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湖北省武漢2024-2025學度年高二下開學收心考試
英 語
本試卷分第Ⅰ卷(選擇題)和第Ⅱ卷(非選擇題)。滿分150分，考試時間120分鐘。
注意事項：
1.答第Ⅰ卷前，考生務必將自己的姓名、準考證號填寫在答題卡上。
2.選出每小題答案后，用2B鉛筆把答題卡上對應題目的答案標號涂黑。如需改動，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案標號。不能答在本試卷上，否則無效。
第Ⅰ卷
第一部分：聽力 (共兩節，滿分30分)
第一節：(共5小題;每小題1.5分，滿分7.5分)
聽下面5段對話。每段對話后有一個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項。聽完每段對話后，你都有10秒鐘的時間來回答有關小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話僅讀一遍。
1. Where is the woman probably now
A. At school. B. In a hospital. C. At home.
【答案】B
【原文】
M: When will you go back to school, Lisa
W: Maybe next Monday. The doctor said I’m recovering fast. I’ll be able to go back home soon.
M: I’m very glad to hear that.
2. Why does the man make the call
A. To reschedule a meeting. B. To confirm an interview. C. To cancel an appointment.
【答案】B
【原文】
M: Good morning, this is Marcus. I’d like to speak to Ms. Turner please.
W: I’m sorry. Ms. Turner is out of the office. Would you like to leave a message
M: Yes, Ms. Turner is scheduled for an interview with me tomorrow at 9 a.m. I’d just like to make sure of it.
3. What does the man advise the woman to do
A. Stick to her weekly schedule.
B. Work at the community part-time.
C. Balance study and voluntary work.
【答案】C
【原文】
W: I’d like to sign up for weekly voluntary work. I hear it’s a great activity to connect with the community.
M: It sure is, but obviously you’ll have to put in a lot of hours. You must leave some room for scheduling your study time.
4. What will the woman probably do tomorrow afternoon
A. See a doctor. B. Meet her brother. C. Watch a film.
【答案】C
【原文】
M: Do you have any special plans for tomorrow If you’d like, I can treat you to the movies tomorrow afternoon.
W: Well, I have a doctor’s appointment at noon, and I’m going to have dinner with my brother at seven. I could probably enjoy a movie in between, since it’s your treat.
5. What are the speakers mainly talking about
A. The differences in diet. B. The man’s accent. C. The woman’s favorite food.
【答案】A
【原文】
W: I know from your accent that you’re from the south. For all I know, southerners prefer cooked rice, while northerners love the food made of wheat flour.
M: Yes. I had a hard time getting used to the food when I first came here.
第二節 (共15小題; 每小題1.5分, 滿分22.5分)
聽下面5段對話或獨白。每段對話或獨白后有幾個小題，從題中所給的 A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項。聽每段對話或獨白前，你將有時間閱讀各個小題，每小題 5秒鐘;聽完后各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時間。每段對話或獨白讀兩遍。
聽下面一段對話，回答6、7小題。
6. What did the man do when he met Claire
A. He bought her something. B. He stopped to talk to her. C. He waved his hand to her.
7. Where is Claire probably working now
A. In a supermarket. B. In a school. C. In a bank.
【答案】6. C 7. B
【原文】
W: I saw Claire the other day in the supermarket. She looked good.
M: Oh, I saw her at the station last time, but my train was pulling in so I couldn’t stop to talk. I just waved and went to catch my train.
W: Yeah. She told me what happened that day.
M: Well, is she still working for the bank
W: No. She has a new job. I guess she must be correcting her students’ papers now.
M: Good for her.
聽下面一段對話，回答8、9題。
8. What kind of game are the speakers watching
A. Basketball. B. Badminton. C. Football.
9. What happened just now
A. The competition finished. B. Someone almost made a score. C. The woman’s team won the game.
【答案】8. C 9. B
【原文】
M: It’s so cold. You must really love this game to come standing here to watch your team every week.
W: I love my team and I’m always there whenever they play. I won’t let a bit of bad weather stop me watching them.
M: Well, I couldn’t do this every week. I’ve never been much of a football fan.
W: Didn’t you play when you were at school
M: A little bit, but I was more into basketball and badminton.
W: I do actually enjoy playing badminton. I took part in a few school competitions.
M: You must have been good.
W: Maybe. Or maybe I was just the best of a bad lot. Anyway, I enjoyed it... Hey, we’ re missing the game by talking.
M: What happened Did somebody score
W: No, but it was a near thing. Let’s concentrate now.
聽下面一段對話，回答10至12題。
10. Why does the man make the call
A. To track a booking. B. To make a reservation. C. To postpone an appointment.
11. When does the man want the party to end
A. At 9:30 p. m. B. At 10:30 p. m. C. At 11:30 p. m.
12. What can the man enjoy on Saturday night
A. Welcome drinks. B. A meal discount. C. A free tour of the park.
【答案】10. A 11. B 12. A
【原文】
W: Dolphin Wonders. This is Mary. How may I help you
M: Hello, this is Larry from Speakers International. I mainly want to make a follow-up on our reservation for our company’s anniversary party.
W: Oh, yes. We’ve already reserved the banquet hall under your name. It will start at 6:30 on Saturday night and last for five hours, right
M: Well, now the party will only last for four hours so that the colleagues can have a good rest.
W: That’s okay.
M: By the way, do we get a meal discount if our group reaches 500 people And can we have a free tour of the park
W: Well, we only give discounts to groups of 1,000 or more, but you do get welcome drinks. Regarding the tour, the park has been temporarily closed because it is being rebuilt.
M: I see. Thank you very much.
聽下面一段對話，回答13至16題。
13. What was the man doing before the conversation
A. Listening to music. B. Sending a message. C. Watching a documentary.
14. What’s the probable relationship between the two speakers
A. Classmates. B. Fellow workers. C. Family members.
15. What will Robert prepare for the party
A. Food. B. Flowers. C. Juice
16. What is the man likely to do next
A. Go to the airport. B. Share great news. C. Make a phone call.
【答案】13. A 14. C 15. B 16. C
【原文】
W: I got a message... Hey, man! Would you please take off your earphones
M: Sorry. I was just enjoying a pleasant song. It’s from a documentary that I watched yesterday. Oh, what did you say, honey
W: I said I got a message from Robert that our neighbor Daisy is coming back from abroad.
M: Really We haven’t seen Daisy for about two years since she worked abroad.
W: Yes, she has been back to work in America.
M: That’s great news. How about throwing a party for her
W: I think so. Robert is of the same mind. He said he would prepare flowers for Daisy.
M: Good, I’ll buy the food.
W: Then I’ll bring some of Daisy’s favorite juice.
M: OK. I’d like to ring Daisy now and ask her about the exact time of her return so as to pick her up at the airport then.
聽下面一段獨白，回答17到20題。
17. What is the speaker doing
A. Leaving a message. B. Giving a speech. C. Writing a note.
18. Why does the speaker come to David’s town
A. To visit David’s family. B. To attend a meeting. C. To spend his holiday.
19. Where is the speaker looking forward to going
A. To his school. B. To Italy. C. To the airport.
20. Who could Catherine probably be
A. Tim’s daughter. B. Tim’s wife. C. David’s wife.
【答案】17. A 18. B 19. B 20. C
【原文】
David, this is Tim, your old college classmate. How is everything going I’m in town for a meeting. I would have called before I came, but the meeting was supposed to last all day, and I didn’t think I’d have time to talk to you. It turns out that the meeting ended early. I’m hoping we could get together for a while, but my plane back to Columbus leaves at 8:30. We are all fine. Ellie likes her new job. Our kids are doing well in school. We are going to Italy on holiday this year. I’m looking forward to going back there again.
Remember what a great time we had when you and I went in 2014 I hope I can find that great restaurant up in the hills. Remember it Anyway, we were excited about the trip. I hope you and Catherine are OK. Well, I don’t know what else to say on the machine, so I guess I’ll hang up now. I’ll try to give you another call from the airport before I leave. Really sorry I missed you. Give my love to Catherine. Take care. Bye!
第二部分 閱讀（共兩節，滿分50分）
第一節 （共15小題；每小題2.5分，滿分37.5分）
閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出最佳選項。
A
Cruising (乘船游覽) the Rhine; a family trip
Create family memories during our popular Rhine River cruise!
Days 1& 2 — Leave for Zurich, Switzerland
Depart from the US on a flight to Zurich and transfer to Basel to get on MS Amadeus Queens, where each adult and child will receive a special Welcome Package with general information about the cruise. The travel director will be on board to offer suggestions on independent activities. Then the ship will depart from Basel for Strasbourg and the passengers will gather for a welcome party and dinner on the ship.
Day 3 — Strasbourg
Choice 1— Strasbourg Panoramic Tour
This tour shows the most important city of France’s Alsace Region and the capital of the European Union. After the tour, you can enjoy a guided walk through Strasbourg’s historic center and visit Notre Dame Cathedral.
Choice 2 — Culinary Strasbourg
It offers insight into the city’s culinary heritage. Strasbourg is famous for its cooking throughout France. In “Winstubs”, small wine bars, typical of Strasbourg, traditional dishes can be enjoyed.
