
A. On Monday. B. On Wednesday. C. On Friday.
5. What are the speakers mainly talking about
A. A strike. B. An employee. C. A piece of news.
第二节（共10小题；每小题1. 5分，满分15分）
听下面几段材料，每段材料后有几个小题。从题中所给的 A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段材料前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各个小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段材料读两遍。
听下面一段对话，回答第6至8三个小题。
6. How will the speakers travel this time
A. By plane. B. By ship. C. By train.
7. What does the man say about the last trip
A. The schedule was tight. B. It took him too much time. C. It gave him a surprising experience.
8. What will the speakers do tomorrow morning
A. Visit Joseph. B. Withdraw some money. C. Buy traveller’s cheques.
听下面一段对话，回答第9至11三个小题。
9. What relation is the woman to Mr. Calington
A. His secretary. B. His manager. C. His wife.
10. Where is Mr. Calington now
A. In his office. B. Out of town. C. In Houston.
11. Why does the man make the telephone call
A. To call off a meeting.
B. To know about a trip plan.
C. To change the time of an appointment.
听下面一段独白，回答第12 至 15四个小题。
12. What could the man probably be
A. A writer. B. A zoo keeper. C. A journalist.
13. What will a defender cat do before a fight
A. Lie down its ears flat against its head.
B. Turn its ears toward the side.
C. Hold its tail straight up.
14. What part of a cat’s body shows its feelings the best
A. The eyes. B. The tail. C. The legs.
15. How does a cat try to understand humans
A. By listening to their tones. B. By watching their gestures. C. By watching their eyes.
听力答案：1-10 BACBC BACAB 11-15 CAABC
第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节：单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
1. —Mr. Challenge, I’m going to work in Tianjin No. 47 high school very soon, perhaps next week.
—________, Catherine! You must be very happy. As is known to us all, Tianjin No. 47 high school is a world-famous one with lots of excellent teachers and students.
A. With pleasure B. My pleasure C. None of your business D. Congratulations
【答案】D
2. The first landmark to catch my eye is the splendid Qingshuihe Bridge, the world’s longest bridge ________ over permafrost.
A. having been built B. built C. being built D. to be built
【答案】B
3. The purpose of holding the 70th anniversary of No. 47 high school was ________ the reputation in the national education.
A. having improved B. to have improved C. to improve D. how to improve
【答案】C
4. My dance comes from Dai people’s traditional belief and aims to ________ the Dai women’s beauty.
A. bring out B. turn out C. carry out D. come out
【答案】A
5. ________ the Internet is a worldwide network of computers linked by cables and satellites, the wood wide web is linked underground by fungi.
A. Since B. When C. While D. Where
【答案】C
6. —Scientists are learning more every day about the secret ways in which plants talk to each other.
—________ Maybe one day we will know enough about plant communication to be able to “talk” with them ourselves.
A. So what B. Who cares C. Who knows D. Guess what
【答案】C
7. —I believe that Cathy will pass the oral English test this time.
—Absolutely. She ________ for the test in the last three weeks.
A prepared B. will prepare C. has prepared D. has been preparing
【答案】D
8. As this artwork is rarely ________, people have sometimes queued up to six hours for a chance to see it.
A. on display B. in sight C. on sale D. in demand
【答案】A
9. Although some idioms are made up of simple words, you can hardly make sense of them ________ as they may have very different meanings.
A. vividly B. literally C. rarely D. gently
【答案】B
10. With us long believing that talking plants are fantasy, new research has ________ something amazing: it appears that plants can communicate after all.
A. seized B. generated C. burst D. revealed
【答案】D
11. To get this job, the ________ had to make a short video showing how much they knew about the reef.
A. operators B. conservationists C. candidates D. technicians
【答案】C
12. She’ll never forget her stay there ________ she found her son who had gone missing two years before.
A. that B. which C. where D. when
【答案】D
13. It seemed that the birds’ beaks had evolved according to ________ was available on that particular island.
A. what B. which C. how D. where
【答案】A
14. They became friends again that day. Until then they ______to each other for nearly two years.
A. didn’t speak B. hadn’t spoken
C. haven’t spoken D. haven’t been speaking
【答案】B
15. Now art is more ________ to us than ever before.
A. enthusiastic B. appreciative C. complicated D. accessible
【答案】D
第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1. 5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从31~50各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
Simone Gordon is a single mother of an autistic (患自闭症的) boy. When her son was 8, she suffered ___16___. During that period, she always traveled through job markets to get a job to ___17___ their living expenses. She knows what it’s like to be ___18___ to get help but have nowhere to go or nobody to turn to. Luckily, she finally ___19___.
