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单元素养测评卷(四)
1—5　　BBAAA　 6—10　 CBABC　 11—15　ACBAB　　16—20　CBACC
21—25　DABAC 26—30　DDBAD　 31—35　BBCAB 36—40　ECFBD
41—45　ADBCB　 46—50　DACDB　 51—55　ADCDB
第一部分
录音稿
Text 1
W: Have you seen my jacket I left it right here next to the dresser last night.
M: I haven’t seen it. Was it next to this pair of trousers Oh, look, what is this
Text 2
W: Hello. Appointments.
M: Hello. Could I make an appointment with Dr Smith next Tuesday please Early morning, if possible.
W: Well, we open at 8:00, and there’s an opening at 8:30 or 9:00.
M: Thanks. I’ll take the earlier one.
Text 3
W: Your hair is a bit long.
M: I know. I’d like to get a haircut. Is there a barber’s shop near here
W: Yes, there is one just across the street, opposite the post office.
Text 4
W: Ken, my daughter has got a fever and I must take her to hospital. I’m afraid I can’t go to the meeting. Could you please help me hand in my report to Mr Smith
M: Sure, no problem. Just take good care of your baby and don’t worry about the meeting.
Text 5
M: I got a “C” on my English test. What am I going to tell my mum
W: Tell her the truth. It’s better than lying about it. Besides, a “C” is average. It’s not that bad.
M: But I feel as if it were the end of the world.
Text 6
W: So, you’re back from Paris! What do you think of the Louvre Museum
M: Actually, I didn’t go to the Louvre.
W: Oh. Well, how about the other famous places The Eiffel Tower, Notre Dame…
M: Those kinds of places didn’t attract me.
W: You must have found Paris pretty boring then!
M: Boring No way! I went to different restaurants and different clubs every night. The food was wonderful. And I heard some fantastic music. It was the best vacation I’ve ever had!
Text 7
M: Listen, Alice. I’m phoning because I want to invite you to a party at our new house.
W: New house
M: Yes. We’ve just moved. That’s why we’re throwing this party. We know you’re very busy, but we’d love you to come.
W: Yes, I’d love to. When is it
M: This Saturday evening.
W: Well…I’ll have a test next Monday and an article to hand in on Tuesday. Will the party go on very late
M: Until one in the morning. But you don’t have to stay that long. How about it
W: All right. I’ll come. When does the party start
M: Come at any time after eight.
W: Good. I’m looking forward to seeing you again.
Text 8
M: Claire, I heard that you were admitted into Harvard University, right
W: Yes, I received the letter on Friday, the day before yesterday.
M: Congratulations! You must have worked hard during your high school.
W: Well, I always got A’s on my tests. I took three separate courses for four months for the SAT.
M: What do you think is the most important during learning
W: In my opinion, it’s the learning habit that helped me earn the letter from Harvard. Believe it or not, I never burned the midnight oil.
M: Why didn’t you choose Princeton I remember your aunt graduated from Princeton years ago.
W: My best friend Madelyn joined Harvard last year. I really wanted to go there because of her, although Princeton offered me a scholarship.
M: Oh, I got it. When will you go to Harvard
W: In September. Before that, I’ll fly to China and other Asian countries. I’ve been longing to taste food and meet people there. I’ve decided to work part-time to cover my expenses at college.
Text 9
W: Can I enter the competition on my own
M: Of course. The aim of the competition is to encourage young people to share ideas and work together.
W: Does our coach have to work in our school
M: No, but this person does need to be working in a school, for example, it could be the French assistant in Woods High School.
W: How can we sign up for it
M: It’s easy. Visit our website and fill in the application form online. We accept neither e-mails nor application letters.
W: What do you do if we have technical problems
M: Very good question. If you read the rules on our website, you’ll see that if you are unable to upload your website because of problems with our server, we’ll do everything we can to help you.
W: If we win, what will we get
M: All the information of the prizes is on our website. You can read carefully for more details.
W: OK. Thank you very much!
Text 10
M: I am here today to announce that I am running for the student body president! Many of my teachers were trying to convince me to run, and my parents thought it would be good for my future, but the real reason is you guys. I have been at this school for three full years, and I want to do something special before I leave for the University of Texas next year. Many people have promised to put new soda machines in the cafeteria or build a new baseball field. These might be popular choices, but I’d rather do something that will help everyone. I want to set up a technology lab that all students and teachers will have access to. Sirra Nevada High School is the only public high school in California that still doesn’t have modern computers. Studies show that technology skills are what employers are looking for in the 21st century, and everyone here should learn them. We’ll be able to offer a whole new set of classes, and we can use the technology lab to do our homework, research topics for papers, and relax between classes. Vote for me if you want to see this great idea become a reality. Thank you!
