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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（上外版2020）。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.Atth

eendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthequestionswillbespokenonl

yonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouh

aveheard.1．A．600B．1200.C．1800.D．2400.2．A．Excited.B．Exhausted.C．Bored.D．Dissatisfied.3．A．Atarestaurant.B．Atabank.C．Atagym.D

．Atasupermarket.4．A．Sheisgoingtomissherfirstclass.B．Sheprefersgoingtothedentistlaterintheday.C．Themanwillbebackbeforehisfirstclass.D．The

manmightsleeplateandmisshisappointment.5．A．Interviewerandinterviewee.B．Headmasterandchemistryteacher.C．Doctorandpatient.D．Receptionist

andhotelguest.6．A．Playingtennis.B．Writingatermpaper.C．Holdingameeting.D．Gatheringmaterials.7．A．ThemanwantstogotoVancouver.B

．ThewomanwantstogotoToronto.C．TherearenoflightstoToronto.D．TherearetwodirectflightstoToronto.8．A．Sheshoulddomorecarefulwork

.B．Georgedoesnotcareabouther.C．SheisnotconcernedaboutGeorge'sremarks.D．Georgeshouldn'thavesaidmuchabouther.9．A．Shecan’t

affordthatmuchforatrip.B．Sheisfortunatetohavemadealotofmoney.C．Shedoesn’tthink15,000dollarsisenoughforthetrip.D．Sheconsiders15,

000dollarsonlyasmallsumofmoney.10．A．Themanwasseriouslyinjuredinthecaraccident.B．Themanhadpoorimaginationbecauseofthecaraccident.C．Themanwasn’twear

ingtheseatbeltwhentheaccidenthappened.D．Theman’sdaughteradvisedhimtoweartheseatbeltbeforehelefthome.SectionBDirections:InSectionB.y

ouwillheartwopassagesandonelongerconversation.Aftereachpassageorconversation,youwillbeaskedseveralquestions.Thepassagesa

ndconversationwillbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichonei

sthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.11．A．Thebenefitsofwalking.B．Theimportanceofkeepingfit

.C．Thewayofformingahabit.D．Thepossibilityofexcisingregularly.12．A．Becauseitneedsmuchthinking.B．Becausepeopleneedn’tconcentrateonit.C．Becauseitissu

itableforeveryone.D．Becausepeoplecanimprovetheirmemory.13．A．Itistheeasiestwaytoloseweight.B．Itcanbemadepartofpeople’slife.C．Itprevents

peoplesufferingfromcancers.D．Itcanmakepeople’sheartsstronger.Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingpassage14．A．Futureresearchers.B．Companyempl

oyees.C．Collegestudents.D．Successfulartists.15．A．Toteachthelistenershowtoworkhard.B．Toenablethelistenerstogetbettersalaries

.C．Toencouragethelistenerstoseizeopportunities.D．Topreparethelistenerstogetbetterjobs.16．A．Kindness.

B．Willingness.C．Diligence.D．Interest.Questions17through20arebasedonthefollowingconversation.17．A．HehasjustbeenbackfromSouthAmerica.B．He

hasbeenburntforafewhours.C．Hehasbeendoingschoolworkallnight.D．HehasbeensurfingtheInternetforlong.18．A．Tol

ookforinformationforhisproject.B．Tomeetnewfriendsinthenetchatroom.C．Toreleasepressurefromheavywork.D．Tolookforsomethinginterestingforpleasure.19

．A．Quiteafewsitesarejustoldeventcalendars.B．It’sawasteoftimetosurftheInternet.C．Alotofinformationcanbefound.D．

AlotoffriendscanbemadeontheInternet.20．A．Ittakeslongtofindthingsbecauseofmanyuselesssites.B．It’shardlythebestsourceofi

nformationavailable.C．Itishardtostartchattingwithothersinthechatroom.D．Peoplespendmuchtimetalkingaboutotherinterests.II.Gr

ammarandVocabulary(20分)SectionADirections:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherent

andgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseach

blank.MeettheIslandsLocated86kmnorth-eastofBougainvilleintheSouthPacific,theCarteretIslandsofPapuaNewGuineaarecomposedoflow-lyingislands21(distribu

te)inahorseshoeshape,withatotallandareaof0.6squarekilometersandamaximumelevationof1.5metersabovesealevel.T

heCarteretIslandsarebelieved22(inhabit)formorethanonethousandyears.Fewplacesareascalm,peacefulandbeautifulastheseasidehere

