2021-2022学年江苏省海安市高二上学期学业质量监测英语试卷（Word版含答案）

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2021-2022学年度第一学期学业质量监测
高二英语
注意事项
考生在答题前请认真阅读本注意事项及各题答题要求
1.本试卷共10页，满分150分，考试时间为120分钟，考试结束后，请将答题卷交回。
2.答题前，请您务必将自己的姓名、准考证号、座位号用0.5毫米黑色字迹签字笔填写在答题卷上。
3.请认真核对监考员在答题卡上所粘贴的条形码上的姓名、考试证号与你本人的是否相符。
4.作答选择题必须用2B铅笔把答题卡对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，请用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案，作答非选择题必须用书写黑色字迹的0.5毫米的签字笔写在答题卷上的指定位置，在其它位置作答一律无效。
第一部分：听力（略）

第二部分：阅读（共两节，满分50分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
Yosemite National Park
Yosemite is all about restoration this year. This month the park's main corridor is being repaired. The park's gallery reopened to the public in April after remodeling to allow full accessibility for the disabled. Even John Muir, known as the father of the national parks, is being revived (使复活) by the actor Lee Stetson, who will answer audience questions about the park and its history at the Yosemite Theater.
Petrified Forest National Park
Petrified Forest National Park is now mapping self-guided hikes to its more remote destinations, in part to remind visitors that the parks are theirs to wander. In August, a new field institute will begin offering classes led by geologists, photographers and other experts. And next year, look for electric vehicle charging stations to appear at the north and south entrances of the park.
Acadia National Park
Acadia National Park is to begin managing a new campground on Maine's Schoodic Peninsula this fall. The site will offer almost 100 R. V. and tent sites, as well as new hiking and biking trails connecting to Gouldsboro Village and existing park trails leading to the peninsula's tip.
Wetherill Mesa
Wetherill Mesa will have an extended season this year (through mid-October), giving cyclists much time to enjoy new access to the park's six-mile Long House Loop, a paved path formerly used for tram service, and the backcountry routes on the park's most popular hike. Naturally, plans are in the works to open an on-site bike rental operation within the year.
1. What do we know about Yosemite National Park?
A. Its gallery is accessible to the disabled. B. It will be closed for repairs all the year.
C. Lee Stetson is well-known as its founder. D. It will offer almost 100 R. V. and tent sites.
2. In which national park will you be able to rent bikes?
A. Wetherill Mesa. B. Acadia National Park.
C. Yosemite National Park. D. Petrified Forest National Park.
3. What is the purpose of this passage?
A. To appeal to people to preserve the national parks. B. To share his own discoveries at the national parks.
C. To introduce something new at the national parks. D. To describe the natural scenery of the national parks.
B
Almost everyone knows the saying, “Don’t judge a book by its cover.”, which means you should not guess the worth or value of something based on how it looks. That message was clear at a recent event called the Human Library Project. The event took place at the Northern Virginia, or NoVa, Community College, outside of Washington. D.C.
The Human Library began 19 years ago in Denmark. It grew from a youth organization called “Stop the Violence”. Today, it is a worldwide movement. At the NoVa event, students got the chance to learn from a person — a “human book” — instead of a library book.
Patricia Cooper organized the event. She said that human books celebrate variety by telling their life stories in an easy-going setting. The goal of the human library is to talk to people in your community who you may otherwise not speak to because you have your own prejudices and hopefully to break down some of these barriers.
This is the third year that NoVa has held such an event. The collection of human books included a civil rights activist, a scientist from the American space agency NASA, and an opera singer.
Artist Brian Dailey was a human book. He spoke about his travels to 113 countries in seven years. Dailey said that, during his travels, he asked people whom he took pictures of for a one-word answer to a series of other words-such as love, freedom and war. He discovered that people in different countries often had very different reactions to the same word.
When Dailey asked people in Africa about the word “war” they used words like justice, liberation and peace. When he asked the same question to people in Syrian refugee (难民) camps, the answer was: “tears, hunger, fear, destruction”.
