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这是一份辽宁省铁岭市西丰县第二高级中学2024-2025学年高二上学期开学英语试题(无答案)，共8页。试卷主要包含了本试卷分第Ⅰ卷两部分，请将各题答案统一涂在答题卡上，第Ⅱ卷用蓝黑钢笔或圆珠笔答题，15等内容，欢迎下载使用。
考生注意：1.本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分。
2.答题前，考生务必将密封线内项目填写清楚。
3.请将各题答案统一涂在答题卡上。
4.第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）用蓝黑钢笔或圆珠笔答题。
（考试时间：120分钟 试卷满分：150分）
注意事项：
1.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号、考场号和座位号填写在答题卡上。
2.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。
3.考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）
做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
例: Hw much is the shirt?
A. 1 9.15.B. £ 9.18.C. £ 9.15.
答案是 C。
1. What will the speakers d next?
A. Have sme cffee.B. G fr a walk.C. Carry the heavy luggage.
2. What des the man want t d?
A. Watch TV.B. Change the curtain.C. Enjy the sunshine.
3. Where des the cnversatin prbably take place?
A. In the supermarket.
B. In the pst ffice.
C. In the street.
4. What is the prbable relatinship between the speakers?
A. Salesman and custmer.
B. C - wrkers.
C. Bss and secretary.
5. When will the man attend a meeting tmrrw?
A. At 9:00 am. B. At 10:00 am. C. At 11:00 am.
第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6. What are the speakers ging t d tnight?
A. Visit friends.B. See a mvie.C. Enjy a cncert.
7. Hw will the speakers prbably g there?
A. By car.B. On ft.C. By bus.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8. Wh culd the wman be?
A. The man’s wife.B. A custmer.C. A plicewman.
9. Where was the wallet fund?
A. In the restrm.B. At the cunter.C. On the table.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. Why des the man lk pale?
A. He gt sick.
B. He didn’t sleep well.
C. He argued with his manager.
11. Hw are the man’s prjects ging?
A. He has finished all.
B. He hasn’t started yet.
C. He hasn’t cmpleted any.
12. What will the wman d t help the man?
A. Have a chat with him.
B. Talk with his manager.
C. Share the wrk with him.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. What can we knw abut Jane?
A. She was seriusly ill.
B. She had t wrk last weekend.
C. She had t lk after her brther.
14. What des the man think f the trip t Paris?
A. Annying.B. Disappinting.C. Amusing.
15. What caused the waiter t bring fish instead f chicken?
A. Pr services.B. Language prblems.C. T many rders.
16. Why did Jack refuse t eat the fish?
A. He dislikes fish.
B. The fish was nt fresh.
C. He was t angry t eat anything.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. What will the headmaster d tmrrw mrning?
A. Meet the listeners in the library.
B. Give a speech in the lab building.
C. Intrduce the schl t the listeners.
18. What will the listeners see n Tuesday mrning?
A. Brklyn Bridge.
B. The Statue f Liberty.
C. Central Park.
19. What will be held n Tuesday night?
A. A party.B. A talk shw.C. A lecture.
20. When will the listeners g t Washingtn?
A. On Tuesday afternn.
B. On Wednesday mrning.
C. On Wednesday afternn.
第二部分 阅读（共两节，满分50分）
A
Lndn Shps
The Craft Stre is a lvely little stre fr thse wh like making things by themselves. A great number f tls can be used fr everything frm candle making t making yur wn dress. Once yu get int this stre, yu will be attracted by all the things yu can d.
Phne: （020）7636-0611 Address: 3080 Wnderland Rad
The Lndn Shp is a small shp in Baker Street which sells high- quality gds fr the chsy turists. It has a series f the usual turist items, including lvely rse teapts, cups and lts f teas. Fr the cllectrs, there are mdel cars f every mdel frm Rlls- Ryce t Mini.
Phne: （020） 7935-1441 Address: 198 Baker Street
Nthing New is a great stre fr thse wh lve ld things with a bit f histry. Even if yu can’t affrd the prices, it’s a great place t travel arund and lk at the ld clthes and jewellery. Yu might even be able t pick up ld musical instruments, but that depends n luck and yur budget（算）!
Phne: （020）7038-3718 Address: 1 Farringdn Street
Active is a great stre t suit all budgets. On the firs t flr, there are infrmal and sprts clthes fr thse wh dn’t want t spend much mney n lking gd. On the secnd flr there is equipment fr the serius sprtsman wh wants quality and style.
