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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）Sectio

nADirections:InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwi

llbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequesti

onaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.1．

A．Acook.B．Awaitress.C．Asaleswoman.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．Aha

irdresser.B．Awaitress.C．Apoliceofficer.D．Aninsuranceagent.5．A．Toabank.B．ToMacao.C．Toatravelagency.D．Toagymnasium.6．

A．Atanartgallery.B．Inaworkshop.C．Atagasstation.D．Inadepartmentstore.7．A．Playingtennis.B．Writingatermpaper.C．Holdingameeting.D．Gatheringm

aterials.8．A．Davidshouldinvestmoreinstocks.B．It’sunwisetomakesuchaninvestment.C．It’sbetterforhimtotakeouthissavings.D．Davidhasthelastsayi

ndecision-making.9．A．Shenoticedthatthestudentsdidn’tdotheirhomework.B．Shedidn’tteachanyclasstoday.C．Sheusuallyassignshome

work.D．Sheusuallytalksquietly.10．A．Sheshoulddomorecarefulwork.B．Georgedoesnotcareabouther.C．Sheisnotconcernedabou

tGeorge'sremarks.D．Georgeshouldn'thavesaidmuchabouther.SectionBDirections:InSectionB.youwillheartwopassagesandonelongerc

onversation.Aftereachpassageorconversation,youwillbeaskedseveralquestions.Thepassagesandconversationwillbereadtwice,buttheques

tionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichoneisthebestans

wertothequestionyouhaveheard.Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.11．A．Futureresearcher

s.B．Collegestudents.C．Companyemployees.D．Successfulartists.12．A．Toteachthelistenershowtoworkhard.B．Toena

blethelistenerstogetbettersalaries.C．Topreparethelistenerstogetbetterjobs.D．Toencouragethelistenerstoseizeoppo

rtunities.13．A．Kindness.B．Diligence.C．Willingness.D．Interest.Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowin

gpassage14．A．Thebenefitsofwalking.B．Theimportanceofkeepingfit.C．Thewayofformingahabit.D．Thepossibilityofexcisingregularly.15．A．Becauseit

needsmuchthinking.B．Becausepeopleneedn’tconcentrateonit.C．Becauseitissuitableforeveryone.D．Becausepeoplecanimprovet

heirmemory.16．A．Itistheeasiestwaytoloseweight.B．Itcanbemadepartofpeople’slife.C．Itpreventspeoplesufferingfromcancers.D．Itcanmak

epeople’sheartsstronger.Questions17through20arebasedonthefollowingconversation.17．A．HehasjustbeenbackfromS

outhAmerica.B．Hehasbeenburntforafewhours.C．Hehasbeendoingschoolworkallnight.D．HehasbeensurfingtheInternetforlong.18．A．Tolookforin

formationforhisproject.B．Tomeetnewfriendsinthenetchatroom.C．Toreleasepressurefromheavywork.D．Tolookforsomethinginterestingforpleasure.19．A．Quitea

fewsitesarejustoldeventcalendars.B．It’sawasteoftimetosurftheInternet.C．Alotofinformationcanbefound.D．AlotoffriendscanbemadeontheInternet.20．A．Ittake

slongtofindthingsbecauseofmanyuselesssites.B．It’shardlythebestsourceofinformationavailable.C．Itishardtostartch

attingwithothersinthechatroom.D．Peoplespendmuchtimetalkingaboutotherinterests.II.GrammarandVocabulary(20分)SectionADirections:Afterrea

dingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformo

fthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.ANewWaytoLearnLanguagesNowadays,theInt

ernetischangingthewaypeoplelearnlanguages.Thereisstillnowaytoavoidthehardworkthroughvocabularylistsandgrammarrules,butsincethebirthoftheInternet,boo

ks,tapesandevenCDs21(replace)byemail,videochatandsocialnetworks.Livemocha,aSeattle-basedcompany,hascreatedawebs

itehelpingpeoplelearnmorethan38languagesbyexchangingmessagesovertheInternetandthen22(correct)eachother’smessages.Thelessons,23formt

heyarein,aredeliveredonline.TheCEOofLivemochasaysthewebsite’sadvantageisthecontext24youmaypracticespeakingwithare

alperson.“Thegreatironyisthatevenifyouhavelearnedaforeignlanguageintheclassroomforyears,youarenotconfident25(go)intoarestaurant,

strikingupaconversation,”hesaid.Thecasualconnectionswithrealpeoplethroughouttheworldarenotjustfunandsur