4. According to the text, how to understand the saying “Don’t judge a book by its cover.”?
A. Readers may miss a lot if they read a book just between lines.
B. People can learn more life lessons from others in the human library.
C. People can really understand the value of a book in the human library.
D. Readers can't underestimate the worth of a book because of its plain cover
5. What’s the purpose of organizing the human library?
A. To provide more information for readers B. To satisfy the needs of the new generation
C. To make people communicate with each other. D. To improve the environment of the community.
6. What do we learn from the human book of Brian Dailey?
A. His reactions to different cultures. B. His international travel experiences.
C. His strong devotion to human rights. D. His contributions to advances in society.
7. Which of the following is the suitable title for the text?
A. Don’t Read Books just Between Lines B. Prefer a Human Book to a Real Book.
C. Enjoy Reading with the Help of Others. D. Talk with a Fellow Human from This Library.
C
It's believed that after a poor night's sleep, a strong coffee is the kick-start that many people need in the morning, but a new research suggests that it might be best to have a bite to eat first.
A study has found that drinking coffee first can have a negative effect on blood sugar control a risk factor for diabetes (糖尿病)and heart disease.
“We know that nearly half of us will wake in the morning and, before doing anything else, drink coffee—subjectively the more tired we feel, the stronger the coffee,” said Professor James Betts, at the University of Bath in the UK.
For their study, researchers at the University of Bath got 29 healthy men and women to take part in three different overnight experiments, with at least a week between them.
In one, the participants had a normal night's sleep, roughly from 11 p. m. to 7 a. m. , and were asked to consume a sugary drink on waking in the morning. They then experienced an interrupted night's sleep, where the researchers woke them every hour for five minutes by sending them text messages to which they had to respond—and upon waking were given the same sugary drink.
On another night, participants experienced the same sleep interruption, but this time, were first given a strong black coffee 30 minutes before consuming the sugary drink.
They found that one night of interrupted sleep did not worsen the participants' blood sugar and insulin (胰岛素)responses when compared to the normal night's sleep—although previous research suggested that losing many hours of sleep or many nights of poor sleep could have a negative effect. However, strong black coffee consumed before breakfast actually increased the blood sugar response by around 50%—suggesting that relying on coffee after a bad night to stop feeling sleepy could limit your body's ability to tolerate the sugar in your breakfast.
8. What does the underlined word "kick-start" in paragraph 1 refer to?
A. A kind of drink. B. A kind of habit. C. A kind of power. D. A kind of medicine.
9. Which of the following is right according to the text?
A. If we feel tired，we should choose stronger coffee
B. Drinking coffee first may cause some serious diseases.
C. It shows that having breakfast first can refresh sleepy people
D. Half of people are hard to kick the habit of drinking strong coffee.
10. What increased the participants' blood sugar response most before breakfast?
A. A cup of strong black coffee. B. A normal night's sleep.
C. An interrupted night's sleep. D. A normal sugary drink.
11. How did researchers draw the conclusion?
A. By listing some examples. B. By observing the process.
C. By explaining a phenomenon. D. By comparing the results.
D
Almost everyone gossips. And a new study finds that people spend about 52 minutes per day, on average, talking to someone about others who are not present
But here’s the surprise: Despite the assumption that most gossip is trash talk, the study finds the majority of gossip is nonjudgmental chat.
“People love to talk about others,” says Jeremy Cone, a psychologist at Williams College. “Think about your own conversations with a family member or friend: You talk about everyday things that keep you connected. You share your daughter got her driver’s license or your uncle has a kidney stone. Much of it is just documenting facts.”
Of course, the study also finds that some gossip is negative or mean-spirited. About 15% of the gossip included some type of negative judgement.
But even negative gossip can serve a purpose, as more research has found.
“I think gossiping can be a smart thing to do,” says Elena Martinescu who has studied gossip in the workplace. “It allows people to keep track of what’s going on and form social connection with other people.”
Research has shown that gossip can help build group cohesion (凝聚力) and cooperation. “When you gossip, you can keep track of who is contributing to the group and who's being selfish,” Martinescu explains. “And by sharing this information, you can exclude those group members who are social loafers (游手好闲的人).”
“We also found negative gossip makes people likely to repair the aspects of their behavior that they were criticized for,” Martinescu says.
So, say, for instance, you were criticized for always arriving at work late. Hearing that gossip about yourself may motivate you to want to be on time.
Of course, this isn’t a license to be loose lips or to repeat baseless claims that can damage someone’s reputation unfairly. But confiding (吐露个人隐私) in your friends and colleagues and sharing impressions about another person — even when they’re negative — may be helpful.