onacalmday.Peoplearevery23(welcome),gentle,andcalm.There’snophonenetwork,shops,computers,roads,cars,ormotorbike

s.Foodiscookedonopenfires.Peopleherelivesustainably.Theydon’toverfishorpollute,makingnocontributiontothewarmingofourplanet.However,theyarefeelingth

econsequencesoftheclimatechange.Now,astheland24(swallow)bytherisingsea,theislandersarefacedwithanuncertainfuture.Stormsandhightideswashawayhome

s,destroyvegetablegardensandpollutefreshwatersupplies.Thetreesontheislandarealsobeingimpactedbythesaltwater.Thebeachexists25fe

rtilesoiloncedid.26thecoralandseagrassesdie,sodothebreedingareasforfish.Manyseawallshavebeenbuilt27withlittlesuccess.Theislandshavegraduallybecomeun

inhabitable.TheCarteretislandersarelabelledastheworld’sfirstofficialclimate-changerefugees,astheyareforced

toabandontheirhomelands28_______foodshortages,risingsealevels,sinkingshorelines,andthedangersofstormsandtides.Infronto

f29isthechoicewhethertostayandwatchtheislandsshrinkandslowlydisappearortrytorebuildtheircommunitysomewhereelse.Yet,therel

ocationisnotamoveembracedbymost,andsomeareunhappylivingawayfromtheirhome,andhavereturnedafterstruggl

ingtoadapt.Ontheotherhand,relocationwillbeagreatchallengetothepreservationoftheidentityandcultureoftheCarteretislanders.TheCartere

tIslanders’storyillustrateshowsmallislandstatesandcoastalcommunitiesfallvictim30risingsealevelscausedbyclimatechange.TheCarteretI

slanders,withacarbonfootprintamongthelowestintheworld,willbeamongthefirsttohavetoleavetheirhomesbecauseofrisingseasca

usedbyemissionsfromothernations.SectionBDirections:Fillineachblankwithaproperwordchosenfromthebox.Eachwordcanbeusedon

lyonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.SmartHomesAroundtheCornerInternet-connectedlights,locksandlaundrymachinesareclo

setobecomingeverydayhouseholditems,thanksinparttovoice-activatedspeakerssuchasAmazon’sEchoandGoogleHome.Themarkethaswitnessedincreasi

ngsalesoflightsthatturnoffwhenyousay“goodnight,”smartlocksthatletinyourfriendsbeforeyougethome,andothersmart-homegadgets(小配件).Smartspeakersandtheir

digitalassistantsalsohavebeengrowingin31.Fromyourcouch,youcanaskthesesmartassistantstoplayyourfavori

temusic,checktheweather,orderpizzaor32flights.Whilethedevicesarestillrelativelyexpensive—youcangetsix

33lightbulbsforthepriceofasinglesmartone—34islikelytopickupfurtheraspricesfallinthefuture.Moreover,themorepeo

pleusesuchspeakers,itturnsout,themorethingstheywantthemtodo.Insomecases,thatleads35toothersmartgadgetsforthehome.

PeoplewhoownanEchoare36morelikelytoinstallothersmartgadgets,saidDavidLimp,Amazon’sseniorvicepresidentofdevicesandservices.“Theydon’tstartbyr

ewiringthewholehome.Theystartwithaswitch.”Thatswitch,knownasasmartplug,canmakeanyapplianceremote-controllablebycuttingor3

7itspower—justaskanassistanttoturnitofforon.U.S.salesofsmartspeakershavemorethantripled(增至三倍)tonearly25millionin2017,asshownbyaCTA(CommodityTra

dingAdvisors)38.They’reexpectedtogrowfurtherthisyear,toabout36million,asApple’sHomePodjoinsthecompetition.Smart-homeproductssuchaslight

sandsecuritycamerasarelaggingbehind,buttheyhavebeencatchingup.“We’restillintheearlystages,”saidJeffPatton,asmart-hom

eexecutiveatGeneralElectric.“Whilethegadgetsaren’tyet39”hesaid,“averagepeoplearemuchmoreawareofthem”.AlexHawkinson,CEOofSa

msung’sSmartThingssmart-homebusiness,saidthatabouthalfofhisnewcustomersarecomingbecauseofsmartspeakers“40

alotofexcitement.”Oncepeoplegettheirfirstsmartproduct,suchasasmartplug,theyarelikelytobuymore,marketresearcherssay.Theyalsotellfriendsandneighb

orsaboutthem,andmightbuysomeasgifts.III.ReadingComprehension(45分)SectionADirections:Foreachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrase

