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绝密★考试结束前2024-2025学年高二英语上学期期中模拟卷(考试时间:120分钟试卷满分:140分)注意事项:1.答卷前,考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2.回答选择题时,选出每小题答案后,用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动,用橡皮擦干

净后,再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时,将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。3.测试范围:选择性必修一Units1~4(2020上教版+上外版)。4.难度系数:0.65。5.考试结束后,将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。I.ListeningComprehension(25

分)SectionADirections:InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeachconversation,aq

uestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandtheques

tionaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.1.A.Acook.B.Awaitress.C.Asaleswo

man.D.Ashopassistant.2.A.7:00.B.7:10.C.9:10.D.9:00.3.A.Excited.B.Exhausted.C.Bored.D.Dissatisfied.4.A.Ahairdresser.B.Awaitress.C

.Apoliceofficer.D.Aninsuranceagent.5.A.Toabank.B.ToMacao.C.Toatravelagency.D.Toagymnasium.6.A.Atanartgallery.B.Inaworks

hop.C.Atagasstation.D.Inadepartmentstore.7.A.Playingtennis.B.Writingatermpaper.C.Holdingameeting.D.Gatherin

gmaterials.8.A.Davidshouldinvestmoreinstocks.B.It’sunwisetomakesuchaninvestment.C.It’sbetterforhimtotakeouthissavings.D.Davidhasthela

stsayindecision-making.9.A.Shenoticedthatthestudentsdidn’tdotheirhomework.B.Shedidn’tteachanyclasstoday.C.Sheusuallyassignshomework.D.Sheusual

lytalksquietly.10.A.Sheshoulddomorecarefulwork.B.Georgedoesnotcareabouther.C.SheisnotconcernedaboutGeorge'sremarks.D.Georgeshouldn'thavesaid

muchabouther.SectionBDirections:InSectionB.youwillheartwopassagesandonelongerconversation.Aftereachpassageorconversation,youwil

lbeaskedseveralquestions.Thepassagesandconversationwillbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Wh

enyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.Questions11through1

3arebasedonthefollowingpassage.11.A.Futureresearchers.B.Collegestudents.C.Companyemployees.D.Successfulartists.12.A.Toteachthelistenershowtoworkhard

.B.Toenablethelistenerstogetbettersalaries.C.Topreparethelistenerstogetbetterjobs.D.Toencouragethelistenerstoseizeopportunities.13.A.

Kindness.B.Diligence.C.Willingness.D.Interest.Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingpassage14.A.Thebenefitsofwalking.B.Theimportanceofkeepin

gfit.C.Thewayofformingahabit.D.Thepossibilityofexcisingregularly.15.A.Becauseitneedsmuchthinking.B.Becausepeopleneed

n’tconcentrateonit.C.Becauseitissuitableforeveryone.D.Becausepeoplecanimprovetheirmemory.16.A.Itistheeasi

estwaytoloseweight.B.Itcanbemadepartofpeople’slife.C.Itpreventspeoplesufferingfromcancers.D.Itcanmakepeople’sheartsstron

ger.Questions17through20arebasedonthefollowingconversation.17.A.HehasjustbeenbackfromSouthAmerica.B.Hehasbeenburntforafewhours.C.Hehasbeendoingschool

workallnight.D.HehasbeensurfingtheInternetforlong.18.A.Tolookforinformationforhisproject.B.Tomeetnewfriendsinthenet

chatroom.C.Toreleasepressurefromheavywork.D.Tolookforsomethinginterestingforpleasure.19.A.Quiteafewsitesarejustoldeventcale

ndars.B.It’sawasteoftimetosurftheInternet.C.Alotofinformationcanbefound.D.AlotoffriendscanbemadeontheInternet.20.A.Ittakeslongtofindthingsb

ecauseofmanyuselesssites.B.It’shardlythebestsourceofinformationavailable.C.Itishardtostartchattingwith

othersinthechatroom.D.Peoplespendmuchtimetalkingaboutotherinterests.II.GrammarandVocabulary(20分)SectionADirections:Aft

erreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwit

htheproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.ANewWaytoLearnLanguagesNowadays