Phne: （020）7487-3370 Address: Lng Tall Sally 19 - 25 Chiitem Street
21. Wh will like the Graft Stre best?
A. Peple wh are nt rich. B. Peple wh lve ld things.
C. Peple wh like designing clthes. D. Peple wh like hands - n practice.
22. Where can yu g if yu’re interested in cllecting mdels f cars?
A.198 Baker Street. B. 1 Farringdn Street.
C.3080 Wnderland Rad. D. Lng Tall Sally 19-25 Chiitem Street.
23. Which stre is their best chice fr thse wh want t buy sme sprts clthes?
A. Active. B. Nthing New.
C. The Craft Stre. D. The Lndn Shp.
B
A man sat at a subway statin in Washingtn D. C. and started t play the vilin; it was a cld January mrning. He played six pieces fr abut 45 minutes. During that time, since it was rush hur, 1,100 peple went thrugh the statin, mst f them n their way t wrk.
Three minutes went by, and a middle- aged man nticed there was a musician playing. A few minutes later, smene leaned against the wall t listen t him. They stpped fr a few secnds, and then hurried up t meet their schedule.
The ne wh paid the mst attentin was a 3 - year - ld by. His mther fllwed him alng, hurried, but the kid stpped t lk at the vilinist. Finally, the mther pushed hard, and the child cntinued t walk, turning his head all the time. This was repeated by several ther children. All the parents, withut exceptin, frced them t mve n.
In the 45 minutes the musician played, nly 6 peple stpped and stayed fr a while. Abut 20 gave him mney, but cntinued t walk their nrmal pace. He cllected $32. When he finished playing and silence tk ver, n ne nticed it. N ne applauded（鼓掌）, nr was there any recgnitin.
N ne knew this, but the vilinist was Jshua Bell, ne f the mst gifted musicians in the wrld. He had just played ne f the mst beautiful pieces ever written, n a vilin wrth 3.5 millin dllars.
Tw days befre his playing in the subway, Jshua Bell sld ut at a theater in Bstn where the seats averaged $100.
This is a real stry. Jshua Bell’s playing in the subway statin was rganized by the Washingtn Pst as part f a scial experiment.
One f the pssible cnclusins frm this experience culd be: If we d nt have a mment t stp and listen t ne f the best musicians in the wrld playing the best music ever written, hw many ther things are we missing?
24. Why did few peple stp t listen t Jshua Bell playing?
A. They were busy.
B. It was t cld in the subway.
C. They were nt interested in music.
D. The perfrmance was nt gd enugh.
25. What did the parents d when children stpped t lk at the vilinist?
A. They wuld give him sme mney.
B. They wuld stp t enjy the music.
C. They wuld applaud fr the perfrmance.
D. They wuld ask them t cntinue walking.
26. Why did Jshua Bell play in the subway statin?
A. T make mre mney.
B. T practise his skills in playing music.
C. T make an advertisement fr his cncert.
D. T find ut pepled reactin under such a cnditin.
27. What is the purpse f the text?
A. T shw us hw t play music.
B. T set us t think abut ur life.
C. T reprt a subway perfrmance.
D. T tell us the imprtance f music.
C
Are yu attracted t faraway places? D yu prefer a vacatin away frm ther turists? Are yu careful t take nly memries and t leave nly ftprints? If yu answered yes t mre than ne f these questins. yu just might be an ecturist（生态旅游者）.
Ecturists are peple wh want t experience the natural wrld withut damage and leave it that way when they return hme. This started in the 1990s and ecturism is nw grwing three times faster than the turism industry at large. The Ecuadr’s remte Amazn Basin（盆地） is leading t that enlarging, and it gives a snapsht f what ecturism lks like.
At the Ecldge, a small grup f small huses sits Kapawi Ecldge in the middle f the Achuar peple’s reserve（保护区） and is nly reached by air. Frm here, visitrs can explre parts f the Amazn rainfrest seen by few utsiders. As they d lcal Achuar guides explain hw the frest is like their supermarket, where they find fd, clthing, medicine and tls. As a result, turists learn t enjy the lcal culture as well as the natural envirnment.
The wners f Kapavi pay mnthly rent t the Achuar peple, but they als train the cmmunity t run and manage the ldge. They have agreed n a pi an t turn the peratin ver t the Achuar cmpletely by 2011. The wners are wrking t make ecturism benefit and empwer the lcal peple.
