高級(jí)中學(xué)名校試卷PAGEPAGE1北京大興區(qū)2024-2025學(xué)年高二下學(xué)期期末檢測(cè)英語(yǔ)試卷第一部分知識(shí)運(yùn)用(共兩節(jié)，30分)第一節(jié)(共10小題；每小題1.5分，共15分)閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。Myfirstjoboutofcollegelaidmeoffafterjustafewyears.Itwaspartofajob-cuttingprogramandlotsofmyco-workersalso____1____theirjobs.PartofourseverancepackagewasacareerconsultingservicebutIdidn’twantanythingtodowithit.Iwasdepressed,and____2____myselffornotbeinggoodenough.IwasconvincedIwasaterribleworkerandnocompanywouldeverwanttohiremeagain.Aboutamonthafterthelayoff,Iwas____3____inmymiserywhenacareercoachfromtheconsultingcompanycalled.Hetoldmetojustcomeinandtalktohim.WhenIsaidIthoughtitwas____4____,hetoldmetotrusthimandjusttryit.Plusitwasalreadypaidfor,sowhatdidIhavetolose?Iwentinandmetwithhim.Notonlydidhetotally____5____myresume(簡(jiǎn)歷)buthegavemeatonofgoodadvice.HehelpedmeseehowunhappyI’dbeeninmy____6____positionandthatIreallywantedtofocusonadifferentareainmyfield.I____7____goingtograduateschoolonhisadvicetogetanadvanced____8____inamorespecialisedarea.Mynewresumealsogotmealotofinterviews,andwithinacoupleofmonths,Iwasinagraduateprogramfor____9____andworkingatanamazingjob.It’sbeennearlytenyearsandnowIam____10____tosaythatgettinglaidoffwasthebestthingthateverhappenedtome—thatandtrustingthatcareercoach.1.A.explored B.lost C.preferred D.ignored2.A.blamed B.forgave C.punished D.excused3.A.boosting B.relieving C.improving D.suffering4.A.jobless B.clueless C.meaningless D.countless5.A.submit B.polish C.release D.withdraw6.A.previous B.present C.temporary D.competitive7.A.caredabout B.dreamtof C.adaptedto D.endedup8.A.schedule B.comment C.degree D.grade9.A.employers B.consultants C.professionals D.colleagues10.A.anxious B.grateful C.concerned D.regretful【答案】1.B2.A3.D4.C5.B6.A7.D8.C9.C10.B【語(yǔ)篇解讀】本文是一篇記敘文。文章講述了作者因公司業(yè)務(wù)合并被裁員，一度消沉自責(zé)。經(jīng)職業(yè)咨詢師幫助修改簡(jiǎn)歷、給予建議后，讀研并獲好工作，如今視裁員為人生轉(zhuǎn)機(jī)?！?題詳析】考查動(dòng)詞詞義辨析。句意：這是裁員計(jì)劃的一部分，我的很多同事也失去了工作。A.explored探索；B.lost失去；C.preferred更喜歡；D.ignored忽略。根據(jù)上文“Myfirstjoboutofcollegelaidmeoffafterjustafewyears.”可知，作者和同事都失去了工作。故選B?！?題詳析】考查動(dòng)詞詞義辨析。句意：我很沮喪，責(zé)怪自己不夠好。A.blamed責(zé)怪；B.forgave原諒；C.punished懲罰；D.excused原諒。根據(jù)下文“IwasconvincedIwasaterribleworkerandnocompanywouldeverwanttohiremeagain.”可知，作者認(rèn)為自己很差勁，因此責(zé)怪自己。故選A?！?題詳析】考查動(dòng)詞詞義辨析。句意：被解雇大約一個(gè)月后，我正沉浸在痛苦中，這時(shí)咨詢公司的一位職業(yè)教練打來(lái)電話。A.boosting提升；B.relieving緩解；C.improving改善；D.suffering遭受。根據(jù)上文“IwasconvincedIwasaterribleworkerandnocompanywouldeverwanttohiremeagain.”可知，作者認(rèn)為自己很差勁，找不到工作，因此沉浸在痛苦中。故選D?！?題詳析】考查形容詞詞義辨析。句意：當(dāng)我說(shuō)我覺得這毫無(wú)意義時(shí)，他告訴我要相信他，試試看。A.jobless失業(yè)的；B.clueless很愚蠢的；C.meaningless無(wú)意義的；D.countless無(wú)數(shù)的。根據(jù)上文“PartofourseverancepackagewasacareerconsultingservicebutIdidn’twantanythingtodowithit.”可知，作者不想和職業(yè)教練交談，認(rèn)為這毫無(wú)意義。故選C。【5題詳析】考查動(dòng)詞詞義辨析。句意：他不僅把我的簡(jiǎn)歷修改得完美無(wú)缺，還給了我很多好建議。A.submit提交；B.polish修改，潤(rùn)色；C.release釋放；D.withdraw撤回。根據(jù)下文“buthegavemeatonofgoodadvice.”可知，職業(yè)教練不僅修改了作者的簡(jiǎn)歷，還給了作者很多建議。故選B。【6題詳析】考查形容詞詞義辨析。句意：他幫助我看到，在以前的工作中我是多么不快樂(lè)，我真的很想專注于我所在領(lǐng)域的另一個(gè)領(lǐng)域。A.previous先前的；B.present目前的；C.temporary暫時(shí)的；D.competitive競(jìng)爭(zhēng)的。根據(jù)上文“Myfirstjoboutofcollegelaidmeoffafterjustafewyears.”可知，作者已經(jīng)失去了第一份工作，因此這里指的是以前的工作。故選A。【7題詳析】考查動(dòng)詞短語(yǔ)辨析。句意：在他的建議下，我最終上了研究生院，在一個(gè)更專業(yè)的領(lǐng)域獲得了高級(jí)學(xué)位。A.caredabout關(guān)心；B.dreamtof夢(mèng)想；C.adaptedto適應(yīng)；D.endedup最終。