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黄山市2023—2024 学年度第二学期期末质量检测
高二英语试题
本试卷分第Ⅰ卷(选择题)和第Ⅱ卷(非选择题)两部分。满分 150 分。考试时间120分钟。答案应写在答题卷上，不能答在试题卷上。
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。每段对话仅读 -遍。
1. Which place is the woman going to tonight
A. A cafe. B. A university. C. Her sister's home.
2. What did Alfie mainly play with at the party
A. Building blocks. B. Gift boxes. C. A train set.
3. What will the man probably have for lunch
A. Meat pies. B. Eggs. C. Onion rings.
4. What is the man's job probably
A. A secretary. B. A shop assistant. C. A dentist.
5. What trouble does Alvin make for the man
A. He always copies the sound his phone makes.
B. He always says hello to strangers.
C. He always rings the bells.
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. What are the speakers mainly talking about
A. Best hamburgers. B. Wrong calls. C. Sales plans.
7. What has the man tried to do
A. Call the restaurant.
B. Send the restaurant an email.
C. Post an ad for the restaurant online.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8. What was the woman's main request
A. To drink at the bar. B. To visit at 4:00 p. m. C. To sit near the stage.
9. How will the woman probably pay
A. By phone. B. By credit card. C. By cash.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. What does the woman like best about her new house
A. The floor. B. The big rooms. C. The windows.
11. Where did the woman put the old furniture before
A. At her apartment. B. At the man's home. C. At her parents' house.
12. When was the woman's new house built
A. In the 18th century. B. In the 19th century. C. In the 20th century.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. Who are the speakers probably
A. House owner and buyer. B. A couple. C. Guide and tourist.
14. What is the advantage of the first choice
A. It has plenty of fruit. B. It has a beautiful view. C. It has a washing machine.
15. Why does the woman hesitate about the second choice
A. It is expensive. B. It is far from the ocean. C. It has no basic facilities.
16. What will the woman likely do for Christmas
A. Stay in a comfortable hotel.
B. Eat fresh fruit on a farm.
C. Relax in a house on the island.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. What does the speaker think of the achievement this year
A. Boring. B. Unsatisfactory. C. Unexpected.
18. How old is the company
A. Three years old. B. Four years old. C. Five years old.
19. What will the speaker give to the team members
A. A pay raise. B. Extra holidays. C. Cheap food and drinks.
20. Where does the talk probably take place
A. In a restaurant.
B. In an office.
C. In an online conference room.
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、D)中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Current Exhibitions
Grounded in Clay
March 1—June 4, 2024
Pueb lo Indian pottery (陶器), a type of American Indian art, is still produced today in a manner identical to the method developed during the Classic Pueb lo period of about AD 1050-1300. This exhibition features more than one hundred historical and contemporary clay works constructed only by females of the tribe (部落) and produced not on a potter’s wheel but by hand.
Light and Tone
May 18—September 5, 2024
The current exhibition explores the pursuit of a tonal gradation (色调层次) and contrast in drawings selected by the Department of Drawings and Prints on prepared and dyed papers, ranging from masterworks by Wolf Huber and Peter Candid to impressive sheets by eighteenth-and nineteenth-century artists like Angelica Kauffman and Alphonse Legros.
Vincent van Gogh’s Cypresses (柏树)
May 22—August 27, 2024
Some 40 landscape works by Vincent van Gogh reveal the extent of his passion for the region’s distinctive evergreens as they continuously fueled the Dutch artist’s imagination over the course of two years in the South of France: from his initial sightings of cypresses in Arles to realizing their full, limitless potential in Saint-Rémy.
The African Origin of Civilization
July 14-December 14, 2024
In 1974, Senegalese scholar Cheikh Anta Diop challenged historians by declaring the influence of ancient African civilizations in his book The African Origin of Civilization: Myth (神话) or Reality. This exhibition pays respect to the great African his torian by presenting masterpieces from West and Central Africa for the first time.
1. What can be learned from Pueb lo pots
A. They are produced in a new way. B. They are made by Pueb lo women.
C. They are created on a particular wheel. D. They have a history of three thousand years.
2. What is suitable for visitors to appreciate works of natural scenery
A. Grounded in Clay. B. Light and Tone.
C. Vincent van Gogh’s Cypresses. D. The African Origin of Civilization.
3. What is the purpose of The African Origin of Civilization
A. To honor Cheikh Anta Diop. B. To explore African myths.
C. To introduce an insightful book. D. To compare different African cultures.
B
Zlotkowski, a high school girl who lives on Isleboro Island, off Maine’s midcoast, spent her summer helping her mom Kimberly sell seafood at their local farmers’ market. It was there that they met another vendor (小贩) selling homemade goat cheese. A quick taste and the family fell in love with it.