prisingbutrevealmoreabout26thelanguageisreallyused.Livemochaisnowexperimentingwithmanywaysthatresemblethegames27(find)

onothersocialwebsitestomotivatepeople.Besides,eachpersoncansetupaprofile28includesashortself-description

andwhatlanguageheorshewouldliketolearn.Therefore,ifyouwanttolearnonelanguage,youwilleasilyfindmanypeoplefluentinthislanguage.Anditbecomes29(challeng

ing)tofindastudypartner.Anemailortwoisallittakes.TherearemoreandmorecompanieslikeLivemochaofferingonlinelanguagelearningtostudentsthroughoutthewor

ld.30merelyhelpingpeoplepracticedifferentlanguages,theyalsoenablepeopletoshareinterestsandmakenewfriendsSecti

onBDirections:Fillineachblankwithaproperwordchosenfromthebox.Eachwordcanbeusedonlyonce.Notethatthereisonewordmoret

hanyouneed.A．literallyB．innovationsC．eventuallyD．professionalE.examineF.featuresG.barrierH.meanI.pleaseJ.impress

iveK.well-positionedTheBestCompanytoWorkForEveryyear,Fortunemagazinepublishesalistofthe“100BestCompaniestoWorkFor”.Howdoesthemagazinechoose

thecompanies?Firstly,itusesasurvey:350employeesanswer57questionsabouttheircompany.Secondly,Fortunelooksatimportant31ofc

ompanies:forexample,pay,benefits,andcommunicationbetweenworkersandmanagement.Finally,themagazinemust32theresultstof

inditsTop100.WegmansFoodMarkets,whichranksNo.1onthelist,hasamotto(座右铭),“Employeesfirst,customerssecond”,anditisalsooneoft

he50largestprivatecompaniesintheUS,withannualsalesof$3.6billion,accordingtoForbesmagazine.Apparently,bein

ggoodtoyouremployeesisno33tomakingmoney.HowmuchofWegmans’successisduetothecompany’spolicies?“Uptoapoint,thesuc

cessisbecauseofthefreedomtheygiveus,”saysoneemployee.“Ontheotherhand,nocompanygetsrichjustbynotbeing34toit

semployees.Wegmanshasgreatmarketingstrategiesandit’s35withinthecommunity.I’vebeenherefor15years.Lookingback,I’dsaythatthecompany’s

36forcustomers’benefits,suchastheShoppers’Clubelectronicdiscountprogrammeinthe1990s,havebeenjustasimportantasthebenefitstostaff.”Butthe

employeebenefitsare37.Fundamentally,Wegmansbelievesin38development.Aswellasscholarships,thecompanygivesitsemployeesbusinessopportunities.Forye

ars,oneemployeemadedeliciouscookiesforhercolleagues.She39startedsellingthecookiesinWegmans.‘Ijustaskedthemanager,’shesays.‘Whilelookingback

,IthinkIshouldhaveaskedearlier.Icouldhavemademoremoney!’Thestaff’sfreedomtomakedecisionsisanotherthingyouw

on’tfindeverywhere.Essentially,Wegmanswantsitsworkerstodoalmostanythingto40thecustomers.Believeitornot,anemployeeoncecookedaThanksgivingturkeyinthe

storeforacustomerbecausethewoman’sturkey,boughtinWegmans,wastoobigforheroven.III.ReadingComprehension(45分)SectionA

Directions:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA.B.CandD.Fillineachblank

withthewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontextIt’slateintheevening:timetoclosethebookandturnoffthecomputer.You’redoneforth

eday.Whatyoumaynotrealize,41,isthatthelearningprocessactuallycontinues-inyourdreams.Itmightsoundlikescience

fiction,butresearchersareincreasingly42therelationshipbetweentheknowledgeandskillsourbrainsabsorbduringthedayandthefragmented,oftenbizar

reimaginingsthey43atnight.Scientistshavefoundthatdreamingaboutataskwe’velearnedisassociatedwith44performanceinthatac

tivity(suggestingthatthere’ssometruthtothepopularnotionthatwe’re“getting”aforeignlanguageoncewebegindreaminginit).What’smore,research

ersarecomingtorecognizethatdreamingisanessentialpartofunderstanding,organizingand45whatwelearn.Whilewesleep,researchindicates,thebrainrepla

ysthepatternsofactivityitexperiencedduring46hours,allowingustoenterwhatonepsychologistcallsaneuralvirtualreal

ity.Avividexampleofsuch47canbeseeninavideoresearchersmaderecentlyaboutsleepdisorders.Theytaughtaseriesofdancemovestoagr

oupofpatientswithconditionslikesleepwalking,inwhichthesleeperperformsthekindofphysicalmovementthatdoesnot48occu

rduringsleep.Theythenvideotapedthe49astheyslept.Lyinginbed,eyesclosed,onefemalepatientonthetape50thedancemovesshelearnedearlier.

