2025-2026学年北京市昌平区高二（下）期末考试英语试卷（含答案）

2026北京昌平高二（下）期末

英语

本试卷共10页，共100分。考试时长90分钟。考生务必将答案答在答题卡上，在试卷上作

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第一部分知识运用（共两节，30分）

第一节（共10小题；每小题L5分，共15分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在

答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Itwasarainyevening.Thesupermarketwascrowdedwithpeopletryingtofinish（heirshoppingquickly.

AmongthemwasMaria,ayoungmotheroftwo.Hershouldersachedafterhershiftatalocalcafeandshewas

1.Herchildren,EthanandLily,stayedclosebesideherasshepushedacartfilledwithbasicgroceriesanda

smallboxofchocolateEthanhad2hertoget.

Mariahadcarefullycountedhermoneybeforeenteringthestore.Moneywas3eversinceherhusband

losthisjob.Atthecounter,Mariakeptherheaddownasthecashierscannedtheitems.”$47.25,'Thecashiersaid.A

waveof4washedoverMaria.Shehadonly$40.'Tmsorry,"Mariawhispered,uCanyouplease5

thechocolateandmaybetheapples?”Ethan'sfacefell,buthedidn'tcomplain.Lilywhispered,“Mommy,it's

okay."Mariacouldfecitheeyes,someimpatient,somesympathetic.6roseinhereyes.

Justthen,amaninadampworkjacketsteppedforward.ufvcgotit,“hesaidgently,placinga$20billonthe

counter.Mariatriedto7.butthemansmiledkindly.'Tvebeenwhereyouare.Someoneoncehelpedme,

andnowI'mpayingitfbrward."Afterthepaymentwas8.Mariathankedthestrangerthrough（ears.Ethan

whispered,**Mommy,he'slikeasuperhero!”

Yearslater,Mariaoftentoldherchildrenthestoryofthestrangerwhopaidforgroceries.Lilywouldoftenbuy

extrafoodto9,andEthangrewuptovolunteeratshelters.Theactof10thatbeganwithonesimple

gesturehadspreadthroughtheirfamily,touchingcountlesslives.

1.A.exhaustedB.confusedC.satisfiedD.pleased

2.A.encouragedB.allowedC.beggedD.urged

3.A.easyB.extraC.safeD.tight

4.A.reliefB.shameC.lonelinessD.curiosity

5.A.putinB.selldownC.takeoffD.pullover

6.A.DoubtsB.TearsC.LightD.Surprise

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7.A.complainB.refuseC.hideD.persuade

8.A.settledB.returnedC.cancelledD.delayed

9.A.donateB.storeC.processD.consume

10.A.devotionB.patienceC.courageD.kindness

第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分,共15分）

阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处

用括号所给词的正确形式填空。

Scientistsbelievebirdwatchingbenefitsthebrainlikelearningamusicalinstrument,becausebothinvolve

learningnewskills,IIaddsnewpathwaysandconnectionsinyourbrain.Dr.EricWingsaidbirdwatching

combinestheability12(identify)thingswithasensitivitytomovementandpatterndetection.Otherbenefits

includehuman-natureconnectionand13(build)awarenessoftheenvironment.Birdwatcherssaytheirhobby

isgoodfortheirsociallifebecausetheymeetmanylike-mindedpeople.

B

阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白

处用括号内所给词的止确形式填空。

Leavingbehindeverythingfamiliarisnevereasy.WhenImovedtoabigcitypurely14anewjob,I

feltlikeIwassteppingintoaworldofendlesspossibilitiesanduncertainties.Thecitybuzzedwithlife,andits

streets15(fill)withstories.Inavigatedcrowdedsubways.16(explore)livelyneighborhoods,and

slowlystartedtosettleintothelocallifethere.Thatmovewasn'tjustachangeofaddress-itwasaprofound(深亥ij

的)journeyofself-discovery.

