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2024-2025學年河北省邯鄲市武安市第一中學高二上學期10月期中英語試題
第Ⅰ卷（共95分）
第二部分 閱讀理解（共兩節，滿分50分）
第一節（共15小題；每小題2.5分，滿分37.5分）
閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項A、B、C、D四個選項中選出最佳選項。
A
Farmers’ markets are proving popular destinations — particularly for young people — as they showcase a city’s authentic customs and traditions.
Xi’an: Jianguomen Market
Located at the eastern end of the city wall in Xi’an, Shaanxi province, Jianguomen Market has a history of more than 20 years. The ground floor features abundant supplies of neatly arranged fruit and vegetables. Visitors’ purchases of fresh produce are processed on the second floor, while the third floor has been transformed into an art exhibition hall complete with tall fiberglass windows that allow plenty of sunlight. People can enjoy various themed art exhibitions here.
Opening time: 8:30 — 18:00
Beijing: Sanyuanli Market
An interest in cooking is likely to be inspired by wandering through this market in Chaoyang district, Beijing. Established in 1992, it offers a wide range of fresh vegetables, meat and fruit, and specialty ingredients from around the world. The market can meet the needs of most customers from neighboring communities to five-star hotels. Moreover, numerous stall owners are skilled in foreign languages.
Opening time: 9:00 — 19:00
Shanghai: Wuzhong Market
Wuzhong Market has a history of two or three decades, during which it has undergone many transformations. And it reopened to the public in 2019. Many locals’ favorite food, ranging from Chongming rice from Shanghai, Zhoushan seafood from Zhejiang province, mushrooms from Yunnan province, and some tropical fruits from Southeast Asia, can be found here. There are also various semi-finished produce and cooked food.
Opening time: 7:00 — 18:30
Harbin: Daoli Food Market
Daoli Food Market, founded in 1902, is one of the thirteen major markets in China. This two-floor outlet covers 130,000 square meters and it takes half a day to fully explore what it has to offer. Local bread bigger than a human head, red sausages and steaming pork stew all promise to satisfy visitors’ taste buds. Many locals often drag along their suitcases to buy groceries.
Opening time: 8:00 — 18:00
21 What makes Jianguomen Market different from the others
A. People can buy all kinds of fresh vegetables here.
B. People can see lots of art exhibitions on the third floor.
C. This market has the longest opening time.
D. People always draw their suitcases to buy groceries.
22. What do Sanyuanli Market and Wuzhong Market have in common
A. They both sell fruit from foreign countries.
B. You can buy cooked food in the two markets.
C. The sellers can speak foreign languages.
D. Visitors’ purchases can be processed here.
23. Which market has the longest history
A. Jianguomen Market. B. Sanyuanli Market.
C. Wuzhong Market. D. Daoli Food Market.
B
Adams Cassinga has had many identities: Refugee (難民). Journalist. Mining consultant. And now defender of wildlife. He fights for wildlife in the Democratic Republic of the Congo(DRC).
As a child, he was attracted by animals — gorillas lived in the forests outside his hometown of Bukavu in the DRC — but his path to conservation was circuitous (曲折的). In the mid-1990s, civil war sent him to South Africa, where for a time he struggled to survive. Later he found jobs in journalism and then mining.
One day, while flying to a gold mine in northeastern Congo, Cassinga looked down on the green canonpy (樹冠) near Garamba National Park. There were armed groups, poachers (偷獵者), and black-market profiteers operating in the country’s parks. Then he decided to change course. So in 2013, he started Conserv Congo, a group of undercover investigators — including police officers, politicians, and students — who track wildlife criminals. In 2017, four years after Conserv Congo was first registered, Cassinga made his first arrest, working alongside the authorities. The non-profit now has worked on more than 6,000 criminal cases, rescued hundreds of rare animals.
“If we want our children to see these animals, we have to do it,” Cassinga says. “Other people come as part of their job, but it’s not their duty to protect what’s ours.”