Yu prbably wn’t start yur wn ecldge（生态旅馆）, but yu can be an ecturist if yu fllw these guidelines: Prtect the envirnment; Supprt lcal businesses; Respect the lcal custms and traditins.
The wrld is full f fascinating places t visit. As an ecturist, yu can enjy them yurself and make sure that they remain beautiful fr future generatins as well.
28. Accrding t the text, the ecturists shuld be ______.
A. thse wh like t g t their travelling places by hiking
B. thse wh like an easily- remembered natural envirnment
C. thse wh prefer a natural wrld which is what it used t be
D. thse wh prefer unique natural envirnment f cultural relics
29. What des the underlined wrd“ snapsht” in paragraph 2 prbably mean?
A. Idea. B. Chance. C. Purpse. D. Adventure.
30. At the Kapawi ecldge, visitrs can’t ______.
A. reach there by air B. live in the Achuar reserve
C. explre the Amazn rainfrest D. see many travelers frm utside
31. We can learn frm the text that ______.
A. the Kapawi Ecldge wners are the Achuar in favr f ecturism
B. the wners f Kapawi encurage turists t enjy the Achuar culture
C. the Achuar peple have gained a lt by cllecting mney frm ecturists
D. the Kapawi Ecldge will cntinue t run and manage the htel after 2011
D
The sun was rising as we drve acrss the Minnesta state line t New Yrk fr my new Ph. D. prgram. The mve was gd fr me prfessinally, but I wrried abut my husband and daughters. I als feared that I wuldn’t be able t give my kids the childhd they deserved.
Anne, ur first daughter, came int the wrld when I was a junir majring in bilgy in cllege. It was challenging t balance classes, wrk schedules, and being a mm. But I gt it thrugh, finding mments f delight alng the way. On the nights when I was at hme, I’d read my class ntes ut lud with my daughter. She’d respnd by asking questins, such as “Mm, what are bacteria?” It helped us bth learn.
After I graduated, I knew that I wuld need a Ph. D. t land the kind f jb I wanted. I arrived in New Yrk feeling mre than the usual new- grad- student anxiety. I als suffered frm a mre persnal fear that I was selfish — my decisin t invigrate my career was ging t have lng - term negative impacts n my kids.
Over the past year, thugh, I’ve started t let g f sme f the wrry. I’ve realized that nt nly have we adapted t ur new situatin, but things are getting better. My husband has landed a jb that he is happy with. Anne has dreamed f becming a marine bilgist. Recently, while driving past the cancer institute I wrk at, Anne said, “Thinking abut peple having cancer is s sad, but I feel better knwing that yu are researching it t help.”
Navigating academia as a yung mther is hard, but it’s als rewarding. My kids are learning t lk at the wrld thrugh the lens f science, and watching their mm succeed inspires them. I lk frward t seeing them fllw in my ftsteps, whatever path they chse.
32. Hw did the writer feel abut the mve fr her Ph. D. prgram?
A. It was fruitful but exhausting. B. It was the last thing she wuld d.
C. It was hpeful but challenging. D. It was prmising fr the whle family.
33. Which can best replace the underlined wrd “invigrate” in Paragraph 3?
A. Prmte. B. Change. C. Create. D. Chse.
34. What culd be inferred frm Anne’s wrds in Paragraph 4?
A. Peple are afraid f having cancer. B. Cancer is the N. I enemy f health.
C. Her mther takes her jb seriusly. D. Anne is prud f her mther.
35. What culd be the best title f the text?
A. Onwards and Upwards B. Duble Gains f Mm’s Pursuit
C. Like Mther, Like Daughter D. The Generatin Gap Narrwed by Lve
二、七选五
Flrence Nightingale was named after her birthplace, Flrence, Italy. When she was almst ne year ld, she returned with her family t England.
Flrence ften helped her mther deliver（运送） fd t the pr and sick. 36______ Her family were shcked because nursing was nt a respected prfessin.
But Flrence was determined. She studied bks n medicine. Later, she visited hspitals in France, Germany and Ireland and learnt everything she culd. 37______
In 1854, Britain was at war with Russia. Flrence went t the British hspital in Scutari （nw Üsküdar in Istanbul） and she was shcked. The hspital left men lying n the flr, and rats were running everywhere. 38______ Many sldiers died befre receiving help.