12. Why do people often gossip according to Jeremy Cone?
A. Because gossip can satisfy their curiosity. B. Because they can share social information.
C. Because they want to correct others’ mistakes. D. Because spreading negative facts is unavoidable.
13. In Elena Martinescu’s opinion, what can people benefit from gossip?
A. People can be improved in an all-round way. B. People can get rid of immoral behavior rapidly.
C. People can be kept informed of others' privacy. D. People can change their behavior for the better..
14. Which of the following statements is right according to the text?
A. It is plain to see that people gossip all the time.
B. Based on the study, the majority of gossip is trash talk.
C. It’s advisable that we turn a deaf ear to negative gossip.
D. It’s likely that gossip helps us know more about one's quality.
15. What conclusion can we draw about gossip?
A. Gossip is the last thing people could do. B. Gossip should be advocated by the society.
C. Gossip may not be as harmful as it sounds. D. Gossip is the best way to build social bonds.
第二节（共5小题：每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。
Pain is usually connected to a nervous system. When you put your hand too close to a hot stove, nerve cells send a warning of danger to your brain. ____16____ That, in turn, causes you to pull your hand away before any serious damage is done. Plants don't have nerves or brains, so they can’t feel pain like you do. ____17____ And since they can't escape a potentially dangerous situation, they need other ways of fighting back.
____18____ Some plants discourage plant-eaters from chewing on them by growing thorns or sharp little hairs, like a rose or a cactus does. Other plants produce bad-tasting or even toxic chemicals. These force potential attackers to abandon their meals.
But a plant called bittersweet nightshade does something even more smartly. When a slug, a small creature, chews holes in a nightshade’s leaf, a kind of sweet juice begins dripping out of the edges of the wound, almost as if the plant were bleeding. ____19____ In order to collect the juice, the ants gather all over the injured nightshade plant and attack anything that stands in their way — including the slug that damaged the plant in the first place. In short: Slug attacks plant; plant calls army of ants to come closer to kill slug. ____20____
Plants may look like passive victims. But they have armies of cold-blooded killers always ready to obey their orders.
A. Your brain recognizes that signal as pain.
B. The biggest threat to a plant's life is getting eaten.
C. This sweet juice successfully drives the slug away.
D. Your brain is definitely a complex nervous system.
E. The sweet juice happens to be a favorite food of ants.
F. But plants definitely do recognize when something is hurting them.
G. Thus, the plant can help itself by calling the enemies of its own enemies.
第三部分：语言运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共15小题：每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Saul and Keon have never felt bored with a day of work picking up trash in Miami Beach. They were especially thrilled when they were ____21____ their route as usual this week because a ____22____ awaited them. When their huge truck rolled down the street into the North Bay Road community, they found most residents lining the street with signs and balloons, all to ____23____ say "we love you".
Jennifer Elegant, a community teacher, wanted to show her family's appreciation so she organized the socially-distancing surprise "thank you" ____24____ to honor the workers. Even the Miami Beach mayor（市长), Dan Gelber, showed up to ____25____ the two heroes-because Saul Scruggs and Keon Richardson do so much more than ____26____ trash. "They bring incredible energy to the entire neighborhood," Jennifer said, "In a word, they spread joy."
What is ____27____ about the two men is the positive energy that they bring with them. They always have smiles on their faces and never ____28____ a chance to say hello and ____29____ someone's day. They also go out of their way to help others and _____30_____ nothing in return. Once, Saul spent 45 minutes helping a neighbor _____31_____ through her trash to find her lost wedding ring. He also waited for over an hour with another colleague who was having heart problems and needed a(n) _____32_____ .
Jennifer has had "meaningful discussions" with the amazing workers about their inspiring levels of happiness and often shares their _____33_____ with her students. "Every day we are _____34_____ by heroes who bring us inspiration but too often we are unable to _____35_____ these great people. I want Saul and Keon to know that we are thankful."
21. A. abandoning B. covering C. entitling D. comprising
22. A. display B. journey C. surprise D. dream
23. A. gradually B. regularly C. legally D. simply
24. A. celebration B. invitation C. conversation D. foundation
25. A. follow B. greet C. salute D. assist
26. A. sort out B. give away C. put aside D. pick up
27. A. superior B. complex C. special D. conventional
28. A. offer B. miss C. seize D. owe
29. A. brighten B. arrange C. occupy D. exchange
30. A. restore B. expect C. conduct D. motivate
31. A. comb B. get C. pull D. put
32. A. commitment B. shelter C. instrument D. ambulance
33. A. fortune B. wisdom C. peace D. talent
34. A. surrounded B. compared C. ignored D. selected
35. A. support B. accompany C. rescue D. recognize
第二节（共10小题：每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
At this year's Singles' Day shopping spree (狂欢), domestic brands ____36____ (fill) up the shopping cart of Wang Xinyi, ____37____ university student from Southwest China's Chongqing.