smarkedA.B.CandD.FillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontextReadinginvolveslookingatillustrativesymbolsandexpressingmentall

ythesoundsandideastheyrepresent.Conceptsofreadinghavechanged41overthecenturies.Duringthe1950’sand1960’sespecially,increase

dattentionhasbeendevotedto42thereadingprocess.Althoughexpertsagreethatreading43acomplexorganizationofhigherment

al44,theydisagreeabouttheexactnatureoftheprocess.Someexperts,whoregardlanguageprimarilyasacodeusingsymbolstorepresentsounds,45read

ingassimplythedecoding(解码)ofsymbolsintothesoundstheystandfor.Theseauthorities46thatmeaning,beingconcernedwiththinking,mustbeta

ughtindependentlyofthedecodingprocess.Othersmaintainthatreadingisinexplainablyrelatedtothinking,andthata

childwhopronouncessoundswithout47theirmeaningisnottrulyreading.Thereader,48some,isnotjustapersonwithatheoreticalabilitytoreadbutonew

ho49reads.Manyadults,althoughtheyhavetheabilitytoread,haveneverreadabookinits50.Bysomeexpertstheywouldnotbe51asreaders.Clearly,thephilosophy,objectiv

es,methodsandmaterialsofreadingwilldependonthedefinitiononeuses.Bythemost52andsatisfactorydefinition,readingistheabilityto53thesound-symbolscod

eofthelanguage,tointerpretmeaningforvarious54,atvariousrates,andatvariouslevelsofdifficulty,andtodosowidelyandenthusiastically.55,rea

dingistheinterpretationofideasthroughtheuseofsymbolsrepresentingsoundsandideas.41．A．specificallyB．dramaticallyC．abstractlyD．ridiculously42．A．unders

tandingB．translatingC．definingD．substituting43．A．involvesB．concentratesC．specializesD．analyzes44．A．opinionsB．effectsC．manners

D．functions45．A．viewB．lookC．reassureD．agree46．A．supportB．argueC．attemptD．compete47．A．interpretingB．saying

C．recitingD．reading48．A．inadditiontoB．forexampleC．accordingtoD．suchas49．A．completelyB．carefullyC．publiclyD．actually50．A．part

B．wholeC．standardD．straight51．A．appliedB．grantedC．classifiedD．graded52．A．instructiveB．doubtfulC．certainD．complicated53．A．strikeB．illustrateC．de

fineD．unlock54．A．purposesB．degreesC．stagesD．steps55．A．OntheotherhandB．InshortC．BythewayD．SofarSectionBDirections:Readthefollowingthreepa

ssages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemtherearefourchoicesmark

edA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.AAsGinni

BazlintonreachedAntarctica,shefoundherselfgreetedbyagroupoflittleGentoopenguinslongingtosayhello.Thesegentle,lovelygate

keeperswelcomedherandkick-startedwhatwastobeatripGinniwouldneverforget.Eversinceherchildhood,Ginni,now71,hashadadeeplovefortravel.Throug

houthercareer(职业)asaprofessionaldancer,shetouredintheUK,butalwayslongedtoexplorefurther.Whensheretiredfromd

ancingandhersonseventuallyflewthenest,shedecideditwastimetotaketheplunge.AftertakingadegreeatChichesterUniversityinRelatedArts,Ginnibegantotravelthe

world,eventuallygettingworkteachingEnglishinJapanandChile.AnditwasinChileshediscoveredshecouldgetlast-minutecheapdealsonshipsgoin

gtoAntarcticafromtheislandsoffTierradelFuego,thesouthernmosttipoftheSouthAmericanmainland.“IjustdecidedIwantedtogo,”she

says.“IhadnoideaaboutwhatI’dfindthereandIwasn’tnervous,Ijustwantedtodoit.AndIwantedtodoitaloneasIalwayspreferitthatway.”InM

arch2008,Ginniboardedashipwith48passengersshe’dnevermetbefore,tobeginthejourneytowardsAntarctica.“Fromseeingthewildlifetowitnessingsunrises,th

ewholeexperiencewasamazing.Antarcticaleftanimpressiononmethatnootherplacehas,”Ginnisays.“Irememberthef

irsttimeIsawahumpbackwhale;itjustroseoutofthewaterlikesomeprehistoriccreatureandIthoughtitwassmilingatus.Youcouldst

illheartheoperaticsoundsitwasmakingunderwater.”Therealizationthatthisisapreciousland,toberespectedbyhumans,wasoneofthebiggestthingsthathithomet

