2025-2026學年高二上英語期中考試

一、閱讀理解（共40分）

A

ChildrenarebornwiththecuriositytoexploreYetovertimetheyarebecominglesscuriousaboutscience.Why?

Thislossofimeresimaybepanly（heresultoflanguagecues（提示）childrenhear.Andthesecuesdon'tcomejust

fromparents;theycanalsocomefromschoolteacherswhotreatscienceasanidentityratherthanactions.

Whentalkingtochildren,manyadultsmightsaythingslike"Lei'sbescientiststoday!"or"You'resuchagood

scienlist!”.Butthiskindofidentity-focusedlanguage,whichfocusesonscienceasanidentityratherthanactivities

andactionsthatpeopledo,canbedemoralizingforyoungchildren.Onestudyshowedthatchildrenasyoungasfour,

especiallygirls,kepttheirinterestlongerwhentheircuetoparticipateinscienceactivitieswas"Let'sdoscience^^

ratherthan"Let'sbescientists?*

Onepossibilityisthatwhenthinkingofascientist,childrenmightpictureawhiteman.iftheydon'tsharethat

identity,theyloseinterestinanactivitydesigned“forscientists."Thisstereotypical闞板印象的）beliefthatscience

isreservedforonlycertain-kindsofpeopleemergessurprisinglyearly.Bythefirstgrade,whenaskedtodrawa

scientist,childrentendtodrawawhiteman.

Thegoodnewsisthatlanguagecuescanalsobedirectedlopromoteengagementwithscience.Describing

scienceasactionsthatwetake,fbrexample,seemstoprotectyoungchildren'sinterestinscienceovertime.Butit's

alsotruethatteenagersareactivelytryingonandultimatelyformingdifferentidentitiesforthemselves.Soincontrast

toi（sdemoralizingeffectsonyoungchildren,identity-fbeusedlanguagemayhelpteensstayinterestedinscience.In

anotherstudy,cueingafutureidentitybasedonscience（suchas“scienlist"or"doctor"）motivatedmiddleschoolers

lodomorehomeworkandwasassociatedwithhighergrades.

Consequently,adultshadbetterusedifferentlanguagecuesforchildrenofdifferentagegroupslomaintaintheir

curiosityaboutscience.

1.Whatdoestheunderlinedword^demoralizing''inparagraph2mean?

A.Inappropriate.B.Impolite.C.Unconvincing.D.Discouraging.

2.Whywasaction-focuscdlanguageespeciallyeffectivetoyounggirls?

A.Becauseitavoidsidentityconflictingirls'mind.

B.Becausestereotypicalbeliefisreservedfbrgirls.

C.Becauseitenhancesgirls'engagementinscience.

D.Becauseitshowstheactivityisdesignedforgirls.

3.Whatmaybetheauthor'ssuggestionfbrparentsandteachers?

A.Totreatlanguageascues.B.Touseidentity-fbcuscdlanguage.

C.Toadoptflexiblestrategics.D.Tohelpteenagersformidentities.

4.Whatcanbeasuitabletitlefbrthetext?

A.WhyIsActionBetter（hanIdentity?B.HowDeParentsRaiseYoungScientists?

C.HowDoesAgeAffectScienceLearning?D.WhatAftectsChildren'sInterestinScience?

B

AroadsidesystemthatdetectsifamobilephoneisinuseinapassingvehicleisbeingtestedintheUKfirst.

Despitebeingunabletotellwhetherthedriverisusingthephone,itishopedthatitwillactasawarningtopeople

whomakecallsbehindthewheel.Thetechnologypicksupthephonesignalinthevehicleandactivatesaroadside

warningsignofamobilephonewitharedlinethroughit.

Thesystemcannottellthedifferencebetweenadriverandapassengeronabus,bultosomedegreeitcanwarn

driversthattheycanbedetectedusingtheirphones.Usingadirectionalantenna（天線），thedetectorpicksupradio

wavesproducedbyaphonehandset,andmeasuresthesignalstrengthandlengthofthem.Whenasignalisdetected

ofcuration（持續(xù)時間）longenoughandsignalstrengthstrongenoughtosetoffthesystem,thedetectoractivatesthe

warningsign.ThedetectorisabletodistinguishBluetoothconnectionsorhands-freedeviceswhich,whenpickedup,

willpreventtheactivation.

