梅河口市第五中学2025届高三上学期12月月考英语试卷(含答案)

这是一份梅河口市第五中学2025届高三上学期12月月考英语试卷(含答案)，共18页。试卷主要包含了阅读理解，七选五，完形填空，短文填空，书面表达，读后续写等内容，欢迎下载使用。

一、阅读理解
Discver Nature Schls Prgrams
Becming Bears(Kindergarten－2 grade)
By becming baby bears, children learn frm their “parent” t survive the seasns. Kids will find safety in the spring and learn kinds f fd bears eat during the summer, and then create a cave fr winter hibernatin(冬眠)．After learning the skills needed t survive, students will g ut f the cave as an independent black bear able t care fr themselves.(1.5－2 hurs)
Whse Clues?(3－5 grade)
Kids will discver hw plants and animals use their special structures t survive. Thrugh utdr study f plants and animals, kids will recgnize their special structures and learn hw they enable species t eat, avid their enemies and survive. Using what they have learned, kids will chse ne species and tell hw they survive in their living places.(3－4 hurs)
Winged Wnders(3－5 grade)
Birds add clr and sund t ur wrld and play an imprtant eclgical rle. Students will learn the basics f birds, understand the rle birds play in fd chains and g birdwatching using field guides and telescpes. Students will d handsn activities. Students will use tls t build bird feeders, allwing them t attract birds at hme.(3－4 hurs)
Explring Yur Watershed(6－8 grade)
We all depend n clean water. Examining hw ur actins shape the waterways arund us. G n a hike t see firsthand sme f the challenging water quality prblems in a city. Students will test the water quality t determine the health f an ecsystem.
Each prgram is taught fr a class with at least 10 students.
All prgrams include plenty f time utdrs. S please prepare prper clthing, sunscreen and insect killers fr children.
T take part in a prgram, please email
1．What can kids d at Becming Bears?
A. Watch bears' perfrmances.
B. Take care f bears.
C. Learn hw t survive a bear attack.
D. Pretend t be baby bears t learn abut bears.
2．Which ne will kids wh are interested in plants chse?
A. Whse Clues?B. Explring Yur Watershed
C. Becming BearsD. Winged Wnders
3．What d all the fur prgrams have in cmmn accrding t the passage?
A. have the same teaching hurs
B. have utdr activities
C. are ffered during summer hlidays
D. are designed fr primary schl students
Age has never been a prblem fr Thessalnika Arzu-Embry. After all, she’s already gt her master’s degree.
The Nrth Chicag-area girl started hmeschling at the age f 4. She began having an influence n thers sn after. When she was 6 years ld, she was an inspiratinal(鼓舞人心的) speaker at an rganizatin called Tabitha Huse Cmmunity Service, a shelter fr peple wh were frced t leave their hmes due t the situatins such as earthquakes, fld and ther natural disasters.
At the age f 11, she graduated frm high schl and then earned her bachelr’s degree in psychlgy in 2013. She cmpleted thse classes nline as she was traveling fr leadership meetings.
She desn’t stp there, thugh. The girl plans t fcus n aviatin psychlgy(航空心理学) fr her further study, a decisin inspired by her father wh is a pilt. She grew up arund airplanes and tk flights all the time. Her gal is t use it t determine whether pilts are dealing with prblems that culd have deadly results nce the plane takes ff—a tpic that has been in the news lately. Fr her, it’s a mix f tw f her interests.
In her free time, Thessalnika enjys playing tennis, swimming and being active in her yuth grup. She als has three self-published bks, which are n her site. Jump the Educatin Barrier is written t help students finish cllege, and In the Future aims t help business wners deal with trends. Her third bk The Genius Race has a wider appeal. It is designed t help peple t be geniuses in varius areas f life.
4．What can we knw abut Thessalnika frm the passage?
A. She majred in science and technlgy.
B. She gained her master’s degree at the age f 11.
C. She started hmeschling when she was 6 years ld.
D. She gt her bachelr’s degree thrugh nline curses.
5．What is Thessalnika’s next plan accrding t the passage?