Thisshowsthatwhileourbodiesare51,ourbrainsaredrawingwhat’simportantfromtheinformationandeventswe’verecentlyencountered,thenintegrat

ingthatdataintothevast52ofwhatwealreadyknow.Ina2010study,researchersatHarvardMedicalSchoolreportedthatcollegestudentswhodrea

medaboutacomputermaze(迷宫)tasktheyhadlearnedshoweda10-foldimprovementintheir53tofindtheirwaythroughthemazecomp

aredwiththeparticipantswhodidnotdreamaboutthetask.RobertStick-gold,oneoftheHarvardresearchers,suggeststhatstudyingrightbeforebedtimeort

akinganapfollowingastudysessionintheafternoonmightincreasethe54ofdreamingaboutthematerial.Thinkaboutthatasyourhead55thepillowtonight.41．A．the

reforeB．otherwiseC．insteadD．however42．A．focusingonB．experimentingwithC．buildingupD．inquiringabout43．A．concealB．generateC．dis

solveD．remove44．A．worsenedB．measuredC．improvedD．affected45．A．maintainingB．comprehendingC．questioningD．sharing46．A．workingB．sleepingC．openingD．waking4

7．A．replayB．patternC．realityD．experience48．A．normallyB．especiallyC．infrequentlyD．possibly49．A．researchersB．subjectsC．psychologistsD．walkers50．A．ref

lectedonB．forgotaboutC．engagedinD．referredto51．A．inpeaceB．atrestC．inoperationD．atwork52．A．storeB．majorityC．rangeD．collection53．A．willingnessB．ability

C．desireD．tendency54．A．benefitsB．risksC．difficultiesD．potential55．A．hitsB．imaginesC．leavesD．punchesSectionBDirections:Readthefollowingthreepas

sages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C

andD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.AWhenIfirstpickedupMichelleZ

auner’smemoir(自传)“CryinginHMart”,IwasattractedbythefamiliarnameofthelocalKoreanmarket10minutesawayfrommyhouse.Lookingthroughitspage

swasnodifferentfromlookingthroughanoldphotoalbum(相册),remindingmeofmyoldmemories.AndIwantedtolookateachandeveryphoto,upclose.Despitebeingastrugg

lingartistmakingupforlosttimewithasickmother,Zaunersomehowmadeheruniqueexperiencesrelatabletoheraudience.Oneofthefactorsthathelpedmakethi

spossiblewasfood.EveryfoodandeveryaspectofKoreancultureshedescribedseemedsofamiliartome,asI’maKoreanAmerican.Notonlythis,wehavesimilarexperiences,and

havecommonfeelingsofbeingtornapartbytwoculturesthatseemtorefusetoacceptusjustforbeingwhoweare.Zaunershoneanewlightonmyattitudetomy

ownidentity.Inotherways,thisrelatabilitytosuchaspecifictargetaudiencecanbecomeaweakness.ThismemoirwasobviouslymeantforaKorea

n,specificallyaKoreanAmericanaudience.Withsuchasmallaudienceof0.6%oftheUnitedStatespopulationin2019,thestorythatZaunerwante

dtotellwouldnotbereceivedbymany.Anavoidablepointofthememoirthatcausedconfusioncouldhavebeentheorganizationofthetimeline.Lookinga

tthebookasawhole,therewasnospecificorderinwhichZaunerorganizedtheeventsofherlife.Themosteffectivewaytodothiswouldhavebeentoprogre

ssthroughthebookstartingwithherearliestmemorieswithhermotherandendingwithhermomentsofgrieving(悲痛).If

eltthankfulthatIwasabletodiscoversuchanovelthatmademefeelunderstoodforthefirsttimeinyears.Andmostofall,Ifeltinspiredthattherearepe

oplelikeZaunerwhomakemistakesbuttryagain.Evenwhentheworldtellsthemit’stoolate,theytryagainEvenwhentheyfeell

ost,theytryagainandfindaway.AndtherewasonethingIwassureofafterIreadthebook:Iwilltryagain.56．Whichfactorofthebookattractedtheauthor?A．Koreanaudience

.B．Koreanfamilies.C．Americanculture.D．Similarexperience.57．Whichaspectofthebookisdiscussedinparagraph3?A．Itssmallreadership.B

．Itsdifficultlanguages.C．ItsweakmarketinKorea.D．ItssalesinAmericain2019.58．Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingparagraph

4?A．Topointoutonelimitationofthebook.B．TodescribeZauner’slifeinorderoftime.C．Toexplainwhyhefallsinlovewiththebook.

