貴州省黔東南州2023-2024學(xué)年高二年級(jí)下冊(cè)期末考試英語(yǔ)試題

黔東南州2023-2024學(xué)年度第二學(xué)期期末教學(xué)質(zhì)量檢測(cè)

高二英語(yǔ)試卷

注意事項(xiàng)：

1.答題前，考生務(wù)必將自己的姓名、考生號(hào)、考場(chǎng)號(hào)、座位號(hào)填寫在答題卡上。

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3.考試結(jié)束后，將本試卷和答題卡一并交回。

第一部分聽(tīng)力（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）

做題時(shí)，先將答案標(biāo)在試卷上。錄音內(nèi)容結(jié)束后，你將有兩分鐘的時(shí)間將試卷上的答案轉(zhuǎn)涂

到答題卡上。

第一節(jié)（共5小題；每小題L5分，滿分7.5分）

聽(tīng)下面5段對(duì)話。每段對(duì)話后有一個(gè)小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選

項(xiàng)。聽(tīng)完每段對(duì)話后，你都有10秒鐘的時(shí)間來(lái)回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對(duì)話僅

讀一遍。

例：Howmuchistheshirt?

A.￡19.15.B.￡9.18.C.￡9.15.

答案是C。

1.WhenwillTomcome?

A.4:50.B.4:30.C.4:20.

2.Wheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?

A.Athome.B.Inarestaurant.C.Atthemarket.

3.Whatdidthemandolastnight?

A.Hestayedathometalkingwithhisfriend.

B.Hewatchedtelevisionwithhisfriend.

C.Hewenttoseehisschoolmate.

4.Whatdoesthemanmean?

A.Hemusthandinareportaboutthemuseum.

B.Hehasalreadyvisitedthemuseum.

C.Heistoobusytogowiththewoman.

5.Whyisthemanunabletoanswerthewoman'squestionsnow?

A.Hedoesn'thavetime.

B.Heistootiredafterclass.

C.Heisshopping.

第二節(jié)（共15小題；每小題1.5分，滿分22.5分）

聽(tīng)下面5段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白。每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白后有幾個(gè)小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)

中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。聽(tīng)每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白前，你將有時(shí)間閱讀各個(gè)小題，每小題5秒鐘；聽(tīng)完

后，各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時(shí)間，每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白讀兩遍。

聽(tīng)第6段材料，回答第6、7題。

6.WhatdoesthewomanthinkofworkinginIT?

A.Theworkisnotgood.

B.Theworkisveryhard.

C.Theworkhastwoadvantages.

7.Whatsuggestiondoesthewomangivetotheman?

A.Don'tworkinIT.

B.Avoidhighbloodpressure.

C.Takebettercareofhimself.

聽(tīng)第7段材料，回答第8、9題。

8.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?

A.Workmates.B.Husbandandwife.C.Fatheranddaughter.

9.WhydidthemangotoFortaleza?

A.Todosomeshopping.B.Toenjoythescenery.C.Togoonabusinesstrip.

聽(tīng)第8段材料，回答第10至12題。

10.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?

A.Arockband.B.Ajazzband.C.Aperformance.

11.Whydidthemannamehisband"TheSand”?

A.Sandcancoolonedown.

B.Sandstandsforbeingtoughandindependent.

C.Sandissmallandcannotbeshaped.

12.Whydidthebandgetanewmemberyearsago?

A.Oneofitsmembersdied.

B.Itsaudiencebecamelarger.

C.Themarketforrockmusicwasgrowing.

聽(tīng)第9段材料，回答第13至16題。

13.WhereisDonnynow?

A.Athome.B.Onhisway.C.Inacinema.

14.WhydidDonnyfailtoanswerthephoneat8:00?

A.Hisphonewasn'ton.B.Hedidn'thearit.C.Hewasbusy.

15.WhatwasDonnydoingat9:00?

A.Hewasbuyingaticket.

B.Hewasdrinkingcoffee.

C.Hewaswatchingafilm.

16.WhatdidDonnytalkaboutwiththemanager?

A.Makingacomplaint.B.Applyingforajob.C.Gettinghismoneyback.

聽(tīng)第10段材料，回答第17至20題。

17.Whatdidthespeakertreatpaintingasinthebeginning?

A.Ajob.B.Adream.C.Ahobby.

18.Howoftendoesthespeakerpaintnow?

A.Threedaysaweek.B.Fivedaysaweek.C.Everyevening.

19.Whendidthespeakerstartherpainting?

A.Intheprimaryschool.B.Inthemiddleschool.C.Inthehighschool.