,theInternetischangingthewaypeoplelearnlanguages.Thereisstillnowaytoavoidthehardworkthroughvocabularylistsand

grammarrules,butsincethebirthoftheInternet,books,tapesandevenCDs21(replace)byemail,videochatandsocialnetwor

ks.Livemocha,aSeattle-basedcompany,hascreatedawebsitehelpingpeoplelearnmorethan38languagesbyexchangingmes

sagesovertheInternetandthen22(correct)eachother’smessages.Thelessons,23formtheyarein,aredeliveredonline.TheCEOofLivemochasaysthewebsit

e’sadvantageisthecontext24youmaypracticespeakingwitharealperson.“Thegreatironyisthatevenifyouhavelearnedaforeign

languageintheclassroomforyears,youarenotconfident25(go)intoarestaurant,strikingupaconversation,”hesaid.Thecasualconne

ctionswithrealpeoplethroughouttheworldarenotjustfunandsurprisingbutrevealmoreabout26thelanguageisreallyused.Livemochaisnowexperimentingwit

hmanywaysthatresemblethegames27(find)onothersocialwebsitestomotivatepeople.Besides,eachpersoncansetupaprofile28includesashortself-descrip

tionandwhatlanguageheorshewouldliketolearn.Therefore,ifyouwanttolearnonelanguage,youwilleasilyfindmanypeoplefluentinthislanguage.Anditbecom

es29(challenging)tofindastudypartner.Anemailortwoisallittakes.TherearemoreandmorecompanieslikeLivemochaofferi

ngonlinelanguagelearningtostudentsthroughouttheworld.30merelyhelpingpeoplepracticedifferentlanguages,theyalsoenablep

eopletoshareinterestsandmakenewfriendsSectionBDirections:Fillineachblankwithaproperwordchosenfromthebox.Eachwordcanbeusedonlyonc

e.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.A.literallyB.innovationsC.eventuallyD.professionalE.examineF.featuresG.barrierH.meanI.p

leaseJ.impressiveK.well-positionedTheBestCompanytoWorkForEveryyear,Fortunemagazinepublishesalistofthe“100BestCompaniestoW

orkFor”.Howdoesthemagazinechoosethecompanies?Firstly,itusesasurvey:350employeesanswer57questionsabouttheircompany.Secondly,Fortunelooksatim

portant31ofcompanies:forexample,pay,benefits,andcommunicationbetweenworkersandmanagement.Finally,themagazinemust32ther

esultstofinditsTop100.WegmansFoodMarkets,whichranksNo.1onthelist,hasamotto(座右铭),“Employeesfirst,customerssecond”,anditisals

ooneofthe50largestprivatecompaniesintheUS,withannualsalesof$3.6billion,accordingtoForbesmagazine.Apparently,beinggoodtoyouremployeesisno33tomaking

money.HowmuchofWegmans’successisduetothecompany’spolicies?“Uptoapoint,thesuccessisbecauseofthefreedomtheyg

iveus,”saysoneemployee.“Ontheotherhand,nocompanygetsrichjustbynotbeing34toitsemployees.Wegmanshasgreatmarketingstrategies

andit’s35withinthecommunity.I’vebeenherefor15years.Lookingback,I’dsaythatthecompany’s36forcustomers’benefits,suchast

heShoppers’Clubelectronicdiscountprogrammeinthe1990s,havebeenjustasimportantasthebenefitstostaff.”Butt

heemployeebenefitsare37.Fundamentally,Wegmansbelievesin38development.Aswellasscholarships,thecompanygivesitsemployeesbusinessopportunities.Foryears,

oneemployeemadedeliciouscookiesforhercolleagues.She39startedsellingthecookiesinWegmans.‘Ijustaskedthemanager,’shesays.‘Whilelooking

back,IthinkIshouldhaveaskedearlier.Icouldhavemademoremoney!’Thestaff’sfreedomtomakedecisionsisanotherthingyouw

