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省部分中学2023届新高三摸底考试暨高二年级期末质量检测英语试题考生注意：考试时间120分钟，试卷满分150分第二部分阅读（共两节，满分50分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
ABelow is a list of the most worthwhile writing competitions available.TALF Flash Fiction CompetitionThe theme of this contest from Theme Arts and Literature Festival is "The Prime of Lile" in recognition of the l5th anniversary of the death of Muriel Spark. You can deal with this theme in any genre (体裁) and in any way you choose, although you are limited to 500 words.Prizes : £200, £100, £50.Entry Fee : £8.Wild Nature Poetry Award 2022Here we have a new contest from Indigo Dreams Publishing. It is for poems of up to 48 lines on the subject of cruel sports, wildlife in general, the natural world, or the environment.Prizes: £200, £100, £75.Entry Fee: £5.SPM Poetry Book CompetitionThis international contest from Sentinel Poetry Movement is for full-length poetry collections on any theme and in any style. To enter, you submit up to 20 pages initially. If shortlisted (入围), you have to submit the full collection before December 31 .Prizes: £500, £250, £100.Entry Fee: £25.Poetry Space Competition 2022Here's a new contest from Poetry Space, an online platform for modern poetry from around the world, which requires poems of up to 40 lines on any subject. You have to be over 16 to enter. The judge is Rosie Jackson, a poet and creative writing tutor.Prizes: £300, £200, £100.Entry Fee: £5.1. What is special about TALF Flash Fiction Competition?A. It requires no entry fee.B. It is about a certain theme.C. It has the longest history.D. It was started by a famous person.2. Which contest requests part of the entry first?A. SPM Poetry Book Competition.B. Poetry Space Competition 2022.C. Wild Nature Poetry Award 2022.D. TALF Flash Fiction Competition.3. What can we know about the contest from Poetry Space?A. It is a yearly contest.B. Anyone can take part.C. It has more than one limit.D. In offers the most prize money.【答案】1. B 2. A 3. C【解析】【详解】这是一篇应用文，主要介绍了几个值得参加的写作竞赛。
2022年深圳市普通高中高二年级调研考试英语试卷共10页，卷面满分130分。
考试用时120分钟。
注意事项：1. 答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号填写在答题卡上。
将条形码横贴在答题卡右上角“条形码粘贴处”。
2. 作答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔在答题卡上将对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑：如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案。
答案不能答在试卷上。
3. 非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。
不按以上要求作答无效。
4. 考生必须保持答题卡的整洁。
考试结束后，留存试卷，交回答题卡。
第一部分基础知识（共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分）单项选择从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
1. The reason why she was fired was _________ the boss was not satisfied with her job.A. thatB. whatC. whichD. whether2. When _________ to the local cultures, people learn the foreign languages better.A. exposingB. having exposedC. are exposedD. exposed3. No visitor would think _________ surprising that the island is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.A. thatB. itC. thisD. what4. —Have you seen Steven this morning?—Yes! Steven, together with his wife, _________ the guests of the party now.A. greetsB. greetC. is greetingD. are greeting5. —Why didn’t you get the tickets?—When we got to the cinema, all the tickets _________ out.A. soldB. had been soldC. have soldD. was sold6. You should always try to achieve more, _________ well you have done before.A. howeverB. whateverC. wheneverD. wherever7. As my father puts it, “It’s not your talent but your efforts _________ count.”A. whichB. whatC. thatD. why8. —Where was Tom just now?—It is said that he _________ for a crime he didn’t commit.A. investigatedB. is investigatingC. had investigatedD. was being investigated9. With a strong _________ for English study, we threw ourselves into reading English novels.A. desireB. argumentC. reputationD. responsibility10. Emily Dickinson is generally _________ as one of the finest women poets in history.A. restrictedB. acknowledgedC. designedD. employed11. You can avoid distraction by keeping your mind fully _________ with things that interest you.A. comparedB. botheredC. occupiedD. satisfied12. Fear _________ him to go back, but his love for his mum drove him on.A. promisedB. enabledC. forbadeD. urged13. —I am nervous about the English exam this afternoon.—Take it easy. You’ve done so much work. You’re _________ to pass the exam.A willing B. afraid C. unlikely D. bound14. The labour education of our country aims to _________ students’ all-round development.A. approveB. promoteC. declineD. prohibit15. Better hotel rooms will give _________ to even more awesome views and larger space.A attention B. comfort C. access D. assistance16. The percentage of students majoring in arts has increased _________ from 8% to 37% in the past two years.A. graduallyB. slightlyC. dramaticallyD. particularly17. “Stop! Stop!” she called, but _________, for the music was too loud for her to be heard.A. at easeB. in vainC. under controlD. without doubt18. The hopes of a country and the future of a nation _________ the hands of its youth.A. lie inB. search forC. take onD. happen to19. She always buys fancy clothes _________ expense. That’s why she uses up her money quickly.A. regardless ofB. less thanC. owing toD. but for20. With better education, people will be able to build a better society _________ nature.A. in contrast withB. on top ofC. on behalf ofD. in harmony with 第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2. 5分，满分37. 5分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A 、B 、C 、D 四个选项中选出最佳选项。