C

阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处

用括号所给词的正确形式填空。

Anewtrend,17(humorous)called“BecomingChinese”,isgainingpopularityonallsocialmedia

platforms.It18(focus)onacomfort-drivenlifestylerootedinTraditionalChineseMedicineandChinese

customs.Thistrendisaclearsignalof19manypeoplenowdesire:abroaderchange.Inafast-paccdworld,

theChinesewayoflifeoffersasenseoforderandinnerpeace.Aspersonalstressesgrow,peoplearelookingbeyond

bordersfora2()(healthy)lifestylethantheirownstressfulroutines.

第二部分阅读理解(共两节，38分)

第一节(共14小题；每小题2分，共28分)

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阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该

项涂黑。

TheAsia-EuropeFoundationYoungLeadersSummit(ASEFYLS)isacross-culturalplatformforAsianand

Europeanyouth.Itaimstotrainparticipants'self,teamandsocietalleadership,developtheircreativityand

interculturalcompetence,andinspirethemtocontributetosocialprogress.

Requirements

Toqualifyfortheprogramme,applicantsmustbeindividualsaged16to30,includingstudentsandyoung

professionals,andcitizensofsomeAsianandEuropeancountries.Additionally,theyareexpectedtobeactively

engagedinyouthorganizationsorstudentassociationsandcommandgoodoralandwrittenEnglishforeffective

cross-culturalcommunication.Qualifiedcandidatescansubmitapplicationsviatheofficial“APPLYNOW5'link

beforethedeadlineonAugust12,2026,aslateapplicationswillnotbeaccepted.

Benefits

•Receiveprofessionaltrainingonfuturethinkingandpracticalleadershipskills.

•Workwithpeersfromdiverseculturalbackgroundstoimproveinterculturalunderstanding.

•Attendlecturesgivenbyseniormanagersfromtopinternationalcompanies.

•Gainchancestojoinglobalyoutheventsandsharecreativeideaspublicly.

ProgrammeOverview

The2026ASEFYLStrainingcentreson^AnticipatoryLeadership”.Thisleadershipstyleguidesyoungpeople

toanalysesocialtrends,noticepotentialchangesandmakeadaptiveplansforamoresustainablefuture.Thewhole

programmerunsfromAugusttoNovember,combiningonlinelearningandofflinepracticaltasks.Participantswill

attendtwoweeklyonlinetrainingsessionsfromAugust19toOctober19,spendingaroundfourhoursperweekon

study,alongwithflexibleself-pacedindividualtasks.Intheactionphase,allparticipantsarerequired(oorganize

localsharingeventstoputtheoreticalknowledgeintopractice.Outstandingparticipantswillalsohaveaccessloan

on-sitetrainingprogrammeheldinNorway.

21.Toapplyfortheprogramme,participantsarerequiredto,

A.possessprofessionalexperienceinEuropeB.showleadershipinstudentorganizations

C.registerthroughofficialofflinechannelsD.masterbothspokenandwrittenEnglish

22.Whatbenefitscanparticipantsgain?

A.Practice-drivencreativeideas.B.Variousgeneralprofessionalskills.

C.Cross-culturalteamworkexperiences.D.Workingchanceswithseniormanagers.

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23.The2026ASEFYLSprogramisdesignedtoenabletheyouthto.

A.solvecurrentsocialproblemsB.designon-sitetrainingcourses

C.developforward-lookingleadershipD.completeself-pacedindividualtasks

B

“Iwanttobeawriter."ThishadbeenmyanswertoeverydiscussionwiththeadultsaboutwhatIwoulddo

whenIgrewup.Bearingthisgoalinmind,Isignedupforajournalismclass,hopingtogainsomevaluable

experience.Despitemyloveforwriting,1foundmyselfuninterestedinthesubject.WhenIthoughtofwriting,I

imaginedprofoundpoetryandexcitingplotlines.Journalismrequiredabriefstyleandorderlystructure,andI

foundtheassignmentsdull.Thatclassshookmyconfidenceasawriter.