The dctrs wuldn’t listen t Flrence because they didn’t like the idea f wmen in army hspitals — until ne day 500 unexpected casualties（伤者） arrived. 39______ Flrence made changes, making sure the men were washed and their injuries were cared fr. Every night she wuld check the patients with her lamp.
When she returned hme after the war, a fund had been set up in her hnur. Many f the sldiers she had made cntributins（捐款）. Nw she culd set up the Nightingale Training Schl in Lndn.
After years f hard wrk, Flrence Nightingale saw cleaner and mre cheerful hspitals. 40______ All f this was because f the “lady with the lamp”.
A. Nursing became an hnured prfessin.
B. There was n running water and n heat.
C. She knew she had much t learn abut nursing.
D. Flrence saw the sldiers’ health had imprved.
E. As she grew lder, she decided t becme a nurse.
F. They sn realised that Flrence culd give a hand.
G. Upn returning hme, she was an expert n hspital management.
三、完形填空（15空）
Their father passed away, their mther is laid ff, and the family has n heat in their huse as the winter sets in. This is just ne f the 41 stries that scial wrkers in Nrthwest Suburban High Schl District 214 have 42 .
Smetimes the slutin is 43 , like paying fr a cuple f nights’ stay at a lcal htel, r prviding a gift card t buy 44 . When scial wrkers are able t 45 that gd news, there’s a sense f relief（宽慰）, and usually tears frm students and their parents wh are 46 difficult times. “It’s things that we wuldn’t even think f, but fr the family it is a big 47 ,” said Raymund Galarza, a scial wrker with 214 Cares.
48 in District 214 three years ag, 214 Cares is here t stay, nw addressing 49 needs f students and their families, frm helping pay the rent t putting fd n the table. But the needs have 50 , s scial wrkers are trying t 51 the 214 Cares fund（专款） by calling n peple t dnate（捐赠） mney.
“There have been ther needs that have cme frward, like medical csts fr students,” said Michael Happ, the prgram’s directr. “S there’s a real 52 fr us t have a fund, which is trustwrthy, and 53 by the cmmunity. Peple knw they can give 54 t 214 Cares and it will g t help thse kids and their families 55 in ur cmmunity.”
41. A. shcking B. pleasant C. strange D. unique
42. A. led t B.cme acrss C. wrked ut D. made up
43. A. fun B. real C. risky D. simple
44. A. medicine B. tls C. fd D. huses
45. A. miss B. track C. deliver D. prefer
46. A. cncentrating n B. ging thrughC. wndering at D. finding ut
47. A. deal B. lessn C. game D. lss
48. A. Refused B. Burned C. Funded D. Ignred
49. A. digital B. unusual C. infrmal D. varius
50. A. grwn B. hidden C. shwn D. ended
51. A. buy B. reprt C. increase D. describe
52. A. chance B. hunger C. pity D. excuse
53. A. replaced B. questined C. disliked D. recgnized
54. A. respect B. mney C. humur D. water
55. A. in need B. in patience C. in peace D. in cntrl
四、短文填空
I walk int Prince’s Ht Chicken, and rder ht fried chicken legs. “Oh, enjy it,” says the hstess. Her reply is a cmmnly 56______ （hear） Suthern expressin.
My chicken arrives and is t ht 57______ （tuch）, but I dn’t care abut it. As I take a bite, the taste hits my muth. It’s 58______ （hrrible） spicy. There’s sweetness befre the heat hits. The taste is surprisingly amazing, as the spices dance inside my muth. Althugh I’m sweating, I can’t stp 59______ （eat）.
Hw des a dish s challengingly ht becme well - received? Like s many Suthern fds, fried chicken has a lng histry. Ht chicken first appeared in the 1930s, when a man 60______ is named James Thrntn Prince 61______ （begin） serving it at his BBQ Chicken Shack.
After a few years, 62______ restaurant mved clse t the Ryman Auditrium, where it became ppular 63______ the city’s cuntry music stars. In the fllwing years, Prince relcated his restaurant several times arund the city, eventually changing 64______ （it） name t Prince’s Ht Chicken in 1980, when Andre Prince Jeffries, his great - niece（侄女）, tk ver.
These days, yu’ll find ht chicken all ver the city. I feel at hme with the 65______ （taste） fd as it is a symbl f the city’s culture.