“Mom. let’s get some goats so we can have cheese,” said Zlotkowski. Understandably, her mom wasn’t sold on the idea, but it happened that Kimberly was looking to clear some land. Zlotkowski saw her opening.
“Goats eat a lot of plants that other livestock (牲畜) won’t touch. They’re also able to access brushy areas that are inaccessible to some larger equipment, and they naturally fertilize (施肥) while they work,” Zlotkowski explained to her mother. Then she suggested, “Why not get some goats to clear the land, and we would also benefit from their milk and cheese ” Kimberly got on board, and Grazy Goat Girls was born.
Over the fall, Zlotkowski acquired five goats, and she has been getting the animals adapted to their new environment. She has let the goats clear some of her mom’s land in a safe and eco-friendly manner, inspecting their progress and timing, to help her handle inquiries from people throughout the region about clearing their properties.
With two years left of high school, Zlotkowski is growing her landscaping business slowly, balancing the goats with seeing her friends and attending school activities. She wants to see how big she can make Grazy Goat Girls before leaving for college. When she’s not there, Zlotkowski will have to find someone to care for her goats until she can come back. “After college, I’m hoping I can come back and start a farm,” says Zlotkowski.
4. What impressed Zlotkowski at the local market
A. Working as a vendor was no easy job.
B. Homemade goat cheese was delicious.
C. Seafood was less popular than cheese.
D. Many vendors sold homemade goat cheese.
5. What does the underlined phrase “wasn’t sold on” in paragraph 2 mean
A. Seemed uninterested in.
B. Becane impatient with.
C. Seemed attracted by.
D. Became influenced by.
6. What can we infer about Grazy Goat Girls
A. It has made a big name in the neighbourhood.
B. It has led to dissatisfaction throughout the region.
C. It has failed to balance business with academics.
D. It has helped clear land in a sustainable way.
7. What can be a suitable title for the text
A. Zlotkowski: a student who saves local livestock
B. Raising goats: an emerging trend on the market
C. Zlotkowski: a schoolgirl-turned-landscaper
D. Grazy Goat Girls: a teenager-inspired workshop
C
Today, open book-review pages, and you are more likely to see writers describing each other and their work with such words as “brilliant” and “insightful” rather than, as they once did, “tiresome”. An editor for BuzzFeed, a news site, even announced that its books section would not do negative book reviews at all. This was wonderful news for writers everywhere. It was not such good news for readers.
The best bad reviews are scalpel (手术刀) jobs, observes the British critic Adam Mars-Jones,“ because if it’s not precise, it’s not going to work.” One of the finest was used by George Eliot on Charlotte Bronte’s “Jane Eyre”. “I wish,” Eliot wrote.“ the characters would talk a little less like the heroes and heroines of police reports.” Modem reviewers rarely achieve such deadly beauty. All too often reviews are full of filler words: “darkly funny”, “deep thinking”. Many of these imply the word “boring”, which is in effect forbidden on literary pages.
The Internet is one reason for this softening. It has changed both the economics of criticism(newspapers have fewer book pages, so editors tend to fill them with the books you should read, not the ones you should not) and the advisability of it. The Internet has also helped decrease anonymity (匿名). Once, most reviews were anonymous. Today, most reviewers are not only named but easily searchable. Whereas 30 years ago, critics were “encouraged to really have a go at people”, now people are ‘terrified of giving public criticism’’.
There have been attempts to bring back sharp criticism. In 2012 an award called the “Hatchet Job of the Year” was launched by two critics as a “mission against boredom and lazy thinking”. It ran for three years. Fleur Macdonald one of its co-founders, thinks that “the literary scene probably needs it more than over now”, but that it struggled to get sponsorship since “bad book reviews can cause disagreements”.
8. What is the feature of book reviews nowadays
A. They are getting brilliant. B. They are very friendly to readers.
C. They hardly offer sharp criticism. D. They show no respect for writers’ feelings.
9. What does the author feel at Eliot’s review of “Jane Eyre”
A. Exact and effective. B. Beautiful and talkative.
C. Thoughtful and funny. D. Unfriendly and uncertain.
10. How is paragraph 3 mainly developed
A. By listing figures. B. By making comparisons.
C. By providing examples. D. By making classifications.
11 What can we learn about the “Hatchet Job of the Year”
A. It inspired many critics. B. It became an instant hit.
C. It met with challenges. D. It has been running for years.
D
Can a machine predict the song of the summer Can it remove forgettable flops (失败之作) If so, such a technology could reduce music production costs and even make judges on television talent shows outdated-but after decades of “hit song science” research, predicting a successful song is still more of an art than a science.
Now researchers at Claremont Graduate University say they’ve found a way to use artificial intelligence to predict the next chart-topping song. The team tracked how participants responded as they listened to music. A machine-learning model trained on the data was then able to determine whether a song was a hit or a flop with 97 percent accuracy.