oGinni.56．Whichofthefollowingbestexplains“taketheplunge”underlinedinparagraph2?A．Trychallengingthings.B．Takeadegree.C．Bringbacklostmemories.D．Stickto

apromise.57．WhatmadeGinnidecideonthetriptoAntarctica?A．Lovelypenguins.B．Beautifulscenery.C．Adiscountfare.D．Afriend’sinvitation.58．What

doesGinnithinkaboutAntarcticaafterthejourney?A．Itcouldbeahomeforher.B．Itshouldbeeasilyaccessible.C．Itshouldbewellpreserved.D．Itneedstobeful

lyintroduced.59．Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A．Achildhooddream.B．Anunforgettableexperience.C．Sailingaroundtheworld.D．MeetinganimalsinAntarctica.BThe

VancouverAquariumisopen365daysayear.Hoursofoperationare10am.-5p.m.daily,and-9:30am.-6p.m.seasonally/statutory(法令的)holidayweek

ends.Lastticketsoldandentryis15minutespriorto(在...之前)closingtime.CheckourSpecialNoticesbelowforthingsthatmayaffectyourvisit.Speci

alNoticesGallery/HabltatClosuresDuetochangingweatherclimateinB．C．throughouttheyear,theAfricanpenguinsarecloselymonitoredbyanimalcarestaff

andmaybeoffdisplayincolderweather.StanleyParkRoadClosuresSundayMay3,2025:AllroadsleadingintoStanleyParkwillbeclosedfrom6:30a.m

t-10:30am.fortheVancouverInternationalMarathon.OnlineGeneralAdmissionTicketsADULTAdmissionPrice$29.00(includestax)SENIORAdm

ission(65+)PriceS20.00(includestax)YOUTH/STUDENTAdmission(13-18)Price$20.00(includestax)CHILDAdmission(4-12)Price$15.00(includestax)VisitingTipsThe

BestTimeToVisitDuringwinterhours,thequietesttimetovisitisonweekdaysorpriorto12a.m.orafter2p.m.Duringsummer

hours,thequietesttimetovisitispriorto11a.m.orafter4p.m.Checktheshowschedule.Members'HoursMembersareabletovisittheAquariumanunlimitednumberoftimesduri

ngRegularHoursofOperation-10:00a.m.-5p.m.Members’EarlyOpenings:Duringnon-holidayweekends(SaturdayandSunday),ourdo

orswillopenformembersat9:30a.m.-30minutesbeforeweopentothepublic.SuperSaturdays:OneverysecondSaturdayofeachmonth,theVancouverAquariumholdsSuperSaturd

ayforourmembers.ThisisanopportunitytovisittheAquariumwithoutline-ups,andinsteadenjoyquietgalleriesandspecialtyprogramming.Weo

penourdoorsat8:30a.m.forthisspecialmembers-onlyevent.Notamember?Jointoday!Contactus!MembershipDepartmentFormoreinformationaboutmembershipsandthepr

ivilegesyoureceiveasasupporterofaquaticconservation,contactourMembershipServicesDepartment.Phone:604-659-3526VisitorExperienceContactourvisitorex

periencestaffforspecificquestionsaboutyourvisitortoshareyoursuggestionsandideas.Phone:604-659-3400(askforthedutyManager)ExternalRelat

ionsWeoffermanywaysofsupportingtheAquarium;ourgivingopportunitiesareasdiverseandappealingastheaquaticworldourdonorsandsponsorsarehel

pingtoconserve.Phoee604-659-3473VolunteerDepartmentBecomeapartofCanada'sleadingvolunteermarineeducationteam.ContactourVolunteerServices

Departmentformoreinformationabouthowtoregister.Phone:604-659-347860．IfyouplantovisitVancouverAquariumonSunday,May3rd,2

025,youshouldenteritbefore________.A．6:00p.m.B．5:45p.m.C．9:00.a.m.D．9:45a.m.61．Grandparentsintheirseventieswitha10-year-oldboyshouldpay____

