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2025～2026学年度第一学期高二12月质量检测英语
考生注意：
1.本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分。满分150分，考试时间120分钟。
2.答题前，考生务必用直径0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔将密封线内项目填写清楚。
3.考生作答时，请将答案答在答题卡上。选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑;非选择题请用直径0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔在答题卡上各题的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效，在试题卷、草稿纸上作答无效。
第一部分 听力(共两节，满分30分)
第一节(共5小题;每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话读两遍。
1. What does the man decide to do
A. Watch a movie. B. Have fun downtown. C. Meet the woman.
2. What are the speakers mainly talking about
A. A chess game. B. Studying Russian. C. A language-learning tool.
3. How will the speakers go to the museum
A. On foot. B. By taxi. C. By subway.
4. How does the woman feel
A. Regretful. B. Proud. C. Delighted.
5. How much does the new computer cost
A. $500. B. $1,200. C. $1,500.
第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟;听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6. Why is the woman calling
A. To order some paper. B. To print brochures. C. To cancel an order.
7. What does the man mean
A. He can offer a lower price.
B. They can talk with Super House.
C. The woman can buy from another shop.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. Who taught the woman to plant vegetables in containers
A. Her friend. B. Her father. C. Her brother.
9. Where should potatoes be placed
A. In sunny places. B. In shady places. C. In dry places.
10. What does the woman think of gardening
A. Boring. B. Tiring. C. Enjoyable.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11. What is the relationship between the speakers
A. Fellow teachers. B. Classmates. C. Teacher and student.
12. What is the man’s initial attitude to the AI tools
A. Doubtful. B. Favorable. C. Unclear.
13. What does the woman use the AI tools to do
A. Write papers. B. Grade essays. C. generate ideas.
听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。
14. Where does the conversation probably take place
A. At home. B. In an office. C. In a classroom.
15. What can we learn about the Let Grow Program
A. It calls for parental involvement.
B. It encourages structured lessons.
C. It allows kids to explore on their own.
16. What do the studies find about the Let Grow Program
A. It is impractical. B. Parents oppose it. C. The results are encouraging.
17. What is the woman going to do next
A. Meet parents. B. Teach a class. C. Start a workshop.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18. Who is unlikely to sign up for the lessons
A. A 5-year-old boy. B. A 13-year-old girl. C. A 17-year-old teenager.
19. What will be added at the third stage
A. Water rescue skills.
B. The basics of water safety.
C. Ten-meter unaided swimming.
20. What is the reward for the recommenders
A. A discount. B. Extra lessons. C. A free swimsuit.
第二部分 阅读(共两节，满分50分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题2.5分，满分37.5分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
Women have long been pioneers of gardening, whether passing agricultural traditions from generation to generation or making significant contributions to science. Here are some who have left permanent marks on American horticultural history.
Jane Colden
In the 1750s, Colden became the first female American botanist. She is credited with naming and classifying hundreds of native plants in the Hudson River Valley. She drew each of the plants she named, and described them in detail in her book Flora of New York.
Beatrix Farrand
Known as the First Lady of American Society of Landscape architects, Farrand designed more than 100 gardens for private houses and gardening clubs. One of her best-known projects was the White House’s East Garden during the Wilson Presidency. In 1899, at age 27, the self-taught Farrand became the only woman among the founders of the American Society of Landscape architects.
Carrie Lippincott
To contribute to her family’s income, Lippincott started a seed (种子) business in 1886. Calling herself the “Pioneer Seedswoman of America”, she published the first seed catalog targeted to women, which featured a conversational introduction and pictures of women, children and flowers at a time when other catalogs were simply text on paper. She completely changed the way seeds were sold, which was soon copied by competing seed companies.
Marie Clark Taylor
In 1941, Taylor became the first Black woman to receive a Ph. D in botany in the United States. As an educator, she applied her research on the effect of light on plant growth to change the way high school science was taught. She encouraged the use of light microscopes in the classroom for the first time. In the mid-1960s, President Lyndon Johnson asked her to expand her teaching methods nationwide.
1. When was Beatrix Farrand born
A. In 1750. B. In 1872. C. In 1899. D. In 1941.
2. What can we know about the “Pioneer Seedswoman of America”
A. She was born into a wealthy family. B. She founded the first seed company.
C She improved the way of selling seeds. D. She was the first American garden architect.
3. What do Jane Colden and Marie Clark Taylor have in common
A. They are famous educators. B. They have had a doctorate degree.
C. They are self-taught scientists. D. They have a wide knowledge of plants.
B
A popular story claims that the Italian adventurer Marco Polo was responsible for introducing pastas(意大利面食) to China. This legend appeals to Italians, but if you ask Jen Lin-Liu, she is unlikely to agree.