根據(jù)下文“goingtograduateschoolonhisadvice”可知，作者最終聽從了職業(yè)教練的建議，上了研究生院。故選D?！?題詳析】考查名詞詞義辨析。句意同上。A.schedule時(shí)間表；B.comment評(píng)論；C.degree學(xué)位；D.grade成績(jī)。根據(jù)上文“goingtograduateschool”可知，作者上了研究生院，因此獲得了高級(jí)學(xué)位。故選C?！?題詳析】考查名詞詞義辨析。句意：我的新簡(jiǎn)歷也讓我得到了很多面試機(jī)會(huì)，幾個(gè)月后，我就進(jìn)入了一個(gè)研究生項(xiàng)目，為專業(yè)人士工作，并找到了一份很棒的工作。A.employers雇主；B.consultants顧問(wèn)；C.professionals專業(yè)人士；D.colleagues同事。根據(jù)上文“Iwasinagraduateprogram”可知，作者進(jìn)入了研究生項(xiàng)目，因此是為專業(yè)人士工作。故選C。【10題詳析】考查形容詞詞義辨析。句意：近十年過(guò)去了，現(xiàn)在我很感激地說(shuō)，被解雇是我經(jīng)歷過(guò)的最好的事情——還有信任那位職業(yè)教練。A.anxious焦慮的；B.grateful感激的；C.concerned關(guān)心的；D.regretful后悔的。根據(jù)下文“gettinglaidoffwasthebestthingthateverhappenedtome”可知，被解雇后追求高級(jí)學(xué)位并獲得了理想的工作，作者認(rèn)為被解雇是經(jīng)歷過(guò)的最好的事情，因此很感激。故選B。第二節(jié)(共10小題；每小題1.5分，共15分)A閱讀下面短文，根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容填空。在未給提示詞的空白處僅填寫1個(gè)恰當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~，在給出提示詞的空白處用括號(hào)內(nèi)所給詞的正確形式填空。TheAItranslationassistanthasbecomeoneoftheimportanttoolsforus____11____(talk)tobusinessrepresentatives,helpinggreatlytoenhancebusinessefficiency.____12____(compare)tomobiletranslationapps,thisAItranslationdeviceremainsreliableinnoisyenvironmentsandcancompletetranslationsinlessthanonesecondwithrapidresponses.Booming____13____(technology)likeAIandbigdatawillgreatlyhelpbuildanefficientbridgebetweenChineseadvancedmanufacturingproductsandoverseasmarkets.【答案】11.totalk12.Compared13.technologies【語(yǔ)篇解讀】這是一篇說(shuō)明文。文章主要介紹了人工智能翻譯助手極大提高了翻譯效率，在中國(guó)高端制造產(chǎn)品與海外市場(chǎng)之間搭建起高效的橋梁?！?1題詳析】考查非謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞。句意：人工智能翻譯助手已成為我們與商務(wù)代表溝通的重要工具之一，極大地助力提升了商務(wù)效率。句中已有謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞hasbecome，空處應(yīng)用非謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞，此處用不定式和forus構(gòu)成不定式復(fù)合結(jié)構(gòu)作tools的后置定語(yǔ)。故填totalk?！?2題詳析】考查非謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞。句意：與移動(dòng)翻譯應(yīng)用相比，這款人工智能翻譯設(shè)備在嘈雜環(huán)境中依然可靠，且能以快速的響應(yīng)在一秒內(nèi)完成翻譯。句中已有謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞remains，空處應(yīng)用非謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞，邏輯主語(yǔ) thisAItranslationdevice和compare之間為被動(dòng)關(guān)系，應(yīng)用過(guò)去分詞，作狀語(yǔ)；位于句首，首字母應(yīng)大寫。故填Compared。【13題詳析】考查名詞的數(shù)。句意：人工智能、大數(shù)據(jù)等蓬勃發(fā)展的技術(shù)，將極大助力在中國(guó)高端制造產(chǎn)品與海外市場(chǎng)之間搭建起高效的橋梁。空處作主語(yǔ)，結(jié)合“l(fā)ikeAIandbigdata”可知，名詞technology應(yīng)用復(fù)數(shù)形式technologies。故填technologies。B閱讀下面短文，根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容填空。在未給提示詞的空白處僅填寫1個(gè)恰當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~，在給出提示詞的空白處用括號(hào)內(nèi)所給詞的正確形式填空。Technologicalapplicationsinbiodiversityconservationareincreasinglywidespread,rangingfromartificialintelligencerecognitiontogenomicresearch.Byanalyzingthegenomesofwildpopulations,researchersattheKunmingInstituteofZoologyhave____14____(successful)identifiedsixwildgreenpeafowlsandbredtheminlaboratorysettings____15____simulate(模擬)naturalenvironments.Sincelate2019,over20eggshavebeenlaid.Thisresearch____16____(provide)newtechnologicalapproachesfortheconservationofendangeredspecies.【答案】14.successfully15.that##which16.provides【語(yǔ)篇解讀】本文是一篇說(shuō)明文。文章主要講述了研究人員通過(guò)基因鑒別和科技手段來(lái)研究野生綠孔雀，并將其養(yǎng)育在模擬自然環(huán)境的實(shí)驗(yàn)室中?！?4題詳析】考查副詞。句意：通過(guò)分析野生種群的基因組，昆明動(dòng)物研究所的研究人員成功鑒定出六只野生綠孔雀，并在模擬自然環(huán)境的實(shí)驗(yàn)室環(huán)境中進(jìn)行了養(yǎng)育。