2024~2025學(xué)年北京市通州區(qū)高二上學(xué)期期中質(zhì)量檢測(cè)英語(yǔ)試卷一、完形填空(★★)ThefutureisburningbrightforSmellofLoveCandlesandits12-year-oldCEO.After_______thebusinessinhisfamily’skitchenaboutfiveyearsago,AlejandroBuxtonwillbringhiscandlestoaworld-famousshoppingmallnextweek.TheideaforSmellofLovecametoAlejandroin2019whenhediscoveredhismom’sheadhurtfromthesmellofthecandlesshe_______.Despitelovingcandlesverymuch,shehadnochoicebutto_______them.Unwillingtoseehismomsad,Alejandrostartedtestingalternativesthatwouldbe_______tomakecandles.Tohisdelight,thefirstproductwasahitwithhismomandherheadachedisappeared.Afterdecidingtoformabusiness,Alejandrostartedbrainstormingpotential_______.“Yousmellcandles,andtheybringjoyandloveintoyourhome,sowhydon’twecallthem‘SmellofLoveCandles’?”hesaid.“Thenametrulygoeswithhis_______,”saidhismom.“Bringinghappinesstoothershasbeenabigthemeineverythinghedoes.”NowAlejandrobecomesthe_______standownerofthenation’smostpopularshoppingmall.“WeareveryexcitedtosupportAlejandrowiththeopportunityto_______hisSmellofLoveCandles,”saysthemanager.“Thisisthefirsttimethatwehaverentedaplacetoakidand_______itwillinspiremorekidstofollowtheirpassions.”Alejandro’sbusinessisdoingwell,andhe’smakingmoney.Besidessavingforschool,hedonatestocharitiesmonthly.ToAlejandro,__________isn’tonlyaboutmakingmoney.It’saboutspreadingloveandhelpingothers.1.A．learningB．startingC．joiningD．expanding2.A．litB．sawC．heldD．made3.A．getaddictedtoB．makeuseofC．takeadvantageofD．getridof4.A．commonB．recyclableC．suitableD．convenient5.A．namesB．locationsC．productsD．profits6.A．a(chǎn)geB．personalityC．interestD．talent7.A．busiestB．richestC．wisestD．youngest8.A．shareB．createC．promoteD．improve9.A．certainlyB．generallyC．fortunatelyD．a(chǎn)mazingly10.A．effortB．successC．a(chǎn)mbitionD．responsibility二、語(yǔ)法填空(★★)閱讀下列短文，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。請(qǐng)?jiān)诖痤}卡指定區(qū)域作答。OnJamesOwen’s70thbirthday,hewasabout25poundsoverweightandhadtroublewithhisback,knees,andshoulders.Owen11(decide)tosetanambitiousfive-yeargoal:Hewantedtobepain-free.Hebeganhisnewplanbywalking.Oncehecoulddothosebasics12(successful),hehiredapersonaltrainertoteachhimandtodesignaroutinehecouldfollowonhisown.Inlessthanfiveyears,Owenwasabletodothree13(set)of50push-upseachandwalkformileseachday.Andyes,hewasfreeofachesandpains.(★★★)閱讀下列短文，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。請(qǐng)?jiān)诖痤}卡指定區(qū)域作答。Humansliketolivenearriversandtheyoftenfindthemselvesneedingtocrossthem.Thesimplestwayacrossariveristofordit.Fordingistofind14theriverisshallowandcrossitsafelywithoutusingaboat.Itmeans15(pretend)theriverisnotthere,continuingtowalk,andhopingforthebest.Butsometimesevenwateratshallowareascanbesurprisinglydangerous,16isbecauseit’snotalwayseasytotellhowfastthewaterismoving.Itonlytakesankle-deepwater17(sweep)apersonofftheirfeet.(★★)閱讀下列短文，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。請(qǐng)?jiān)诖痤}卡指定區(qū)域作答。Wearingasmartwatchiscoolbutfrequentlychargingitisfrustrating.Howaboutchargingitwithapowersourcethat’sprettycommonnowadays:Wi-Fi?Recently,anelectricalengineeratMIT18(build)asmall,flexibledevicewhichcancatchhomeWi-Fisignals,andturnthemintoDCelectricity.Itis19(power)enoughtolightupasimpleLEDdisplay.However,20(charge)smartwatches,hewillneedtobuildanarrayofrectennas(整流天線).三、閱讀理解(★★★)CourseoverviewBecominganeffectivecommunicatorcanhelpyouachieveyourgoalsinlife,bothprofessionallyandpersonally.Inthiscourse,youwilllearnhowtoengageanaudienceandfindandusethepowerofyourownuniquestyle.WhatwillIlearn?Bytheendofthecourseyouwillbeableto:●applytheprinciplesofeffectivecommunicationtoanysituation,fromwritingtopresentingandstorytelling;●developyourownuniquevoicetocommunicatewithanyaudience;●applycommunicationtechniquesforinfluenceandemotionalimpact.Whoisthiscoursefor?Thiscourseisaimedatanyonedesiringtoimprovetheircommunicationskills,butspecifically:●ambitiousearlycareerprofessionalswhowanttoequipthemselveswiththecommunicationskillstoadvanceandachievetheirgoals;●mid-levelmanagerswhowishtoinspireandmotivateteammembersandprogresswithintheirrole;●seniorleaderswhoneedtobetterexplaintheirideasandvisiontoteamsinordertoachievebuy-in(認(rèn)同)andensureoptimum(最佳的)performance.CoursedeliveryCoursesaredeliveredinweeklyunits,allowingyoutoplanyourtimeeffectively.Theassessmentcriteriawillbepresentedtoyouatthestartofthecourse,soyoucanapproachyourstudieswithconfidenceandmotivation,knowingwhatisexpectedofyouandhowtomeetthoseexpectations.Throughoutyouronlinelearningexperience,youwillhaveaccesstoyourcoursetutor,whowillhelpfacilitateyourlearningandprovideyouwithsupportandguidanceduringyourstudies.Youcaninteractwithyourtutorthrougharangeofmedia,suchaslivesessions,discussionforums,emailormessaging.WhatwillIgetoncompletion?EvidenceyourlearningwithaCertificateofAchievementfromtheUniversityofCambridgeonsuccessfulcompletion.21.Whatdoesthecoursemainlyfocuson?