Day 4 — Speyer/Heidelberg
Choice 1—Technic Museum in Speyer
Explore inside an original huge plane and study the inner workings of a sea rescue boat. You’ll find the largest space flight exhibition in Europe, showing the Russian spacecraft Buran, a real moonstone, spacesuits as well as classic cars, fire trucks, motorcycles, and other exhibits.
Choice 2 — Heidelberg Castle and Town
Explore historic Heidelberg and visit the red-walled castle. See beautiful views of the Neckar Valley and the city below.
Choice 3 — Hike Heidelberg’s Philosopher’s Way
Hike the famous “Philosopher’s Way” for impressive views of Heidelberg Castle and the old town. Take a rest in Philosopher’s Garden while enjoying the view along with snacks and drinks.
21. What does the Welcome Package provide
A. Tips on independent activities. B. A guide to MS Amadeus Queens.
C. The introduction to the river cruise. D. Information about the welcome party.
22. Which route may a food lover enjoy most
A. Culinary Strasbourg. B. Strasbourg Panoramic Tour.
C. Technic Museum in Speyer. D. Heidelberg Castle and Town.
23. What can tourists do during the tour of Speyer
A. Travel in classic motor vehicles. B. Get some knowledge of space.
C. Go hiking on a well-known path. D. Explore the historic castle and town.
【答案】21. C 22. A 23. B
【導語】本文為一篇廣告類的應用文。介紹了家庭為單位的乘船游覽萊茵河的行程安排。
21. 細節理解題。根據Days 1& 2 — Leave for Zurich, Switzerland的第一句“Depart from the US on a flight to Zurich and transfer to Basel to get on MS Amadeus Queens, where each adult and child will receive a special Welcome Package with general information about the cruise. The travel director will be on board to offer suggestions on independent activities. (從美國飛往蘇黎世，轉乘巴塞爾的MS Amadeus Queens，每個大人和孩子都將收到一個特別的歡迎禮包，上面有郵輪的基本信息。)”可知，這個歡迎環節在MS Amadeus Queens這條船上，歡迎禮包里邊有郵輪的基本信息。故選C項。
2. 細節理解題。根據Day 3之Choice 2 — Culinary Strasbourg的“It offers insight into the city’s culinary heritage. Strasbourg is famous for its cooking throughout France. In ‘Winstubs’, small wine bars, typical of Strasbourg, traditional dishes can be enjoyed. (它能讓你深入了解這座城市的烹飪傳統。斯特拉斯堡以烹飪聞名于全法國。在典型的斯特拉斯堡小酒吧Winstubs，可以品嘗到傳統菜肴。)”可知，美食愛好者最喜歡的線路應該是Culinary Strasbourg。故選A項。
3. 推理判斷題。根據Day 4 — Speyer/Heidelberg之Choice 1—Technic Museum in Speyer的“Explore inside an original huge plane and study the inner workings of a sea rescue boat. You’ll find the largest space flight exhibition in Europe, showing the Russian spacecraft Buran, a real moonstone, spacesuits as well as classic cars, fire trucks, motorcycles, and other exhibits. (探索原始的巨大飛機內部，研究海上救援船的內部工作原理。你會發現歐洲最大的太空飛行展覽，展示俄羅斯的‘布蘭’號宇宙飛船、真正的月光石、宇航服以及經典汽車、消防車、摩托車等展品)”可知，在這個環節，游客可以了解一些太空知識。故選B項。
B
In July 2020, over two nights and three days, with my wife, three kids and another family of camping friends, we enjoyed views of St. Vincent Gulf and a time made even more memorable by a ring.
My father had died four months earlier and I had been wearing a gold ring of his that was gifted to me. On the second day of our hike, as the rest of our group set off after lunch, I was walking at the back with my wife when I looked down at my hand where my dad’s ring usually was. It was gone.
I spent the next few minutes and hours being comforted by my friends and family and regretting how I could lose something so precious on a hiking trip. My friend encouraged me to search for my ring in my pack, which I did when we stopped for a drink. There was no ring.
We set up camp and settled in at Kingfisher Flat, the most beautiful campsite, sitting beside a flowing creek. That night I went to sleep and eventually reconciled that my ring was gone for good.
Finishing the hike the following day, back at Mambray Creek, my mate said we should have one last look for the ring at the campsite before setting off. I went along with the idea, especially given there were toilets nearby and it was a four-hour drive back to our home on the Fleurieu Peninsula.
As we approached our campsite our friends started searching around the grounds for the ring. I inspected our fuel gauge completely, while my eldest daughter walked to the fire ring where we’d been chatting and laughing. Seconds later I heard my daughter say “I’ve found it!”
I seriously could not believe what she’d said until she presented me with my dad’s ring. I accepted the ring, hugged my daughter and to this day find it hard to believe my dad’s ring was found. This precious chapter made the two nights hiking something I will never forget.
24. What happened after the author losing his father’s ring during the hike
A. The author decided to buy a new ring.
B. The group decided to end the trip early.
C. The author received comfort from friends and family.
D. The author immediately found the ring in his sleeping bag.
25. What does the underlined word “reconciled” in paragraph 4 mean
A. Felt angry and frustrated. B. Argued about the situation.
C. Made peace with the situation. D. Found a solution to the problem.
26. Why did the author agree to have one last look for the ring at the campsite
A. Because his friends insisted on searching again.
B. Because he was still hopeful of finding the ring.
C. Because he wanted to spend more time with his family.
D. Because there were toilets nearby, making it a convenient stop.
27. What’s the purpose of the story
A. to describe the natural beauty of St. Vincent Gulf and its surroundings.
B. to promote the benefits of family camping trips and outdoor activities.
C. to provide a detailed account of hiking techniques and outdoor survival tips.
D. to share the emotional journey of losing and finding a cherished family treasure.
【答案】24. C 25. C 26. D 27. D
【導語】本文是一篇記敘文。文章講述了作者在徒步旅行中丟失了父親留下的戒指，最后在營地被女兒意外找回的感人經歷。
24. 細節理解題。根據第三段“I spent the next few minutes and hours being comforted by my friends and family and regretting how I could lose something so precious on a hiking trip. (在接下來的幾分鐘和幾個小時里，我的朋友和家人都在安慰我，我后悔怎么會在徒步旅行中丟失這么珍貴的東西)”可知，作者在徒步旅行中丟失父親的戒指后，得到了朋友和家人的安慰。故選C項。
25. 詞句猜測題。根據劃線詞所在句“That night I went to sleep and eventually reconciled that my ring was gone for good. (那天晚上，我上床睡覺，并最終reconciled我的戒指永遠不見了)”中“eventually”和“my ring was gone for good”可推知，作者最終接受了戒指丟失這一事實。劃線詞reconciled意思是“接受，順從”，與“Made peace with the situation(接受這個情況)”同義。故選C項。
26. 細節理解題。根據第五段中“I went along with the idea, especially given there were toilets nearby and it was a four-hour drive back to our home on the Fleurieu Peninsula.(我接受了這個想法，尤其是考慮到附近有廁所，而且回我們在弗勒里厄半島的家還要開四個小時的車)”可知，作者同意在營地最后再找一次戒指是因為附近有廁所，可以順便停一下。故選D項。
27. 推理判斷題。通讀全文，結合第一段中“In July 2020, over two nights and three days, with my wife, three kids and another family of camping friends, we enjoyed views of St. Vincent Gulf and a time made even more memorable by a ring.(2020年7月，在兩天三天的時間里，我和妻子、三個孩子以及另一家露營的朋友一起欣賞了圣文森特灣的景色，一枚戒指讓這段時光變得更加難忘)”和最后一段中“I accepted the ring, hugged my daughter and to this day find it hard to believe my dad’s ring was found. This precious chapter made the two nights hiking something I will never forget.(我接過戒指，抱了抱女兒，直到今天，我仍然難以相信我找到了父親的戒指。這段珍貴的經歷讓我永遠忘不了那兩晚的徒步旅行)”可知，文章主要目的是分享失去和找回珍貴家庭寶藏的情感旅程。故選D項。
C
It’s the start of a new era of AI at Google, says CEO Sundar Pichai: the Gemini era. Gemini is Google’s latest large language model, which Pichai first mentioned at the I/O developer conference in June and is now releasing to the public. This significant advance in AI will ultimately impact almost all of Google’s products.
Gemini is more than a single AI model. There’s a lighter version called Gemini Nano meant for offline Android devices, a more powerful version called Gemini Pro that will power many Google AI services, and an even more capable model called Gemini Ultra — the most powerful LLM (大語言模型) Google has yet created. It seems to be mostly designed for data centers and enterprise applications.
OpenAI launched ChatGPT in 2022. Now Google is ready to fight back. “We’ve done a very thorough analysis of the systems side by side,” says CEO Sundar Pichai. Google ran 32 well-established criteria comparing the two models, from overall tests to the Python code generation. “I think we’re substantially (大量地) ahead on 30 out of 32 of those criteria.” he adds.
Gemini’s clearest advantage comes from its ability to understand and interact with video and audio. This was by design: multi-modality has been part of the plan from the beginning. Google built one multi-sensory model from the beginning, unlike OpenAI’s separate models for images and voice.