On Sunday morning, she ___20___ an e-mail from a disabled Maryland woman needing $1, 000 within four hours to ___21___ being forced to leave the rented house. After confirming the ___22___ was reasonable, she posted it on her Facebook page. She didn’t have great ___23___ at first, but within an hour, the money was ___24___. Simone was extremely ____25____ by that, and then she ____26____ an online account. Every day, she sought help on behalf of someone with a(n) ____27____ emergency need. To her great ____28____ , with the needs growing, positive ____29____ also increased significantly.
Up to now, she and 12 volunteers have enabled donors to ____30____ more than $250, 000 in direct aid to tens of thousands of people who need money for food, shelter, medicine, etc. All the donated money goes to the recipients (接受者), and every recipient is examined ____31____ and must show accurate evidence of need.
Simone ____32____ her work with volunteers. In addition, she has started programs collecting money for survivors of some accidents. This May, she successfully got a nursing degree. She said, “After ____33____, I plan to work in public health, and I also want to help other struggling single moms enter a community college. I know the ____34____ of single moms, but I hope they can become confident and ____35____ through their efforts. After all, one can’t always rely on others.”
16. A. criticism B. unemployment C. injustice D. loneliness
17. A. disturb B. assess C. record D. cover
18. A. desperate B. upset C. distinct D. proud
19. A. pulled through B. showed off C. woke up D. passed down
20. A. missed B. informed C. received D. revised
21. A. detect B. avoid C. suspect D. blame
22. A. request B. service C. suggestion D. comparison
23. A. interest B. delays C. difficulty D. expectations
24. A. saved B. wasted C. raised D. counted
25. A. touched B. discouraged C. beaten D. hurt
26. A. found out B. set up C. took over D. set aside
27. A. agreed B. supported C. doubted D. confirmed
28. A. puzzlement B. despair C. relief D. regret
29. A. responses B. aspects C. explanations D. impressions
30. A. lend B. offer C. display D. award
31. A. alternatively B. freely C. carefully D. occasionally
32. A. continues B. evaluates C. forgets D. refuses
33. A. hesitation. B. graduation C. survival D. failure
34. A. hobbies B. decisions C. suggestion D. struggle
35. A. respectful B. independent C. responsible D. flexible
【答案】16. B 17. D 18. A 19. A 20. C 21. B 22. A 23. D 24. C 25. A 26. B 27. D 28. C 29. A 30. B 31. C 32. A 33. B 34. D 35. B
第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2. 5分，满分50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。
A
Toys for Kids
Ms. Monopoly
Hasbro launched a new version of this game in an attempt to solve the gender pay gap. Female players start the game with $1, 900 in Monopoly Money and males with$1. 500. The gap continues every time a player passes with women collecting $240 and men $200. It remains possible that a boy wins the game.
On sale for $19. 99 and available at major retailers (零售商).
Barbie dolls that use a wheelchair
This summer, Barbie expanded its fashion line to showcase dolls in a wheelchair with a removable prosthetic leg (假肢). “Inspired by real girls who use wheelchairs, we can start the conversation around physical disabilities by including them into our fashion doll line, ” the creator Mattel said.
On sale for only $19. 99 and available on Amazon.
The doll inspired by children with autism (自闭症)
Lottie Dolls, an Irish company, offers a set of dolls inspired by a boy with autism. The Hayden doll play set includes an astronaut’s suit and acompanion dog named Cookie. Lottie Dolls has a host of dolls that highlight diversity, including the Mia doll, a wildlife photographer that wears a hearing aid.
The Hayden doll play set costs $30. The Mia doll costs $25. The Sinead doll costs$20. All can be found on Amazon.
Plastic Army Women
A 6-year-old girl wanted to play with female plastic soldiers. She got her wish, whená Pennsylvanian company BMC Toys promised to make Plastic Army Women. When completed, a pack of 24 figurines (小塑像) will include six different poses and should be available on the company’s website and on Amazon.
The price of this set of dolls is pre-set at $12. 29.