Whilethisnewsystemisnoreplacementforapoliceofficercatchingsomeoneintheact,itcouldbeenoughto

makesomedriversthinktwice-andthathastobeapositivestepforward.However,justastechnologyhasenabled

theproblemofdriversusingmobilephonesillegally,itcanalsobeabigpartofthesolutioningettingpeopletostop.

StatisticsfromthedeviceswillbesharedwithNorfolkPolice,thecountycouncilsaid.Thecouncilsaidthatenabling

thesystemlorcuurdspecificnumberplatescuuldbea"futuredcvclupmciil".

Usingamobilephoneatthewheelisoneofthefourroadcrimeswhichcanhavehorribleconsequencesifit

causesadeadlyorseriouscarcrash.Lawenforcement（執(zhí)行）technologyhasbeenfallingbehindforadecadeandnot

madeanyeasierbymotorproducers（hatencourageuserstoplugintheirphonesevenbeforedriving.

5.WhyistheroadsidesystemusedaccordingtoParagraph1?

A.lbsendoutcellphonesignalstodrivers.

B.lbdetectdrivers'illegaluseotcellphone.

C.Tomonitorpeople'suseofphoneswhiledriving.

D.Towarmpeopleagainstusingponeswhiledriving.

6.Howdoesthedetectoroftheroadsidesystemwork?

A.Itmeasuresthelengthofthephone.B.Itwarnsdriverswithaphoneinhand.

C.Itpicksupradiowavesfromhandsets.D.Itactivatesthevehicle'sBluetoothsystem.

7.Whatdoesthetextsuggestdriversdowiththeroadwarningsign?

A.SwifttoBluetoothwhiledriving.B.Haveaclosewatchofroadsigns.

C.Avoidbeingpickedupbydetectors.D.Stopusingahands-freemobilephone.

8.Whatwillthecountycouncilprobablydointhefuture?

A.Sharethedeviceswiththepolice.B.Makethesystemmoreadvanced.

C.Replacethepolicewiththenewsystem.D.Takestepstosettleroadsafetyproblems.

C

TheWinterParkSidewalkArtFestivalisoneoftheoldest,largestoutdoorartfestivalsintheUS.Thefestival

startedinMarch1960asacommunityprojecttobringlocalartistsandartloverstogether.It'sproducedbyan

all-volunteerboardanddrawsupto250.000visitorseachyear.Morethan1.000artistsfromaroundtheworldapplied

forthisevent.

Date

March20-22,2026

FestivalHours

9am-6pm,FridayandSaturday;9am-5pm,Sunday

Awards

Artistscompetefor64awards.TheBestofShowPurchaseAwardwasincreasedin2019toS12,000.The

festivaldonatesthewinningworktotheCityofWinterPark.A$2,50（）DistinguishedWorkofArtAwardispresented

throughtheCliailcsHosmerMorseMuseumofAmericanAilwliilca$5,000AilufPhilaiillnopyPurchaseAwardis

sponsoredbytheEdythBushCharitableFoundation.Newinrecentyearsisa$2,000MonteLivermoreCelebration

ofNatureAward.

Merchandise（商品）

ThefestivalT-shirtsandothermemorabilia（紀念品）arcavailableatthreemerchandisesalestents.Thetentsarc

locatedatParkandNewEnglandavenues,ParkandMorseBoulevardavenues,andParkandGarfieldavenues.

Posterswillalsobesoldatthethreemerchandise（ents,whileavintage（復古的）poster&goodslentwillbelocated

nexttothefestivalheadquarters.

Children'sWorkshop

GirlsandboyscancreatetheirownartworkatChildren'sWorkshop.Localartcentersandmuseumsfeaturea

varietyoffun,hands-onartactivitiesforchildren.Thereisnochargeforparticipation,andallyoungartistsare

welcometokeeptheircreations.