In her latest book, On the Noodle Road, Lin-Liu records a six-month journey along the historic Silk Road from eastern China, through central Asia, and eventually arriving in Europe, in search of the true origin of pastas.
As Lin-Liu tells NPR’s Linda Wertheimer, the story of pastas traveling from West to East was first popularized in 1929 by Macaroni Journal, the official trade journal of American pasta-makers. But this couldn’t possibly be correct.
Lin-Liu tells Linda that China has had a longer tradition of pastas. In the northwestern provinces, she finds women making different pastas that were typical to the region long before Marco Polo arrived in China.
“Some seem like shells and some look like postage stamps,” Lin-Liu recalls in the interview. “Boiled in water, they are served up in spicy lamb or beef soup with bits of green peppers or onions. They’re delicious.”
As she heads further west, she finds that the pastas of China give way to the pierogies of Eastern Europe, and finally, the pastas of Italy.
“Along the way, I come across all kinds of pastas,” says Lin-Liu. “Some people theorized that Ghengis Khan was responsible for carrying them all the way from China through Central Asia, where of course they have mantu, manti and other similar dough parcels (面食包裹物) filled with spiced meat or cheese.”
“But who does pastas best ” Linda asks.
“I don’t think that there’s a straight answer,” Lin-Liu admits. “At both ends of the Silk Road, you can see improvements that you don’t really see in the central part of the route.”
But this diversity along the way is what Lin-Liu believes makes pastas so pleasurable: Not only can they be prepared in such different ways, but they can also be topped or filled with almost anything.
4. Why did Jen Lin-Liu travel along the Silk Road
A. To search for the origin of pastas. B. To find materials for her next book.
C. To collect the original pasta recipes. D. To follow in the historic figures’ steps.
5. What did Jen Lin-Liu find along the way
A. Pastas served in spicy soup taste better.
B. Countries in Central Asia make better pastas.
C. Mantu and manti are the same to Chinese noodles.
D. Pastas can be made and cooked in different ways.
6. What can be the best title for the text
A. Who Brought Pastas to China
B. Which Country Does the Best Pastas
C. Is Italy or China the Birthplace of Pastas
D. Is Macaroni Journal Right About Pastas’ Origin
7. Which of the following is the text most probably based on
A. Marco Polo’s journals. B. Linda Wertheimer’s interview.
C. Jen Lin-Liu’s new book. D. Ghengis Khan’s war records.
C
Sea animals usually like to keep cool, but warming seawater is bringing disasters to them in some parts of the world, a new study suggests.
Scientists first noticed the problem after a 2011 heat wave in Australia: Unusually warm seawater off Australia’s western coast that year was followed by a significant decrease in dolphin births over the next six years. By tracking hundreds of dolphins during that time, scientists also found the warmth had dropped their survival rate by 12 percent.
“The influence of the heat wave surprised us,” said study lead author Sonja Wild in a statement. “It is particularly unusual that the reproductive success of females appears not to have returned to normal levels, even after six years.”
During that 2011 hot spell, temperatures in the area were as much as 7°F above average, scientists said. The extreme warmth damaged seagrass, a key cog in the area’s ecosystem that provides food and shelter for sea animals.
Some good news from the study: The heat wave did not have the same effect on all dolphins. Dolphins that use sponges as tools — a technique that helps dolphins locate food in deep water — were not as affected as those that don’t use this technique.
“Still, the declines in dolphin populations are a serious reminder of the negative effects of climate change,” Wild said.
In fact, even beyond dolphins, climate change may have more far-reaching consequences for the survival of many other sea species than had been previously thought. “Heat waves are likely to occur more frequently in the future due to climate change,” said study co-author Michael Krützen. “This is worrying not only for the long-term impact on sea animals but also for the entire oceanic ecosystems,” he said.
8. What happened to the dolphins in Australia after the 2011 heat wave
A. They produced fewer babies for years. B. Only 12% of dolphin babies survived.
C. Male dolphins’ survival rate decreased. D. Female dolphins stopped having babies.
9. Which is closest in meaning to “cog” in paragraph 4
A. Competitor. B. Resource. C. Chemical. D. Program.
10. What does Michael Krützen most likely want to stress in the last paragraph
A. Not all dolphins are affected by climate change.
B. He is worried about the long-term effect on dolphins.
C. Heat waves will happen more frequently in the future.
D. Climate change is harmful to the ecosystem in the ocean.
11. What is the author’s main purpose in writing this text
A. To report a disaster near Australia’s western coast.
B. To tell readers some good news from a recent study.
C. To introduce an article written by Sonja Wild’s team.
D. To call for the protection of sea animals in the world.
D
My coffee maker is texting me again. It’s scheduled to make coffee tomorrow, the message says, but I need to put more water into it. The coffee maker is just one of many smart things in a future home. There will be smart smoke alarms, smart washing machines and even Bluetooth-connected toilets. Nest, which makes smart appliances, likes to talk about turning “unloved products” into “simple, beautiful, thoughtful things”. And the company’s chief, Tony Fadell, has predicted that in 10 years, “everything will have data in it”.