A．Creatingpersuasivespeeches.B．Exploringtheartofstorytelling.C．Enhancingleadershipabilities.D．Developingadistinctcommunicationstyle.22.Whoisthecourseparticularlytargetedat?

A．Jobseekers.B．Collegestudents.C．Career-drivenprofessionals.D．Publicspeakingenthusiasts.23.Howdoesthecoursegivestudentsconfidenceandmotivation?

A．Byofferingweeklyquizzes.B．Bydefiningassessmentstandardsinadvance.C．Byprovidingpersonalizedstudyplans.D．Byconductinginteractiveworkshops.(★★)Lastyear,asmy9-year-oldson,Leopold,andIwerepreparingforamom-sonskitriptoKeystone,Icameupwitharule:Wewouldsayyestoeverything,includingfoodandexperiences—especiallynewones.Leopoldisapickyeaterandcanbehesitanttotrynewthings.Iwashopingtofindawaytoencouragehimwithoutturningtoworn-outproverbslike“Ifyoudon’ttryit,you’llneverknowifyoulikeit.”SoIborrowedtheideaofaYesDay,somethingourfamilyhasdoneahandfuloftimessincewatchingthemovieofthesamename.Westartedsayingyesbeforeweevenboardedourflight,whenwestoppedatabreakfastbuffetattheairport.Forme,thatmeantIsampledaveganmeatball(素食肉丸),whileLeopoldtriedamousebiteofhashbrowns(土豆餅)hesaidlooked“funny”.Neitherofuswentbackforseconds,butweeachratedournewfoodsas“notbad.”Thenextday,afterwegotsettledatourhotel,ItookLeopoldtomeethissnowboardinginstructor.Hehadtakenafewlessonsbackathomebuthadneverhadtheopportunitytosnowboardonamountainofthissize.Whilehewasinsnowboardingschool,Iskiedbymyself.InspiredbyLeopold,whohadkepttoourbargainandfacedhisfearstimeandtimeagain,Ichallengedmyselftoskianintermediatebluerun(中級(jí)賽道).Therewasapartthatwassteeper(更陡峭)thanIthought,butIdidmyslow,diligentS-turnsandImadeitdownwithoutbeinghurt.Iwasproudofmyselffortryingsomethingnew.Laterthatafternoon,whenLeopoldandIwerereunitedbackattheroom,heaskedifwecouldtrytheoutdoorhotbath.Mindyou,itwaswinter,andtheonlythingIhatemorethanbeingcoldisbeingcoldandwetWhenIstartedtoobject,Leopoldquotedourrule.Yes,itwascold,andyes,Iwaswet.Butitwasalsorefreshingtofeelthecoldaironmyskin,andthewarmwaterfeltthatmuchbetteroncewegotin.Gettingoutwasadifferentstory,buttheexperiencewasadelightasLeopoldandIbravedittogether.24.Whydidtheauthorsuggestthe“sayyes”rule?

