景德镇一中2024～2025学年第一学期期末考试卷
初二(1)班英语
一、听力(每小题1分，共20分)
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二、单项选择(每小题1分，共8分)
1. ---Have you seen ____ purple pen I left ____ somewhere in the room yesterday.
---With a snoopy on it I saw _____ in the corner, but I’m not sure whether it is yours.
A. one; it; one B. a; it; one C. one; one; it D. a; one; it
【答案】B
【解析】
【详解】句意：——你看见一支紫色的钢笔了吗？昨天我把它忘在房间里某个地方了。——带着史努比？我在角落里看见了一个，但是我不确定它是否是你的。不定冠词a表示泛指，指一类事物；it特指上文提到过的具体的某物；one指上文提到过的同类事物中的一个，即“同类不同个”。a purple pen一支紫色的钢笔，表示泛指，第二个空格用it代指自己丢掉的那支紫色的钢笔，根据“but I’m not sure whether it is yours.”判断，第三个空格用one指代同类中的一个，答案为B。
2. Paper ________ the fibres of plants for many years.
A. has been made from
B. have been made out of
C. has made up of
D. have been made into
【答案】A
【解析】
【详解】句意：用植物纤维造纸已有多年历史。
考查主谓一致，被动语态与动词短语。根据“for many years”可知，时态是现在完成时；主语paper与谓语动词为动宾关系，应用被动语态，现在完成时被动语态构成为have/has been done，故可排除C项；且主语paper为不可数名词，谓语应用单数形式，故排除BD项。短语be made from意为“由……制成”，通常看不出原材料，符合句意。故选A。
3. —Du Fu is called “the saint of poetry”, isn’t he
—Yes. He ________ by many people and his works ________ in different languages around the world.
A. is looked up; are sold well B. is looked up; sell well
C. is looked up to; sell well D. is looked up to; are sold well
【答案】C
【解析】
【详解】句意：——杜甫被称为“诗圣”，不是吗？——是的。他受到许多人的尊敬，他的作品在世界各地以不同的语言畅销。
考查被动语态和动词短语。look up查阅；look up to仰慕。根据语境可知，他被很多人仰慕，用被动语态be looked up to，排除AB；空二处表示“卖得好”，此处用主动形式表示被动，排除D。故选C。
4. —Could you tell me ________
—Sure. They ________ to the playground for the basketball match.
A. where are the students; have been B. where were the students; have been
C. where the students are; have gone D. where the students were; have gone
【答案】C
【解析】
【分析】
【详解】句意：——你能告诉我学生们在哪儿吗？——当然可以，他们去操场进行篮球比赛了。
考查宾语从句和现在完成时的用法。问句是宾语从句，从句语序为陈述句语序，排除A和B。问句询问学生现在在哪里，从句时态用一般现在时。have been to表示 “去过”，说话时在此地；have gone to表示 “去了”，说话时不在此地。此句中表示 “他们去了操场”，故应用have gone to。故选C。
5. When the clerk saw a kind of face wrinkled in an apologetic smile, she stood ________ to the ground, ________whether to stay or leave.
A. rooted; wondering B. to be rooted; wonder
C. rooting; to wonder D. to root; wondered
【答案】A
【解析】
【详解】句意：当店员看到一张满脸皱纹的脸带着歉意的微笑时，她像生了根似的站在地上，不知道该走还是该留。
考查非谓语动词。 rooted生根的；wonder想知道；结合选项分析句子可知，第一空使用过去分词作表语，表示主语所处的状态或感受，相当于形容词；she与wonder之间是主谓关系，第二空使用现在分词作伴随状语，故选A。
6. On the top of the hill ________ the old man once lived.
A. a temple stands there in which B. a temple standing on which
C. does a temple stand where D. stands a temple where
【答案】D
【解析】
【分析】
【详解】句意：山顶上有一座老人曾经住过的庙宇。
考查完全倒装和定语从句。根据“On the top of the hill”可知，此句是一个完全倒装的句子，因此谓语动词要和主语调换位置；再者根据句子结构可知，“the old man once lived.”用于修饰先行词“a temple”，而定语从句缺少状语成分，因此用where引导定语从句。故选D。
7. —_________! Thanks a lot.
—_________.
A. What a good advice; With pleasure B. How good advices; My pleasure
C. What good advice; It’s a pleasure D. How a good advice; You’re welcome
【答案】C
【解析】
【详解】句意：——好建议！非常感谢。 ——很荣幸。
考查感叹句及情景交际。With pleasure非常愿意；My pleasure我的荣幸；It’s a pleasure不用客气；You’re welcome不客气。第一空，advice是不可数名词，应用what引导感叹句，其结构为What +形容词+不可数名词+主谓；第二空，根据上文“Thans a lot.”可知，此处应是对感谢的回答，应用“It’s a pleasure”或“You’re welcome”。故选C。
8. If you think that other people are always in a better situation than us, even when they are not, we say “________”.
A. the grass is always greener on the other side
B. every dog has its day
C. the early bird catches the worm
D. actions speak louder than words
【答案】A
【解析】
【详解】句意：如果你认为其他人的处境总是比我们好，即使他们不是，我们会说“邻家芳草绿”。
考查谚语。the grass is always greener on the other side“邻家芳草绿”；every dog has its day“人人皆有得意日”；the early bird catches the worm“早起的鸟儿有虫吃”；actions speak louder than words“行动胜于言语”。根据“other people are always in a better situation than us, even when they are not”可知，其他人的处境总是比我们好，即使他们不是，这可以用“邻家芳草绿”来描述。故选A。
二、完形填空
Eddie McCarthy was watching the local TV news when he suddenly saw a ____9____ face on the screen: Roman, one of his high school math students. His parents were ____10____ looking for a live kidney (肾) donor for him. McCarthy decided he would get a blood test to see if he might be a potential match.
Roman’s kidneys were ____11____, and he would likely have to wait three to five years for a donor (捐赠者) kidney, ____12____ more than 92,000 people were on the waiting list.
Roman’s mother said, “Every birthday was bittersweet, knowing that Roman was getting closer to ____13____ a kidney transplant (移植).” His parents began an all-out ____14____ for a living donor two years ago.
Then in February, their ____15____ came after McCarthy saw them on the local news. McCarthy got a blood test at a local clinic and ____16____ that his blood type was O positive like Roman’s. He soon did more tests. At the end of June, he ____17____ news that he would be a great donor match for Roman.
When the hospital ____18____ in June that the operation would be performed, Roman’s parents began to shed tears.
Roman’s transplant went smoothly, and he was pretty much back to being a(n) ____19____ 15-year-old kid. His parents’ friends ____20____ a GoFundMe account for him to help pay the expense.
“Everyone in our family will forever be ____21____ for what the donor did,” Roman’s mother said. “We hope that his ____22____ will give hope to others who are ____23____ what we did, and that they’ll also find donors.”