第二部分
第一节
A
【文章大意】 本文是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了四款发明以及发明者的信息。
21.D　细节理解题。根据第一部分“S.R.Valava, Aftab English Higher Secondary School”以及“The system can detect levels of oxygen/carbon dioxide in the closed car and open windows when the oxygen level drops or carbon dioxide level rises, thereby preventing accidental deaths of children or pets locked inside the car.”可知,设计汽车可以使用的系统的学生来自Aftab英语高级中学。故选D。
22.A　细节理解题。根据Posture (姿势) correcting chair部分中“With sensors at appropriate places, the chair warns the user when their sitting posture is wrong.”可知,Kulsoom的发明可以警告使用者坐姿不当。故选A。
23.B　细节理解题。根据最后一段“It is useful for old people and those suffering from fits, epilepsy (癫痫), etc.”可知,sudden fall detector是专门针对老年人的。故选B。
B
【文章大意】 本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了一个成长在秘鲁山区的年轻人把在自己家乡所尝试发明的收集水的方式带到了后来搬去的一个水资源特别贫乏的地区,运用捕雾的方式解决了当地缺水的困境,给当地居民带来了很多好处。
24.A　词义猜测题。根据画线词的上文“There, shocked by the water shortages and expensive water supply that some of the city’s poorest residents were faced with, Cruz set up El Movimiento Peruanos sin Agua in 2005.”和下文“He began installing (安装) a traditional fog catcher model developed in the 1980s.”可知,此处讲述了Cruz产生该想法是因为被当地的水资源贫乏情况所震惊,他有了想法后便着手解决该问题。由此可知,这种想法应该是将之前在家乡学到的收集水的方法“使用”到新的环境中,画线词意思应该是“使用”,与employ意思相近。故选A项。
25.C　段落大意题。根据第三段“At the highest point of Los Tres Miradores, there is a curious set of large structures that resemble a fleet of ships in the sky. They are so-called ‘fog ted devices, made of high density Raschel polyethylene and spanning several metres wide, are lined up at the top of a misty mound and linked by a network of tubes that lead to storage containers. The 40 fog catchers there provide enough water for 180 families, whether to bathe, clean, drink or to irrigate crops on small garden patches.”可知,本段首先介绍了在Los Tres Miradores安装的捕雾器的具体情况,然后陈述了它们带来的好处。故选C项。
26.D　细节理解题。根据最后一段中“Most crucially, appropriate climate conditions are required.”可知,捕雾器使用的最大挑战是气候条件。故选D项。
27.D　主旨大意题。通读全文可知,文章主要讲述了一个成长在秘鲁山区的年轻人把在自己家乡所尝试发明的收集水的方式带到了后来搬去的一个水资源特别贫乏的地区,运用捕雾的方式解决了当地缺水的困境,给当地居民带来了很多好处。再结合第四段中“Supporters believe that fog catchers have the potential to improve the water supply for communities around the world among the ever-challenging circumstances.”可知,这位年轻人采用的捕雾器具有全球应用的潜力。由此可知,D项“捕雾器:一个具有全球潜力的本土解决方案”契合文章主旨,适合作为文章标题。故选D项。
C
【文章大意】 本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了20世纪70年代,一位名叫J. P.吉尔福德的心理学家进行了一项著名的关于创造力的研究,名为“九点谜题”, 这让吉尔福德得出了一个笼统的结论:创造力需要你跳出固有思维。
28.B　推理判断题。根据第一段中的“He challenged research subjects to connect all nine dots using just four straight lines without lifting their pencils from the page. All the participants limited the possible solutions to those within the imaginary square. Only 20 percent managed to break out of the confinement (束缚) and continue their lines in the white space surrounding the dots.” (他要求研究对象在不把铅笔从纸上拿起来的情况下,用四条直线把九个点连起来。所有的参与者都将可能的解决方案限制在虚构的方框内。只有20%的人成功地打破了束缚,在圆点周围的白色空间里继续画他们的线条。)可推知,九点谜题研究的重点是思维模式。故选B。
29.A　推理判断题。根据第二段中的“Overnight, it seemed that creativity experts everywhere were teaching managers how to think outside the box. The concept enjoyed such strong popularity that no one bothered to check the facts. No one, that is, before two different research teams—Clarke Burnham with Kenneth Davis, and Joseph Alba with Robert Weisberg—ran another experiment.” (一夜之间,各地的研究创造力的专家似乎都在教管理者如何跳出固有思维。这个概念非常受欢迎,以至于没有人费心去核实事实。也就是说,在两个不同的研究小组——克拉克·伯纳姆和肯尼斯·戴维斯以及约瑟夫·阿尔巴和罗伯特·维斯伯格——进行另一个实验之前,没有人做过另外的实验。)可推知,两个研究小组进行了后续实验来测试这个吸引人的概念。故选A。
30.D　推理判断题。根据第四段中的“Yet participants’ performance was not improved even when they were given specific instructions to do so. That is, direct and clear instructions to think outside the box did not help. That this advice is useless should effectively have killed off the much widely spread—and therefore, much more dangerous—metaphor (比喻) that out-of-the-box thinking boosts creativity.”(然而,即使给了参与者明确的指示,他们的表现也没有得到改善。也就是说,直接而明确地跳出固有思维的指示并没有帮助。这个建议是无用的,这应该有效地扼杀了?泛传播的——因此,更危险的——跳出固有思维促进创造力的比喻。)可推知,后续的实验是揭露真相的。故选D。