這里用副詞作狀語(yǔ)，修飾動(dòng)詞“identified”。形容詞“successful(成功的)”的副詞形式為“successfully(成功地)”。故填successfully?！?5題詳析】考查定語(yǔ)從句引導(dǎo)詞。句意：通過(guò)分析野生種群的基因組，昆明動(dòng)物研究所的研究人員成功鑒定出六只野生綠孔雀，并在模擬自然環(huán)境的實(shí)驗(yàn)室環(huán)境中進(jìn)行了養(yǎng)育。“____2____simulatenaturalenvironments(模擬自然環(huán)境)”為之前“l(fā)aboratorysettings(實(shí)驗(yàn)室環(huán)境)”定語(yǔ)從句，先行詞在從句中作主語(yǔ)，應(yīng)是用that/which引導(dǎo)從句。故填that/which?！?6題詳析】考查時(shí)態(tài)。句意：這項(xiàng)研究為瀕危物種的保護(hù)提供了新的技術(shù)手段。所填動(dòng)詞作句子的謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞；結(jié)合語(yǔ)境在陳述客觀事實(shí)，用一般現(xiàn)在時(shí)；主語(yǔ)“Thisresearch”為第三人稱單數(shù)，動(dòng)詞用第三人稱單數(shù)。故填provides。C閱讀下面短文，根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容填空。在未給提示詞的空白處僅填寫1個(gè)恰當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~，在給出提示詞的空白處用括號(hào)內(nèi)所給詞的正確形式填空。YangHao,a32-year-olddoctoralstudent,embarkedonasolotriptheold-fashionedwaylastyear,____17____(use)aprintedmap,cashorabankcard.Seeinghisphoneandcomputer,hedidn’twanttoturnthemon,becausehe____18____(become)usedtoaquiet,peacefullife____19____theinternet.“Ihopetoofferadifferentperspectiveonseeingtheworld,whetheronscreenorthroughmywords,”Yangsays.Heseekstousehisexperimenttoinspire____20____(great)reflectiononthemodernworld.【答案】17.using18.hadbecome19.without20.greater【語(yǔ)篇解讀】這是一篇記敘文。文章主要講述博士生楊淏去年以傳統(tǒng)方式開啟了一場(chǎng)獨(dú)自旅行，并希望通過(guò)自己的實(shí)驗(yàn)引發(fā)人們對(duì)現(xiàn)代社會(huì)更深層次的思考?！?7題詳析】考查非謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞。句意：32的博士生楊淏去年以傳統(tǒng)方式開啟了一場(chǎng)獨(dú)自旅行——使用紙質(zhì)地圖、現(xiàn)金或銀行卡。句中已有謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞embarked，空處用非謂語(yǔ)，邏輯主語(yǔ)YangHao和use是主動(dòng)關(guān)系，應(yīng)用現(xiàn)在分詞，作伴隨狀語(yǔ)。故填using?！?8題詳析】考查時(shí)態(tài)。句意：看到自己的手機(jī)和電腦，他卻不想打開，因?yàn)樗呀?jīng)習(xí)慣了沒有網(wǎng)絡(luò)的安靜、平和生活?？仗帪閺木渲^語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞，“習(xí)慣”發(fā)生在“不想打開手機(jī)和電腦”之前，應(yīng)用過(guò)去完成時(shí)。故填hadbecome?！?9題詳析】考查介詞。句意：看到自己的手機(jī)和電腦，他卻不想打開，因?yàn)樗呀?jīng)習(xí)慣了沒有網(wǎng)絡(luò)的安靜、平和生活。根據(jù)“ usedtoaquiet,peacefullife”可知，此處指沒有網(wǎng)絡(luò)的生活，用介詞without表示“沒有”。故填without?！?0題詳析】考查形容詞比較級(jí)。句意：他試圖通過(guò)自己的實(shí)驗(yàn)，引發(fā)人們對(duì)現(xiàn)代社會(huì)更深層次的思考。結(jié)合語(yǔ)境可知，此處應(yīng)用比較級(jí)greater修飾名詞reflection，表示“更深層次的思考”。故填greater。第二部分閱讀理解(共兩節(jié)，38分)第一節(jié)(共14小題；每小題2分，共28分)閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。AItissaidthatroughly1to2millionpeopleworkoutinvirtualrealitymonthlyonaregularbasis.Ifyou’relikemeandfindithardtospendmeaningfultimeinthegym,VRfitnessmightbeforyou.HerearemypicksfromtheappsIhavetested:LesMillsBodyCombat:LesMillsBodyCombatisgreatforbeginnerswithalottooffer-theworkscenteraroundpunching,squatting,andknee-strikingtargets.Whiletheupdateaddedworkoutsandanewmixedrealitymodeshowingyoutheroomaroundyou,Istilllooktootherappsandgamesforvariety.Italsodoesn’thavea“cooldown”aftertheworkouts—soI’lltypicallyswitchtoanotherappaftermyworkouttorelax.$30/onetimepurchase.FitXR:FitXRisasubscription-basedappwithadiverselineofworkouts.ArecentupdateaddedZumbaandamixedrealitymodecalledSlamtoalistthatincludesboxing,combat,high-intensityintervaltraining,sculptanddance.IenjoyFitXRquiteabit,butit’snotmytoprecommendationduetothecost,thepoorpictures,andsomemissingmixed-realityoptions.$3.00/onetimepurchase.Supernatural:SupernaturalisoneofthemostpopularVRfitnessapps.Unsurprisingly,it’sapolishedexperiencewithbeautifullocationsfromaroundtheworld,popularmusicyou’llrecognize,andenergetictrainerswithtwomainworkouttypes—BoxingandFlow.