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邯郸市部分校2024-2025学年高三上学期月考英语试卷（二）
考生注意:
1. 本试卷由四个部分组成。满分150分, 考试时间120分钟。
2. 答卷前, 考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在本试卷和答题卡相应位置上。
3. 请按照题号顺序在各题的答题区域内作答, 超出答题区域书写的答案无效; 在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。
4. 考试结束后, 将本试题卷和答题卡一并上交。
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并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后, 你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题, 每段对话仅读一遍。
1. What does the girl like in the history area
A. The friendly people. B. The quiet environment. C. The comfortable chairs.
2. On which day do people go out to thank health workers
A. Tuesday. B. Wednesday. C. Thursday.
3. How is the man preparing to use the tools
A. By learning at work. B. By watching online videos. C. By reading the instructions.
4. What does the woman think of the man
A. He isn’t hard-working. B. He isn’t strong. C. He isn’t polite.
5. What are the speakers mainly talking about
A. A TV show. B. A sports star. C. A music lesson.
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二至四个小题, 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。听每段对话或独白前, 你将有5秒钟的时间阅读各个小题, 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。听下面一段对话, 回答第6和第7题。
6. What subject did the man earn his degree in
A. German. B. Philosophy. C. Psychology.
7. Why does the man wish he had learned Spanish
A. He likes Spanish culture.
B. He thinks it would be more useful.
C. He wants to work in South America.
听下面一段对话, 回答第8至第10三个小题。
8. What will the woman do first
A. Wash her hands. B. Answer the phone. C. Write up an order.
9. What does the man need now
A. Some oil. B. Some vegetables. C. Some eggs.
10. Where will the woman look for the item
A. On the shelf. B. Near the stairs. C. In the box.
听下面一段对话, 回答第11至第13三个小题。
11. What sport is the woman good at
A. Bowling. B. Football. C. Badminton
12. What is the probable relationship between the speakers
A. Co-workers. B. Cousins. C. Teammates.
13. What will the man do next
A. Call Dave. B. Send an email to Henry. C. Get a ticket to an exhibition.
听下面一段对话, 回答第14至第17四个小题。
14. Where are the speakers
A. In a museum. B. In a library. C. In a studio.
15. Who is the man’s biggest hero
A. Kristal. B. Ansel. C. Ronald.
16. What did the man do in the summer
A. He went to Ansel’s house.
B. He went fishing with his friends.
C. He went hiking in a mountain alone.
17. What does the man do
A. He’s a designer. B. He’s a photographer. C. He’s a teacher.
听下面一段独白, 回答第18至第20三个小题。
18. Which course is the most popular according to the speaker
A. The Study Skills course.
B. The Application Help course
C. The Advanced Testing course.
19. How much will it cost to take all three courses
A. $150. B. $200. C. $250.
20. What will people do to sign up for the deal
A. Go to the Chicago office. B. Fill out a form online. C. Call an advisor,
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, 从每题所给的四个选项 (A、B、C和D) 中, 选出最佳选项。
Summer camps everywhere are filling up fast, but opportunities remain open for camps where fun and games come around food-growing it, that is. Your kids will learn how to tend to vegetables and livestock (家畜) and almost certainly taste the fruits of their labor. Here’s a small sampling of what’s out there.
Muscot, New York
This farm offers a half-day Wangler Camp for kids (a livestock-centred experience) and a two-week long Young Farmers camp for kids in grades one through eight. Camps range from$150 for weeklong half-day sessions to $ 350 for full-day sessions.
Sproutin’ Up, Colorado
An agriculture farm with a focus on education, Sproutin’ Up offers skill-building programs for teens throughout the year, but their summer camp for kids is all about tum. In addition to farm activities the kids spend time on at a local climbing gym. Three weekly half-day sessions are available for $200 each.
Humboldt, California
Located north of San Francisco, this sleepaway camp spreads out over several hundred acres in the coastal hills of Sonoma County. The lodging (住处) is tent-style, with outdoor showers. A range of farm activities are available throughout the summer.
Alegre, Georgia
Your kids will clean and brush a horse, and learn to milk a goat at this camp. Three-day sessions (mornings only) cost $125, and parents can attend with their children for an extra fee.