五、书面表达
5.假定你是李华，你的英国朋友Peter得知你所在的城市将举办一个中学生国画作品展览，特来信向你询问相关事宜。请你给他回信，内容包括：
1.展览的时间和地点；
2.展览的内容；
3.参观时的注意事项。
注意：
1.词数80左右；2.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数；3.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
考生注意：1.本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分。
2.答题前，考生务必将密封线内项目填写清楚。
3.请将各题答案统一涂在答题卡上。
4.第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）用蓝黑钢笔或圆珠笔答题。
（考试时间：120分钟 试卷满分：150分）
注意事项：
1.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号、考场号和座位号填写在答题卡上。
2.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。
3.考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）
做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
例: Hw much is the shirt?
A. 1 9.15.B. £ 9.18.C. £ 9.15.
答案是 C。
1. What will the speakers d next?
A. Have sme cffee.B. G fr a walk.C. Carry the heavy luggage.
2. What des the man want t d?
A. Watch TV.B. Change the curtain.C. Enjy the sunshine.
3. Where des the cnversatin prbably take place?
A. In the supermarket.
B. In the pst ffice.
C. In the street.
4. What is the prbable relatinship between the speakers?
A. Salesman and custmer.
B. C - wrkers.
C. Bss and secretary.
5. When will the man attend a meeting tmrrw?
A. At 9:00 am. B. At 10:00 am. C. At 11:00 am.
第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6. What are the speakers ging t d tnight?
A. Visit friends.B. See a mvie.C. Enjy a cncert.
7. Hw will the speakers prbably g there?
A. By car.B. On ft.C. By bus.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8. Wh culd the wman be?
A. The man’s wife.B. A custmer.C. A plicewman.
9. Where was the wallet fund?
A. In the restrm.B. At the cunter.C. On the table.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. Why des the man lk pale?
A. He gt sick.
B. He didn’t sleep well.
C. He argued with his manager.
11. Hw are the man’s prjects ging?
A. He has finished all.
B. He hasn’t started yet.
C. He hasn’t cmpleted any.
12. What will the wman d t help the man?
A. Have a chat with him.
B. Talk with his manager.
C. Share the wrk with him.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. What can we knw abut Jane?
A. She was seriusly ill.
B. She had t wrk last weekend.
C. She had t lk after her brther.
14. What des the man think f the trip t Paris?
A. Annying.B. Disappinting.C. Amusing.
15. What caused the waiter t bring fish instead f chicken?
A. Pr services.B. Language prblems.C. T many rders.
16. Why did Jack refuse t eat the fish?
A. He dislikes fish.
B. The fish was nt fresh.
C. He was t angry t eat anything.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. What will the headmaster d tmrrw mrning?
A. Meet the listeners in the library.
B. Give a speech in the lab building.
C. Intrduce the schl t the listeners.
18. What will the listeners see n Tuesday mrning?
A. Brklyn Bridge.
B. The Statue f Liberty.
C. Central Park.
19. What will be held n Tuesday night?
A. A party.B. A talk shw.C. A lecture.
20. When will the listeners g t Washingtn?
A. On Tuesday afternn.
B. On Wednesday mrning.
C. On Wednesday afternn.
第二部分 阅读（共两节，满分50分）
A
Lndn Shps
The Craft Stre is a lvely little stre fr thse wh like making things by themselves. A great number f tls can be used fr everything frm candle making t making yur wn dress. Once yu get int this stre, yu will be attracted by all the things yu can d.
Phne: （020）7636-0611 Address: 3080 Wnderland Rad
The Lndn Shp is a small shp in Baker Street which sells high- quality gds fr the chsy turists. It has a series f the usual turist items, including lvely rse teapts, cups and lts f teas. Fr the cllectrs, there are mdel cars f every mdel frm Rlls- Ryce t Mini.
Phne: （020） 7935-1441 Address: 198 Baker Street
Nthing New is a great stre fr thse wh lve ld things with a bit f histry. Even if yu can’t affrd the prices, it’s a great place t travel arund and lk at the ld clthes and jewellery. Yu might even be able t pick up ld musical instruments, but that depends n luck and yur budget（算）!
Phne: （020）7038-3718 Address: 1 Farringdn Street
Active is a great stre t suit all budgets. On the firs t flr, there are infrmal and sprts clthes fr thse wh dn’t want t spend much mney n lking gd. On the secnd flr there is equipment fr the serius sprtsman wh wants quality and style.