$9.99/month.Xponential+:Xponential+,thenewestofferingforQuestplatforms,haspartneredwithotherworkoutstudiostobringtheirworkoutstoreality.Ilovehowtheappbringstheworkoutintoyourlivingroombydisplayingasmallversionofthetraineronyourfloororceilingwhenitdetectsthatyou’reinaplank,pushup,orlyingonyourback.$9.99/month—alsoincludesaccesstoworkoutsviaapporweb.21.WhatdoLesMillsBodyCombatandFitXRhaveincommon?A.Bothprovidemixedrealitymode. B.Bothareinlinewithbeginners.C.Bothprovidea“cooldown”. D.Bothneedsomuchmoney.22.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Xponential+makesyoutrainwithyourcoachonthefloororceiling.B.Supernaturalisavailableformonthlyservicewithdynamictrainers.C.LesMillsBodyCombathascombinedotherappswithgames.D.FitXRcanprovidehigh-qualitypicturesatalowprice.23.Whereisthistextprobablytakenfrom?A.Asportswebsite. B.Atouristbrochure.C.Anassignmentplan. D.Asciencemagazine.【答案】21.A22.B23.A【語(yǔ)篇解讀】本文是一篇應(yīng)用文。主要介紹了四款VR健身應(yīng)用的特點(diǎn)、價(jià)格及優(yōu)劣勢(shì)，為健身者提供選擇參考。【21題詳析】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段“Whiletheupdateaddedworkoutsandanewmixedrealitymodeshowingyoutheroomaroundyou(雖然更新增加了鍛煉項(xiàng)目和一種新的混合現(xiàn)實(shí)模式，可以讓你看到周圍的房間)”以及第三段“ArecentupdateaddedZumbaandamixedrealitymodecalledSlamtoalistthatincludesboxing,combat,high-intensityintervaltraining,sculptanddance.(最近的一次更新在包括拳擊、格斗、高強(qiáng)度間歇訓(xùn)練、塑形和舞蹈的列表中增加了尊巴舞和一種名為Slam的混合現(xiàn)實(shí)模式)”可知，LesMillsBodyCombat和FitXR的共同點(diǎn)是都提供了混合現(xiàn)實(shí)模式。故選A項(xiàng)?！?2題詳析】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段“SupernaturalisoneofthemostpopularVRfitnessapps.Unsurprisingly,it’sapolishedexperiencewithbeautifullocationsfromaroundtheworld,popularmusicyou’llrecognize,andenergetictrainerswithtwomainworkouttypes—BoxingandFlow.$9.99/month.(Supernatural是最受歡迎的VR健身應(yīng)用之一。不出所料，它是一種精心打磨的體驗(yàn)，有來(lái)自世界各地的美麗地點(diǎn)、你能認(rèn)出的流行音樂(lè)，以及充滿活力的教練，主要有兩種鍛煉類型——拳擊和流動(dòng)訓(xùn)練。每月9.99美元)”可知，Supernatural每月提供服務(wù)且有充滿活力的教練。故選B項(xiàng)?！?3題詳析】推理判斷題。根據(jù)第一段“Ifyou’relikemeandfindithardtospendmeaningfultimeinthegym,VRfitnessmightbeforyou.HerearemypicksfromtheappsIhavetested:(如果你和我一樣，覺得很難在健身房度過(guò)有意義的時(shí)間，VR健身可能適合你。以下是我從測(cè)試過(guò)的應(yīng)用程序中挑選的：)”以及文章內(nèi)容可知，本文主要介紹了四款VR健身應(yīng)用，包括它們的特點(diǎn)、價(jià)格等信息，這與體育健身相關(guān)，推測(cè)文章可能來(lái)自一個(gè)體育網(wǎng)站。故選A項(xiàng)。BYearsago,mySingapore-basedsisterinsistedmymotherandIjoinherfortheChristmas.Mymum,afearlesswoman,wouldgetstrangelynervousonflights.Perhapstheonlythingthatconvincedhertoovercomeherfearswasthechancetopiecetogetherourdecliningbond.Growingup,momentswithMumwerepainfullyshort-livedbecauseIspentmosttimeattheboardingschool,reunitingonlyduringtheholidays.Everyyear,shewouldeagerlyawaitmyreturn,whichwouldalwaysleadtoconstantlovingscenes.ThosevaluablemomentsweregraduallydisappearingasImovedawayforuniversity.Soon,ourrelationshipbecametense.Sheseemedunabletounderstandmeandherstubbornandold-fashionedadviceforcedmetoshutmyself.ButthemoreIpulledaway,themoreIfeltalongingforthebondthathadgrownsoweak.PerhapsSingaporewouldgiveusachancetobreatheitbacktolife.IassumedtheimmersiveexhibitsatArtScienceMuseumwouldrefreshmymother,whowasanartstudent.However,IwassurprisedwhenshejustturnedhernoseupattheBrugesWhale,asculptureusingplasticwastetoraiseawarenessaboutoceanpollution.