Noanimalsareallowedduringfestivalhours.Formoreinfonnacion,call407-644-7207.

9.Whichofthefollowingawardsisthelatest?

A.BestofShowPurchaseAward.

B.DistinguishedWorkofArtAward.

C.ArtofPhilanthropyPurchaseAward.

D.MonteLivermoreCelebrationofNatureAward.

10.Wherecanyoubuysomememorabiliaoffiveyearsago?

A.AlParkandMorseBoulevardavenues.B.AtParkandGarfieldavenues.

C.Beside（hefestivalheadquarters.D.AtParkandNewEnglandavenues.

11.WhatcanchildrendoattheChildren'sWorkshop?

A.Createartworksasrequired.

B.Taketheirartisticcreationshome

C.Paytojoininhands-onartactivities.

D.Beaccompaniedbytheirbelovedpets.

D

Whenwasthelasttimeyouthoughtaboutmusic,andwhatroledoesmusicplayinyourlife?Ifyouenjoymusic

everyday,youarelikelygainingmanybenefits.

Musichasamathematicalstructurebasedonrelationshipsbetweenonenoteandthenext.Youmaynotbeaware

ufil,butyuurbrainliastodoalolofcuiiipulingtomakesenseofit.So,nutsurprisingly,listeninglumusiccan

improvelearning,memory,andmentalalertness（警覺性）.Italsoboostsconcentrationandmindfulness,aslistening,

playing,ormovingtomusickeepsyoufocusedinthepresentmomentandevenputsyou“inthezone“whereyou

experiencethehappystateof"flow”.

Researchhasshownthatlisteningtomusiccanreduceanxiety,bloodpressure,andpain,andimprovesleep

quality,mood,well-being,andhappiness.Andespeciallywhenmovingtomusic,yourbraingetswashedin

beneficial''leel-good"hormones（激素）.Somusiccanpotentiallyextendyourhieandenhanceitsquality.

Musicisavitalelementofculture,andeveryculturehasspecifictypesofmusiccreated,produced,andenjoyed

byitspeople.IntheU.S.alone,therearedozensofpopulartypes,includingAfro-beat,bluegrass,classical,and

country.Allthesetypesofmusichavedifferentoriginsandareassociatedwithdifferentsubcultures,buttheycanbe

enjoyedbyanyone,leadingtocross-culturalappreciationandcommunication.Musicaltraditionsarealsoconnected

toculturalcelebrations—thinkaboutthemusicyouassociatewithbirthdays,graduations,weddings,andsoon.

Yourmusicpreferenceinthemomentcandependonhowyouwanttofeel.Youlikelypickspecifictypesof

musicdependingonwhetheryou'relookingtorelaxorexercise,tryingtobeproductive,orromanlic.Therightmusic

canboostyourmoodandmotivationtocleanup.dohomework,orworkout.Incontrast,youlikelyavoidmusicthat

makesyousad,orbored.

12.Whatisthefunctionofthequestioninthebeginning?

A.Toputforwardanewconcept.

B.Tooffersomeadviceforreaders.

C.Togettheinformationofyourinterest.

D.Toleadin(hetopic(obetalkedabout.

13.Whycanlisteningtomusicimpmveyourability(opayattention?

A.Itkeepsyouconcentrated.B.Itmakesyoudocomputing.

C.Itbuildsrelationsbetweennotes.D.Itdrawsyourinterestinnewthings.

1A.TheauthormentionsAmericanmusicinparagraph4toshowthat.

A.musicconnectsdifferentpeoples

B.theUSAisacountrywithdiversecultures

C.eachtypeofmusicisenjoyedbyuniquepeople

D.notallkindsofmusicarepopularwithpeople

15Whatcanyouinferfromthelastparagraph?

A.Musichaslilllccllculonpeople'scmoliuiis.

B.Peoplechoosemusicbasedontheirdesiredemotions.

C.Alltypesofmusicmakepeoplefeelenergetic.