Today, Conserv Congo has a renewable five-year partnership with the state environmental agency, Congo Institute for Nature Conservation(ICCN), which is in the charge of the environment ministry. Cassinga places great value in winning over the hearts and minds of the police. officers he works with: “They need to understand the reason behind what we do. We have to turn them into nature lovers. They can only protect what they know and love.” he says.
24. Why was Cassinga’s journey to be a conservator so winding
A. He was attracted by animals when he was a child.
B. He was forced to be a defender of wildlife.
C. He changed his jobs for many times before.
D. He couldn’t go back to his country because of war.
25. What made Cassinga start Conserv Congo
A He wanted to protect wildlife in the country.
B. He wanted to realize his dream as a boss.
C. He wanted to work with police officers and politicians.
D. He wanted to turn people into nature lovers.
26 Which of the following can best describe Cassinga’s personality
A. Careful and brave. B. Easygoing and cautious.
C. Determined and responsible. D. Generous and kind.
27. What’s the text mainly about
A. Illegal groups in the DRC killed rare animals.
B. Adams Cassinga and rare animals in the DRC.
C. Conserv Congo worked on criminal cases.
D. Adams Cassinga, a fighter for wildlife in the DRC.
C
Starship Technologies originated in Estonia but is now based in San Francisco. The company employs dozens of six-wheeled delivery robots on college campuses. Starship is also adding four new schools to its operational field: University of Illinois Chicago, University of Kentucky, University of Nevada, and Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.
Currently, the company operates on 20 college campuses in 15 states with a global fleet that totals 1,000 robots. This expansion will add 85 more robots to that fleet. Starship states that it has done over 1.5 million deliveries worldwide since its founding in 2014. The company has raised $102 million so far, including $17 million in fresh funding announced earlier this year.
Each robot in Starship is electric, has a box that can fit about 20 pounds of goods, and has a number of cameras to identify objects in the way and help guide it to its destination. The robots have a delivery area of three to four miles and can travel at a maximum speed of 4mph, which is obviously slower than a delivery by a human on a bike or in a car. And they can climb the edge of roads but not stairs, which may limit their appeal to customers who live in high-rise buildings.
Delivery via robots is still relatively brave in the US. There are a handful of start-ups operating delivery robots of varying sizes, everything from fully-sized minivans like Udelv to robots that are almost similar to Starship’s like Amazon and Yandex. Recently, Postmates has also invented a delivery robot called Serve that can carry 50 pounds of goods. There are even some newly produced robots like Nuro, which has made what can be best described as a mini-robotic car, and others that fall somewhere in between. All claim to be automated, but some still require humans to follow their movements.
Demand for delivery robots has risen since the pandemic, though it remains to be seen whether that will hold up as the economy reopens and fewer people rely on takeout from restaurants.
28. What do we know about Starship Technologies from Paragraph 1
A. It operates globally.
B. It employs university students as designers.
C. It is spreading its service on campuses.
D. It is diversifying into the field of scientific education.
29. Why do people in high-rise buildings show little interest in delivery robots
A. They are likely to get lost.
B. They work much slower than men.
C. They have difficulty going up stairs.
D. They are unable to identify customers.
30. What does the underlined word “brave” probably mean in Paragraph 4
A. New. B. Efficient.
C. Conventional. D. Courageous.
31. What’s the author’s attitude towards the future demand for robot delivery
A. Indifferent. B. Objective.
C. Skeptical. D. Worried.
D
Back in 1964, in his book Games People Play, psychiatrist Eric Berne described a pattern of conversation he called “Why Don’t You — Yes But”, which remains one of the most annoying aspects of everyday social life. The person adopting the strategy is usually a chronic complainer. Something is terrible about their relationship, job, or other situation, and they complain about it endlessly, but find some excuse to dismiss any solution that’s proposed. The reason, of course, is that on some level they don’t want a solution; they want to be validated (認可) in their position that the world is out to get them. If they can “win” the game — dismissing every suggestion until interlocutor (對話者) gives up in annoyance — they get to feel pleasurably righteous (正當的) in their anger and excused from any obligation to change.