“It’sart,Mum!Bemoreappreciative.”Idefended.Disheartenedbythedistancebetweenus,Iledhertothekid’szone.Wesignedupforajointsketchingactivity,hopingthatwouldhelpusconnect.Asourcreativejuicesflowed,ourfadedrelationshipbegantotakeonthehues(色調(diào))andshadesofsomethingsincereandbeautiful.“Look!”sheexcitedlypointedtowardsadigitalscreenthatdisplayedourcreations.“Thatone’sours.”Mumwentupandreachedout,touchingthefishasitmoveditstailbackandforthinthevirtualtank.Lookingaround,Isawchildrensharingmomentswiththeirparents,andmyownchildhoodflashedback.Thatrareinstancewheresheletslipaninnerinnocenceanddelightatanewexperiencerevealedthelittlegirlinher,whowaslikeme,hadlostavitalconnectiontoresponsibilitiesofmotherhood.“Ourtimetogetherwaslikethatoffriends,”sheremarksnow.“Youweremymother,andIwereachildfollowingyouaround.”Lifehasindeedcomefullcircle.24.Whydidtheauthor’smotheragreetotaketheflighttoSingapore?A.Shewasfearlessandadventurousbynature.B.ShewaseagertovisittheArtScienceMuseum.C.ShemissedherSingapore-baseddaughterverymuch.D.Shewantedtoimprovetherelationshipwiththeauthor.25.Whatwasthemother’sreactiontothesculptureBrugesWhale?A.Shewasdeeplyconcernedaboutoceanpollution.B.Shethoughtitwasacreativeuseofplasticwaste.C.SheshowedlittleinterestandseemedunimpressedD.Sheshowedgreatappreciationforitsartisticvalue.26.Whatcanweinferfromthejointsketchingactivityinthekid’szone?A.Itwasawasteoftimeforadults.B.Ithelpedthemotherregainheridentityasanartstudent.C.Itmadetheauthorrealizehermother’shiddentalentinart.D.Itprovidedanopportunityforthemotheranddaughtertoreconnect.27.Whatdoesthelastparagraphimply?A.ThemotherhasfinallyovercomeherfearofflyingB.Theirrelationshiphasreturnedtoastateofcloseness.C.TheyhavecompletedaroundtripfromtheirhometowntoSingapore.D.Theauthorhasgrownupandnowtakescareofhermotherlikeaparent.【答案】24.D25.C26.D27.B【語(yǔ)篇解讀】本文是一篇記敘文。文章主要講述了作者和母親借去新加坡和妹妹過(guò)圣誕節(jié)之機(jī)，修復(fù)逐漸疏遠(yuǎn)的母女關(guān)系的故事。【24題詳析】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段中“Perhapstheonlythingthatconvincedhertoovercomeherfearswasthechancetopiecetogetherourdecliningbond.(也許唯一能說(shuō)服她克服恐懼的就是有機(jī)會(huì)修復(fù)我們逐漸疏遠(yuǎn)的關(guān)系)”和第二段中“PerhapsSingaporewouldgiveusachancetobreatheitbacktolife.(也許新加坡會(huì)給我們一個(gè)讓它起死回生的機(jī)會(huì))”可知，作者的母親同意乘飛機(jī)去新加坡是因?yàn)樗敫纳坪妥髡叩年P(guān)系。故選D?！?5題詳析】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段中“However,IwassurprisedwhenshejustturnedhernoseupattheBrugesWhale,asculptureusingplasticwastetoraiseawarenessaboutoceanpollution.(然而，當(dāng)她對(duì)布魯日鯨不屑一顧時(shí)，我感到很驚訝，這是一座用塑料垃圾來(lái)提高人們對(duì)海洋污染認(rèn)識(shí)的雕塑)”可知，母親對(duì)布魯日鯨的反應(yīng)是“不屑一顧”，即表現(xiàn)出不感興趣和印象不深。故選C?！?6題詳析】推理判斷題。根據(jù)第四段中“Disheartenedbythedistancebetweenus,Iledhertothekid’szone.Wesignedupforajointsketchingactivity,hopingthatwouldhelpusconnect.(由于我們之間的距離而感到沮喪，我把她帶到了兒童區(qū)。我們報(bào)名參加了一個(gè)聯(lián)合素描活動(dòng)，希望這能幫助我們建立聯(lián)系)”和第五段中“Mumwentupandreachedout,touchingthefishasitmoveditstailbackandforthinthevirtualtank.(媽媽走上前，伸出手，觸摸著魚，魚在虛擬水箱里來(lái)回?cái)[動(dòng)著尾巴)”可知，兒童區(qū)的聯(lián)合素描活動(dòng)為母女倆提供了一個(gè)重新建立聯(lián)系的機(jī)會(huì)。故選D?！?7題詳析】推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段中“Ourtimetogetherwaslikethatoffriends(我們?cè)谝黄鸬臅r(shí)間就像朋友一樣)”和“Lifehasindeedcomefullcircle.(生活確實(shí)已經(jīng)回到了原點(diǎn))”可知，最后一段暗示她們的關(guān)系已經(jīng)回到了親密的狀態(tài)。故選B。