Traditionally, music industry experts looking to predict the next hit have relied on large databases to analyze the lyrical and acoustic (原音的) aspects of hit songs. But this method has performed only slightly better than a random coin toss (投掷). For example, Hoda Khalil, a data scientist. and her workmates have analyzed data from more than 600,000 songs and found no significant connections between various acoustic features and a tune’s commercial popularity.
Rather than focusing on a song’s qualities, the Claremont team sought to explore how humans respond to music. “Songs are designed to create an emotional experience for people, and those emotions come from the brain, ”says Paul Zak, senior author of the new study.
Previous attempts to use brain scans to predict hit songs had limited success. Instead of directly measuring the brain, Zak’s team equipped 33 participants with wearable sensors that monitor changes in their heart blood flow, similar to the way traditional smartwatches and fitness trackers detect heart rate.
Participants listened to 24 songs ranging from the hit “Dance Monkey” to the commercial flop “Dekario”. Their data were then fed through the commercial platform Immersion Neuroscience (沉浸式神经科学), co-founded by Zak. An AI model trained on these immersion signals predicted hit songs with high accuracy, the researchers reported. However, not everyone is convinced. “The study depends on the neurophysiological measure of immersion, but this measure needs further scientific study,” says Stefan Koelsch, a neuroscientist at the University of Bergen in Norway.
12. What is the possible result of the predicting technology
A. The big rise in music production costs. B. The dramatic decrease in hit songs.
C. The declining popularity of talent shows. D. The unemployment of TV program judges.
13. What can we say about the traditional predicting method
A. It involves little analysis. B. It presents low accuracy.
C. It was inspired by coin tossing. D. It was applied to composing songs.
14. How was the new study conducted
A. By inviting participants to finish questionnaires. B. By equipping participants with smartwatches.
C. By scann ng participants’ brain activities. D. By tracing participants’ heart blood flow.
15. What is Stefan Koelsch’s attitude towards the research
A. Objective. B. Indifferent. C. Favorable. D. Disapproving.
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。
Effective communication skills are essential to any good relationship. Building your communication skills takes practice.___16___ With time and effort, you’ll convey ideas, thoughts and opinions better in your personal and professional life. Use the following strategies to get started.
Convey important points clearly and briefly.___17___ Therefore, it’s important to choose your words wisely and organize your thoughts in a way that’s easy to follow.
Be mindful of your tone. ___18___ As a result, the tone of your voice should appropriately match what you’re trying to convey. Think about how the interaction would be received if you were on the receiving end.
___19___ Before you send an email, approach a coworker or host a meeting, take time to understand the audience and consider how they may feel or react to what you’re about to communicate to them. Focus on what others say and acknowledge it. You may be more effective in your communication when you can acknowledge the perception of others and respond appropriately to their feedback, questions or suggestions. Be open and listen, avoiding defensiveness and interrupting. If you don’t know how to respond, simply tell the other person that you’ll get back to them once you’ve given it greater consideration. ___20___
A. Use multiple approaches of communication.
B. Put yourself in the shoes of your audience.
C. But it is entirely possible and well worth it.
D. If you are a good listener, you can get effective feedback.
E. The way you communicate can affect listeners’ reactions.
F. There is no harm in asking for time for a thoughtful response.
G. Your audience may listen to tons of communication all day.
第三部分 英语知识运用(共两节，满分30分)
第一节 完型填空(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、D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I had always felt like an outsider. Growing up, I found it ___21___ to effortlessly fit in with the crowd and couldn’t understand why my interests were ___22___ the norm (常规).
But everything ___23___ during one summer trip. I found myself in a(n) ___24___ town. It was there, in the salt-kissed air and on the golden beach, that I met a group of artists, ___25___ and writers who had ___26___ society’s expectations and accepted their true selves. They saw beauty where others saw chaos. It was as if they had ___27___ a secret door to a world of endless possibilities, and they ___28___ me to step inside.
In their presence, I felt a great sense of ___29___. Every conversation was filled with diverse viewpoints and shared passions. The artists painted freely. The musicians played ___30___ that touched me deeply, bringing out emotions I didn’t even know existed. The writers made up tales that ___31___ me to realms (境界) beyond my imagination. They taught me that my uniqueness was not a ___32___ to be hidden but a gift to be valued. They encouraged me to follow my dreams. As the summer trip ended, I returned home with ___33___ self-acceptance.
Since that transformative summer, I have begun a journey of self-expression and exploration. I paint ___34___, dance to my heart’s content and write with passion. I’ve learned that celebrating my___35___ is not an act of defiance (违抗) but an act of love and self-empowerment.