Phne: （020）7487-3370 Address: Lng Tall Sally 19 - 25 Chiitem Street
21. Wh will like the Graft Stre best?
A. Peple wh are nt rich. B. Peple wh lve ld things.
C. Peple wh like designing clthes. D. Peple wh like hands - n practice.
22. Where can yu g if yu’re interested in cllecting mdels f cars?
A.198 Baker Street. B. 1 Farringdn Street.
C.3080 Wnderland Rad. D. Lng Tall Sally 19-25 Chiitem Street.
23. Which stre is their best chice fr thse wh want t buy sme sprts clthes?
A. Active. B. Nthing New.
C. The Craft Stre. D. The Lndn Shp.
B
A man sat at a subway statin in Washingtn D. C. and started t play the vilin; it was a cld January mrning. He played six pieces fr abut 45 minutes. During that time, since it was rush hur, 1,100 peple went thrugh the statin, mst f them n their way t wrk.
Three minutes went by, and a middle- aged man nticed there was a musician playing. A few minutes later, smene leaned against the wall t listen t him. They stpped fr a few secnds, and then hurried up t meet their schedule.
The ne wh paid the mst attentin was a 3 - year - ld by. His mther fllwed him alng, hurried, but the kid stpped t lk at the vilinist. Finally, the mther pushed hard, and the child cntinued t walk, turning his head all the time. This was repeated by several ther children. All the parents, withut exceptin, frced them t mve n.
In the 45 minutes the musician played, nly 6 peple stpped and stayed fr a while. Abut 20 gave him mney, but cntinued t walk their nrmal pace. He cllected $32. When he finished playing and silence tk ver, n ne nticed it. N ne applauded（鼓掌）, nr was there any recgnitin.
N ne knew this, but the vilinist was Jshua Bell, ne f the mst gifted musicians in the wrld. He had just played ne f the mst beautiful pieces ever written, n a vilin wrth 3.5 millin dllars.
Tw days befre his playing in the subway, Jshua Bell sld ut at a theater in Bstn where the seats averaged $100.
This is a real stry. Jshua Bell’s playing in the subway statin was rganized by the Washingtn Pst as part f a scial experiment.
One f the pssible cnclusins frm this experience culd be: If we d nt have a mment t stp and listen t ne f the best musicians in the wrld playing the best music ever written, hw many ther things are we missing?
24. Why did few peple stp t listen t Jshua Bell playing?
A. They were busy.
B. It was t cld in the subway.
C. They were nt interested in music.
D. The perfrmance was nt gd enugh.
25. What did the parents d when children stpped t lk at the vilinist?
A. They wuld give him sme mney.
B. They wuld stp t enjy the music.
C. They wuld applaud fr the perfrmance.
D. They wuld ask them t cntinue walking.
26. Why did Jshua Bell play in the subway statin?
A. T make mre mney.
B. T practise his skills in playing music.
C. T make an advertisement fr his cncert.
D. T find ut pepled reactin under such a cnditin.
27. What is the purpse f the text?
A. T shw us hw t play music.
B. T set us t think abut ur life.
C. T reprt a subway perfrmance.
D. T tell us the imprtance f music.
C
Are yu attracted t faraway places? D yu prefer a vacatin away frm ther turists? Are yu careful t take nly memries and t leave nly ftprints? If yu answered yes t mre than ne f these questins. yu just might be an ecturist（生态旅游者）.
Ecturists are peple wh want t experience the natural wrld withut damage and leave it that way when they return hme. This started in the 1990s and ecturism is nw grwing three times faster than the turism industry at large. The Ecuadr’s remte Amazn Basin（盆地） is leading t that enlarging, and it gives a snapsht f what ecturism lks like.
At the Ecldge, a small grup f small huses sits Kapawi Ecldge in the middle f the Achuar peple’s reserve（保护区） and is nly reached by air. Frm here, visitrs can explre parts f the Amazn rainfrest seen by few utsiders. As they d lcal Achuar guides explain hw the frest is like their supermarket, where they find fd, clthing, medicine and tls. As a result, turists learn t enjy the lcal culture as well as the natural envirnment.
The wners f Kapavi pay mnthly rent t the Achuar peple, but they als train the cmmunity t run and manage the ldge. They have agreed n a pi an t turn the peratin ver t the Achuar cmpletely by 2011. The wners are wrking t make ecturism benefit and empwer the lcal peple.
Yu prbably wn’t start yur wn ecldge（生态旅馆）, but yu can be an ecturist if yu fllw these guidelines: Prtect the envirnment; Supprt lcal businesses; Respect the lcal custms and traditins.