A．Hersondemandedtoomuchoffood.B．Hersonwasunwillingtotrynewthings.C．Theyhopedtokeeptheirfamilytradition.D．Theylikedtolivealifeshowninamovie.25.Duringthetrip,Leopold________.

A．complainedaboutthefoodthereB．proposedtotakeanoutdoorbathC．chosetoskiamedium-leveltrackD．wasafraidofskiingonamountain26.Accordingtothepassage,whichwordcanbestdescribeLeopold?

A．Determined.B．Outgoing.C．Modest.D．Creative27.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A．Takelifeasitcomes.B．Likemother,likeson.C．Braveattemptoffersdelight.D．Extremejoyproducessorrow.(★★)Artificialintelligence(AI)hasdemonstratedcompetenceacrossvarioussectors,butmatchinghumancreativityremainshardtoachieve.However,companieslikeStoryFitareusingAIinamuchnovelway,particularlyinthefilmindustry,whereitisrevolutionizinghowscriptsaredeveloped,andstoriesaretold.Initially,MonicaLanders,founderandCEOofStoryFit,usedAItechnologytoaidpublishersinnarrowingdowntheir“slushpiles”(未處理的文稿)toashortlistofpromisingbooks.However,StoryFitfoundthepublishingindustry’sgrowthpotentialinsufficientandtargetedthefilmindustryinstead.Consequently,ithasbecometheforcebehindseveralsuccessfulfilmsinrecentyears.Primarily,StoryFitanalyzesascript’s(劇本)marketability,assessingwhereastoryfitswiththeaudienceandhoweachstorytellingelementresonates(引起共鳴).Thefilmindustryishigh-risk,withconsiderableinvestmentsrequiredbeforegeneratingreturns.StoryFitprovidesdataonwhetherthoserisksarelikelytobefruitful.StoryFit’sAItechnologycheckscharactertraits(特征)toevaluateaudienceresponses,determininghowheroicorrelatableamaincharactermightbe.Thisinformationallowscreativeprofessionalstoidentifypotentialcharacterimbalances.Beyondmarketability,StoryFitalsoanalyzesaudienceconnectionstothestoryline,offeringinsightsintoaspectssuchastheaudience’semotionaljourneythroughoutanepisodeortheimpactofafavoritecharacter’sdeparture.Thecompanyalsoreportsonplotinconsistencies,suchascharactersbehavingconsistentlywiththeirestablishedtraitsordisappearingfromthestoryline.Nevertheless,Landersemphasizesthattheirroleistodrawinsightsfromthedataratherthancommentonthescript.Shestated,“Youhavepeoplewhosewholecareersarebasedonmakingthosedecisions.Butwecanbeatechnologyvoicethathelpsthemtoshinealightonwhat’shappeningornothappeninginthescript.”UsingAItechnologylikeStoryFitinthefilmindustrydemonstratesartificialintelligence’spotentialtoenhancestorytelling.Asthetechnologyadvances,itsimpactonthefilmindustrywillonlygrow,pavingthewayformoreengagingandresonantcinematicexperiences.28.WhatcausedStoryFittoshiftitsfocusfrompublishingtofilms?