Despitemydoubts,IdecidedIcouldn'tgiveupjournalismwithouttryingitoutsidetheclassroom.The

followingyear,Iappliedtobeastaffreporterforourschoolnewspaper.Ihopedthiswouldhelpmebecomemore

creative,ratherthanmerelywritingarticlesthatmyteacherassigned.Tomysurprise,mytimeonstaffwasworlds

awayfromwhatIexperiencedinthejournalismclass.IvaluedthefreedomIhadtoexploreandlearn,andtowrite

moreindependentlythan1couldinaclassroom.

AlthoughIenjoyedworkingfortheschoolnewspaperimmediately,reportingalsopushedmeoutsideofmy

comfortzone.Iamashyperson,andspeakingwithpeopleIdidnotknowscaredme.Duringmyfirstinterview,I

metwiththebasketballcoachtoprepareforastoryabouttheteam'srecentsuccess.AsIapproachedhisoffice,I

felteverythingfrommytoestomytonguefreezeintoasolidblock,andIcouldhardlygetoutmyopening

questions.Fortunately,thecoachwasverykindandsupportedmethroughtheconversation,givingmethe

confidencetokeepgoing.

Throughoutthatyear,Igrewtolovewritingforourschoolnewspaper.1realizedthatjournalismgavemea

windowintoseeingbeyondmyownexperiences.Ilearnedthatnewswriting,thoughdifterentfromthe“writing”1

hadimagined,couldalsotellexcitingstoriesabouteverydayevents.Becomingawritermightbedifficult,butthis

processofuncoveringstorieswasasrewardingasI'dalwaysimaginedwritingcouldbe.

24.Howdidtheauthorfeelaboutthejournalismclass?

A.Disappointed.B.Inspired.C.Embarrassed.D.Relieved.

25.Whydidtheauthordecidetojointheschoolnewspaper?

A.Toregainherconfidenceinwriting.B.Toimprovehernewswritingskills.

C.Totryrealjournalismbeyondclasses.D.Tocompletearticlestheteacherassigned.

26.Whatdid(heauthorgetfromherfirstinterview?

A.Therealizationthatkindnessisnecessary.

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B.Anewskilltoovercomehernervousness.

C.Abetterunderstandingofnewswriting.

D.Thecourage（ocontinuewithreporting.

27.Whatcanwelearnfromthispassage?

A.Thinktwicebeforeyouspeak.

B.Hewholaughslastlaughsbest.

C.Failureteachesmorethansuccess.

D.Thepathrevealsitselfasonewalks.

C

IsthewidespreadpresenceofAItakingawayoneoflife'smostreliablesmallpleasures—thedailyjoyofan

"Aha!"moment?WhatmighthappenifweoutsourceanincreasingamountofourideagenerationtoAIbefore

thinkingitthroughourselves?

Researchstronglysuggeststhat（hedopamine（多巴胺）systemisinvolvedwhenwehavethosesuddensmall

inspirations.Astudyfoundthatduringtests,themidbrainareasresponsibleforreleasingdopamineshowedthe

highestactivitywhenparticipantssolvedproblemsdesignedtoactivatean“Aha”moment.But"Aha!”moments

don^justfeelgood.Theyfunctionasaninternal"'selectionsignal”.Whenasolutionstrikesus,theaccompanying

feelingofaccuracyandsatisfactionhelpscaptureourattention.Thebrainthenflags（heideaasimportant（oprioritize

certainideasfbrlearningandfutureuse.Severalstudiesshowthatsuddeninsight,andeven"D'oh!”moments一

cousinsofthe"Aha!”momentexperiencedafterfailingtoarriveataconclusionandhavingitcometolight一

improvememoryforinformationpresentedaroundthesametime.Brainscansrevealtheyrestructurerelatedneural

（神经的）networks,andthosechangesareassociatedwithhoweasilypeoplerecallinformation.That"Aha!"moment

maybeamechanismtorlabellingdiscoveriesasworthlearning.