That is not difficult to imagine puters are cheap and tiny. Wireless Internet is nearly everywhere. But I think it is silly. Why do I need a coffee machine that texts me Is that really necessary
Clearly, it’s not. For years, I’ve used a simple French press. It does not have sensors, nor does it connect through my wireless network to tell me about its needs. All my simple French press does is make delicious coffee that’s a bit better than what my Wi-Fi-enabled coffee maker can manage.
And even if it is silly now, technologists argue that their ultimate smart-home vision is a home that basically runs itself. For example, the egg container tells the fridge it’s empty, which puts eggs into the list for a shopping app, which then delivers those eggs to your door. But such little things that enable a home to run smoothly have to be assigned to a lot of robots. However, the real world is a hard place for them to operate in. And the coffee maker, for its part, still requires its owner to take many steps — from buying materials to cleaning — and only automates the final one, the brewing process, which is actually the easiest part.
At this point, the reason to use smart appliances is not that they are better than standard machines at a given job, but that they make everyone’s favorite device — the smartphone — more fun.
12. What does the author aim to do in paragraph 1
A. To promote a company. B. To prove Tony Fadell wrong.
C. To present a future home. D. To show off her smart things.
13. What does the author say about her French press
A. She plans to upgrade it. B. It works extremely well.
C. It can operate on its own. D. She is unsatisfied with it.
14. What does the author think of the technologists’ dream
A. It seems too good to be true yet. B. It is not ambitious enough.
C. It can be turned into reality soon. D. It might cost too much money.
15. What is the last paragraph mainly about
A. The advantages of smart appliances. B. The limitations of standard machines.
C. A possible function of the smartphone. D. An explanation for smart appliances’ popularity.
第二节(共5小题;每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
If you want to develop more confident body language or improve your ability to read other people’s nonverbal communication, the following tips can help.
____16____. Notice the gestures you use when you’re happy or when you’re upset. Think about how you change the tone of your voice depending on the emotions you are feeling. Being aware of your own nonverbal communication is the first step to changing the ones you want to change.
Look for inconsistencies (不一致). Do your friends say that they’re fine, then shut the door violently to show that they’re upset ____17____ Both can be signs of feeling a certain way but not yet being ready to admit or discuss it.
Become a student of others. It can also be helpful to see how others communicate nonverbally. What do their facial expressions say What type of gestures do they use Becoming familiar with their nonverbal communication patterns helps you recognize when they might be feeling a certain way quicker. ____18____.
Ask before you assume. ____19____. They can also vary based on someone’s personality. Before assuming that a person’s body language or tone actually means ask. “I notice that you won’t look me in the eye when we speak. ____20____ ” Give them the opportunity to explain how they are feeling so you know for sure.
A. Are you upset with me
B. Pay attention to your own behavior
C. This can give those around them mixed messages
D. Or do they shake their head when they are saying yes
E. Do you want other people to know exactly how you’re feeling
F. It may also help you recognize nonverbal behavior you may want to adopt
G. Some nonverbal communication can mean different things in different cultures
三部分 语言运用(共两节，满分30分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
A century after the city of Berlin banned swimming in the Spree River because it was so polluted that it could make people sick, there’s a(n) ____21____ by swimmers to get back into the water.
“Since May 1925, people have not been ____22____ to swim in the river,” said Jan Edler, who is a member of River Pool Berlin, a group that has been ____23____ for years to open the river for swimmers again. “But the river has been ____24____ completely, and the water ____25____ has improved in the last decade and is constantly being monitored. Now, we want the people to use the Spree for ____26____ again.”
Supporters of lifting the swimming ban also point at Paris, where the Seine River was ____27____ for the Olympic Games last year and Parisians will be allowed this summer. Swimming there had been ____28____ since 1923. In Vienna, too, water lovers can ____29____ in the Danube River.
“The cities are getting ____30____,” Edler said. “The German capital, a city of 3.9 million, could ____31____ need more places where people can cool off in the summer as regular outdoor pools ____32____ be hopelessly overcrowded on hot summer days.”
However, allowing swimmers to swim in the river would also mean challenges for the ____33____ of historical sites on some parts of the riverbanks. Another ____34____ is the busy boat traffic on the Spree that could ____35____ swimmers.