on’tfindeverywhere.Essentially,Wegmanswantsitsworkerstodoalmostanythingto40thecustomers.Believeitornot,anemployeeoncecookedaThanksgi

vingturkeyinthestoreforacustomerbecausethewoman’sturkey,boughtinWegmans,wastoobigforheroven.III.ReadingComprehension(45分)SectionADir

ections:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA.B.CandD.FillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontextIt’slat

eintheevening:timetoclosethebookandturnoffthecomputer.You’redonefortheday.Whatyoumaynotrealize,41,isthatthelearningprocessactuallycontinues-

inyourdreams.Itmightsoundlikesciencefiction,butresearchersareincreasingly42therelationshipbetweentheknowle

dgeandskillsourbrainsabsorbduringthedayandthefragmented,oftenbizarreimaginingsthey43atnight.Scientistshavefoundthatdreamingaboutataskwe’velea

rnedisassociatedwith44performanceinthatactivity(suggestingthatthere’ssometruthtothepopularnotionthatwe’re“gettin

g”aforeignlanguageoncewebegindreaminginit).What’smore,researchersarecomingtorecognizethatdreamingisanessent

ialpartofunderstanding,organizingand45whatwelearn.Whilewesleep,researchindicates,thebrainreplaysthepatte

rnsofactivityitexperiencedduring46hours,allowingustoenterwhatonepsychologistcallsaneuralvirtualreality.Avividexampl

eofsuch47canbeseeninavideoresearchersmaderecentlyaboutsleepdisorders.Theytaughtaseriesofdancemovestoagroupofpatientswithconditionslikes

leepwalking,inwhichthesleeperperformsthekindofphysicalmovementthatdoesnot48occurduringsleep.Theythenvideotapedthe49as

theyslept.Lyinginbed,eyesclosed,onefemalepatientonthetape50thedancemovesshelearnedearlier.Thisshowsthatwhileourbodiesare51,ourbrainsaredr

awingwhat’simportantfromtheinformationandeventswe’verecentlyencountered,thenintegratingthatdataintothevast52ofwhatwealreadyknow.Ina2010study,resear

chersatHarvardMedicalSchoolreportedthatcollegestudentswhodreamedaboutacomputermaze(迷宫)tasktheyhadlearnedshoweda10-foldimproveme

ntintheir53tofindtheirwaythroughthemazecomparedwiththeparticipantswhodidnotdreamaboutthetask.RobertStick-gold,oneoftheHarvardresearchers,sugges

tsthatstudyingrightbeforebedtimeortakinganapfollowingastudysessionintheafternoonmightincreasethe54ofdreamingaboutthematerial.Thinkabout

thatasyourhead55thepillowtonight.41.A.thereforeB.otherwiseC.insteadD.however42.A.focusingonB.experimentingwithC.buildingupD.inquiringabout43.A.conc

ealB.generateC.dissolveD.remove44.A.worsenedB.measuredC.improvedD.affected45.A.maintainingB.comprehendingC.questi

oningD.sharing46.A.workingB.sleepingC.openingD.waking47.A.replayB.patternC.realityD.experience48.A.nor

mallyB.especiallyC.infrequentlyD.possibly49.A.researchersB.subjectsC.psychologistsD.walkers50.A.reflectedonB.forgotaboutC.engagedinD.referredto51.A

.inpeaceB.atrestC.inoperationD.atwork52.A.storeB.majorityC.rangeD.collection53.A.willingnessB.abilityC.desireD.tendency54.A.benefit

sB.risksC.difficultiesD.potential55.A.hitsB.imaginesC.leavesD.punchesSectionBDirections:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageis

followedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbe

staccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.AWhenIfirstpickedupMichelleZauner’smemoir(自传)“CryinginHMart”,Iw

asattractedbythefamiliarnameofthelocalKoreanmarket10minutesawayfrommyhouse.Lookingthroughitspageswasnodifferentfromlookingthr