Lei'sgetbacktoALIfweincreasinglyturn（olargelanguagemodels（LLMs）forevenoursmallestproblems,

arewemissingoutonanopportunitytolearn,rememberorperhapssomethinggreaterstill?Cambridgeneuroscientist

HannahCritchlowsharedafascinatingstudythatcomparedtheneuralactivityof18essaywriterseitherusingbrain

pov/eralone,withthehelpofasearchengineorwithChatGPT.AIusersshowedlowerbrainactivity,struggledto

accuratelyquotetheirownworkandconsistentlyunderperfbnncdneurally,linguisticallyandbehaviourally.

Critchlowalsopointsoutthatnon-compctitivcgroupdiscussionsmakepeople'sbrainwavesharmonize—aunique

advantageofhumaninsightsthatAIcannotmatch,whichpredictsprotectionagainstdementia（痴呆），andisoneof

themostsignificantfactorsshaping:eenagers'abilitytofbrnibondswithandleanifrompeers.

Perhapsparadoxically（矛盾地），newtoolslikeLLMswillhelpusappreciatethatfiindamcntaltoourspecies5

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successisourabilitytoconnectandcommunicatewithothers.Welearnfromthemandallowideastobeshared

betweenminds,whichbringsussatisfyingttAha!^^momentsandenablesustosolveproblemstogetherandbenefit

asaspecies.

28.WhatisParagraph2mainlyabout?

A.Howourbraindrawsattentiontoimportantideas.

B.How"Aha!"momentsbringmentalbenefitstopeople.

C.Whatinfluencestheformationofpeople'sneuralnetworks.

D.Whysuddeninspirationsexciteourdopaminesystemgreatly.

29.WhatcanbeinferredfromCritchlow'sresearch?

A.WritingwithAIaffectspeople'sgeneralperformance.

B.TeenswhouseAIfailtoformpeerbondseffectively.

C.Competitionweakenspeople'sabilitytoharmonize.

D.Neuralactivitylevelsdeterminethewritingquality.

30.Whatdocstheauthormainlydointhispassage?

A.JustifythewidespreadapplicationofAL

B.Highlightthebenefitsof"Aha!"moments.

C.AdvocatehumanconnectionoverAIreliance.

D.Illustratebrainchangesfromsuddeninspiration.

D

Resilience,theabilityofpeopleorthingstorecoverquickly,hasbecomeoneofourfavouritetermsofpraise.

Wcpraiseresilientchildren,workersandcommunities.Itsoundshumane.But,moreoftenthannot,itdocs

somethingelse:itlets(hepersondoingthepraisingbackaway.

Whensomeonecallsapersonresilient,theyreassurethemselvesthatwhateverhappeneddidn'treallychange

anything一notthatperson,andcertainlynotthemselves.It'saget-out-of-jail-freecard.Inengineering,resilience

hasaprecisemeaning:howquicklyasystemreturnstobaselineafteradisturbance.Ecologyborrowedtheterm,

butinthe1970s,theecologistC.S.Hollingpushedtheconceptinadifferentdirection.Hearguedthatreal

ecologicalresiliencewasn'taboutspringingback,butaboutpersistence:thecapacitytoabsorbdisturbance,

reorganizeandcontinue.

Thatdistinctionmattered,butitdidn'ttravelwell.Outsideecology,thesimplerengineeringversionwonout.

Whatmovedintopubliclifewasn'tHolling'scomplexity,butasaferidea—resilienceslrippedNilsleelh,reduced

toendurance.Thisiswhyresiliencehassuchculturalappeal.Callingsomeoneresilientintheendurancesense

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soundskind.Butcommunicatingkindnesswithouttakinganyresponsibilityisjustawaytomakeyourselffeel

morecomfortable.Theword“resilient”reassuresthespeakerthatthey'vedonetheirpart.

Enduranceisgettingthrough;recoveryisgettingbetter.Weconfusethetwo,andthisconfusionhas

consequences.Whereasendurancecanbedemandedofsomeone,recoveryrequiressupport.Glorifying（歌颂）

enduranceshiftsattentionawayfromsystemsandplacesexpectationsonindividuals.Whenwepraiseresilience,

weoftenbecomeashelterforthebrokeninstitutionsaroundthepersonwhoisenduringharm.