21. A. apology B. push C. statement D. analysis
22. A. persuaded B. invited C. allowed D. convinced
23. A. fighting B. recycling C. exploring D. talking
24. A. polluted B. dried C. damaged D. cleaned
25. A. depth B. color C. quality D. level
26. A. fun B. agriculture C. treatment D. industry
27. A. paid B. opened C. checked D. shut
28. A. discovered B. monitored C. ignored D. stopped
29. A. stand B. bathe C. fish D. wander
30. A. hotter B. dirtier C. greener D. wetter
31. A. hardly B. occasionally C. gratefully D. definitely
32. A. pretend to B. lead to C. tend to D. adapt to
33. A. sight B. protection C. income D. value
34. A. advantage B. loss C. problem D. entertainment
35. A. endanger B. help C. attract D. rescue
第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
When I was ____36____ kid, if my dad threatened to take off his belt (皮带), it only meant one thing: One of ____37____ (we) was going to be punished. That’s ____38____ I had remembered it, until last Sunday.
On that day, I dined out at a restaurant with some good ____39____ (friend) and our children. Since my daughter was leaving the table ____40____ (wander) around, her little friend, Ariana, was getting up to do the same. But ____41____ (Ariana) father wanted her to sit and eat. When she refused, her father threatened to take off his belt. Naturally, I thought he was joking. To my surprise, he got up from the table and took his belt off with an angry look on his face.
“Right, that’s it,” he said, ____42____ (fold) his belt over.
He went over and picked up his daughter, ____43____ was very scared and screamed, and put her back into the chair. I was really worried that the kid was going to receive an unpleasant ____44____ (punish) and wanted to protect the poor child. However, her father just used his belt to tie his daughter to the seat. It was so funny that all of us laughed. After that, my daughter and her friend managed to sit and eat ____45____ (quiet) — at least for a little while.
第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节(满分15分)
46. 假定你是李华，你的笔友Jimmy发来邮件说，他很快就要来北京留学，希望你能提醒他与中国人面对面打交道的礼节。请给他回信，内容包括：
1.欢迎他的到来；
2.提出具体建议。
注意：1.写作词数应为80个左右;
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Dear Jimmy,
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Warm regards,
Li Hua
第二节(满分25分)
47. 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。
Since the kind and experienced teacher, Ms. Gray, whom everyone adored, had moved away, Lily felt her classroom had lost its warmth and found it extremely hard to accept the new math teacher, Ms. Chen, whose soft voice and cautious manners made her seem too young and unsure of herself.
“She even makes mistakes in class,” Lily complained to her friends during a break. “Ms. Gray never did that.”
Her friends giggled, and soon bad things about Ms. Chen spread like wildfire: “Her lessons are boring.”, “She doesn’t understand us like Ms. Gray did.” Lily joined in, feeling a strange sense of satisfaction, as though criticizing Ms. Chen could somehow keep Ms. Gray’s memory alive. Yet Ms. Chen never responded.
One afternoon, after Lily submitted her unfinished homework, Ms. Chen gently asked her to stay. She invited Lily to sit beside her. “Is the homework too difficult ” Ms. Chen asked gently. “Let’s go through it together.”
Step by step, she explained with clarity and patience, using simple examples whenever Lily hesitated. “See It’s not so hard once you break it down,” Ms. Chen said cheerfully when they finished. For a moment, Lily felt uneasy, remembering the bad things she had spoken about her new teacher.
Then, one morning, Lily woke up with a pounding headache. Her throat burned and her legs felt heavy, but she dragged herself to school. At the gate, she happened to see Ms. Chen.
“Lily, what’s wrong You don’t look well,” Ms. Chen said with great concern and pressed her hand on Lily’s forehead. “I’m afraid you have had a fever. Let’s go to the nurse.”
Without another word, Ms. Chen picked up Lily’s bag and put one arm around Lily’s waist to support her all the way to the clinic on campus.
注意：1.续写词数应为150个左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Ms. Chen stayed at the clinic and waited for Lily’s mom to take her daughter home.
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Once Lily stopped making comparison, she began to see Ms. Chen in a new light.
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答案版
2025～2026学年度第一学期高二12月质量检测英语
考生注意：
1.本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分。满分150分，考试时间120分钟。
2.答题前，考生务必用直径0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔将密封线内项目填写清楚。
3.考生作答时，请将答案答在答题卡上。选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑;非选择题请用直径0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔在答题卡上各题的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效，在试题卷、草稿纸上作答无效。
第一部分 听力(共两节，满分30分)
第一节(共5小题;每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话读两遍。
1. What does the man decide to do
A. Watch a movie. B. Have fun downtown. C. Meet the woman.
2. What are the speakers mainly talking about
A. A chess game. B. Studying Russian. C. A language-learning tool.
3. How will the speakers go to the museum
A. On foot. B. By taxi. C. By subway.
4. How does the woman feel
A. Regretful. B. Proud. C. Delighted.
5. How much does the new computer cost
A. $500. B. $1,200. C. $1,500.
第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟;听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6. Why is the woman calling