The wrld is full f fascinating places t visit. As an ecturist, yu can enjy them yurself and make sure that they remain beautiful fr future generatins as well.
28. Accrding t the text, the ecturists shuld be ______.
A. thse wh like t g t their travelling places by hiking
B. thse wh like an easily- remembered natural envirnment
C. thse wh prefer a natural wrld which is what it used t be
D. thse wh prefer unique natural envirnment f cultural relics
29. What des the underlined wrd“ snapsht” in paragraph 2 prbably mean?
A. Idea. B. Chance. C. Purpse. D. Adventure.
30. At the Kapawi ecldge, visitrs can’t ______.
A. reach there by air B. live in the Achuar reserve
C. explre the Amazn rainfrest D. see many travelers frm utside
31. We can learn frm the text that ______.
A. the Kapawi Ecldge wners are the Achuar in favr f ecturism
B. the wners f Kapawi encurage turists t enjy the Achuar culture
C. the Achuar peple have gained a lt by cllecting mney frm ecturists
D. the Kapawi Ecldge will cntinue t run and manage the htel after 2011
D
The sun was rising as we drve acrss the Minnesta state line t New Yrk fr my new Ph. D. prgram. The mve was gd fr me prfessinally, but I wrried abut my husband and daughters. I als feared that I wuldn’t be able t give my kids the childhd they deserved.
Anne, ur first daughter, came int the wrld when I was a junir majring in bilgy in cllege. It was challenging t balance classes, wrk schedules, and being a mm. But I gt it thrugh, finding mments f delight alng the way. On the nights when I was at hme, I’d read my class ntes ut lud with my daughter. She’d respnd by asking questins, such as “Mm, what are bacteria?” It helped us bth learn.
After I graduated, I knew that I wuld need a Ph. D. t land the kind f jb I wanted. I arrived in New Yrk feeling mre than the usual new- grad- student anxiety. I als suffered frm a mre persnal fear that I was selfish — my decisin t invigrate my career was ging t have lng - term negative impacts n my kids.
Over the past year, thugh, I’ve started t let g f sme f the wrry. I’ve realized that nt nly have we adapted t ur new situatin, but things are getting better. My husband has landed a jb that he is happy with. Anne has dreamed f becming a marine bilgist. Recently, while driving past the cancer institute I wrk at, Anne said, “Thinking abut peple having cancer is s sad, but I feel better knwing that yu are researching it t help.”
Navigating academia as a yung mther is hard, but it’s als rewarding. My kids are learning t lk at the wrld thrugh the lens f science, and watching their mm succeed inspires them. I lk frward t seeing them fllw in my ftsteps, whatever path they chse.
32. Hw did the writer feel abut the mve fr her Ph. D. prgram?
A. It was fruitful but exhausting. B. It was the last thing she wuld d.
C. It was hpeful but challenging. D. It was prmising fr the whle family.
33. Which can best replace the underlined wrd “invigrate” in Paragraph 3?
A. Prmte. B. Change. C. Create. D. Chse.
34. What culd be inferred frm Anne’s wrds in Paragraph 4?
A. Peple are afraid f having cancer. B. Cancer is the N. I enemy f health.
C. Her mther takes her jb seriusly. D. Anne is prud f her mther.
35. What culd be the best title f the text?
A. Onwards and Upwards B. Duble Gains f Mm’s Pursuit
C. Like Mther, Like Daughter D. The Generatin Gap Narrwed by Lve
二、七选五
Flrence Nightingale was named after her birthplace, Flrence, Italy. When she was almst ne year ld, she returned with her family t England.
Flrence ften helped her mther deliver（运送） fd t the pr and sick. 36______ Her family were shcked because nursing was nt a respected prfessin.
But Flrence was determined. She studied bks n medicine. Later, she visited hspitals in France, Germany and Ireland and learnt everything she culd. 37______
In 1854, Britain was at war with Russia. Flrence went t the British hspital in Scutari （nw Üsküdar in Istanbul） and she was shcked. The hspital left men lying n the flr, and rats were running everywhere. 38______ Many sldiers died befre receiving help.
The dctrs wuldn’t listen t Flrence because they didn’t like the idea f wmen in army hspitals — until ne day 500 unexpected casualties（伤者） arrived. 39______ Flrence made changes, making sure the men were washed and their injuries were cared fr. Every night she wuld check the patients with her lamp.