31.B　主旨大意题。根据第一段中的“In the 1970s, a psychologist named J. P. Guilford conducted a famous study of creativity known as the nine-dot puzzle (九点谜题).”,第二段中的“The fact that 80 percent of the participants were effectively blinded by the boundaries of the square led Guilford to jump to the sweeping conclusion that creativity requires you to go outside the box.”及最后一段中的“That this advice is useless should effectively have killed off the much widely spread—and therefore, much more dangerous—metaphor (比喻) that out-of-the-box thinking boosts creativity. After all, with one simple yet brilliant experiment, researchers had proven that the conceptual link between thinking outside the box and creativity was a misunderstanding.”可知,本文主要讲的是跳出固有思维是一种具有误导性的想法,故B选项适合做本文最佳标题。故选B。
D
【文章大意】 本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了幸存者偏差现象和存在的原因,以及幸存者偏差的影响。
32.B　推理判断题。文章第三段以马克·扎克伯格、史蒂夫·乔布斯和比尔·盖茨等著名的大学辍学生为例,指出这是幸存者偏差在起作用。第四段提到幸存者偏差甚至出现在有关严重疾病的医学研究中。由此可知,两个段落用举例的方式说明幸存者偏差现象和原因。故选B。
33.C　细节理解题。由文章第五段中“After all, you’re leaving out a significant part of the picture as it’s harder to collect data from the less successful members of a population. Incomplete data can affect your decision-making process. Put simply, survivor bias produces an inaccurate sample, causing you to jump to incorrect conclusions.” (毕竟,你漏掉了情况中的一个重要的部分,因为很难从人群中不太成功的人员那里收集数据。不完整的数据会影响你的决策过程。简单地说,幸存者偏差会产生不准确的样本,导致你得出不正确的结论。)可知,如果你有幸存者偏差,你只会得到部分数据,得出错误的结论。故选C。
34.A　推理判断题。由文章第三段中“You hear more about them because they are extraordinary. You’re not considering the millions of other college dropouts that aren’t rich and famous. You need to assess their outcomes as well.”和第四段“Consequently, these studies overestimate successful disease outcomes because they are less likely to include those who die shortly after diagnosis.”及文章第五段中“After all, you’re leaving out a significant part of the picture as it’s harder to collect data from the less successful members of a population. Incomplete data can affect your decision-making process. Put simply, survivor bias produces an inaccurate sample, causing you to jump to incorrect conclusions.”可知,人们往往忽视了总体统计数据。故选A。
35.B　细节理解题。文章最后一段指出为了尽量减少幸存者偏差的影响,你应该想办法从人群中选取一个有代表性的样本,而不仅仅是几个成功的样本。这个过程可能需要花费更多的费用和精力,但你会得到更好的结果。由此可知,作者建议读者收集足够?泛的样本从而避免幸存者偏差。故选B。
第二节
【文章大意】 本文是一篇说明文,主要讲的是如何认识到你的科技习惯可能是一种没有必要的痴迷,以及让你重新夺回控制权的实际步骤。
36.E　空前说“It’s not necessarily a bad thing to encourage healthy behaviours such as exercising or playing word games.”,空后说“Here’s how to recognize when your tech habit might be an unwelcome obsession (痴迷), and practical steps for you to take back control.”,空格处应该说有时候好的事情过度了也会变成不好的,E选项(但即使是一个好习惯也会越界变成不可避免的过度使用。)说明好的事情做过头了也会变得不好,因此承上启下,符合语境,故选E。
37.C　空后说“That’s why we need to try doubly hard to do self-assessments of how features such as streaks (打卡) or leaderboards are helping and hurting us. Think over whether the behaviour they inspire in you contributes to or detracts from your welfare.”,空格处应该说要评估我们做的事情是困难的,C选项(很难意识到我们为什么要做我们所做的事情。)说明了很难分析我们做的事情,因此C选项能引起下文,符合语境,故选C。
38.F　空前说“They are like days off from a strict diet.”,空后说“It can also help to schedule days off from our habits—whether it’s running, reading the news or scrolling Instagram.”,空格处应该说的是偶尔从严格的习惯中抽离一下的好处,F选项(事实上,没有目标地做你最喜欢的活动是很放松的。)说明了从严格的习惯中抽离一下可以让人放松,因此F选项承上启下,符合语境,故选F。
39.B　空后说“Especially for young people, it can be helpful to plan in advance activities that might be a distraction.”,空格处为本段主旨句,应该说要提前安排事情,B选项(为你的习惯安排有限的时间。)说明了要安排时间,因此能引起下文,符合语境,故选B。
40.D　空后说“Tech companies, schools, social institutions and governments all have a responsibility to help reset standards of technology use. For example, schools have experimented with locking up students’ phones so they can’t use them during the school day.”,空格处应该说的是要限制使用科技产品的时间,且这不仅仅是个人的责任,D选项(限制科技产品的过度使用不仅仅是你的责任。)概括本段主旨,引起下文,符合语境,故选D。