A. Majring in aviatin psychlgy.
B. Being active in her yuth grup.
C. Making inspiring speeches fr leadership meetings.
D. Writing anther bk t help peple t be geniuses.
6．Why des Thessalnika write the bk Jump the Educatin Barrier?
A. T help peple t be successful.
B. T raise cncern abut psychlgy.
C. T share her wn experience with thers.
D. T give students a hand t cmplete cllege.
7．Which f the fllwing can be the best title fr the passage?
A. HmeschlingB. T Be a Genius
C. Three Published BksD. The Stry f Thessalnika
Here’s a quick quiz. Persn A des a favr fr yu. Persn B asks yu t d a favr fr him. Wh d yu tend t like mre? Surprisingly, the answer is Persn B. This quirk (怪癖) f human nature is knwn as the Ben Franklin Effect.
Benjamin Franklin came acrss the phenmenn in 1736 when serving as a clerk t the Pennsylvania Assembly. A pwerful member didn’t care fr Franklin and threatened t make life miserable fr him. What t d? Instead f winning him ver with sweet talk, Franklin asked if he culd brrw a rare and valuable bk the man wned. This request altered the man’s attitude and paved the way fr their friendship. Franklin’s takeaway: “He that has nce dne yu a kindness will be ready t d yu anther, than he whm yu yurself have bliged.”
Several studies have cnfirmed this. But hw can we explain the Ben Franklin Effect? Sme psychlgists refer t cgnitive dissnance (失调). It’s difficult t hld tw cntradictry thughts at the same time. It makes us uncmfrtable. We reslve this tensin by changing ur mind. “I dn’t like Je, but I am ding him a favr,” we might think. “S maybe I d like him.”
While cgnitive dissnance explains a lt, it alne desn’t explain the Ben Franklin Effect. One 2015 study fund that it was, rather, the affiliative (亲和的) mtive that the requests cnvey. That is, we humans want t maintain gd relatins with ther humans, and ne way t achieve this is by ding favrs fr thers. This explains a lt abut altruistic behavir. We like being useful and, by extensin, we like thse wh give us the pprtunity t d s. It’s in ur genes.
Yet there is much we still dn’t knw abut the Ben Franklin Effect. Des it apply equally acrss cultures? Is there a pint beynd which asking a favr makes yu less, nt mre likable? Asking t brrw a bk is ne thing; asking t brrw a car is anther.
8．Why des the authr mentin Benjamin Franklin’s experience?
A. T illustrate a dilemma in making chices.
B. T suggest a way f striking up friendships.
C. T stress the imprtance f strategic requests.
D. T intrduce the rigin f the Ben Franklin Effect.
9．What is a reasn fr peple’s tendency t like thse asking fr favrs?
A. Reducing the tensin caused by scial cntact.
B. Increasing the chance f getting help in return.
C. Aviding the discmfrt frm cnflicting thughts.
D. Establishing a cperative cmmunity f shared trust.
10．What des the underlined wrd “altruistic” prbably mean in paragraph 4?
A. Selfless.B. Implite.C. Aggressive.D. Respnsible.
11．What des the authr think f the Ben Franklin Effect?
A. It makes little sense.B. It applies t mst cultures.
C. It has situatinal limitatins.D. It has great practical significance.
At ne time, ur grwing ppulatin was seen as central t wildlife extinctin, resurce exhaustin, pllutin and envirnmental destructin. But tday, ur cncerns shift t declining birth rates due t increased reprductive chice fr wmen.
This is a psitive develpment, but is ften described as a “crisis” in the media, highlighting ecnmic and senir care challenges. Lst in the cnversatin are the many psitive aspects f an aging sciety, which is the result f peple living healthier and lnger lives, and cmmn-sense realities like reduced needs fr infrastructure （基础设施） and lwer eclgical impacts. Als lst is the fact that ur ppulatin still grws by 80 millin peple every year.
And the cnsequences f high birth rates are severe. Amng them is glbal warming. In fact, increased emissins （排放） frm ppulatin grwth have canceled mre than three quarters f the emissins saved thrugh energy efficiency and renewables ver the past three decades.
Yet, n matter hw well dcumented the link between ppulatin and climate, lwering ur ppulatin is ntably absent frm the cnversatin n slutins. Instead, the fcus is n technlgy that will suppsedly allw ur entire grwing ppulatin t enjy the energy-intensive lifestyles nw enjyed by the rich, and with n climate impacts.