oughanoldphotoalbum(相册),remindingmeofmyoldmemories.AndIwantedtolookateachandeveryphoto,upclose.Despitebeingastruggl

ingartistmakingupforlosttimewithasickmother,Zaunersomehowmadeheruniqueexperiencesrelatabletoheraudience.Oneofthefactorsthathelpedma

kethispossiblewasfood.EveryfoodandeveryaspectofKoreancultureshedescribedseemedsofamiliartome,asI’maKoreanAmerican.Notonlythis,wehavesimilarexpe

riences,andhavecommonfeelingsofbeingtornapartbytwoculturesthatseemtorefusetoacceptusjustforbeingwhoweare

.Zaunershoneanewlightonmyattitudetomyownidentity.Inotherways,thisrelatabilitytosuchaspecifictargetaudiencecanbecomeaweakness.T

hismemoirwasobviouslymeantforaKorean,specificallyaKoreanAmericanaudience.Withsuchasmallaudienceof0.6%

oftheUnitedStatespopulationin2019,thestorythatZaunerwantedtotellwouldnotbereceivedbymany.Anavoidablepointofthememoirth

atcausedconfusioncouldhavebeentheorganizationofthetimeline.Lookingatthebookasawhole,therewasnospecificorderinwhichZaunerorganizedth

eeventsofherlife.Themosteffectivewaytodothiswouldhavebeentoprogressthroughthebookstartingwithherearliestmemorieswithhermotherandendingwith

hermomentsofgrieving(悲痛).IfeltthankfulthatIwasabletodiscoversuchanovelthatmademefeelunderstoodforthefirst

timeinyears.Andmostofall,IfeltinspiredthattherearepeoplelikeZaunerwhomakemistakesbuttryagain.Evenwhentheworldtellsthemit’stoolate,theytryaga

inEvenwhentheyfeellost,theytryagainandfindaway.AndtherewasonethingIwassureofafterIreadthebook:Iwilltryagain.56.Whichfactorofth

ebookattractedtheauthor?A.Koreanaudience.B.Koreanfamilies.C.Americanculture.D.Similarexperience.57.Whic

haspectofthebookisdiscussedinparagraph3?A.Itssmallreadership.B.Itsdifficultlanguages.C.ItsweakmarketinKorea.D.ItssalesinAmericain2

019.58.Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingparagraph4?A.Topointoutonelimitationofthebook.B.TodescribeZauner’slifeinorderofti

me.C.Toexplainwhyhefallsinlovewiththebook.D.Tointroduceaneffectivewaytowriteamemoir.59.Whatdidtheauthorlearnfromreading“Cryingin

HMart”?A.Tobethankful.B.Tostaypositive.C.Tounderstandothers.D.Toavoidmakingmistakes.BManyquestionscanbeexpectedina

dvanceandit’swisetohavesomewell-constructedanswersthatyoucantailormorecloselyontheday.It’ssensibletohaveanumberofkeyphrasestouse.Remembertoalwayst

ryandmakeyouranswerspositive.Q1:Tellmeaboutyourself.(Theinterviewerisreallysaying“Iwanttohearyoutalk.”

)A1:Thisisjusttogetthingsstarted,butitisaverycommonquestion.Writeascript,andpracticeitsothatitsoundsn

atural.Spendamaximumoffourminutesdescribingyourqualifications,careerhistoryandyourrangeofskills.Emphasizethoseskillsthatarerelevantt

othejobonoffer.Q2:Whathavebeenyourachievementstodate?(Theinterviewerissaying“Areyouanachiever?”)A2:Again