20.Whatwillthelistenersdoafterwatchingavideo?

A.Learntopaint.B.Leaveforanotherplace.C.Haveacoffeebreak.

第二部分閱讀（共兩節(jié)，滿分50分）

第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題2.5分，滿分37.5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)。

A

Engagestudentswithsciencewiththeseexcitingandentertainingexperiments!Studentswillloveexploring

whilealsogaininginvaluableexperiencebydesigningandconductingexperiments.

SunscreenExperiment

Kidsoftendon'tenjoybeingtoldtheyneedsunscreen,soshowingitspowerthroughdemonstrationcanhelp

themseeitsvalue.Thissciencefairprojectusessimplewhitebeads（珠子）thatchangecolorwhenexposedtoUV

rays（紫外線）sochildrencancomparetheeffectivenessofdifferentsunscreenproducts.Startthisexperimentby

applyingsomeofeachsunscreentypeonpaperandplacingbothpiecesofpaperindirectsunlightforseveralhours.

Sundial（日辱）Experiment

Usingasundialtotelltimeisafascinatingscienceactivitythathelpsstudentsgainknowledgeofshadowsand

themovementofsunlightacrossthesky.Throughthishands-onexperiment,studentsgainanopportunitytosee

howpeopleinprevioustimesknewtimewithoutclocksorwatches.Startthisexperimentbyaskingstudentsto

identifyanoutdoorspotthatreceivessunlightallday,placingaflatboardthere,tracingtheshadowsontoitand

notingwheretheshadowswillfallatcertainpointsoftheday.

MineralExperiment

Studentslearntoidentifyrocksandmineralsthroughthissimpleexperiment.Theyuseaplatetotestthe

hardnessofvariouscommonminerals.Theyalsoobservehowthesemineralsformcrystals（晶體）andhowthey

breakapartdifferentlyfromothers.Thislessonhelpsstudentsunderstandthecharacteristicsandusesofdifferent

minerals.Studentscanevenform“companies“andcompetetominedifferenttypesofrockswithspecificfeatures.

1.Whatisthemainpurposeofusingbeadsinthesunscreenexperiment?

A.Tocomparethepricesofsunscreen.

B.Toshowtheeffectivenessofsunscreen.

C.Toanalyzetheimpactofsunscreenonskin.

D.Todemonstratechemicalreactionsinsunscreen.

2.Howdostudentsbeginthesundialexperiment?

A.Bybuildingasundialfrombeginning.

B.Bycomparingdifferenttypesofsundials.

C.Bymeasuringthelengthoftheirshadows.

D.Byidentifyingasunnyspotandusingaflatboard.

3.Whatdoesthemineralexperimentallowstudentstodo?

A.Observecrystalformation.B.Learngeologicalhistory.

C.Sellrockstheymine.D.Formcompanies.

【答案】l.B2.D3.A

【解析】

【導(dǎo)語(yǔ)】本文是應(yīng)用文。文章介紹了幾個(gè)適合學(xué)生做的科學(xué)實(shí)驗(yàn)。

【1題詳解】

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)SunscreenExperiment下的"Thissciencefairprojectusessimplewhitebeads（珠子）that

changecolorwhenexposedtoUVrays（紫外線）sochildrencancomparetheeffectivenessofdifferentsunscreen

products」這個(gè)科學(xué)展覽項(xiàng)目使用簡(jiǎn)單的白色珠子，當(dāng)暴露在紫外線下時(shí)會(huì)改變顏色，這樣孩子們就可以比

較不同防曬產(chǎn)品的效果）”可知，在防曬實(shí)驗(yàn)中使用珠子的主要目的是來(lái)展示防曬霜的功效。故選B項(xiàng)。

【2題詳解】

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Sundial（日#）Experiment下的uStartthisexperimentbyaskingstudentstoidentifyan

outdoorspotthatreceivessunlightallday,placingaflatboardthere,tracingtheshadowsontoitandnotingwhere

theshadowswillfallatcertainpointsoftheday.（實(shí)驗(yàn)開(kāi)始時(shí)，讓學(xué)生們找出一個(gè)整天都能接受陽(yáng)光的戶外地

點(diǎn)，在那里放一塊平板，在上面畫出陰影，并注意到陰影在一天中的特定時(shí)間會(huì)落在哪里）”可知，學(xué)生找

一個(gè)陽(yáng)光充足的地方，用一塊平板來(lái)開(kāi)始日號(hào)實(shí)驗(yàn)。故選D項(xiàng)。

【3題詳解】

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)MineralExperiment下的“Theyalsoobservehowthesemineralsformcrystals（晶體）and

howtheybreakapartdifferentlyfromothers.（他們還觀察這些礦物質(zhì)是如何形成晶體的，以及它們是如何以不

同的方式分裂的）”可知，MineralExperiment允許學(xué)生觀察晶體形成。故選A項(xiàng)。

B

NilasComeliussenfeelsworriedwhenacityturnsquietatnight."Imuchprefertobeinadynamiccitythat

neversleeps,andBangkokgivesmethat,“saidtheSwedish-bornchefofaNordic-AsianrestaurantinThailand's

capital.