A．Thefinancialdifficulties.B．Thelimitedgrowthprospect.C．Thedecreasingcustomerbase.D．TheinsufficientAIcompetence.29.WhatisStoryFitabletodoaccordingtoParagraph3?

A．rewritescriptsforawideraudience.B．Determinetheamountofinvestment.C．Evaluatescripts’potentialforsuccess.D．Facilitatetheprocessofscreenwriting.30.AccordingtoLanders,whatisStoryFit’sroleinscriptanalysis?

A．Adata-drivenadvisor.B．Adecision-maker.C．Amarketingspecialist.D．Acontentdeveloper.31.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardtheapplicationofAIinthefilmindustry?

A．Unclear.B．Supportive.C．Objective.D．Concerned.(★★)Apartfromtheiroftenstunningflowers,plantsandtrees,whatcomestomindwhenyouthinkaboutgardens?Providingaesthetic(審美的)pleasure,gardeningsurprisinglyoffersnumerousbenefitsformentalandphysicalwell-being.AccordingtoastudyconductedbyUK’sRoyalHorticulturalSociety(RHS，皇家園藝學(xué)會(huì))andtwouniversities,individualswhoengageindailygardeningtendtohavewell-beingscoresthatare6.6percenthigherandstresslevelsthatare4.2percentlowerthanthosewhodonotgardenatall.Manystudyparticipantsnotedthatgardeningprovidesthemwithasenseofrelaxation,satisfaction,andhappiness.“Thisresearchprovidesfurtherdatatosupportthevalueofgardeningandgardensformentalrestorationandpromotingcalmnessofmind,”saidco-authorRossCameronoftheUniversityofSheffield.Since2019,theUKNationalHealthServicehasrecommendedgardeningasaformoftreatment.Gardeningimprovespeople’smentalwell-beingbymakingcommunitytiesstronger.In2020,theRHSconductedanexperimentinwhichtheirresearchersprovidedpre-plantedtubs(花盆)inacommunity,whichturnedouttofosterprideinthecommunity.Peopleengagedinconversationswithneighborsforthefirsttimeinyears,whilenon-participantsboughtplantsafterseeingtheirneighborsgardening.Accordingtotheresearch,thelevelofcortisol,ahormonethatregulatesstress,wasfoundtohavesignificantlyincreasedaswell.Thisindicatedapositiveimpactonstressreduction.Moreover,astudybyTakasakiUniversityinJapanshowedthatgardeninghelpspeoplefeelhappierandmoreconnectedthroughactivitieslikefamilygardeningandcommunityharvestfestivals.Gardeningisalsogoodforthebody.“Gardeningislikeeffortlessexercisebecauseitdoesn’tfeelasstrenuous(費(fèi)力的)asgoingtothegym,forexample,butwecanexpendsimilaramountsofenergy,”saidLaurianeChalmin-Pui,anRHSstudyresearcherinapressrelease.Fourteenpercentoftherespondentsalsonotedthatgardeninghelpedmaintainorpromotephysicalexercise.Inadditiontoburningcaloriesandbuildingmusclestrengthandflexibility,gardeningoffersdirectsunexposure,whichcanboostvitaminDlevelsandreducebloodpressure.“Oneofthekeythingsthatwehaveforgottenashumanbeingsisthatwe’reanimals,andwe’repartofasystem,”AlistairGriffiths,thedirectorofScienceandCollectionsatRHS,added.“Peopleseethemselvesasseparatefromnature,butwe’reverymuchapartofit.Whatwehavearoundusinourenvironmentiscriticaltoourwell-being.”32.WhatisthefindingofthestudybyRHSandtwouniversities?

A．Gardenersscorehigherinfitnesstest.B．Gardenscanhelpcurementaldisorder.C．Peopletendtofeelnostressingardens.D．Gardeningimproveshealthandhappiness.33.Howdoesgardeningcontributetopeople’smentalwell-being?