36. Why did Hasbro update the game Ms. Monopoly
A. To improve female players’ skills. B. To make women win the game more.
C. To raise the game’s difficulty level. D. To improve the gender pay gap.
37. Where can people purchase Barbie dolls
A. From the manufacturer. B. On the Internet.
C. From the retailer. D. In the physical store.
38. What do Barbie dolls and the Mia doll have in common
A. They both become popular on the market. B. They were both inspired by exceptional children.
C. They were both made by the same company. D. They both have removable prosthetic legs.
39. According to the text, what is special about Plastic Army Women
A. They are fit for elder children. B. They were made by a young girl.
C. They haven’t come onto the market. D. They don’t have exact prices.
40. Which of the following is a budget choice for people
A. Ms. Monopoly. B. Plastic Army Women.
C. The Hayden doll. D. Barbie dolls.
【答案】36. D 37. B 38. B 39. C 40. B
B
Here on the side of Mount Everest, Kaji Bista has spent a decade keeping a lonely watch over a largely abandoned scientific laboratory. He expects the world’s highest research station to once again come to life.
The laboratory opened in 1990 and for more than 2 decades, it served as a special spot for scientists seeking to keep an eye on changing conditions on Earth’s tallest mountain. In 2015, shifting scientific priorities (优先考虑的事) cost the lab most of its funding, and its 15-person staff were reduced to just Bista. Now, the tall, soft-spoken man spends 10 months a year working to keep the aging racility functioning. “My emotional attachment to the lab … keeps me going,” he said.
Bista began working at the station in 2006. He states that it was originally established to settle a disagreement between Italian and U. S. mountaineers over whether Everest or K2 was the world’s tallest. Researchers used GPS measurements to prove Everest was taller, as the Italian climbers insisted. That work finally evolved into a plan, supported by the National Research Council of Italy (CNR) and the Nepal Academy of Science and Technology (NAST), to develop a facility that could do much more.
Climate scientist Sudeep Thakuri says that he is grateful the lab has played an important role in not only his own studies of the region’s gl ciers (冰川), but also in studies of regional biodiversity, the long-range transport of pollutants, etc. In response to the appeal of scientists, Suresh Kumar Dhungel a senior scientist at NAST, reports discussions with CNR officials have recently resulted in moves to resume laboratory operations. And Agostino Da Polenza, president of Ev-K2-CNR, says he is working to regenerate lab programs. And his group plans to launch a crowdfunding campaign later to raise more money.
Bista does his best to repair those aging instruments. “When I face any problem, I turn to experts in Italy and then act accordingly,” he said. But sometimes it can take months for spare parts to arrive. “I am helpless in this case,” he said. Yet, Bista hasn’t lost hope. “This laboratory will soon be renovated (整修),” he said. “This is my belief.”
41. What can we infer about the research station
A. It has set off a disagreement. B. It has been lightly regarded for years.
C. It involves high repair costs. D. It has been fully functioning for years.
42. What was the station originally intended for
A. Studying the effect of human activities on Everest.
B. Providing accommodation for mountain climbers.
C. Conducting a geographic survey.
D. Establishing a harmon ous relationship between Italy and America.
43. What does the underlined word “resume” in paragraph 4 mean
A. Restore. B. Prevent. C. Stop. D. Abandon.
44. What challenge is Bista facing in his work
A. Lack of timely guidance from professionals. B. Delays in transporting the repair parts.
C. Conflicts between research team members. D. Pressure from administrative management.
45. Which can be a suitable title for the text
A. Mountaineers fuel debate over Everest B. Scientists make the most of a lab on Everest
C. Scientific research on Everest matters a lot D. A lone caretaker struggles to keep a lab alive
【答案】41. B 42. C 43. A 44. B 45. D
C
Lego, the world’s largest toy company, has built a reputation not only for the durability (耐用性) of its bricks, but also for its large investment in sustainability (可持续性). So it was surprising when the Financial Times reported that Lego had pulled out of its well-known “Bottles to Bricks” project.
This ambitious project aimed to replace traditional Lego plastic with a new material made from recycled plastic bottles. However, when Lego assessed the project’s environmental impact throughout its supply chain, it found that producing bricks with recycled plastic would require extra materials and energy to make them durable enough, which would result in higher carbon emissions. Therefore, the company decided to stick with its current fossil fuel-based materials while continuing to search for more sustainable alternatives.