WhileThailandhadlongappealedtohim,Comeliussensaysheneverimaginedacareerincooking.Instead,

hewasdrawntoMuayThai（泰拳）,orThaiboxing.Onhighschoolbreaks,heeventraveledsolotoThailandto

joinMuayThaitrainingcamps.Aftersustainingahandinjurywhileboxing,hewasforcedtogiveupMuayThai.

However,hedidn'tstopthinkingaboutThailand.

TheverydayaftergraduatingfromhighschoolinSweden,Comeliussenbookedaone-waytickettoBangkok

andappliedforastudyvisa.Itwasn'tuntilhalfwaythroughhisstudiesthathewasinspiredbyafellowstudentand

friendwhoransmallThairestaurants.However,therewassomethinginsideofhimthatwasdrawntoculinaryarts.

“Theatmosphereinsidethekitchenfascinatedme-everyonehastoworktogethertomakeithappen.9,Comeliussen

recalled.

Atthetime,thechefdidn'tthinkhecouldpursuehisnewpassionforcookinginThailand.Instead,hethought

itwouldbebesttogobacktohisrootsandunderstandtheflavorshe'dgrownupwithbeforecookinganything

else,sohefinishedhisstudiesandmovedbacktoSweden.StartingoutinarestaurantinStockholm,hepractised

hisskills.In2019,hewonthesilverintheBocused?Or,aworld-famousinternationalcookingcompetition,aspart

oftheSwedishteam.

Despitethosesuccesses,heknewhewantedtoreturntoAsiatoachievehisdreamofculinaryarts.In2022,

Corneliussenmadethemovetoahigh-endrestaurant,whichopenedthesameyear,andwhereheshowcasedcasual

NordicfoodwithAsianinfluences.

“InThailand,Igetthisfeelingofbelongingandconnectiontothepeople,foodandculture,hesaid.

4.Whatispresentedinthefirstparagraph?

A.Corneliussendislikesworkingatnight.B.Corneliussenfeelsuneasyinanewcity.

C.BangkokishometoNordicrestaurants.D.BangkokgivesCorneliussenthefeelinghewants,

5.WhatmainlymadeCorneliussenchoosecookingascareer?

A.Hisinjuredhand.B.Hisinnerpassion.

C.Hisfriends?support.D.Histirednessofstudy.

6.HowdidCorneliussenimprovehiscookingskills?

A.Bypractisinginhismotherland.B.ByimprovingdiversedishesinThailand.

C.Byattendingvarietiesofcookingcompetitions.D.Bysummarizingexperiencefromothercooks.

7.WhydidCorneliussendecidetoreturntoAsia?

A.TolearnMuayThai.B.ToshowcaseNordicfood.

C.Toopenahigh-endrestaurant.D.Toachievehisdreamofculinaryarts.

【答案】4D5.B6.A7.D

【解析】

【導(dǎo)語(yǔ)】本文是記敘文。文章講述了瑞典出生的廚師NilasCorneliussen追求烹飪事業(yè)的故事。

【4題詳解】

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段"NilasCorneliussenfeelswon'iedwhenacityturnsquietatnight.41Imuchprefertobe

inadynamiccitythatneversleeps,andBangkokgivesmethat,“saidtheSwedish-bornchefofaNordic-Asian

restaurantinThailand'scapital.（當(dāng)一個(gè)城市在夜晚變得安靜時(shí)，NilasCorneliussen會(huì)感到擔(dān)憂?！拔腋矚g