9. A. familiar B. precious C. common D. different
10. A. comfortably B. happily C. anxiously D. secretly
11. A. suffering B. failing C. hurting D. damaging
12. A. if B. until C. because D. although
13. A. admitting B. needing C. improving D. balancing
14. A. search B. responsibility C. suggestion D. excuse
15. A. competition B. challenge C. pride D. luck
16. A. remembered B. commented C. learned D. imagined
17. A. ignored B. spread C. received D. brought
18. A. determined B. blamed C. pretended D. praised
19. A. perfect B. generous C. similar D. average
20. A. stole B. started C. saved D. sold
21. A. thankful B. patient C. eager D. concerned
22. A. role B. target C. title D. gift
23. A. showing off B. going through C. holding onto D. getting over
【答案】9. A 10. C 11. B 12. C 13. B 14. A 15. D 16. C 17. C 18. A 19. D 20. B 21. A 22. D 23. B
【解析】
【导语】本文主要讲述了Eddie McCarthy从新闻上得知自己的学生Roman正在寻找肾脏捐赠者，经过检测后，Eddie McCarthy得知自己是Roman的最佳匹配者，于是为Roman移植了自己的肾脏。
【9题详解】
句意：Eddie McCarthy在看当地电视新闻时，突然在屏幕上看到了一张熟悉的脸：Roman，他的一个高中数学学生。
familiar熟悉的；precious珍贵的；common普遍的；different不同的。根据“Roman, one of his high school math students.”可知，是熟悉的脸。故选A。
【10题详解】
句意：他的父母正焦急地为他寻找活体肾捐献者。
comfortably舒适地；happily高兴地；anxiously焦急地；secretly秘密地。根据“looking for a live kidney (肾) donor for him.”可知，是焦急地寻找肾源。故选C。
【11题详解】
句意：Roman的肾脏正在衰竭，他可能需要等待三到五年才能找到捐赠者的肾脏，因为等待名单上有92000多人。
suffering受苦；failing失败，衰竭；hurting伤害；damaging破坏。根据“and he would likely have to wait three to five years for a donor (捐赠者) kidney,”可知，Roman在等肾脏捐赠者，说明他的肾脏正在“衰竭”。故选B。
【12题详解】
句意：Roman的肾脏正在衰竭，他可能需要等待三到五年才能找到捐赠者的肾脏，因为等待名单上有92000多人。
if如果；until直到；because因为；although尽管。根据“and he would likely have to wait three to five years for a donor (捐赠者) kidney,...more than 92,000 people were on the waiting list.”可知，前后为因果关系，用because引导原因状语从句。故选C。
【13题详解】
句意：Roman的母亲说：“每一个生日都是苦乐参半的，因为她知道Roman越来越需要做肾脏移植。”
admitting承认；needing需要；improving提高；balancing平衡。根据“Roman’s kidneys were failing”可知，Roman越来越需要做肾脏移植。故选B。
【14题详解】
句意：两年前，他的父母开始全力寻找活体捐献者。
search寻找；responsibility责任；suggestion建议；excuse借口。根据“His parents were anxiously looking for a live kidney (肾) donor for him.”可知，他的父母为他全力寻找肾脏捐赠者。故选A。
【15题详解】
句意：然后在2月份，McCarthy在当地新闻上看到他们后，他们的运气来了。
competition竞争；challenge挑战；pride骄傲；luck运气。根据“he would be a great donor match for Roman.”可知，是他们的运气来了。故选D。
【16题详解】
句意：McCarthy在当地一家诊所做了血液检测，得知他的血型和Roman一样呈O阳性。
remembered记住；commented评论；learned得知；imagined想象。根据“McCarthy got a blood test at a local clinic”可知，是做了血液测试，得知了自己血型。故选C。
【17题详解】
句意：6月底，他收到消息称，他将成为Roman的最佳捐赠者。
ignored忽视；spread传播；received收到；brought带来。根据“he would be a great donor match for Roman.”可知，是收到这个消息。故选C。
【18题详解】
句意：当医院在6月决定进行手术时，Roman的父母开始流泪。
determine决定；blamed责备；pretended假装；praised赞扬。根据“the operation would be performed,”可知，医院决定进行这个手术。故选A。
【19题详解】
句意：Roman的移植手术进展顺利，他几乎回到了一个15岁的普通孩子。
perfect完美的；generous慷慨的；similar相似的；average正常的。根据“Roman’s transplant went smoothly, ”可知，手术进行得很顺利，他变成了正常的孩子。故选D。
【20题详解】
句意：他父母的朋友为他开了一个GoFundMe账户来帮助支付费用。
stole偷；started开始；saved拯救；sold卖。根据“a GoFundMe account”可知，是开设账户。故选B。
【21题详解】
句意：“我们家的每个人都会永远感激捐赠者所做的一切，”Roman的母亲说。
thankful感激的；patient耐心的；eager渴望的；concerned关心的。根据“what the donor did,”可知，是感谢捐赠者做的事。故选A。
【22题详解】
句意：我们希望他的礼物能给那些正在经历我们所做的事情的人带来希望，他们也能找到捐赠者。
role角色；target目标；title标题；gift礼物。根据“will give hope to others”可知，捐赠者捐赠了肾脏给Roman，挽救了他的生命，所以比喻成给予希望的礼物。故选D。
【23题详解】
句意：我们希望他的礼物能给那些正在经历我们所做的事情的人带来希望，他们也能找到捐赠者。
showing off炫耀；going through经历；holding onto紧紧抓住；getting over克服。根据“they’ll also find donors.”可知，是正在经历我们所做事情的人。故选B。
三、选词填空
请先阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后用方框中所给的词的适当形式填空，并将答案填到答题卡的相应位置，每个词限用一次。
get we how full millions perfectly nature encourage difference beautiful between
As Chinese, I’m sure you know something about Tai Chi. It’s a kind of sport and one of the symbols of Chinese culture.
Tai Chi is common in China. If you walk through a park, you might see people doing these slow and ____24____ actions. They are doing Tai Chi, an ancient form of art. Doing Tai Chi is good for our health and helps us relax and free ____25____ from pressure. It can make us walk and move freely. Tai Chi also mixes slow actions and deep breaths ____26____.
But Tai Chi is more than a kind of sport. It shows ____27____ we see the world as well. The world is full of yin and yang, such as dark and light, soft and hard, full and empty etc.
Tai Chi sets up good relationships ____28____ yin and yang, while they aren’t opposite. Just like the Tai Chi picture. A white circle is in the black area and a black circle is in the white area. After a dark night. the sun will rise. Leaves fall in autumn but grow in spring. Everything keeps changing. Yin and yang depend on each other and make a ____29____ to each other. That is why humans can get on well with ____30____ and people can use softness to beat hardness. Tai Chi makes ____31____ use of yin and yang.
In China, Tai Chi has been practiced for about 600 years. At present, more people are ____32____ to join in Tai Chi and pass it on. ____33____ of people in more than 150 countries practice Tai Chi.
It is ____34____ more and more popular in the world.