21. Which camp best suits kids who enjoy climbing
A. Muscot. B. Sproutin’ Up. C. Humboldt. D. Alegre.
22. What can kids do in Alegre
A. Interact with animals. B. Have sessions in the afternoon.
C. Sleep in tents at night. D. Enjoy the scenery of coastal hills.
23. What do the four camps have in common
A. They provide full-day camps. B. They offer farm-themed camps.
C. They are located in the same state. D. They focus on health education.
B
grew up hearing that it is better to give than to receive, and the older I get, the more I aim to take this message to heart. Nevertheless, here I am, in the midst of the holiday. season, stressed out about gifts I have not yet purchased.
How did gift buying become an emotionally fraught chore (苦差事) For a moment, it’s easy to question if it’s worth it. But science tells me that giving makes us feel good.
“The act of giving actually does improve your happiness”, says Michael Norton, a psychologist at Harvard Business School. He has published several studies on the effects of giving.
In one experiment that included about 700 people, the researchers randomly assigned participants to make either a purchase for themselves, or for a stranger. Afterwards, the participants reported how happy they felt. It turns out that giving to others led to a significant happiness boost, whereas spending on oneself didn’t move the needle.
“If you take $5 out of your pocket today, the science really does show that spending $5 on yourself doesn’t do much for you,” Norton says. “But spending that $5 on somebody else is more likely to increase your happiness.”
“Take a scarf for example. If you buy one for yourself, it’s just another thing you don’t necessarily need. But if you buy a scarf for someone else, you’ve shown them that they’re important to you,” Norton says. Either way, it’s just a scarf. “But it can either be a throwaway object or something that enhances a relationship between two people,” he says.
So, there’s evidence that generosity promotes happiness. but the process of shopping, wrapping and schlepping (搬) gifts can be tiresome—or even extremely annoying considering all of our day-to-day demands and other holiday stressors.
Studies also show when people are given something, they are more likely to give back. Reciprocity (互惠) is a foundation of good relationships and when we surround ourselves with generous people, we tend to feel the same. Feeling that spirit of giving and the connection it can bring is what the holidays are all about.
24. Why does the author mention his own experience in Paragraph 1
A. To make a prediction. B. To introduce the topic.
C. To present a reason. D. To clarify a concept.
25. How does Norton illustrate his opinion in Paragraphs 5 and 6
A. By listing data. B. By giving examples.
C. By making comments D. By telling personal experiences.
26. Why is preparing a gift sometimes an emotionally fraught chore
A. It’s difficult and expensive. B. It happens frequently.
C. It’s not valued by others. D. It requires much effort.
27. What can we learn about giving gifts from the text
A. It is not worth the effort. B. It is a must to enhance a relationship.
C. It brings about emotional benefits. D. It gains popularity during holidays.
C
The science of why insects gather around lights at night, has never been nailed down. Popular theories propose that moths and other insects navigate (导航) by the moon and mistake lamps for moonlight, or that the insects fly towards light to escape coming danger. Now researchers believe they have a more convincing answer: contrary to current theories, insects are not attracted to light from far away, but become trapped if they fly close to an artificial light source.
According to Dr Sam Fabian, study co-author and Imperial College London entomologist (昆虫学家), moths and many other insects that fly at night evolved to tilt (倾斜) their backs to wherever is brightest. For hundreds of millions of years, this was the sky rather than the ground. The trick told insects which way was up and ensured they flew levelly. But then camel artificial lighting. Moths found themselves tilting their backs to street lamps. This caused them to circle around the lamps endlessly, the insects trapped by their evolution.
Fabian and his colleagues filmed insect flight paths around lights in the lab. The videos reveal that time and again, moths and dragonflies turned their backs to artificial lights, which appeared to greatly change their flight paths. If the light is above them, they might start orbiting it, but if it’s behind them, they start tilting backwards and end up flying in circles or diving toward the ground.
Researchers have long warned that light pollution is a big driving force in the dramatic decline in insect populations. Moths and other insects that become trapped around lamps become easily caught by bats. The artificial lighting can also fool them into thinking it is daytime, causing them to bed down and skip a night’s feeding.
There are, Fabian believes, helpful lessons from the research. “What this tells us is that the direction of artificial light matters, Could we change lighting environments to not trap insects For we’re facing a massive decline in insects around the world, and artificial light at night is one of the factors that could potentially be leading to this decline,” Fabian said.