A. To order some paper. B. To print brochures. C. To cancel an order.
7. What does the man mean
A. He can offer a lower price.
B. They can talk with Super House.
C. The woman can buy from another shop.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. Who taught the woman to plant vegetables in containers
A. Her friend. B. Her father. C. Her brother.
9. Where should potatoes be placed
A. In sunny places. B. In shady places. C. In dry places.
10. What does the woman think of gardening
A. Boring. B. Tiring. C. Enjoyable.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11. What is the relationship between the speakers
A. Fellow teachers. B. Classmates. C. Teacher and student.
12. What is the man’s initial attitude to the AI tools
A. Doubtful. B. Favorable. C. Unclear.
13. What does the woman use the AI tools to do
A. Write papers. B. Grade essays. C. generate ideas.
听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。
14. Where does the conversation probably take place
A. At home. B. In an office. C. In a classroom.
15. What can we learn about the Let Grow Program
A. It calls for parental involvement.
B. It encourages structured lessons.
C. It allows kids to explore on their own.
16. What do the studies find about the Let Grow Program
A. It is impractical. B. Parents oppose it. C. The results are encouraging.
17. What is the woman going to do next
A. Meet parents. B. Teach a class. C. Start a workshop.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18. Who is unlikely to sign up for the lessons
A. A 5-year-old boy. B. A 13-year-old girl. C. A 17-year-old teenager.
19. What will be added at the third stage
A. Water rescue skills.
B. The basics of water safety.
C. Ten-meter unaided swimming.
20. What is the reward for the recommenders
A. A discount. B. Extra lessons. C. A free swimsuit.
第二部分 阅读(共两节，满分50分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题2.5分，满分37.5分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
Women have long been pioneers of gardening, whether passing agricultural traditions from generation to generation or making significant contributions to science. Here are some who have left permanent marks on American horticultural history.
Jane Colden
In the 1750s, Colden became the first female American botanist. She is credited with naming and classifying hundreds of native plants in the Hudson River Valley. She drew each of the plants she named, and described them in detail in her book Flora of New York.
Beatrix Farrand
Known as the First Lady of American Society of Landscape architects, Farrand designed more than 100 gardens for private houses and gardening clubs. One of her best-known projects was the White House’s East Garden during the Wilson Presidency. In 1899, at age 27, the self-taught Farrand became the only woman among the founders of the American Society of Landscape architects.
Carrie Lippincott
To contribute to her family’s income, Lippincott started a seed (种子) business in 1886. Calling herself the “Pioneer Seedswoman of America”, she published the first seed catalog targeted to women, which featured a conversational introduction and pictures of women, children and flowers at a time when other catalogs were simply text on paper. She completely changed the way seeds were sold, which was soon copied by competing seed companies.
Marie Clark Taylor
In 1941, Taylor became the first Black woman to receive a Ph. D in botany in the United States. As an educator, she applied her research on the effect of light on plant growth to change the way high school science was taught. She encouraged the use of light microscopes in the classroom for the first time. In the mid-1960s, President Lyndon Johnson asked her to expand her teaching methods nationwide.
1. When was Beatrix Farrand born
A. In 1750. B. In 1872. C. In 1899. D. In 1941.
2. What can we know about the “Pioneer Seedswoman of America”
A. She was born into a wealthy family. B. She founded the first seed company.
C She improved the way of selling seeds. D. She was the first American garden architect.
3. What do Jane Colden and Marie Clark Taylor have in common
A. They are famous educators. B. They have had a doctorate degree.
C. They are self-taught scientists. D. They have a wide knowledge of plants.
【答案】1. B 2. C 3. D
B
A popular story claims that the Italian adventurer Marco Polo was responsible for introducing pastas(意大利面食) to China. This legend appeals to Italians, but if you ask Jen Lin-Liu, she is unlikely to agree.
In her latest book, On the Noodle Road, Lin-Liu records a six-month journey along the historic Silk Road from eastern China, through central Asia, and eventually arriving in Europe, in search of the true origin of pastas.
As Lin-Liu tells NPR’s Linda Wertheimer, the story of pastas traveling from West to East was first popularized in 1929 by Macaroni Journal, the official trade journal of American pasta-makers. But this couldn’t possibly be correct.
Lin-Liu tells Linda that China has had a longer tradition of pastas. In the northwestern provinces, she finds women making different pastas that were typical to the region long before Marco Polo arrived in China.
“Some seem like shells and some look like postage stamps,” Lin-Liu recalls in the interview. “Boiled in water, they are served up in spicy lamb or beef soup with bits of green peppers or onions. They’re delicious.”
As she heads further west, she finds that the pastas of China give way to the pierogies of Eastern Europe, and finally, the pastas of Italy.
“Along the way, I come across all kinds of pastas,” says Lin-Liu. “Some people theorized that Ghengis Khan was responsible for carrying them all the way from China through Central Asia, where of course they have mantu, manti and other similar dough parcels (面食包裹物) filled with spiced meat or cheese.”