21. A. challenging B. astonishing C. disturbing D. relaxing
22. A. popular with B. sensitive to C. beneficial to D. different from
23. A. struck B. changed C. worked D. deserved
24. A. industrial B. coastal C. historic D. provincial
25. A. painters B. singers C. musicians D. dancers
26. A. built up B. cast aside C. responded to D. concentrated on
27. A. defined B. covered C. hidden D. unlocked
28. A. invited B. forced C. forbade D. warned
29. A. humor B. urgency C. belonging D. guilt
30. A. jokes B. games C. instruments D. tunes
31. A. sentenced B. transported C. compared D. added
32. A. surprise B. standard C. weakness D. treasure
33. A. broken-hearted B. well-deserved C. short-lived D. new-found
34. A. cautiously B. conveniently C. freely D. blindly
35. A. uniqueness B. happiness C. kindness D. loneliness
第二节 语法填空题(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
In the mountainous regions of Jinhua, Zhejiang Province, there is a village called Juxi that holds a ___36___ (remark) connection to Confucius, despite being largely overlooked. The village is home ___37___ the largest concentration of descendants(后代) of Confucius in the Jiangnan region. This connection dates back to 1130 when Kong Duangong, a 48th generation descendant of Confucius, ___38___ (settle) in Jinhua. His descendants have continued to live in Juxi village for centuries, ___39___ (preserve) their family traditions and the principles of Confucianism.
Liu Yilan, director of public education at the Art Museum of China Academy of Art, discovered ___40___ village's connection to Confucius during a field trip. She visited the Confucius temple in Juxi village, ___41___ she saw well-preserved ancestral records and ritual (仪式上的)objects ___42___ (keep) by the descendants of Confucius. Liu's research, ___43___ (interview) with villagers, and associated ritual items are now part of an ongoing exhibition she organized, which explores the history of rituals and the cultural importance of gift-giving in China.
Aside from preserving Confucian traditions, Juxi villagers have also ___44___ (harmonious)integrated Zhejiang regional customs into their life. For example, during the Lantern Festival, they light small red candles throughout the village to symbolize light, ____45____ (warm), and hope.
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，你校英语报正在举办以“垃圾分类”为主题的征文活动，请根据所给提示，为校英语报投稿。内容包括：
1.垃圾分类的意义和现存问题；
2.改进措施。
注意：1.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
2.写作词数应为80个左右，标题已给出，不计入总词数。
垃圾分类：waste sorting
Waste Sorting: a Step to a Greener Future
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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
A Move to a New Life
I was shocked when my parents told me we were moving from Baton Rouge, Louisana, to New York. First, I complained about not being able to make new friends and not knowing anything about New York.
My mom said, “You’ll make new friends, and it’s not like you know anything about Baton Rouge anyway.
I protested, “But I don’t want to leave Louisiana. The weather is perfect here!”
My mom shot me a disapproving look and said, “You’ll get used to the weather in New York.”
I remember thinking about running away and joining a circus somewhere, but then I remembered that circus animals smell really bad, and I would miss my parents. So I wandered around the house pick picking up random things, like my baseball and glove, and throwing them into a cardboard box. I felt like a big, heavy rain cloud I was hanging over my head.
Within three days, all the furniture we were taking e taking with us was packed into a moving van (小型货车). Oder things were ready to be sold for nowhere near what we paid for them. Little by little our yard sale decreased until no one even looked at the well-worn coffee table, chewed-up plastic toys, and slightly damaged coffee cups—all of which I had my teeth on at one time or another
The next day was Monday, and we got up early to beat the traffic. I’ll spare you the details of how boring it was to sit in a van and watch each tree as it passed by only to see another tree getting closer until it a so passed by. Halfway there, we stopped at a motel (汽车旅馆) to spend the night. This time, no one could sleep because of the smell coming from the heater in the room. By the time we finally made it to New York, it was the middle of the night, and my head was already drooping (低垂) on to my shoulder.
注意：
1.续写词数应为150左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
When I woke up, I didn’t find a smog-filled city as expected.
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As I got used to this new setting, I realized that I didn’t have to be afraid of change
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________黄山市2023—2024 学年度第二学期期末质量检测
高二英语试题
本试卷分第Ⅰ卷(选择题)和第Ⅱ卷(非选择题)两部分。满分 150 分。考试时间120分钟。答案应写在答题卷上，不能答在试题卷上。
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。每段对话仅读 -遍。
1. Which place is the woman going to tonight
A. A cafe. B. A university. C. Her sister's home.
2. What did Alfie mainly play with at the party
A. Building blocks. B. Gift boxes. C. A train set.
3. What will the man probably have for lunch
A. Meat pies. B. Eggs. C. Onion rings.
4. What is the man's job probably
A. A secretary. B. A shop assistant. C. A dentist.
5. What trouble does Alvin make for the man
A. He always copies the sound his phone makes.
B. He always says hello to strangers.
C. He always rings the bells.
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. What are the speakers mainly talking about