But “green” technlgy is nt the slutin it is advertised t be. Its expansin t the degree needed t pwer a grwing ppulatin at a decent standard f living wuld itself require a shcking investment in fssil （化石） fuels. It als requires massive mining peratins, many f which take place n the backs f lw-wage wrkers in Africa where it is driving destructin f rainfrests critical t the survival f great apes. Besides, it requires 10 times the land area as fssil fuel plants fr the same amunt f energy generated.
When glbal warming threatens t push billins int unsafe temperatures, it is n time t panic that we are adding fewer t thse billins. In fact, declining birth rates shuld be cause fr celebratin as they signify advances in gender equality and a reduced burden n Earth.
12．What can we learn frm paragraph 2?
A. The glbal ppulatin is decreasing every year.
B. The benefits f an aging sciety are verlked.
C. The eclgical envirnment is turning fr the better.
D. The media make up misleading news abut the ppulatin.
13．What is highlighted as a disadvantage f high birth rates?
A. Reduced infrastructure needs. B. Challenges in senir care services.
C. A slwdwn in ecnmic grwth. D. Increased greenhuse gas emissins.
14．Why is “green” technlgy questined in the text?
A. It des damage t the ecsystem. B. It is nt ppular arund the wrld.
C. It is unaffrdable fr pr regins. D. It has little effect n reducing pllutin.
15．Which f the fllwing is the best title fr the text?
A. Aging Scieties: A Glbal Crisis B. The Mystery f “Green” Technlgy
C. The Trend f Ppulatin Grwth D. Declining Birth Rates: A Hpeful Sign
二、七选五
16．Frm cnvincing a ptential new client t sharing yur knwledge with yur peers, presenting helps yu get key ideas acrss t a large audience.① ______ If yu’re lking t get started in develping effective presentatin skills, these handy tips will allw yu t imprve yur presentatins.
Speak freely
②______ T make the presentatin as lively and enjyable as pssible, yu shuld avid reading at ff. Speak freely, slwly, and clearly. If yu are nt yet cnfident in what yu are presenting, try using nte cards. But keep in mind: N cntinuus text, but nly shrt, cncise bullet pints!
Be cnfident
By appearing self- cnfident, yu cnvey t the listener that yu are cnfident in yur tpic and have prepared yurself sufficiently.③ ______ Anther tip fr advanced speakers: Step ut in frnt f the pdium and walk arund the rm ang get clser t the audience. This als exudes (散发) self-cnfidence and helps in attracting yur audience’s attentin.
Engage with the audience
Always try t keep the attentin f yur audience and keep them engaged during a presentatin. One way t d this is t ask questins. Deliberately ask “easy” questins s that can easily be answered by yur audience. Anther way t invlve the audience in yur presentatin is by interacting with them. T make a pint clearer, yu can use an example t explain it in mre detail, using a persn. ④______
Speak the language f the audience
When creating yur presentatin yu shuld already think abut yur target audience. It is ne f the mst useful tls in a presenter’s tọlbx. It is especially imprtant that yu speak the language f the audience.⑤ ______ If yu have t use freign wrds, explain them in a handut r ftnte within the presentatin.
A. The headline speaks fr itself.
B. A jke r tw can keep them interested
C. T much infrmatin is wrse than t little.
D. Try t relax and nt appear t stressed r nervus.
E. Hwever, hw yu deliver that infrmatin is imprtant.
F. Yu can address participants directly and refer t their wrk.
G. Use meaningful wrds in shrt sentences t avid lsing the audience.
三、完形填空（15空）
After graduatin, I started as a sftware develper at an IT. The great thing abut my jb is that I can chse my wn wrking 1 . I use my time travelling n the train t wrk, s the jb fits quite well with my 2 .
My typical day invlves 3 a city between 6am and 8am n an vernight InterCity Express train. I’ll g t the railway cmpany’s guest lunge (休息大厅) and 4 breakfast. I’ll then have a quick wash in the bathrm, r g t the lcal swimming pl t 5 .