住在一個(gè)充滿活力的不夜城，而曼谷給了我這種感覺(jué)，”這位瑞典出生的廚師說(shuō)，他在泰國(guó)首都經(jīng)營(yíng)一家

北歐餐廳）”可知，Corneliussen喜歡充滿活力的不夜城，而曼谷正好給了他這種感覺(jué)。故選D。

【5題詳解】

推理判斷題。根據(jù)第三段“However,therewassomethinginsideofhimthatwasdrawntoculinaryarts."The

atmosphereinsidethekitchenfascinatedme-everyonehastoworktogethertomakeithappen.^^Corneliussen

recalled」然而，他內(nèi)心深處有一種東西被烹飪藝術(shù)所吸引?！皬N房里的氣氛讓我著迷一一每個(gè)人都必須共

同努力才能實(shí)現(xiàn)這一目標(biāo)。"Corneliussen回憶道）”可知，主要是他內(nèi)心對(duì)烹飪的喜愛(ài)促使他選擇了烹飪

作為職業(yè)。故選B。

【6題詳解】

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段“Atthetime,thechefdidn'tthinkhecouldpursuehisnewpassionforcookingin

Thailand.Instead,hethoughtitwouldbebesttogobacktohisrootsandunderstandtheflavorshe'dgrownupwith

beforecookinganythingelse,sohefinishedhisstudiesandmovedbacktoSweden.Startingoutinarestaurantin

Stockholm,hepractisedhisskills.In2019,hewonthesilverintheBocused'Or,aworld-famousinternational

cookingcompetition,aspartoftheSwedishteam.（當(dāng)時(shí)，這位廚師認(rèn)為他無(wú)法在泰國(guó)追求他對(duì)烹飪的新熱情。

相反，他認(rèn)為最好是回到自己的家鄉(xiāng)，在烹飪其他東西之前，先了解一下他從小接觸到的味道，所以他完

成了學(xué)業(yè)，搬回了瑞典。從斯德哥爾摩的一家餐館開(kāi)始，他練習(xí)自己的技能。2019年，他作為瑞典團(tuán)隊(duì)的

一員，在世界著名的國(guó)際烹飪比賽Bocuse<TOr中獲得銀牌）”可知，他是通過(guò)在祖國(guó)練習(xí)烹飪技能來(lái)提高

自己的烹飪能力的。故選A。

【7題詳解】

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第五段“Despitethosesuccesses,heknewhewantedtoreturntoAsiatoachievehisdreamof

culinaryarts.In2022,Corneliussenmadethemovetoahigh-endrestaurant,whichopenedthesameyear,and

whereheshowcasedcasualNordicfoodwithAsianinfluences.（盡管取得了這些成功，但他知道自己想回到亞

洲I,實(shí)現(xiàn)烹飪藝術(shù)的夢(mèng)想。2022年，科尼利烏森搬到了一家高端餐廳，并于同年開(kāi)業(yè)，在那里他展示了受

亞洲影響的休閑北歐美食）”可知，盡管在瑞典取得了一些成功，但Corneliussen知道他想回到亞洲實(shí)現(xiàn)他

的烹飪藝術(shù)夢(mèng)想。故選D。

C

Anewattempttopredictearthquakeswiththeaidofartificialintelligence（AI）hasraisedhopesthatthe

technologycouldonedaybeusedtolimitearthquakes,impactonlivesandeconomies.Developedbyresearchersat

TheUniversityofTexasatAustin,theAIalgorithmcorrectlypredicted70%ofearthquakesaweekbeforethey

happenedduringaseven-monthtrialinChina.

TheAIwastrainedtofindunusualpatternsinreal-timeseismicdatathatresearchershadpairedwiththedata

ofpreviousearthquakes.TheoutcomewasaweeklyforecastinwhichtheAIsuccessfullypredicted14earthquakes

withinabout200milesofwhereitestimatedtheywouldhappenandatalmostexactlythecalculatedstrength.It

missedoneearthquakeandgaveeightfalsewarnings.

It'snotyetknownifthesameapproachwillworkatotherlocations,buttheeffortisasignificantachievement

inresearchforAl-drivenearthquakeforecasting.

""Predictingearthquakesistheultimategoal,^^saidaprofessor,whoisamemberoftheresearchteam."We're

notyetclosetomakingpredictionsforanywhereintheworld,butwhatweachievedtellsusthatwhatwethought

wasanimpossibleproblemissolvableinprinciple.^^

Theresearcherssaidthattheirmethodhadsucceededbyfollowingarelativelysimplemachinelearning

approach.TheAIwasgivenasetofstatisticalfeaturesbasedontheteam'sknowledgeofearthquakephysics,then

toldtotrainitselfonafive-yeardatabaseofseismicrecordings.Oncetrained,theAIgaveitsforecastbylistening

forsignsofincomingearthquakesamongthebackgroundrumblingsintheEarth.