第三部分
第一节
【文章大意】 本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者作为交换生在澳大利亚体验不同的文化和学校的一段经历。
41.A　根据后文“…I was ready to spend the second semester of my first high school year as a(n)…student in Australia.”可知,作者在高中的时候有了一个体验国外文化的机会,到澳大利亚做交换生。故选A项。chance机会,机遇;conference会议;evidence证据,依据; energy能量,精力。
42.D　根据前文“After a few months of planning…”可推知,因为要出国做交换生,作者需要提前计划和准备。故选D项。hunt打猎,搜寻;chat聊天;perform表演,表现; prepare准备。
43.B　与后文with other exchange students中的exchange students相呼应,这里应是exchange,作者同样是交换生的身份。故选B项。 tick嘀嗒声;exchange交换;duration持续时间,期间;ideal理想,典范。
44.C　根据后文Perth为澳大利亚城市名可推知,这里的动作应是“到达,抵达”。故选C项。persuade劝说,说服; conduct实施,进行;land降落;mount组织,攀登。
45.B　根据该句主语“The family I would live with…”并分析语境可推知,寄宿家庭等待着作者的到来。故选B项。subscribe to订阅,同意,捐款;wait for等待,等候;side with支持,站在……的一边; insist on坚持。
46.D　根据“…I attended…”并结合上文提到去做交换生可推知,此处应是作者“上学”。故选D项。display展示,展览; competition竞争,比赛; meeting会议;school学校。
47.A　根据后文“…especially never having been to a new school—even in the US.”可知,从未有过这种经历,作者应是有些担心。故选A项。worried担忧的,担心的;excited兴奋的,激动的;annoyed烦恼的,恼怒的; disappointed失望的。
48.C　根据后文“The teachers were welcoming and the students were friendly.”可知,一切很顺利,没有什么困难。故选C项。passion激情,热情;nutrition营养,滋养; difficulty困难; pose姿势。
49.D　根据后文“…travelling with other exchange students around Australia during our semester break.”可知,对于第一次到澳大利亚的作者来说,在澳大利亚各地旅行,体验当地文化是最难忘的。故选D项。boring无聊的;alternative可替代的,备选的;serious严肃的,严重的;unforgettable难忘的。
50.B　分析句子可知,we…together为之前名词词组the few weeks的定语从句,应是作者度过的几周。故选B项。miss错过,思念;spend花费,度过; refuse拒绝;pretend假装。
51.A　分析句子可知,our以及we指代的是作者这一群交换生,他们是暂时待在澳大利亚,就要离开了。故选A项。stay逗留,暂住;opportunity机会;custom风俗,习惯;business生意,事情。
52.D　根据前文“…help each other deal with leaving.”可知,作者这群交换生就要各自回国了,离别带来伤感和眼泪是很自然的。故选D项。funny搞笑的,有趣的;strange奇怪的,陌生的;reliable可靠的,可信赖的;natural自然的,天然的。
53.C　根据前文“We packed our camp, exchanged e-mail addresses…”可知,作者一群人聚在一起道别。gather together意为“聚集在一起”。故选C项。fight打架,努力争取;argue争论; gather聚集,收集; wrestle摔跤,奋力对付。
54. D　根据主语resettling home并结合常识可知,回国后需要重新调整自己,这需要花费时间和精力。故选D项。heritage遗产,传统; rate速度,比率;identity身份,特性;effort精力。
55.B　根据后文to be home和下文“…though the experience is still unforgettable with me.”可推知,尽管做交换生的经历难忘,作者回到自己的家里还是很开心的。故选B项。nervous紧张的,焦虑的; happy幸福的,开心的; astonished震惊的;depressed抑郁的,沮丧的。
第二节
【文章大意】 本文为一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了苗族银饰对贵州贫困地区的经济发展起到了积极的作用。
56.an　考查冠词。此处area为可数名词,此处泛指“一个地区”,且area以元音音素开头,故填an。
57.presenting　考查非谓语动词。此处作状语,present与其逻辑主语the jewellery之间为主动关系,故应用现在分词作状语,故填presenting。
58.has kept　考查动词时态和主谓一致。此处作谓语动词,主语为the Miao ethnic group,为单数,根据本句的时间状语for over 400 years可知,此处应用现在完成时,故填has kept。
59.national　考查形容词。此处作定语,修饰名词,故应用形容词national作定语,故填national。
60.Driven　考查非谓语动词。此处作状语,drive与其逻辑主语the local tourism industry之间为被动关系,故应用过去分词作状语,位于句首,首字母应大写,故填Driven。
61.further　考查副词比较级。此处作状语,修饰动词encourage,且意为“进一步”,故应用比较级further作状语,故填further。
62.on　考查介词。此处意为“专注于”,表达为focus on,故填on。
63.opportunities　考查名词复数。此处作宾语,故应用名词,且根据空前的more可知,此处应用名词的复数形式,故填opportunities。
64.whose　考查定语从句。此处引导定语从句,先行词为enterprises,且先行词与定语从句中的total output value之间为所属关系,故应用whose引导,故填whose。
65.to promote　考查非谓语动词。固定搭配lay a foundation for…to do sth意为“为……做某事奠定了基础”,故此处应用不定式,故填to promote。
第四部分
第一节
One possible version:
Notice
In order to promote communication and stimulate creativity, an exciting event themed “School Science and Innovation Festival” is scheduled to be held by our school. It will be held at 3:00 pm next Sunday in the school hall.
Students who are interested in science and innovation are welcome to take part in the event. It is required that the work should be associated with our school life. Along with your wonderful innovation, you need to hand in a report, explaining how you come up with the idea. The prize-winning innovations will be displayed in our school museum.
Anyone who wants to join should sign up before Friday. Your participation will certainly make the event a huge success.