I have s many new experiences; life is extremely 6 and every day is different. I 7 have much mre cntact with friends than ever befre, and als have interesting 8 with ther travellers n the train. I feel anything but 9 .
Afterwards, I lk at the day’s train departures and chse a 10 . Even thugh I live n trains, I spend a lt f time explring the 11 . During the day, I might g hiking in the muntains r g t the beach. It depends n the 12 . I lve hiking in the Alps, especially when it is warm, and 13 new cities.
Living n the train means I have t d withut sme things that I used t take fr granted. I dn’t have 14 . I have als had t reduce my 15 s that everything I wn fits int a 30-litre backpack. But the advantages utweigh the disadvantages.
17．A. matesB. fficesC. hursD. lads
18．A. lifestyleB. teamwrkC. healthD. majr
19．A. heading frB. passing byC. picking upD. arriving int
20．A. makeB. eatC. sellD. cllect
21．A. sleepB. cachC. chatD. shwer
22．A. tughB. variedC. dullD. busy
23．A. hpelesslyB. cautiuslyC. actuallyD. dubtfully
24．A. cnversatinsB. respnsibilities
C. innvatinsD. arrangements
25．A. jyfulB. lnelyC. friendlyD. fruitful
26．A. seatmateB. businessC. destinatinD. timetable
27．A. utdrsB. cllectinsC. histryD. architecture
28．A. budgetB. weatherC. timeD. md
29．A. designingB. recrdingC. buildingD. explring
30．A. privacyB. freedmC. ambitinD. directin
31．A. wasteB. dietC. cstsD. pssessins
四、短文填空
32．The art f seal engraving (篆刻) is a fundatin f China’s fine arts. It has been ①_______ inseparable part f classic Chinese art. In September 2009, China’s seal-engraving art ②_______(add) t the list f UNESCO’s items f intangible cultural heritage.
Seal-engraving art, ③_______(date) back t the Shang Dynasty, has a histry f mre than 3,000 years. The art frm develped rapidly during the Qin dynasty, ④_______ peple engraved their names n utensils (器具) and in dcuments t claim wnership.
Sn after Qinshihuang unified China, he rdered craftsmen t use jade t make an imperial seal called “Xi”. Nt until the Ming Dynasty did artists and schlars begin using seals engraved with their names ⑤_______(mark) the wnership f their calligraphies and paintings.
In 1904, Xiling Seal Engravers’ Sciety was funded with the ⑥_______(cmbine) effrts f seal artists frm different schls and places ⑦_______ it was the first f its kind in China.
Tday seals are still ⑧_______ wide use in fficial dcuments and private letters. With engraved seals gaining wrldwide ⑨_______ (appreciate) in recent years, an increasing number f peple ⑩_______ (becme) fascinated with the items.
五、书面表达
33．假定你是李华，你班与英国的姊妹学校某班级在线共上了一堂“经典诗歌鉴赏(Appreciatin f Classic Petry)”的交流课。请你在线上留言板上写一则评论，内容包括：
1.交流课的特点；
2.观看感受；
3.意见建议。
注意：
1.写作词数应为80左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
The nline class was abslutely wnderful.
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六、读后续写
34．Bb and I hung ut the whle summer, running in the field, swimming in the lake and explring everywhere jyfully.
It was a typical summer afternn. Bb suggested we skip a language lessn t play basketball. Ahal I wuld shw my defense, lay-ups and three-pint shting. I lved t explre, I lved sprts, and I lved basketball mst. I believed I wuld be the next LeBrn James.
But my passin fr sprts came t a sudden stp when I began experiencing extreme back pain later that day. After several visits t dctrs finally I was tld that a spine(脊柱) surgery was necessary. Unfrtunately, the surgery accidentally damaged my spinal crd(脊髓). I was in the ward hanging face dwn t relieve the pressure n my spine.
After fur-mnth rehabilitatin training(康复训练) in hspital, reality slwly set in—I was unable t walk again. I culdn’t believe this shuld have happened t me, that it wasn’t pssible t recver, that I wuldn’t becme a famus basketball player, that my life as I had knwn it, was ver. My future wuld be chained t a wheelchair. I was just 16 years ld!