28. What do the underlined words “nailed down” in Paragraph 1 mean
A. Popularized widely. B. Discussed openly. C. Defined accurately. D. Explored academically.
29. Fabian’s study found that moths circle around the lamps endlessly because ________.
A. they can’t keep their balance. B. they use improper flight attitude.
C. they lose track of which way is up. D. they are attracted to lights from far away.
30. What is the significance of the research finding
A. It may lead to better conservation of insects. B. Natural enemies of insects will be got rid of.
C. Artificial lighting will be greatly reduced at night. D. It may raise concerns for insects’ eating behavior.
31. What is the text mainly about
A. Why insects lose their ability to fly at night. B. Why artificial light and evolution trap insects.
C. How artificial light impacts insect populations. D. How insects evolved distinct strategies of flight.
D
The human voice is a delicate thing. Each person’s distinctive voice is produced when air from the lungs causes the vocal cords (声带) to vibrate (震颤). These vocal cords can easily get damaged. According to a 2005 study, 30% of the population will experience a voice disorder at some point in their life.
In a study published in the journal Nature Communications this week, a group of bioengineering researchers from the University of California have put forward an attractive solution. They have designed and tested a soft patch (小片) that can be stuck onto a person’s neck, where it will pick up muscle movements and, with the help of machine-learning algorithms (算法) that process the signals, translate them into speech.
When a person loses their voice today, the easiest fix is to turn to typing, texting, or writing notes to communicate. “Typing can be slow and convenient,” says Jun Chen, the paper’s lead author, “and writing notes is only possible in good lighting. The new solution would therefore be able to clear all these hurdles.”
Dr. Chen’s device works on the basis of something called the magnetoelastic effect (磁弹性效应). Essentially, when tiny magnetic (磁性的) bits are placed into soft materials, their magnetic properties can change as the material is stretched.
When the throat muscles move under the soft patch, the resulting magnetoelastic effects can be changed into electrical signals. In a test with eight participants, the variations can be changed by electrical signals.
Researchers recorded the signals as the subjects spoke and mouthed five different sentences, They then trained a machine-learning model which was then able to predict which of the five sentences the participants spoke-whether aloud or in silence-with more than 90% accuracy.
There is a way to go yet, for now the device can only recognize the five phrases it was trained on. Plus, to make it practical at scale, the researchers will need to collect a lot more data.
32. In Paragraph 1, the author mainly wants to tell us that ________.
A. lungs are easily damaged B. the human voice is unique
C. vocal cords vibrate to produce sound D. voice disorders are a problem worthy of attention
33. Why does the author mention the magnetoelastic effect
A. To explain the working principle. B. To present a solution.
C. To introduce the challenge. D. To make a comparison.
34. What is the function of the soft patch
A. Predicting five different sentences. B. Destroying the background magnetic field.
C. Slowing the movements of throat muscles. D. Helping turn muscle movements into electrical signals.
35. Which of the following is a suitable title for the text
A. Predicting the Importance of Voice Restoration
B. Using Algorithms in Bioengineering Research
C. Overcoming Voice Loss with an Innovative Patch
D. Finding the Principle of Communication Devices
第二节 (共5小题; 每小题2.5分, 满分12.5分)
根据短文内容, 从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Kindness May Keep You Healthy
If you are driving in the United States, you may see a common bumper (汽车保险杠) sticker on passing vehicles that reads: 36 The saying is meant to urge people to behave in a gentle, caring, and helpful way towards others without thinking or planning ahead.
37 In one experiment, Brian Hare, an anthropologist (人类学家) at Duke University, asked a group of people to perform three acts of generosity for other individuals each week. These acts could be small, like opening a door for someone. The people who were caring, gentle and friendly towards others reported experiencing contentment, satisfaction and happiness.
However, being kind is not just emotionally beneficial. Lyubomirsky studied a group of people with the disease Multiple Sclerosis (多发性硬化). 38 Her research also pointed out that people showing kindness to others had less inflammation (炎症) in their bodies. And in other studies, Lyubomirsky said more anti-viral genes were found in people who extended a helping hand to other people.
39 In one study, researchers gave people a list of values-such as kindness, creativity, ambition, tradition, security, seeking social justice, and seeking power. When, asked to pick the most important, kindness won.
“The basic reason why people are kind,” Oliver Curry, explained, the research director at Kind-lab that is a non-profit organization, “is that we are social animals. Kindness is as much a part of us as our anger, grief or desire.” 40
A. Perform random acts of kindness.
B. Acts of kindness are very powerful.
C. In other words, we are designed to be kind.
D. She found that they felt better physically when helping others.
E Research shows that doing kind things can make us feel better.