“Ourfuturegoalistocombinebothphysicsanddata-drivenmethodstocreateageneralizedsystemthatwecan

applyanywhereintheworld/9saidtheAl'sleaddeveloper.t4Thenewresearchisanimportantsteptowardsachieving

thatgoal.^^

8.WhatdowesayaboutAIpredictingearthquakes?

A.Therateofaccuracyishigh.

B.Ithasgotprovenworldwide.

C.Thepredictioniscompletelyrandom.

D.Earthquakescanbecontrolledbyscientists.

9.Whichcanbestexplaintheunderlinedword“seismic“inparagraph2?

A.Relatedtoweatherpatterns.B.Relatedtoearthquakes.

C.Relatedtovolcanicactivities.D.Relatedtooceancurrents.

10.Whatisresearchers5attitudetowardsAIpredictingearthquakes?

A.Doubtful.B.Uncertain.C.Optimistic.D.Unfavorable.

11Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.TheDevelopmentOfEarthquake

B.Al'sRoleinPredictingEarthquakes

C.Al'sForecastaboutNaturalDisasters

D.TheUnderstandingofEarthquakePhysics

【答案】8.A9.B10.C11.B

【解析】

【導(dǎo)語(yǔ)】本文是一篇說(shuō)明文。文章介紹了利用人工智能預(yù)測(cè)地震的新嘗試及其取得的成果。

【8題詳解】

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段中uDevelopedbyresearchersatTheUniversityofTexasatAustin,theAIalgorithm

correctlypredicted70%ofearthquakesaweekbeforetheyhappenedduringaseven-monthtrialinChina.（由德克

薩斯大學(xué)奧斯汀分校的研究人員開(kāi)發(fā)的人工智能算法在中國(guó)進(jìn)行了為期7個(gè)月的試驗(yàn)，在地震發(fā)生前一周

正確預(yù)測(cè)了70%的地震）”和第二段中“TheoutcomewasaweeklyforecastinwhichtheAIsuccessfully

predicted14earthquakeswithinabout200milesofwhereitestimatedtheywouldhappenandatalmostexactlythe

calculatedstrength.（結(jié)果是每周一次的預(yù)測(cè)，人工智能成功地預(yù)測(cè)了14次地震，地震發(fā)生地點(diǎn)在它估計(jì)的

200英里范圍內(nèi)，強(qiáng)度幾乎與計(jì)算的完全一致）”可知，人工智能算法成功預(yù)測(cè)了70%的地震，且能相當(dāng)準(zhǔn)

確地預(yù)測(cè)地震的位置和強(qiáng)度。因此，人工智能預(yù)測(cè)地震的準(zhǔn)確率很高。故選A項(xiàng)。

【9題詳解】

詞句猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)畫線詞的上文“TheAIwastrainedtofindunusualpatterns（人工智能被訓(xùn)練來(lái)發(fā)現(xiàn)不尋常

的模式）"和下文“thatresearchershadpairedwiththedataofpreviousearthquakes（研究人員將其與之前地震

的數(shù)據(jù)進(jìn)行了配對(duì)）”可推知，人工智能是將實(shí)時(shí)地震數(shù)據(jù)與先前地震數(shù)據(jù)配對(duì),從而發(fā)現(xiàn)異常。因此,seismic

意為“與地震相關(guān)的"。故選B項(xiàng)。

【10題詳解】

推理判斷題。根據(jù)第四段中研究人員所說(shuō)的話uPredictingearthquakesistheultimategoal（預(yù)測(cè)地震是最終目

標(biāo)）”和“We'renotyetclosetomakingpredictionsforanywhereintheworld,butwhatweachievedtellsusthat

whatwethoughtwasanimpossibleproblemissolvableinprinciple.（我們還不能預(yù)測(cè)世界上的任何地方，但我

們所取得的成就告訴我們，我們認(rèn)為不可能解決的問(wèn)題在原則上是可以解決的）”可知，研究人員認(rèn)為在全

球范圍內(nèi)進(jìn)行預(yù)測(cè)雖然曾被認(rèn)為不可能解決，但現(xiàn)在原則上是可以解決的。因此，研究人員對(duì)人工智能預(yù)測(cè)

地震持樂(lè)觀態(tài)度。故選C項(xiàng)。

【11題詳解】

主旨大意題。通讀全文，尤其是第一段中“Anewattempttopredictearthquakeswiththeaidofartificial

intelligence（AI）hasraisedhopesthatthetechnologycouldonedaybeusedtolimitearthquakes5impactonlives

andeconomies.（一項(xiàng)借助人工智能（AI）預(yù)測(cè)地震的新嘗試讓人們?nèi)计鹆讼Ｍ?，這項(xiàng)技術(shù)有朝一日可能被用來(lái)

限制地震對(duì)生命和經(jīng)濟(jì)的影響）”可知，本文介紹了利用人工智能預(yù)測(cè)地震的新嘗試及其取得的成果。因此，

B項(xiàng)“人工智能在預(yù)測(cè)地震中的作用”最契合文章主旨，適合作為文章標(biāo)題。故選B項(xiàng)。

D

Plantshavebeenimportanttohumanssinceancienttimes.Theygiveusfood,clothesandshelter.Theirbeauty

bringsushappiness,andmanyplantscanalsocureus.Recently,scientistsfoundaplantthatcanbetterclean

pollutedair.