Back hme, I learned hw hard it was ging t be t get arund in a wheelchair. I withdrew frm my friends and my basketball. At Bb’s repeated invitatin, I agreed t g t ur regular swimming hle. Unable t make it dwn the riverbank alne, I was t prud t ask fr help. When I finally realized my pride wuld keep me away frm peple and sprts I lved, I let Bb carry me n his back t the river’s edge.
Allwing thers t help was a turning pint. I realized my attitude was the biggest barrier I had t face. Hw culd I expect thers t see my ptential if I didn’t see it myself? Hw culd I realize my basketball dream if I withdrew int myself?
注意：
1.续写词数应为150左右；2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
One day, Bb tk me t a wheelchair basketball game.
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With Bb’s encuragement, I decided t have a try at my dream.
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参考答案
1．答案：D
解析：细节理解题。根据第一部分,尤其是“By becming baby bears, children learn frm their ‘parent’ t survive the seasns.”可知,在这一课程中孩子们像熊宝宝一样,从熊父母那里了解熊一年四季如何生存下来。
2．答案：A
解析：细节理解题。第二部分主要讲述动物和植物如何根据自身特点生存下来,因此对植物感兴趣的孩子们会选择这个课程。
3．答案：B
解析：细节理解题。根据文中的“All prgrams include plenty f time utdrs.”可知。
4．答案：D
解析：细节理解题。根据第三段she graduated frm high schl and then earned her bachelr’s degree in psychlgy in 2013. She cmpleted thse classes nline as she was traveling fr leadership meetings.她高中毕业,2013年获得心理学学士学位。她在参加领导会议时在线完成了这些课程。可知2013年,Thessalnika通过在线课程获得学士学位。故选D。
5．答案：A
解析：细节理解题。根据第四段She desn't stp there, thugh. The girl plans t fcus n aviatin psychlgy(航空心理学)fr her further study, a decisin inspired by her father wh is a pilt.不过,她并没有就此罢休。这名女孩计划在未来的学习中专注于航空心理学,这一决定是受她父亲(一名飞行员)的启发而做出的。可知Thessalnika的下一个计划是主修航空心理学,故选A。
6．答案：D
解析：推理判断题。根据最后一段 Jump the Educatin Barrier is written t help students finish cllege, and In the Future aims t help business wners deal with trends.《跨越教育障碍》旨在帮助学生完成大学学业,并在未来帮助企业主应对趋势。可知Thessalnika写Jump the Educatin Barrier这本书的目的是为了帮助学生完成大学学业,故选D。
7．答案：D
解析：标题归纳题。文章主要讲述了Thessalnika的故事,介绍了Thessalnika的学习生涯以及她出版的书等,所以The Stry f Thessalnika是最好的标题。故选D。
8．答案： D
解析：推理判断题。根据第一段的“Surprisingly, the answer is Persn B. This quirk (怪癖) f human nature is knwn as the Ben Franklin Effect.(令人惊讶的是,答案是B型这种人性的怪癖被称为本·富兰克林效应。)”和第二段的“Benjamin Franklin came acrss the phenmenn in 1736 when serving as a clerk t the Pennsylvania Assembly. A pwerful member didn't care fr Franklin and threatened t make life miserable fr him. What t d? Instead f winning him ver with sweet talk, Franklin asked if he culd brrw a rare and valuable bk the man wned. This request altered the man's attitude and paved the way fr their friendship. Franklin's takeaway: “He that has nce dne yu a kindness will be ready t d yu anther, than he whm yu yurself have bliged.”(本杰明·富兰克林(Benjamin Franklin)在1736年担任宾夕法尼亚州议会书记员时遇到了这种现象。一个有权有势的成员不喜欢富兰克林,并威胁要让他的生活很痛苦。该怎么办?富兰克林没有用甜言蜜语来说服他,而是问他是否可以借他拥有的一本珍贵的书。这个请求改变了男人的态度,为他们的友谊铺平了道路。富兰克林的结论是:“曾经善待过你的人,会比你所善待的人更愿意为你做另一件事。”)可推断,作者提到本杰明·富兰克林的经历为了介绍“本杰明·富兰克林效应”的起源。故选D。