"Most of us choose domestic products owing to the fact ____38____ they are cost-effective and high in quality" said Wang, ____39____ bought daily necessities, clothes and digital products made by local brands during last week's shopping festival.
Wang said many young Chinese ____40____ (increase) chose domestic brands, ____41____ (add) that this trend could not only satisfy consumers' needs but incorporate (融入) traditional Chinese culture into the products.
Nearly 70% of post-90s and around 80% of post-00s generations prefer to buy domestic brands. Young consumers have ____42____ (strong) confidence and a higher sense of national identity than those of other groups. Overall, Chinese people's interest in domestic products increased by 528 percent ____43____ (compare) with 10 years ago.
The ____44____ (improve) in quality and branding have helped promote domestic products. Besides, domestic brands have become popular among young consumers due to their ______45______ (innovate) use of traditional Chinese elements and culture.
第四部分：写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（满分15分）
46. 假设你叫李华，你的朋友John沉迷于抖音不能自拔，写信向你寻求帮助，请你给他回一封电子邮件。内容包括：
1. 表示理解和关心；2. 沉迷抖音的影响；3. 提出具体建议。
要求：1. 词数100字左右；2. 可以适当增加细节；3. 开头与结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear John,
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
Yours,
Li Hua
第二节（满分25分）
47. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整短文。
Lisa woke up on Saturday morning very excited. Today she was turning 10. She thought her mother would make her a special breakfast. Last year on her birthday, Lisa woke up to the smell of pancakes and sausage cooking. The kitchen table was full of fresh fruit and juice, and her family had even bought lots of fresh flowers to put on the table.
But when she went downstairs this morning, her father, mother and brother were eating cereal (麦片) at the table, just like any other day. No one even said “Happy birthday".
When the phone rang and her mother announced that Lisa’s aunt wanted to speak with her, she knew that it must be to wish her the best on her 10th birthday. But to Lisa’s surprise, her aunt simply wanted to remind her to pick up her mail the next week while her aunt was out of town.
Lisa was quite confused. She thought that her family would say something about her special day, but she didn’t want to seem upset. She tried to be cheerful. After all, she was looking forward to meeting her friends in the park soon. Surely they were going to be excited about her birthday.
When Lisa arrived at the park her friend Jane was the first to greet her. “Nice day, isn’t it, Lisa?” she asked.
Lisa, ready for her friend to wish her a happy birthday, responded excitedly, “Yes, it is! It’s a great day. You know why?”
“Because it’s Saturday and the weather is great!” Jane replied.
Lisa nodded, but looked down in disappointment.
Soon the rest of her friends arrived, and they all had a good time playing soccer and spending time together. But Lisa couldn’t help but think that it was strange that none of them had mentioned her birthday.
As she walked home in the late afternoon sun, Lisa tried her best not to cry. How could everyone forget her birthday? She was close to tears by the time she reached her home.
When she walked in, she was quite surprised.
注意:1.续写词数应为150左右；
2.请按如下格式作答。
There was a box with her name on it in the living room.
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
No one was home, but there was a letter on the table.
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________










2021-2022学年度第一学期学业质量监测
高二英语
注意事项
考生在答题前请认真阅读本注意事项及各题答题要求
1.本试卷共10页，满分150分，考试时间为120分钟，考试结束后，请将答题卷交回。
2.答题前，请您务必将自己的姓名、准考证号、座位号用0.5毫米黑色字迹签字笔填写在答题卷上。
3.请认真核对监考员在答题卡上所粘贴的条形码上的姓名、考试证号与你本人的是否相符。
4.作答选择题必须用2B铅笔把答题卡对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，请用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案，作答非选择题必须用书写黑色字迹的0.5毫米的签字笔写在答题卷上的指定位置，在其它位置作答一律无效。
第一部分：听力（略）

第二部分：阅读（共两节，满分50分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
Yosemite National Park
Yosemite is all about restoration this year. This month the park's main corridor is being repaired. The park's gallery reopened to the public in April after remodeling to allow full accessibility for the disabled. Even John Muir, known as the father of the national parks, is being revived (使复活) by the actor Lee Stetson, who will answer audience questions about the park and its history at the Yosemite Theater.