There'salsoaquietstatisticaltrickcontainedinresiliencetalk:survivorshipbias.Modernculturecelebrates

thepeoplewhomakeitthroughhardshipandtreatsthemasproofthatthesystemworks.Toooften,wcfailtocount

thosewhodidn'thavethesupport,safetyorlucktoendureatall.Praisereplacesaccountability.Iseethisin

academia,wherewefocusonthe“winners”butignorethebrilliantresearcherspushedoutbyashiftinfunding.By

focusingonlyonthosewhoreachedthetop,weacceptafilter（筛选）thatselectsforthefortunateandcallsit

excellence.

Thelanguageweusematters.Whenwetellpeopletoberesilient,weaskthemtostaythesame.Whenwetalk

aboutrecovery,wcinvitechange.IfIbreakmyleg,nooneexpectsmetobounceback.Theyexpectmetorestand

rebuild.Weshouldofferthesamegracefortheinvisibleinjuries—thesocial,emotionalormoralones.

31.Whatdoesthephrase“strippedofitsteeth''underlinedinParagraph3mostprobablymean?

A.Strenglhenedbysharpcriticism.B.Madelesspowerfuloreffective.

C.Givenamorecomplexmeaning.D.Combinedwithculturalconcepts.

32.Whydoestheauthormention“survivorshipbias''?

A.Toshowthatpraiseofenduranceremovesblamefromsystems.

B.Toarguethatourviewofresilienceandsuccessischangedbyit.

C.Toemphasizethatindividualeffortisthekeytoachievingexcellence.

D.Torevealthatgoodfortuneplaysadecisiveroleinsurvivinghardship.

33.Howdoes（heauthordevelopthepassage?

A.Problem—Cause—Effect—SolutionB.Claim—Evidence—Argument—Conclusion

C.Example—Concept—Exception—ImplicationD.Phenomenon—Definition—Analysis—Appeal

34.Whichwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.ResilienceVS.Endurance:AnIgnoredFactB.TrueResilienceIsNotAboutBouncingBack

C.EnduranceVS.Recovery:ACriticalDistinctionD.TrueEnduranceHelpsUsOvercomeHardships

第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，共10分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项

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涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。

So,yousentatext.Noresponse.Nowyou'restuckintheultimatetoughdecision:Shouldyousendafollow­

upor（rytoplayitcool?

35Doubletextingoccurs.Sometimeswesendasecond,orevenmoremessages,beforetheperson

repliestoourpreviousone.Examplesincludeconfirmingthings:"Hey,justmakingsurewe'restillonfbrlater”or

messystreamsofmessageslike“Whyaren'tyouresponding?Doyouhateme?”

Wcdothisformanyreasons.Somearcgoodreasons:makingplans,waitingforkeyinformationorhandling

time-sensitivematters.Theotherpersonmaybedistracted,haveadeadphone,ormissyourmessage.36

Doubletextingisacceptableincertainsituations—forclosefriends,urgentupdates,oraddingforgotten

details.Butyoumustavoidseemingpushyordemanding.Onefollow-upisenough.It'sunwisetodoubletext

someonebusyorsomeonewhoalreadyleavesyouonreadwithshortreplies.37Youlookdesperate,

createmisunderstandings,andriskunnecessaryconflict.

“Ifyou'redoubletexting,youlikelyarcalsoputtingmoreintotherelationshipthantheotherperson/'

PsychologistSabrinaRomanoffnotes.Often,peopletendtodoubletexttoreceivemorefromotherpeople.

38Ultimatelydoubletextingisproblematicbecauseyou'llneverknowwhatotherswoulddowithout

yourprompting（催促）.Ifyouholdback,eithertheyneverreply,whichsavesyoufromwastinganyfurthertimeor

energy,orrespondon（heirowngenuinelyshowinghow（heyfeelaboutyouandtheirrealinterest.