A. Best hamburgers. B. Wrong calls. C. Sales plans.
7. What has the man tried to do
A. Call the restaurant.
B. Send the restaurant an email.
C. Post an ad for the restaurant online.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8. What was the woman's main request
A. To drink at the bar. B. To visit at 4:00 p. m. C. To sit near the stage.
9. How will the woman probably pay
A. By phone. B. By credit card. C. By cash.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. What does the woman like best about her new house
A. The floor. B. The big rooms. C. The windows.
11. Where did the woman put the old furniture before
A. At her apartment. B. At the man's home. C. At her parents' house.
12. When was the woman's new house built
A. In the 18th century. B. In the 19th century. C. In the 20th century.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. Who are the speakers probably
A. House owner and buyer. B. A couple. C. Guide and tourist.
14. What is the advantage of the first choice
A. It has plenty of fruit. B. It has a beautiful view. C. It has a washing machine.
15. Why does the woman hesitate about the second choice
A. It is expensive. B. It is far from the ocean. C. It has no basic facilities.
16. What will the woman likely do for Christmas
A. Stay in a comfortable hotel.
B. Eat fresh fruit on a farm.
C. Relax in a house on the island.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. What does the speaker think of the achievement this year
A. Boring. B. Unsatisfactory. C. Unexpected.
18. How old is the company
A. Three years old. B. Four years old. C. Five years old.
19. What will the speaker give to the team members
A. A pay raise. B. Extra holidays. C. Cheap food and drinks.
20. Where does the talk probably take place
A. In a restaurant.
B. In an office.
C. In an online conference room.
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、D)中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Current Exhibitions
Grounded in Clay
March 1—June 4, 2024
Pueb lo Indian pottery (陶器), a type of American Indian art, is still produced today in a manner identical to the method developed during the Classic Pueb lo period of about AD 1050-1300. This exhibition features more than one hundred historical and contemporary clay works constructed only by females of the tribe (部落) and produced not on a potter’s wheel but by hand.
Light and Tone
May 18—September 5, 2024
The current exhibition explores the pursuit of a tonal gradation (色调层次) and contrast in drawings selected by the Department of Drawings and Prints on prepared and dyed papers, ranging from masterworks by Wolf Huber and Peter Candid to impressive sheets by eighteenth-and nineteenth-century artists like Angelica Kauffman and Alphonse Legros.
Vincent van Gogh’s Cypresses (柏树)
May 22—August 27, 2024
Some 40 landscape works by Vincent van Gogh reveal the extent of his passion for the region’s distinctive evergreens as they continuously fueled the Dutch artist’s imagination over the course of two years in the South of France: from his initial sightings of cypresses in Arles to realizing their full, limitless potential in Saint-Rémy.
The African Origin of Civilization
July 14-December 14, 2024
In 1974, Senegalese scholar Cheikh Anta Diop challenged historians by declaring the influence of ancient African civilizations in his book The African Origin of Civilization: Myth (神话) or Reality. This exhibition pays respect to the great African his torian by presenting masterpieces from West and Central Africa for the first time.
1. What can be learned from Pueb lo pots
A. They are produced in a new way. B. They are made by Pueb lo women.
C. They are created on a particular wheel. D. They have a history of three thousand years.
2. What is suitable for visitors to appreciate works of natural scenery
A. Grounded in Clay. B. Light and Tone.
C. Vincent van Gogh’s Cypresses. D. The African Origin of Civilization.
3. What is the purpose of The African Origin of Civilization
A. To honor Cheikh Anta Diop. B. To explore African myths.
C. To introduce an insightful book. D. To compare different African cultures.
【答案】1. B 2. C 3. A
B
Zlotkowski, a high school girl who lives on Isleboro Island, off Maine’s midcoast, spent her summer helping her mom Kimberly sell seafood at their local farmers’ market. It was there that they met another vendor (小贩) selling homemade goat cheese. A quick taste and the family fell in love with it.
“Mom. let’s get some goats so we can have cheese,” said Zlotkowski. Understandably, her mom wasn’t sold on the idea, but it happened that Kimberly was looking to clear some land. Zlotkowski saw her opening.
“Goats eat a lot of plants that other livestock (牲畜) won’t touch. They’re also able to access brushy areas that are inaccessible to some larger equipment, and they naturally fertilize (施肥) while they work,” Zlotkowski explained to her mother. Then she suggested, “Why not get some goats to clear the land, and we would also benefit from their milk and cheese ” Kimberly got on board, and Grazy Goat Girls was born.
Over the fall, Zlotkowski acquired five goats, and she has been getting the animals adapted to their new environment. She has let the goats clear some of her mom’s land in a safe and eco-friendly manner, inspecting their progress and timing, to help her handle inquiries from people throughout the region about clearing their properties.