Part of the trouble here is the so-called responsibility/fault fallacy (謬誤). When you’re feeling hard done by — taken for granted by your partner, say, or obliged to work for a stupid boss — it’s easy to become attached to the position that it’s not your job to address the matter, and that doing so would be an admission of fault. But there’s a confusion here. For example, if I were to discover a newborn at my front door, it wouldn’t be my fault, but it most certainly would be my responsibility. There would be choices to make, and no possibility of avoiding them, since trying to ignore the matter would be a choice. The point is that what goes for the baby on the doorstep is true in all cases: even if the other person is 100% in the wrong, there’s nothing to be gained, long-term, from using this as a justification to evade responsibility.
Should you find yourself on the receiving end of this kind of complaining, there’s a clever way to shut it down — which is to agree with it. Psychotherapist Lori Gottlieb describes this as “over-validation”. For one thing, you’ll be spared further complaining, since the other person’s motivation was to confirm her beliefs, and now you’re confirming them. But for another, as Gottlieb notes, people confronted with over-validation often hear their complaints afresh and start arguing back. The concept that they’re utterly powerless suddenly seems unrealistic, not to mention rather annoying — so they’re prompted instead to generate ideas about how they might change things.
“And then, sometimes, something magical might happen, ” Gotlieb writes. The other person “might realize she’s not as trapped as you are saying she is, or as she feels. ” Avoiding responsibility feels comfortable, but turns out to be a prison; whereas assuming responsibility feels unpleasant, but ends up being freeing.
32. What is the characteristic of a chronic complainer, according to Eric Berne
A. They are angry about their ill treatment and feel bitter towards whoever tries to help.
B. They are habitually unhappy and endlessly find fault with people around them.
C. They constantly dismiss others’ proposals while taking no responsibility for dealing with the problem.
D. They lack the basic skills required for successful conversations with others.
33. What does the author try to illustrate with the example of the newborn on one’s doorstep
A. People tend to think that one should not be held responsible for others’ mistakes.
B. It is easy to become attached to the position of overlooking one’s own fault.
C. People are often at a loss when confronted with a number of choices.
D. A distinction should be drawn between responsibility and fault.
34. What does the author advise people to do to chronic complainers
A. Stop them from going further by agreeing with them.
B. Listen to their complaints attentively and sympathetically.
C. Ask them to validate their beliefs with further evidence.
D. Persuade them to clarify the confusion they caused.
35. Which of the following is the best title for the passage
A. What is the responsibility/fault fallacy for chronic complainers
B. How can you avoid dangerous traps in everyday social life
C. Who are chronic complainers and how to deal with them
D. Why should we stop being a chronic complainer and assume responsibility
第二節（共5小題；每小題2.5分，滿分12.5分）
根據短文內容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。
Apologizing is how we live in peace with others, yet few of us know how to do it well — and not defensively. Just as often, apologies don’t happen at all out of fear that they’ll be uncomfortable or ineffective. ____36____ They help solidify(使變穩固) relationships and mend trust, both of which can lower stress and improve mental health. If you’re ready for your fault, here are four key s to apologizing well.
1. ____37____
Apologies are better late than early, says Cindy Hantz, a social psychologist who has researched how timing influences apology effectiveness. “What we found is that people usually tend to offer an apology as soon as possible,” she says. “It’s an effort to shut the whole incident down. You can’t deliver an effective apology until the injured person believes that you fully understand what you did wrong. If the apology comes before that, it’s not going to be seen as sincere.”
2. Accept responsibility.
Why should you apologize if you’re both at fault ____38____ “But I like to encourage people to really focus on taking responsibility for the parts of the conflict that they’re responsible for.” Schumann says. Calling attention to the fact that we’re also hurt is normal, but save it for later on in the conversation.
3. Be clear about how you plan to repair things.
One of the core elements of an apology is making reparations. That will be possible in a direct way: You broke their favorite wineglass Buy them a new one. Spilled coffee on their new dress Pay for the dry cleaning. ____39____ It’s important for the other person to hear that this is not going to continue... and they can trust you to improve your behavior in the future.