Right now, Gemini’s most basic models are text-based , but more advanced models like Gemini Ultra can work with images, video, and audio. “Over time,” Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis says, “Gemini will gain more senses, become more aware, accurate, and grounded. These models just sort of understand better about the world around them.” These models still have other problems, but Hassabis says they will improve as they learn more.
28. What is Gemini according to the text
A. A new language model in development.
B. A light AI model designed for offline use.
C. A new language model developed by Google.
D. A light AI model created for specific enterprise applications.
29. What does Gemini Nano specialize in
A. Generating Python code. B. Running on offline Android devices.
C. Powering Google AI services. D. Training separate models for images and voice.
30. What is a key advantage of Gemini over OpenAI’s ChatGPT
A. The ability to write Pyth on code.
B. The ability to work with video and audio.
C. The understanding and interaction with textual data.
D. The ability to create separate models for images and voice.
31. What can be inferred from the last paragraph
A. Google will bring the most advanced models.
B. Gemini models outperform OpenAI’s ChatGPT.
C. Google will still work on the perfection of Gemini models.
D. Gemini models are launched without even a slight imperfection.
【答案】28. C 29. B 30. B 31. C
【導語】這是一篇說明文。短文介紹了谷歌最新的大型語言模型Gemini，這是谷歌人工智能新時代的開始。
28. 細節理解題。根據第一段“Gemini is Google’s latest large language model”（Gemini是谷歌最新的大型語言模型）可知，Gemini 是由 Google 開發的新語言模型，故答案是 C。
29. 細節理解題。根據第二段“There’s a lighter version called Gemini Nano meant for offline Android devices,”（有一款名為Gemini Nano的輕量級版本，適用于離線安卓設備）可知，Gemini Nano 專門用于離線安卓設備，故答案是 B。
30. 細節理解題。根據第四段“Gemini’s clearest advantage comes from its ability to understand and interact with video and audio”（Gemini最明顯的優勢來自于他們理解視頻和音頻的能力。） 表明，Gemini 相比于 ChatGPT 的明顯優勢在于能夠理解和交互視頻及音頻，故答案是 B。
31. 推理判斷題。最后一段提到“but Hassabis says they will improve as they learn more”（但哈薩比斯表示，隨著他們學到更多，他們會進步的）可知，Google 還將繼續完善 Gemini 模型，故答案是 C。
D
Oranges, reds, yellows…a kaleidoscope of colour. “It was like walking in the Alps in autumn. Truly amazing!” Israeli geologist BoazLangford is describing one of the vast caverns in Dark Star --- a huge cave system tucked inside the Baisun-Tau mountain range in an isolated region of Uzbekistan. Langford was part of the international team of scientists and cavers who explored the system in 2014.
“In another branch there are frozen lakes; elsewhere, huge waterfalls. The variety of sights is incredible. Every area is different. Dark Star is like no other. Totally unusual. I’m a scientist, and not very religious, but there is something spiritual about that place.” Political instability and its remote location have kept the depths of Dark Star (named after a 1974 sci-fi comedy film) hidden from human eyes. But in 1990, a British team managed to reach one of the entrances and so exploration of this dark underworld began. Around 17km of passages, along with additional entrances, have since been discovered, but all of the openings sit halfway up a 200m-high limestone cliff. And just getting to the base camp at its foot is a long and treacherous journey.
Why are scientists bothering to traipse for days across inhospitable terrain (地貌) to reach a remote comer of Uzbekistan What could possibly be lying in the depths of the cave to make all this hardship worthwhile
Information about Earth’s past and future climate is captured in cave mineral deposits. These are made from flowing or dripping water laden with minerals --- calcite, aragonite and gypsum. Over time, the minerals build up to create rock formations called stalagmites and stalactites.
“By analysing such cave mineral deposits, I can go into the past and learn more about how the local climate evolves, and how that reflects regional or global changes,” says Dr Sebastian Breitenbach, a palaeoclimatologist at Northumbria University, who’s currently working on samples from Dark Star.
The usual ‘radiocarbon clock’ only works back to about 40-50,000 years and then it's over because there’s no radioactive carbon left to count. Beyond 40,000 years, we have very little information about past climate in terms of chronology. But the great advantage of using cave deposits is that we can use other radioisotopes (放射性同位素), such as uranium, which have a longer decay chain. This basically means that we can track the time accurately to about half a million years.
“Both uranium and lead can be present in stalagmites. And we can leap even further back if we use uranium-lead, because lead is stable --- theoretically, we could date back to the Big Bang. And once you have the dating, you have a chronology, and can use climate proxies to look into how the climate --- and environment --- evolved.”
In short, stalagmites are great climate archives or historical climate records in other words, because they grow in caves all over the world, relatively undisturbed for millions of years, isolated from external factors, such as extreme weather and human or animal interference. But getting a good sample from such remote settings back to the lab can be challenging --- if the stalagmite breaks, it’s a long, long journey back to get another one.
32. What does Dark Star feature
A. Unique mountains with vegetation of diverse colors.
B. A remote location free from political instability.
C. Popular places of interest ideal for a spiritual journey.
D. Limestone caves with varied terrains.
33. What’s the purpose of venturing into Dark Star
A. To explore cave mineral deposits by means of stalagmites.
B. To harvest stalagmite samples for climate research.
C. To study rock formation of stalagmites and stalactites.
D. To prove the effectiveness of uranium as a radioisotope.
34. Which of the following is NOT an advantage of stalagmites in climatic chronology research
A. Both uranium and lead can be present in stalagmites.
B. They are less affected by factors because they are sheltered in the cave.
C. They are readily available despite their being fragile.
D. Their diverse mineral deposits carry archives of Earth.
35. Which can be the best title for this passage
A. Unlock Earth’s Mystery Underground B. Venture into Dark Star
C. Climate Chronology, a Mystery To Solve D. Stalagmites, Earth’s Climate Archives
【答案】32. D 33. B 34. C 35. A
【導語】這是一篇說明文。文章主要介紹了位于烏茲別克斯坦偏遠地區的Dark Star洞穴系統，講述了其獨特的地貌特征以及科學家們冒險探索此地的目的，重點闡述了石筍在氣候年代學研究方面的作用等內容，揭示了其對于了解地球過去和未來氣候的重要意義。
32. 細節理解題。根據文章第一段中“Israeli geologist Boaz Langford is describing one of the vast caverns in Dark Star - a huge cave system tucked inside the Baisun -Tau mountain range in an isolated region of Uzbekistan. (以色列地質學家博阿茲 蘭福德正在描述暗星（Dark Star）中的一個巨大洞穴 —— 一個隱藏在烏茲別克斯坦偏遠地區拜孫 - 陶山脈內的巨大洞穴系統。）”以及第二段中“Around 17km of passages, along with additional entrances, have since been discovered, but all of the openings sit halfway up a 200m-high limestone cliff. (此后，人們發現了大約 17 公里長的通道以及其他入口，但所有入口都位于 200 米高的石灰巖懸崖的半山腰。)”可知，Dark Star有著多樣地形的石灰巖洞穴。故選D項。
33. 細節理解題。根據文章第四段“Information about Earth's past and future climate is captured in cave mineral deposits. (有關地球過去和未來氣候的信息都保存在洞穴礦物沉積物中。)” 以及第五段““By analysing such cave mineral deposits, I can go into the past and learn more about how the local climate evolves, and how that reflects regional or global changes,” says Dr Sebastian Breitenbach, a palaeoclimatologist at Northumbria University, who’s currently working on samples from Dark Star. (諾森比亞大學的古氣候學家塞巴斯蒂安 布賴滕巴赫博士說：“通過分析這類洞穴礦物沉積物，我可以追溯過去，更多地了解當地氣候是如何演變的，以及這如何反映區域或全球變化。”他目前正在研究來自暗星的樣本。)”可知，冒險進入Dark Star的目的是采集石筍樣本用于氣候研究。故選B項。
34. 細節理解題。根據文章第七段“Both uranium and lead can be present in stalagmites. (鈾和鉛都可以存在于石筍中。)”，可知這是其在氣候年代學研究方面的優勢，A項“Both uranium and lead can be present in stalagmites (石筍中可能存在鈾和鉛)”是優勢；根據文章最后一段“because they grow in caves all over the world, relatively undisturbed for millions of years, isolated from external factors, such as extreme weather and human or animal interference. (因為它們生長在世界各地的洞穴中，數百萬年來相對不受干擾，與極端天氣、人類或動物干擾等外部因素隔絕。)”說明其受外界因素影響小，B項“They are less affected by factors because they are sheltered in the cave. (因為它們被庇護在洞穴中，所以受到的影響較小。)”是優勢；根據文章最后一段“But getting a good sample from such remote settings back to the lab can be challenging - if the stalagmite breaks, it's a long, long journey back to get another one. (但是，從如此偏遠的地方把一個好的樣本帶回實驗室可能很有挑戰性 —— 如果石筍斷裂了，要再去取一個就得走很長很長的路。)”可知石筍并不容易獲取，所以C項“They are readily available despite their being fragile. (盡管它們很脆弱，但仍然很容易獲得。)”不是優勢；根據第四段“Information about Earth's past and future climate is captured in cave mineral deposits. (有關地球過去和未來氣候的信息都保存在洞穴礦物沉積物中。)”說明其蘊含地球氣候檔案，D項“Their diverse mineral deposits carry archives of Earth. (它們多樣的礦物沉積物攜帶著地球的檔案。)”是優勢。故選C項。
35. 主旨大意題。根據第一段“Oranges, reds, yellows…a kaleidoscope of colour. “It was like walking in the Alps in autumn. Truly amazing!” Israeli geologist BoazLangford is describing one of the vast caverns in Dark Star - a huge cave system tucked inside the Baisun-Tau mountain range in an isolated region of Uzbekistan. Langford was part of the international team of scientists and cavers who explored the system in 2014. ( 橙色、紅色、黃色……五彩斑斕?！斑@就像是在秋天的阿爾卑斯山中行走。真是太神奇了！”以色列地質學家Boaz Langford正在描述Dark Star中的一個巨大洞穴——這是一個隱藏在烏茲別克斯坦偏遠地區Baisun-Tau山脈內的巨大洞穴系統。Langford是2014年探索這個系統的國際科學家和洞穴探險者團隊的一部分。)”第五段“By analysing such cave mineral deposits, I can go into the past and learn more about how the local climate evolves, and how that reflects regional or global changes (通過分析這樣的洞穴礦物沉積，我可以追溯過去，更多地了解當地氣候是如何演變的，以及這如何反映出區域或全球的變化)”以及最后一段“In short, stalagmites are great climate archives or historical climate records in other words, because they grow in caves all over the world, relatively undisturbed for millions of years, isolated from external factors, such as extreme weather and human or animal interference. But getting a good sample from such remote settings back to the lab can be challenging—if the stalagmite breaks, it's a long, long journey back to get another one. (簡而言之，石筍是極好的氣候檔案或者說是歷史氣候記錄，因為它們在全球各地的洞穴中生長，數百萬年來相對未受干擾，與外部因素隔絕，如極端天氣和人類或動物干擾。但是，從這樣偏遠的地方獲取一個好的樣本并帶回實驗室可能具有挑戰性——如果石筍斷裂，要再取一個就得長途跋涉回去。)”可知，文章先介紹了Dark Star洞穴系統，接著講述了科學家們進入此地探索的目的是為了研究其中石筍等洞穴礦物沉積物以了解地球過去和未來氣候，重點突出了石筍作為地球氣候檔案的重要意義，整體是圍繞探索地下洞穴以解開地球氣候等相關奧秘展開的。A項“Unlock Earth’s Mystery Underground（揭開地球地下的奧秘）”作為標題最合適。故選A項。
第二節（共5小題；每小題2.5分，滿分12.5分）
閱讀下面短文，從短文后的選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。
Medicine is a degree that consists of an endless number of exams, and recently I received my first year results. Waiting for those results was one of the most anxiety-generating experiences.