Student Union
第二节
【思路点拨】 本文以人物为线索展开,讲述了作者很小的时候,就对音乐着迷,梦想有一架钢琴。作者每天放学时都会经过一家钢琴店,会停下来看着里面的钢琴。一天,作者发现喜欢的钢琴不见了,很是难过,认为它一定是被人买走了。但是,回到家后,作者意外地发现那架钢琴居然摆在自己的家里。后来,作者知道原来是父亲买给自己当作礼物,作者十分感激父亲。
【详解】
1.段落续写:
①由第一段首句内容“我无法想象在我面前发生了什么。”可知,第一段可描写作者进入房间后看到的情景。
②由第二段首句内容“这时门开了,我的父亲出现了,布满皱纹的脸上挂着灿烂的笑容。”可知,第二段可描写作者对于父亲买钢琴的感激以及作者的感受。
2.续写线索:看到钢琴—内心的兴奋和惊喜—父亲进来了—看到父亲后的感激—作者的感悟
One possible version:
I couldn’t imagine what was happening in front of me. Standing there in the room was the very piano I had been longing for day and night. With excitement and surprise in my heart, I couldn’t stop tears streaming down my face. My mother came over to me, saying they knew the piano was what I had dreamed about and that my father had tried everything possible to make my dream come true. I was about to say something when there was a sound of footsteps.
Then the door opened and my father appeared, with a big smile on his wrinkled face. I gave him a big hug. “It’s so nice of you, dad!” I said. I could not imagine how much effort he had made and how hard he was working every day. Maybe only the wrinkles on his face could tell me everything. My father kissed me on the forehead, whispering that he had earned enough to buy the piano at last. Only then did I realize that no gift could measure up to a father’s love.单元素养测评卷(四)
Unit 4
(时间:120分钟　分值:150分)
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
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。每段对话仅读一遍。
(　)1.What is the woman looking for
A.A pair of trousers.
B.A jacket.
C.A dress.
(　)2.When will the man see Dr Smith
A.At 8:00 am. B.At 8:30 am. C.At 9:00 am.
(　)3.Where are the speakers
A.In the street.
B.In the post office.
C.In the barber’s.
(　)4.What does the woman ask the man to do
A.Turn in her report to Mr Smith.
B.Take her daughter to hospital.
C.Go to a meeting instead of her.
(　)5.How does the man feel
A.Worried. B.Surprised. C.Satisfied.
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 attracted the man most in Paris
A.The Louvre Museum.
B.The Eiffel Tower.
C.Restaurants and clubs.
(　)7.How did the man feel about his vacation
A.Boring. B.Wonderful. C.Tiring.
听第7段材料,回答第8、9题。
(　)8.Why does the man hold the party
A.For the house-warming.
B.For his birthday.
C.For his promotion.
(　)9.How long will the party last
A.4 hours. B.5 hours. C.6 hours.
听第8段材料,回答第10至13题。
(　)10.What day is it today
A.Friday. B.Saturday. C.Sunday.
(　)11.What does Claire think helped her get the letter from Harvard
A.Forming good learning habits.
B.Attending extra courses.
C.Staying up late to study.
(　)12.Why did Claire choose Harvard University
A.Her aunt was studying there.
B.She has won a scholarship to it.
C.She wants to be Madelyn’s schoolmate.
(　)13.What does Claire plan to do before September
A.Visit her aunt.
B.Travel abroad.
C.Visit some colleges.
听第9段材料,回答第14至17题。
(　)14.What is the aim of the competition
A.To develop team spirit.
B.To experience school life.
C.To build awareness of competition.
(　)15.Who could be the coach of the competition
A.An athlete from France.
B.A teacher from any school.
C.A graduate from high school.
(　)16.How can the woman take part in the competition
A.By sending an e-mail.
B.By writing an application letter.
C.By completing a form on a website.
(　)17.What will the woman probably do next
A.Register as soon as possible.
B.Visit the website for more information.
C.Ask the man for help with technical problems.
听第10段材料,回答第18至20题。
(　)18.Where will the speaker go next year
A.Texas. B.California. C.Nevada.
(　)19.What does the speaker want to do
A.Put new soda machines in the cafeteria.
B.Build a new baseball field.
C.Set up a technology lab.
(　)20.What is the advantage of the speaker’s idea
A.It will be free.
B.It will be very popular.
C.It will benefit everyone.
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
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 [2024·河南南阳高二期末]
Innovative ideas by students
Oxygen/Carbon dioxide level indicator
S.R.Valava, Aftab English Higher Secondary School
The system can detect levels of oxygen/carbon dioxide in the closed car and open windows when the oxygen level drops or carbon dioxide level rises, thereby preventing accidental deaths of children or pets locked inside the car.
New serving tray (托盘)
Alok Singh, Shah Faiz Public School
This serving tray has a release mechanism that can put cups or glasses on the table along with a coaster (玻璃杯垫) without touching it. Once while serving tea to a guest, Alok spilled (洒出) hot tea over him resulting in some burns to his hands. After this incident he came up with this idea to make serving easy and “stylish”.