D.Sadmusicisalwaysavoidedbypeople.

HowtoImproveYourPublicSpeakingSkills

Manypeoplefeelnervousaboutspeakinginpublic.However,itisaskillthatcanbegreatlyimprovedwith

practiceandtherighttechniques.Herearesometipstohelpyoubecomeamoreconfidentandeftectivespeaker.

16

Thoroughpreparationisthefoundationofasuccessfulspeech.Knowyourtopicinsideandout.Structureyour

speechwithaclearintroduction,bocy,andconclusion.Practiceyourdeliveiymultipletimes,preferablyinfrontofa

miiTororafriend.

KnowYourAudience

Trytounderstandwhoyourlistenersare.Whataretheirinterests?Whatdotheyalreadyknowaboutyourtopic?

17Thishelpsinmakingyourspeechmorerelevantandengaging.

FocusonYourOpening

Thefirstfewminutesofyourspeecharecrucialfbrcapturingtheaudience'sattention.18Youcould

startwithasurprisingfact,abriefstory,orathought-provokingquestion.

UseVisualAidsWisely

Visualaids,likeslides,canenhanceyourpresentation.Buttheyshouldsupportyourspeech,notbecomethe

mainfocus.Keepslidessimplewithminimaltext.19

PracticeActiveBreathing

Ifyoufeelanxious,yourbreathingcanbecomeshallow.Thiscanincreasenenousness.Beforeyoustart,takea

fewdeep,slowbreaths.20Thissimpletechniquecanhelpcalmyournervessignificantly.

A.Don'treaddirectlyfromyourslides.

B.Preparethoroughly.

C.Memorizeyourspeechwordforword.

D.Adjustyourcontentandlanguageaccordingly.

E.Startwithastrongandinterestingstatement.

F.Practiceyourspeechatleasttwentytimes.

G.Focusonbreathingfromyourdiaphragm.

二、完形填空（共30分）

ThegroundshookasatrainthunderedintotheLondonUndergroundandstopped.Almostblind,Icarefully

edgedmywaythroughthedoorstoa21seat.

Suddenly,amanaskedme,“Excuseme,doyouhavethelime?”Wasthisacrueljoke?22.1replied,

makingmyangerclear.Onlylater,whenwcbothstooduptoleavethetrain,didI23hisguid?canc（拐杖）.

Hewasblind,too!Ifeltterribleforbeing24.

Weekslater,1was25tosingintheNationalInstituteforBlindPeople.Yes,myearshadsignificantly

madeupforwhatmyeyes26.Uponarrivingthere.Iwasintroducedtothemanwhowasto27me

onthepiano.'TmStefan/'hesaid.28.Irecognizedthatvoice—themanonthetrain!Together,we

29twowell-knownsongs.Ourperfect30drewdeafeningapplause.Stefantoldmehewasborn

withouteyes.How31itwasthathecouldplaythepianomasterfully!Webecamefriendssoon,fellinlove

withinafewmonthsandgot32thatChristmas.

InDecember2024,wewentontheBritain'sGotTalent.Thejudgeslaughedwhenhearingourtunfirst

encounters.We(henperformedClimbEveryMountain,a33ofwhatwe'dbeenthrough,showingtheworld

blindnessdoesn'tstopyou34yourdreams.

Standingonthatstage,weknewwehadyearsofhappinessin35andmuchmoremusictomake.

21.A.conferenceB.priorityC.readingD.waiting

22.A.ScaredB.AlarmedC.ConfusedD.Annoyed

23.A.pickupB.makeoutC.holdoutD.giveaway

24.A.selfishB.impatientC.rudeD.ambitious

25.A.invitedB.pressuredC.attractedD.inspired

26.A.noticedB.conveyedC.missedD.ignored

27.A.matchB.chaEengeC.instructD.accompany

28.A.EventuallyB.InstantlyC.GraduallyD.Occasionally

29.A.sangB.recordedC.composedD.performed

3().A.cooperationB.combinationC.emotionD.description

31.A.oddB.amazingC.adorableD.unrealistic

32.A.acceptedB.promotedC.marriedD.awarded

33.A.minorB.momentC.resourceD.recognition

34.A.achievingB.planningC.transformingD.recalling

35.A.realityB.advanceC.progressD.store

三、語法填空(共20分)

閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入適當?shù)膬?nèi)容(1個單詞)或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。

InYangzhou,youngpeoplearepouringintoalocaltraditionalChinesemedicinehospital,notformedicalcare,

butforbread.ThehospitalhasgainedfamesinceApril,whenitlaunchedauniqueseriesofbreads36

(contain)Chinesemedicinalherbs.