9．答案： C
解析：细节理解题。根据第三段的“Sme psychlgists refer t cgnitive dissnance(失调).It’s difficult t hld tw cntradictry thughts at the same time. It makes us uncmfrtable.(一些心理学家称之为认知失调。同时持有两种相互矛盾的思想是很难的。这让我们感到不舒服。)”可知,人们倾向于喜欢寻求帮助的人是因为认知失调,即避免持有矛盾的想法带来的不适。故选C。
10．答案： A
解析：词句猜测题。根据划线词前文“One 2015 study fund that it was, rather, the affiliative (亲和的) mtive that the requests cnvey. That is, we humans want t maintain gd relatins with ther humans, and ne way t achieve this is by ding favrs fr thers.(2015年的一项研究发现,更确切地说,这是请求所传达的亲和动机。也就是说,我们人类希望与他人保持良好的关系,而实现这一目标的一种方式就是帮助他人。)”以及下文“We like being useful and, by extensin, we like thse wh give us the pprtunity t d s. It's in ur genes.(我们喜欢成为有用的人,推而广之,我们喜欢那些给我们这样做机会的人。这是我们的基因。)”可推断,划线词所在句说明人类希望通过帮助他人来保持良好的关系,这解释了无私的行为,因此推断画线词与selfless“无私的”意思相近。故选A。
11．答案： C
解析：推理判断题。根据文章最后一段“Yet there is much we still dn't knw abut the Ben Franklin Effect. Des it apply equally acrss cultures? Is there a pint beynd which asking a favr makes yu less, nt mre likable? Asking t brrw a bk is ne thing; asking t brrw a car is anther.(然而,我们对本·富兰克林效应还有很多不了解的地方。它在不同文化中都适用吗?有没有一个点,超过了这个点,请求别人帮忙会让你更不讨人喜欢,而不是更讨人喜欢?借书是一回事;向别人借车是另一回事。)”可知,作者认为本·富兰克林效应有情境限制。故选C。
12．答案：B
解析：题意：从第二段中我们可以了解到什么？A.全球人口每年都在减少。B.老龄化社会的利益被忽视了。C.生态环境正在好转。D.媒体编造了关于人口的误导性新闻。根据第二段第二句“Lst in the cnversatin are the many psitive aspects f an aging sciety, which is the result f peple living healthier and lnger lives, and cmmn-sense realities like reduced needs fr infrastructure （基础设施） and lwer eclgical impacts.”（在谈话中迷失的是老龄化社会的许多积极方面，这是人们健康长寿的结果，也是减少基础设施需求和降低生态影响的常识性现实。）可知老龄化社会的利益被忽视了，故选B。
13．答案：D
解析：题意：人口出生率高有什么缺点？A.减少基础设施需求。B.老年护理服务的挑战。C.经济增长放缓。D.增加温室气体排放。根据第三段 “And the cnsequences f high birth rates are severe. Amng them is glbal warming. In fact, increased emissins （排放） frm ppulatin grwth have canceled mre than three quarters f the emissins saved thrugh energy efficiency and renewables ver the past three decades.”（其中之一是全球变暖。事实上，人口增长带来的排放增加已经抵消了过去30年通过能源效率和可再生能源节省的超过四分之三的排放。）可知人口出生率高会带来温室气体排放的增加，故选D。
14．答案：D
解析：题意：为什么“绿色”技术在文中受到质疑？A.它对生态系统造成破坏。B.它在世界各地并不流行。C.贫困地区负担不起。D.对减少污染几乎没有影响。根据第四段第一句“But “green” technlgy is nt the slutin it is advertised t be.”（但绿色技术并不是广告宣传的那样。）和第四段最后一句“Besides, it requires 10 times the land area as fssil fuel plants fr the same amunt f energy generated.”（此外，它需要10倍于化石燃料发电厂的土地面积来产生相同的能量。）可知绿色技术对减少污染几乎没有影响。故选D。
15．答案：A
