高二英语周测3-学生用卷

2022-2023学年高二上学期网课英语周测一、阅读理解（每题2.5分，共37.5分）With summer break coming up for children across the United States，now it 's time to plan a fantastic summer trip for your family.Her are a few of the best places you can take your family to this year and any year for that matter.Montgomery，AlabamaMontgomery is an important site for learning about the history of the Civil Rights Move-ment. Children with their families can visit the Civil Rights Memorial Center to take a tour of the exhibits and learn about the hopes and dreams and the struggle for equality in the country.Kenai Peninsula，AlaskaIf you are looking for a wonderful outdoor adventure，the Kenai Peninsula in Alaska is a fantastic trip. While visiting this region of Alaska，you can explore the Kenai Mountains in Kenai Fjords(峡湾）National Park，where your kids can see glaciers，fjords and especially the Harding Icefield Fishing is another wonderful activity to enjoy at this destination.Channel Islands，CaliforniaThe Channel Islands are an amazing archipelago (群岛）) off the coast of California. Here visitors can enjoy the Channel Islands National Park. The Channel Islands National Park protects five of the islands. Within the protection of the park there is a wide variety of wildlife，as well as natural and cultural resources. You should keep an eye out for seals，sea lions，dolphins,and many more.Memphis，TennesseeMemphis is a fantastic destination for families that enjoy music. This city played a great role in the evolution of Blues music. You certainly won't want to miss out on a trip to Graceland while exploring Memphis.The home of Elvis Presley is open to visitors for tours,where you can travel through the life and rise of Elvis.1．Where can you enjoy exhibitions during your trip?A．Montgomery B．Kenai Peninsula. C．Channel Islands. D．Memphis.2．What can you do in the Kenai Peninsula?A．Listen to some music. B．Explore various wildlife.C．Try risking outdoors. D．Watch all kinds of fishes.3．What’s the main purpose of the text?A．To give children some instructions.B．To introduce some trip sites for families.C．To advertise some famous attractions.D．To encourage children to learn in summer.Born in Shanghai in 1981, Yang Ji studied accounting in college before becoming a civil servant in 2005, fulfilling his parents’ wishes of him securing a stable job. But he only lasted a year in that role. “I’ve loved animals since I was a child. I raised many animals, such a s goldfish, turtles and pigeons during my school years,” he says. “Raising animals was my hobby and my dream.”Yang made a career switch in 2006, and started working at a chicken farm to learn about breeding (培育) birds.“The first five years were very difficult for me. I made many mistakes along the way, but I also learned a lot,” he says. “For example, there are huge differences between raising a chicken and a swan.”He shared that the first swans he bought eventually became crippled (瘸的), and some even died, even though he went to great lengths to feed them good food and ensure that their pens were warm. But after consulting with experienced experts, he learned that the animals just needed to eat grass. In addition, the swans should not have been cooped up in their pens but let out to exercise in the cold water.He then went to learn more about the trade with experienced bird keepers and experts from zoos, working alongside them for days and observing how they raised the animals.In 2011, Yang bought a small, deserted zoo and renovated (改造) it for his rare-bird breeding center. In 2014, he received his license to breed first-tier protected animals from the National Forestry and Grassland Administration. He has since introduced several endangered birds to his center.“They’re all native species in China and I’ve succeeded in breeding and raising their babies,” he says. His breeding center, which supplies birds to zoos around China, isn’t all about profit. Yang says that he is planning to release some endangere d birds to help grow the population in the wild. “I am passionate with my work and never feel exhausted,” he says. “Living with the birds and seeing them every day makes me a happy man.”4．Yang Ji started working at a chicken farm because ___________.A．he loved raising chickensB．he wanted to learn bird raisingC．chickens were much easier to raiseD．he had a preference for small animals5．What mistake did Yang Ji make when he first started breeding swans?A．He fed wrong food to the swans.B．He didn’t keep the swans warm.C．He bought some crippled swans.D．He let the swans swim in cold water.6．What do we know about Yang Ji’s breeding center?A．It was rebuilt on an open grassland.B．It has kept all kinds of endangered animals since 2014.C．It intends to increase the number of some endangered birds by setting them free.D．It aims at making money out of supplying endangered birds to zoos all over China.7．Which of the following can be the best title of this passage?A．Yang Ji and His Birds B．From Chickens to SwansC．A Successful Career Switch D．Flying High with His DreamsTo give a tip or not? If so, how much? They can be headaches even for the most experienced tourists. This week, the main political parties in the UK have finally come to rescue by passing laws to forbid bars and restaurants taking tips from the customers.However, not every country in the world takes the matter as seriously as the British, who are believed to have invented the custom in the 17th century — originally as a noble practice of giving small gifts to the so-called “inferior (低等的) classes”. Later, tipping has become a habit widely accepted in the world, although it is influenced by a nation’s culture and values.A common joke among Americans is that only getting tax return is more confusing than tipping. Tips were imported into the country in the 19th century, when wealthy Americans began travelling to Europe. The custom was originally disapproved in the US. Critics accused tippers of creating a class of p eople who “begged for favors”. Fast forward to the 21st century and you will still find Americans debating the pros and cons. But tipping is now completely ingrained (根深蒂固的) in the national soul.Like many Asian countries, China is largely a no-tipping culture for decades it was actually prohibited and considered illegal. To this day, it remains relatively uncommon.Japan’s complex manner system includes tipping. It is socially acceptable on special occasions such as weddings, but on the other occasions, it can actually make the receiver feel ashamed, if not abused. Even onoccasions where tips are expected,the money is expected to be sealed in special envelopes as a sign of gratitude and respect. Otherwise, it will be refused because tips are usually included in the payment for the service.8．What’s the original purpose of tipping?A．To please the ordinary people. B．To praise people’s good deeds.C．To indicate people’s thanks to the poor. D．To show noble kindness to the lower class.9．What does the underlined sentence in paragraph 3 mean?A．Americans are used to giving tips. B．It is quite normal to tip in America.C．Tipping is very complex in the US. D．Getting tax return is simpler than tipping.10．What can be inferred about tipping in Asia?A．Tips are totally forbidden in China. B．Tipping will become popular very soon.C．Good services should be put before tips. D．Tips can be accepted for special celebrations.11．In which section of a newspaper may this text appear?A．Law B．Culture C．Economy D．TourismElon Musk has expressed his company – Neuralink is close to announcing the first brain-machine interface (接口) to connect humans and computers. Musk told followers in Twitter the technology would be “coming soon” –though he failed to provide details.Neuralink was set up in 2016 with the ambitious goal of developing hardware to strengthen the human brain. However, little about how this will work has been made public. Neuralink describes the interface as an extremely high-speed connection between the human brain and computers.Musk has frequently claimed the rapid rise of artificial intelligence poses an existential risk to humanity. Such an interface, he says, is essential if humans are to compete with such technology in the future. At a technology conference in 2016, Mr Musk said humans risked being treated like house pets by AI machines if a brain-computer interface was not built. Last year on the Joe Rogan Experience podcast, Musk said Neuralink’s technolo gy would allow humans to “effectively combine with AI”.A paper published in Nature Nanotechnology in 2015 described a concept for this connection, explaining how a flexible circuit (回路) could be injected into a living brain. “We’re trying to lessen the di stinction between electronic circuits and neural circuits,” said Harvard researcher Charles Lieber, who co-authored the study. Despite the technology’s potential to increase the human brain, experts have warned that brain-computer interfaces risk being controlled by vicious (恶意的) artificial intelligence.Such an action could lead to AI controlling the thoughts, decisions and emotions of a person using abrain-computer link. “Technological developments mean that we are on a path to a world in which it will b e possible to discover people’s mental processes and directly operate the brain mechanisms underlying their intentions, emotions and decision,” stated a Nature comment piece written by 27 scientists and machine intelligence engineers. “The possible medical and social benefits in it are vast. But we must guide their development in a way that respects, protects and enables what is best in humanity.”12．What message did Musk convey about his Neuralink?A．It sells brain-machine interfaces.B．It offers rich data about interfaces.C．It has followers to connect humans and computers.D．Its new technology will be accessible to the public soon .13．What can we know from Paragraph Two?A．Neuralink aims to know the human brain better.B．How the hardware functions is already known.C．The brain-machine interface was invented in 2016.D．The interface is expected to link the human brain and computers rapidly.14．According to Musk, why are brain-machine interfaces important?A．Because they may treat human like house pets.B．Because they may make AI serve human better.C．Because they build neural circuits in human brains.D．Because they rapidly develop artificial intelligence.15．What is the attitude of Nature to brain-machine interfaces?A．Objective B．FavorableC．Opposed D．Indifferent二、七选五（每题2.5分，共12.5分）Winter is connected with fun and games: snowball fights, skiing, and, every four years, the Winter Olympics. But what will a winter sports enthusiast do if the snow doesn’t make an appearance? ____16____ Artificial snow is more like a tightly packed frozen snow that is partly melt. ____17____ They are broken up by a high-pressure pump at first and then turn into small frozen pieces. Most artificial snow is made using snowcannons. As the air’s cooling capacity falls, so doe s the amount of water that can be pumped through the machine. ____18____ At -4℃ a snow cannon can operate at around 80% humidity. But if the outside temperature is -1℃, this must be reduced to around 30% humidity.In 1980, the Olympics held in America became the first Winter Games to use machine-made snow.____19____ Artificial snow also appeared at the two recent Winter Olympics, in Sochi, Russia (2014), and Vancouver, British Columbia (2010). And the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing is the first to rely entirely on artificial snow.____20____ The International Olympic Committee states that it creates a more consistent surface. In addition, the snow that comes from a cannon is icier than natural snow. It melts more slowly, and provides a harder surface for athletes looking for speed. The first Olympics using entirely artificial snow will probably not be the last. A．But they weren’t the last.B．It is made from waterdrops.C．That’s when artificial snow comes in.D．What is artificial snow, and how is it made?E．Temperature also plays a significant role in snowmaking.F．Artificial snow can be applied into a wide range of fields.G．Artificial snow is well worth using in the Winter Olympics.四、用单词的适当形式完成短文（每题1.5分，共15分）阅读下面材料, 在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，共10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填人空白处的最佳选项。