F. He found that being kind makes people feel better emotionally.
G. Other research has shown that many people prize kindness above other values.
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, 从短文后各题所给的四个选项 (A、B、C和D) 中, 选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Every morning at 4:30 a.m., Yang He, a 64-year-old photographer, wakes up in the 41 hours and drives to the banks of the Yangtze River in Yichang, Hubei province. Upon arrival, he patiently waits there for finless porpoises (江豚) to come out from the water, hoping to 42 their beauty.
As a devoted 43 of finless porpoises, Yang has taken more than 100,000 vivid photos of the 44 species in the past six years. “I know this group of finless porpoises very 45 . They are just like my children,” he says.
Yangtze finless porpoises are so connected to the Yangtze River that any change in the health of it can support or threaten their 46 . “I first 47 a finless porpoise as a teenager when there were far fewer boats on the River. I would 48 see them pursuing boats as they made their way down the river,” Yang says, adding that as human activity increased, they become rare.
Over the past few decades, however, significant measures have been 49 to change the fate of this species. In 2017, Yang was fortunate enough to spot a finless porpoise after a long 50 . Over the last five years alone, the population of Yangtze finless porpoises has increased to 1,249, marking a 51 of 23.4 percent. Today, groups of these creatures can once again be 52 leaping above the water’s surface.
“I will continue to take more beautiful photos of them as long as I am able to 53 a camera and keep a(n) 54 on them,” Yang says, adding that he will make it his life’s mission to 55 these remarkable creatures.
41. A. office B. small C. big D. rush
42. A. reflect B. inquire C. photograph D. justify
43. A. admirer B. specialist C. keeper D. subscriber
44. A. motivated B. endangered C. occupied D. caged
45. A. further B. slightly C. little D. well
46. A. comprehension B. weight C. survival D. vision
47. A. pictured B. trained C. reserved D. encountered
48. A. frequently B. rarely C. occasionally D. never
49. A. called off B. carried out C. put aside D. got across
50. A. reference B. inquiry C. gap D. inference
51. A. decline B. tendency C. share D. rise
52. A. justified B. expected C. observed D. dominated
53. A. hold B. abandon C. deserve D. polish
54. A. pace B. ear C. secret D. eye
55. A. advocate B. document C. transform D. donate
第二节 (共10小题; 每小题1.5分, 满分15分)
阅读下列材料, 在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
It is believed that Chinese knotting, also known as zhongguojie, originated for recording information and exchanging messages 56 writing was invented. Over the past thousands of years, knots 57 (play) an important part in the life of Chinese. 58 (initial), Chinese knots acted as good-luck charms to drive away evil spirits. Today, Chinese knots are widely used to decorate homes during festivities.
A major characteristic of Chinese knots is that they are often tied from a single continuous length of string. The knots are commonly named 59 the shape it takes. Chinese knots are created in a 60 (various) of colors such as gold, green, blue, or black, though the most commonly used color is red, 61 symbolizes good luck and prosperity.
Crafting the Chinese knot is a three-step process 62 (involve) tying knots, tightening them and adding the finishing touches. The knots 63 (pull) tightly together and are strong enough to be used for binding or wrapping, making them very practical.
Today, most of such knots are often mass manufactured in factories, Skilled knot artists weave complex knots that you might see 64 (sell) as souvenirs that you can take back with you. If you have time, why not try your hand at it Perhaps these age-old charms can add 65 touch of good luck to your daily life
第四部分 写作 (共两节, 满分40分)
第一节 (满分15分)
近期将有一批英国的高中生来你市科技馆 (Museum of Science&Technology) 参观, 为此该馆外事办公室在全市内招募一名志愿讲解员。请你以中学生李华的名义给该馆外办张主任 (Mr. Zhang) 写一份英文申请信, 内容包括: 1. 表达意愿; 2. 个人简介; 3. 希望获准
注意: 1. 词数80左右; 2. 可适当增加细节, 以使行文连贯。
第二节 (满分25分)
阅读下面材料, 根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段, 使之构成一篇完整的短文。
I grew up in a large family of twelve siblings (兄弟姐妹). We weren’t poor by most standards, but things were definitely stretched (缺乏的) for us, My parents never shared their financial worries, instead choosing to let us have a carefree childhood. But despite their discretion (审慎), I knew, as children often do, that there were times they went without something they loved and that certain things wouldn’t be available.