Posture (姿势) correcting chair
Kulsoom Rizavi, La Martiniere Girls’ College
With sensors at appropriate places, the chair warns the user when their sitting posture is wrong. Kulsoom dreamed up this idea after being regularly criticized by her mother for her bad posture. She thought that while it may not be possible to be reminded again and again by someone for sitting wrongly, this task can be done by the chair itself.
Sudden fall detector
Soumya Ranjan Behera, BTTS Upper Primary School
The wearable device warns others when the user falls suddenly. It is useful for old people and those suffering from fits, epilepsy (癫痫), etc. It will help keep an electronic eye on one’s loved ones. The idea struck Soumya Ranjan when his grandma suffered an epileptic fit and fell down. He wondered, what if he wasn’t around
(　)21.Where does the student designing the system available for cars come from
A.Shah Faiz Public School.
B.La Martiniere Girls’ College.
C.BTTS Upper Primary School.
D.Aftab English Higher Secondary School.
(　)22.What can Kulsoom’s innovation do
A.Warn users against sitting improperly.
B.Correct users’ poor standing posture.
C.Make users sit still more comfortably.
D.Warn users about falling off a chair.
(　)23.Which of the following is targeted specifically at the aged
A.New serving tray.
B.Sudden fall detector.
C.Posture correcting chair.
D.Oxygen/Carbon dioxide level indicator.
B [2024·湖北荆门高二期末]
For Cruz, who grew up in Peru’s mountainous region of Cuzco, fog represents a massive opportunity. As a boy, he had to hike for more than an hour every day across hills to collect water from the nearest source. But over time, he realized that during the rainy season, droplets of water would gather in the large leaves of banana trees. So one day he and his father tried to build a canal system with the leaves to collect water and it turned out a success. But afterwards, he moved to Lima at the age of 25.
There, shocked by the water shortages and expensive water supply that some of the city’s poorest residents were faced with, Cruz set up El Movimiento Peruanos sin Agua in 2005. The idea was to deploy the method he learned in his hometown on a larger scale, which would provide free, independently sourced and easily accessible water to those who needed it most. He began installing (安装) a traditional fog catcher model developed in the 1980s.
At the highest point of Los Tres Miradores, there is a curious set of large structures that resemble a fleet of ships in the sky. They are so-called “fog ted devices, made of high density Raschel polyethylene and spanning several metres wide, are lined up at the top of a misty mound and linked by a network of tubes that lead to storage containers. The 40 fog catchers there provide enough water for 180 families, whether to bathe, clean, drink or to irrigate crops on small garden patches.
Supporters believe that fog catchers have the potential to improve the water supply for communities around the world among the ever-challenging circumstances. German researcher Lummerich says, “They are cheap, easy to construct.” In a world searching for water supply systems, it is one important puzzle piece that can make an essential difference locally.
However, there are some issues. For one, fog catchers require space, which is not always easy to come by in cities, let alone urban slums. At the same time, fog catchers must be properly cleaned and maintained to stay effective. Most crucially, appropriate climate conditions are required. Fog isn’t everywhere.
(　)24.What does the underlined word “deploy” probably mean in Paragraph 2
A.Employ. B.Adjust.
C.Design. D.Study.
(　)25.What does Paragraph 3 mainly talk about
A.The reason why Cruz installed fog catchers.
B.The difficulties of constructing a canal system.
C.The installation and benefits of fog catchers.
D.The inspiration Cruz gained to build a canal system.
(　)26.What is the biggest challenge associated with the use of fog catchers
A.High costs. B.Public opposition.
C.Space limitation. D.Climate conditions.
(　)27.Which is the best title for the passage
A.Urban areas: a struggle for sufficient water
B.Innovative water collection techniques in Peru
C.The global water crisis and possible solutions
D.Fog catchers: a local solution with global potential
C [2024·广东深圳红岭中学高二期末]
In the 1970s, a psychologist named J. P. Guilford conducted a famous study of creativity known as the nine-dot puzzle (九点谜题). He challenged research subjects to connect all nine dots using just four straight lines without lifting their pencils from the page. All the participants limited the possible solutions to those within the imaginary square. Only 20 percent managed to break out of the confinement (束缚) and continue their lines in the white space surrounding the dots.
The fact that 80 percent of the participants were effectively blinded by the boundaries of the square led Guilford to jump to the sweeping conclusion that creativity requires you to go outside the box. The idea went viral. Overnight, it seemed that creativity experts everywhere were teaching managers how to think outside the box. The concept enjoyed such strong popularity that no one bothered to check the facts. No one, that is, before two different research teams—Clarke Burnham with Kenneth Davis, and Joseph Alba with Robert Weisberg—ran another experiment.
Both teams followed the same way of dividing participants into two groups. The first group was given the same instructions as the participants in Guilford’s experiment. The second group was told that the solution required the lines to be drawn outside the imaginary box. Guess what Only 25 percent solved the puzzle. In statistical terms, this 5 percent improvement is insignificant as this could be called sampling error.
Let’s look a little more closely at the surprising result. Solving this problem requires people to literally think outside the box. Yet participants’ performance was not improved even when they were given specific instructions to do so. That is, direct and clear instructions to think outside the box did not help. That this advice is useless should effectively have killed off the much widely spread—and therefore, much more dangerous—metaphor (比喻) that out-of-the-box thinking boosts creativity. After all, with one simple yet brilliant experiment, researchers had proven that the conceptual link between thinking outside the box and creativity was a misunderstanding.