选项中有两项为多余选项。

Most drinks stating that they are fruit-flavored （水果味道的）contain no fruit at all, while most of the rest contain only a small quantity of fruit, according to a study carried by the British Food Commission．"Shoppers need to check the labels（标签）before buying drinks, though sometimes the actual content can be non-existent," said Food Commission spokesperson Lan Tokelove．"Food production is highly competitive．___71 __ It will increase profits, and consumers won't always realize they are being tricked."Flavorings are focused on the flavors of natural food products such as fruits, meats and vegetables, or creating flavor for food products that do not have the desired flavors．Researchers analyzed the contents of 28 strawberry-flavored products sold in stores．72 Of the 11 products that did contain strawberries, five of them contained less than one percent real fruit．In addition, each juice box contained nearly eight teaspoons of sugar．73 Let's take jam as an example. Some strawberry-flavored jam was labeled as containing no artificial colors, flavors, or sweeteners, but it contained absolutely no strawberries at all.74 Consumers have the rights to know clearly about what they have bought．Under current UK law, food packages do no not have to distinguish between natural and artificial flavoring. "Describing a product as strawberry flavor and covering the surface of the packed with pictures of strawberries is misleading. 75 Unfortunately, it is also legal and widespread," Tokelove said.A．The products which contain real fruit are popular with people．B．Even products advertised as more natural often contained no fruit．C．They found that about 60 percent of them didn't contain any fruit at all．D．If companies can cut their costs by using flavoring, they are likely to do so．E．It is important and necessary to demand a small amount of flavoring in the products．F．Actually the product contains just a tiny percentage of strawberry or even no fruit at all．G．The Food Commission suggested all flavors used in a product should be listed on the packaging.短文填空His name was Fleming，and he was a poor Scottish farmer. One day, he saved a 16________(terrify) boy from a black bog (沼泽) by accident.The next day，a fancy carriage pulled up to the Scotsman’s sparse surroundings. 17________elegantly dressed nobleman stepped out and introduced himself 18________the father of the boy Farmer Fleming had saved.“I want to repay you，”said the nobleman.” You saved 19________son’s life.”“No, I can’t accept payment for what I did，” the Scottish farmer replied, 20________(wave) off the offer. At that moment，the farmer’s own son came to the door.“Is that your son？”the nobleman asked. “Yes，”th e farmer replied 21________(proud)．“I’ll make you a deal. Let me take him and give him a good education. 22________the boy is anything like his father，he will grow to be a man you can be proud of.”And that he did. In time，Farmer Fleming’s son graduated23________St.Mary’s Hospital Medical School in London, and 24________(go) on to become known throughout the world as the noted Sir Alexander Fleming，the discoverer of Penicillin (青霉素)．Years afterward，the nobleman’s son was stricken 25.________ a serious disease. What saved him？Penicillin.71题解析原题空格前后两句："Food production is highly competitive．___71 __ It will increase profits, and consumers won't always realize they are being tricked."正确选项：D．If companies can cut their costs by using flavoring, they are likely to do so．分析：这是五题中最简单的一道。

山西省汾阳市汾阳中学2020-2021学年高二英语上学期周测试题十第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分60分）第一节（共15小题；每小题3分，满分45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。