When she returned hme after the war, a fund had been set up in her hnur. Many f the sldiers she had made cntributins（捐款）. Nw she culd set up the Nightingale Training Schl in Lndn.
After years f hard wrk, Flrence Nightingale saw cleaner and mre cheerful hspitals. 40______ All f this was because f the “lady with the lamp”.
A. Nursing became an hnured prfessin.
B. There was n running water and n heat.
C. She knew she had much t learn abut nursing.
D. Flrence saw the sldiers’ health had imprved.
E. As she grew lder, she decided t becme a nurse.
F. They sn realised that Flrence culd give a hand.
G. Upn returning hme, she was an expert n hspital management.
三、完形填空（15空）
Their father passed away, their mther is laid ff, and the family has n heat in their huse as the winter sets in. This is just ne f the 41 stries that scial wrkers in Nrthwest Suburban High Schl District 214 have 42 .
Smetimes the slutin is 43 , like paying fr a cuple f nights’ stay at a lcal htel, r prviding a gift card t buy 44 . When scial wrkers are able t 45 that gd news, there’s a sense f relief（宽慰）, and usually tears frm students and their parents wh are 46 difficult times. “It’s things that we wuldn’t even think f, but fr the family it is a big 47 ,” said Raymund Galarza, a scial wrker with 214 Cares.
48 in District 214 three years ag, 214 Cares is here t stay, nw addressing 49 needs f students and their families, frm helping pay the rent t putting fd n the table. But the needs have 50 , s scial wrkers are trying t 51 the 214 Cares fund（专款） by calling n peple t dnate（捐赠） mney.
“There have been ther needs that have cme frward, like medical csts fr students,” said Michael Happ, the prgram’s directr. “S there’s a real 52 fr us t have a fund, which is trustwrthy, and 53 by the cmmunity. Peple knw they can give 54 t 214 Cares and it will g t help thse kids and their families 55 in ur cmmunity.”
41. A. shcking B. pleasant C. strange D. unique
42. A. led t B.cme acrss C. wrked ut D. made up
43. A. fun B. real C. risky D. simple
44. A. medicine B. tls C. fd D. huses
45. A. miss B. track C. deliver D. prefer
46. A. cncentrating n B. ging thrughC. wndering at D. finding ut
47. A. deal B. lessn C. game D. lss
48. A. Refused B. Burned C. Funded D. Ignred
49. A. digital B. unusual C. infrmal D. varius
50. A. grwn B. hidden C. shwn D. ended
51. A. buy B. reprt C. increase D. describe
52. A. chance B. hunger C. pity D. excuse
53. A. replaced B. questined C. disliked D. recgnized
54. A. respect B. mney C. humur D. water
55. A. in need B. in patience C. in peace D. in cntrl
四、短文填空
I walk int Prince’s Ht Chicken, and rder ht fried chicken legs. “Oh, enjy it,” says the hstess. Her reply is a cmmnly 56______ （hear） Suthern expressin.
My chicken arrives and is t ht 57______ （tuch）, but I dn’t care abut it. As I take a bite, the taste hits my muth. It’s 58______ （hrrible） spicy. There’s sweetness befre the heat hits. The taste is surprisingly amazing, as the spices dance inside my muth. Althugh I’m sweating, I can’t stp 59______ （eat）.
Hw des a dish s challengingly ht becme well - received? Like s many Suthern fds, fried chicken has a lng histry. Ht chicken first appeared in the 1930s, when a man 60______ is named James Thrntn Prince 61______ （begin） serving it at his BBQ Chicken Shack.
After a few years, 62______ restaurant mved clse t the Ryman Auditrium, where it became ppular 63______ the city’s cuntry music stars. In the fllwing years, Prince relcated his restaurant several times arund the city, eventually changing 64______ （it） name t Prince’s Ht Chicken in 1980, when Andre Prince Jeffries, his great - niece（侄女）, tk ver.
These days, yu’ll find ht chicken all ver the city. I feel at hme with the 65______ （taste） fd as it is a symbl f the city’s culture.
五、书面表达
5.假定你是李华，你的英国朋友Peter得知你所在的城市将举办一个中学生国画作品展览，特来信向你询问相关事宜。请你给他回信，内容包括：
1.展览的时间和地点；
2.展览的内容；
3.参观时的注意事项。
注意：
1.词数80左右；2.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数；3.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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