36 Failing brings judgement from others, a topic of discussion for people, and the right for others to say you are not capable. The stress associated with failing is created by others around you, rather than by the event itself.
I have recently been reading The Psychology of Money by Morgan Housel, which clarifies that failure has a strong presence among those who have achieved success. People will always focus on Warren Buffett’s success as an investor. 37
The process of achieving success has often involved setbacks and “failures” along the way. I received a “pass” grade on an important research paper during my master’s, which put my final grade in a dangerous situation. I was rejected from medical schools which I’d spent time and effort applying to and preparing for. 38 I also began studying Medicine last year.
39 But you should know that with each failure you are closer to success, building further layers to the foundations you started. Behind every successful person are more obstacles and setbacks, but these are not as interesting to focus on or as enviable.
The noise around you, whether it be from co-workers, friends or parents, should not shake your belief in your abilities. 40 Learn what you need and correct your approach until you reach your success.
A. Failure is your platform to success.
B. You are guaranteed a lifetime of success.
C. I was turned down by countless graduate schemes.
D. You may not be successful the first, second or however many times.
E. Upon reflection I believe that this is partly as a result of the failure itself.
F. Despite all of this, I ended up getting a distinction in my master’s degree.
G. However, rarely will they see how many times his investments have failed.
【答案】36. E 37. G 38. F 39. D 40. A
【導語】本文是議論文。文章主要講述失敗不可怕，反而是通往成功的平臺。
36. 根據上文“Waiting for those results was one of the most anxiety-generating experiences.”（等待這些結果是最容易產生焦慮的經歷之一）和下文“Failing brings judgement from others, a topic of discussion for people, and the right for others to say you are not capable.”（失敗會帶來別人的評判，成為人們討論的話題，也會讓別人有權說你沒有能力）可知，上文提到等待結果的過程是很讓人焦慮的，原因應該是害怕會有失敗的結果，下文分析了失敗會帶來什么樣的結果。選項E“經過反思，我認為這部分是失敗本身的結果”符合語境，承上啟下。故選E。
37. 根據上文“People will always focus on Warren Buffett’s success as an investor.”（人們將永遠關注沃倫·巴菲特作為投資者的成功）推知，接下來要提出巴菲特也有投資失敗的時候。選項G“然而，他們很少會看到他的投資失敗了多少次”符合題意，選項中的They指代上文的People。故選G。
38. 根據上文“I was rejected from medical schools which I’d spent time and effort applying to and preparing for.”（我被醫學院拒絕了，我花了很多的時間和精力去申請和準備這些醫學院）和下文“I also began studying Medicine last year.”（我去年還開始學習醫學了）可知，上文提到作者曾經的失敗經歷，下文提到他成功開始學習醫學，所以中間應該提到過渡：雖然以前失敗，但是后來還是成功了。選項F“盡管如此，我還是獲得了碩士學位”符合題意。故選F。
39. 根據下文“But you should know that with each failure you are closer to success, building further layers to the foundations you started.”（但你應該知道，隨著每次失敗，你離成功更近了，在你開始的基礎上再進一步）中的but可知空格處要和這句話構成轉折。選項D“你可能第一次、第二次或無論多少次都不成功”符合題意，雖然失敗了很多次，但離成功更近。故選D。
40. 根據下文“Learn what you need and correct your approach until you reach your success.”（了解你需要什么，糾正你的方法，直到你取得成功）可知，這是在說明學會從失敗中吸取教訓就會成功。選項A“失敗是你成功的平臺”符合題意。故選A。
第II卷（非選擇題）
第三部分 語言運用（共兩節，滿分30分）
第一節 （共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）
閱讀下面短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出最佳選項。
I have had no interest in football for as long as I can remember. While my classmates played, I 41 to stay in the library. I never 42 the passion for the game and would throw away the sports section of the newspaper, as if it 43 the rest of it. As I grew up, I proudly wore my 44 .
But occasionally, whether in a taxi or when meeting a friend's father, I found myself faced with a 45 opener like, “Terrible season we’re having, eh ” or simply, “Who do you support ” My heart sank, knowing my response would unavoidably 46 them, despite their good intentions.
I realized that my 47 had closed off many conversations, outings, and even potential friendships I might have 48 enjoyed. Although I couldn’t change the fact that I found football boring, I began to regret being a(n) 49 .
Then I became a father. I didn’t want my boy to 50 this valuable social experience, so I took him to watch the Lions play. During those matches, we sat close to the field, surrounded by families who had a genuine 51 with the players. My kid’s questions kept me somewhat 52 in the game. Slowly, I started to 53 for the Lions.