ABirthdays at the Canadian Children's MuseumThe perfect place for a memorable birthday party!Celebrate at the Canadian Children's Museum with creative and fun-filled activities designed to excite the interest of children aged 3 to 12.The party includes:•One hour in a private party room;•Admission to the museum;•Unlimited time in the Children's Museum (until closing);•One hour animation* (动画片)* Only with the “Scene-Stealers” and “Around the World” themed party.Payment is due (到期的) in full upon registration. Registration is required at least two weeks in advance.Scene-StealersAges 3 to 8Step into the spotlight (聚光灯) with a behind-the-scenes trip to the Canadian Children's Museum Theatre. The Director will help you warm up with some theatre games, and teach you some stage skills to get you ready for the audience!Cost: $190 for up to 10 kids and 2 adults; $10 for each extra child.Around the WorldAges 4 to 7Take an unforgettable trip around the world to try Japanese origami (折纸艺术) and learn a traditional Mexican dance! This unforgettable journey through theInternational Village is packed with fun and creative activities for young adventurers.Cost: $190 for up to 10 kids and 2 adults; $10 for each extra child.DIY PartyAges 5 to 12DIY Party includes Museum admission, and one hour of free time in one of the Museum's party rooms. A great choice for parents looking to plan their own activities!Cost: $100 for up to 10 kids and 2 adults; $8 for each extra child.1. What should you know about celebrating birthdays at the Canadian Children's Museum?A. It is for kids aged 3 to 7.B. It provides animation in all parties.C. It should be booked ahead of time.D. It is required to be within one hour in the museum.2. What can you do at a Scene-Stealers party?A. Make a new movie.B. Learn some stage skills.C. Visit the International Village.D. Practice traditional paper-making art.3. How much should a couple pay if they bring 12 kids to a DIY Party?A. $100.B. $116.C. $190.D. $210.BOn September 1, Hurricane Dorian hit the Bahamas. Many areas were left without power or water. As soon as the storm passed, a team of cooks and other volunteers sprang into action. They set up makeshift (临时替代的) kitchens. Leading the charge was José Andrés, who owns popular restaurants in the United States. He's also the founder of World Central Kitchen (WCK), which cooks meals for people affected bynatural disasters and other emergencies (突发事件). “We will make it to everyone who needs food,” Andrés said. At press time, WCK had served about 300,000 meals there.WCK began its work in 2016, when Hurricane Matthew hit Haiti. It left many people without food. Usually, after an emergency, governments give out prepackaged meals, but some of the food isn't very healthy. Andrés thought he could do better. The food served by WCK is fresh and healthy. When possible, it adds in local ingredients (原料), which suit the tastes of the area.WCK cooks have shortcuts to cooking lots of food quickly. Andrés grew up in Spain, where cooks use massive pans (巨大的锅) to make a rice dish called paella. He realized paella pans could be used for all kinds of food. Now WCK cooks use them for everything and they can cook for 500 people at a time this way.WCK has about 25 staff members. But much of its work is done by volunteers. Twenty thousand volunteers served almost 4 million meals after Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico, in 2017. Andrés said a 10-year-old girl there named Lola ran a whole part of the kitchen on her own, and he thought she was a heroine.In Haiti, it's common for school meals to be cooked indoors over open fires. This can be dangerous. WCK wants to help. The group has built or repaired more than 140 schools in Haiti. In many of them, it has fitted gas stoves (煤气灶) and water lines. Together, this has made schools cleaner and safer for more than65,000 people.4. Why did Andrés start WCK?A. To comfort the injured people.B. To rebuild popular restaurants.C. To provide meals for those in need.D. To teach people how to survive a natural disaster.5. What does the underlined word “shortcuts” in Paragraph 3 mean?A. Basic rules.B. Strange suggestions.C. Abilities to compete.D. Ways of saving time.6. What can be learned about WCK?A. It prefers children volunteers.B. It brings cooks a good return.C. It employs good Spanish-style cooks.D. It depends greatly on voluntary helpers.7. What does WCK bring to Haiti?A. Clean and safe cooking.B. Prepackaged meals.C. Highly-competitive schools.D. Professional and easy-going cooks.CFirst impressions are important, but are first impressions correct? Personally, I'm not so sure, and according to new research, neither is science.You really shouldn't judge a book by its cover, but I certainly have, and I'm willing to bet (打赌) you've done it, too. Consider this, though: If I'd let my opinion on, say, the boring cover of John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath stop me from reading this great novel, I would have missed out on one of my favorite books to date. First impressions are important because they can influence you one way or another, but they shouldn't be the be-all and end-all of your opinion on someone.According to Jonathan Freeman, a professor at New York University, first impressions are collected within only a few hundred milliseconds and are often based on the person's facial appearance.“First impressions of faces can influence how we make decisions about people,”Freeman explained in a statement. Therefore, in order to put an end to such first impressions, you have to understand where your first assumptions (假设) come from. In order to do this, a team of researchers in Switzerland performed two experiments: The first required participants to judge the personalities of dozens of people only based on photos they were shown online. For example, in this part of the study, researchers took note of how participants related personality features like friendliness with various appearances. The second experiment explored what kind of facial features were connected with exact personality features. For example, someone who has a round face with “babyish features” might be considered as friendlier ormore harmless than someone who isn't smiley in their photo.The results showed that first impressions often aren't all right. Look, it's really unfortunate that first impressions aren't always right. Still, these first impressions happen regardless of whether or not they're right, so the best thing you can do is try to put your best foot forward without, of course, giving up your authenticity (真实性); you are exactly who you were meant to be, and all you cando is be the best person you can.8. What does the author want to show by mentioning John Steinbeck's novel?A. First impressions are influential.B. The cover of a book is unnecessary.C. We shouldn't judge a book by its cover.D. Few people tend to make judgments at first sight.9. What were the participants asked to do in the first experiment?A. Choose photos they like.B. Relate personalities with photos.C. Show their opinions of smiley faces.D. Talk about their impressions of other participants.10. Which of the following is a finding of the research?A. People find it hard to make a good impression.B. Faces show personality features correctly.C. First impressions are not always reliable.D. One's facial appearance is really important.11. What's the author's advice according to the text?A. Don't be too realistic.B. Try to be your best self.C. Don't be judgmental.D. Disregard others' suggestionsDWhen you think of a national park, you generally picture fresh air and wild animals, right? Well, now you're going to have to add tea shops and something called “the Underground” to your definition (定义), because London, England has signed up to be the first “National Park City.”London was founded by the Romans around 2,000 years ago and people have continually lived there since then. In all that time, however, nobody had the idea to replace all the parks with big box stores or high buildings, which means London already has a much lower urban density (密度) than most of the world's cities. Nowadays about a third of the city is green space.In July 2019, London announced its willingness to become the world's first National Park City. Now the city is moving toward the goal of achieving 50% green space by the year 2050 by connecting and increasing public parks, greening unused parking lots and the private yards of existing and new houses, and fixing some green roofs on existing buildings.“Encouraged by the aims and values of our rural (乡村的) national parks, the London National Park City is basically about making life better in the capital through both small everyday things and long-term thinking,” Daniel Raven-Ellison, who began the movement to make London a National Park City six years ago, said. “We've been doing that in London for centuries, which is why London is so green.” It's about going further to make the city greener, healthier and wilder; making the city richer in wildlife.London will have a much easier job achieving this type of green transformation (转变) than more densely-urbanized cities like Paris and New York, which have 10% and 27% green space, respectively. But that doesn't mean it's not possible — the National Park City Foundation hopes to include 25 more cities in addition to London by the year 2025. Glasgow, Scotland and Newcastle upon Tyne in northeast England are both considering becoming National Park Cities.12. What makes London more likely to become a National Park City than other cities?A. Its smaller population.B. Its locals' requirements.C. Its government's strict law.D. Its wider area of green space.13. Where can you find out about London's measures to achieve its goal?A. In Paragraph 1.B. In Paragraph 2.C. In Paragraph 3.D. In Paragraph 4.14. What does Daniel try to talk about in the fourth paragraph?A. The values of newly-founded parks.B. The importance of his movement.C. The influence of green space on cities.D. The preparation for setting up a movement.15. What would be the best title for the text?A. London is leading the world in park constructionB. London becomes the world's first National Park CityC. London is listed as the world's most-visited cityD. London has built the world's first underground park第二节（共5小题；每小题3分，满分15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。