【答案】24. beautiful
25. ourselves
26. perfectly
27. how 28. between
29. difference
30. nature 31. full
32. encouraged
33. Millions
34. getting
【解析】
【导语】本文介绍了太极的起源、特点和其在中国文化中的重要性，以及它在全球范围内越来越受欢迎。
【24题详解】
句意：如果你走在公园里，你可能会看到人们在做这些缓慢而美丽的动作。根据“these slow and ... actions”可知，此处要用形容词修饰名词actions；结合备选词，beautiful“漂亮的，美丽的”，符合语境。故填beautiful。
【25题详解】
句意：打太极对我们的健康有好处，帮助我们放松和释放自己的压力。根据“Doing Tai Chi is good for our health and helps us relax and free ... from pressure.”可知，练太极可以帮助我们放松，并把我们自己从压力中解放出来，we的反身代词ourselves“我们自己”，符合语境。故填ourselves。
【26题详解】
句意：太极还将缓慢的动作和深呼吸完美地结合在一起。分析句子“Tai Chi also mixes slow actions and deep breaths ”可知，句子结构完整，不缺少任何成分，故考虑使用副词；结合备选词，perfectly“完美地”，符合语境。故填perfectly。
【27题详解】
句意：它也显示了我们是如何看待世界的。分析句子“It shows ... we see the world as well.”可知，缺少宾语从句的连接词，结合备选词，how“如何”，符合语境。故填how。
【28题详解】
句意：太极拳在阴阳之间建立了良好的关系，而它们不是对立的。根据“...yin and yang”可知，此处指阴与阳之间，between符合语境，between...and“在……和……之间”。故填between。
【29题详解】
句意：阴和阳相互依赖，相互影响。根据“Yin and yang depend on each other and make a ... to each other. ”可知，阴和阳会互相产生影响，difference符合语境，make a difference“产生影响”。故填difference。
【30题详解】
句意：这就是为什么人类可以与自然相处得很好，人们可以用柔软战胜坚硬。根据“That is why humans can get on well with ...”可知，阴阳关系和谐，这就是为什么人们可以和自然相处融洽，nature“自然”，符合语境。故填nature。
【31题详解】
句意：太极充分利用了阴阳。根据“Tai Chi makes ...use of yin and yang.”及备选词可知，full符合语境，make full use of“充分利用”，固定短语。故填full。
【32题详解】
句意：目前，越来越多的人被鼓励加入太极并将其传承下去。根据“more people are ... to join in Tai Chi ”可知，更多的人被鼓励加入到练习太极的行列中，encourage符合语境，此处要用过去分词encouraged，与are构成一般现在时的被动语态。故填encouraged。
【33题详解】
句意：在150多个国家，数以百万计的人练习太极。根据“... of people in more than 150 countries practice Tai Chi.”可知，数以百万计的人在练习太极，millions符合语境，millions of“数以百万计”，句首首字母大写。故填Millions。
【34题详解】
句意：它在世界上越来越受欢迎。根据“more and more popular”可知，此处指太极正变得越来越受欢迎，get符合语境；由空前的“is”可知，动词应用-ing形式。故填getting。
四、阅读理解
A
Into the Wild
—Get to know some of the mammals that call Yellowstone home
Bison
Bison can weigh up to 2,000 pounds and are herbivores (食草动物). Despite their size, they are very mobile and can run up to 30 mph and jump up to six feet vertically. In1902, America’s wild bison had decreased to only two dozen due to overhunting. Conservation efforts increased the Yellowstone bison population to 4,800 in 2023. See them in Hayden, Lamar and Pelican valleys.
Gray Wolf
Gray wolves had gone extinct in Yellowstone until 14 were reintroduced in 1995. Today, approximately 108 wolves live here. These social animals live in groups and can be gray, white or black. They hunt elk, deer and bison near dawn and dusk thanks to their excellent night vision. For your best chance of seeing them, head to Lamar or Hayden valleys or Blacktail Deer Plateau in the early morning.
Elk
Up to 20,000 elk summer in Yellowstone, but most move to lower elevations in the winter months. Elk are a large member of the deer family and can be identified by their size and white rumps. Mating season, known as “the rut”, occurs each fall when male elk fight with each other for females. It’s characterized by their haunting bugling sound. In the summer, see them in Cascade Meadows, Madison Canyon and Lamar Valley.
Grizzly Bear
One of two species of bears in Yellowstone, grizzlies are big. They can weigh up to 700 pounds and have a distinctive hump between their shoulders. Grizzlies are omnivores and will eat bugs, plants, fish and mammals. Approximately 150 live in Yellowstone and if you’re lucky, you may spot them in the Hayden and Lamar valleys, north of Mount Washington and between Fishing Bridge and the East Entrance.
35. What contributed to the decline of America’s wild bison population by 1902
A. Disease. B. Climate change.
C. Unsustainable hunting. D. Habitat loss.
36. Which of the following statements is TRUE about gray wolves in Yellowstone
A. They were reintroduced in 1902. B. They primarily hunt during the midday.
C. They can only be found in Lamar Valley. D. They live in packs and can have various colors.
37. Where are you most likely to encounter all the four mammals in Yellowstone
A. Lamar Valley. B. Madison Canyon.
C. Pelican Valley. D. Hayden Valley.
【答案】35. C 36. D 37. A
【解析】
【导语】本文介绍了黄石公园的四种主要动物：野牛、狼、麋鹿和熊，以及它们的生存状况和观赏地点。
【35题详解】
细节理解题。根据“In1902, America’s wild bison had decreased to only two dozen due to overhunting.”可知，美洲野牛的数量在1902年前减少是由于过度捕猎。故选C。
【36题详解】
细节理解题。根据“Gray wolves...These social animals live in groups and can be gray, white or black.”可知，灰狼生活在群体中，并且可能有不同的颜色。故选D。
【37题详解】
细节理解题。根据“See them in Hayden, Lamar and Pelican valleys.”、“For your best chance of seeing them, head to Lamar or Hayden valleys or Blacktail Deer Plateau in the early morning.”、“In the summer, see them in Cascade Meadows, Madison Canyon and Lamar Valley.”及“ if you’re lucky, you may spot them in the Hayden and Lamar valleys”可知，Lamar Valley是可以看到所有四种哺乳动物的地方。故选A。
B
A cup of coffee before breakfast, is considered quite normal for many people, especially those who have to rise early for work. Some experts, however, have warned the morning habit could have an effect on your health.
Experts have warned the possible bad effects of drinking coffee on an empty stomach. Researchers from the University of Bath have advised making sure to line your stomach before drinking caffeine, which they say could greatly affect a person`s blood sugar control.
The study, the findings of which were published in the British Journal of Nutrition, was carried out on 29 healthy male and female volunteers, all of whom took part in three different overnight experiments.
In scene one, volunteers have a sugary drink after waking up from a normal, uninterrupted (不间断的) sleep. In scene two, they had the exact same drink after sleeping poorly, having been awoken every hour for five minutes each time. When it came to the third scene, volunteers drank a strong black coffee after waking up from an interrupted sleep and were also given a sugary drink half an hour later. Once all three experiments ended, researchers collected blood samples from each of the 29 volunteers and examined their blood sugar level.
It was found that interrupted sleep had no obvious important effect on a person’s blood sugar level when compared to uninterrupted sleep. A strong black coffee drank on an empty stomach, however, increased their blood sugar level to the sugary drink by about 50 percent.
Although further research is needed to better understand long-term risks, the final research result of the researchers is that drinking black coffee first thing before breakfast could actually have an important effect on a person’s blood sugar and metabolic (代谢) control after an interrupted night’s sleep.
38. What do experts suggest before you drink coffee
A. Getting enough sleep. B. Having a sugary drink.
C. Eating something. D. Filling yourself up with food.
39. What is paragraph 4 mainly about
A. The volunteers’ sleep habits. B. The course of the experiments.
C. The purpose of the experiments. D. The volunteers’ blood sugar levels.
40. What can be inferred from the research result
A. Normal sleep helps low blood sugar level.
B. A sugary drink is no good for an empty stomach.
C. Interrupted sleep has little effect on blood sugar level.
D. Male volunteers achieve uninterrupted sleep easily.
【答案】38. C 39. B 40. C
【解析】
【导语】本文介绍了研究发现空腹喝黑咖啡会升高血糖，建议进食后再喝咖啡。
【38题详解】
细节理解题。根据“Researchers from the University of Bath have advised making sure to line your stomach before drinking caffeine”可知，专家建议在喝咖啡之前先吃点东西，以避免空腹喝咖啡对血糖水平的影响。故选C。
【39题详解】
主旨大意题。段落四主要描述了三个实验的步骤和过程，包括志愿者在不同情况下喝饮料的时间和顺序，以及研究人员收集血液样本的时间。故选B。
【40题详解】
推理判断题。根据“It was found that interrupted sleep had no obvious important effect on a person’s blood sugar level when compared to uninterrupted sleep.”可知，间断睡眠对血糖水平没有明显影响。故选C。
C
In early 2024, I hit a rut in my studies. Although I had been productive early in my graduate career, my long hours and hard work were no longer translating into success in the laboratory, and I felt hopeless about achieving my goals.