During one victorious match, we even met David, the Captain, who happily 54 for a photo with my son. 55 , I had an answer to the question,“Who do you support ”
41. A. preferred B. intended C. wished D. pretended
42. A. believed B. understood C. noticed D. hid
43. A. confused B. poisoned C. defended D. preserved
44. A. doubt B. smile C. confidence D. dislike
45. A. well-informed B. well-prepared C. well-meant D. well-presented
46. A. challenge B. disturb C. amuse D. disappoint
47. A. attitude B. personality C. interest D. habit
48. A. otherwise B. ever C. still D. therefore
49. A. loser B. fan C. outsider D. passer-by
50. A. go wild for B. turn away from C. get the hang of D. miss out on
51. A. agreement B. conversation C. competition D. connection
52. A. stressed B. engaged C. successful D. busy
53. A. cheer B. change C. vote D. play
54. A. danced B. waved C. posed D. clapped
55. A. Gradually B. Finally C. Unexpectedly D. Luckily
【答案】41. A 42. B 43. B 44. D 45. C 46. D 47. A 48. A 49. C 50. D 51. D 52. B 53. A 54. C 55. B
【導語】本文是一篇記敘文。文章主要講述了兒子讓作者逐漸對足球感興趣的故事。
41. 考查動詞詞義辨析。句意：當我的同學在玩的時候，我寧愿呆在圖書館。A. preferred更喜歡；B. intended打算；C. wished希望；D. pretended假裝。根據上文“I have had no interest in football”可知，作者對足球不感興趣，因此當同學們在玩的時候，他更喜歡待在圖書館。故選A項。
42. 考查動詞詞義辨析。句意：我從來不理解對這項運動的熱情，會扔掉報紙的體育版，好像它毒害了其余的部分。A. believed相信；B. understood理解；C. noticed注意到；D. hid躲藏。根據“I never 　42　 the passion for the game and would throw away the sports section of the newspaper,”可知，此處表達的是作者從未理解人們對足球的激情。故選B項。
43. 考查動詞詞義辨析。句意：我從來不理解對這項運動的熱情，會扔掉報紙的體育版，好像它毒害了其余的部分。A. confused迷惑；B. poisoned毒化；C. defended辯護；D. preserved保護。根據上文“throw away the sports section of the newspaper”可知，作者會丟掉報紙的體育版塊，就像它毒害了其余部分一樣，故選B項。
44. 考查名詞詞義辨析。句意：隨著我的成長，我自豪地穿著我的厭惡。A. doubt懷疑；B. smile微笑；C. confidence自信；D. dislike不喜歡。根據上文“I never 　42　 the passion for the game”可知，作者對足球沒有興趣，所以他會自豪地展示自己對足球的不喜歡。故選D項。
45. 考查形容詞詞義辨析。句意：但偶爾，無論是在出租車上還是在會見朋友的父親時，我發現自己面對的是善意的開場白，比如“我們正在經歷一個可怕的季節，嗯？”或者簡單地說：“你支持誰？”A. well-informed見多識廣的；B. well-prepared準備充分的；C. well-meant善意的；D. well-presented表現良好的。根據下文“despite their good intentions”可推知，此處指他人出于好意開啟的對話。故選C項。
46. 考查動詞詞義辨析。句意：我的心沉了下來，知道我的回答將不可避免地讓他們失望，盡管他們的意圖是好的。A. challenge挑戰；B. disturb打擾；C. amuse逗樂；D. disappoint失望。根據上文“I have had no interest in football”可知，因為作者對足球不感興趣，所以他知道自己對于足球問題的回答會讓對方失望。故選D項。
47. 考查名詞詞義辨析。句意：我意識到，我的態度已經阻止了許多對話、郊游，甚至是我原本可能享受的潛在友誼。A. attitude態度；B. personality性格；C. interest興趣；D. habit習慣。根據“I realized that my 　47　　 had closed off many conversations,”可知，此處指作者對足球的態度阻礙了他參與許多社交活動和潛在的友誼。故選A項。
48. 考查副詞詞義辨析。句意：我意識到，我的態度已經阻止了許多對話、郊游，甚至是我原本可能享受的潛在友誼。A. otherwise本來可以；B. ever曾經；C. still仍然；D. therefore因此。根據語境可知，此處指如果沒有對足球的無興趣態度，作者本來可以享受這些社交活動、出行甚至是潛在的友誼。故選A項。
49. 考查名詞詞義辨析。句意：盡管我無法改變足球無聊的事實，但我開始后悔自己是個局外人。A. loser失敗者；B. fan粉絲；C. outsider局外人；D. passer-by路人。根據上文“I never 　42　 the passion for the game”可知，作者因對足球不感興趣而錯過社交活動的情況，作者開始后悔自己是個局外人。故選C項。
50. 考查動詞短語辨析。句意：我不想讓我的兒子錯過這次寶貴的社會經歷，所以我帶他去看了獅子表演。A. go wild for為之瘋狂；B. turn away from轉身離開；C. get the hang of掌握竅門；D. miss out on錯過。根據下文“so I took him to watch the Lions play.”可知，作者不想讓自己的兒子錯過這種寶貴的社交體驗。故選D項。
51. 考查名詞詞義辨析。句意：在那些比賽中，我們坐在靠近球場的地方，周圍都是與球員有著真正聯系的家人。A. agreement協議；B. conversation對話；C. competition競賽；D. connection聯系。根據下文“with the players”可知，此處是指周圍的家人與球員之間有真正的聯系。故選D項。
52. 考查形容詞詞義辨析。句意：我孩子的問題讓我對游戲有點興趣。A. stressed有壓力的；B. engaged投入的，參與的；C. successful成功的；D. busy忙碌的。根據“My kid’s questions kept me somewhat 　52　 in the game.”可知，此處指兒子的問題讓作者多少參與到比賽中來，故選B項。
53. 考查動詞詞義辨析。句意：慢慢地，我開始為獅子隊歡呼。A. cheer歡呼；B. change改變；C. vote投票；D. play發揮。根據上文“My kid’s questions kept me somewhat 　52　 in the game.”可知，作者孩子的問題讓他對游戲有點興趣。說明慢慢地，他開始為獅子隊歡呼。故選A項。
54. 考查動詞詞義辨析。句意：在一場勝利的比賽中，我們甚至見到了隊長大衛，他高興地與我兒子合影。A. danced跳舞；B. waved揮手；C. posed擺姿勢；D. clapped鼓掌。根據下文“for a photo with my son”可知，隊長大衛愉快地與作者的兒子擺姿勢合影。故選C項。
55. 考查副詞詞義辨析。句意：“你支持誰？”這個問題終于有了答案。A. Gradually逐漸地；B. Finally終于；C. Unexpectedly出乎意料；D. Luckily幸運地。根據上文““Terrible season we’re having, eh ” or simply, “Who do you support ””及下文“I had an answer to the question, “Who do you support ””可知，“你支持誰？”這個問題終于有了答案。故選B項。
第二節 （共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分）
閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個適當的單詞或括號內單詞的正確形式。
Chinese architect and writer Lin Huiyin was posthumously awarded (追授) a Bachelor of Architecture degree from the Weitzman School of Design of the University of Pennsylvania in 56 (recognize) of her outstanding contributions as a pioneer of modern architecture in China.
57 (comment) on the decision, Weitzman Dean Fritz Steiner said that “All the men from China received full scholarships and Lin got half of one. She was the only woman and the only student who 58 (deny) an architecture degree by the School.” “But she deserved that degree.”
In 1924, Lin applied for architecture courses at the University of Pennsylvania. It was a decade 59 the university began awarding architecture degrees to women. With her admission application 60 (reject), Lin had to study in the only department 61 accepted female students — the School of Fine Arts. Apart 62 completing her art courses as well as most of the required architecture courses, Lin also worked as a teaching assistant in architectural design and outperformed most of her male peers 63 (academic). After returning to China, as the first Chinese female architect in modern times, Lin achieved great success in architectural history, design, and education despite war and disease.
Lin’s legendary story has now become known to 64 (generation) of young people. This is not just a story about how Chinese women are breaking through stereotypes (刻板印象) and historical limits, but serves as 65 role model for modern Chinese women.
【答案】56. recognition menting 58. was denied 59. before 60. rejected 61. that 62. from 63. academically 64. generations 65. a
【導語】本文是一篇記敘文。文章介紹了中國近代建筑史學家、詩人、作家林徽因，作為現代中國女性的榜樣人物，在國外的主要求學經歷和在中國近現代建筑史上取得的重大成就。
56. 考查名詞。句意：中國建筑師和作家林徽因被追授賓夕法尼亞大學魏茨曼設計學院建筑學學士學位，以表彰她作為中國現代建筑先驅的杰出貢獻。此處為名詞作賓語，recognize的名詞為recognition意為“贊譽，賞識”，in recognition of意為“為表彰……”符合句意。故填recognition。
57. 考查現在分詞。句意：魏茨曼設計學院的院長Fritz Steiner在評論這一決定時說：“所有來自中國的男性都獲得了全額獎學金，林徽因獲得了一半的獎學金。她是唯一一位被學校拒絕授予建筑學學位的女性和學生?！痹摼渲衧aid為謂語動詞，空處需填非謂語動詞，院長Fritz Steiner和comment為主謂關系，需用現在分詞作狀語，位于句首，首字母大寫。故填Commenting。
58. 考查謂語動詞。句意：魏茨曼設計學院的院長Fritz Steiner在評論這一決定時說：“所有來自中國的男性都獲得了全額獎學金，林徽因獲得了一半的獎學金。她是唯一一位被學校拒絕授予建筑學學位的女性和學生。”此處為定語從句中的謂語，根據句意以及主句中的謂語動詞was可知，此處描述過去發生的事情，用一般過去時，且與主語who指代的student之間為被動關系，所以此處使用一般過去時的被動語態。故填was denied。
59. 考查狀語從句。句意：10年后，這所大學才開始向女性頒發建筑學位。此處為固定句型“it be+時間段+before…”意為“一段時間后……”符合句意，所以此處應為before引導的時間狀語從句。故填before。
60. 考查過去分詞。句意：由于她的入學申請被拒，她不得不在唯一接受女生的院系——美術學院學習。該句中had to study為謂語，此處為“with+賓語+賓補”結構，所以此處為非謂語動詞形式作賓語，賓語admission application與動詞reject之間為被動關系，需用過去分詞形式。故填rejected。
61. 考查定語從句。句意：由于她的入學申請被拒，她不得不在唯一接受女生的院系 —— 美術學院學習。此處為限制性定語從句修飾先行詞the only department，在從句中作主語，且先行詞被the only修飾，用that引導定語從句從句。故填that。
62. 考查介詞。句意：除了完成藝術課程和大部分必修建筑課程外，林徽因還擔任建筑設計助教，在學術上表現優于大多數男性同齡人。此處為固定短語apart from意為“除了……還……”符合句意。故填from。
63. 考查副詞。句意：除了完成藝術課程和大部分必修建筑課程外，林徽因還擔任建筑設計助教，在學術上表現優于大多數男性同齡人。此處用副詞修飾整個句子，作狀語，academic的副詞形式為academically意為“在學術上”符合句意。故填academically。
64. 考查名詞。句意：林的傳奇故事現在已經為一代又一代的年輕人所熟知。結合句意可知，此處應為generations of意為“一代一代的”修飾名詞people，所以此處使用generation的復數形式。故填generations。
65. 考查冠詞。句意：這不僅是一個關于中國女性如何突破刻板印象)和歷史限制的故事，也是一個現代中國女性的榜樣。model為可數名詞單數，空前無限定詞，所以使用冠詞，結合句意，此處表示“一個榜樣”應為泛指，所以此處使用不定冠詞，role的首個音素為輔音，所以使用不定冠詞a。故填a。
第四部分 寫作（共兩節，滿分40分）
第一節（滿分15分）
假定你是李華，最近收到好友Jason的來信，信中說他因為使用AI完成作業而受到老師批評。請你寫一封回信，內容包括：
(1)對使用AI完成作業的看法；(2)你的建議。
注意：(1)寫作詞數應為80個左右；(2)請按如下格式在答題卡的相應位置作答。
Dear Jason,
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
【答案】
Dear Jason,
I’m sorry to learn about your current trouble regarding the use of AI tools for your assignment.