金华一中2015—2016学年第二学期周日测试高二英语试题命题：李学雷周丽波本试卷分第I卷(选择题)和第II卷(非选择题)。

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总分100分，考试时间90分钟。

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注意事项：1.答第I卷前，考生务必正确填涂答题卡上的姓名、考号（后4位为班号加学号）和科目。

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第I卷第一部分：阅读理解（共两节, 满分35分）第一节（共10个小题；每小题2.5分，满分25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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

AIt may not look like much is going on during naptime in preschool, but dozing youngsters are actually busy learning.A lot is happening in the brain of a sleeping preschooler, including processing and storing memories that are the foundation for learning. That makes naptime as important as programs focused on fighting bullying or learning to wait their t urn for academe’s youngest students, according to the latest research.Reporting in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Rebecca Spencer, associate professor of psychology and neuroscience (神经科学) at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, says that napping should be part of any preschool curriculum. In her study, Spencer and her colleagues taught 40 preschoolers a version of the Memory matching game in which pairs of covered pictures were placed in a grid (网格) and the children had to uncover and remember the location of the pictures in order to match identical paired images. The first time the children played the game, they were allowed to nap for about 77 minutes afterward, and then asked to play the game again. The next week, the same kids were asked to repeat the process, except this time the researchers kept the children awake instead of allowing them to sleep.Skipping the nap led to a 10% drop in the children’s accuracy in the memory-based game. Even after Spencer adjusted for the fact that the napless kids may have been more tired anddistracted —by having them play the game again 24 hours later, after a good night’s sleep — the relationship between naps and better performance on the test remained strong. And the kids who napped regularly consistently did better than the kids who did not nap as part of their daily routine.“These results should give schools, center directors and policy makers motivation to not only preserve nap opportuni ties but to focus on encouraging nap opportunities,” says Spencer.Previous work suggests why naps might boost cognitive performance. During sleep, scientists believe that memories are made, or processed in ways that make it easier for the brain to access and retrieve later. Experiences and sensations are processed in the hippocampus (海马), which creates short-term memories, but in order to make room for the barrage (接二连三的一大堆) of new material that floods in every minute, the brain continues to work while we sleep, filing these memories away into long-term storage to free up the hippocampus for new experiences.To verify (证实) her findings, Spencer also studied another group of 14 preschoolers who played the same matching game, both with a nap and without a nap, and hooked them up to electrodes to monitor their brain activity while they slept overnight in the lab. How long the children slept didn’t affect their accuracy in the game. What mattered more was a pattern brain activity that in animal models is connected to a more active hippocampus and memory formation. The more plastic, or open to new memories the child’s brain was, the better he performed in the game.Interestingly, Spencer did not find much REM (rapid eye movement) sleep — which sleep phase that in older children and adults is associated with the processing of emotions — among the napping kids. She suspects that for storing declarative memories such as those required in the matching game, REM sleep probably isn’t necessary.With President Obama advocating universal preschool to take advantage of a developing brain’s hunger to observe, learn and process new information, these results should justify the need for naps as part of a preschool curriculum. “Currently some kids who have the most social and academic needs are taken out of the classroom for one-on-one sessions with teachers during the nap,” says Spencer. “But these could be the kids who need the nap the most. Naps should be part of our academic goals — they actually help us to meet academic goal s.”1. The experts conducted their research mainly in the way of __________.A. comparisonB. observationC. case studyD. description2. The underlined word “retrieve” in Para. 6 probably means __________.A. try againB. bring backC. take awayD. make it3. Which statement about this passage is WRONG?A. Processing and storing memories are the foundation for learning.B. Spencer doesn’t think REM sleep is necessary for storing declarative memor ies.C. In this passage, “hippocampus” is a kind of marine animal.D. Naps can help kids to meet academic needs.Writing being largely a self-taught occupation, texts on how to get about it — though great in number — seldom are of much use.You try, and fail. Then try again, and perhaps fail not quite so grievously. Until at last, if you have some gift for it, the failures become less frequent, or at any rate less noticeable.It is this ability to conceal one’s defects (瑕疵) that passes, finally, for accomplishment.Along the way there are the discouragements of unkind criticism, outright rejection, nagging insecurity and irregular inability to meet debts.It is uncommon, therefore, to come across a book containing advice of much practical value for anyone toying with the dangerous idea of starting on a writing life.A friend recently loaned me such a book, however —one I wish I’d had the luck to read years ago, and which I would commend to any young person bent on making a career of words. It is the autobiography of the English novelist Anthony Trollope, first published in 1883, the year after his death.Needing some means to support himself, Trollope at age 19 signed on as a junior clerk in the British postal service. He was at his desk at 5:30 each morning to write for three hours. And he remained in the mail service 33 years, long after reputation and prosperity had come to him.Now, what of his advice?1. For safety’s sake, arm yourself with some other skills, some othe r line of work to fall back on. That way, failure at writing, though the disappointment may be keen, will not mean utter ruin.2. Do not depend overly much on inspiration. Writing is a craft, which Trollope compared to the craft of shoemaking. The shoemaker who has just turned out one pair of his work sets to work immediately on the next pair.3. Have a story to tell, but, more important than that, people with characters who will speak and move as living creatures in the reader’s mind. Without memorable cha racters, story alone is nothing.4. Meet your deadlines. Life is endlessly “painful and troublesome” for writers who can’t finish their work on time.5. Do not be inflated by praise. And, above all, do not be crushed by criticism.6. Understand the risks o f writing for a living. “The career, when successful, is pleasant enough certainly; but when unsuccessful, it is of all careers the most painful.”4. This passage mainly discusses __________.A. the difficulties and risks of making a career of wordsB. the uselessness of instructions in writing manualsC. the autobiography of the 19th century English novelist Anthony TrollopeD. sound advice provided in Anthony Trollope’s autobiography5. From the context, the phrase “pass for” in Paragraph 3 probably means __________.A. focus onB. be regarded asC. be equal toD. lie in6. According to the author, writing __________.A. is basically a self-taught occupation and few instructions are of much practical useB. is a “trial and error” process and it does not count whether you have the gift or notC. for a living is the most pleasant of all careers, full of praise and enjoymentD. sometimes provides good hopes of winning public praise and escaping povertyDrunken driving —sometimes called America’s socially accepted form of murder — has become a national epidemic (流行病). Every hour of every day about three Americans on average are killed by drunken drivers, adding up to an incredible 250,000 over the past ten years.A drunken driver is usually referred to as one with 0.10 blood alcohol content or roughly three beer glasses of wine or shots of whisky drunk within two hours. Heavy drinking used to be an acceptable part of the American manly image and judges were lenient in most courts, but the drunken killing has recently caused so many well-publicized tragedies, especially concerning young children, that public opinion is no longer so tolerant.Twenty states have raised the legal drinking age to 21, reversing a trend in the 1960s to reduce it to 18. After New Jersey lowered it to 18, the number of people killed by 18-20 years old drivers more than doubled, so the state recently upped it back to 21.Reformers, however, fear raising the drinking age will have little effect unless accompanied by educational programs to help young people to develop “responsible attitudes” about drinking and teach them to resist peer pressure to drink.Though new laws have led to increased arrests and tests in many areas already, to a marked decline in accidents, some states are also punishing bars for serving customers too many drinks.A bar in Massachusetts was fined for serving six or more double brandies to a customer who was “obviously drunk” and later drove off the ro ad, killing a 9-year-old boy.As the accidents continue to occur daily in every state, some Americans are even beginning to speak well of the 13 years national prohibition of alcohol that began in 1919, which President Hoover called the “noble experiment”. They forgot that legal prohibition didn’t stop drinking, but encouraged political corruption (腐败) and organized crime. As with the booming drug trade generally, there is no easy solution.7. What can be inferred from the fact of the traffic accidents in New Jersey?A. Many drivers were not of legal age.B. Young drivers were often bad drivers.C. Drivers should not be allowed to drink.D. The legal drinking age should be raised.8. The underlined word “lenient” in the first paragraph means “_________”.A. seriousB. cruelC. mercifulD. determined9. In America, public opinion about drunken driving has changed because __________.A. judges are giving more severe sentencesB. new laws are introduced in some statesC. the news media have highlighted the problemD. drivers are more conscious of their image10. Why is the problem of drinking and driving difficult to solve?A. Because alcohol is easily obtained.B. Because drinking is linked to organized crime.C. Because legal prohibition has already failed.D. Because making laws alone is not sufficient.第二节（共5个小题；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。