Back in those days, hot lunch was a luxury for the kids from ordinary families, and hot-lunch buyers sat separately from the students who brought cold lunch. My siblings and I brought lunch from home every day: thick slices of homemade bread hiding one slice of sausage, three cookies, and a small apple. We would look on longingly as the rich kids proudly sat down with their steaming plates of fried chicken or fish sticks and potatoes, boxes of cold milk, peaches and a slice of cake.
I never said anything, but my first grade teacher, Mrs Caruso, must have seen the longing in my eyes. One day she quietly pressed a note into my hand and whispered, “Give this to your mother”.
I skipped home and gave my mom the note. She read it and smiled. “Well, Mrs Caruso said because of all your hard work, she wants to buy you lunch tomorrow.” The next day, I proudly carried my chicken across the cafeteria and took my seat at the hot-lunch table. Honestly, the food wasn’t as great as I had imagined, but I was pleased to be there and felt honored to be a part of the group.
Mrs Caruso became more than just a teacher or a kind-hearted woman who bought me hot lunch. She became a friend to my family. We visited her often, and my siblings and I would play in her backyard while our parents chatted with her over coffee. She taught us how to feed the koi fish (锦鲤) and we would watch in amazement as they swam up to the surface to eat.
注意:
1. 所续写短文的词数应为150左右;
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
One rainy day, Mrs Caruso asked me to stay after school.
I don’t know why Mrs Caruso took a shine to my family.
英语·参考答案
听力部分录音稿
Text 1
M: When I’m in the library, I like sitting at the long tables in the reference section. It’s quiet there.
W: I prefer to read in the chairs in the history area, They make me relaxed.
M: But there’re always too many. people talking there
Text 2
M: Every Thursday, at 8:00 p.m., people go out into the street and clap. They do it to say thank you to health workers.
W: Yes, I read about that on Tuesday. Shall we join in tomorrow
Text 3
W: Do you know how to use those power tools I don’t want you to get hurt. Please read the instructions.
M: I have been watching videos on this website. Don’t forget, I used to work with a professional. He showed me all these tools.
Text 4
M: How much do you weigh It can’t be a lot. You look pretty light, but you’re also very strong. I’ve seen you lift a lot of weight.
W: It’s rude to ask a lady how much she weighs! I think you need some lessons in manners.
Text 5
W: If you were on this TV show, what topic would you answer questions on I think you’d be great at James Bond.
M: No, I haven’t seen the recent ones past the 1990s. I’d be useless at music too. Probably sport.
Text 6
W. What did you study when you lived in London
M: I have a degree in psychology. But when you study in the United Kingdom, you need to study three subjects to begin with
W. What were your other two
M: Philosophy and German. It’s good for my future career if I can speak a language, but I wish I’d learned Spanish instead.
W. Why is that
M: I like German culture, and I’ve been there a few times, but a lot more people in the world speak Spanish.
W: It would be useful if you ever worked in South America.
Text 7
M: Can you answer the phone if someone calls I need to write up this order. It is going to take me a few minutes.
W: Sure, but let me go to wash my hands first, I was just cutting up some hot peppers.
M: OK. Since you are going downstairs, can you bring me up some vegetable oil from the shelf I forgot to get it before when I brought up the eggs and flour from the cupboard.
W: Sure. But since we moved everything around down there, I don’t know where it is. Would it be on the shelf still
M: No. I moved most things from the shelf up into the kitchen. Now that we have the extra space, I thought it’d be easier. The oil should be next to the boxes on the floor. They are right by the stairs.
Text 8
M: Hey Barbara, my bowling team is a player short for a tournament. Do you want to join us
W. I’m not really good at bowling. If it was badminton, I’d be the right person.
M: Well, we need someone. Otherwise, we will lose our place.
w: I’ll tell you what, I’ll do it if you cannot find anyone better than me.
M: Well, the tournament is tomorrow night at 7:00 p, m, Not sure if we will find anyone else by then.
W: Let me ask around My cousin Dave used to play bowling, but I don’t know when he last played.
M: Well, if. he is available, the spot is his.
W: Oh no, I’ve just remembered that we’re going to a new museum exhibition tomorrow.
M: Not to worry, we’ll find someone else.