D．Tointroduceaneffectivewaytowriteamemoir.59．Whatdidtheauthorlearnfromreading“CryinginHMart”?A．Tobethankful.B．Tostaypositive.C．Tounderstandothers.D．T

oavoidmakingmistakes.BManyquestionscanbeexpectedinadvanceandit’swisetohavesomewell-constructedanswersthatyoucantailormorecloselyontheday.It’sse

nsibletohaveanumberofkeyphrasestouse.Remembertoalwaystryandmakeyouranswerspositive.Q1:Tellmeaboutyourself.(Theinterviewerisreal

lysaying“Iwanttohearyoutalk.”)A1:Thisisjusttogetthingsstarted,butitisaverycommonquestion.Writeascript,andpracticeitso

thatitsoundsnatural.Spendamaximumoffourminutesdescribingyourqualifications,careerhistoryandyourrangeofskills.Emphasizethoseski

llsthatarerelevanttothejobonoffer.Q2:Whathavebeenyourachievementstodate?(Theinterviewerissaying“Areyouanachiever?”)A2:Again,thisisac

ommonquestion,sobeprepared.Selectanachievementthatisexperience-relatedandfairlyrecent.Identifyskillsyouusedin

thisachievementandsaywhattheresultswere.Q3:Whatdoyoulikeaboutyourpresentjob?(Theinterviewerisreallytryingtofindoutwhetheryouwillenjoythethingsthenewj

obhastooffer.)A3:Thisisastraightforwardquestion.Allyouhavetomakesureisthatyour‘likes’correspondtotheskillsetc.requiredfo

rthejobonoffer.Bepositive,describeyourjobasinterestinganddiverse,butdonotoverdoit.Afterall,youareleaving?Q4:

Whatareyourstrengths?(Theinterviewersimplywantsastraightforwardanswerastowhatyouaregoodat.)A4:Thisistheonequestion

thatyouaredefinitelygoingtoget,sothereisnoexcuseforbeingunprepared.Concentrateondiscussingyourmainstrengths.Listthreeorfourexplanatio

nsofhowtheycouldbenefittheemployer.Strengthstoconsiderincludetechnicalproficiency;abilitytolearnquickly;determinationtosuccee

d;positiveattitude;yourabilitytorelatetopeopleandachieveacommongoal.Youmaybeaskedtogiveexamplesoftheabove,sobeprepared.Q5:Tellmeabou

tthemostdifficultsituationyou’vehadtofaceandhowyouhandledit.(Theinterviewisreallytryingtofindoutyourdefinitionof“di

fficult”andwhetheryoucanshowalogicalapproachtoproblemsolvingusingyourinitiative.)A5:Thiscanbeatrap!Toavoidit,selectadifficultworksituationthatwasno

tcausedbyyouandwhichcanbequicklyexplainedinafewsentences.Explainhowyoudefinedtheproblem,whattheoptionswere,whyyouselectedtheoneyoudidandwhatt

heoutcomewas.Alwaysendonapositivenote.60．Thepassageismainlyintendedto________.A．highlighttheimportanceof

lookingpositiveinaninterviewB．givesuggestionsonhowtoanswerinterviewquestionsC．providesomesampleanswerstointerviewqu

estionsD．illustratehowtolookconfidentinaninterview61．Whenaskedaboutwhatyouthinkofyourpresentjob,you’dbetter___