4. Don’t expect forgiveness.
An apology is a starting point. Particularly with severe faults, the person wronged will often need time and space to heal. Schumann suggests saying like this: “I understand this isn’t going to fix everything, and I want to continue to do whatever I can to make up for my mistake. I hope that even if you’re not ready to forgive me, ____40____ ”
A. Don’t rush into it.
B. Start with specific words.
C. it’s important not to pressure them.
D. That’s exactly the problem many people struggle with.
E. you’re open to working with me to get us to a point where we can move forward.
F. Sometimes you can’t repair what’s happened, but you can think about the relationship moving forward.
G. But sincere apologies bring a host of benefits to the person delivering the message and the one receiving it.
第三部分 英語知識運用（共兩節，滿分30分）
第一節（共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）
閱讀下面短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。
I believe one person can be a change. People can improve the lives of those around them, even if they only have the ____41____ to make a person smile. In our life many people mean so much to us. I had a (n) ____42____ with such a person when I was a freshman in college.
Initially, I was scared and homesick wandering around campus to find a place where I ___43___. I felt I would have to ____44____. In fact, I was ____45____ that I would have to drop my music class because it was the one that I was truly looking forward to. Later I met Dr. Chafin in his class. After I ____46____ my situation Dr. Chafin offered a solution: stay in the ____47____. The only thing that I could do was cry in the classroom. Dr. Chafin ____48____ me, and before I knew it I was ____49____ that classroom feeling much more confident. That term ____50____ me a lot, but at the end of it I came out knowing that I could ____51____ Mozart’s works and I could do anything that I was ____52____ to do.
I ____53____ to take that same music class, and term after term Dr. Chafin taught me to believe in myself, to set high expectations for my work, and to keep moving towards my goals, even if they seemed ____54____. To Dr. Chafin I owe all my ____55____ and progress.
41. A. courage B. promise C. right D. ability
42. A. encounter B. chat C. meal D. argument
43. A. stayed B. belonged C. departed D. headed
44. A. struggle B. begin C. quit D. reflect
45. A. depressed B. pleased C. astonished D. confused
46. A. controlled B. assessed C. explained D. handled
47. A. dormitory B. office C. library D. class
48. A. trusted B. praised C. comforted D. accepted
49. A. entering B. leaving C. checking D. visiting
50. A. benefited B. challenged C. inspired D. disappointed
51. A. refer to B. look into C. take away D. get through
52. A. proud B. eager C. afraid D. lucky
53. A. expected B. refused C. continued D. hesitated
54. A. impossible B. unpredictable C. attainable D. reasonable
55. A. ambition B. wisdom C. generosity D. change
第Ⅱ卷（共55分）
第二節（共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分）
閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個適當的單詞或括號內單詞的正確形式。
Smooth and multifunctional, Xuan paper is known as the “Paper of Ages”. ____56____ the term Xuan paper first appeared was in On Famous Paintings through the Ages, a book written by Zhang Yanyuan. In this book, he described Xuan paper as ____57____ ideal carrier for calligraphy and paintings.
Handmade Xuan paper from Jingxian county, Anhui province, was listed as a tribute (貢品) for ____58____ (it) best quality during the period. Making Xuan paper is extremely ____59____ (demand). Sandalwood bark (檀香樹皮) goes through 108 procedures together with rice straw over the three years ____60____ it can transform into some fine Xuan paper.
Even for the most skilled craftsman, ____61____ (master) all the steps would hardly be possible. Different proportions (比例) of bark to straw during paper-making process can create a ____62____ (vary) of canvases (畫布) best suited for artistic expression in paintings or calligraphy. Xuan paper ____63____ (accompany) Chinese poets for thousands of years. ____64____ (like) other forms of paper, it is very resistant to damage brought by time. It is the durability (耐用性) that has made the preservation of many valuable works from ancient China possible.
Paper-making is a crystallization of wisdom of the ancient Chinese. Xuan paper is _____65_____ (true) the peak of paper-making.