(　)28.What did the nine-dot puzzle study focus on
A.Visual perception.
B.Thinking patterns.
C.Practical experience.
D.Theoretical knowledge.
(　)29.Why did the two research teams run the follow-up experiment
A.To test the catchy concept.
B.To contradict the initial idea.
C.To collect supporting evidence.
D.To identify the underlying logic.
(　)30.Which of the following best describes the follow-up experiment
A.Groundless. B.Inspiring.
C.Fruitless. D.Revealing.
(　)31.Which is the best title for the passage
A.Puzzle solving: a key to creativity
B.Thinking outside the box: a misguided idea
C.Nine-dot puzzle: a magic test
D.Creative thinking: we fall for the trap
D
Survivor bias (偏差), occurs when you tend to assess successful outcomes and disregard failures. This sampling bias paints a more promising or even misleading picture of reality.
Survivor bias is a sneaky problem that tends to slip into analyses unnoticed. For starters, it feels natural to emphasize success, whether it’s entrepreneurs, or survivors of a medical condition. We focus on and share these stories more than the failures.
Think about the famous college dropouts who became highly successful, such as Mark Zuckerberg, Steve Jobs and Bill Gates. These successful examples might make you think a college degree isn’t beneficial. However, that’s survivor bias at work! These famous individuals are at the forefront of media reports. You hear more about them because they are extraordinary. You’re not considering the millions of other college dropouts that aren’t rich and famous. You need to assess their outcomes as well.
Survivor bias has even occurred in medical studies about severe diseases. Younger, healthier and more fit patients tend to survive a disease’s initial diagnosis more frequently. Hence, they are more likely to join medical studies. On the contrary, older, weaker patients are less likely to survive long enough to participate in studies. Consequently, these studies overestimate successful disease outcomes because they are less likely to include those who die shortly after diagnosis.
Undeniably, successful cases are usually more visible and easier to contact than unsuccessful cases. However, focusing on the high-performing successes and disregarding other cases introduces survivor bias. After all, you’re leaving out a significant part of the picture as it’s harder to collect data from the less successful members of a population. Incomplete data can affect your decision-making process. Put simply, survivor bias produces an inaccurate sample, causing you to jump to incorrect conclusions.
To minimize the impact of survivor bias, you should find ways to draw a representative sample from the population, not just a few of successful samples. That process might call for more expense and effort, but you’ll get better results.
(　)32.What writing technique is used in Paragraphs 3 and 4
A.Making comparisons.
B.Giving examples.
C.Describing facts.
D.Analysing data.
(　)33.What may occur if you have survivor bias
A.You will take all factors into account before making a final analysis.
B.You will overestimate the failure rate so you may quit your project.
C.You will only have partial data and reach an incorrect conclusion.
D.You will be more likely to survive in unfavourable circumstances.
(　)34.What can we infer from the passage
A.People tend to lose sight of the overall statistics.
B.People are unwilling to read unsuccessful stories.
C.Doctors don’t have enough expense to collect abundant samples.
D.The media should be responsible for kids’ dropping out of school.
(　)35.What does the author suggest readers do to avoid survivor bias
A.Leave out the famous historic cases.
B.Collect a wide enough range of samples.
C.Focus on those most mentioned examples.
D.Select some successful and inspiring tales.
第二节(共5小题;每小题2.5分,满分12.5分)
[2024·江苏常州第一中学高二期末]
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。
Apps play tricks on you to turn an activity into a habit. It’s not necessarily a bad thing to encourage healthy behaviours such as exercising or playing word games. 36.　　　　 Here’s how to recognize when your tech habit might be an unwelcome obsession (痴迷), and practical steps for you to take back control.
Do a cost-benefit analysis. 37.　　　　 That’s why we need to try doubly hard to do self-assessments of how features such as streaks (打卡) or leaderboards are helping and hurting us. Think over whether the behaviour they inspire in you contributes to or detracts from your welfare.
Build in “cheat days”. They are like days off from a strict diet. 38.　　　　 It can also help to schedule days off from our habits—whether it’s running, reading the news or scrolling Instagram.
39.　　　　 Especially for young people, it can be helpful to plan in advance activities that might be a distraction. If your teen knows he’s allowed one hour on YouTube at 7 pm, then he can relax without thinking about when he’ll be able to hop on his favourite app.
40.　　　　 Tech companies, schools, social institutions and governments all have a responsibility to help reset standards of technology use. For example, schools have experimented with locking up students’ phones so they can’t use them during the school day. And the government in some countries have restricted the time young people are allowed to spend playing video games or using social media apps.
A.Use digital timers.
B.Schedule a limited amount of time for your habit.
C.It’s hard to be mindful of why we do what we do.
D.Limiting tech overuse can’t be only your responsibility.
E.But even a good habit can cross the line into unavoidable overuse.
F.Actually, doing your favourite activity without a goal can be relaxing.
G.However, don’t be so motivated by rewards that you ignore signs that your body needs a rest.
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)
[2024·陕西榆林高二期末]
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。
Growing up in the USA, I always wanted to experience another culture. The 　41　 came when I was 15. After a few months of planning and 　42　, I was ready to spend the second semester of my first high school year as a(n) 　43　 student in Australia.