武汉外国语学校2023-2024学年度下学期期末考试高二英语试题考试时间：2024年6月27日考试时长：120分钟试卷满分：150分第一部分听力（共两节，满分20分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）听下面5段对话。
每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。
听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。
每段对话仅读一遍。
1. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】What will the man do?A. Drink coffee.B. Add some water.C. Wash cups.2. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】When will the man finish studying?A. At 1:00 a. m.B. At 9:00 p. m.C. At 11:00 p. m.3. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】What will the woman probably do next?A. Go to check on her mother.B. Send her mother to hospital.C. Answer her mother’ s phone.4. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】What is the probable relationship between the speakers?A. Co-workers.B. Husband and wife.C. Sales clerk and customer.5. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】What food has been sold out?A. Chips.B. Nuts.C. Chocolate.第二节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）听下面5段对话或独白。
每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。
2024北京通州高二（下）期末英语本试卷共10页，共 100分。
考试时长90分钟。
考生务必将答案答在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。
考试结束后，请将答题卡交回。
第一部分：知识运用(共两节，30分)第一节完形填空(共 10小题;每小题1.5分，共 15分)阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Larry works with Transport Drivers. Inc. One morning in 2009. Larry was ___1___ on the road after delivering to one of his customers. Suddenly, he saw a car with its bright lights on. As he got ___2___ , he found another vehicle upside down on the road. One more look and he___3___ flames shooting out from under the damaged vehicle. Larry pulled over, set the brake and got hold of the fire extinguisher(灭火器). After many bursts from the extinguisher, the fire was___4___ put out.The man who had his bright lights on ___5___ and told Larry he had made an emergency call. Just at that time, they heard a woman’s___6___ coming from the wrecked vehicle. ___7___ the vehicle, they saw that a woman was trying to get out of the broken window. They told her to stay ___8___ until the emergency personnel arrived, but she thought the car was going to explode. Larry told her that he had already put out the fire and she should not move in case she injured her neck.Larry stayed there with the woman until ___9___ workers came for help.vehicle! His ___10___ most likely saved the woman’s life.1. A. walking B. touring C. driving D. rushing2. A. higher B. closer C. shorter D. older3. A. felt B. heard C. noticed D. smelt4. A. basically B. carefully C. accidently D. finally5. A. came in B. came over C. came down D. came through6. A. voice B. song C. laughter D. noise7. A. Starting B. Parking C. Passing D. Approaching8. A. quiet B. silent C. awake D. still9. A. research B. service C. rescue D. office10. A. efforts B. skills C. patience D. promise第二节语法填空(共10小题;每小题 1.5分，共 15分)A阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空。
第一卷（知识运用85分）第一节：单项填空（共l5小题；每小题l分，满分l5分）从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
1.China’s rapid growth is not___threat to others.On ___contrary,it will bring more opportunities to the world.A /;theB a;/C the;/D a;the2. ----Have you finished your position already?----No.I ____ it in twenty minutes.A have finishedB finishedC will finishD had finished3.Tired of such a long movie,the little boy_____his favourite music.A turn toB turn offC turn upD turn down4.The trouble you have _____us is great.A helpB to helpC helpingD helps5.His plan was such a good one ____we all agreed to accept.A thatB asC soD and6.It’s the present situation in poor areas_____calls for much higherspending on education and training.A whichB whatC whoD that7.In a word, I don’t think what you said____sense at all.A makeB makesC is makingD has made8.Quiet student ____he may be,he talks a lot about his favourite sport afterclass.A ifB asC sinceD when9.Their wages ____by a full third in the past two years.A had gone downB would go downC have gone downD goes down10.---Could you please tell us some good ways to learn English well?---My suggestionis that reading often and writing regularly_____ be neededA wouldB shouldC couldD need11.It is____to trave by air than by water.A much more excitingB a lot excitingC much excitedD a lot more excited12.______has helped to save the drowning child is worth praising.A WhicheverB WhichC WhoeverD Who13.Most children need encouragement ______failure so that they can cheer up again.A in favour ofB in time ofC in honour ofD in need of14.If better use is_____ your spare time,you will make greater progressin that,A spentB used ofC takenD made of15. ——Artistic people can be very difficult sometimes.——Well, you married one. .A You should knowB I’ve got i tC I can’t agree moreD You name it第二节完形填空(共20小题；每小题l.5分，满分30分)阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