While AI might be a new helping hand in our daily life, overreliance on it may compromise the academic integrity or even weaken our creativity. Therefore, I suggest you improve your work without solely depending on AI tools and have a truthful conversation with your teacher.
Remember, your own efforts and thoughts are the most crucial in the learning process. Hope you can learn from this experience and strive to do better in the future.
Yours,
Li Hua
【導語】本篇書面表達屬于應用文。要求考生給Jason回信，他因為使用AI完成作業而受到老師批評，要求說明對使用AI完成作業的看法以及建議。
【詳解】1.詞匯積累
損害：compromise→do harm to 僅僅：solely→simply
重要的：crucial→vital 記?。簉emember→keep in mind
2.句式拓展：簡單句變復雜句
原句：Remember, your own efforts and thoughts are the most crucial in the learning process.
拓展句：You should keep in mind that your own efforts and thoughts are the most crucial in the learning process.
【點睛】[高分句型1] While AI might be a new helping hand in our daily life, overreliance on it may compromise the academic integrity or even weaken our creativity. (運用了while引導讓步狀語從句)
[高分句型2] Therefore, I suggest you improve your work without solely depending on AI tools and have a truthful conversation with your teacher. (suggest后運用了省略引導詞that的賓語從句以及(should) do的虛擬語氣)
第二節（滿分25分）
閱讀下面短文，根據所給情節進行續寫，使之構成一個完整的故事。
A Sweet Song
“Nothing will ever be the same again,” Ally whispered. She sank slowly into her father’s favorite chair and stared at the small American flag on his desk. It was the flag which Chief Russell had given to her after the funeral last summer, when he hugged her and told her how proud the Police Department was of her dad’s work for them. His tears had warmed Ally’s cheeks; her own tears were still frozen inside her heart.
Ally looked at her father’s picture on the bookcase. Dad was sitting in the middle of a stream, wet through but grinning proudly. “I miss you, Dad,” she said softly. By this time last year she had already taken dozens of pictures. Ever since she could remember, she and Dad had been a team, searching the woods behind the house each weekend for a glimpse of the special wood warbler (林中鶯).
Ally reached for the first photo album she and Dad had put together. On the cover a tiny orange bird with blue-gray wings and sharp black eyes peered out of the photo her father had clipped from a local newspaper. Ally smiled, remembering the excited look on his face when he first showed her the pretty bird. “Ally, I bet if we search real hard, we’ll see this little guy together some day.”
They’d never spotted the warbler, but her father had an amazing way of making each outing seem special. Staying with Dad, Ally felt comfortable. “If only I could get that good feeling back,” she thought, sighing.
Staring at the bird, suddenly, she knew exactly what she had to do. Grabbing the-little flag, she placed her camera around her neck and hurried outside. Ally stuck the flag among the flowers in the garden. “Please let me see the warbler,” she murmured to herself. She gave her worried Mom a kiss and then set off into the woods.
注意：
1.續寫詞數應為150個左右；
2.請按如下格式在答題卡的相應位置作答。
Familiar smells of the earth rose up to greet her. ________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Determined to start out the next morning, she was about to head home when a ringing birdsong floated down to her. _______________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
【答案】Paragraph 1:
Familiar smells of the earth rose up to greet her. Some things never change, Ally thought. Quickening her pace, she hurried to the rock by the stream where she and her father used to sit and eat lunch. She sat on it, with her face toward the sun. Overhead the sky was filled with birds busily diving to gather dried grass to place in their nests. Their sweet songs echoed throughout the woods. Ally felt content for the first time in a long while. She could almost hear her father’s laughter in the gentle breeze as she listened for the sweet song of the special bird. All too soon, the sun disappeared behind thick gray clouds.
Paragraph 2:
Determined to start out again the next morning, she was about to head home when a ringing birdsong floated down to her. It was prettier than any she had heard before. An excited feeling bubbled up inside Ally as she searched the sky. A flash of orange dashed down and rested on a nearby branch. For a moment Ally couldn’t believe her eyes, but it was true. The tiny wood warbler just sat there, looking around, as if it were waiting for something. Ally blinked back tears. “Thanks, Dad,” she whispered slowly lifting her camera and taking careful aim. “Things will be different without you. I’ll always miss our time together, but I feel better now.”
【分析】本文以人物為線索展開，講述了Ally的父親去年去世了，她翻看相冊時看到了封面上一只橘黃色的小鳥，想起了父親第一次給她看這只漂亮的小鳥時臉上激動的表情。她想著要是能把那種美好的感覺找回來就好了，于是她拿起相機動身走進了樹林。
【詳解】1.段落續寫：
①由第一段首句內容“熟悉的泥土氣息向她襲來。”可知，第一段可描寫Ally進入樹林后的事情，她坐在和父親過去常常坐的巖石上，感到滿足。
②由第二段首句內容“她決定第二天早上再出發，正準備回家的時候，傳來了一陣鳥鳴的聲音?！笨芍诙慰擅鑼慉lly再次看到了橘黃色的小鳥，覺得很感動，自己會永遠懷念和父親在一起的時光。
2.續寫線索：進入森林——回憶過去——離開森林——遇見橘黃色的小鳥——感悟
3.詞匯激活
行為類：①做決定：determined to do/ make a decision/ make up one’s mind to do sth.
②回家：go back home/return home ③四處看：look around/ look about
情緒類：①滿足：feel content for / be satisfied with ②激動：excited / fevered
【點睛】[高分句型1] Quickening her pace, she hurried to the rock by the stream where she and her father used to sit and eat lunch.（現在分詞作狀語，關系副詞where引導的定語從句）
[高分句型2] She could almost hear her father’s laughter in the gentle breeze as she listened for the sweet song of the special bird.（as引導時間狀語從句）湖北省武漢2024-2025學度年高二下開學收心考試
英 語
本試卷分第Ⅰ卷(選擇題)和第Ⅱ卷(非選擇題)。滿分150分，考試時間120分鐘。
注意事項：
1.答第Ⅰ卷前，考生務必將自己的姓名、準考證號填寫在答題卡上。
2.選出每小題答案后，用2B鉛筆把答題卡上對應題目的答案標號涂黑。如需改動，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案標號。不能答在本試卷上，否則無效。
第Ⅰ卷
第一部分：聽力 (共兩節，滿分30分)
第一節：(共5小題;每小題1.5分，滿分7.5分)
聽下面5段對話。每段對話后有一個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項。聽完每段對話后，你都有10秒鐘的時間來回答有關小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話僅讀一遍。
1. Where is the woman probably now
A. At school. B. In a hospital. C. At home.
2. Why does the man make the call
A. To reschedule a meeting. B. To confirm an interview. C. To cancel an appointment.
3. What does the man advise the woman to do
A. Stick to her weekly schedule.
B. Work at the community part-time.
C. Balance study and voluntary work.
4. What will the woman probably do tomorrow afternoon
A. See a doctor. B. Meet her brother. C. Watch a film.
5. What are the speakers mainly talking about
A. The differences in diet. B. The man’s accent. C. The woman’s favorite food.
第二節 (共15小題; 每小題1.5分, 滿分22.5分)
聽下面5段對話或獨白。每段對話或獨白后有幾個小題，從題中所給的 A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項。聽每段對話或獨白前，你將有時間閱讀各個小題，每小題 5秒鐘;聽完后各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時間。每段對話或獨白讀兩遍。
聽下面一段對話，回答6、7小題。
6. What did the man do when he met Claire
A. He bought her something. B. He stopped to talk to her. C. He waved his hand to her.
7. Where is Claire probably working now
A. In a supermarket. B. In a school. C. In a bank.
聽下面一段對話，回答8、9題。
8. What kind of game are the speakers watching
A. Basketball. B. Badminton. C. Football.
9. What happened just now
A. The competition finished. B. Someone almost made a score. C. The woman’s team won the game.
聽下面一段對話，回答10至12題。
10. Why does the man make the call
A. To track a booking. B. To make a reservation. C. To postpone an appointment.
11. When does the man want the party to end
A. At 9:30 p. m. B. At 10:30 p. m. C. At 11:30 p. m.
12. What can the man enjoy on Saturday night
A. Welcome drinks. B. A meal discount. C. A free tour of the park.
聽下面一段對話，回答13至16題。
13. What was the man doing before the conversation
A. Listening to music. B. Sending a message. C. Watching a documentary.
14. What’s the probable relationship between the two speakers
A. Classmates. B. Fellow workers. C. Family members.
15. What will Robert prepare for the party
A. Food. B. Flowers. C. Juice
16. What is the man likely to do next
A. Go to the airport. B. Share great news. C. Make a phone call.
聽下面一段獨白，回答17到20題。
17. What is the speaker doing
A. Leaving a message. B. Giving a speech. C. Writing a note.
18. Why does the speaker come to David’s town
A. To visit David’s family. B. To attend a meeting. C. To spend his holiday.
19. Where is the speaker looking forward to going
A. To his school. B. To Italy. C. To the airport.
20. Who could Catherine probably be
A. Tim’s daughter. B. Tim’s wife. C. David’s wife.
第二部分 閱讀（共兩節，滿分50分）
第一節 （共15小題；每小題2.5分，滿分37.5分）
閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出最佳選項。
A
Cruising (乘船游覽) the Rhine; a family trip
Create family memories during our popular Rhine River cruise!