,thisisacommonquestion,sobeprepared.Selectanachievementthatisexperience-relatedandfairlyrecent.Identifyskillsyouusedinthisachi

evementandsaywhattheresultswere.Q3:Whatdoyoulikeaboutyourpresentjob?(Theinterviewerisreallytryingtofindoutwhetheryouwillen

joythethingsthenewjobhastooffer.)A3:Thisisastraightforwardquestion.Allyouhavetomakesureisthatyour‘likes’correspondt

otheskillsetc.requiredforthejobonoffer.Bepositive,describeyourjobasinterestinganddiverse,butdonotoverdoit.Afterall,youareleaving?Q4:Whatareyour

strengths?(Theinterviewersimplywantsastraightforwardanswerastowhatyouaregoodat.)A4:Thisistheonequestionthatyouaredefinitelygoingtoge

t,sothereisnoexcuseforbeingunprepared.Concentrateondiscussingyourmainstrengths.Listthreeorfourexplanationsofhowtheycouldbenefittheemployer.Streng

thstoconsiderincludetechnicalproficiency;abilitytolearnquickly;determinationtosucceed;positiveattitude;yourabilitytorelatetopeopl

eandachieveacommongoal.Youmaybeaskedtogiveexamplesoftheabove,sobeprepared.Q5:Tellmeaboutthemostdifficultsituationyou’vehadtofaceandhowyou

handledit.(Theinterviewisreallytryingtofindoutyourdefinitionof“difficult”andwhetheryoucanshowalogicalappr

oachtoproblemsolvingusingyourinitiative.)A5:Thiscanbeatrap!Toavoidit,selectadifficultworksituationthatwasnotcausedbyyouandwhich

canbequicklyexplainedinafewsentences.Explainhowyoudefinedtheproblem,whattheoptionswere,whyyouselectedtheoneyoudidandw

hattheoutcomewas.Alwaysendonapositivenote.60.Thepassageismainlyintendedto________.A.highlighttheimportanceoflookingpositiveinan

interviewB.givesuggestionsonhowtoanswerinterviewquestionsC.providesomesampleanswerstointerviewquestionsD.illustratehowtolookconfidentinaninterview6

1.Whenaskedaboutwhatyouthinkofyourpresentjob,you’dbetter________.A.talkaboutwhatyoudislikeaboutitB.commentpositivelyonyourcolleaguesC.relat

esittothejobyouareapplyingforD.describehowinterestingitisasfaraspossible62.Ifaninterviewerwantstoknowwhetheryoucansolvea

problemproperly,whatwillheask?A.Tellmeaboutyourself?B.Tellmeaboutyourstrengths?C.Whathavebeenyourachievementstodate

?D.Howdidyouhandlethemostdifficultsituation?CWhilemoreandmorescientistsareworkingonnonfictionsciencebooksfort

hegeneralreader,Ithinkwealsoneedachange.Thetypicalexpert-voicedmonologues(独白)thatscientistswriteareawonderfulcomponentoftheengagementef

fort,buttheformislimited.Suchbooksarelargelyreadypeoplealreadywillingtopickupasciencebook,orwhoareopentotheauthoritativeacademic’svoicetellingthemho

wtothink.Thereareplentyofpeoplewhocanengagewithsciencebutwhofindthosekindsofbooksasometimesunwelcomereminderoftheclass

room.Followingfrommybeliefthatscienceisforeveryone,Isuggestthatpublishersneedtoworkwithscientiststoexpandthekindsofbooksonoffer,assuredthatthereisana

udienceforthem.Progressispossible.Manyyearsago,Irealizeditishardtofindbooksonthenonfictionscienceshelfthatletreadersseethemselvesaspartoft

heconversationaboutscience.SoIthoughtaboutanentirebookofconversationsaboutsciencetakingplacebetweenordinarypeople.While“overhea

ring”thoseconversations,readerslearnsomescienceideas.It’saresurrectionofthedialogueform,knowntotheancientGreeks,andtoG

alileo,asadeviceforexchangingideas,butwithcontemporarysettings:cafes,restaurants,trainsandsoon.Idecideditwouldbeengagingforthereadertoactuall

yseewho’shavingthoseconversations,andwhere,insteadofdescribingtheminwords.ThisledmetorealizethatIwasthin

kingaboutapowerfulformofvisualstorytelling:Graphicnovelsforadultshavematuredandexplodedinpopularityinrecentyears.Spiegelman’s“Maus:ASurvivor’