浙浙浙2020-2021浙浙浙浙浙浙浙浙3浙浙浙浙浙浙浙-浙浙浙浙浙浙浙浙江省湖州市德清县第三中学2020-2021学年高二3月月考英语试题七、应用文写作（共1小题，满分15 分）76. 假如你是李华，正在英国留学。

下周你所在的社区将举行以中医为主题的社区活动，目前正在招募志愿者。

请你用英文向主办方提出申请，内容包括：1. 提出申请；2. 介绍自己的优势；3. 期待加入。

注意：1.词数80 左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

参考词汇：中医traditional Chinese medicine (TCM)【答案】Dear Sir/Madam,I’m Li Hua, an international student from China. Hearing that you are recruiting volunteers for the activity about TCM, I cannot wait to apply to be one.I am competent for the job in that my parents happen to be TCM doctors. Brought up in the dense atmosphere of medicine, I’m equipped with abundant knowledge of how todistinguish various Chinese herbal medicines. Besides, I have the experience of being a volunteer guide for Americans. As a consequence, I’m convinced that I’ll live up to your expectations.I’d appreciate it if you could take my application into account. Looking forward to working with you.Y ours,Li Hua浙江省乐清市知临中学2020-2021学年高二下学期第一次月考英语试题第一节：应用文写作（满分15分）假如你是红星中学高三学生李华，你的英国笔友Jim获悉近年来中国的快递业发展迅速，想了解你身边的快递服务情况(delivery service)。

20232024学年高二英语【精准辅导】学练测Unit 3 Fascinating Parks1.edge n. 边;边缘;刀刃vt. & vi. (使)徐徐移动;给······加边【常用搭配】1.他坐在一张扶手椅的边上,手里端着一杯茶。

He sat ____________________________ an armchair, with a cup of tea in his hand.2.我紧张地从狗旁边慢慢走过去。

I____________nervously____________the dog.3.城市广场树木环绕。

The city square is___________________trees.答案: 1.on/at the edge of 2.edged; past 3.edged with2.【常用搭配】1.In fact, I think it would be a good idea to ban ________ (smoke) in parks as well.2.There is to be a total ban________________smoking in the office.3.One should __________(ban) from driving if he is found to break the traffic rules.4.This museum bans tourists________________taking photos.5.She was banned from___________(drive) for six months.6.为了创建更干净的环境，禁止每个人乱扔垃圾。

(应用文写作之环境保护)To create cleaner surroundings，____________________________．(ban)答案：1.smoking 2.on 3.be banned 4.from 5.driving 6.everyone is banned from littering everywhere3.acpany vt. 陪同; 陪伴; 伴随; (尤指用钢琴)为……伴奏【常用搭配】1.I’ll acpany my mother ____________the supermarket.2.She was acpanied_____________an experienced ski instructor when she learned to ski for the first time.3.While she was singing on the stage, her mother was acpanying her ________ the piano.4.留出一些时间陪伴父母或做一些更有意义的事情是很明智的。

高二英语周测第一部分听力（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. What does the man think of the color of the woman’s skirt?A. It's lovely.B. It's amazing.C. It's beautiful.2. Where will the man go on Friday evening?A. To a dance club.B. To a restaurant.C. To a birthday party.3. What happened to the woman?A. She lost her motorcycle.B. She took the wrong way.C. She had a traffic accident.4. What does the woman do?A. A butcher.B. A barber.C. A tailor.5. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. A building.B. A boiler.C. A fire.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. What has the man been doing?A. Driving a slow train.B. Working hard all day.C. Travelling on business.7. How does the man feel about his arrangements for the sports shop?A. Satisfied.B. Bored.C. Confused听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

海南热带海洋学院附属中学2022-2023学年高二年级第一学期九月第二次周测试题第一部分完形填空（共20小题；每小题2分，满40分）阅读下面的短文，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。