Here'showtodoubletextwithoutcomingoffasimpatient,orneedy:Askyourselffirstwhetheryouhave

giventhemenoughtimetorespond.Peoplegetbusy,distracted,orsimplydon'thavethementalenergytotextback

rightaway.39Ifapersonconsistentlytakesalongtimetoreply,that'salsoasigntoadjustyour

expectations.Remember,noresponseisaresponse.

A.Overdoingithastheoppositeeffect.

B.Unlessit'surgent,waitandshowpatience.

C.However,itonlypushesthemfurlheraway.

D.Weknowthefeelingandwe'vealldefinitelybeenthere.

E.Manypeoplefearthatadoubletextwillmakethemappeareager.

F.Butmostly,itcomesfromanxietyorinsecurity,aswcseekreassurance.

G.Therefore,it'swisetoconsiderbothtimingandcontentwhenfollowingup.

第三部分书面表达（共两节，32分）

第一节（共4小题；第40、41题各2分，第42题3分，第43题5分，共12分）

阅读下面短文，根据题目要求用英文同答问题。

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Whenyoutrulycareabouttheplanet,inspirationcancomefromthemostunexpectedplaces.Forfifteen-year-

oldEvanBudz,itcameintheformofaturtleswimmingsmoothlythrough(hewateronacampingtrip,creatingan

idea(hatwouldleadtoanaward-winningrobot.

ButEvandidn'tjustwanttobuildanyrobot;hewantedonethatwouldn'tharmtheveryecosystemsitwas

meanttoprotect.Unliketraditionalunderwatertechnologies,whichoftencreateveryhigh-pressurewaterstreams

thatdisturbmarinelife,hisbionicturtlemovessilently,copyingnaturalswimmingpatternstogatherdatawithout

damagingsensitivehabitats.

Tocreatehisbionicturtle,Budzstudiedhowseaturtlesswimbywatchingvideosandtalkedwithexpertsathis

localaquarium.Helearntthattheirfrontflippers(鳍状肢)pushthemforward,whilethesmallerbackflippershelp

(hemchangedirections.Usinghis3Ddesignsoftware,hecreatedarobolthatcopiesthesemovements.

Therobothasfourflippersjustliketherealturtlesandhasa“body”fbrhousingitselectroniccomponents,

whichincludeamicrocomputer.ThisrunsAImodelstodetectenvironmentalthreatsandrecorddata.Therobotalso

hasafrontcamerafbr“seeing“itssurroundings,alongwithadditionalsensorsoutsidetohelpguideitselfofferdepth

control,andcheckfbrecologicaldamagelikemicroplasticsandbleachedcoral(白化珊瑚).

Evantestedtherobotinhisgrandparents5backyardpoolandlaterinLakeOntario.Itcanswimfbruptoeight

hoursperchargeonabattery,thoughitalsohasasolarpanelthatcankeepitgoingforevenlongerperiods,atabout

(hesamespeedasrealturtles.Intests,itcorrectlyidentifiedcoraldamage96%ofthetime.Hisdreamistosendout

manyofthesequiet,gentlerobotsaroundtheworldtoprotectundenvaterlife.

40.WhatinspiredEvantoinventtherobot?

41.HowwasEvan,sbionicturtledifferentfromearliertechnologies?

42.Pleasedecidewhichpartisfalseinthefollowingstatement,thenunderlineitandexplainwhy.

aBudzfsbionicturtle,equippedwithamicrocomputer,cameraandsensors^canrecorddataanilhelprelieve

underwaterecosystemdamage.

43.HowcanyouputyourideasintopracticeasEvandid?(Inabout40words)

第二节(20分)