第四部分 寫作（共兩節，滿分40分）
第一節（滿分15分）
66. 假定你是李華。你校將于下周六舉行“我的拿手菜（My Special Recipe）”大賽，并舉辦健康飲食講座。你的留學生朋友Jackson對中國飲食很感興趣，請你用英語寫一封email邀請他參加此次活動。內容包括以下要點：
1. 活動時間和地點；
2. 活動的內容和意義。
注意：
1. 詞數100左右；
2. 可以適當增加細節，以使行文連貫。
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第二節（滿分25分）
67. 閱讀下面材料，根據其內容和所給段落開頭語續寫兩段，使之構成一個完整的短文。續 寫的詞數應為150左右。
Cold December wind passed right through my worn coat. I might have wished to be at home, but those days it wasn’t much warmer there than it was standing at the bus stop. Mama had written a letter to the electric company explaining that we were late paying our bill because my sister was ill and Daddy had been laid off, but the power was cut off anyway. That’s why we were on our way into town to pay the bill in person.
I sat close to Buddy Earl for warmth on the bus when it finally showed up. The walk to the electric company office from the bus stop was only a couple of blocks, but it was a relief to get inside.
After settling the bill Mama brought us over to Rich’s department store. There was Santa in a big wooden chair. “You two go talk to him,” she said. “Just don’t expect to get all you ask for.” Buddy Earl and I joined the line of children waiting, and Mama sat on a bench nearby.
Then Santa started talking with us and asked us what we wanted. Santa reached in his pocket pulled out a notepad and scribbled something with a pencil. “Is your mother with you two ” he asked. I pointed to the bench. “That’s our mama over there. She’s waiting for us to finish.” Santa lifted Buddy Earl off his knee. “Could you ask her to come and talk to me ” he said.
Later, Mama and Santa talked for a few minutes. Santa took a couple more notes. Then Mama brought us home. We didn’t dare ask about their private conversation. Christmas morning Mama and Daddy gathered us around our tree to give thanks for all we had. There were no toys from Santa under the tree. No presents at all, really. But that was okay, especially since we had electricity again. I felt pretty good as I took my seat at the kitchen table.
Paragraph 1:
Suddenly, there was a knock at the door.
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Paragraph2:
Mama and Daddy looked at each other, and she unpacked the food from the box.
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答案版
第Ⅰ卷（共95分）
第二部分 閱讀理解（共兩節，滿分50分）
第一節（共15小題；每小題2.5分，滿分37.5分）
閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項A、B、C、D四個選項中選出最佳選項。
A
Farmers’ markets are proving popular destinations — particularly for young people — as they showcase a city’s authentic customs and traditions.
Xi’an: Jianguomen Market
Located at the eastern end of the city wall in Xi’an, Shaanxi province, Jianguomen Market has a history of more than 20 years. The ground floor features abundant supplies of neatly arranged fruit and vegetables. Visitors’ purchases of fresh produce are processed on the second floor, while the third floor has been transformed into an art exhibition hall complete with tall fiberglass windows that allow plenty of sunlight. People can enjoy various themed art exhibitions here.
Opening time: 8:30 — 18:00
Beijing: Sanyuanli Market
An interest in cooking is likely to be inspired by wandering through this market in Chaoyang district, Beijing. Established in 1992, it offers a wide range of fresh vegetables, meat and fruit, and specialty ingredients from around the world. The market can meet the needs of most customers from neighboring communities to five-star hotels. Moreover, numerous stall owners are skilled in foreign languages.
Opening time: 9:00 — 19:00
Shanghai: Wuzhong Market
Wuzhong Market has a history of two or three decades, during which it has undergone many transformations. And it reopened to the public in 2019. Many locals’ favorite food, ranging from Chongming rice from Shanghai, Zhoushan seafood from Zhejiang province, mushrooms from Yunnan province, and some tropical fruits from Southeast Asia, can be found here. There are also various semi-finished produce and cooked food.