ScientistsataresearchinstitutionintheUKstudiedhowwellplantscancapture（捕獲）pollutionfromcars.Car

exhaustfumes（汽車尾氣），aswellastireandbrakeparticles,causemanyhealthproblems.Sincepreviousresearch

hasshownthattreeshelpremoveairpollution,researchersdecidedtotestthreetypesofplants:hawthorn,western

redcedar,andfranchefscotoneaster（西南枸子）.

Researchersfoundthatfranchefscotoneasterwasthebestatcapturingpollution.Thisisbecauseofitshairy

andcomplexleafstructure.Theyalsodiscoveredthatthickbarriersoversixfeethighwerethebestatreducing

pollution.Inareaswithheavytraffic,franchefscotoneasterabsorbed20%morepollutionthantheotherplants.

Aco-authorofthestudysaid,“Weknowthatinjustsevendays,a1-meterlengthofwell-managedthick

barrierwillcapturethesameamountofpollutionthatacaremits（料F放）overa500-miledrive.^^Theresearchers

recommendplantingfranchefscotoneasteralongbusyroads.

Thisisgreatnewsforcityplanners,landscapers,andgardeners.OriginallyfromChina,franchefscotoneaster

isahardyevergreenthatcansurvivetemperaturesaslowas-23℃.ItgrowswellintheUKandcanalsogrowwell

inplaceslikeCalifornia,thePacificNorthwest,BritishColumbia,andaroundtheGreatLakes.

Thankstothisstudy,franchefscotoneasterhasshowntobeveryuseful.Itallowsgardenersandlandscapersto

helptheenvironment.Whenthesesuperplantsaregrowninurbangardens,onstreets,andalonghighways,they

willcleantheairandaddbeautytothesurroundings.

12.Whichaspectofplantsismainlymentionedinparagraph1?

A.Varietiesofplants.B.Livingenvironment.

C.Benefitsofplants.D.Medicalproperties.

13.Whyisfranchefscotoneastereffectiveincapturingpollution?

A.Itrequireslesswater.

B.Itistallerthanotherplants.

C.Itgrowsfasterthanotherplants.

D.Ithashairyandcomplexleafstructures.

14.Whatcanweinferaboutfranchefscotoneasterfromparagraph5?

A.Theywillbeplantedlessbygardeners.

B.TheywillbeimportedmorefromChina.

C.Theycanadjusttothecoldtemperature.

D.Theyshouldbeplantedincorrectplaces.

15.Whatistheauthor'spurposeinwritingthelastparagraph?

A.Tohighlighttheenvironmentalbenefitsoffranchefscotoneaster.

B.Todescribetheappearanceoffranchefscotoneaster.

C.Tocomparefranchefscotoneasterwithotherplants.

D.Toexplainhowtoplantfranchefscotoneaster.

【答案】12.C13.D14.C15.A

【解析】

【導(dǎo)語(yǔ)】本文是一篇說(shuō)明文。主要講述了科學(xué)家發(fā)現(xiàn)西南枸子能更高地清潔被污染的空氣。

【12題詳解】

主旨大意題。根據(jù)第一段"Plantshavebeenimportanttohumanssinceancienttimes.Theygiveusfood,clothes

andshelter.Theirbeautybringsushappiness,andmanyplantscanalsocureus.Recently,scientistsfoundaplant

thatcanbettercleanpollutedair.（自古以來(lái)，植物對(duì)人類就很重要。他們?yōu)槲覀兲峁┦澄?、衣服和住所。?/p>

們的美麗給我們帶來(lái)快樂(lè)，許多植物也可以治愈我們。最近，科學(xué)家們發(fā)現(xiàn)了一種植物，可以更好地清潔

被污染的空氣。）”可知，第一段主要講述了指物的好處，故選C項(xiàng)。

【13題詳解】

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段中“Researchersfoundthatfranchefscotoneasterwasthebestatcapturingpollution.