37(combine)culinary(烹:飪的)innovationwiththecurrentwellnessculture,theherbalbreadseries

appealsstronglytothehealth-consciousyouth.Asforingredients,Chineseangelicaroot,lotusseedsanddried

orangepeelwerecarefullyselectedfortheir38（property）toboostenergyandimprovecirculation.

39（perfect）therecipes,theteambehindthebreadexperimentedwithmethods40boilingherbs

intoliquidfordough（生面團）orgrinding（碾碎）themintopowdersforbaking.Shortlyafteritwasavailable,the

demandfortheherbalbreadseries,41flavorsweredescribedas“prettycomforting'',42（rise）

rapidly.Snakinglinesformedevenbeforesalesbeganaseagerbuyersarrivedearlytosecureapurchase.

ThepopularityofTCM（中醫(yī)）breadssignalsyoungpeople'sgrowingconnectiontotraditionalhealthpractices,

43（generate）broadercuriosityaboutTCM.Still,expertsadvisedconsumersinneedofmedicalhelpto

consultTCMpractitionersforpersonalized44（guide）,stressingthat<kdiagnosisand45（tailor）

treatmentremainkeytotheTCMphilosophy.”

四、書信寫作（共20分）

46.假定你是李華,你校外教Alex就是否需要開展一次“交通安全講社區(qū)’’的社會實踐宣講活動征求學牛意

見。請你給他寫一封郵件，內(nèi)容包括：

1.表示支持；2.陳述理由。

注意：

1.寫作詞數(shù)應為80個左右；

2.請按如下格式在答題卡的相應位置作答。

DearAlex,

Yours,

LiHua

LiHua

五、書面表達（共40分）

47.Everyoneatschoolcalledh?r"MuteMeher”.Notbecauseshecouldn'tspeak,butbecauseshechosenotto.

Sincechildhood,Meherhadaterriblestutter（口吃）.Whenevershetried（ospeakinclass,herwordsalwaysgotstuck.

OnlyinartclassdidMeherleelhappyandrelaxed,becauseshelovedsketching（速寫）.Forher,drawingwassater

thanspeaking.Thus,herpencilbecamehervoice,fillingsketchbookswithworldswherenoonemadefunofher

stuttei;Unluckily,noonenoticedherdrawings.

Thencametheschool'stalentshow.Posterseverywhereread:"FindYourVbicc,,Funnybutsad,Meherthought.

Herartteacher,MissSofia,walkedtoher."Thesearcbeautiful.Whydon'tyoushowyourworksatthetalentshow?''

MissSofiasuggested.

Mehershookherheadnervously.44Me?Onstage?”Meherthought.44Withmystutter?impossible?,ButMiss

Sofiasmiled."Whatifyoudidn'thavetospeak...justshowyourstory?^^

MissSofia'swordskeptMeherthinkinglongafterclass.Thatnight,anideaflashedthroughMeher'smind.

Whatifshetoldherstorythroughanimation（動畫片）？UsinghercomputerandaborrowedprojectorfromMiss

Sofia,Meherturnedhersketchesintoashortanimation—“TheGirlBehindtheCurtain.n

Astheimagescametolife,Meherfeltsomethingshehadn'tfeltinyears——hope.Thegirlinthefilmstuttered,

too.Whenpeoplelaughed,ashadowycurtaingrewaroundherlikewalls.Butwheneversomeonewaskindorwhen

shefeltbrave,shemadeopeningsinthecurtain.Littlebylittle,lightbrokethrough.