As I began to search for the cause of my struggles, I became increasingly aware that my “quiet time” at the lab bench was anything but. Instead of thinking about science, I was watching television or interacting with social media on my smartphone. Although I could mask this inefficiency (低效率) with longer hours, my work felt disorganized. Through reflection, I came to understand my problem.
To make a change, I reduced my connectivity by using a basic mobile phone without an Internet connection during work hours, and removing unnecessary apps from my smartphone when I did use it. Things didn’t go smoothly in the beginning, but with time, I started reading papers during long experiments, and began a habit of writing in my down time. These practices have already yielded success: I am currently preparing a review article for publication with my adviser. I have also felt more engaged in meetings—coming better prepared, asking questions and taking hand—written notes. Perhaps most importantly, I have felt my anxiety about work efficiency disappear and that my disorganized work—life relationship is traded for one with clearer boundaries.
Changing my smartphone habits has also created challenges. Not all my friends have been supportive of my reduced connectivity and I have missed messages on communication services. Yet these problems have been a small price to pay for increased productivity. So if you find yourself in this situation, I encourage you to build down time and uninterrupted study into your schedule, which could be significant for your success.
41. What does the underlined expression “my ‘quiet time’ at the lab bench was anything but” mean in Paragraph 2
A. Screen time took up too much of my work hours.
B. I was busy in reflecting on my work inefficiency.
C. I always had a good rest quietly at the laboratory bench.
D. Watching TV on my phone is always my choice during a break.
42. According to the author, what is the major benefit of changing smartphone habits
A. Enough time to read papers. B. A good balance between work and life.
C. The ability to publish scientific articles. D. More chances to attend important meetings.
43. What can be learned from the last paragraph
A. A full schedule for study is important in determining people’s career.
B. The author’s friends didn’t support his decision on smartphone usage.
C. Missed messages on communication apps didn’t cause trouble to the author.
D. It is worthwhile to reduce the connectivity on smartphone despite challenges.
44. From the passage we can know that the author ________.
A. cared about what others said very much
B. chose to abandon his smartphone to make a change
C. hoped to help others by sharing his own experience
D. many times he tried to improve his work efficiency but failed
【答案】41. A 42. B 43. D 44. C
【解析】
【导语】本文主要讲述了作者改变使用手机的习惯，平衡了工作和生活，希望更多的人都能如此。
【41题详解】
词句猜测题。根据“Instead of thinking about science, I was watching television or interacting with social media on my smartphone.”可知，作者意识到屏幕时间占据了他太多的工作时间。故选A。
【42题详解】
细节理解题。根据“Perhaps most importantly, I have felt my anxiety about work efficiency disappear and that my disorganized work—life relationship is traded for one with clearer boundaries.”可知，作者感到自己对工作效率的焦虑消失了，工作和生活关系从混乱变得有了更清晰的界限，即使用手机习惯的改变让他平衡了工作和生活的关系。故选B。
【43题详解】
推理判断题。根据“Changing my smartphone habits has also created challenges.”及“I encourage you to build down time and uninterrupted study into your schedule, which could be significant for your success.”可知，作者认为智能手机使用习惯也带来了一些挑战。但他鼓励在日程中安排休息时间和不受打扰的学习时间，这对成功可能非常重要。即他认为尽管存在挑战，减少智能手机的连接性也是值得的。故选D。
【44题详解】
推理判断题。根据“Not all my friends have been supportive of my reduced connectivity…I encourage you to build down time and uninterrupted study into your schedule, which could be significant for your success.”可知，作者希望通过分享自己的经历帮助他人。故选C。
D
Smokey Bear is famous for warning against forest fires, but for most US homeowners, grass fires are actually more of a threat.
Forest fires are well known for their violence (猛烈). However, after analyzing the locations of homes within wildfire boundaries (边界) since the 1990s, a new study published in Science found they were responsible for just 33 percent of houses destroyed by wildfires in the early 2000s. In contrast, 64 percent of such houses were destroyed by grassland fires. This is because even though forest fires are more destructive to buildings and the number of forest fires has increased, much more buildings burned by wildfires were built in grasslands, the researchers found.
There are twice as many homes within wildfire boundaries today as there were 30 years ago, according to the study. Two factors have resulted in the situation. Fifty—three percent of this effect could be explained by an increasing amount of the burned areas: wildfires are more common and violent than they used to be. The other forty—seven percent was caused by the increased expansion of homes into what experts call the wildland urban (城市的) interface(WUI),where houses are against natural areas.
Homeowners in forested areas are often relatively well aware of their fire risk, says Sarah Anderson, a professor of environmental politics at the University of California Santa Barbara. But people living in a grassy space may not realize the danger. “This paper probably implies we need to do a lot more public education,” Anderson says.
There are ways to augment the survival rate, says Yana Valachovic, forest adviser and county director at the University of California Cooperative Extension. For example, homeowners can protect themselves by blocking vent openings so that fire can`t land in eaves, pulling plants and wood coverings away from ground and using metal fences to replace wood ones.
45. Why did grassland fires destroy more houses than forest fires
A. There were less and less forest fires. B. More burnt houses were in grasslands.
C. Forest fires were less destructive to houses. D. The houses in grasslands were of lower quality.
46. What may cause increased homes in wildfire boundaries according to the text
A. Reduced urban areas. B. Less houses into WUI.
C. More violent wildfires. D. Increased love for nature.
47. What need homeowners in grasslands do according to Anderson
A. Warn themselves of forest fires. B. Move their houses to forested areas.
C. Increase their awareness of fire risk. D. Reduce the destruction of grasslands.
48. What does the underlined word “augment” mean in the last paragraph
A. Test. B. Control. C. Compare. D. Increase.
【答案】45. B 46. C 47. C 48. D
【解析】
【导语】本文围绕着草原火灾对住宅的威胁及其原因展开，提供了统计数据和专家建议，从野火的损害、房屋的分布位置以及房屋的火灾防护措施等方面进行了介绍和分析。
【45题详解】
推理判断题。根据“This is because even though forest fires are more destructive to buildings and the number of forest fires has increased, much more buildings burned by wildfires were built in grasslands, the researchers found.”可知，虽然森林火灾更具破坏性，但是更多的房屋建在草原上，因此更容易被草原火灾摧毁。故选B。
【46题详解】
细节理解题。根据“Fifty—three percent of this effect could be explained by an increasing amount of the burned areas: wildfires are more common and violent than they used to be.”可知，其中的53%归因于野火的更频繁和激烈。故选C。
【47题详解】
细节理解题。根据“But people living in a grassy space may not realize the danger. ‘This paper probably implies we need to do a lot more public education,’ Anderson says.”可知，Anderson认为居住在草原上的人们对于火灾的风险意识不足，意味着他们需要提高火灾风险意识。故选C。
【48题详解】
词义猜测题。根据“There are ways to augment the survival rate...”可知，这里指的是两种提高存活率的方法。故选D。
七选五
When we walk the “path of life”, social life is very important. More often than not, close friendships can help us smooth out the sometimes rocky road that we are meant to travel. ____49____ Through friendships, we can become happier, wiser and more satisfied humans.