Pursuing sustainability requires attention to the entire life cycle of a product, which involves three types of emissions: Scope 1 emissions are generated directly by a company’s internal operations. Scope 2 emissions are caused by generating the electricity, steam, heat or cooling a company consumes. And scope 3 emissions are generated by a company’s supply chain. From 2022 to 2023, Lego’s total emissions increased by 30 percent — even though the company’s scope 2 emissions related to purchased energy decreased by 40 percent. The increase was almost entirely in its scope 3 emissions.
Currently, fewer than 30 percent of companies report meaningful scope 3 emissions, in part because these emissions are difficult to track. But as more companies follow in Lego’s footsteps and begin reporting scope 3 emissions, they will likely find themselves in the same position, realizing that efforts to reduce carbon emissions often boil down to supply chain and consumer-use emissions. And the results may force them to make some tough choices.
The Lego example serves as a cautionary (警世的) tale in a complex environment for which most companies are not well prepared. As more companies come under examination for their entire carbon footprint, we may see more situations where well-intentioned sustainability efforts come across uncomfortable truths. This calls for a careful understanding of sustainability, not as a list of good deeds, but as a complex, ongoing process that requires carefulness, openness and, above all, a devotion to the benefit of future generations.
46. What made Lego discontinue its “Bottles to Bricks” project
A. High production costs with recycled materials. B. Lack of public support with recycled materials.
C. Not too much recycled plastic. D. Environmental issues with recycled materials.
47. What is the feature of scope 3 emissions
A. They are easier to track and control.
B. They significantly contribute to carbon emissions.
C. They have very small effects on sustainability efforts.
D. They mainly come from companies’ internal processes.
48. How does Lego influence other companies according to the text
A. By helping them innovate green materials.
B. By reminding them of supply chain emissions.
C. By encouraging them to focus on product quality.
D. By warning them of unpredictable market conditions.
49. What can be known from the Lego example
A. Companies should prioritize environmental concerns.
B. Public awareness and support need to be emphasized.
C. Sustainability requires continuous adaptation and efforts.
D. Material innovation can ease companies’ environmental issues.
50. What can be the best title for the text
A. Lego’s future: a green and long journey B. The challenges to the toy industry
C. The complexities of carbon emissions D. New plastic: a greener alternative
【答案】46. D 47. B 48. B 49. C 50. A
D
When the German naturalist Alexander Humboldt arrived in South America in 1799, one thing astonished him. “Look at the flowers and the birds, ” he wrote. “Even the crayfish are blue and yellow.”
Gradually, Humboldt’s thoughts developed and changed into an informal guess that organisms in equatorial (赤道的) areas are more colourful than those near the poles.
In a new paper in Nature Ecology & Evolution, Chris Cooney, an evolutionary biologist at the University of Sheffield, and his colleagues offer what they call the most comprehensive (全面的) examination of this guess to date, indicating that it does apply to birds known as passerines, a family of songbirds.
Over several years, Dr Cooney’s team photographed 4, 527 birds from Britain’s Natural History Museum’s data — representing roughly half the total bird diversity on Earth. As passerine birds are sensitive and visible to UV light (紫外光), they see more colours than humans. The researchers, therefore, took pictures under UV light to get true bird’s-eye views.
A machine-learning method was then used to identify the colours of the feathers at hundreds of points on each sample. The total number of colours found on each bird was then mapped onto the geographic distribution of their parent species. The researchers used this data to study how colourful different regions of the world were. The key factor here was the diversity of colours on individual birds.
Equatorial birds, the researchers concluded, were indeed more colourful than their cousins in temperate (温带的) regions. The birds sampled at the equator had, on average, about 90 different colours, while birds at 60 degrees latitude (纬度) had about 70 colours.
Over the decades, many explanations for tropical colourfulness have been put forward. Some have guessed that warmer climates make more resources available to the creatures here, allowing them to spend energy developments (装饰品). Others have pointed out that the bright colours may arise from chemical compounds (化合物) in their diet, or make it possible for breeding (繁殖) pairs to detect one another in the darker environment of a tropical forest floor.