2023-2024学年四川省成都市高二下学期期末英语考试题（含答案）（本试卷满分150分，考试时间120分钟。
）注意事项：1.答题前，务必将自己的姓名、考籍号填写在答题卡规定的位置上。
2.答选择题时，必须使用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。
3.答非选择题时，必须使用0.5毫米黑色笔迹的签字笔，将答案书写在答题卡规定的位置上。
4.所有题目必须在答题卡上作答，在试题卷上答题无效。
5.考试结束后，只将答题卡交回。
第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。
录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）听下面5段对话。
每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。
听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一题。
每段对话仅读一遍。
1. What does the man advise the woman to do?A. Consider the purpose.B. Choose the cheaper one.C. Look for the newest model.2. Where is the man most probably going to work?A. In a clothing store.B. In a barbershop.C. In a bank.3. What does the woman mean?A. She can’t remember much.B. She’s never been to the city.C. She will find a child to help.4. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. Having a party.B. Buying a gift.C. Doing some exercise.5. Why do the speakers decide to go on a boat tour today?A. It’s cheaper today.B. The weather is good.C. They like the guide.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面5段对话或独白。
2022-2023学年北京市平谷区高二下学期期末考试英语试卷1. There Is No Ping without A PongIn February 2020, my husband, Bob, and I were offered an outdoor pingpong table, but I was not good at pingpong at all. “ What are we going to do with that?” Bob asked me. He clearly thought we were about to get something we did not ____ .“The two of us will play. ” I replied. Bob looked doubtful.The pingpong table arrived ____ before the COVID-19 quarantines ( 隔离) began. We were both working at home. Every day at a little after 5, if it wasn t rainy, we played pingpong for about 45 minutes, driving away the anxiety or ____ of another day in lockdown.I lost every game. It didn’t ____ me at first. Bob was enjoying the chance to ____ . But there were days when I hated losing. Once I threw my paddle across the yard in anger. Then one day Bob suggested I play with a handicap( 让步赛) of 12 points. That ____ a lot — I sometimes won! The effort of trying to win was ____ . Even when I lost a point, I enjoyed making Bob work harder for it.Pingpong helped my husband and me ____ the worst of the lockdowns. The gift of the pingpong table gave us a way to have fun in a ____ time. It takes two willing partners to play table tennis. Similarly, it takes two people who would like to ____happiness with each other to make a marriage. Simply put, when it comes to table tennis — or any other relationship — there is no ping without a pong.1.A．need B．protect C．consume D．waste2.A．additionally B．suddenly C．specially D．shortly3.A．happiness B．excitement C．boredom D．laziness4.A．benefit B．bother C．appeal D．envy5.A．dive B．sigh C．freeze D．win6.A．helped B．struck C．hurt D．involved7.A．challenging B．disappointing C．pleasing D．annoying8.A．get in B．get through C．get up D．get on9.A．frequent B．similar C．difficult D．common10.A．share B．compare C．bear D．burden2. 阅读下列短文,根据短文内容填空。
高二下学期英语期末考试试题（附答案）一、阅读理解（共15小题，每小题2分，共30分）（共4题；共30分）1.阅读理解On 29 May last year, I was doing my swim training for a half Ironman race in the bay near my home.I was finishing my first loop (圈) when I felt jaws coming around my body and a sharp pain. The water was dark, so I couldn't see anything. It just came out of nowhere and then it was gone in a flash. I knew it was something really big and assumed it was a shark. I panicked, but knew I needed to get out of the water. I was kicking wildly in case it came back. There was a lifeguard boat close by, so I waved my arms in the air and screamed for help. It got to me within 20 seconds. At that point I didn't feel anything; adrenaline (肾上腺素) had taken over. The lifeguards held me under the arms and pulled me up out of the water. Then the pain kicked in and it was pretty hard to bear. Some muscle had been bitten off my right arm. I felt a lot of warm, gushing blood.My chest felt heavy, as if someone had put their foot on it, and I was having trouble breathing. It was extremely painful. When I got to the hospital, I told the nurses to put me to sleep because of the pain. I just wanted them to fix me.I woke up after surgery four hours later. My doctor was amazed when I managed to move my fingers: the bite just missed a major nerve. My right lung had been damaged; I had several broken bones and a nerve in my leg was cut, so I have reduced feeling at the top of my leg. The shark also bit through my upper back muscle.Local experts determined that the shark was probably 9-10 feet long. It was young, about seven years old. It just attacked me, left and didn't come back because it figured I wasn't food.根据短文内容，选择最佳答案，并将选定答案的字母标号填在题前括号内。