They can comfort the heart because the peace comes from having someone with whom we share our joy, sadness, success and failure. ____50____ Happiness takes on a greater meaning and a trouble shared becomes a trouble halved!
They can advise the head because we may have better understanding and judgement through conversations with wise friends. If we are guided only by our own feelings, our judgement might be one-sided. On the other hand, our friends may offer advice on important decisions we have to make. Also, when we want to talk our problems over with a friend, we have to put our thoughts into words first. ____51____
They can help us achieve the goals we set for ourselves because friends may offer help in many different ways. Sometimes a friend is even known as our “second self”. ____52____ Friends may have many different ideas and skills so they can help us achieve what we want during life.
____53____ If we want to better walk the “path of life” with the comfort, advice and help from our trusted friends, we should choose friends and develop relationships carefully.
A. Here, friendship has a double advantage.
B. In general, they have three main “fruits”.
C. Quiet periods of thought can lead to personal improvement.
D. This alone brings us a better understanding of our problems.
E. When longing to be alone, we shouldn’t always stay in our own world.
F. There are many things that can only be achieved with the help of friends.
G. Yet, enjoying the company of a crowd is not the same as being with friends.
【答案】49. B 50. A 51. D 52. F 53. G
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇议论文。文章围绕“友谊的重要性”这一主题展开，通过阐述友谊在心灵抚慰、智慧指引、目标实现等方面的积极作用，强调了选择朋友和发展人际关系的重要性。
【49题详解】
根据下文“Through friendships, we can become happier, wiser and more satisfied humans.”可知，此处引出友谊的三个好处，B选项“总的来说，友谊有三大‘益处’。”符合语境。故选B。
【50题详解】
根据下文“Happiness takes on a greater meaning and a trouble shared becomes a trouble halved!”可知，此处谈友谊的优势，A选项“这里，友谊具有双重优势。”与下文内容一致，指的是友谊有双重优势：快乐更有意义，烦恼减少一半。故选A。
【51题详解】
根据上文“Also, when we want to talk our problems over with a friend, we have to put our thoughts into words first.”可知，上文提到当我们想和朋友讨论问题的时候，我们需要把我们的想法用语言表达出来。选项D“仅这一点就能让我们更好地理解我们的问题。”延续上文内容，指出将我们的想法表达出来可以帮助我们更了解我们的问题。故选D。
【52题详解】
根据下文“Friends may have many different ideas and skills so they can help us achieve what we want during life.”可知，朋友可以帮助我们实现我们所想的。选项F“有许多事情只有在朋友的帮助下才能完成。”与下文内容一致，指出有了朋友的帮助，我们可以完成很多事情。故选F。
【53题详解】
根据下文“If we want to better walk the ‘path of life’ with the comfort, advice and help from our trusted friends, we should choose friends and develop relationships carefully.”可知，下文提出要谨慎选择朋友。选项G“然而，享受人群的陪伴和和朋友在一起是不一样的。”自然引出下文内容，指出有朋友相伴不同于有人陪伴，从而引出下文我们需要谨慎选择朋友。故选G。
E
Sugar-free cookies, sugar-free candy, and diet soda—are these better for you After sugar became a no-no in the nutrition and wellness world, sugar-free food and drinks acted as a replacement for once beloved sweet drinks and snacks. Being claimed to be ZERO sugar means the food and drinks are healthier, better for diabetics, and help you slim down…Right Wrong. Sugar-free products aren’t better for you. In fact, they are worse. For most sugar-free products, it means that artificial sweeteners (甜味剂) are used instead of real sugar. The problem is that these sweeteners do not come from natural sources and they can do you more harm than good.
Let’s get into what these artificial sweeteners actually are. Sugar-free sugar sounds wrong because there is no such thing as sugar-free sugar. Some of these sugar-free alternatives even contain sugar and the ones that have chemicals your body often does not know how to process. Most artificial sweeteners are a lot sweeter than sugar so only a small quantity of them are needed. That’s why they can market sugar-free alternatives as “low-calorie” or “no-calorie”. It also means that you get no nutritional value from consuming them, which is why so many sugar-free replacements are classified as “non-nutritive”. These artificial sweeteners tend to hide under some names. Actually, they are 200-600 times sweeter than sugar.
When you eat sweet stuff, your body continues to desire it and, even though your body cannot metabolize (代谢) these sugar-free alternatives, your brain does not know the difference. In turn sugar-free alternatives relate to weight gain and Type-2 diabetes (糖尿病). Besides, artificial sweeteners also damage your gut’s ability to break down sugar which impacts everything you eat. In other words, your body doesn’t know how to handle artificial sweeteners because they have nothing real to process.
Here is a good rule of thumb: stay away from artificial sweeteners and look for non-sugar, natural sweeteners like stevia (甜叶菊) or date sugar. In the war against artificial sweeteners and real sugar, both lose. Satisfy your sweet tooth with natural sugar that comes from fruits and stay away from products claimed to be sugar-free.
54. What do most sugar-free products have in common
A. They don’t taste sweet. B. They are free of calories.
C. They are rich in nutrition. D. They have artificial sweeteners.
55. What can be inferred about artificial sweeteners
A. They are as sweet as sugar. B. They cause a big risk to health.
C. They can be metabolized easily D. They have long been added to food.
56. What does the author advise us to do
A. To keep a balanced diet. B. To stay away from sugary products.
C To choose fewer artificial ingredients. D. To take in sugar from natural sources
57. Which of the following can be the best title for the text
A. Why are sugar-free products bad for your health
B. How will sugar-free products affect your body
C. What can be called sugar-free products
D. Why are sugar-free products popular
【答案】54. D 55. B 56. D 57. A
【解析】
【导语】本文主要讲述了无糖产品并不如其宣传的那样对健康有益，反而由于使用了人工甜味剂，可能对健康产生不良影响。作者建议选择自然来源的甜味剂，如水果中的天然糖分，而不是人工甜味剂产品。
【54题详解】
细节理解题。根据“For most sugar-free products, it means that artificial sweeteners (甜味剂) are used instead of real sugar.”可知，大多数无糖产品中使用人工甜味剂代替真正的糖，所以它们的共同点是含有人工甜味剂。故选D。
【55题详解】
推理判断题。根据“In turn sugar-free alternatives relate to weight gain and Type-2 diabetes (糖尿病). Besides, artificial sweeteners also damage your gut’s ability to break down sugar which impacts everything you eat.”可知，人工甜味剂不能被身体很好地代谢，可能会导致体重增加和2型糖尿病，并损害肠道分解糖的能力。故选B。
【56题详解】
细节理解题。根据“Here is a good rule of thumb: stay away from artificial sweeteners and look for non-sugar, natural sweeteners like stevia (甜叶菊) or date sugar.”和“Satisfy your sweet tooth with natural sugar that comes from fruits and stay away from products claimed to be sugar-free.”可知，作者建议远离人工甜味剂，使用天然糖源，如水果中的糖以满足甜食需求。故选D。
【57题详解】
最佳标题题。整篇文章讨论了无糖产品对健康的不利影响，说明无糖产品为何对健康不利。故选A。
根据对话内容，从选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，其中有两个为多余选项。
A: The First of October is China’s National Day, isn’t it
B: Yes. People have celebrated the National Day since 1st October 1949. ____58____
A: Do you have any plans for the holiday this year
B: Yes. My parents and I are going to visit some friends in Tianjin.