Days 1& 2 — Leave for Zurich, Switzerland
Depart from the US on a flight to Zurich and transfer to Basel to get on MS Amadeus Queens, where each adult and child will receive a special Welcome Package with general information about the cruise. The travel director will be on board to offer suggestions on independent activities. Then the ship will depart from Basel for Strasbourg and the passengers will gather for a welcome party and dinner on the ship.
Day 3 — Strasbourg
Choice 1— Strasbourg Panoramic Tour
This tour shows the most important city of France’s Alsace Region and the capital of the European Union. After the tour, you can enjoy a guided walk through Strasbourg’s historic center and visit Notre Dame Cathedral.
Choice 2 — Culinary Strasbourg
It offers insight into the city’s culinary heritage. Strasbourg is famous for its cooking throughout France. In “Winstubs”, small wine bars, typical of Strasbourg, traditional dishes can be enjoyed.
Day 4 — Speyer/Heidelberg
Choice 1—Technic Museum in Speyer
Explore inside an original huge plane and study the inner workings of a sea rescue boat. You’ll find the largest space flight exhibition in Europe, showing the Russian spacecraft Buran, a real moonstone, spacesuits as well as classic cars, fire trucks, motorcycles, and other exhibits.
Choice 2 — Heidelberg Castle and Town
Explore historic Heidelberg and visit the red-walled castle. See beautiful views of the Neckar Valley and the city below.
Choice 3 — Hike Heidelberg’s Philosopher’s Way
Hike the famous “Philosopher’s Way” for impressive views of Heidelberg Castle and the old town. Take a rest in Philosopher’s Garden while enjoying the view along with snacks and drinks.
21. What does the Welcome Package provide
A. Tips on independent activities. B. A guide to MS Amadeus Queens.
C. The introduction to the river cruise. D. Information about the welcome party.
22. Which route may a food lover enjoy most
A. Culinary Strasbourg. B. Strasbourg Panoramic Tour.
C. Technic Museum in Speyer. D. Heidelberg Castle and Town.
23. What can tourists do during the tour of Speyer
A. Travel in classic motor vehicles. B. Get some knowledge of space.
C. Go hiking on a well-known path. D. Explore the historic castle and town.
B
In July 2020, over two nights and three days, with my wife, three kids and another family of camping friends, we enjoyed views of St. Vincent Gulf and a time made even more memorable by a ring.
My father had died four months earlier and I had been wearing a gold ring of his that was gifted to me. On the second day of our hike, as the rest of our group set off after lunch, I was walking at the back with my wife when I looked down at my hand where my dad’s ring usually was. It was gone.
I spent the next few minutes and hours being comforted by my friends and family and regretting how I could lose something so precious on a hiking trip. My friend encouraged me to search for my ring in my pack, which I did when we stopped for a drink. There was no ring.
We set up camp and settled in at Kingfisher Flat, the most beautiful campsite, sitting beside a flowing creek. That night I went to sleep and eventually reconciled that my ring was gone for good.
Finishing the hike the following day, back at Mambray Creek, my mate said we should have one last look for the ring at the campsite before setting off. I went along with the idea, especially given there were toilets nearby and it was a four-hour drive back to our home on the Fleurieu Peninsula.
As we approached our campsite our friends started searching around the grounds for the ring. I inspected our fuel gauge completely, while my eldest daughter walked to the fire ring where we’d been chatting and laughing. Seconds later I heard my daughter say “I’ve found it!”
I seriously could not believe what she’d said until she presented me with my dad’s ring. I accepted the ring, hugged my daughter and to this day find it hard to believe my dad’s ring was found. This precious chapter made the two nights hiking something I will never forget.
24. What happened after the author losing his father’s ring during the hike
A. The author decided to buy a new ring.
B. The group decided to end the trip early.
C. The author received comfort from friends and family.
D. The author immediately found the ring in his sleeping bag.
25. What does the underlined word “reconciled” in paragraph 4 mean
A. Felt angry and frustrated. B. Argued about the situation.
C. Made peace with the situation. D. Found a solution to the problem.
26. Why did the author agree to have one last look for the ring at the campsite
A. Because his friends insisted on searching again.
B. Because he was still hopeful of finding the ring.
C. Because he wanted to spend more time with his family.
D. Because there were toilets nearby, making it a convenient stop.
27. What’s the purpose of the story
A. to describe the natural beauty of St. Vincent Gulf and its surroundings.
B. to promote the benefits of family camping trips and outdoor activities.
C. to provide a detailed account of hiking techniques and outdoor survival tips.
D. to share the emotional journey of losing and finding a cherished family treasure.
C
It’s the start of a new era of AI at Google, says CEO Sundar Pichai: the Gemini era. Gemini is Google’s latest large language model, which Pichai first mentioned at the I/O developer conference in June and is now releasing to the public. This significant advance in AI will ultimately impact almost all of Google’s products.
Gemini is more than a single AI model. There’s a lighter version called Gemini Nano meant for offline Android devices, a more powerful version called Gemini Pro that will power many Google AI services, and an even more capable model called Gemini Ultra — the most powerful LLM (大語言模型) Google has yet created. It seems to be mostly designed for data centers and enterprise applications.
OpenAI launched ChatGPT in 2022. Now Google is ready to fight back. “We’ve done a very thorough analysis of the systems side by side,” says CEO Sundar Pichai. Google ran 32 well-established criteria comparing the two models, from overall tests to the Python code generation. “I think we’re substantially (大量地) ahead on 30 out of 32 of those criteria.” he adds.
Gemini’s clearest advantage comes from its ability to understand and interact with video and audio. This was by design: multi-modality has been part of the plan from the beginning. Google built one multi-sensory model from the beginning, unlike OpenAI’s separate models for images and voice.
Right now, Gemini’s most basic models are text-based , but more advanced models like Gemini Ultra can work with images, video, and audio. “Over time,” Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis says, “Gemini will gain more senses, become more aware, accurate, and grounded. These models just sort of understand better about the world around them.” These models still have other problems, but Hassabis says they will improve as they learn more.
28. What is Gemini according to the text
A. A new language model in development.
B. A light AI model designed for offline use.
C. A new language model developed by Google.
D. A light AI model created for specific enterprise applications.
29. What does Gemini Nano specialize in
A. Generating Python code. B. Running on offline Android devices.
C. Powering Google AI services. D. Training separate models for images and voice.
30. What is a key advantage of Gemini over OpenAI’s ChatGPT
A. The ability to write Pyth on code.
B. The ability to work with video and audio.
C. The understanding and interaction with textual data.
D. The ability to create separate models for images and voice.
31. What can be inferred from the last paragraph
A. Google will bring the most advanced models.
B. Gemini models outperform OpenAI’s ChatGPT.
C. Google will still work on the perfection of Gemini models.
D. Gemini models are launched without even a slight imperfection.
D
Oranges, reds, yellows…a kaleidoscope of colour. “It was like walking in the Alps in autumn. Truly amazing!” Israeli geologist BoazLangford is describing one of the vast caverns in Dark Star --- a huge cave system tucked inside the Baisun-Tau mountain range in an isolated region of Uzbekistan. Langford was part of the international team of scientists and cavers who explored the system in 2014.
“In another branch there are frozen lakes; elsewhere, huge waterfalls. The variety of sights is incredible. Every area is different. Dark Star is like no other. Totally unusual. I’m a scientist, and not very religious, but there is something spiritual about that place.” Political instability and its remote location have kept the depths of Dark Star (named after a 1974 sci-fi comedy film) hidden from human eyes. But in 1990, a British team managed to reach one of the entrances and so exploration of this dark underworld began. Around 17km of passages, along with additional entrances, have since been discovered, but all of the openings sit halfway up a 200m-high limestone cliff. And just getting to the base camp at its foot is a long and treacherous journey.
Why are scientists bothering to traipse for days across inhospitable terrain (地貌) to reach a remote comer of Uzbekistan What could possibly be lying in the depths of the cave to make all this hardship worthwhile
Information about Earth’s past and future climate is captured in cave mineral deposits. These are made from flowing or dripping water laden with minerals --- calcite, aragonite and gypsum. Over time, the minerals build up to create rock formations called stalagmites and stalactites.