W: What about Henry He’s our boss, but he’s quite sporty. He plays football.
M: Great idea. I’ll drop him an email.
W: Sorry I couldn’t do it, But if it was me, you’d probably lose.
Text 9
W: Ronald, it is lovely that you agreed to come and do this for me.
M: Don’t worry about it one bit. You’ll do great. This little interview is nothing, compared to setting up this beautiful museum.
W: Thank you. Who would you say is your biggest hero
M: Well, you already know the answer to that. My adviser was Ansel Adams, the great nature photographer.
W: And where did you meet Ansel
M: Well, it’s an odd story actually. I was with my friends in the summer and they wanted to go fishing that day. I told them I would rather walk through the woods, so I hiked a mountain to relax alone, and ran into Ansel at the top.
W: Let me guess, He was taking pictures of the rocks
M: Almost. He was taking pictures of a special cloud, Immediately, he began telling me everything a person could know about clouds. He was a wealth of information. The amount of knowledge that Ansel had was important to me, However, it was the pure joy and love for teaching and appreciating photography that got me.
W: And now you own your own studio, you design clothing and will soon have a permanent section here at the modern museum of art and technology.
Text 10
W: For this month only, the Learning Center is having a sale on our three university preparation courses. Our Application Help course will take days and even weeks to finish the process alone. The senior students’ Study Skills course focuses on time management and learning how to organize notes. Lastly, our Advanced Testing course will cover the topics you must know for university entrance exams. This course is filled up more quickly than the others, so you must act now to get in. Our deal cuts the price of each course in half. Instead of $150 for each two-week course, you’ll pay $75 per course. However, our’ best deal is to buy all three courses now. This special price will save you $ 250 off the normal price of all three courses. Act now and you can have all three courses for only $200. Our deal is only available to those who sign up on the website before the end of April. Just fill out the form and we will put your name down to save the spot. If you or your parents wish to know more, you can give me or another advisor a call at our Chicago office.
参考答案
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21. B 细节理解题根据Sproutin’ Up, Colorado下“In addition to farm activities the kids spend time on at a local climbing gym,”可知, Sproutin’ Up最适合喜欢攀岩的孩子。
22. A 细节理解题根据Alegre, Georgia下的“Your kids will clean and brush a horse, and learn to milk a goat at this camp.”可知, 在Alegre孩子们能与动物互动。
23. B 细节理解题, 根据Muscot, New York下的“This farm offers a half-day Wangler Camp for kids (a livestock-centred experience) and a two-week long Young Farmers camp for kids in grades one through eight,”, Sproutin’ Up, Colorado下的“An agriculture farm with a focus on education, Sproutin’ Up offers skill-building programs for teens throughout the year, but their summer camp for kids is all about fun.”, Humboldt, California下“A range of farm activities are available throughout the summer.”以及Alegre, Georgia下的“Your kids will clean and brush a horse, and learn to milk a goat at this camp.”可知, 这四个夏令营都提供农场主题的营地。
24. B 推理判断题。根据第一段“I grew up hearing that it is better to give than to receive, and the older I get, the more I aim to take this message to heart. Nevertheless, here I am, in the midst of the holiday season, stressed out about gifts I have not yet purchased.”可知, 第一段讲述了虽然作者明白给予比接受好, 但在节日期间自己总是因为买礼物的事情感到很有压力, 接着第二段“How did gift buying become an emotionally fraught chore (苦差事) For a moment, it’s easy to question if it’s worth it, But science tells me that giving makes us feel good.”承上启下, 从作者买礼物的经历引出科学表明给予让人感觉良好, 结合下文内容可知, 本文围绕给予能够带来幸福展开, 由此可推测出, 第一段提到作者自己的经历是为了引出话题。