ThedayoftheshowarrivedbeforeMeherknewit.Thenightoftheshow,Meherstoodbehind（hecurtain.She

didn'tgoonstage.Butheranimationplayedonthebigscreen.Atfirst,therewassilence.Thenquietvoices.Then

tears.

注意：

1.綾寫詞數(shù)應為150個左右；

2.請按如下格式在相應位置作答。

WhentheanimationendedandMeher'snameappearedonthescreen,agreatcheerwentupfromthecrowd.

Fromthatdayon,''MuteMeher"disappeared.

答案版

2025-2026學年高二上英語期中考試

一、閱讀理解（共40分）

ChildrenarcbornwiththecuriositytoexploreYetovertimetheyarcbecominglesscuriousaboutscience.Why?

Thislossofinterestmaybepartlytheresultoflanguagecues（提示）childrenhear.Andthesecuesdon'tcomejust

fromparents;theycanalsocomefremschoolteacherswhotreatscienceasanidentityratherthanactions.

Whentalkingtochildren,manyadultsmightsaythingslike"Let'sbescientiststoday!,5or"You'resuchagood

scientist^^^.Butthiskindofidentity-focusedlanguage,whichfocusesonscienceasanidentityratherthanactivities

andactionsthatpeopledo,canbedemoralizingforyoungchildren.Onestudyshowedthatchildrenasyoungasfour,

especiallygirls,kepttheirinterestlongerwhentheircuetoparticipateinscienceactivitieswas"Let'sdoscience''

ratherthan"Let'sbescientists.^

Onepossibilityisthatwhenthinkingofascientist,childrenmightpictureawhiteman.Iftheydon'tsharethat

identity,theyloseinterestinanactivitydesigned“fbrscientists.^^Thisstereotypical（亥U板印象的）beliefthatscience

isreservedforonlyceriain-kindsofpeopleemergessurprisinglyearly.Bythefirstgrade,whenaskedtodrawa

scientist,childrentendtodrawawhiteman.

Thegoodnewsisthatlanguagecuescanalsobedirectedtopromoteengagementwithscience.Describing

scienceasaclioiisthatvvulake,forexample,seemsloprotectyoungchildren'siulcrcslinscienceuvcilime.Buiil's

alsotruethatteenagersarcactivelytryingonandultimatelyformingdifferentidentitiesforthemselves.Soincontrast

toitsdemoralizingeffectsonyoungchildren,identity-focusedlanguagemayhelpteensstayinterestedinscience.In

anotherstudy,cueingafutureidentitybasedonscience（suchas“scienlisl"or“doctor"）motivatedmiddleschoolers

todomorehomeworkandwasassociatedwithhighergrades.

Consequently,adultshadbetterusedifferentlanguagecuesforchildrenofdifferentagegroupstomaintaintheir

curosityaboutscience.

1.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“demoralizing”inparagraph2mean?

A.Inappropriate.B.Impolite.C.Unconvincing.D.Discouraging.

2.Whywasaction-focusedlanguageespeciallyeffectivetoyounggirls?

A.Becauseitavoidsidentityconflictingirls'mind.

B.Becausestereotypicalbeliefisreservedforgirls.

C.Becauseitenhancesgirls'engagementinscience.

D.Becauseitshowstheactivityisdesignedforgirls.

3.Whatmaybetheauthor'ssuggestionfbrparentsandteachers?

A.Totreatlanguageascues.B.Touseidentity-focusedlanguage.

C.Toadoptflexiblestrategies.D.Tohelpteenagersformidentities.

4.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.WhyIsActionBetterthanIdentity?B.HowDeParentsRaiseYoungScientists?

C.HowDoesAgeAffectScienceLearning?D.WhatAffectsChildren'sInterestinScience?

【答案】l.D2.A3.C4.D

AroadsidesystemthatdetectsifamobilephoneisinuseinapassingvehicleisbeingtestedintheUKfirst.