____iftheybookticketsonline.A．$60B．$55C．$44D．$3562．IfyouareamemberofVancouverAquarium,youcanA．gooutoft

heaquariumduringlunchtimeandre-enterforfree.B．observetheAfricanpenguinsonSuperSaturdaysinwinterC．entertheaquariumeverySaturdayo

feachmonthwithoutqueuingupD．entertheaquariumat8:30duringnon-holidayweekendsCScientistsinAntarcticahaverecorded,forthefirsttime,

unusuallywarmwaterbeneathaglacier(冰川)thesizeofFloridathatisalreadymeltingandcontributingtoariseinsealevels.T

heresearchers,workingontheThwaitesGlacier,recordedwatertemperaturesatthebaseoftheiceofmorethan2℃,abovethenormalfreezingpoint.Critically,themeasur

ementsweretakenattheglacier'sgroundingline,theareawhereittransformsfromrestingwhollyonbedrocktospreadingoutont

heseaasiceshelves.Itisunclearhowfasttheglacierisgettingworse:Studieshaveforecastitstotalcollapseinacenturyorin

afewdecades.Thepresenceofwarmwaterinthegroundinglinemaysupportestimatesatthefasterrange.ThatisworthyofattentionbecausetheThwa

ites,alongwiththePineIslandGlacierandseveralsmallerglaciers,actsasabrakeonpartofthemuchlargerWestAntarcticIc

eSheet,which,ifmelted,wouldraisetheworld'soceansbymorethanameterovercenturies,anamountthatwouldputmanycoastalcitiesunder

water.“Warmwatersinthispartoftheworld,asremoteastheymayseem,shouldserveasawarningtoallofusaboutthepotentia

lterriblechangestotheplanetbroughtaboutbyclimatechange,”saidDavidHolland,directorofNewYorkUniversity

'sEnvironmentalFluidDynamicsLaboratory.Glaciologistshavepreviouslyraisedalarmoverthepresenceofwarmwatermel

tingtheThwaitesfrombelow.Thisisthefirsttime,though,thatwarmwatershavebeenmeasuredattheglacier'sgroundingline.Toobserveactivitybeneatht

heglacier,Dr.Holland'steamdrilledahole-about30centimeterswideand600metersdeep-fromthesurfacetothebottomandthenplacedequipmentthatme

asureswatertemperatureandoceanturbulence,orthemixingoffreshwaterfromtheglacierandsaltyoceanwater.Collectingthedatatookabout96hoursinsubzeroweather

.WarmwatersbeneaththeThwaitesareactivelymeltingit,theteamfound.Whilescientistsmaynotyetbeabletodefinitivelypre

dicthowsoonglaciersliketheThwaiteswillmelt,human-causedclimatechangeisakeyfactor.Thebiggestpredictorof“howm

uchicewewillloseandhowquicklywewillloseit,”Dr.Hollandsaid,“ishumanaction.”63．Whatdoeswarmwaterfoundi

ntheglacier’sgroundinglineindicate?A．Sealevelsshouldberemeasured.B．Itmaytakeacenturyfortheglaciertomelt.C．Thegroundinglineisgettingshor

ter.D．Theglaciermightdisappearsooner64．TheThwaitesandotherglaciersareimportantbecause______.A．theyholdbackiceB．the

yareextremelylargeC．theyarelocatedatbedrocksD．theyarecollapsing65．Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassageabouttheresearch

ers’viewpoints?A．Wecanpredicthowmuchicecanbekept.B．Humanbeingsaretoblameforthelossofice.C．Glaciersserveamoreimportantpurposeth

anexpected.D．Moredataneedstobecollectedtosupporttheestimates.66．Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A．Theeffortsmadetoavoidthepresenceofwarmwater.

B．Thealarmvoicedontheworseningsituationofglaciers.C．ThetoolsemployedtomeasurethetemperatureofAntarctica.D．Thepredictionbasedonascie

ntificstudyofthegroundingline.SectionCDirections:Readthepassagecarefully.Fillineachblankwithapropersentencegiveninthebox.Eachsentencecanbeusedon

lyonce.Notethattherearetwomoresentencesthanyouneed.Whattimedoschoolstypicallystart?Itdependsonwheretheyare.Som

eschoolsstartearly—at7a.m.inBrazil.InFrance,schoolsstartat8.InAustralia,schoolsopentheirdoorsanhourlater,at9a.m.IntheU.S.,schedules

vary,butmanyopeningschoolbellsringbefore8.Soisanearlieroralaterstarttimebetter?Foryears,thishasbeendeba

ted.67Theyhavelongsaidthataskingteenstoshowuptoclassbefore8:00a.m.isn’tgoodfortheirhealthortheirreportcards.Inrecentyears,70

districtsacrosstheU.S.havealsochangedtheirhours.Supportersofthisideaexpectthatmoreschooldistrictswillfollow.Onereasonforthelaterstartti

mesisthatpeoplehavemostlystoppeddebatingthesciencethatsupportsit.In2014,theAmericanAcademyofPediatrics

releasedastatementregardingschoolstarttimes.Startinglaterisn’tthecureforallteenhealthandacademicproblems