CAnewstudyhasfoundthatachild’sreadingspeedcanbeimprovedbysimplyincreasingthespacebetweenletterswithinapieceoftext.Theresearch,ledbyDr.StevenStaggofAngliaRuskinUniversity(ARU),examinedthebenefitsofletterspacingandcolouredoverlays(顏色標(biāo)注)amongchildren.Twogroupsofchildren,dyslexic(誦讀困難)andnon-dyslexicchildren,wereaskedtoreadfourtextswitheitherstandardorextra-largeletterspacing,bothwithandwithoutacolouredoverlay.Theywereinstructedtoreadthetextoutloudwhilebeingrecorded.Therecordingwasusedtomeasurethenumberoferrorstheymade—specificallymissedwords,addedwords,wrongwords,andpronunciation—aswellastheparticipants’readingtime.Thestudydiscoveredthattextwithincreasedspacebetweenlettersprovidedabenefitforbothgroups.Onaverage,thedyslexiagroupshoweda13%increaseinreadingspeed,whilethegroupofnon-dyslexicchildrenshoweda5%increase.Inadditiontoimprovingreadingspeed,italsoresultedinasignificantdeclineinthenumberofwordsmissedbythechildrenwithdyslexia.However,thestudyfoundthatcolouredoverlayshadnosignificantimpactonreadingspeedorthereductionoferrorsforeithergroup.Dr.Stagg,SeniorLecturerinPsychologyatARU,said,“Webelieveextra-largeletterspacingworksbyreducingwhatisknownasthe‘crowdingeffect’,whichcanhampertherecognitionoflettersandreducereadingspeed.”“Ourfindingsstronglysuggestthatteacherscanbeconfidentthatallchildrenwouldbehelpedbyincreasedletterspacinginreadingmaterials,”Dr.Staggadded.“Whilewefoundthatcolouredoverlaysprovidedlittlebenefit,wesuggestchildrenshouldbeencouragedtouseoverlaysiftheyfindthesehelptheirreading.Colouredoverlaysmaynotincreasereadingspeeds,buttheymayextendreadingstamina(持久力).Previousresearchsuggeststheirbenefitsmaynotbecomeapparentifreadingtimeislessthan10minutesandtheshortreadingdurationofthetestsinourstudymayhaveputcolouredoverlaysatadisadvantage.”28.Whatcanwelearnabouttheresearch?A.Non-dyslexicchildrendidnotbenefitfromincreasedletterspacingatall.B.Thestudyfoundthatbothgroupsreadfasterwithextra-largeletterspacing.C.Readingerrorsofnon-dyslexicchildrenincreasedwithlargerletterspacing.D.Colouredoverlayssignificantlyimprovedthereadingspeedofdyslexicchildren.29.Whatdoestheword“hamper”underlinedinParagraph4probablymean?A.Prevent. B.Obtain. C.Involve. D.Change.30.WhatdoesDr.Staggemphasiseregardingcolouredoverlays?A.Theirbenefitsforreadingstaminaareimmediatewithinshorttests.B.Theyareequallyeffectiveasincreasedletterspacingforallchildren.C.Theyshouldbeabandonedsincetheyprovidenoreadingspeedbenefits.D.Theirpotentialadvantagesmayrequirelongerreadingsessionstoemerge.【答案】28.B29.A30.D【語(yǔ)篇解讀】本文是一篇說(shuō)明文。文章主要講述了一項(xiàng)研究發(fā)現(xiàn)增加文本字母間距能提高兒童閱讀速度，而顏色標(biāo)注作用不顯著?！?8題詳析】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第三段內(nèi)容“Onaverage,thedyslexiagroupshoweda13%increaseinreadingspeed,whilethegroupofnon-dyslexicchildrenshoweda5%increase.(平均而言，患有閱讀障礙的兒童組的閱讀速度提高了13%，而未患閱讀障礙的兒童組則提高了5%)”可知，字母間距增大后，兩組兒童（誦讀困難組和非誦讀困難組）的閱讀速度均提升。故選B項(xiàng)?！?9題詳析】詞句猜測(cè)題。分析句子語(yǔ)法結(jié)構(gòu)可知，畫線詞所在定語(yǔ)從句的先行詞為“crowdingeffect(擁擠效應(yīng))”，結(jié)合先行詞含義“擁擠效應(yīng)”，以及后文“reducereadingspeed(降低閱讀速度)”可推知知，閱讀速度低的原因應(yīng)是字母擁擠在一起，從而使字母識(shí)別有困難，閱讀有困難，由此推知，“hampertherecognitionofletters”應(yīng)是“（擁擠效應(yīng)）妨礙字母的識(shí)別”含義。因此，“hamper”應(yīng)是“prevent(妨礙)”含義。故選A項(xiàng)?！?0題詳析】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章末尾段內(nèi)容“Colouredoverlaysmaynotincreasereadingspeeds,buttheymayextendreadingstamina(持久力).Previousresearchsuggeststheirbenefitsmaynotbecomeapparentifreadingtimeislessthan10minutesandtheshortreadingdurationofthetestsinourstudymayhaveputcolouredoverlaysatadisadvantage.(彩色覆蓋膜可能不會(huì)提高閱讀速度，但可能會(huì)延長(zhǎng)閱讀耐力。