A: ____59____
B: We will visit some places of interest there and we’ll spend one day in Tanggu and it’s by the sea.
A: ____60____
B: About one hour’s driving. ____61____
A: Our National Day is called Independence Day. It’s on 4th July.
B: ____62____
A: Well, you can see American flags everywhere.
B: We all love our own country. Goodbye.
A. Where are you going to visit in Tianjin
B. When is your national day
C. What are you doing
D. And we have a three-day holiday.
E. How far is it from the centre of Tianjin to Tanggu
F. Is there anything special on that day
G. Which hotel will you stay in
【答案】58. D 59. A 60. E 61. B 62. F
【解析】
【导语】本文是讨论国庆节的一则对话。
【58题详解】
根据“People have celebrated the National day since 1st October 1949.”可知，此处是进一步介绍中国国庆节的信息，选项D“我们有三天的假期。”与之相符。故选D。
【59题详解】
根据“We will visit some places of interest there and we’ll spend one day in Tanggu and it’s by the sea.”可知，此处询问在天津要去哪儿，选项A“你打算去天津的什么地方？”与之相符。故选A。
【60题详解】
根据“About one hour’s driving.”可知，此处对距离进行询问，选项E“从天津市中心到塘沽有多远？”与之相符。故选E。
【61题详解】
根据“Our National Day is called Independence Day. It’s on 4th July.”可知，此处询问对方国家国庆节的日期，选项B“你们的国庆日是什么时候？”与之相符。故选B。
【62题详解】
根据“Well, you can see American flags everywhere.”可知，此处询问对方国庆节的特别之处，选项F“那天有什么特别的吗？”与之相符。故选F。
书面表达
63. 最近，你校英文报在举办主题为“One hour of exercise a day makes a lifetime of health.”的征文活动。假定你是李华，请根据以下内容用英语写一篇短文。
1. 你对征文主题理解;
2. 你喜欢的运动项目及活动情况;
3. 该运动给你的生活和学习带来的好处。
注意: 1. 词数100左右;
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯;
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
【答案】例文
Nowadays, playing sports is becoming more and more popular. I believe that “One hour of exercise a day makes a lifetime of health” means regular exercise keeps us healthy and active.
My favorite sports is playing basketball. After school I usually spend half an hour on it, which not only builds up my body but also makes me refreshed. Playing basketball helps me relax after a period of exhausting study and improves my study efficiency. Besides, through the game, I have learned the spirit of teamwork. It is also a good way for me to make new friends. In short, playing basketball enriches my life and makes me more confident.
Come on! Let’s do sports together and enjoy a healthy life!
【解析】
【详解】[总体分析]
①题材：本文是一篇材料作文；
②时态：主要为“一般现在时”；
③提示：写作要点已给出，适当添加细节，并突出写作重点，逻辑清晰、无拼写和语法错误。
[写作步骤]
第一步，阐述对征文主题的个人见解；
第二步，详细阐述喜欢的运动项目，以及平时的活动情况并描述运动项目对于你的健康和学习的正面影响和积极作用 ；
第三步，呼吁大家运动。
[亮点词汇]
①more and more越来越
②not only…but also…不仅……而且……
③in short简而言之
[高分句型]
①In short, playing basketball enriches my life and makes me more confident. (动名词作主语)
②Let’s do sports together and enjoy a healthy life! (并列句)景德镇一中2024～2025学年第一学期期末考试卷
初二(1)班英语
一、听力(每小题1分，共20分)
内容请参考全市统一试卷听力
二、单项选择(每小题1分，共8分)
1. ---Have you seen ____ purple pen I left ____ somewhere in the room yesterday.
---With a snoopy on it I saw _____ in the corner, but I’m not sure whether it is yours.
A. one; it; one B. a; it; one C. one; one; it D. a; one; it
2. Paper ________ the fibres of plants for many years.
A. has been made from
B. have been made out of
C. has made up of
D. have been made into
3. —Du Fu is called “the saint of poetry”, isn’t he
—Yes. He ________ by many people and his works ________ in different languages around the world.
A. is looked up; are sold well B. is looked up; sell well
C. is looked up to; sell well D. is looked up to; are sold well
4. —Could you tell me ________
—Sure. They ________ to the playground for the basketball match.
A. where are the students; have been B. where were the students; have been
C. where the students are; have gone D. where the students were; have gone
5. When the clerk saw a kind of face wrinkled in an apologetic smile, she stood ________ to the ground, ________whether to stay or leave.
A. rooted; wondering B. to be rooted; wonder
C. rooting; to wonder D. to root; wondered
6. On the top of the hill ________ the old man once lived.
A. a temple stands there in which B. a temple standing on which
C. does a temple stand where D. stands a temple where
7. —_________! Thanks a lot.
—_________.
A. What a good advice; With pleasure B. How good advices; My pleasure
C. What good advice; It’s a pleasure D. How a good advice; You’re welcome
8. If you think that other people are always in a better situation than us, even when they are not, we say “________”.
A. the grass is always greener on the other side
B. every dog has its day
C. the early bird catches the worm
D. actions speak louder than words
二、完形填空
Eddie McCarthy was watching the local TV news when he suddenly saw a ____9____ face on the screen: Roman, one of his high school math students. His parents were ____10____ looking for a live kidney (肾) donor for him. McCarthy decided he would get a blood test to see if he might be a potential match.
Roman’s kidneys were ____11____, and he would likely have to wait three to five years for a donor (捐赠者) kidney, ____12____ more than 92,000 people were on the waiting list.
Roman’s mother said, “Every birthday was bittersweet, knowing that Roman was getting closer to ____13____ a kidney transplant (移植).” His parents began an all-out ____14____ for a living donor two years ago.
Then in February, their ____15____ came after McCarthy saw them on the local news. McCarthy got a blood test at a local clinic and ____16____ that his blood type was O positive like Roman’s. He soon did more tests. At the end of June, he ____17____ news that he would be a great donor match for Roman.
When the hospital ____18____ in June that the operation would be performed, Roman’s parents began to shed tears.
Roman’s transplant went smoothly, and he was pretty much back to being a(n) ____19____ 15-year-old kid. His parents’ friends ____20____ a GoFundMe account for him to help pay the expense.
“Everyone in our family will forever be ____21____ for what the donor did,” Roman’s mother said. “We hope that his ____22____ will give hope to others who are ____23____ what we did, and that they’ll also find donors.”
9. A. familiar B. precious C. common D. different
10. A. comfortably B. happily C. anxiously D. secretly
11. A. suffering B. failing C. hurting D. damaging
12. A. if B. until C. because D. although
13. A. admitting B. needing C. improving D. balancing
14. A. search B. responsibility C. suggestion D. excuse
15. A. competition B. challenge C. pride D. luck
16. A. remembered B. commented C. learned D. imagined
17. A. ignored B. spread C. received D. brought
18 A. determined B. blamed C. pretended D. praised
19. A. perfect B. generous C. similar D. average
20. A. stole B. started C. saved D. sold
21. A. thankful B. patient C. eager D. concerned
22. A. role B. target C. title D. gift
23. A. showing off B. going through C. holding onto D. getting over
三、选词填空
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As Chinese, I’m sure you know something about Tai Chi. It’s a kind of sport and one of the symbols of Chinese culture.