　44　 in Perth was one of the most exciting moments of my life. I realized then that there was no turning back. The family I would live with was 　45　 me, and it would only be five days before the new school year. The 　46　 I attended was different from my school back in the States. I was quite 　47　 at first, especially never having been to a new school—even in the US. Everything went without 　48　, though. The teachers were welcoming and the students were friendly.
The most 　49　 time was travelling with other exchange students around Australia during our semester break. The few weeks we 　50　 together were full of amazing activities.
At the end of our 　51　 in Australia, we had three weeks to share our stories and help each other deal with leaving. It was only 　52　 that our last day together was filled with tears. We packed our camp, exchanged e-mail addresses and 　53　 together for a final good-bye. Upon coming home, an open mind was again important. Resettling home took time and 　54　, but at last I made it. All the while, I was thoughtful to letting my family and friends know how 　55　 I was to be home and how much I had missed them—though the experience is still unforgettable with me. So, if you have the opportunity to study abroad, you most certainly should.
(　)41.A.chance B.conference
C.evidence D.energy
(　)42.A.hunting B.chatting
C.performing D.preparing
(　)43.A.tick B.exchange
C.duration D.ideal
(　)44.A.Persuading B.Conducting
C.Landing D.Mounting
(　)45.A.subscribing to B.waiting for
C.siding with D.insisting on
(　)46.A.display B.competition
C.meeting D.school
(　)47.A.worried B.excited
C.annoyed D.disappointed
(　)48.A.passion B.nutrition
C.difficulties D.poses
(　)49.A.boring B.alternative
C.serious D.unforgettable
(　)50.A.missed B.spent
C.refused D.pretended
(　)51.A.stay B.opportunity
C.custom D.business
(　)52.A.funny B.strange
C.reliable D.natural
(　)53.A.fought B.argued
C.gathered D.wrestled
(　)54.A.heritage B.rate
C.identity D.effort
(　)55.A.nervous B.happy
C.astonished D.depressed
第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分)
[2024·广东揭阳高二期末]
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。
The silver jewellery produced by the Miao ethnic group has been the key to driving rural development in Taijiang County, 56.　　　　　　area located in the Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture(自治州) of Guizhou Province.
The jewellery is a magnificent treasure of Miao culture, 57.　　　　　　(present) delicate silver jewels and traditional craftsmanship.The Miao ethnic group 58.　　　　　　(keep)the tradition of decorating themselves with handmade silver ornaments for over 400 years. In May 2011, the silver forging skill of the Miao ethnic group was recognized and included in the third group of 59.　　　　　　(nation) intangible cultural heritage list.
60.　　　　　　(drive)by the popularity of ethnic festivals and people’s growing interest in silver jewellery,the local tourism industry has enjoyed a boost in recent years.To 61.　　　　　　 (far) encourage development,Taijiang County has focused 62.　　　　　　developing the ethnic folk handicraft industry,aiming to enhance the promotion of traditional Miao silver jewellery,create more job 63.　　　　　　(opportunity)and boost regional tourism.By the end of 2021,there were 102 local enterprises devoted to making silver jewellery, 64.　　　　　　total output value reached more than 100 million yuan($13.68 million).This significant growth in the silver jewellery industry has laid a strong foundation for the county 65.　　　　　　 (promote)rural revitalization.
第四部分　写作(共两节,满分40分)
第一节(满分15分)
假定你是一所国际学校的学生会主席李华,你校计划于11月初举办校园科创节(School Science and Innovation Festival),旨在促进交流,激发创造力和探索精神。请你代表学生会,撰写一则英文通知,要点如下:
1.活动目的;
2.活动内容、时间和地点;
3.参与方式。
注意: 1. 词数为80个左右;
2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。
Notice


Student Union
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。
A gift beyond measure
At an early age, I was crazy about music, dreaming of possessing a piano on which I could practise and play in the way a famous pianist did on the stage. Later when I was getting older, on my way to school, there was an instrument shop that I passed by almost every day. When I saw through the window, in the corner of the shop stood a nice piano which would always attract my eyes so deeply that I even forgot everything around me.
To my sadness, my family was truly struggling. In that period, my mother was laid off from her position and my father was only a clerk in a company. It was just a matter of getting by on a low income, not to mention buying me an expensive piano, though they knew I was eager to play that piano so much. The increasing wrinkles in my father’s face even stopped me from having this thought.
Then one day after school, I went as usual to the shop window to look at the piano. However, the piano had gone! It was a big surprise. Someone had purchased the piano that I would stare at almost every day! I should not have been surprised as others had the right to buy it, if they could afford to. However, at the thought of not being able to see that piano any more, tears filled my eyes.
Disappointed and helpless, I wandered aimlessly up and down the street. I felt as though something had been stolen in my heart. After what seemed a year, I returned home, dragging my heavy legs. Hardly had I just gone into the house when my mother called my name. Brushing away my tears, I followed the sound of her voice into the dining room.
注意:续写词数应为150个左右。
Paragraph 1:
I couldn’t imagine what was happening in front of me.


Paragraph 2:
Then the door opened and my father appeared, with a big smile on his wrinkled face.

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