Petrified Forest National Park
Petrified Forest National Park is now mapping self-guided hikes to its more remote destinations, in part to remind visitors that the parks are theirs to wander. In August, a new field institute will begin offering classes led by geologists, photographers and other experts. And next year, look for electric vehicle charging stations to appear at the north and south entrances of the park.
Acadia National Park
Acadia National Park is to begin managing a new campground on Maine's Schoodic Peninsula this fall. The site will offer almost 100 R. V. and tent sites, as well as new hiking and biking trails connecting to Gouldsboro Village and existing park trails leading to the peninsula's tip.
Wetherill Mesa
Wetherill Mesa will have an extended season this year (through mid-October), giving cyclists much time to enjoy new access to the park's six-mile Long House Loop, a paved path formerly used for tram service, and the backcountry routes on the park's most popular hike. Naturally, plans are in the works to open an on-site bike rental operation within the year.
1. What do we know about Yosemite National Park?
A. Its gallery is accessible to the disabled. B. It will be closed for repairs all the year.
C. Lee Stetson is well-known as its founder. D. It will offer almost 100 R. V. and tent sites.
2. In which national park will you be able to rent bikes?
A. Wetherill Mesa. B. Acadia National Park.
C. Yosemite National Park. D. Petrified Forest National Park.
3. What is the purpose of this passage?
A. To appeal to people to preserve the national parks. B. To share his own discoveries at the national parks.
C. To introduce something new at the national parks. D. To describe the natural scenery of the national parks.
【答案】1 A 2. A 3. C
B
Almost everyone knows the saying, “Don’t judge a book by its cover.”, which means you should not guess the worth or value of something based on how it looks. That message was clear at a recent event called the Human Library Project. The event took place at the Northern Virginia, or NoVa, Community College, outside of Washington. D.C.
The Human Library began 19 years ago in Denmark. It grew from a youth organization called “Stop the Violence”. Today, it is a worldwide movement. At the NoVa event, students got the chance to learn from a person — a “human book” — instead of a library book.
Patricia Cooper organized the event. She said that human books celebrate variety by telling their life stories in an easy-going setting. The goal of the human library is to talk to people in your community who you may otherwise not speak to because you have your own prejudices and hopefully to break down some of these barriers.
This is the third year that NoVa has held such an event. The collection of human books included a civil rights activist, a scientist from the American space agency NASA, and an opera singer.
Artist Brian Dailey was a human book. He spoke about his travels to 113 countries in seven years. Dailey said that, during his travels, he asked people whom he took pictures of for a one-word answer to a series of other words-such as love, freedom and war. He discovered that people in different countries often had very different reactions to the same word.
When Dailey asked people in Africa about the word “war” they used words like justice, liberation and peace. When he asked the same question to people in Syrian refugee (难民) camps, the answer was: “tears, hunger, fear, destruction”.
4. According to the text, how to understand the saying “Don’t judge a book by its cover.”?
A. Readers may miss a lot if they read a book just between lines.
B. People can learn more life lessons from others in the human library.
C. People can really understand the value of a book in the human library.
D. Readers can't underestimate the worth of a book because of its plain cover
5. What’s the purpose of organizing the human library?
A. To provide more information for readers B. To satisfy the needs of the new generation
C. To make people communicate with each other. D. To improve the environment of the community.
6. What do we learn from the human book of Brian Dailey?
A. His reactions to different cultures. B. His international travel experiences.
C. His strong devotion to human rights. D. His contributions to advances in society.
7. Which of the following is the suitable title for the text?
A. Don’t Read Books just Between Lines B. Prefer a Human Book to a Real Book.
C. Enjoy Reading with the Help of Others. D. Talk with a Fellow Human from This Library.
【答案】4. D 5. C 6. B 7. D
C
It's believed that after a poor night's sleep, a strong coffee is the kick-start that many people need in the morning, but a new research suggests that it might be best to have a bite to eat first.
A study has found that drinking coffee first can have a negative effect on blood sugar control a risk factor for diabetes (糖尿病)and heart disease.
“We know that nearly half of us will wake in the morning and, before doing anything else, drink coffee—subjectively the more tired we feel, the stronger the coffee,” said Professor James Betts, at the University of Bath in the UK.