解析：题意：以下哪项是文章的最佳标题？A.老龄化社会：全球危机B.绿色技术的奥秘C.人口增长趋势D.出生率下降：一个令人鼓舞的迹象。通读全文结合第一段“At ne time, ur grwing ppulatin was seen as central t wildlife extinctin, resurce exhaustin, pllutin and envirnmental destructin. But tday, ur cncerns shift t declining birth rates due t increased reprductive chice fr wmen.”（曾经，我们不断增长的人口被视为野生动物灭绝、资源枯竭、污染和环境破坏的中心。但今天，我们的关注转向了出生率下降、老龄化社会和物种可能减少。）可知本文主要讲述了人口增长对生态环境的影响，故选A。
16．答案： E；A； D； F；G
解析：①上文“Frm cnvincing a ptential new client t sharing yur knwledge with yur peers, presenting helps yu get key ideas acrss t a large audience.(从说服一个潜在的新客户到与你的同行分享你的知识，演讲可以帮助你将关键思想传达给大量的听众)”讲述了演讲的重要性，即可以帮助将关键思想传达给大量听众。E选项“Hwever, hw yu deliver that infrmatin is imprtant.(然而，你如何传递这些信息很重要)”与上文构成转折关系，指出虽然演讲可以传递信息，但是传递信息的方式也很重要，引出下文关于如何做有效演讲的建议，上下文语意衔接自然。故选E项。
②本段小标题为“Speak freely(自由演讲)”。A选项“The headline speaks fr itself.(标题不言而喻)”强调小标题的字面意义，同时引出下文“T make the presentatin as lively and enjyable as pssible, yu shuld avid reading at ff. Speak freely, slwly, and clearly.(为了使演讲尽可能生动有趣，你应该避免读稿。自由地、缓慢地、清晰地说话)”对“Speak freely”的阐述，上下文语意连贯。故选A项。
③上文“By appearing self-cnfident, yu cnvey t the listener that yu are cnfident in yur tpic and have prepared yurself sufficiently.(通过表现出自信，你向听众传达出你对自己的主题有信心，并且已经做了充分的准备)”建议要表现出自信，D选项“Try t relax and nt appear t stressed r nervus.(尽量放松，不要显得太紧张或焦虑)”承接上文，进一步给出放松、不紧张的建议，以表现出自信，上下文语意连贯。故选D项。
④上文“Anther way t invlve the audience in yur presentatin is by interacting with them. T make a pint clearer, yu can use an example t explain it in mre detail, using a persn.(让观众参与到你的陈述中的另一种方式是与他们互动)”提出要与观众互动，F选项“Yu can address participants directly and refer t their wrk.(你可以直接称呼参与者，并提及他们的工作)”具体说明了如何与观众互动，即直接称呼他们并提及他们的工作，这样可以让观众感到更被关注和参与感。故选F项。
⑤上文“It is especially imprtant that yu speak the language f the audience.(特别重要的是，你要说观众能听懂的语言)”强调要用观众能听懂的语言，G选项“Use meaningful wrds in shrt sentences t avid lsing the audience.(使用简短的句子和有意义的词汇来避免失去观众)”承接上文，具体说明了如何使用观众能听懂的语言，即使用简短的句子和有意义的词汇，以避免失去观众的注意力，上下文语意连贯。故选G项。
17．答案：C
解析：考查名词及语境理解。句意:我工作的好处是，我可以选择自己的工作时间。
18．答案：A
解析：考查名词及语境理解。句意:我利用在火车上的时间上班，所以这份工作很适合我的生活方式。
19．答案：D
解析：考查动词短语及语境理解。句意:我的一天通常包括乘坐一夜的城际特快列车在早晨6点到8点之间到达一个城市。
20．答案：B
解析：考查动词及语境理解。句意:我会去铁路公司的休息室吃早餐。
21．答案：D
解析：考查动词及语境理解。句意:然后我会在浴室里快速洗漱，或者去当地的游泳池洗澡。
22．答案：B
解析：考查形容词及语境理解。句意:我有很多新的经历，生活极其丰富多彩，每一天都不同。
23．答案：C
解析：考查副词及语境理解。句意:我实际上比以前有更多的机会与朋友接触，并且在火车上与其他旅行者进行有趣的交谈。
24．答案：A
解析：考查名词及语境理解。句意:我实际上比以前有更多的机会与朋友接触，并且在火车上与其他旅行者进行有趣的交谈。
25．答案：B
解析：考查形容词及语境理解。句意:我感觉到除了孤独以外的任何东西。
26．答案：C
解析：考查名词及语境理解。句意:然后，我看看当天的火车发车时间，选择一个目的地。
27．答案：A
解析：考查名词及语境理解。句意:尽管我住在火车上，但我花了很多时间探索户外。
28．答案：B
解析：考查名词及语境理解。句意:这取决于天气。
29．答案：D
解析：考查动词及语境理解。句意:我喜欢在阿尔卑斯山徒步旅行，尤其是天气暖和的时候，以及探索新的城市。
30．答案：A
解析：考查短语及语境理解。句意:住在火车上意味着我不得不习惯不是平常的东西。