44.假设你是红星中学高二学生李华。你的好友Jim看到了你分享的“社区邻里日"(CommunityNeighbour

Day)的活动照片，对此很感兴趣，发来邮件想了解相关情况。请你用英文给他回复，内容包括：

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1.介绍你参与的社区活动；

2.你的感受。

注意：1.词数100左右；

2.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

DearJim,

Yours,

LiHua

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参考答案

第一部分知识运用（共两节，30分）

第一节（共10小题;每小题L5分，共15分）

【答案】1.A2.C3.D4.B5.C6.B7.B8.A9.A10.D

【导语】文章讲述了一个陌生人的善意如何改变一个家庭并传递温暖的故事。

【1题详解】

考查形容词U句意：她在当地咖啡馆轮班后肩膀酸痛，疲惫不堪vA.exhausied疲惫不堪的；B.confused困

惑的；C.satisfied满意的；D.pleased高兴的。根据I:文的“Hershouldersachedaflerhershiflalalocal

cafe"可知，Maria工作后非常“疲惫不堪”。

【2题详解】

考查动词。句意：她的孩子们Ethan和Lily紧挨在她身边，当时她推着一辆装满基本食品的购物车，车上

还有一个小盒巧克力，那是伊桑苦苦哀求她买的。A.encouraged鼓励；B.allowed允许；C.begged恳求；

D.urged催促。根据下段的“Moneywas___eversinceherhusbandlosthisjob.n以及“Shehadonly

$40.”可知，因为家里钱不富裕，所以Elhan肯定是“恳求”Maria买巧克力。

【3题详解】

考查形容词。句意：自从丈夫失业后，钱一直很紧张。A.easy容易的；B.extra额外的；C.safe安全的；

D.light紧张的，拮据的。根据下文的“eversinceherhusband的sthisjob”可知,因为丈夫失业了,所以家

里的钱一直很“紧张”。

【4题详解】

考查名词。句意:一股羞耻感涌上Maria的心头。A.relief宽慰;B.shame羞耻;C.loneliness孤独;D.

curiosity好奇。根据下文的"Shehadonly$40”以及aCanyoupleasethechocolateandmaybethe

apples?"可知,Maria肯定是因为钱不够感到“羞耻”。

【5题详解】

考查动词短语。句意：“对不起，"Maria低声说，“能不能把巧克力以及也许苹果去掉？"A.putin放

入；B.selldown降价出售；C.takeoff去掉；D.pullover靠边停车。根据上文的“，$47.25.'thecashier

said.”以及“Shehadonly$40”可知，因为钱不够，Maria想让收银员“去掉”一些商品。

【6题详解】

考查名词。句意：泪水在她的眼眶里打转。A.Doubts怀疑;B.Tears泪水;C.Light光线：D.Surprise惊

讶。根据上文的“Ethan'sfacefell,buthedidn'tcomplain.Lilywhispered,“Mommy,it'sokay."Mariacouldfeel

theeyes,someimpatient,somesympathetic”可知,Maria感到委屈,“泪水"在眼眶里打转。

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【7题详解】

考查动词。句意：Maria试图拒绝，但男人友善地笑了。A.complain抱怨；B.refuse拒绝：Chide隐藏：

D.persuade说服。根据下文的转折“butthemansmiledkindly”可知，Maria试图“拒绝”男人的帮助。

【8题详解】

考查动词。句意：付款完成后，Maria含泪感谢了陌生人。A.seiUed结账，结束;B.relumed返回;C.

cancelled取消；D.delayed延迟。根据上文的"Afterihepaymentwas”和下文的"Mariathanked（hestranger

throughtears."可知,这里表示付款“完成”。

【9题详解】

考查动词。句意：Lily经常买额外的食物捐赠，而Ethan长大后在收容所做志愿者。A.donate捐赠；B.

store储存；C.process加工；D.ccnsumc消耗。根据下文的EthangrewuptovolunteeratsheltersM和“The

actof___thatbeganwithonesimplegesturehadspreadthroughtheirfamily,touchingcountlesslives.“可知，

Lily经常买额外的食物肯定是为了“捐赠”。

【10题详解】

考查名词。句意：从一个简单的举动开始的善意行为通过他们的家庭传播开来，触动了无数人的生活。A.

devotion奉献;B.patience耐心；C.courage勇气;D.kindness善意。根据上文的“thestrangerwhopaidfor

groceries"以及"Lilywouldoftenbuyextrafoodto___,andEthangrewuptovolunteeratshelters.”可知，这

里指“善意”行为的传播。

第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分,共15分）

【答案】11.which12.toidentify13.building

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