Thisisbecauseofitshairyandcomplexleafstructure.（研究人員發(fā)現(xiàn)，西南枸子在捕獲污染方面效果最好。這

是因?yàn)樗娜~子多毛且復(fù)雜）”可知，西南枸子能有效捕獲污染是因?yàn)樗鼜?fù)雜多毛的葉片結(jié)構(gòu)，故選D

項(xiàng)。

【14題詳解】

推理判斷題。根據(jù)第五段中"OriginallyfromChina,franchefscotoneasterisahardyevergreenthatcansurvive

temperaturesaslowas-23℃.（西南枸子原產(chǎn)于中國(guó)，是一種耐寒的常綠植物，可以在低至-23°C的溫度下

生存。）”可知，西南枸子在低溫環(huán)境中存活，故選C項(xiàng)。

【15題詳解】

推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章最后一段"Thankstothisstudy,franchefscotoneasterhasshowntobeveryuseful.It

allowsgardenersandlandscaperstohelptheenvironment.Whenthesesuperplantsaregrowninurbangardens,on

streets,andalonghighways,theywillcleantheairandaddbeautytothesurroundings.（多虧了這項(xiàng)研究，西南枸

子已被證明非常有用。它使園丁和園藝師能夠幫助環(huán)境。當(dāng)這些超級(jí)植物種植在城市花園、街道和高速公

路沿線時(shí)，它們將凈化空氣并為周圍環(huán)境增添美感。）”可知，作者在本段中強(qiáng)調(diào)了西南枸子的環(huán)境效益，

故選A項(xiàng)。

第二節(jié)（共5小題；每小題2.5分，滿分12.5分）

閱讀下面短文，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選

項(xiàng)。

Researchshowsthatwhenpeopledonotgetenoughsleep,theyhaveslowerresponsetimes,worsedecision-

making,difficultypayingattention,andpoorermemory.16.Inthebrain,thesechangesshowupasless

activityintheprefrontalcortex（前額葉皮質(zhì)），whichisinchargeofplanninganddecision-making.

Toreducetheseeffectsandsaveyourdayafterabadnighfssleep,expertsrecommendtakinganap（打盹）.

17.Itcanalsoimproveyourperformanceonmanytasksthatareaffectedbylackofsleep.Toavoidthe

sleepinesssomepeoplefeelafternapping,trytokeepyournapto30minutes.

18.However,don'tdrinktoomuch,asitcancausenervousnessandmakeyourheartbeatfaster.

Regularexercisehasbeenshowntohelpwiththehealthproblemscausedbylackofsleepovertime.Thereisalso

proofthatithelpsyouperformbetterrightafterabadnightofsleep.

Whilethesemethodscanhelp,theywon'tcompletelyoffset（抵消）theeffectsofsleeploss.19You

couldscheduleyourdayaroundyourbodyclockand,ifpossible,avoidhavinganyimportantorheavy

conversations,sincelackofsleepcanmakeyoumorebad-temperedandemotionallyreactive.

Inadditiontothesemethods,ifsimportanttopractisegoodsleephabitsregularlytopreventsleepdeprivation

inthefirstplace.Thisincludesmaintainingaconsistentsleepschedule,creatingarestfulenvironment,and

avoidingstimulantslikecaffeineclosetobedtime.Byprioritizingsleepandtakingstepstomanagetheeffectsofa

badnighfssleep,youcanmaintainbetteroverallhealthandproductivity.Remember,sleepisacrucialpartofyour

well-being.20.

A.Nappingcanhelpyoufeellesstired

B.Teaandcoffeecanmakeyoustayawake

C.Peoplearealsomorelikelytofeeldepressed

D.Thefollowingmethodscanhelpyoubehavewell

E.Coffeecanalsohelpyoustayawakeandthinkbetter

F.Ifpossible,adjustyourdaytoavoidseriousmistakes

G.Takingitseriouslycangreatlyimproveyourdailylife

【答案】16.C17.A18.E19.F20.G

【解析】

【導(dǎo)語(yǔ)】本文是一篇說(shuō)明文。主要介紹了在睡眠不足的情況下，如何通過(guò)一些方法來(lái)減少對(duì)日常生活的影

響。

【16題詳解】

根據(jù)上文uResearchshowsthatwhenpeopledonotgetenoughsleep,theyhaveslowerresponsetimes,worse

decision-making,difficultypayingattention,andpoorermemory.（研究表明，當(dāng)人們睡眠不足時(shí)，他們的反應(yīng)