For their study, researchers at the University of Bath got 29 healthy men and women to take part in three different overnight experiments, with at least a week between them.
In one, the participants had a normal night's sleep, roughly from 11 p. m. to 7 a. m. , and were asked to consume a sugary drink on waking in the morning. They then experienced an interrupted night's sleep, where the researchers woke them every hour for five minutes by sending them text messages to which they had to respond—and upon waking were given the same sugary drink.
On another night, participants experienced the same sleep interruption, but this time, were first given a strong black coffee 30 minutes before consuming the sugary drink.
They found that one night of interrupted sleep did not worsen the participants' blood sugar and insulin (胰岛素)responses when compared to the normal night's sleep—although previous research suggested that losing many hours of sleep or many nights of poor sleep could have a negative effect. However, strong black coffee consumed before breakfast actually increased the blood sugar response by around 50%—suggesting that relying on coffee after a bad night to stop feeling sleepy could limit your body's ability to tolerate the sugar in your breakfast.
8. What does the underlined word "kick-start" in paragraph 1 refer to?
A. A kind of drink. B. A kind of habit. C. A kind of power. D. A kind of medicine.
9. Which of the following is right according to the text?
A. If we feel tired，we should choose stronger coffee
B. Drinking coffee first may cause some serious diseases.
C. It shows that having breakfast first can refresh sleepy people
D. Half of people are hard to kick the habit of drinking strong coffee.
10. What increased the participants' blood sugar response most before breakfast?
A. A cup of strong black coffee. B. A normal night's sleep.
C. An interrupted night's sleep. D. A normal sugary drink.
11. How did researchers draw the conclusion?
A. By listing some examples. B. By observing the process.
C. By explaining a phenomenon. D. By comparing the results.
【答案】8. C 9. B 10. A 11. D
D
Almost everyone gossips. And a new study finds that people spend about 52 minutes per day, on average, talking to someone about others who are not present
But here’s the surprise: Despite the assumption that most gossip is trash talk, the study finds the majority of gossip is nonjudgmental chat.
“People love to talk about others,” says Jeremy Cone, a psychologist at Williams College. “Think about your own conversations with a family member or friend: You talk about everyday things that keep you connected. You share your daughter got her driver’s license or your uncle has a kidney stone. Much of it is just documenting facts.”
Of course, the study also finds that some gossip is negative or mean-spirited. About 15% of the gossip included some type of negative judgement.
But even negative gossip can serve a purpose, as more research has found.
“I think gossiping can be a smart thing to do,” says Elena Martinescu who has studied gossip in the workplace. “It allows people to keep track of what’s going on and form social connection with other people.”
Research has shown that gossip can help build group cohesion (凝聚力) and cooperation. “When you gossip, you can keep track of who is contributing to the group and who's being selfish,” Martinescu explains. “And by sharing this information, you can exclude those group members who are social loafers (游手好闲的人).”
“We also found negative gossip makes people likely to repair the aspects of their behavior that they were criticized for,” Martinescu says.
So, say, for instance, you were criticized for always arriving at work late. Hearing that gossip about yourself may motivate you to want to be on time.
Of course, this isn’t a license to be loose lips or to repeat baseless claims that can damage someone’s reputation unfairly. But confiding (吐露个人隐私) in your friends and colleagues and sharing impressions about another person — even when they’re negative — may be helpful.
12. Why do people often gossip according to Jeremy Cone?
A. Because gossip can satisfy their curiosity. B. Because they can share social information.
C. Because they want to correct others’ mistakes. D. Because spreading negative facts is unavoidable.
13. In Elena Martinescu’s opinion, what can people benefit from gossip?
A. People can be improved in an all-round way. B. People can get rid of immoral behavior rapidly.
C. People can be kept informed of others' privacy. D. People can change their behavior for the better..
14. Which of the following statements is right according to the text?
A. It is plain to see that people gossip all the time.
B. Based on the study, the majority of gossip is trash talk.
C. It’s advisable that we turn a deaf ear to negative gossip.
D. It’s likely that gossip helps us know more about one's quality.
15. What conclusion can we draw about gossip?
A. Gossip is the last thing people could do. B. Gossip should be advocated by the society.
C. Gossip may not be as harmful as it sounds. D. Gossip is the best way to build social bonds.
【答案】12. B 13. D 14. D 15. C
第二节（共5小题：每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。
Pain is usually connected to a nervous system. When you put your hand too close to a hot stove, nerve cells send a warning of danger to your brain. ____16____ That, in turn, causes you to pull your hand away before any serious damage is done. Plants don't have nerves or brains, so they can’t feel pain like you do. ____17____ And since they can't escape a potentially dangerous situation, they need other ways of fighting back.