A．Itmakespeopleproudofthemselves.B．Peoplearedesperatetocelebratetheharvest.C．Itstrengthenstheirrelationshipswithneighbors.D．Peoplefeellessstressedduetothehormonesinplants.34.Whichwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?

A．TheMagicPowerofGardeningB．GardeningforMindDevelopmentC．ANewOptionforWorkoutD．UnexpectedJoysinGardens(★★★)Greatpeopleovercomechallengesandachieveremarkablethings.Resilience(堅(jiān)韌)iswhathelpsthembouncebackfromdifficultiesandpersistthroughchallenges.Ifyouwanttoachievesuccess,beresilient.35Resilience,afterall,isaskillyoucanlearnthroughpurposefulactionsandmindsetshifts,notnecessarilyaninnate(天生的)personalitytrait.36Forexample,ifyou’rerejectedfromajob,viewitasanopportunityforgrowthratherthanafinalfailure.Byadoptingthismindset,yourecognizethatnotgettingthejobdoesn’tdiminishyourworthorskills.Instead,itsimplywasn’ttherightfitatthatmoment.37Alongwitharesilientmindset,focusoneffortandprogressoverperfection.38Instead,concentrateontheprogressyoumakeandtheeffortyouputin.Forinstance,awriterwhoprioritizesregularpublishingoverperfectingeachpostismorelikelytobuildresilienceandimproveovertime.Inadditiontoadjustingyourmindset,therearepracticalstepsyoucantaketostrengthenresilienceinyourdailylife.Practicestressmanagementtechniqueslikedeepbreathingandmindfulness.39Challengeyourbrainwithactivitieslikepuzzlesorbylearningnewskills.Byincorporatingthesestrategiesintoyourlife,youcandeveloptheresiliencetoovercomechallengesandachievesomethinggreat.

A．Buildyourbrain’sresiliencethroughadmittingafailure.B．Adopta“notyet”mindsetinsteadofan“Ican’t”attitude.C．Acquiringthatisn’taseasyasitseems,butnotimpossible.D．Obtainingresilienceisnotpossibleifyouarenotbornwithit.E．Thisviewhelpsyoulearnfromdisappointmentsandkeepgoing.F．Perfectionismcanstopyoufromfinishingtasksandlearningfromthem.G．Stayactivewithregularphysicalexercisetosupportbothyourbodyandmind.(★★)閱讀下面短文，根據(jù)題目要求用英語(yǔ)回答問題。請(qǐng)?jiān)诖痤}卡指定區(qū)域作答。Howdoyoudefineagoodlife?Manywouldanswerahappylifeorameaningfulone.However,therecouldbeathirdanswer:a“psychologicallyrich”life.Accordingtoarecentstudy,psychologicalrichnessinlifeisdefinedbyextraordinary,diverse,andcomplexexperiencesthatcruciallyleadtoachangeinperspective(思維方式).Acrossthreesurveysinvolving1,336collegestudents,ShigeOishifromtheUniversityofVirginiaandErinWestgatefromtheUniversityofFloridadiscoveredthatindividualswereabletotellpsychologicalrichnessfromhappinessandmeaningbyevaluatingtheirownlivesandwell-being.“Unlikehappyormeaningfullives,apsychologicallyrichlifeneedsavarietyofinterestingandperspective-changingexperiences,”wrotetheresearchersintheirpaper.Theyalsopointedoutthatmovingtoanothercountry,transitioning(轉(zhuǎn)變)toadifferentcareer,orengagingwithchallengingartarethreeexamplesofthetypeofpsychologicalrichnessthatpeopleseek.Achangeinperspective,whichoftenmeanspersonalgrowth,canarisefromuniqueexperiences.Forinstance,studyabroadprogramscantransformourthinkingaboutlife,whilesecondhandexperiencesfromliteratureandfilmcanalsoenrichourpsychologicalperspective.“Humanscreatedartandculturetoessentiallyhelpthemselvesgothroughawealthofexperiencessecondhand,”O(jiān)ishisaid.