,theAAPsaid.68“Essentially,acrosstheboard,anyareathatyoulookatimprovesprettydramatically”withlaterschoolstarttimes,saidanexpert.Infact,research

fromcountriesaroundtheworldconfirmsthatadolescentswhogetenoughsleeparehealthieroverall.Theyalsodobetterinschool.Sowhydon’tteens—whoneedabout

ninehoursofsleepeachnight—justgotobedearlier?ResearcherPaulKelleyfromtheUniversityofOxfordinEnglandsaysthatadolescentsexperien

ceachangeintheirbiologicalclocks.69Teensarealsowiredtowakeuplaterinthemorning.Therefore,Kelleysays,earlywaketimescancause

teenstobeshortonsleep.Sowhydon’tallhighschoolsstartlater?Theobstaclesareoftenfinancial.IntheU.S.,publicschoolsinSt.Paul,

Minnesota,delayedtheadoptionoflaterstarttimesforallitshighschoolstudentsbecauseoftransportationissues.ItwouldhavecostSt.Paulabout$8milliontob

uytheadditionalbusesneeded,explainedJackieStatumAllen,assistantdirectorforstrategicplanningandpolice.70A．Butitcanimprovestudents’livesinmanyw

ays.B．Manyareconcernedthatalaterschooldaywillcauseproblems.C．Now,moreU.S.schooldistrictsarebeginningtotaketheadviceofscientists.D．Asar

esult,theynaturallyfallasleeplateratnightthanmanyparentswouldlike.E．Itwouldbemuchbettertoputthatmoneyinto

theclassroomratherthanthegastank.F．Schoolsputaplaninplaceforalaterstarttimeafterthedistrictlistenedtoparentfeedback.IV.SummaryWriting（10分）Directions

:Readthefollowingpassage.Summarizethemainideaandthemainpoint(s)ofthepassageinNOMORETHAN60WORDS.Useyourownwordsasfarasposs

ible.Thesedaysoursocietydevelopsrapidlyandforcespeopletorush.Itappearsthatpeoplehavegotusedtobeinginahu

rry.However,it’sbetterforpeopletotaketheirtimeandlivetheirlifeataslowerpacethantohurrytogetthingsdone.Themainreasonthatconvincesustobeagainst

doingworkinahurryisthepossibilityofdoingwronginarush.Whenpeopledotheirjobsortakeactioninahurry,theycan’tmakeasounddecision

andprobablyregretlater.Asthesayinggoes,“Hastemakeswaste.”Weshouldthinkcarefullybeforemakingadecisionanddoourworklessquickly.Weshouldnot

makemistakesbydoingworkhurriedly.Slowingdownthepaceoflifehelpspeopleenjoytheirlifebetter.Forexample,takingatrain

tosomeplacecertainlywilltakemoretimethantakingaplane.However,takingatrainmakespeoplehaveenoughtimetogettoknowalotofn

ewfriends.Besides,itallowspeopletofullyenjoythebeautifulsceneryalongtheway.Onthecontrary,beinginahurrywillmake

uslosechancesofenjoyingourlives.Finally,slowerlifepaceprovidesbetterhealthconditionsforus.Asisknownto

all,takingactioninahurrybotherspeopleandraisestheirstress.Peoplethinkiftheyarenotinahurry,theywillbecomealoserandthatannoysthem.Butbeinginahurrycanhu

rtpeoplebothphysicallyandmentally(精神上).Accordingtosomestudies,peoplewhohaveaslowerpacesufferfewerdiseases,

tendtobehappierandlivemuchlongerthanthosewhoselifeistense,eveniftheformerfinishjobsmoreslowlythanthelatter.Inshort,workingquicklywillbringab

outmorematerialbenefitstomakeoursocietymoreadvanced.Yet,muchstresscan’tbringenjoyment,friendsandhealth,whicharemuchmorei

mportantthanmoneyandothermaterialadvantages.Therefore,takeyourtimeandliveyourlifeataslowerpace.71._____

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ation（15分）Directions:TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish,usingthewordsgiveninthebrackets.72．缺乏足够的训练让

他与金牌失之交臂。(cost)73．市民可以访问这个应用，参与回收玻璃瓶。(access)74．直到这家百年老店通过发布一系列产品来化为转机，人们才真正懂得创新的重要性。(turn)75．这家公司曾经是人才的聚集地，这样的日子已经一去不复返了，一年前，他们

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