_____.A．talkaboutwhatyoudislikeaboutitB．commentpositivelyonyourcolleaguesC．relatesittothejobyouareapplyingforD．describehowinterestingit

isasfaraspossible62．Ifaninterviewerwantstoknowwhetheryoucansolveaproblemproperly,whatwillheask?A．Tellmeaboutyourself?B．Tellmeaboutyourst

rengths?C．Whathavebeenyourachievementstodate?D．Howdidyouhandlethemostdifficultsituation?CWhilemoreandmorescientistsareworkingonnonfictionscience

booksforthegeneralreader,Ithinkwealsoneedachange.Thetypicalexpert-voicedmonologues(独白)thatscientistswritear

eawonderfulcomponentoftheengagementeffort,buttheformislimited.Suchbooksarelargelyreadypeoplealreadywilling

topickupasciencebook,orwhoareopentotheauthoritativeacademic’svoicetellingthemhowtothink.Thereareplentyofpeoplewhocanengagewithsciencebutwhof

indthosekindsofbooksasometimesunwelcomereminderoftheclassroom.Followingfrommybeliefthatscienceisforeveryone,Isuggestthatpublishersneedtowork

withscientiststoexpandthekindsofbooksonoffer,assuredthatthereisanaudienceforthem.Progressispossible.Manyyearsago,I

realizeditishardtofindbooksonthenonfictionscienceshelfthatletreadersseethemselvesaspartoftheconversationaboutscience.SoIthoughtaboutanentirebookofc

onversationsaboutsciencetakingplacebetweenordinarypeople.While“overhearing”thoseconversations,readersle

arnsomescienceideas.It’saresurrectionofthedialogueform,knowntotheancientGreeks,andtoGalileo,asadeviceforexchangingideas,butwithcont

emporarysettings:cafes,restaurants,trainsandsoon.Idecideditwouldbeengagingforthereadertoactuallyseewho’shavingthoseconversations,and

where,insteadofdescribingtheminwords.ThisledmetorealizethatIwasthinkingaboutapowerfulformofvisualstorytelling:Graphicno

velsforadultshavematuredandexplodedinpopularityinrecentyears.Spiegelman’s“Maus:ASurvivor’sTale”andBechdel’s“FunHome”arejusttwowell-knownexamples.Bu

tthestorytellingtoolsofthegraphicbookhavebeenlittleusedtoconveynonfictionscienceideastoageneraladultaudience.Thevastmajorityofcontemporarygraphicb

ookswithasciencefocusarepresentedinsteadas“explainer/adventurecomics”foryoungeraudiences.Thisisanimportantgenre,butgraphicbooksaboutscienceshouldno

tbelimitedtothat.Andwhilethereareseveralexcellentgraphicbooksforadultsthatincludescience,theytypicallyfocusinsteadonthelivesoffamous

scientists,withdiscussionofthescienceitselfasasecondarygoal.Someexcellentrecentexamplesthatbalancethetwoasp

ectswellincludeOttavianiaridMyrick’s“Feyrunan”andDoxiadisandPapadimitriou’s“Logicomix”.Thescarcityofscience-focusednon-biographical(非自传体的)gra

phicbooksforadultsisespeciallytrueinmyfieldofphysics.SoIdecidedthatherewasanopportunitytobroadenthekindsofnonfictionsciencebookavailablet

oengagethepublic.63．ItcanbeinferredfromPara.2thattheexpert-voicedmonologuesdon’tappealto_________.A．thosewhoareinterestedinscientif

icideasB．thosewhohavenotalentsforscientificresearchC．thosewhowouldliketoknowhowscientiststhinkD．thosewhothinkscienceclassesinschoolareuninterestin

g64．Theword“resurrection”(inparagraph3)mostprobablymeans_________.A．announcementB．comebackC．explanatio

nD．representation65．Accordingtothewriter,whichmightbethebestformofnonfictionsciencebooksforgeneralreaders?A．

Acollectionofscientists’lifestories.B．AbookwrittenbyaNobelPrizewinner.C．Anadventurenovelfocusingonscience.D．Acomicbookconveyin

gscientificideas.66．Whatispassagemainlyabout?A．Awell-knownwriterwhowritestopromotescienceamongthepublic.B．Apossiblewaytogetnonfict

ionsciencebookstoappealtothepublic.C．Anewapproachtohavethepublicgetinterestedinnewscientificideas.D．Aneasyaccessfort

hepublictohaveageneralideaofwhatscienceis.SectionCDirections:Readthepassagecarefully.Fillineachblankwithapropersente

ncegiveninthebox.Eachsentencecanbeusedonlyonce.Notethattherearetwomoresentencesthanyouneed.Soilconservationmethodshelpfarmerspro

tecttheirlandfromthedamagecausedbyfarmingandtheforcesofnature.Onemethodofsoilconservationistheuseofwindbreaks.Windbreaksa

rebarriersformedbytreesandotherplants.67Windbreakshelppreventthelossofsoil.Theystopthewindfromblowingsoilaway.Theyalsok