sTale”andBechdel’s“FunHome”arejusttwowell-knownexamples.Butthestorytellingtoolsofthegraphicbookhavebe

enlittleusedtoconveynonfictionscienceideastoageneraladultaudience.Thevastmajorityofcontemporarygraphicbookswit

hasciencefocusarepresentedinsteadas“explainer/adventurecomics”foryoungeraudiences.Thisisanimportantgenre,butgraph

icbooksaboutscienceshouldnotbelimitedtothat.Andwhilethereareseveralexcellentgraphicbooksforadultsthatincludescience,theytypica

llyfocusinsteadonthelivesoffamousscientists,withdiscussionofthescienceitselfasasecondarygoal.Someexce

llentrecentexamplesthatbalancethetwoaspectswellincludeOttavianiaridMyrick’s“Feyrunan”andDoxiadisandPapadimitriou’s“Logicomix”.The

scarcityofscience-focusednon-biographical(非自传体的)graphicbooksforadultsisespeciallytrueinmyfieldofphysics.SoIdecidedthatherewasanop

portunitytobroadenthekindsofnonfictionsciencebookavailabletoengagethepublic.63.ItcanbeinferredfromPara.2thattheexpe

rt-voicedmonologuesdon’tappealto_________.A.thosewhoareinterestedinscientificideasB.thosewhohavenotalentsforscientificresearchC.thosewh

owouldliketoknowhowscientiststhinkD.thosewhothinkscienceclassesinschoolareuninteresting64.Theword“resurrection”(inparagr

aph3)mostprobablymeans_________.A.announcementB.comebackC.explanationD.representation65.Accordingtothewriter,whi

chmightbethebestformofnonfictionsciencebooksforgeneralreaders?A.Acollectionofscientists’lifestories.B.AbookwrittenbyaNobelPrizewinner.C.Anadv

enturenovelfocusingonscience.D.Acomicbookconveyingscientificideas.66.Whatispassagemainlyabout?A.Awell-knownwriterwhowritestopromotescienceamongthepu

blic.B.Apossiblewaytogetnonfictionsciencebookstoappealtothepublic.C.Anewapproachtohavethepublicgetinterestedinnewscientificideas.D.Aneasyaccess

forthepublictohaveageneralideaofwhatscienceis.SectionCDirections:Readthepassagecarefully.Fillineachblankwithapropersen

tencegiveninthebox.Eachsentencecanbeusedonlyonce.Notethattherearetwomoresentencesthanyouneed.Soilcon

servationmethodshelpfarmersprotecttheirlandfromthedamagecausedbyfarmingandtheforcesofnature.Onemethodofsoilconservationistheuseofwindbreaks.Windbreak

sarebarriersformedbytreesandotherplants.67Windbreakshelppreventthelossofsoil.Theystopthewindfromblow

ingsoilaway.Theyalsokeepthewindfromdamagingordestroyingcrops.Windbreakscanbehighlyvaluableforprotectinggraincrops.Forexampl

e,studieshavebeendoneonwindbreaksinpartsofWestAfrica.Thesestudiesfoundthatgrainharvestswereasmuchastwentypercenthighe

rinfieldsprotectedbywindbreakscomparedtofieldswithoutthem.68Theyseemtoworkbestwhentheyallowsomewindtopasst

hroughthebarrieroftreesorplantsaroundafield.Ifnot,thenthemovementofairclosetothegroundwillliftthesoil.Thenthesoilwillbeblownaway.Forthisreason