Despitebeingunabletotellwhetherthedriverisusingthephone,itishopedthatitwillactasawarningtopeople

whomakecallsbehindthewheel.Thetechnologypicksupthephonesignalinthevehicleandactivatesaroadside

warningsignofamobilephonewitharedlinethroughit.

Thesystemcannottellthedifferencebetweenadriverandapassengeronabus,buttosomedegreeitcanwarn

driversthattheycanbedetectedusingtheirphones.Usingadirectionalantenna（天線），thedetectorpicksupradio

wavesproducedbyaphonehandset,andmeasuresthesignalstrengthandlengthofthem.Whenasignalisdetected

ofcuration（持續(xù)時間）longenoughandsignalstrengthstrongenoughtosetoffthesystem,thedetectoractivatesthe

warningsign.ThedetectorisabletodistinguishBluetoothconnectionsorhands-freedeviceswhich,whenpickedup,

willprcvcnltheaulivaiion.

Whilethisnewsystemisnoreplacementforapoliceofficercatchingsomeoneintheact,itcouldbeenoughto

makesomedriversthinktwice-andthathastobeapositivestepforward.However,justastechnologyhasenabled

theproblemofdriversusingmobilephonesillegally,itcanalsobeabigpariofthesolutioningellingpeopletoslop.

StatisticsfromthedeviceswillbesharedwithNorfolkPolice,thecountycouncilsaid.Thecouncilsaidthatenabling

thesystemtorecordspecificnumberplatescouldbea"futuredevelopment".

Usingamobilephoneatthewheelisoneofthefourroadcrimeswhichcanhavehorribleconsequencesifit

causesadeadlyorseriouscarcrash.Lawenforcement(tktf)technologyhasbeenfallingbehindforadecadeandnot

madeanyeasierbymotorproducersthatencourageuserstoplugintheirphonesevenbeforedriving.

5.WhyistheroadsidesystemusedaccordingtoParagraph1?

A.Tosendoutcellphonesignalstodrivers.

B.Todetectdrivers'illegaluseofcellphone.

C.Tomonitorpeople'suseofphoneswhiledriving.

D.Towarmpeopleagainstusingponeswhiledriving.

6.Howdoesthedetectoroftheroadsidesystemwork?

A.Itmeasuresthelengthofthephone.B.Itwarnsdriverswithaphoneinhand.

C.Itpicksupradiowavesfromhandsets.D.Itactivatesthevehicle'sBluetoothsystem.

7.Whatdoesthetextsuggestdriversdowiththeroadwarningsign?

A.SwifttoBluetoothwhiledriving.B.Haveaclosewatchofroadsigns.

C.Avoidbeingpickedupbydetectors.D.Stopusingahands-freemobilephone.

8.Whalwillthecountycouncilprobablydoin(hefuture?

A.Sharethedeviceswiththepolice.B.Makethesystemmoreadvanced.

C.Replacethepolicewiththenewsystem.D.Takestepstosettleroadsafetyproblems.

【答案】5.D6.C7.A8.B

TheWinterParkSidewalkArtFestivalisoneoftheoldest,largestoutdoorartfestivalsintheUS.Thefestival

startedinMarch1960asacommunityprojecttobringlocalartistsandartloverstogether.It'sproducedbyan

all-volunieerboardanddrawsup(o250,000visitorseachyear.Morethan1,000artistsfromaround(heworldapplied

forthisevent.

Date

March20-22,2026

FestivalHours

9am-6pm,FridayandSaturday;9am-5pm,Sunday

Awards

Artistscompetefor64awards.TheBestofShowPurchaseAwardwasincreasedin2019toS12,000.The

festivaldonatesthewinningworktotheCityofWinterPark.A$2,500DistinguishedWorkofArtAwardispresented

throughtheCharlesHosmerMorseMuseumofAmericanArtwhilea$5.000ArtofPhilanthropyPurchaseAwardis

sponsoredbytheEdythBushCharitableFoundation.Newinrecentyearsisa$2,000MonteLivermoreCelebration

ofNatureAward.

Merchandise（商品）

ThefestivalT-shirtsandothermemorabi