eepthewindfromdamagingordestroyingcrops.Windbreakscanbehighlyvaluableforprotectinggraincrops.Forexample,studieshavebeendoneonwindbreaksinpartsofWe

stAfrica.Thesestudiesfoundthatgrainharvestswereasmuchastwentypercenthigherinfieldsprotectedbywindbreakscomparedtofieldswithoutthem.68Theyseemt

oworkbestwhentheyallowsomewindtopassthroughthebarrieroftreesorplantsaroundafield.Ifnot,thenthemovementofaircl

osetothegroundwillliftthesoil.Thenthesoilwillbeblownaway.Forthisreason,awindbreakworksbestifitcontainsonly

sixtytoeightypercentofthetreesandplantsthatwouldbeneededtomakeasolidline.Aneasyruletorememberisthatwindbreaksca

nprotectareasuptotentimestheheightofthetallesttreesinthewindbreak.Thereshouldbeatleasttwolinesineachwindbreak.69Thesecondline,rightnexttoit,canbes

hortertreesandotherplantswithleaves.Locallygrowntreesandplantsareconsideredthebestchoicesforwindbreaks.Windbreaksnotonl

yprotectlandandcropsfromthewind.Surplustreescanbecutdownandusedorsoldforwood.Treesreducethedamagingeffectsofwindandrai

n.Theirrootshelpprotectsoilfrombeingwashedaway.Andtreescanprovideanothervaluableserviceforagriculture.70A．Crops

infieldscanbeprotectedbywindbreaks.B．Farmersplantthesebarriersaroundtheirfields.C．Onelineshouldbelargetrees.D．Buthereissomethinginterestingaboutwi

ndbreaks.E．Thenthesoilwillbewashedaway.F．TheycanprovidegrazinganimalswithshadefromthesunIV.SummaryWriting

（10分）Directions:Readthefollowingpassage.Summarizethemainideaandthemainpoint(s)ofthepassageinNOMORETHAN60WORDS.Useyourow

nwordsasfaraspossible.Isfruitgettingsweeter?Ismodernfruitbredtobesweeterthaninthepast?Theshortanswerisyes,thoughthelongeranswerismorecom

plicated.Someofthemostpowerfulevidencethatfruitissweeterthanbeforecomesfromzoos.In2018,itwasreportedthatMelbour

neZooinAustraliahadstoppedgivingfruittomostofitsanimalsbecausecultivatedfruitwasnowsosweet.Amongfruitbreeders,theword“quality”

isnowroutinelyusedasasynonymfor“highinsugar”.In2010,agroupofscientistswroteinanarticlethat“ingeneral,thesugarcontent”ofmanyf

ruitsisnowhigherthanbefore“owingtocontinuousselectionandbreeding.”Modernapplevarieties,thescientistsnoted,wereonaveragesweeterthano

ldercultivars.Withtheriseinsweeterfruit,ourexpectationsofhowfruitshouldtastehavealsochanged.Whetherwearetalkingaboutapplesorpeaches,EuropeansandA

mericanstendtofavorfruitthatisbothacidandsweet,whereasinAsia,themostpopularfruitisintenselysweetwithhardlyanyacid

ity.InAsiancountries,the“honey”flavorsoflow-acidpeachesaremuchappreciated,whileEuropeanconsumerspreferpeachesthatareslightlyacidi

c.Allaroundtheworld,thecommonthreadinwhatpeoplewantfromfruitissweetness.Buttheexcessivesweetnessofmodernfru

itisnotwithoutitsproblems,especiallyforpeoplewithdiabetes,whohavetobecarefultomoderatetheirintakeofhigher-sugarfr

uitssuchaspineapple.Healthaside,maybetherealproblemwithmodernfruitisthatithasbecomeyetanothersweetthingin

aworldfullofsugar.Evengrapefruit,whichusedtobeencouraginglybitter,issometimesnowassweetasoranges.Fruitthatisbredforone-dimensiona

lsweetness,asopposedtoaromaortexture,deniesussomeofthecontrastandvarietyoflife.Ifyouhavenevertastedasourcherry,howcanyoufullyappreciateas

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Translation（15分）Directions:TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish,usingthewordsgiveninthebrackets.72．缺乏配合是昨天我们比赛失利的原因吗？(bla

me)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.GuidedWri

ting（25分）Direction:WriteanEnglishcompositionin120-150wordsaccordingtotheinstructionsgivenbelowinChinese.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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