時(shí)間會(huì)變慢、決策能力更差、注意力不集中、記憶力更差。）”可知，睡眠不足對(duì)生活有很多的影響，下文

將進(jìn)一步說(shuō)明其他影響，與C項(xiàng)"Peoplearealsomorelikelytofeeldepressed（人們也更容易感到沮喪）”上

下文一致，符合文意。故選C項(xiàng)。

【17題詳解】

根據(jù)上文“Toreducetheseeffectsandsaveyourdayafterabadnighfssleep,expertsrecommendtakinganap

（打盹）.（為了減少這些影響并在一夜睡眠不佳后挽救您的一天，專家建議小睡一會(huì)兒。）”可知，下文將介

紹打盹的好處，與A項(xiàng)“Nappingcanhelpyoufeellesstired（午睡可以幫助你減輕疲勞）”上下文一致，符

合文意，故選A項(xiàng)。

【18題詳解】

木艮據(jù)下文“However,don'tdrinktoomuch,asitcancausenervousnessandmakeyourheartbeatfaster.（但是，

不要喝太多，因?yàn)樗鼤?huì)引起緊張并使你的心跳加快。）”可知，空處介紹的是某種可以保持清醒的東西，與

E項(xiàng)“Coffeecanalsohelpyoustayawakeandthinkbetter（咖啡還可以幫助你保持清醒和更好地思考）”上下

文一致，符合文意，故選E項(xiàng)。

【19題詳解】

根據(jù)下文“Youcouldscheduleyourdayaroundyourbodyclockand,ifpossible,avoidhavinganyimportantor

heavyconversations,sincelackofsleepcanmakeyoumorebad-temperedandemotionallyreactive.（你可以根據(jù)

你的生物鐘來(lái)安排你的一天，如果可能的話，避免進(jìn)行任何重要或繁重的對(duì)話，因?yàn)樗卟蛔銜?huì)讓你脾氣

更暴躁和情緒反應(yīng)。）”可知，本段主要講述了要調(diào)整自己的生物鐘，避免不好的事情發(fā)生，與F項(xiàng)“If

possible,adjustyourdaytoavoidseriousmistakes（如果可能的話，調(diào)整你的一天以避免嚴(yán)重的錯(cuò)誤）”上下文

一致，符合文意，故選F項(xiàng)。

[20題詳解】

根據(jù)上文^Remember,sleepisacrucialpartofyourwell-being,（i#睡眠是你健康的重要組成部分。）”

可知，良好睡眠習(xí)慣的重要性，重視睡眠會(huì)對(duì)日常生活產(chǎn)生積極的影響，與G項(xiàng)“Takingitseriouslycan

greatlyimproveyourdailylife（認(rèn)真對(duì)待它可以大大改善你的日常生活）”上下文一致，符合文意。故選G

項(xiàng)。

第三部分語(yǔ)言運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）

第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）

閱讀下面短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。

Recyclingcanbenefitnotonlyenvironmentalconservationbutalsocommunityinsurprisingways.MateoLange,

15,is21ofthiswell.Onweekends,hewouldsortthroughglassandplasticbottlesandaluminum（鋁）cans

inhishometown,IndianRiver,Michigan,wherehe22acommunityrecyclingprogram.

Mateoinitiatedtheprogramwhenhewasinthesixthgrade,playingbaseballwiththeNorthernMichigan

Cyclones.Theteamwas23fromitsestablishmentandfacedthechallengeofraisingmoneyfortheirtravel

totournaments.ObservingcansandbottlesthrowneverywherealongMichigan'sroads,Mateo24asolution.

InMichigan,thesecansandbottlescanbecollectedandexchangedforcash.25byhisfather'sassistance,

Mateostartedabottleandcandriveanditraised$7,500inamerefewweeks.This26successinspiredMateo

tokeeptheendeavorgoing.

Sincethen,Mateo9srecyclingefforthasobtainedanimpressive$350,000,27atleast50localyouth

groups.Equally28,over2millionbottlesandcansotherwise29ontheroadsidewererecycled.

In2023,Mateowas30forhisdeedsandwontheprestigiousGloriaBarronPrizeforYoungHeroes,

anhonor31theeffortsofyoungindividualsstrivingtomaketheworldabetterplace.Whenaskedabout

theaccomplishment,Mateosaid,“Iamhappytoknowthatalltheseteamsandclubsandthecommunitiesaroundare

32

Mateobelieveseveryonecanandshouldbeof33.“Justdoalittlebittomakeadifferencetothe

worldJhe34,“Becreative,headds."Havean35andbuildonit.”

21.A.frightenedB.awareC.gu