51 What surprised Humboldt when he arrived in South America
A. The breathtaking scenery. B. The diversity of creatures.
C. The rich colours of the organisms. D. The extremely hot temperature.
52. What did Cooney’s team intend to do
A. To study why passerine birds are sensitive to UV light.
B. To test whether creatures in equatorial areas are more colourful.
C. To figure out how passerine birds are distributed in the world.
D. To discover whether the colour diversity is related to the species diversity.
53. Which of the following might Cooney agree with
A. Bright colours contribute to the survival of birds.
B. Colourfulness shows the evolution of birds.
C. Colourfulness changes with latitude.
D. Bright colours are associated with birds’ sharp vision.
54. Which aspect of tropical colourfulness does the last paragraph focus on
A. Its causes. B. Its influence. C. Its importance. D. Its discovery.
55. What’s the best title for the text
A. The colourfulness of a region depends on its bird species.
B. The more resources a region has, the more colourful it is.
C. A new way has been put forward to test the colourfulness of a region.
D. The closer the birds live to the equator, the more colourful they are.
【答案】51. C 52. B 53. C 54. A 55. D
第Ⅱ卷 非选择题（共35分）
第四部分：写作（共两节，满分35分）
第一节：阅读表达（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
阅读表达
In the spring of 1992, I was eighteen years old, a senior in high school, and deep in dark depression. I was taking medication and receiving treatment. However, I didn’t seem to be able to dig myself out of the hole that affected me.
One night during that time, I had a dream that I couldn’t forget afterwards. I was walking down the middle of a dark street alone. Suddenly, a truck turned the corner and headed down the street toward me. As the truck drew near, I was pulled to the side of the street by someone. The person who saved me was over six feet tall and had brown hair. And his name was Corbin. At that time, a sense of peace appeared. Then the dream ended, but the peaceful feeling stayed with me.
Fast forward eight years, and I was married. Because of my poor health, my husband and I wanted to adopt a child. We finished our home study for the adoption process and were informed that a child had been selected for us. We would hear about him and his history before deciding if we wanted to meet him. Our adoption worker shared all the information she had with us, and my husband and I looked at each other and both said, “He’s for us. ” Then she took out some pictures and handed them to us. A three-year-old boy with brown hair smiled at us in the pictures. I had thought I would feel an automatic connection with the pictures, but while he was a cute kid, I found myself flipping (翻) through the pictures searching for an inspiration. Then our social worker told us, “His name is Corbin. ” There and then, I knew I was meant to be his mom, and it would all work out okay. Today, Corbin is over six feet tall and we live together happily.
56. What happened to the author in 1992 （no more than 5 words）
________________________________________________________________
57. How can we understand the underlined part in paragraph 1 （no more than 5 words）
________________________________________________________________
58. What was the dream the author had years ago mainly about （no more than 10 words）
________________________________________________________________
59. What did the author and her husband decide to do after they got married （no more than 10 words）
________________________________________________________________
60. What can we learn from the author’s life （no more than 20 words）
________________________________________________________________
【答案】56 She suffered from depression.
57. Recover from the depression./Walk out of depression./Get rid of depression.
58. She was saved by a person called Corbin.
59. They decided to adopt a child.
60. Whenever we come across difficulties in life, we should face them bravely and always believe everything will be OK.
第二节：书面表达（满分25分）
61. 假设你是李津，与你以前的外籍教师Grace一直保持联系。近日她来信询问你的近况，请根据以下提示给她回复一封邮件。
(1)告知你已成为10月底在天津举办的国际马拉松比赛的志愿者，并介绍为此所作的准备;
(2)谈谈你在本次志愿者活动中的收获;
(3)希望她有机会重访天津。
注意：(1)词数不少于100;
(2)内容充实、行文连贯;
(3)开头已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Grace,
I am delighted to receive your letter
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Yours,
Li Jin
【答案】
Dear Grace,
I am delighted to receive your letter and hear from you once again.
I have good news to tell you that I have been chosen to be a volunteer for the International Marathon held in Tianjin at the end of October. To be a qualified volunteer, I made some preparations. I interviewed many people from all walks of life, which improved and deepened my understanding of Tianjin.
My participation in this volunteer activity has been incredibly rewarding. Not only have I met new people from diverse backgrounds, but I’ve also gained a deeper understanding of the importance of teamwork and coordination. The satisfaction of contributing to such a significant event has been immense, and I feel privileged to be a part of it.
I hope you can revisit Tianjin if you have a chance. Looking forward to seeing you again.
Yours
Li Jin