湛江市2023-2024学年高二下学期期末调研测试英语试卷（满分：150 分；考试时间：120 分钟）班级姓名座号第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节(共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)听下面5段对话。
每段对话仅读一遍。
例：How much is the shirtA. 19.15.B. 9.18.C. 9.15. 答案是C。
1. When did Jim wish the speakers to be at his houseA. Before six o’clock.B. After five o’clock.C. Any time before five thirty.2. Why does the woman call the manA. To know more information about the house.B. To make an appointment with the man.C. To ask the man for more advice.3. What does the woman meanA. She do esn’t understand the question.B. She will not go to watch the match.C. She will not lend him the money.4. What will the man doA. Wear the shirt.B. Find a chance to buy a shirt.C. Change the shirt for a new one.5. Who will leave for Hong KongA. The woman.B. Bob.C. Tom.第二节(共15小题;每小题1. 5分，满分22. 5分)听下面5段对话或独白。
每段对话或独白读两遍。
听下面一段对话，回答6至7题。
下学期高二期末考试英语（考试时间：120分钟试卷满分：150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. 考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。
第一部分听力（共两节，满分30 分）做题时，请先将答案标在试卷上。
录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）听下面5段对话。
每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。
听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。
每段对话仅读一遍。
例：How much is the shirt?A. £ 19. 15.B. £ 9. 18.C. £ 9. 15.答案是C。
1. How does the woman probably feel?A. Excited.B. Ridiculous.C. Angry.2. Where did the man work part-time?A. In his university.B. In his library.C. In a supermarket.3. Why does the man feel upset?A. His watch was missing.B. His umbrella was broken.C. His grandma passed away.4. How will the man go to the train station this evening?A. By car.B. By bus.C. On foot.5. What does the man advise the woman to do?A. Change to another gym.B. Spend money wisely.C. Take exercise often.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面5段对话或独白。
每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。
听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。
每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6. Who bought the tickets for the football game?A. Tom’s father.B. Tom’s mother.C. Tom’s uncle.7. What will the man do tomorrow morning?A. Watch the football game.B. Help the girl do the shopping.C. Pick up the girl.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8. Why will the woman go to Chicago?A. To work.B. To travel.C. To study.9. What is the possible relationship between the two speakers?A. Husband and wife.B. Employer and employee.C. Colleagues.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. Their summer holiday plan.B. Their summer job application.C. Their summer course program.11. Why can’t the woman go with the man?A. She has to look after her brothers.B. She has to learn swimming first.C. She has to attend piano lessons.12. How long will the man stay on the beach?A. 7 days.B. 10 days.C. 14 days.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. What are the two speakers going to do together?A. Go to the opening ceremony.B. Leave the classroom.C. Walk in the garden.14. Who is in the Basketball Club?A. Tom.B. Lisa.C. Amy.15. How does the woman like playing soccer?A. It’s dangerous.B. It’s easy.C. It’s interesting.16. What does the woman advise the man to do?A. Buy soft shoes.B. Try to get strong.C. Give up swimming. 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. What is the approximate distance between Los Angeles and New York?A.1,755 kilometers.B. 3,556 kilometers.C.10,000 kilometers.18. How long will the flight take?A. About 70 minutes.B. About 120 minutes.C. About 320 minutes.19. What’s the destination of this flight?A. Los Angeles.B. New York.C. Washington.20. What should the passengers do after the broadcast?A. Put down the back of their seats.B. Unfold all the tables.C. Make their seat belt fastened.第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