Tai Chi is common in China. If you walk through a park, you might see people doing these slow and ____24____ actions. They are doing Tai Chi, an ancient form of art. Doing Tai Chi is good for our health and helps us relax and free ____25____ from pressure. It can make us walk and move freely. Tai Chi also mixes slow actions and deep breaths ____26____.
But Tai Chi is more than a kind of sport. It shows ____27____ we see the world as well. The world is full of yin and yang, such as dark and light, soft and hard, full and empty etc.
Tai Chi sets up good relationships ____28____ yin and yang, while they aren’t opposite. Just like the Tai Chi picture. A white circle is in the black area and a black circle is in the white area. After a dark night. the sun will rise. Leaves fall in autumn but grow in spring. Everything keeps changing. Yin and yang depend on each other and make a ____29____ to each other. That is why humans can get on well with ____30____ and people can use softness to beat hardness. Tai Chi makes ____31____ use of yin and yang.
In China, Tai Chi has been practiced for about 600 years. At present, more people are ____32____ to join in Tai Chi and pass it on. ____33____ of people in more than 150 countries practice Tai Chi.
It is ____34____ more and more popular in the world.
四、阅读理解
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Into the Wild
—Get to know some of the mammals that call Yellowstone home
Bison
Bison can weigh up to 2,000 pounds and are herbivores (食草动物). Despite their size, they are very mobile and can run up to 30 mph and jump up to six feet vertically. In1902, America’s wild bison had decreased to only two dozen due to overhunting. Conservation efforts increased the Yellowstone bison population to 4,800 in 2023. See them in Hayden, Lamar and Pelican valleys.
Gray Wolf
Gray wolves had gone extinct in Yellowstone until 14 were reintroduced in 1995. Today, approximately 108 wolves live here. These social animals live in groups and can be gray, white or black. They hunt elk, deer and bison near dawn and dusk thanks to their excellent night vision. For your best chance of seeing them, head to Lamar or Hayden valleys or Blacktail Deer Plateau in the early morning.
Elk
Up to 20,000 elk summer in Yellowstone, but most move to lower elevations in the winter months. Elk are a large member of the deer family and can be identified by their size and white rumps. Mating season, known as “the rut”, occurs each fall when male elk fight with each other for females. It’s characterized by their haunting bugling sound. In the summer, see them in Cascade Meadows, Madison Canyon and Lamar Valley.
Grizzly Bear
One of two species of bears in Yellowstone, grizzlies are big. They can weigh up to 700 pounds and have a distinctive hump between their shoulders. Grizzlies are omnivores and will eat bugs, plants, fish and mammals. Approximately 150 live in Yellowstone and if you’re lucky, you may spot them in the Hayden and Lamar valleys, north of Mount Washington and between Fishing Bridge and the East Entrance.
35. What contributed to the decline of America’s wild bison population by 1902
A. Disease. B. Climate change.
C. Unsustainable hunting. D. Habitat loss.
36. Which of the following statements is TRUE about gray wolves in Yellowstone
A. They were reintroduced in 1902. B. They primarily hunt during the midday.
C. They can only be found in Lamar Valley. D. They live in packs and can have various colors.
37. Where are you most likely to encounter all the four mammals in Yellowstone
A. Lamar Valley. B. Madison Canyon.
C. Pelican Valley. D. Hayden Valley.
B
A cup of coffee before breakfast, is considered quite normal for many people, especially those who have to rise early for work. Some experts, however, have warned the morning habit could have an effect on your health.
Experts have warned the possible bad effects of drinking coffee on an empty stomach. Researchers from the University of Bath have advised making sure to line your stomach before drinking caffeine, which they say could greatly affect a person`s blood sugar control.
The study, the findings of which were published in the British Journal of Nutrition, was carried out on 29 healthy male and female volunteers, all of whom took part in three different overnight experiments.
In scene one, volunteers have a sugary drink after waking up from a normal, uninterrupted (不间断的) sleep. In scene two, they had the exact same drink after sleeping poorly, having been awoken every hour for five minutes each time. When it came to the third scene, volunteers drank a strong black coffee after waking up from an interrupted sleep and were also given a sugary drink half an hour later. Once all three experiments ended, researchers collected blood samples from each of the 29 volunteers and examined their blood sugar level.
It was found that interrupted sleep had no obvious important effect on a person’s blood sugar level when compared to uninterrupted sleep. A strong black coffee drank on an empty stomach, however, increased their blood sugar level to the sugary drink by about 50 percent.
Although further research is needed to better understand long-term risks, the final research result of the researchers is that drinking black coffee first thing before breakfast could actually have an important effect on a person’s blood sugar and metabolic (代谢) control after an interrupted night’s sleep.
38. What do experts suggest before you drink coffee
A. Getting enough sleep. B. Having a sugary drink.
C. Eating something. D. Filling yourself up with food.
39. What is paragraph 4 mainly about
A. The volunteers’ sleep habits. B. The course of the experiments.
C. The purpose of the experiments. D. The volunteers’ blood sugar levels.
40. What can be inferred from the research result
A. Normal sleep helps low blood sugar level.
B. A sugary drink is no good for an empty stomach.
C. Interrupted sleep has little effect on blood sugar level.
D Male volunteers achieve uninterrupted sleep easily.
C
In early 2024, I hit a rut in my studies. Although I had been productive early in my graduate career, my long hours and hard work were no longer translating into success in the laboratory, and I felt hopeless about achieving my goals.
As I began to search for the cause of my struggles, I became increasingly aware that my “quiet time” at the lab bench was anything but. Instead of thinking about science, I was watching television or interacting with social media on my smartphone. Although I could mask this inefficiency (低效率) with longer hours, my work felt disorganized. Through reflection, I came to understand my problem.
To make a change, I reduced my connectivity by using a basic mobile phone without an Internet connection during work hours, and removing unnecessary apps from my smartphone when I did use it. Things didn’t go smoothly in the beginning, but with time, I started reading papers during long experiments, and began a habit of writing in my down time. These practices have already yielded success: I am currently preparing a review article for publication with my adviser. I have also felt more engaged in meetings—coming better prepared, asking questions and taking hand—written notes. Perhaps most importantly, I have felt my anxiety about work efficiency disappear and that my disorganized work—life relationship is traded for one with clearer boundaries.
Changing my smartphone habits has also created challenges. Not all my friends have been supportive of my reduced connectivity, and I have missed messages on communication services. Yet these problems have been a small price to pay for increased productivity. So if you find yourself in this situation, I encourage you to build down time and uninterrupted study into your schedule, which could be significant for your success.
41. What does the underlined expression “my ‘quiet time’ at the lab bench was anything but” mean in Paragraph 2
A Screen time took up too much of my work hours.
B. I was busy in reflecting on my work inefficiency.
C. I always had a good rest quietly at the laboratory bench.
D. Watching TV on my phone is always my choice during a break.
42. According to the author, what is the major benefit of changing smartphone habits
A. Enough time to read papers. B. A good balance between work and life.
C. The ability to publish scientific articles. D. More chances to attend important meetings.
43. What can be learned from the last paragraph
A. A full schedule for study is important in determining people’s career.
B. The author’s friends didn’t support his decision on smartphone usage.
C. Missed messages on communication apps didn’t cause trouble to the author.
D. It is worthwhile to reduce the connectivity on smartphone despite challenges.
44. From the passage we can know that the author ________.
A. cared about what others said very much
B. chose to abandon his smartphone to make a change
C. hoped to help others by sharing his own experience
D. many times he tried to improve his work efficiency but failed
D
Smokey Bear is famous for warning against forest fires, but for most US homeowners, grass fires are actually more of a threat.