“But who does pastas best ” Linda asks.
“I don’t think that there’s a straight answer,” Lin-Liu admits. “At both ends of the Silk Road, you can see improvements that you don’t really see in the central part of the route.”
But this diversity along the way is what Lin-Liu believes makes pastas so pleasurable: Not only can they be prepared in such different ways, but they can also be topped or filled with almost anything.
4. Why did Jen Lin-Liu travel along the Silk Road
A. To search for the origin of pastas. B. To find materials for her next book.
C. To collect the original pasta recipes. D. To follow in the historic figures’ steps.
5. What did Jen Lin-Liu find along the way
A. Pastas served in spicy soup taste better.
B. Countries in Central Asia make better pastas.
C. Mantu and manti are the same to Chinese noodles.
D. Pastas can be made and cooked in different ways.
6. What can be the best title for the text
A. Who Brought Pastas to China
B. Which Country Does the Best Pastas
C. Is Italy or China the Birthplace of Pastas
D. Is Macaroni Journal Right About Pastas’ Origin
7. Which of the following is the text most probably based on
A. Marco Polo’s journals. B. Linda Wertheimer’s interview.
C. Jen Lin-Liu’s new book. D. Ghengis Khan’s war records.
【答案】4. A 5. D 6. C 7. C
C
Sea animals usually like to keep cool, but warming seawater is bringing disasters to them in some parts of the world, a new study suggests.
Scientists first noticed the problem after a 2011 heat wave in Australia: Unusually warm seawater off Australia’s western coast that year was followed by a significant decrease in dolphin births over the next six years. By tracking hundreds of dolphins during that time, scientists also found the warmth had dropped their survival rate by 12 percent.
“The influence of the heat wave surprised us,” said study lead author Sonja Wild in a statement. “It is particularly unusual that the reproductive success of females appears not to have returned to normal levels, even after six years.”
During that 2011 hot spell, temperatures in the area were as much as 7°F above average, scientists said. The extreme warmth damaged seagrass, a key cog in the area’s ecosystem that provides food and shelter for sea animals.
Some good news from the study: The heat wave did not have the same effect on all dolphins. Dolphins that use sponges as tools — a technique that helps dolphins locate food in deep water — were not as affected as those that don’t use this technique.
“Still, the declines in dolphin populations are a serious reminder of the negative effects of climate change,” Wild said.
In fact, even beyond dolphins, climate change may have more far-reaching consequences for the survival of many other sea species than had been previously thought. “Heat waves are likely to occur more frequently in the future due to climate change,” said study co-author Michael Krützen. “This is worrying not only for the long-term impact on sea animals but also for the entire oceanic ecosystems,” he said.
8. What happened to the dolphins in Australia after the 2011 heat wave
A. They produced fewer babies for years. B. Only 12% of dolphin babies survived.
C. Male dolphins’ survival rate decreased. D. Female dolphins stopped having babies.
9. Which is closest in meaning to “cog” in paragraph 4
A. Competitor. B. Resource. C. Chemical. D. Program.
10. What does Michael Krützen most likely want to stress in the last paragraph
A. Not all dolphins are affected by climate change.
B. He is worried about the long-term effect on dolphins.
C. Heat waves will happen more frequently in the future.
D. Climate change is harmful to the ecosystem in the ocean.
11. What is the author’s main purpose in writing this text
A. To report a disaster near Australia’s western coast.
B. To tell readers some good news from a recent study.
C. To introduce an article written by Sonja Wild’s team.
D. To call for the protection of sea animals in the world.
【答案】8. A 9. B 10. D 11. C
D
My coffee maker is texting me again. It’s scheduled to make coffee tomorrow, the message says, but I need to put more water into it. The coffee maker is just one of many smart things in a future home. There will be smart smoke alarms, smart washing machines and even Bluetooth-connected toilets. Nest, which makes smart appliances, likes to talk about turning “unloved products” into “simple, beautiful, thoughtful things”. And the company’s chief, Tony Fadell, has predicted that in 10 years, “everything will have data in it”.
That is not difficult to imagine puters are cheap and tiny. Wireless Internet is nearly everywhere. But I think it is silly. Why do I need a coffee machine that texts me Is that really necessary
Clearly, it’s not. For years, I’ve used a simple French press. It does not have sensors, nor does it connect through my wireless network to tell me about its needs. All my simple French press does is make delicious coffee that’s a bit better than what my Wi-Fi-enabled coffee maker can manage.
And even if it is silly now, technologists argue that their ultimate smart-home vision is a home that basically runs itself. For example, the egg container tells the fridge it’s empty, which puts eggs into the list for a shopping app, which then delivers those eggs to your door. But such little things that enable a home to run smoothly have to be assigned to a lot of robots. However, the real world is a hard place for them to operate in. And the coffee maker, for its part, still requires its owner to take many steps — from buying materials to cleaning — and only automates the final one, the brewing process, which is actually the easiest part.