25. В 推理判断题, 根据第五段“‘If you take $.5 out of your pocket today, the science really does show that spending $5 on yourself doesn’t do much for you,’ Norton says, ‘But spending that $5 on somebody else is more likely to increase your happiness.’”和第六段“ ‘Take a scarf for example, If you buy one for yourself, it’s just another thing you don’t necessarily need.... that enhances a relationship between two people,’ he says.”可知, 这两段分别以5美元和一条围巾的例子讲述了给予的重要性。
26. D 推理判断题。根据倒数第二段“So, there’s evidence that generosity promotes happiness, but the process of shopping, wrapping and schlepping (搬) gifts can be tiresome - or even extremely annoying, considering all of our day-to-day demands and other holiday stressors.”可推知, 由于准备礼物需要花费精力, 所以有时是个苦差事。
27. C 推理判断题。根据第二段中的“But science tells me that giving makes us feel good.”和第三段中的“The act of giving actually does improve your happiness”可知, 给予会让人感觉良好, 提升幸福感, 由此可推测出, 送礼物能够带来情绪上的益处。
28. C 词义猜测题。根据划线短语下文“Popular theories propose that moths and other insects navigate (导航) by the moon and mistake lamps for moonlight, or that the insects fly towards light to escape coming danger. Now researchers believe they have a more convincing answer”可知, 对于昆虫为何会在夜间聚集在灯光周围这一问题没有标准答案, 故可推知划线短语所在句意为“昆虫为何会在夜间来集在灯光周围, 这一科学问题从未得到明确解释”, 推测划线短语nailed down意为“明确解释”, 与Defined accurately意义相近。
29. B 细节理解题。根据第二段中“Moths found themselves tilting their backs to street lamps. This caused them to circle around the lamps endlessly, the insects trapped by their evolution, ”可知, 飞蛾把背部向路灯倾斜, 这导致它们无休止地绕着灯转, 因此是不正确的飞行姿态导致飞蛾无休止地绕着灯转。
30. A 推理判断题。根据最后一段“There are, Fabian believes, helpful lessons from the research. ‘What this tells us is that...could potentially be leading to this decline,’ Fabian said.”可知, 这项研究结果的意义是告诉我们可以通过改变人造光的方向, 使昆虫不被困住, 从而更好地保护昆虫。
31. B 主旨大意题。根据全文内容, 并结合第一段中“Now researchers believe they have a more convincing answer: contrary to current theories, insects are not attracted to light from far away, but become trapped if they fly close to an artificial light source.”可知, 文章主要介绍了一项对昆虫夜晚趋光的研究, 研究发现昆虫被进化结果困住, 无休止地围绕人工照明转, 这启示我们可以通过改变人造光的方向, 更好地保护昆虫所以B项“为什么人造光和进化会困住昆虫 ”符合题意。
32. D 推理判断题。根据第一段“The human voice is a delicate thing. Each person’s distinctive voice is produced when air ... 30% of the population will experience a voice disorder at some point in their life.”可知, 本段主要想告诉我们声音障碍是一个值得关注的问题。
33. A 推理判断题。根据第止段“They have designed and tested a soft patch (小片) that can be stuck onto a person’s neck, that process the signals, translate them into speech. ”以及第三段“When a person loses their voice today, the easiest fix is to turn to typing, ...T he new solution would therefore be able to clear all these hurdles. ”和第四段“Dr. Chen’s device works on the basis of something called the magnetoelastic effect.”可知, 作者提到magnetoelastic effect是为了解释贴片的工作原理。
34. D 推理判断题。根据第四段“Essentially, when tiny magnetic (磁性的) bits are placed into soft materials, their magnetic properties can change as the material is stretched,”以及第五段“When the throat muscles move under the soft patch, the resulting magnetoelastic effects can be changed into electrical signals,”可知, 软贴片的功能是帮助将肌肉运动转化为电信号。
35. C 主旨大意题。根据第二段“They have designed and tested a soft patch (小片) that can be stuck onto a person’s neck, where it will pick up muscle movements and, with the help of machine-learning algorithms (算法) that process the signals, translate them into speech.”以及纵观全文可知, 本文主要讲述了一种可以贴在人脖子上的软贴片, 能够通过捕捉肌肉运动并将其转化为语言, 所以C项“Overcoming Voice Loss with an Innovative Patch”是本文最好的标题。
36. A 根据下文信息“The saying is meant to urge people to behave in a gentle, caring, and helpful way towards others without thinking or planning ahead.”可知, 此处是指“随机做善举”。
37. E 根据不文信息“In one experiment, ... The people who were caring, gentle and friendly towards others reported experiencing contentment, satisfaction and happiness.”可知, 本段主要讲述一项实验发现对他人关怀、温柔和友好的人经历满足、满意和幸福。故而E项能概括段落主旨。
38. D 根据本段首句信息“However, being kind is not just emotionally beneficial. ”及整段内容可知, 此处是指“行善举对人身体上的益处”。
39. G 根据整段内容, 特别是本段末句可知, 此处是指“行善”在众多美德中居于首位。