AIf theater is your passion, a quality summer program is a great way to develop your skills and explore the field.Ithaca College Summer College for High School Students: ActingIthaca College’s boarding Summer College program offers this three-week session of Acting I for high school students. Students explore the bases of acting concepts and techniques through a combination of traditional lectures, reading and discussion, and exercises, improvisations and presentations. Participants earn three college credits if finishing the course.BIMA at Brandeis UniversityBIMA is a month-long summer arts program offered by Brandeis University for high school students. Students choose to major in one specific branch of the arts, which include dance, music, visual arts, writing and theater acting. Students stay in accommodation halls on the Brandeis University campus.Cooper Library at Rutgers CamdenRutgers Summer Acting Conservatory is a program for high school students to put themselves into the theater arts. Students take daily classes in acting, movement, speech, theater history, theater appreciation and stagecraft as well as participating in master classes with professionals in the field and special meetings and activities. Students live on campus in Rutgers University housing for the four-week program.NYU Tisch School of the Arts 50th Anniversary GalaThe Tisch School of the Arts at New York University offers a summer high school session in dramatic(剧本) writing for high school students. The summer drama program includes 28 hours per week of a training program and a seminar(研修班) on theater writing. Both programs run for four weeks and carry six college credits. Participants stay in NYU on-campus housing.21. Who is the advertisement intended for?A. High school students.B. New college students.C. Any amateurs in theater.D. Students in primary school.22. Which program will last longest time?A. BIMA at Brandeis University.B. Ithaca College Summer College.C. Cooper Library at Rutgers Camden.D. NYU Tisch School of the Arts 50th Anniversary Gala.23. What do the four programs have in common?A. They carry college credits.B. They offer accommodation.C. They include acting learning.D. They involve each branch of the arts.BAs a marathon runner and regular gym fan, physical fitness was my life. All that changed in May 1997 when I survived a near-deadly car accident. After several weeks in unconsciousness, I woke up with a raspy(沙哑的) voice and no balance. I had to relearn how to sit, stand, walk and move about. Seven years of physical treatment later, I began walking on my own, though slowly and haltingly(跛). I keep a walker around for when I need to move quickly.During all these years of recovery, I remained a gym fan. As I watched the personal trainers working with their customers, I knew I was as fit as they were. So I decided this would be my new purpose. I started studying for the personal training certification exam immediately. Once I did, my health club immediately hired me.However, if you don’t obtain customers, you don’t work. Who was going to choose me with a health club full of able-bodied trainers? A medical consultant suggested I teach group exercise classes in senior homes. Over time, I’ve been able to add more classes, such as balance exercises. Balance work is so important for older people. And for me too! Now the exercises I teach are helping me as much as they do my class. The years as a physical treatment patient have given me lots of cues to use as I teach my classes.A personal trainer —on a walker? It’s not something you see every day. While my students aren’t athletes or body builders, working with seniors gives me an audience that appreciates what I have overcome through regular exercise. I’m able to encourage them beyond what they thought they could do. No longer do my disabilities embarrass me or make me feel ashamed. They have led me to a new purpose in life: inspiring and encouraging those I serve.24. What new career would the author take up?A. A gym athlete.B. A marathon runner.C. A physical fitness instructor.D. A physical treatment consultant.25. What inspired the author to work again?A. His audience.B. Others’ advice.C. His disabilities.D. The love for gym.26. Why did the author serve the old people?A. He was also a senior with disabilities.B. He couldn’t obtain young customers.C. He had much experience in the senior health.D. He was not as professional as the other personal trainers.27. Which of the following was the author’s advantage in serving the old?A. He had much in common with seniors in health.B. He could use a walker as much as the old people.C. The old people would not hire able-bodied trainers.D. He could only teach group exercise classes for seniors.CGrandmothers can be great for many reasons. Having them around may help later generations survive, find two new studies. But grandmothers’ benefit seems to depend on her age and where she lives.Today, especially in richer countries, relatively few people die in childhood. So it would be hard to tell in modern families whether grandmas affect kids’ survival. Instead, researchers have turned to data from past centuries, when people had larger families and more children died young. One research team used church records because many churches kept detailed records about members, including births and deaths. It reviewed those for 5,815 children born in Finland between 1731 and 1895. Back then, families had an average of almost six children. About one-third of those kids died before age 5.Kids between two and five