____18____ Some plants discourage plant-eaters from chewing on them by growing thorns or sharp little hairs, like a rose or a cactus does. Other plants produce bad-tasting or even toxic chemicals. These force potential attackers to abandon their meals.
But a plant called bittersweet nightshade does something even more smartly. When a slug, a small creature, chews holes in a nightshade’s leaf, a kind of sweet juice begins dripping out of the edges of the wound, almost as if the plant were bleeding. ____19____ In order to collect the juice, the ants gather all over the injured nightshade plant and attack anything that stands in their way — including the slug that damaged the plant in the first place. In short: Slug attacks plant; plant calls army of ants to come closer to kill slug. ____20____
Plants may look like passive victims. But they have armies of cold-blooded killers always ready to obey their orders.
A. Your brain recognizes that signal as pain.
B. The biggest threat to a plant's life is getting eaten.
C. This sweet juice successfully drives the slug away.
D. Your brain is definitely a complex nervous system.
E. The sweet juice happens to be a favorite food of ants.
F. But plants definitely do recognize when something is hurting them.
G. Thus, the plant can help itself by calling the enemies of its own enemies.
【答案】16. A 17. F 18. B 19. E 20. G
第三部分：语言运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共15小题：每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Saul and Keon have never felt bored with a day of work picking up trash in Miami Beach. They were especially thrilled when they were ____21____ their route as usual this week because a ____22____ awaited them. When their huge truck rolled down the street into the North Bay Road community, they found most residents lining the street with signs and balloons, all to ____23____ say "we love you".
Jennifer Elegant, a community teacher, wanted to show her family's appreciation so she organized the socially-distancing surprise "thank you" ____24____ to honor the workers. Even the Miami Beach mayor（市长), Dan Gelber, showed up to ____25____ the two heroes-because Saul Scruggs and Keon Richardson do so much more than ____26____ trash. "They bring incredible energy to the entire neighborhood," Jennifer said, "In a word, they spread joy."
What is ____27____ about the two men is the positive energy that they bring with them. They always have smiles on their faces and never ____28____ a chance to say hello and ____29____ someone's day. They also go out of their way to help others and _____30_____ nothing in return. Once, Saul spent 45 minutes helping a neighbor _____31_____ through her trash to find her lost wedding ring. He also waited for over an hour with another colleague who was having heart problems and needed a(n) _____32_____ .
Jennifer has had "meaningful discussions" with the amazing workers about their inspiring levels of happiness and often shares their _____33_____ with her students. "Every day we are _____34_____ by heroes who bring us inspiration but too often we are unable to _____35_____ these great people. I want Saul and Keon to know that we are thankful."
21. A. abandoning B. covering C. entitling D. comprising
22. A. display B. journey C. surprise D. dream
23. A. gradually B. regularly C. legally D. simply
24. A. celebration B. invitation C. conversation D. foundation
25. A. follow B. greet C. salute D. assist
26. A. sort out B. give away C. put aside D. pick up
27. A. superior B. complex C. special D. conventional
28. A. offer B. miss C. seize D. owe
29. A. brighten B. arrange C. occupy D. exchange
30. A. restore B. expect C. conduct D. motivate
31. A. comb B. get C. pull D. put
32. A. commitment B. shelter C. instrument D. ambulance
33. A. fortune B. wisdom C. peace D. talent
34. A. surrounded B. compared C. ignored D. selected
35. A. support B. accompany C. rescue D. recognize
【答案】21. B 22. C 23. D 24. A 25. C 26. D 27. C 28. B 29. A 30. B 31. A 32. D 33. B 34. A 35. D
第二节（共10小题：每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
At this year's Singles' Day shopping spree (狂欢), domestic brands ____36____ (fill) up the shopping cart of Wang Xinyi, ____37____ university student from Southwest China's Chongqing.
"Most of us choose domestic products owing to the fact ____38____ they are cost-effective and high in quality" said Wang, ____39____ bought daily necessities, clothes and digital products made by local brands during last week's shopping festival.