My husband used to be a workaholic(工作狂) . Nothing seemed to be more __1__to him than his work, not even his family.He usually 2 at 6 o’clock, and our 3 and I were still asleep then, and then left 4 having breakfast, I asked him to have breakfast 5, but he said it’s a waste of 6. I didn’t know what kept him so 7. He even couldn’t finish all his work in the office. He came back at ten at night. However, I never expected that he would give me a kiss. 8 he got home, he would start to 9 . The kids had already been in bed, of course.“Mom, where is Dad? Why I 10 see him?” the kids often asked.“Well, Dad has to work, He is busy,” I always 11 like this. As time went by, they didn’t ask where their dad was again. Perhaps they had 12 that they had a dad. However, the situation changed several months ago.Jenny, our daughter, suddenly became 13 . I sent her to the hospital. The 14 told me that she was seriously ill and that she was calling 1 5 all the time. Tears burst into my eyes when I 16 that. I finally called my 17 and told him about that. Half an hour later, he came to the hospital and held Jenny’s little hands.He 18 another job two weeks later.“I Just wanted to make as much 19 as possible for you and our kids. But now, I just want to 20 as much time as possible with you and the kids,” he said and that’s what he is doing now.1. A. possible B. interesting C. important D. relaxing2. A. sat down B. got up C. stoop up D. came up3. A. kids B. pets C. neighbors D. parents4. A. on B. with C. without D. after5. A. in the office B. on the way C. in school D. at home6. A. money B. time C. energy D. food6. A. tired B. busy C. fast D. excited8. A. As soon as B. In the end C. Long before D. Long after9. A. eat B. sleep C. work D. write10. A. often B. never C. sometimes D. cheated11. A. shouted B. asked C. replied D. cheated12. A. thought B. forgotten C. ignored D. minded13. A. fine B. worse C. ill D. angry14. A. teacher B. boss C. officer D. doctor15. A. mom B. sir C. dad D. madam16. A. noticed B. realized C. heard D. felt17. A. mother B. child C. brother D. husband18. A. received B. lost C. changed D. found19. A. money B. happiness C. value D. laughter20. A. spend B. make C. set D. steal第二部分（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）第一节阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）（A）Valencia is in the east part of Spain(西班牙). It has a port on the sea, two miles away on the coast. It is the capital of a province that is also named Valencia.The city is a market centre for what is produced by the land around the city. Mo st of the city’s money is made from farming. It is also a busy business city, with ships, railways, clothes and machine factories.Valencia has an old part with white buildings, colored roofs, and narrow streets. The modern part has long, wide streets and new buildings. Valencia is well known for its parks and gardens. It has many old churches and museums. The University in the centre of the city was built in the 13th century.The city of Valencia has been known since the 2nd century. In the 8th century it was the capital of Spain. There is also an important city in Venezuela（委内瑞拉）named Valencia.21. From the text, how many places has the name Valencia?.A. One.B. Two.C. Three.D. Four.22. What is the main difference between the two parts of the city?.A. The color of the buildings.B. The length of the streets.C. The age of the buildings.D. The color of the roofs.23. When was Valencia the most important city in Spain?.A. 2nd century.B. 8th century .C. 13th century.D. 20th century.24.What is Valencia famous for?.A. Its seaport.B. Its University.C. Its churches and museums.D. Its parks and gardens25. The main income of the city of Valencia is from its.A. markets.B. business.C. factories.D. farming.(B)Sam and Joe were astronauts. There was once a very dangerous trip and the more experienced astronauts knew there was only a small chance of coming back alive （活着）. Sam and Joe, however, thought it would be exciting though a little dangerous. “We’re the best men for the job,” they said tothe boss. “There may be problems, but we can find the answers.” “They’re the last people I’d trust,” thought the boss. “But all the other astronauts have refused to go.”Once they were in space, Joe had to go outside to make some repairs. When the repairs were done, he tried to get back inside the spaceship. But the door was locked. He knocked but there was no answer. He knocked again, louder this time, and again no answer came. Then he hit the door as hard as he could and finally a voice said, “Who’s there?” “It’s me! Who else could it be?” shouted Joe. Sam let him in all right but you can imagine that Joe never asked to go on a trip with Sam again!26. Most of the astronauts were unwilling to go on the trip because.A. there was little chance of being selectedB. they weren’t experienced enoughC. they thought they might get killedD. it wasn’t exciting enough27.Why were Sam and Joe chosen?A.The boss wanted them to get more experience.B.The boss trusted them more than anyone else.C.They were the last people who wanted to go.D.They were the only men who offered to go.28.What did Sam and Joe think the trip would be like?A. There would be serious problems.B. There wouldn’t be any danger.C. It would be long and tiring.D. It would be exciting.29.Joe didn’t want to work with Sam again probably because he thought Sam.A. was very slow and possibly deafB. didn’t know how to operate the doorC. was less experienced than he wasD. didn’t know how to do repairs30.The writer tells this story to .A.show the dangerous side of the astronauts’lifeB.show the funny side of the astronauts’lifeC.make people laughD.make people think(C)One Sunday, Mark decided to go sailing in his boat with his friend Dan, but Dan happened to be away. Dan’s brother John offered to go instead though he did not know anything about sailing. Mark agreed and they set out to sea.Soon they found themselves in a thick fog. Mark was sure they would be hit by a big ship.Fortunately he saw a large buoy（浮标）through the fog and decided to tie the boat to it for safety.As he was getting onto the buoy, however, he dropped the wet rope. The boat moved away in the fog carrying John, who did not know how to use the radio. He drifted（漂流）about and was not seen until twelve hours later.Mark spent the night on the buoy. In the early morning he fell asleep. He was having a bad dream when a shout woke him up. A ship, the Good Hope, came up and he climbed onto it and thanked the captain. The captain told him that John had been picked up by another ship and the ship’s captain had sent out a message. “Without the message I would not have found you on the buoy,” he said.31.Why didn’t Mark and Dan go sailing together?A. Dan asked his brother to go instead.B. Dan was in some other place.C. Mark was in some other place.D. Mark would like to go with John.32. Mark tried to tie the boat to the buoy so that.A. he could spend the night on it while John was looking for helpB. he and John could go sailing again when the fog clearedC. it wouldn’t be hit by other shipsD. he might be picked up by a passing ship33. John and Mark became separated because.A. there wasn’t room for both John and Mark on the buoyB. John couldn’t control the boat and it drifted awayC. Mark thought it safe to stay on the buoy but John didn’tD. John had to stay in the boat to radio for help34. What made it possible for Mark to be found on the buoy?A. John told people where to look for him.B. John radioed to the Good Hope to get him.C. He shouted when he caught sight of the Good Hope.D. The captain saw him as the fog cleared.35. The word he in the last sentence refers to .A. the captain that got the messageB. the captain that sent the messageC. JohnD. Mark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。

2018级线上学习周测4英语试题第I卷第一部分听力（每小题1分，满分20分）听下面5段对话，回答第1~5小题。

1.What does the woman mean?A.She couldn’t tell him the truthB.She is not hungry.C.She is very hungry.2.Where are the speakers?A.In a museum.B.At a concert.C.In a movie.3.How long did he wait?A.An hour.B.Fifteen minutes.C.Twenty minutes.4.What is John going to do?A.Stay at home watc hing TV.B.Go to the film.C.Go out for supper.5.What did the man say about the final exam?A.He will correct papers.B.He will collect papers.C.The assistant will correct papers. 听第6段材料，回答第6~8小题。

6.What does one need to do if he wants to join the library?A.He needs to writ e down his name and address.B.He needs to show some kind of identification with his name and address on it.C.He needs to give his address.7.Why does the woman want to borrow some books?A.She wants to read them and enjoy herself.B.She wants some books to read on holiday this weekend.C.She enjoys reading and can’t live without books.8.What does the woman show at last?A.Her driving license.B.Her bankbook.C.H er passport.听第7段材料，回答第9~12小题。