years old were 30 percent more likely to survive if their mom’s mom lived nearby, the data showed — but only if she was 50 to 75 years old. Living near dad’s mom, even if she was the same age, did not aid a child’s survival. Neither did mom’s mother if she was over age 75. And when a dad’s mom lived past age 75, she might actually hurt her grandkids’ chances of survival, the team found. A child was 37 percent more likely to die before age 2 if their dad’s mom was older than 75. Paternal grandmothers typically lived with their sons’families. Parents back then could have found themselves breaking down between the competing needs of ill grandmothers and crying babies. Young kids may have gottenless care when their parents faced higher demands.In the second study, researchers wanted to know if grandmothers helped even when families lived far apart. This team studied data from 1608 to 1799. Grandma’s presence made a difference for these families too, the researchers found. But those benefits depended on physical closeness. For every 100 kilometers of distance between mothers and daughters, the daughters had an average of 0.5 fewer children. Once a maternal(母系的) grandmother lived more than 350 kilometers away, she no longer boosted the number or survival of her grandkids.28. Why do grandmothers hardly affect their grandchildren’s survival now?A. Grandmothers have no longer lived with children.B. The living conditions have been greatly improved.C. Grandmothers have larger families with more kids.D. Churches help grandmothers support their grandchildren.29. Which of the following about grandmothers might help kids’ survival?A. Any grandmother.B. All mom’s mothers.C. Dad’s mom over 75.D. Mom’s mom at 50 to 75.30. What does the underlined word "paternal" in paragraph 3 mean？A. Without daughter.B. Older than others.C. Being unable to work.D. Belonging to one’s father.31. What is the best title for the text?A. The Reasons Grandmothers Are GreatB. Grandmothers’ Benefit for Their DaughtersC. The Farther Grandmothers Live, The BetterD. Grandmothers And Grandchildren’s SurviveDExperts have long argued for later start times in middle and high school. Adolescents are different from younger kids. Most don’t feel ready for bed until after 10:30 p.m. That’s because adolescence shifts everyone’s circadian rhythms(生理节奏). These are the 24-hour cycles our bodies naturally follow. Among their tasks: They help regulate when we fall asleep and when we waken. Teenagers need 8 to 10 hours of sleep each night. If they fall asleep late, they’ll need more snooze（小睡）time in the morning. That’s why doctors, teachers and scientists have recommended for many years that school should start later. Some school districts have listened. For the 2016—2017 academic year, the high-school start time in Seattle, Wash., changed from 7:50 to 8:45 a.m. A new study analyzed the results of that delay.The researchers looked at sleep patterns in high school sophomores(二年级生) a few months before the schedule change. Then they studied the following year’s sophomores eight months after the change. The new schedule gave students 34 extra minutes of sleep on school days. That made it more similar to sleep periods on weekends, when the students didn’t have to follow a set schedule. Besides getting more sleep, students who could sleep in later also got better grades. On a range of 0 to 100, their average scores increased from 77.5 to 82.0.The study doesn’t prove that the schedule change improved their grades. But many, many other studies have shown that good sleep habits help students learn well. That’s why the study concluded that the later start times improved academic performance.Teens who don’t sleep well may find it harder to absorb new material the next day. What’s more, people who don’t sleep well also can’t process well what they had learned the day before. Tired students are less likely to learn in class. Overnight, as they sleep, they also are less likely to cement to memory what they had learned in class.32. What did the study prove?A. A sleep pattern change can improve students’ grades.B. How the later start time has effects on kids in school.C. School starts too late in most high schools in the day.D. Later start times in middle and high school are wrong.33. Compared with younger kids, adolescents ___________.A. need much more sleep timeB. enjoy higher sleeping qualityC. fall asleep and wake much laterD. have quicker circadian rhythms34. What sleep pattern is the best for adolescent students?A. Late to bed and late to rise.B. Early to bed and late to rise.C. Late to bed and early to rise.D. Early to bed and early to rise.35. What can we mainly learn from the last paragraph?A. The harms of sleeping badly.B. The processes of learning well.C. The ways for teens to sleep well.D. The knowledge to protect the brain.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。