Wang said many young Chinese ____40____ (increase) chose domestic brands, ____41____ (add) that this trend could not only satisfy consumers' needs but incorporate (融入) traditional Chinese culture into the products.
Nearly 70% of post-90s and around 80% of post-00s generations prefer to buy domestic brands. Young consumers have ____42____ (strong) confidence and a higher sense of national identity than those of other groups. Overall, Chinese people's interest in domestic products increased by 528 percent ____43____ (compare) with 10 years ago.
The ____44____ (improve) in quality and branding have helped promote domestic products. Besides, domestic brands have become popular among young consumers due to their ______45______ (innovate) use of traditional Chinese elements and culture.
【答案】36. filled
37. a 38. that
39. who 40. increasingly
41. adding 42. stronger
43. compared
44. improvement
45. innovative
第四部分：写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（满分15分）
46. 假设你叫李华，你的朋友John沉迷于抖音不能自拔，写信向你寻求帮助，请你给他回一封电子邮件。内容包括：
1. 表示理解和关心；2. 沉迷抖音的影响；3. 提出具体建议。
要求：1. 词数100字左右；2. 可以适当增加细节；3. 开头与结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear John,
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Yours,
Li Hua
【答案】Dear John,
Glad to receive your letter. I hear that you have been obsessed with TikTok recently, and I am sorry for that.
First of all, I can understand your mood. TikTok is the hottest short video platform at the moment. There are many interesting video records on it, and many people are using it. But on the other hand, the dangers of indulging in TikTok for a long time are obvious. If you don’t contain yourself and plan your time unreasonably, you will inevitably waste a lot of your time and make it difficult to concentrate and your learning will also be greatly affected.
I suggest you balance your study and entertainment, and plan your time in a reasonable and balanced manner. Only in this way can we enjoy the fun of short videos without affecting our study and life.
Yours,
Li Hua
第二节（满分25分）
47. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整短文。
Lisa woke up on Saturday morning very excited. Today she was turning 10. She thought her mother would make her a special breakfast. Last year on her birthday, Lisa woke up to the smell of pancakes and sausage cooking. The kitchen table was full of fresh fruit and juice, and her family had even bought lots of fresh flowers to put on the table.
But when she went downstairs this morning, her father, mother and brother were eating cereal (麦片) at the table, just like any other day. No one even said “Happy birthday".
When the phone rang and her mother announced that Lisa’s aunt wanted to speak with her, she knew that it must be to wish her the best on her 10th birthday. But to Lisa’s surprise, her aunt simply wanted to remind her to pick up her mail the next week while her aunt was out of town.
Lisa was quite confused. She thought that her family would say something about her special day, but she didn’t want to seem upset. She tried to be cheerful. After all, she was looking forward to meeting her friends in the park soon. Surely they were going to be excited about her birthday.
When Lisa arrived at the park her friend Jane was the first to greet her. “Nice day, isn’t it, Lisa?” she asked.
Lisa, ready for her friend to wish her a happy birthday, responded excitedly, “Yes, it is! It’s a great day. You know why?”
“Because it’s Saturday and the weather is great!” Jane replied.
Lisa nodded, but looked down in disappointment.
Soon the rest of her friends arrived, and they all had a good time playing soccer and spending time together. But Lisa couldn’t help but think that it was strange that none of them had mentioned her birthday.
As she walked home in the late afternoon sun, Lisa tried her best not to cry. How could everyone forget her birthday? She was close to tears by the time she reached her home.
When she walked in, she was quite surprised.
注意:1.续写词数应为150左右；
2.请按如下格式作答。
There was a box with her name on it in the living room.
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No one was home, but there was a letter on the table.
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【答案】Paragraph 1
There was a box with her name on it in the living room. Thinking that it might be her birthday present, she went up and opened the box with delight. In the box lay a photo album filled with photos recording the important moments together with her family and friends as she grew up. Lisa sank in the precious memories: the first family who had made it! At that time, Lisa came to wonder where they were and began to search every room.
Paragraph 2:
No one was home, but there was a letter on the table. Her heart beating wildly, she reached out for that letter which was written by her family and friends, saying how great a family member and a friend she was. With tears welling up in her eyes, she found in surprise that she was already surrounded by her loved ones. “Happy birthday!” they said cheerfully and sent their best wishes to Lisa. All of them had a wonderful evening together, adding another chapter to Lisa’s album.