With two years left of high school, Zlotkowski is growing her landscaping business slowly, balancing the goats with seeing her friends and attending school activities. She wants to see how big she can make Grazy Goat Girls before leaving for college. When she’s not there, Zlotkowski will have to find someone to care for her goats until she can come back. “After college, I’m hoping I can come back and start a farm,” says Zlotkowski.
4. What impressed Zlotkowski at the local market
A. Working as a vendor was no easy job.
B. Homemade goat cheese was delicious.
C. Seafood was less popular than cheese.
D. Many vendors sold homemade goat cheese.
5. What does the underlined phrase “wasn’t sold on” in paragraph 2 mean
A. Seemed uninterested in.
B. Becane impatient with.
C. Seemed attracted by.
D. Became influenced by.
6. What can we infer about Grazy Goat Girls
A. It has made a big name in the neighbourhood.
B. It has led to dissatisfaction throughout the region.
C. It has failed to balance business with academics.
D. It has helped clear land in a sustainable way.
7. What can be a suitable title for the text
A. Zlotkowski: a student who saves local livestock
B. Raising goats: an emerging trend on the market
C. Zlotkowski: a schoolgirl-turned-landscaper
D. Grazy Goat Girls: a teenager-inspired workshop
【答案】4. B 5. A 6. D 7. C
C
Today, open book-review pages, and you are more likely to see writers describing each other and their work with such words as “brilliant” and “insightful” rather than, as they once did, “tiresome”. An editor for BuzzFeed, a news site, even announced that its books section would not do negative book reviews at all. This was wonderful news for writers everywhere. It was not such good news for readers.
The best bad reviews are scalpel (手术刀) jobs, observes the British critic Adam Mars-Jones,“ because if it’s not precise, it’s not going to work.” One of the finest was used by George Eliot on Charlotte Bronte’s “Jane Eyre”. “I wish,” Eliot wrote.“ the characters would talk a little less like the heroes and heroines of police reports.” Modem reviewers rarely achieve such deadly beauty. All too often reviews are full of filler words: “darkly funny”, “deep thinking”. Many of these imply the word “boring”, which is in effect forbidden on literary pages.
The Internet is one reason for this softening. It has changed both the economics of criticism(newspapers have fewer book pages, so editors tend to fill them with the books you should read, not the ones you should not) and the advisability of it. The Internet has also helped decrease anonymity (匿名). Once, most reviews were anonymous. Today, most reviewers are not only named but easily searchable. Whereas 30 years ago, critics were “encouraged to really have a go at people”, now people are ‘terrified of giving public criticism’’.
There have been attempts to bring back sharp criticism. In 2012 an award called the “Hatchet Job of the Year” was launched by two critics as a “mission against boredom and lazy thinking”. It ran for three years. Fleur Macdonald one of its co-founders, thinks that “the literary scene probably needs it more than over now”, but that it struggled to get sponsorship since “bad book reviews can cause disagreements”.
8. What is the feature of book reviews nowadays
A. They are getting brilliant. B. They are very friendly to readers.
C. They hardly offer sharp criticism. D. They show no respect for writers’ feelings.
9. What does the author feel at Eliot’s review of “Jane Eyre”
A. Exact and effective. B. Beautiful and talkative.
C. Thoughtful and funny. D. Unfriendly and uncertain.
10. How is paragraph 3 mainly developed
A. By listing figures. B. By making comparisons.
C. By providing examples. D. By making classifications.
11 What can we learn about the “Hatchet Job of the Year”
A. It inspired many critics. B. It became an instant hit.
C. It met with challenges. D. It has been running for years.
【答案】8. C 9. A 10. B 11. C
D
Can a machine predict the song of the summer Can it remove forgettable flops (失败之作) If so, such a technology could reduce music production costs and even make judges on television talent shows outdated-but after decades of “hit song science” research, predicting a successful song is still more of an art than a science.
Now researchers at Claremont Graduate University say they’ve found a way to use artificial intelligence to predict the next chart-topping song. The team tracked how participants responded as they listened to music. A machine-learning model trained on the data was then able to determine whether a song was a hit or a flop with 97 percent accuracy.
Traditionally, music industry experts looking to predict the next hit have relied on large databases to analyze the lyrical and acoustic (原音的) aspects of hit songs. But this method has performed only slightly better than a random coin toss (投掷). For example, Hoda Khalil, a data scientist. and her workmates have analyzed data from more than 600,000 songs and found no significant connections between various acoustic features and a tune’s commercial popularity.
Rather than focusing on a song’s qualities, the Claremont team sought to explore how humans respond to music. “Songs are designed to create an emotional experience for people, and those emotions come from the brain, ”says Paul Zak, senior author of the new study.
Previous attempts to use brain scans to predict hit songs had limited success. Instead of directly measuring the brain, Zak’s team equipped 33 participants with wearable sensors that monitor changes in their heart blood flow, similar to the way traditional smartwatches and fitness trackers detect heart rate.