2024届省实验中学高二上学期期中考试英语试卷第二部分：阅读理解（共两节, 满分40分）AWilliams is a creative, cultural commons (公共用地). There’s a lot of opportunities to engage with and experience world-class scholars, speakers, artists and performers.Dance Workshop: Dunham Technique, Afro-Modern DanceSaroya Corbett, Bolin Fellow of Dance, will share again her professional knowledge in Dunham Technique —an Afro-Modern dance technique —with the Williams community. As a certified instructor and life-long practitioner of Dunham Technique, Saroya will discuss the dance technique as an overall practice and the work of Katherine Dunham, the technique’s creator.Date: Thu, Oct 27, 2022Venue:‘62 Center for Theatre & DanceMIDWEEKMUSICBring a friend and enjoy our popular midday and midweek concert series. Williams student musicians value the atmosphere of MIDWEEKMUSIC and use it to try out something new, show off something that doesn’t fit in other concert formats, or just to have some fun. Instructo rs are encouraged to have their students present themes together, and the freestyle mini-lecture can also be part of the enjoyment.Date: Wed, Nov 2, 2022Venue: Thompson Memorial ChapelZambezi Marimba Band — Family Days ConcertThe Zambezi Marimba Band features danceable and melodious marimba music from Zambia and Zimbabwe. More a joyous celebration than just a concert, the band wins over every audience with its energy. This is an event for the whole family.Date: Sat, Oct 29, 2022Venue: Chapin HallWilliams JazzDay — Noon to Night!Williams JazzDay is a new way to present the college’s active jazz scene. Fans can look forward to a number of smaller combos (小型乐队) and a mix of soloists (独奏者), guests, and presentations.The guest group will be Sarah Hanahan Quartet — alto sax, piano, bass, drumsNoon - 2 pm: two fantastic student combos are playing in Baxter Great Hall.7:30 - 10:30 pm evening concert: Featured guest group Sarah Hanahan Quartet; student combos; and the Williams Jazz Orchestra led by director Kris Allen.Date: Sat, Nov 5, 2022Venue: Chapin Hall21. Where is the Afro-Modern dance workshop hosted?A. At Chapin Hall.B. At Baxter Great Hall.C. At Thompson Memorial Chapel.D. At ‘62 Center for Theatre & Dance.22. Which of the following words best describe the atmosphere of MIDWEEKMUSIC?A. Sad and depressing.B. Energetic and traditional.C. Relaxed and informal.D. Calm and peaceful.23. What can people do at the Family Days Concert?A. Dance to marimba music.B. Listen to mini-lectures.C. Learn some performing skills.D. See family shows.BWill Smith jumped into a live volcano and kayaked (划皮艇) down an Icelandic whitewater river for his latest project. But he wasn’t making an action movie. It was personal.Smith, a Hollywood leading man who admits that he’s far from enjoying outdoor activities, has put himself in danger while filming Welcome to Earth, a Disney+ original series from National Geographic. He was afraid at that time, but he say s “It’s really difficult to enjoy things if you’re scared. I think the ability to see how beautiful things are is directly connected to your openness to them and fear closes you down.”Smith says he was once scared of everything and hated water, but he learns to read the rapids (急流) while whitewater kayaking, rescues turtles near the Great Barrier Reef and goes 3,000 feet below the sea in a deep-water submarine.Dr. Albert Lin, an engineer and explorer who has uncovered lost cities previously for National Geographic, was astonished to find that Smith was able to control his fears even in the face of real danger. While diving in the underground lake in Namibia, Smith got into trouble and Lin watched him “dropping at a rate that felt like maybe we wouldn’t see him again.” But Smith was able to control his mind and deal with the situation. “I respected Will Smith, the actor, before, but now I definitely have grown to truly respect Will Smith, the human being,” says Lin.Produced by famous filmmaker Darren Aronofsky, the series carries on the tradition of National Geographic pushing the exploring envelope (极限) and employing the latest technology to help us understand our world. “I hope this can help people out there get a sense of how absolutely incredible our planet is,” says Lin.The experts Smith has paired with teach him about speed, smell and sound and the colors out there he might miss. “You can’t really want to protect something that you don’t understand. And you can’t want to protect something that you can’t recognize as beautiful,” Smith says.24. What enables you to enjoy beautiful things according to Smith?A. Spirit of adventure.B. Ability to find beauty.C. Respect for nature.D. Openness to change.25. What happened to Smith in Namibia?A. He found a lost city.B. He nearly lost his life in a lake.C. He entered a diving competition.D. He went deep under the sea in a submarine.26. What can be learned about “Welcome to Earth” from paragraph 5?A. It explains the origin of our planet.B. It targets potential explorers.C. It won important film awards.D. It applied advanced technology.27. Where is the text probably from?A. A guidebook.B. A book review.C. A magazine.D. A diary.COur children usually benefit from our wisdom and experience, and there are occasions when the tables are turned.Children are constantly amazed by the world round them and are always stopping to notice. They can spend endless moments watching the behavior of ants or other insects as we become impatient. The world is continuously new to them —as it should be to us if we weren’t so busy and distracted.Another experience struck me over the past few weeks. We have new neighbors who are renting the house next door for six weeks. They have three children. Last holiday my grandchildren came to spendtime with me and spent many hours playing with the kids next door, even though they had never met them before, even though they would probably never see them again, even though they knew nothing about them!None of those details matter to children. They don’t see black or white, or any other differences that sometimes separate us as adults. There is something so touching about their innocence (天真), and about their instant connection without any hindrances. In every child, they see a potential friend, someone to play and hang out with. They only see similarities. It may sound simple. Life is more complex, but we can learn from their eagerness to connect, from their true blindness to any difference, and from their expectations of good.We have become too judgmental to give people a chance. It’s possible that if our “neighbors” actually become unchanging, the relationship will change. It can get more complex. With more contact, maybe some per sonality differences will surface. Maybe it’s the temporary nature of the situation that allows the uninhibited (无拘无束) play to develop.But it doesn’t really matter, because the point is they gave them a chance. They didn’t come in with any prejudices (偏见). They didn’t have any pre-existing concepts of who they would meet, what this person stood for, or who or what they couldn’t stand.28. In which aspect do kids differ from adults according to Paragraph 2?A. Being curious about everything around.B. Being more acceptable to new things.C. Being more likely to get distracted.D. Being closely related to animals.29. Which word can replace the underlined word “hindrances” in Paragraph 4?A. resultsB. difficultiesC. failuresD. breaks30. What does the author think is the problem with adults?A. They have pre-existing opinions on others.B. They are unwilling to make a change.C. They prefer temporary relationships.D. They are meant to others’ mistakes.31. What can be a suitable title for the text?A. Finding a better way to communicate with kidsB. Giving others a chance when it is necessaryC. Appreciating the differences among kidsD. Learning from kids who play togetherDBoth my husband and I will celebrate birthdays in the next few weeks, and we are wondering where all the time has gone. Then we start to rethink about our years together, and the time before our relationship, and the memories flood back along with more smiles than tears. As a great deal of psychological research confirms, we actually recall more positive than negative memories as we age.New research by Erika Sparrow and colleagues, just published in the journal Psychology and Aging, reviewed 16 studies on aging and altruism (利他主义), asking