之前的研究表明，如果閱讀時(shí)間少于10分鐘，它們的好處可能不會(huì)顯現(xiàn)，而我們研究中測(cè)試的短閱讀時(shí)間可能會(huì)使彩色覆蓋膜處于不利地位)”可知，Dr.Stagg強(qiáng)調(diào)彩色覆蓋膜在短時(shí)測(cè)試（低于10分鐘）中效果不顯著，但可能提升長(zhǎng)期閱讀的持久力，即，其潛在的優(yōu)勢(shì)可能需要更長(zhǎng)的閱讀時(shí)間才能顯現(xiàn)出來(lái)。故選D項(xiàng)。DFor75years,astronomershavebeensearchingforextraterrestrial(地球外的)intelligence,oftenshortenedtoSETT.SETTinvolveslisteningforradiooropticalsignalssentbyintelligentcivilizations,but,sofar,noartificialsignalshavebeendetected.ThefailureofSETIiscalled“TheGreatSilence”,butdespitethis,manyscientistsareconfidentthatintelligentaliensdoexist.Therearethoughttobeatleast10billionhabitableworldsinourgalaxy,andbillionsofyearshavepassedinwhichanylifeonthemcouldhavedevelopedintelligenceandtechnology.METI,ormessagingextraterrestrialintelligence,hasbeenlesscommon.Itinvolvestalkingratherthanlistening.Tosome,itisacontroversialactivity.Thefirstattemptsatcommunicationwereunrealistic“messagesinabottle”.In1972,NASAlaunchedthePioneer10spacecrafttowardsJupiter,whichcarriedaboardwithalinedrawingofamanandawomanaswellassymbolstoshowwherethecraftoriginated.In1977,NASAfollowedthisupwithagoldenrecordattachedtotheVoyagerIcraft.The12-inchrecordheldsoundsandimageschosentoconveythediversityoflifeonEarth.Bothspacecraftshavesinceleftthesolarsystem.Attheircurrentspeeds,itwillbetensofthousandsofyearsbeforetheyreachanotherstarsystem.Intheimmensityofspace,theoddsthattheywillbefoundareextremelysmall.Now,aninternationalteamofastronomersplanstousetheworld’slargestradiotelescope,FAST,locatedinChina,tobeamamessagetowardsmillionsofstarsthatare10,000to20,000lightyearsaway.Thenewmessageisacombinationofpreviousones.NASAsignalstoitsremotespacecraft,meanwhile,havereachedfournearbystars.Butperhapswehavealreadybetrayedourexistencetoaliens.Radioandtelevisionhavebeenleakingintospacefornearlyacentury,inanexpandingbubbleofcommunicationsthatspansmillionsofstars-intheory,atleast.TheethicalquestionraisedbyMETTis:Shouldwebesendingamessageatall?Scientistsaredivided.Beforehedied,StephenHawkingwasoutspokenaboutthedangerofcommunicatingwithaliens.Iftheyhavesuperiortechnologyandaremalign,theymightdestroyus.Othersseenoproblem,giventhatthesignalstakemillennia(一千年)toreachtheirdestination.NointernationalrulesgovernMETI,sotheexperimentswillcontinue.Myowntakeisthattheriskisabstractwhenthemessagewilltakemillenniatobereceived.Wehavemoredirectandexistentialthreatsthanevilalienempires.Myguessisthatextraterrestrialintelligenceandtecharesoadvancedthattheyarehardtocomprehend.Afterall,weshare99%ofourDNAwithchimpsandcan’tcommunicatewiththem.31.Whatis“TheGreatSilence”inthecontextofSETI?A.Theabsenceofsoundinouterspace.B.Thequietnessofhabitableworldsinthegalaxy.C.Thelackofcommunicationbetweendifferentspaceagencies.D.Thefailuretodetectartificialsignalsfromintelligentcivilizations.32.Whichofthefollowingstatementsmighttheauthoragreewith?A.It’sunwisetocontinueMETIwithoutinternationalrules.B.Scientistsshouldprioritizeaddressingimmediatethreats.C.Wemayestablishconnectionwithaliensinthenearfuture.D.Communicationwithaliensmayleadtohumanity’sdestruction.33.Whatcanbeinferredfromtheunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraph?A.Weshouldgiveuplookingforaliensforthemoment.B.Weshouldfirstlearnhowtocommunicatewithourclosestrelative.C.Communicationwithaliensfromotherintelligentcivilizationsisunlikely.D.Geneticsimilarityisnoguaranteeofsuccessfulcommunicationwithaliens.34.Whatismainlydiscussedinthepassage?A.ThesignificanceofSETTandMETIprojects.B.Thepossibilityoffindinghabitableplanetsintheuniverse.C.Theeffortsmadetosearchforintelligentlifebeyondtheearth.D.Thechallengesindetectingartificialsignalsfromotherplanets.