40. C 根据上文信息“Kindness is as much a part of us as our anger, grief or desire. ”可知, 此处是指“行善”如同我们的性情 (生气、悲伤和欲望) 一样, 是与生俱来的。
41. B 根据上文“Every morning at 4:30 a.m. ”, “wakes up”并结合本句句意可知, 此处是指杨贺“凌晨”就醒来了。the early/small hours (凌晨时分) 为习语。
42. C 根据下文“...Yang has taken more than 100,000 vivid photos...”, “I will continue to take more beautiful photos of them as long as I am able to ________ a camera...”可知, 此处是指杨贺“拍摄”江豚的照片。
43. A 根据下文“...Yang has taken more than 100,000 vivid photos of the ________ species in the past six years.”, “I first ________ a finless porpoise as a teenager when there were far fewer boats on the River.”, “...he will make it his life’s mission ...”可知, 此处是指杨贺“喜爱”江豚。
44. B 根据下文“...adding that as human activity increased, they become rare.”, “Over the past few decades, however, significant measures have been ________ to change the fate of this species.”可知, 此处是指江豚处于“濒危”的境况。
45. D 根据下文“They are just like my children, ...”可知, 此处是指杨贺对江豚“非常了解”。
46. C 根据本句句意可知, 此处是指长江的水质对江豚的“生存”有影响。
47. D 根据句意可知, 此处是指杨贺年少时首次“看到”江豚。
48. A 根据上文“…. there were far fewer boats on the River.”和下文“…see them pursuing boats as they made their way down the river,’ Yang says, adding that as human activity increased, they become rare.”可知, 此处是指杨贺年少时江豚数量多, “经常”能看到他们的身影。
49. B 根据上文“...adding that as human activity increased, they become rare. ”和本句句意可知, 此处是指为了不让江豚灭绝, 一些重要的措施得以“实行”。
50. C 根据“...adding that as human activity increased, they become rare. ”和本句句意可知, 此处是指过了很长一段“时间”才幸运地再次看到江豚。
51. D 根据上文“...the population of Yangtze finless porpoises has increased to 1,249, ...”可知, 此处是指江豚的数量有了“增加”。
52. C 根据上文“...he patiently waits there for finless porpoises to come out from the water, hoping to _______ their beauty.”可知, 此处是指“看”到江豚。
53. A 根据本句句意及全文信息可知, 此处是指杨贺“拿着”相机拍摄江豚的照片。
54. D 根据上文“he patiently waits there for finless porpoises to come out from the water, hoping to ________ their beauty.”和本句句意可知, 此处是指持续“观察”江豚。keep an eye on sth (观察/留心/注意……) 为固定短语。
55. B 根据上文“As a devoted ________ of finless porpoises, Yang has taken more than 100,000 vivid photos of the ________ species in the past six years.”可知, 此处是指杨贺会持续用拍照这种方式来“记录”江豚。
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第一节
One possible version:
Dear Mr. Zhang,
I’m Li Hua, a senior high school student. I’m writing to apply to interpret for the British students who will visit the Museum of Science & Technology.
To begin with, I have a good command of English, coupled with half-a-year study in the UK, which is beneficial to the interpretation. Additionally, the history and exhibits of the Museum are very familiar to me thanks to volunteering there last term. Last but not least, I’m outgoing and good at communicating with others.
I’d appreciate it if you could offer me this precious opportunity. Looking forward to your early reply.
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
第二节
One possible version:
One rainy day, Mrs Caruso asked me to stay after school. My stomach instantly dropped to the floor. Did she know I hadn’t finished my math sheet Did she see me teasing Billy on the playground After the other students had left, Mrs Caruso said she was going to finish her work and then drive me home. It was raining, and she knew I had a long walk, We pulled up to my house and she got out, depositing a few bags full of clothes, toys, and books on the porch. Then she drove away.
I don’t know why Mrs Caruso took a shine to my family. Maybe she also grew up in a family that struggled. Somehow, even with her quiet charity, she never made me feel ashamed, She just made me feel loved and important. Thanks to her, I learned that I had just as many rights as anyone to sit at the hot-lunch table. As an adult, I try to pay it forward by following Mrs Caruso’s example of kindness and generosity. I may not have the means to make grand gestures, but I can offer a listening ear, a helping hand, or a small gift to someone who needs it.

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