At this point, the reason to use smart appliances is not that they are better than standard machines at a given job, but that they make everyone’s favorite device — the smartphone — more fun.
12. What does the author aim to do in paragraph 1
A. To promote a company. B. To prove Tony Fadell wrong.
C. To present a future home. D. To show off her smart things.
13. What does the author say about her French press
A. She plans to upgrade it. B. It works extremely well.
C. It can operate on its own. D. She is unsatisfied with it.
14. What does the author think of the technologists’ dream
A. It seems too good to be true yet. B. It is not ambitious enough.
C. It can be turned into reality soon. D. It might cost too much money.
15. What is the last paragraph mainly about
A. The advantages of smart appliances. B. The limitations of standard machines.
C. A possible function of the smartphone. D. An explanation for smart appliances’ popularity.
【答案】12. C 13. B 14. A 15. D
第二节(共5小题;每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
If you want to develop more confident body language or improve your ability to read other people’s nonverbal communication, the following tips can help.
____16____. Notice the gestures you use when you’re happy or when you’re upset. Think about how you change the tone of your voice depending on the emotions you are feeling. Being aware of your own nonverbal communication is the first step to changing the ones you want to change.
Look for inconsistencies (不一致). Do your friends say that they’re fine, then shut the door violently to show that they’re upset ____17____ Both can be signs of feeling a certain way but not yet being ready to admit or discuss it.
Become a student of others. It can also be helpful to see how others communicate nonverbally. What do their facial expressions say What type of gestures do they use Becoming familiar with their nonverbal communication patterns helps you recognize when they might be feeling a certain way quicker. ____18____.
Ask before you assume. ____19____. They can also vary based on someone’s personality. Before assuming that a person’s body language or tone actually means ask. “I notice that you won’t look me in the eye when we speak. ____20____ ” Give them the opportunity to explain how they are feeling so you know for sure.
A. Are you upset with me
B. Pay attention to your own behavior
C. This can give those around them mixed messages
D. Or do they shake their head when they are saying yes
E. Do you want other people to know exactly how you’re feeling
F. It may also help you recognize nonverbal behavior you may want to adopt
G. Some nonverbal communication can mean different things in different cultures
【答案】16. B 17. D 18. F 19. G 20. A
第三部分 语言运用(共两节，满分30分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
A century after the city of Berlin banned swimming in the Spree River because it was so polluted that it could make people sick, there’s a(n) ____21____ by swimmers to get back into the water.
“Since May 1925, people have not been ____22____ to swim in the river,” said Jan Edler, who is a member of River Pool Berlin, a group that has been ____23____ for years to open the river for swimmers again. “But the river has been ____24____ completely, and the water ____25____ has improved in the last decade and is constantly being monitored. Now, we want the people to use the Spree for ____26____ again.”
Supporters of lifting the swimming ban also point at Paris, where the Seine River was ____27____ for the Olympic Games last year and Parisians will be allowed this summer. Swimming there had been ____28____ since 1923. In Vienna, too, water lovers can ____29____ in the Danube River.
“The cities are getting ____30____,” Edler said. “The German capital, a city of 3.9 million, could ____31____ need more places where people can cool off in the summer as regular outdoor pools ____32____ be hopelessly overcrowded on hot summer days.”
However, allowing swimmers to swim in the river would also mean challenges for the ____33____ of historical sites on some parts of the riverbanks. Another ____34____ is the busy boat traffic on the Spree that could ____35____ swimmers.
21. A. apology B. push C. statement D. analysis
22. A. persuaded B. invited C. allowed D. convinced
23. A. fighting B. recycling C. exploring D. talking
24. A. polluted B. dried C. damaged D. cleaned
25. A. depth B. color C. quality D. level
26. A. fun B. agriculture C. treatment D. industry
27. A. paid B. opened C. checked D. shut
28. A. discovered B. monitored C. ignored D. stopped
29. A. stand B. bathe C. fish D. wander
30. A. hotter B. dirtier C. greener D. wetter
31. A. hardly B. occasionally C. gratefully D. definitely
32. A. pretend to B. lead to C. tend to D. adapt to
33. A. sight B. protection C. income D. value
34. A. advantage B. loss C. problem D. entertainment
35. A. endanger B. help C. attract D. rescue
【答案】21. B 22. C 23. A 24. D 25. C 26. A 27. B 28. D 29. B 30. A 31. D 32. C 33. B 34. C 35. A
第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
When I was ____36____ kid, if my dad threatened to take off his belt (皮带), it only meant one thing: One of ____37____ (we) was going to be punished. That’s ____38____ I had remembered it, until last Sunday.