whether people become more open-handed and are more willing to give as they get older. The answer is yes — regardless of financial status, the level of education, or gender, older people responded more willingly when asked to give resources or help others than younger people.So maybe all of us simply need to think happy thoughts. Can it really be this easy? Mara Maher reports, in the journal Memory and Emotion, that the focus on positive aspects of our past as we get older seems to be intentional, a specific goal-directed process to create more positive memories in order to increase our sense of well-being. So there are at least some good things about getting old! But must we age to obtain these benefits?Perhaps not. Ernst Bohlmeijer and colleagues found that people who experience even mild depression or daily stress benefit from “gratitude exercises”, daily diaries where individuals write about positive experiences of their day and reflect on past experiences for which they are grateful. Taking timeto actively think about and reflect on the positive experiences in our lives provides perspectives and improves our sense of well-being, regardless of our age.And we can start this process with our children! Research from The Family Narratives Lab has demonstrated many benefits of recalling happy memories between parents and children, including helping children learn to meet challenges and regulate their emotions.This birthday season, my husband and I will share our positive experiences as a gift to each other. In doing this, we will increase our sense of belonging and caring for each other, our family and our community.32. What did the new research from Erika’s team find about older people?A. They have a more open mind.B. They are more generous to others.C. They are more likely to be tricked.D. They have a better financial situation.33. What can we know about older people’s thinking happy thoughts?A. It is difficult to be achieved.B. It is limited to certain age groups.C. It may be performed purposefully.D. It can be helpful for people to focus on goals.34. How do gratitude exercises benefit people according to Ernst’s team?A. By improving their mental well-being.B. By raising kind and considerate children.C. By teaching them ways to meet challenges.D. By strengthening their relationship with others.35. What does the passage mainly talk about?A. Aging has both advantages and disadvantages.B. Reflecting on grateful memories can decrease stress.C. Keeping a diary helps increase our sense of well-being.D. Remembering positive experiences is beneficial across age.EPicking out ripe (成熟的) fruit is an art form, and one which you can perfect with practice. Depending on the fruit, there are a few general rules to help pick a ripe piece. 36 Fruit undergoes a series of changes as it ripens which have a great impact on the taste. If allowed to ripen all the way, fruit will grow sweet, and it will also get juicy, deepen in color, and start to give off a rich pleasant smell. 37 Cooled produce prevents you from smelling the fruit for ripeness.38 Some types are able to ripen off the parent plant, especially when stored with bananas, which give out ripening agents. Other types cannot ripen off the parent plant, meaning that they must be vine (藤) or tree ripened. These fruits tend to be much more costly, as transporting delicate ripe pieces without damaging them is difficult.Fruits like berries, cherries, and grapes are all considered non-climacteric fruits. This means that once they are picked, they will not ripen any further, because the parent tree provides the ripening agents and sugars that sweeten them. 39 So when selecting these types in the market, look for juicy ones with pleasant smells.Climacteric fruits like avocados (牛油果) will ripen off the parent plant. In the case of avocados, they must be picked in order to ripen and buying green avocados is actually advised. 40 Set an avocado out at room temperature to ripen. It is ripe when the skin is black and the flesh is slightly soft to the touch.A. Which is better, yellow or green?B. What you see is what you will get.C. Fruit can be divided into two basic types.D. It can often be hard to tell if some fruits are bad.E. You can store them under refrigeration or ripen them as needed.F. This is why it is important to examine it in room temperature conditions.G. However, if you still have trouble, talk with a fruit seller to get recommendations.第三部分：英语知识运用第一节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）My family moved into a newly constructed home in Calgary 10 years ago. That year was full of promise. We 41 at the stream of incoming families during their move-in days. Hands were shaken. Couches were pulled up steps. But we saw 42 of each other as winter approached. Names were forgotten.As the snow 43 , many of the neighborhood’s kids began to learn how to ride a bike. Their mothers would be nearby, chatting. Dad wanted a place for children to play, a quiet place for parents to sit and relax, but more importantly, a 44 for everyone to leave the house and join the community. He began 45 benches.He started knocking on doors and 46 hands. He chatted with Eric, a builder and then met witha designer. 47 began with me and my father. Within minutes there was a flock of young neighbors48 , each claiming they could help. 49 of us knew each other well, but all hands were on deck (全员出动). After a few hours, three benches formed a semi-circle on the avenue.That afternoon marked the first of many weekend Neighbor Days. Kids 50 each other around while parents brought out food. 51 would carry on into the night. We often 52 there the following afternoon, as well as 53 afternoons and evenings in the years since.I moved out for university four years ago, having learned to 54 value community. But I’ve never lived somewhere as social as my family neighborhood since.There’s a saying: you must be a good neighbor to have good neighbors. My dad wasn’t thinking much about building those benches. He just wanted a place to sit on a Saturday afternoon. A place to bring the 55 together.41. A. tore B. waved C. laughed D. aimed42. A. many B. little C. more D. less43. A. froze B. blocked C. melted D. accumulated44. A. balance B. reason C. identity D. theory45. A. imagining B. watched C. searching D. designing46. A. retelling B. reshaping C. reshaking D. recalling47. A. Painting B. Repair C. Destruction D. Construction48. A. at hand B. under control C. with care D. in charge49. A. All B. None C. Both D. Neither50. A. raced B. arranged C. interrupted D. recorded51. A. Performances B. Conversations C. Conflicts D. Demonstrations52. A. broke out B. turned down C. ended up D. paid off53. A. helpless B. selfless C. costless D. countless54. A. doubtfully B. emotionally C. helplessly D. curiously55. A. crew B. colleagues C. kids D. community第二节语法填空（共10个小题，每小题1分，满分10分）Climate change really does change everything, including language. In October, Oxford EnglishDictionary (OED) released 56 update on its language on climate change and environmental sustainability.Some new words 57 (include) in the dictionary so far. The OED doesn’t include chemical formulas, 58 it has made an important exception for CO2because it has become, in its words, deeply-rooted in our everyday language.“Global heating” is also a new entry. Although people got used to using global warming, OED said that global heating is being used 59 (often). That’s because while global warming suggests a kind of comfort, global heating conveys “the seriousness of climate change 60 (cause) by human activity and the urgent need to address it”.Apart from 61 (add) these new words, some old words about climate have been given new meanings. The phrase “climate refugee” is an example. In the 19th century, when people spoke of climate refugees, they would be describing those 62 had moved to a place where the climate is healthier.But now, as climate changes and weather events appear 63 (frequent), the phrase refers to the people who are forced to move in response to extreme weather or rising sea levels.Trish Stewart, OED science 64 (edit), said the update reflects the very real sense of urgency of climate change now.What happens next depends 65 so many factors but, one thing we can be sure of is that our language will continue to evolve and to tell the story.第四部分写作（共两节，满分35分）第三节应用文假设你是红星中学高二学生李华。