Participants listened to 24 songs ranging from the hit “Dance Monkey” to the commercial flop “Dekario”. Their data were then fed through the commercial platform Immersion Neuroscience (沉浸式神经科学), co-founded by Zak. An AI model trained on these immersion signals predicted hit songs with high accuracy, the researchers reported. However, not everyone is convinced. “The study depends on the neurophysiological measure of immersion, but this measure needs further scientific study,” says Stefan Koelsch, a neuroscientist at the University of Bergen in Norway.
12. What is the possible result of the predicting technology
A. The big rise in music production costs. B. The dramatic decrease in hit songs.
C. The declining popularity of talent shows. D. The unemployment of TV program judges.
13. What can we say about the traditional predicting method
A. It involves little analysis. B. It presents low accuracy.
C. It was inspired by coin tossing. D. It was applied to composing songs.
14. How was the new study conducted
A. By inviting participants to finish questionnaires. B. By equipping participants with smartwatches.
C. By scann ng participants’ brain activities. D. By tracing participants’ heart blood flow.
15. What is Stefan Koelsch’s attitude towards the research
A. Objective. B. Indifferent. C. Favorable. D. Disapproving.
【答案】12. D 13. B 14. D 15. A
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。
Effective communication skills are essential to any good relationship. Building your communication skills takes practice.___16___ With time and effort, you’ll convey ideas, thoughts and opinions better in your personal and professional life. Use the following strategies to get started.
Convey important points clearly and briefly.___17___ Therefore, it’s important to choose your words wisely and organize your thoughts in a way that’s easy to follow.
Be mindful of your tone. ___18___ As a result, the tone of your voice should appropriately match what you’re trying to convey. Think about how the interaction would be received if you were on the receiving end.
___19___ Before you send an email, approach a coworker or host a meeting, take time to understand the audience and consider how they may feel or react to what you’re about to communicate to them. Focus on what others say and acknowledge it. You may be more effective in your communication when you can acknowledge the perception of others and respond appropriately to their feedback, questions or suggestions. Be open and listen, avoiding defensiveness and interrupting. If you don’t know how to respond, simply tell the other person that you’ll get back to them once you’ve given it greater consideration. ___20___
A. Use multiple approaches of communication.
B. Put yourself in the shoes of your audience.
C. But it is entirely possible and well worth it.
D. If you are a good listener, you can get effective feedback.
E. The way you communicate can affect listeners’ reactions.
F. There is no harm in asking for time for a thoughtful response.
G. Your audience may listen to tons of communication all day.
【答案】16. C 17. G 18. E 19. B 20. F
第三部分 英语知识运用(共两节，满分30分)
第一节 完型填空(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、D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I had always felt like an outsider. Growing up, I found it ___21___ to effortlessly fit in with the crowd and couldn’t understand why my interests were ___22___ the norm (常规).
But everything ___23___ during one summer trip. I found myself in a(n) ___24___ town. It was there, in the salt-kissed air and on the golden beach, that I met a group of artists, ___25___ and writers who had ___26___ society’s expectations and accepted their true selves. They saw beauty where others saw chaos. It was as if they had ___27___ a secret door to a world of endless possibilities, and they ___28___ me to step inside.
In their presence, I felt a great sense of ___29___. Every conversation was filled with diverse viewpoints and shared passions. The artists painted freely. The musicians played ___30___ that touched me deeply, bringing out emotions I didn’t even know existed. The writers made up tales that ___31___ me to realms (境界) beyond my imagination. They taught me that my uniqueness was not a ___32___ to be hidden but a gift to be valued. They encouraged me to follow my dreams. As the summer trip ended, I returned home with ___33___ self-acceptance.
Since that transformative summer, I have begun a journey of self-expression and exploration. I paint ___34___, dance to my heart’s content and write with passion. I’ve learned that celebrating my___35___ is not an act of defiance (违抗) but an act of love and self-empowerment.
21. A. challenging B. astonishing C. disturbing D. relaxing
22. A. popular with B. sensitive to C. beneficial to D. different from
23. A. struck B. changed C. worked D. deserved
24. A. industrial B. coastal C. historic D. provincial
25. A. painters B. singers C. musicians D. dancers
26. A. built up B. cast aside C. responded to D. concentrated on
27. A. defined B. covered C. hidden D. unlocked
28. A. invited B. forced C. forbade D. warned
29. A. humor B. urgency C. belonging D. guilt
30. A. jokes B. games C. instruments D. tunes
31. A. sentenced B. transported C. compared D. added
32. A. surprise B. standard C. weakness D. treasure
33. A. broken-hearted B. well-deserved C. short-lived D. new-found
34. A. cautiously B. conveniently C. freely D. blindly
35. A. uniqueness B. happiness C. kindness D. loneliness
【答案】21. A 22. D 23. B 24. B 25. C 26. B 27. D 28. A 29. C 30. D 31. B 32. C 33. D 34. C 35. A
第二节 语法填空题(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
In the mountainous regions of Jinhua, Zhejiang Province, there is a village called Juxi that holds a ___36___ (remark) connection to Confucius, despite being largely overlooked. The village is home ___37___ the largest concentration of descendants(后代) of Confucius in the Jiangnan region. This connection dates back to 1130 when Kong Duangong, a 48th generation descendant of Confucius, ___38___ (settle) in Jinhua. His descendants have continued to live in Juxi village for centuries, ___39___ (preserve) their family traditions and the principles of Confucianism.