31．答案：D
解析：考查名词及语境理解。句意:我还不得不减少我的财产，以便把我所有的东西都装进一个30升的背包里。
32．答案：①an②was added③dating④when⑤t mark⑥cmbined⑦and⑧in⑨appreciatin⑩have becme
解析：①考查冠词。空处修饰名词part,且名词前有形容词修饰。根据语境可知，此处表示泛指，且inseparable的发音以元音音素开头。故填不定冠词an。
②考查时态、语态和主谓一致。分析句子结构可知，空处在句中作谓语。根据时间状语“In September 2009”可知，时态用一般过去时：主语“seal-engraving art”表示第三人称单数，且与add之间是被动关系，故填was added.
③考查非谓语动词。分析句子结构可知，空处在句中作年谓语。空处与逻辑主语The seal-engraving art之间是主谓关系。date back t“追溯到”,是固定短语。故填dating.
④考查定语从句。分析句子结构可知，空处引导限制性定语从句。先行词为表示时间的the Qin Dynasty,从句缺状语。故填关系副词when.
⑤考查非谓语动词。分析句子结构可知，空处在句中作非谓语，构成非谓语动词短语作目的状语。故填t mark.
⑥考查词性转换。空前是定冠词the。空后是名词effrts,空处应用形容词修饰名词。故填cmbined.
⑦考查并列连词。空前后均为成分完整的句子。结合语境可知，前后句之间是并列关系。故填and.
⑧考查介词。In wide use在广泛使用中,是固定短语。故填in.
⑨考查词性转换。空处作gaining的宾语，且空前有形容词wrld wide修饰，故空处应用所给词的名词形式。此处appreciatin意为“欣赏”,是不可数名词。故填appreciatin。
⑩考查时态、语态和主谓一致。根据句中的时间状语in recent years可知，时态用现在完成时：主语与becme之间是主动关系，且a number f表示数个，后用复数动词。
33．答案：
The nline class was abslutely wnderful. Themed n the Appreciatin f Classic Petry, it unflded the eternal charm f classic petry t us. Online as it was, this class created a ttally immersive atmsphere.
The highlight f the class was the shrt clip named “When Li Bai Meets William Wrdswrth”. By cmparing the differences and similarities f these tw great rmantic pets, the vide gave us a new insight int their writing skills and the emtins hidden behind the lines. It als triggered ur passin t explre mre abut the ever-lasting beauty f pems.
Hnestly, it wuld be better if mre interactive elements, such as mini-games r real-time cmments, are included in this class. Generally speaking, it was truly fantastic.
34．答案：
One day, Bb tk me t a wheelchair basketball game. This became a decisive turning pint in my life. The same basketball curt and the same excited audience. The nly difference was that the players were mving arund in their wheelchairs just like I did. They turned arund, charging frward and shwing their lay-ups nimbly. Amazed at their skill, I kept applauding until the game cncluded. Then, Bb said smething that was ging t change my life frever, “Jack, if they can d it, s can yu! Why nt reignite yur basketball dream?”
With Bb’s encuragement, I decided t have a try at my dream. I signed up fr a basketball curse fr the disabled. Every weekend, my teammates and I wuld practice mving, turning arund, passing the ball and shting in a wheelchair. When Bb watched my game three mnths later, it was he wh kept applauding fr my regained basketball skill. Thanks t Bb’s encuragement and my changing attitude, I am nw n my way t becming LeBrn James. The nly difference is that my versin f James is playing in the wheelchair, but by n means cnfined t it.