On that day, I dined out at a restaurant with some good ____39____ (friend) and our children. Since my daughter was leaving the table ____40____ (wander) around, her little friend, Ariana, was getting up to do the same. But ____41____ (Ariana) father wanted her to sit and eat. When she refused, her father threatened to take off his belt. Naturally, I thought he was joking. To my surprise, he got up from the table and took his belt off with an angry look on his face.
“Right, that’s it,” he said, ____42____ (fold) his belt over.
He went over and picked up his daughter, ____43____ was very scared and screamed, and put her back into the chair. I was really worried that the kid was going to receive an unpleasant ____44____ (punish) and wanted to protect the poor child. However, her father just used his belt to tie his daughter to the seat. It was so funny that all of us laughed. After that, my daughter and her friend managed to sit and eat ____45____ (quiet) — at least for a little while.
【答案】36. a 37. us
38. how 39. friends
40. to wander
41. Ariana’s
42. folding
43. who 44. punishment
45. quietly
第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节(满分15分)
46. 假定你是李华，你的笔友Jimmy发来邮件说，他很快就要来北京留学，希望你能提醒他与中国人面对面打交道的礼节。请给他回信，内容包括：
1.欢迎他的到来；
2.提出具体建议。
注意：1.写作词数应为80个左右;
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Dear Jimmy,
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Warm regards,
Li Hua
【答案】Dear Jimmy,
I’m thrilled to hear that you’re coming to Beijing for further study soon! It’s a great honor for me to welcome you to this ancient yet vibrant city.
To help you better interact with Chinese people face-to-face, here are some tips. Firstly, when meeting someone for the first time, a firm handshake along with a warm smile is a good start. In addition, when receiving gifts, use both hands to accept them and express your appreciation, which is a sign of respect. Thirdly, avoid talking loudly in public places, because Chinese people value a quiet and harmonious environment.
I’m sure you’ll have a wonderful time here.
Warm regards,
Li Hua
第二节(满分25分)
47. 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。
Since the kind and experienced teacher, Ms. Gray, whom everyone adored, had moved away, Lily felt her classroom had lost its warmth and found it extremely hard to accept the new math teacher, Ms. Chen, whose soft voice and cautious manners made her seem too young and unsure of herself.
“She even makes mistakes in class,” Lily complained to her friends during a break. “Ms. Gray never did that.”
Her friends giggled, and soon bad things about Ms. Chen spread like wildfire: “Her lessons are boring.”, “She doesn’t understand us like Ms. Gray did.” Lily joined in, feeling a strange sense of satisfaction, as though criticizing Ms. Chen could somehow keep Ms. Gray’s memory alive. Yet Ms. Chen never responded.
One afternoon, after Lily submitted her unfinished homework, Ms. Chen gently asked her to stay. She invited Lily to sit beside her. “Is the homework too difficult ” Ms. Chen asked gently. “Let’s go through it together.”
Step by step, she explained with clarity and patience, using simple examples whenever Lily hesitated. “See It’s not so hard once you break it down,” Ms. Chen said cheerfully when they finished. For a moment, Lily felt uneasy, remembering the bad things she had spoken about her new teacher.
Then, one morning, Lily woke up with a pounding headache. Her throat burned and her legs felt heavy, but she dragged herself to school. At the gate, she happened to see Ms. Chen.
“Lily, what’s wrong You don’t look well,” Ms. Chen said with great concern and pressed her hand on Lily’s forehead. “I’m afraid you have had a fever. Let’s go to the nurse.”
Without another word, Ms. Chen picked up Lily’s bag and put one arm around Lily’s waist to support her all the way to the clinic on campus.
注意：1.续写词数应为150个左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Ms. Chen stayed at the clinic and waited for Lily’s mom to take her daughter home.
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Once Lily stopped making comparison, she began to see Ms. Chen in a new light.
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【答案】范文
Ms. Chen stayed at the clinic and waited for Lily’s mom to take her daughter home. She fetched a warm cup of water for Lily and wiped the sweat off her forehead with a clean tissue. When Lily mumbled an awkward “thank you”, Ms. Chen just smiled softly and said, “Take good care of yourself. I’ll leave the missed math notes on your desk tomorrow.” As Lily’s mom arrived, Ms. Chen carefully explained her symptoms and reminded them to give her light food and plenty of rest. Watching Ms. Chen’s gentle back as she walked away, Lily felt a warm current flowing through her heart.
Once Lily stopped making comparison, she began to see Ms. Chen in a new light. She noticed how Ms. Chen always prepared colorful worksheets to make boring formulas interesting, and how she patiently repeated explanations for students who fell behind. Gradually, Lily joined her classmates in greeting Ms. Chen warmly every morning, and even volunteered to help pass out homework. She finally realized that warmth could come in different forms — Ms. Gray’s brightness was lovely, but Ms. Chen’s quiet kindness was equally precious.

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