Forest fires are well known for their violence (猛烈). However, after analyzing the locations of homes within wildfire boundaries (边界) since the 1990s, a new study published in Science found they were responsible for just 33 percent of houses destroyed by wildfires in the early 2000s. In contrast, 64 percent of such houses were destroyed by grassland fires. This is because even though forest fires are more destructive to buildings and the number of forest fires has increased, much more buildings burned by wildfires were built in grasslands, the researchers found.
There are twice as many homes within wildfire boundaries today as there were 30 years ago, according to the study. Two factors have resulted in the situation. Fifty—three percent of this effect could be explained by an increasing amount of the burned areas: wildfires are more common and violent than they used to be. The other forty—seven percent was caused by the increased expansion of homes into what experts call the wildland urban (城市的) interface(WUI),where houses are against natural areas.
Homeowners in forested areas are often relatively well aware of their fire risk, says Sarah Anderson, a professor of environmental politics at the University of California Santa Barbara. But people living in a grassy space may not realize the danger. “This paper probably implies we need to do a lot more public education,” Anderson says.
There are ways to augment the survival rate, says Yana Valachovic, forest adviser and county director at the University of California Cooperative Extension. For example, homeowners can protect themselves by blocking vent openings so that fire can`t land in eaves, pulling plants and wood coverings away from ground and using metal fences to replace wood ones.
45. Why did grassland fires destroy more houses than forest fires
A. There were less and less forest fires. B. More burnt houses were in grasslands.
C. Forest fires were less destructive to houses. D. The houses in grasslands were of lower quality.
46. What may cause increased homes in wildfire boundaries according to the text
A. Reduced urban areas. B. Less houses into WUI.
C. More violent wildfires. D. Increased love for nature.
47. What need homeowners in grasslands do according to Anderson
A. Warn themselves of forest fires. B. Move their houses to forested areas.
C. Increase their awareness of fire risk. D. Reduce the destruction of grasslands.
48. What does the underlined word “augment” mean in the last paragraph
A. Test. B. Control. C. Compare. D. Increase.
七选五
When we walk the “path of life”, social life is very important. More often than not, close friendships can help us smooth out the sometimes rocky road that we are meant to travel. ____49____ Through friendships, we can become happier, wiser and more satisfied humans.
They can comfort the heart because the peace comes from having someone with whom we share our joy, sadness, success and failure. ____50____ Happiness takes on a greater meaning and a trouble shared becomes a trouble halved!
They can advise the head because we may have better understanding and judgement through conversations with wise friends. If we are guided only by our own feelings, our judgement might be one-sided. On the other hand, our friends may offer advice on important decisions we have to make. Also, when we want to talk our problems over with a friend, we have to put our thoughts into words first. ____51____
They can help us achieve the goals we set for ourselves because friends may offer help in many different ways. Sometimes a friend is even known as our “second self”. ____52____ Friends may have many different ideas and skills so they can help us achieve what we want during life.
____53____ If we want to better walk the “path of life” with the comfort, advice and help from our trusted friends, we should choose friends and develop relationships carefully.
A. Here, friendship has a double advantage.
B. In general, they have three main “fruits”.
C. Quiet periods of thought can lead to personal improvement.
D. This alone brings us a better understanding of our problems.
E. When longing to be alone, we shouldn’t always stay in our own world.
F. There are many things that can only be achieved with the help of friends.
G. Yet, enjoying the company of a crowd is not the same as being with friends.
E
Sugar-free cookies, sugar-free candy, and diet soda—are these better for you After sugar became a no-no in the nutrition and wellness world, sugar-free food and drinks acted as a replacement for once beloved sweet drinks and snacks. Being claimed to be ZERO sugar means the food and drinks are healthier, better for diabetics, and help you slim down…Right Wrong. Sugar-free products aren’t better for you. In fact, they are worse. For most sugar-free products, it means that artificial sweeteners (甜味剂) are used instead of real sugar. The problem is that these sweeteners do not come from natural sources and they can do you more harm than good.
Let’s get into what these artificial sweeteners actually are. Sugar-free sugar sounds wrong because there is no such thing as sugar-free sugar. Some of these sugar-free alternatives even contain sugar and the ones that have chemicals your body often does not know how to process. Most artificial sweeteners are a lot sweeter than sugar so only a small quantity of them are needed. That’s why they can market sugar-free alternatives as “low-calorie” or “no-calorie”. It also means that you get no nutritional value from consuming them, which is why so many sugar-free replacements are classified as “non-nutritive”. These artificial sweeteners tend to hide under some names. Actually, they are 200-600 times sweeter than sugar.
When you eat sweet stuff, your body continues to desire it and, even though your body cannot metabolize (代谢) these sugar-free alternatives, your brain does not know the difference. In turn sugar-free alternatives relate to weight gain and Type-2 diabetes (糖尿病). Besides, artificial sweeteners also damage your gut’s ability to break down sugar which impacts everything you eat. In other words, your body doesn’t know how to handle artificial sweeteners because they have nothing real to process.
Here is a good rule of thumb: stay away from artificial sweeteners and look for non-sugar, natural sweeteners like stevia (甜叶菊) or date sugar. In the war against artificial sweeteners and real sugar, both lose. Satisfy your sweet tooth with natural sugar that comes from fruits and stay away from products claimed to be sugar-free.
54. What do most sugar-free products have in common
A. They don’t taste sweet. B. They are free of calories.
C. They are rich in nutrition. D. They have artificial sweeteners.
55. What can be inferred about artificial sweeteners
A. They are as sweet as sugar. B. They cause a big risk to health.
C. They can be metabolized easily D. They have long been added to food.
56. What does the author advise us to do
A. To keep a balanced diet. B. To stay away from sugary products.
C. To choose fewer artificial ingredients. D. To take in sugar from natural sources
57. Which of the following can be the best title for the text
A. Why are sugar-free products bad for your health
B. How will sugar-free products affect your body
C. What can be called sugar-free products
D. Why are sugar-free products popular
根据对话内容，从选出能填入空白处最佳选项，其中有两个为多余选项。
A: The First of October is China’s National Day, isn’t it
B: Yes. People have celebrated the National Day since 1st October 1949. ____58____
A: Do you have any plans for the holiday this year
B: Yes. My parents and I are going to visit some friends in Tianjin.
A: ____59____
B: We will visit some places of interest there and we’ll spend one day in Tanggu and it’s by the sea.
A: ____60____
B: About one hour’s driving. ____61____
A: Our National Day is called Independence Day. It’s on 4th July.
B: ____62____
A: Well, you can see American flags everywhere.
B: We all love our own country. Goodbye.
A. Where are you going to visit in Tianjin
B. When is your national day
C. What are you doing
D. And we have a three-day holiday.
E. How far is it from the centre of Tianjin to Tanggu
F Is there anything special on that day
G. Which hotel will you stay in
书面表达
63. 最近，你校英文报在举办主题为“One hour of exercise a day makes a lifetime of health.”的征文活动。假定你是李华，请根据以下内容用英语写一篇短文。
1. 你对征文主题的理解;
2. 你喜欢的运动项目及活动情况;
3. 该运动给你的生活和学习带来的好处。
注意: 1. 词数100左右;
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯;
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