“By analysing such cave mineral deposits, I can go into the past and learn more about how the local climate evolves, and how that reflects regional or global changes,” says Dr Sebastian Breitenbach, a palaeoclimatologist at Northumbria University, who’s currently working on samples from Dark Star.
The usual ‘radiocarbon clock’ only works back to about 40-50,000 years and then it's over because there’s no radioactive carbon left to count. Beyond 40,000 years, we have very little information about past climate in terms of chronology. But the great advantage of using cave deposits is that we can use other radioisotopes (放射性同位素), such as uranium, which have a longer decay chain. This basically means that we can track the time accurately to about half a million years.
“Both uranium and lead can be present in stalagmites. And we can leap even further back if we use uranium-lead, because lead is stable --- theoretically, we could date back to the Big Bang. And once you have the dating, you have a chronology, and can use climate proxies to look into how the climate --- and environment --- evolved.”
In short, stalagmites are great climate archives or historical climate records in other words, because they grow in caves all over the world, relatively undisturbed for millions of years, isolated from external factors, such as extreme weather and human or animal interference. But getting a good sample from such remote settings back to the lab can be challenging --- if the stalagmite breaks, it’s a long, long journey back to get another one.
32. What does Dark Star feature
A. Unique mountains with vegetation of diverse colors.
B. A remote location free from political instability.
C. Popular places of interest ideal for a spiritual journey.
D. Limestone caves with varied terrains.
33. What’s the purpose of venturing into Dark Star
A. To explore cave mineral deposits by means of stalagmites.
B. To harvest stalagmite samples for climate research.
C. To study rock formation of stalagmites and stalactites.
D. To prove the effectiveness of uranium as a radioisotope.
34. Which of the following is NOT an advantage of stalagmites in climatic chronology research
A. Both uranium and lead can be present in stalagmites.
B. They are less affected by factors because they are sheltered in the cave.
C. They are readily available despite their being fragile.
D. Their diverse mineral deposits carry archives of Earth.
35. Which can be the best title for this passage
A. Unlock Earth’s Mystery Underground B. Venture into Dark Star
C. Climate Chronology, a Mystery To Solve D. Stalagmites, Earth’s Climate Archives
第二節（共5小題；每小題2.5分，滿分12.5分）
閱讀下面短文，從短文后的選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。
Medicine is a degree that consists of an endless number of exams, and recently I received my first year results. Waiting for those results was one of the most anxiety-generating experiences.
36 Failing brings judgement from others, a topic of discussion for people, and the right for others to say you are not capable. The stress associated with failing is created by others around you, rather than by the event itself.
I have recently been reading The Psychology of Money by Morgan Housel, which clarifies that failure has a strong presence among those who have achieved success. People will always focus on Warren Buffett’s success as an investor. 37
The process of achieving success has often involved setbacks and “failures” along the way. I received a “pass” grade on an important research paper during my master’s, which put my final grade in a dangerous situation. I was rejected from medical schools which I’d spent time and effort applying to and preparing for. 38 I also began studying Medicine last year.
39 But you should know that with each failure you are closer to success, building further layers to the foundations you started. Behind every successful person are more obstacles and setbacks, but these are not as interesting to focus on or as enviable.
The noise around you, whether it be from co-workers, friends or parents, should not shake your belief in your abilities. 40 Learn what you need and correct your approach until you reach your success.
A. Failure is your platform to success.
B. You are guaranteed a lifetime of success.
C. I was turned down by countless graduate schemes.
D. You may not be successful the first, second or however many times.
E. Upon reflection I believe that this is partly as a result of the failure itself.
F. Despite all of this, I ended up getting a distinction in my master’s degree.
G. However, rarely will they see how many times his investments have failed.
第II卷（非選擇題）
第三部分 語言運用（共兩節，滿分30分）
第一節 （共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）
閱讀下面短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出最佳選項。
I have had no interest in football for as long as I can remember. While my classmates played, I 41 to stay in the library. I never 42 the passion for the game and would throw away the sports section of the newspaper, as if it 43 the rest of it. As I grew up, I proudly wore my 44 .
But occasionally, whether in a taxi or when meeting a friend's father, I found myself faced with a 45 opener like, “Terrible season we’re having, eh ” or simply, “Who do you support ” My heart sank, knowing my response would unavoidably 46 them, despite their good intentions.
I realized that my 47 had closed off many conversations, outings, and even potential friendships I might have 48 enjoyed. Although I couldn’t change the fact that I found football boring, I began to regret being a(n) 49 .
Then I became a father. I didn’t want my boy to 50 this valuable social experience, so I took him to watch the Lions play. During those matches, we sat close to the field, surrounded by families who had a genuine 51 with the players. My kid’s questions kept me somewhat 52 in the game. Slowly, I started to 53 for the Lions.
During one victorious match, we even met David, the Captain, who happily 54 for a photo with my son. 55 , I had an answer to the question,“Who do you support ”
41. A. preferred B. intended C. wished D. pretended
42. A. believed B. understood C. noticed D. hid
43. A. confused B. poisoned C. defended D. preserved
44. A. doubt B. smile C. confidence D. dislike
45. A. well-informed B. well-prepared C. well-meant D. well-presented
46. A. challenge B. disturb C. amuse D. disappoint
47. A. attitude B. personality C. interest D. habit
48. A. otherwise B. ever C. still D. therefore
49. A. loser B. fan C. outsider D. passer-by
50. A. go wild for B. turn away from C. get the hang of D. miss out on
51. A. agreement B. conversation C. competition D. connection
52. A. stressed B. engaged C. successful D. busy
53. A. cheer B. change C. vote D. play
54. A. danced B. waved C. posed D. clapped
55. A. Gradually B. Finally C. Unexpectedly D. Luckily
第二節 （共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分）
閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個適當的單詞或括號內單詞的正確形式。
Chinese architect and writer Lin Huiyin was posthumously awarded (追授) a Bachelor of Architecture degree from the Weitzman School of Design of the University of Pennsylvania in 56 (recognize) of her outstanding contributions as a pioneer of modern architecture in China.
57 (comment) on the decision, Weitzman Dean Fritz Steiner said that “All the men from China received full scholarships and Lin got half of one. She was the only woman and the only student who 58 (deny) an architecture degree by the School.” “But she deserved that degree.”
In 1924, Lin applied for architecture courses at the University of Pennsylvania. It was a decade 59 the university began awarding architecture degrees to women. With her admission application 60 (reject), Lin had to study in the only department 61 accepted female students — the School of Fine Arts. Apart 62 completing her art courses as well as most of the required architecture courses, Lin also worked as a teaching assistant in architectural design and outperformed most of her male peers 63 (academic). After returning to China, as the first Chinese female architect in modern times, Lin achieved great success in architectural history, design, and education despite war and disease.
Lin’s legendary story has now become known to 64 (generation) of young people. This is not just a story about how Chinese women are breaking through stereotypes (刻板印象) and historical limits, but serves as 65 role model for modern Chinese women.
第四部分 寫作（共兩節，滿分40分）
第一節（滿分15分）
假定你是李華，最近收到好友Jason的來信，信中說他因為使用AI完成作業而受到老師批評。請你寫一封回信，內容包括：
(1)對使用AI完成作業的看法；(2)你的建議。
注意：(1)寫作詞數應為80個左右；(2)請按如下格式在答題卡的相應位置作答。
Dear Jason,
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Yours,
Li Hua
第二節（滿分25分）
閱讀下面短文，根據所給情節進行續寫，使之構成一個完整的故事。
A Sweet Song
“Nothing will ever be the same again,” Ally whispered. She sank slowly into her father’s favorite chair and stared at the small American flag on his desk. It was the flag which Chief Russell had given to her after the funeral last summer, when he hugged her and told her how proud the Police Department was of her dad’s work for them. His tears had warmed Ally’s cheeks; her own tears were still frozen inside her heart.
Ally looked at her father’s picture on the bookcase. Dad was sitting in the middle of a stream, wet through but grinning proudly. “I miss you, Dad,” she said softly. By this time last year she had already taken dozens of pictures. Ever since she could remember, she and Dad had been a team, searching the woods behind the house each weekend for a glimpse of the special wood warbler (林中鶯).
Ally reached for the first photo album she and Dad had put together. On the cover a tiny orange bird with blue-gray wings and sharp black eyes peered out of the photo her father had clipped from a local newspaper. Ally smiled, remembering the excited look on his face when he first showed her the pretty bird. “Ally, I bet if we search real hard, we’ll see this little guy together some day.”
They’d never spotted the warbler, but her father had an amazing way of making each outing seem special. Staying with Dad, Ally felt comfortable. “If only I could get that good feeling back,” she thought, sighing.
Staring at the bird, suddenly, she knew exactly what she had to do. Grabbing the-little flag, she placed her camera around her neck and hurried outside. Ally stuck the flag among the flowers in the garden. “Please let me see the warbler,” she murmured to herself. She gave her worried Mom a kiss and then set off into the woods.
注意：1.續寫詞數應為150個左右；2.請按如下格式在答題卡的相應位置作答。
Familiar smells of the earth rose up to greet her. ________________________________________________
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Determined to start out the next morning, she was about to head home when a ringing birdsong floated down to her. _______________________________________________________________________________________
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