【答案】31.D32.B33.C34.C【語(yǔ)篇解讀】這是一篇說(shuō)明文。主要講述人類搜尋外星智慧生命（SETI）的失敗以及向外星智慧生命發(fā)送信息（METI）的嘗試、倫理爭(zhēng)議和作者觀點(diǎn)。文章涵蓋SETI和METI的定義、歷史努力（如先驅(qū)者和旅行者號(hào)任務(wù)）、當(dāng)前計(jì)劃（使用FAST望遠(yuǎn)鏡）及相關(guān)挑戰(zhàn)，包括信號(hào)傳播的漫長(zhǎng)性和潛在風(fēng)險(xiǎn)。全文圍繞地外智慧生命的探索展開，強(qiáng)調(diào)科學(xué)界的努力和分歧?！?1題詳析】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段第二句“SETTinvolveslisteningforradiooropticalsignalssentbyintelligentcivilizations,but,sofar,noartificialsignalshavebeendetected.(SETT涉及監(jiān)聽智能文明發(fā)出的無(wú)線電或光信號(hào)，但到目前為止，還沒有檢測(cè)到任何人工信號(hào)。)”可知，SETT想要的便是獲得智能文明發(fā)出的信號(hào)，那它的失敗就是沒有獲得這些信號(hào)。故選D項(xiàng)?！?2題詳析】推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段一二句“Myowntakeisthattheriskisabstractwhenthemessagewilltakemillenniatobereceived.Wehavemoredirectandexistentialthreatsthanevilalienempires.(我自己的看法是，當(dāng)信息需要數(shù)千年才能被接收時(shí)，風(fēng)險(xiǎn)是抽象的。我們面臨的威脅比邪惡的外星帝國(guó)更直接、更存在。)”可知，作者認(rèn)為METI的風(fēng)險(xiǎn)是抽象的，尚未實(shí)際成形，但是我們面臨其他的更直接存在的風(fēng)險(xiǎn)，言外之意便是與外星帝國(guó)相比，我們需要先解決這些更直接存在的風(fēng)險(xiǎn)。故選B項(xiàng)?！?3題詳析】詞句猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)最后一段第三句“Myguessisthatextraterrestrialintelligenceandtecharesoadvancedthattheyarehardtocomprehend.(我的猜測(cè)是，外星智能和技術(shù)是如此先進(jìn)，以至于很難理解。)”可知，作者覺得外星的智能和技術(shù)會(huì)很難理解，畫線句“Afterall,weshare99%ofourDNAwithchimpsandcan’tcommunicatewiththem.(畢竟，我們與黑猩猩共享99%的DNA，無(wú)法與它們交流)”是對(duì)“難以理解的程度”做了一個(gè)比喻，即使人和黑猩猩在基因上如此相似，我們和黑猩猩之間的互相理解溝通也是無(wú)法達(dá)成，不可能的，故可推斷這個(gè)比喻暗含的語(yǔ)義為我們與外星智能文明的交流不太可能。故選C項(xiàng)。【34題詳析】主旨大意題。文章通篇討論SETI監(jiān)聽失敗、METI發(fā)送信息的努力（如先驅(qū)者號(hào)、旅行者號(hào)）、當(dāng)前計(jì)劃（使用FAST望遠(yuǎn)鏡）及信號(hào)傳播挑戰(zhàn)和倫理爭(zhēng)議，核心是總結(jié)人類為搜尋地球外智慧生命所做的各種嘗試，選項(xiàng)C“為尋找地球外智慧生命所做的努力”全面涵蓋這一主題。故選C項(xiàng)。第二節(jié)(共5小題；每小題2分，共10分)根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的七個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。Inourdailylives,weinteractwithavarietyofpeople,suchasfamilymembers,friends,classmates,andcolleagues.____35____Theseconflicts,ifnotproperlyaddressed,canleadtostress,hurtfeelings,anddamagedrelationships.However,bylearningsomeeffectivestrategies,wecanturntheseconflictsintoopportunitiesfordeeperunderstandingandstrongerconnections.IdentifytheRootCauseThefirststepinresolvingaconflictistofigureoutwhat’sreallygoingon.____36____Forexample,ifyouandyourfriendarearguingaboutwhichmovietowatch,theunderlyingissuemightnotbeaboutthemovieatall.Itcouldbethatoneofyoufeelslikeyouropinionsareneverlistenedtointhefriendship.Trytohaveanopen-mindedconversationtouncoverthesehiddenissues.Listentotheotherperson’sperspectivewithoutinterruptingandaskclarifyingquestionstofullyunderstandtheirpointofview.ControlYourEmotionsEmotionscanrunhighduringaconflict.It’seasytogetangry,defensive,orupset.Whenyou’reangry,youmightsayordothingsthatyou’llregretlater.Takeafewdeepbreathsbeforeresponding.Ifpossible,takeashortbreakfromtheconversationtocalmdown.YoucanalsotrytechniqueslikecountingtotenorrepeatingacalmingphraseinyourmindRemember,thegoalistoresolvetheconflict,nottowinanargument.____37____PracticeActiveListeningActivelisteningiscrucialinconflictresolution.Thismeansfullyfocusingorwhattheotherpersonissaying.Maintaineyecontact,nodtoshow