,awindbreakworksbestifitcontainsonlysixtytoeightypercentofthetreesandplantsthatwouldbeneededtomakeasolidline.Aneasy

ruletorememberisthatwindbreakscanprotectareasuptotentimestheheightofthetallesttreesinthewindbreak.Theresho

uldbeatleasttwolinesineachwindbreak.69Thesecondline,rightnexttoit,canbeshortertreesandotherplantswithleaves.Locallygrownt

reesandplantsareconsideredthebestchoicesforwindbreaks.Windbreaksnotonlyprotectlandandcropsfromthewind.Surplustreescanbecutdownandusedorsoldforwood.T

reesreducethedamagingeffectsofwindandrain.Theirrootshelpprotectsoilfrombeingwashedaway.Andtreescanprovideanothervaluableserviceforagri

culture.70A.Cropsinfieldscanbeprotectedbywindbreaks.B.Farmersplantthesebarriersaroundtheirfields.C.Onelineshouldbelargetrees.D.B

uthereissomethinginterestingaboutwindbreaks.E.Thenthesoilwillbewashedaway.F.TheycanprovidegrazinganimalswithshadefromthesunIV.SummaryWriting(10分)Dire

ctions:Readthefollowingpassage.Summarizethemainideaandthemainpoint(s)ofthepassageinNOMORETHAN60WORDS.Useyourownwordsasfaraspos

sible.Isfruitgettingsweeter?Ismodernfruitbredtobesweeterthaninthepast?Theshortanswerisyes,thoughthelo

ngeranswerismorecomplicated.Someofthemostpowerfulevidencethatfruitissweeterthanbeforecomesfromzoos.In2018,itwasr

eportedthatMelbourneZooinAustraliahadstoppedgivingfruittomostofitsanimalsbecausecultivatedfruitwasnowsosweet.A

mongfruitbreeders,theword“quality”isnowroutinelyusedasasynonymfor“highinsugar”.In2010,agroupofscientistswrotei

nanarticlethat“ingeneral,thesugarcontent”ofmanyfruitsisnowhigherthanbefore“owingtocontinuousselectionandbreeding.”Modernapplevarieties,th

escientistsnoted,wereonaveragesweeterthanoldercultivars.Withtheriseinsweeterfruit,ourexpectationsofhowfruitshoul

dtastehavealsochanged.Whetherwearetalkingaboutapplesorpeaches,EuropeansandAmericanstendtofavorfruitthatisboth

acidandsweet,whereasinAsia,themostpopularfruitisintenselysweetwithhardlyanyacidity.InAsiancountries,the“honey”flavorsoflow-aci

dpeachesaremuchappreciated,whileEuropeanconsumerspreferpeachesthatareslightlyacidic.Allaroundtheworld,th

ecommonthreadinwhatpeoplewantfromfruitissweetness.Buttheexcessivesweetnessofmodernfruitisnotwithoutitsproblems,especiallyforpeoplewithdiabetes,whoha

vetobecarefultomoderatetheirintakeofhigher-sugarfruitssuchaspineapple.Healthaside,maybetherealproblemwithmodernfruitisthatithasb

ecomeyetanothersweetthinginaworldfullofsugar.Evengrapefruit,whichusedtobeencouraginglybitter,issomet

imesnowassweetasoranges.Fruitthatisbredforone-dimensionalsweetness,asopposedtoaromaortexture,deniesussomeofthecontrastandvarietyoflif

e.Ifyouhavenevertastedasourcherry,howcanyoufullyappreciateasweetone?71.__________________________________________________________________

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_______V.Translation(15分)Directions:TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish,usingthewordsgiveninthebra

ckets.72.缺乏配合是昨天我们比赛失利的原因吗?(blame)73.山顶矗立着一座始建于唐朝的古寺庙。(stand)74.也许了解西方艺术的最好方法是看看西方绘画几个世纪以来的发展。(approach)75.断网意味着与电子设备保持距离,腾出时间去冥想

,在大自然中敞开心扉,这已成为一些当代人的生存工具。(involve)VI.GuidedWriting(25分)Direction:WriteanEnglishcompositionin120-150wordsaccordingtotheinstructionsgivenbelow

inChinese.假如你是明启中学的高二学生王磊,学校计划在期中考试之后组织学生秋游,有两个目的地可以选择:上海博物馆或世纪公园。学校委托学生会就秋游的目的地选择征询全年级学生的意见,请你写一封信,表达自己的想法,你的信中应包括:1.你的选择;2.你的理由。_____

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