Liu Yilan, director of public education at the Art Museum of China Academy of Art, discovered ___40___ village's connection to Confucius during a field trip. She visited the Confucius temple in Juxi village, ___41___ she saw well-preserved ancestral records and ritual (仪式上的)objects ___42___ (keep) by the descendants of Confucius. Liu's research, ___43___ (interview) with villagers, and associated ritual items are now part of an ongoing exhibition she organized, which explores the history of rituals and the cultural importance of gift-giving in China.
Aside from preserving Confucian traditions, Juxi villagers have also ___44___ (harmonious)integrated Zhejiang regional customs into their life. For example, during the Lantern Festival, they light small red candles throughout the village to symbolize light, ____45____ (warm), and hope.
【答案】36. remarkable
37. to 38. settled
39. preserving
40. the 41. where
42. kept 43. interviews
44. harmoniously
45. warmth
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，你校英语报正在举办以“垃圾分类”为主题的征文活动，请根据所给提示，为校英语报投稿。内容包括：
1.垃圾分类的意义和现存问题；
2.改进措施。
注意：1.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
2.写作词数应为80个左右，标题已给出，不计入总词数。
垃圾分类：waste sorting
Waste Sorting: a Step to a Greener Future
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【答案】范文
Waste Sorting: A Step to a Greener Future
It is disturbing to see piles of rubbish produced every day. However, a majority of citizens fail to fall into the habit of sorting waste, which otherwise could bring about huge benefits.
Initially, some waste which tends to be casually thrown into dustbin, such es paper, can actually be recycled or reused. Additionally, it can make a significant difference to environmental protection.
Therefore, it’s time that government should take immediate action to call for waste sorting. Besides, colorful garbage cans with clear waste sorting images can be designed to encourage people to sort rubbish. Only with joint efforts can we embrace a greener future.
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
A Move to a New Life
I was shocked when my parents told me we were moving from Baton Rouge, Louisana, to New York. First, I complained about not being able to make new friends and not knowing anything about New York.
My mom said, “You’ll make new friends, and it’s not like you know anything about Baton Rouge anyway.
I protested, “But I don’t want to leave Louisiana. The weather is perfect here!”
My mom shot me a disapproving look and said, “You’ll get used to the weather in New York.”
I remember thinking about running away and joining a circus somewhere, but then I remembered that circus animals smell really bad, and I would miss my parents. So I wandered around the house pick picking up random things, like my baseball and glove, and throwing them into a cardboard box. I felt like a big, heavy rain cloud I was hanging over my head.
Within three days, all the furniture we were taking e taking with us was packed into a moving van (小型货车). Oder things were ready to be sold for nowhere near what we paid for them. Little by little our yard sale decreased until no one even looked at the well-worn coffee table, chewed-up plastic toys, and slightly damaged coffee cups—all of which I had my teeth on at one time or another
The next day was Monday, and we got up early to beat the traffic. I’ll spare you the details of how boring it was to sit in a van and watch each tree as it passed by only to see another tree getting closer until it a so passed by. Halfway there, we stopped at a motel (汽车旅馆) to spend the night. This time, no one could sleep because of the smell coming from the heater in the room. By the time we finally made it to New York, it was the middle of the night, and my head was already drooping (低垂) on to my shoulder.
注意：
1.续写词数应为150左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
When I woke up, I didn’t find a smog-filled city as expected.
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As I got used to this new setting, I realized that I didn’t have to be afraid of change
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【答案】When I woke up, I didn’t find a smog-filled city as expected. Instead, I was met with a clear sky and the soft sounds of morning in New York. The city seemed to be waking up with a gentle hum, not the chaotic rush I had imagined. I could see people walking their dogs, joggers in the park, and the first light of day reflecting off the windows of tall buildings. It was a peaceful start to what I had feared would be a daunting day.
As I got used to this new setting, I realized that I didn’t have to be afraid of change. The city, with its energy and diversity, offered endless opportunities to explore and grow. I began to make friends with classmates who came from different backgrounds, each bringing something unique to our conversations. The change that once seemed so daunting now felt like a chance to broaden my horizons. I started to enjoy the new experiences, from trying different foods to visiting places I had only read about. New York was teaching me to embrace change, and I was learning to love it.

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