Opening time: 7:00 — 18:30
Harbin: Daoli Food Market
Daoli Food Market, founded in 1902, is one of the thirteen major markets in China. This two-floor outlet covers 130,000 square meters and it takes half a day to fully explore what it has to offer. Local bread bigger than a human head, red sausages and steaming pork stew all promise to satisfy visitors’ taste buds. Many locals often drag along their suitcases to buy groceries.
Opening time: 8:00 — 18:00
21. What makes Jianguomen Market different from the others
A. People can buy all kinds of fresh vegetables here.
B People can see lots of art exhibitions on the third floor.
C. This market has the longest opening time.
D. People always draw their suitcases to buy groceries.
22. What do Sanyuanli Market and Wuzhong Market have in common
A. They both sell fruit from foreign countries.
B. You can buy cooked food in the two markets.
C. The sellers can speak foreign languages.
D. Visitors’ purchases can be processed here.
23. Which market has the longest history
A. Jianguomen Market. B. Sanyuanli Market.
C. Wuzhong Market. D. Daoli Food Market.
【答案】21. B 22. A 23. D
B
Adams Cassinga has had many identities: Refugee (難民). Journalist. Mining consultant. And now defender of wildlife. He fights for wildlife in the Democratic Republic of the Congo(DRC).
As a child, he was attracted by animals — gorillas lived in the forests outside his hometown of Bukavu in the DRC — but his path to conservation was circuitous (曲折的). In the mid-1990s, civil war sent him to South Africa, where for a time he struggled to survive. Later he found jobs in journalism and then mining.
One day, while flying to a gold mine in northeastern Congo, Cassinga looked down on the green canonpy (樹冠) near Garamba National Park. There were armed groups, poachers (偷獵者), and black-market profiteers operating in the country’s parks. Then he decided to change course. So in 2013, he started Conserv Congo, a group of undercover investigators — including police officers, politicians, and students — who track wildlife criminals. In 2017, four years after Conserv Congo was first registered, Cassinga made his first arrest, working alongside the authorities. The non-profit now has worked on more than 6,000 criminal cases, rescued hundreds of rare animals.
“If we want our children to see these animals, we have to do it,” Cassinga says. “Other people come as part of their job, but it’s not their duty to protect what’s ours.”
Today, Conserv Congo has a renewable five-year partnership with the state environmental agency, Congo Institute for Nature Conservation(ICCN), which is in the charge of the environment ministry. Cassinga places great value in winning over the hearts and minds of the police. officers he works with: “They need to understand the reason behind what we do. We have to turn them into nature lovers. They can only protect what they know and love.” he says.
24. Why was Cassinga’s journey to be a conservator so winding
A. He was attracted by animals when he was a child.
B. He was forced to be a defender of wildlife.
C. He changed his jobs for many times before.
D. He couldn’t go back to his country because of war.
25. What made Cassinga start Conserv Congo
A. He wanted to protect wildlife in the country.
B. He wanted to realize his dream as a boss.
C. He wanted to work with police officers and politicians.
D. He wanted to turn people into nature lovers.
26. Which of the following can best describe Cassinga’s personality
A. Careful and brave. B. Easygoing and cautious.
C. Determined and responsible. D. Generous and kind.
27. What’s the text mainly about
A. Illegal groups in the DRC killed rare animals.
B. Adams Cassinga and rare animals in the DRC.
C. Conserv Congo worked on criminal cases.
D. Adams Cassinga, a fighter for wildlife in the DRC.
【答案】24. C 25. A 26. C 27. D
C
Starship Technologies originated in Estonia but is now based in San Francisco. The company employs dozens of six-wheeled delivery robots on college campuses. Starship is also adding four new schools to its operational field: University of Illinois Chicago, University of Kentucky, University of Nevada, and Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.
Currently, the company operates on 20 college campuses in 15 states with a global fleet that totals 1,000 robots. This expansion will add 85 more robots to that fleet. Starship states that it has done over 1.5 million deliveries worldwide since its founding in 2014. The company has raised $102 million so far, including $17 million in fresh funding announced earlier this year.
Each robot in Starship is electric, has a box that can fit about 20 pounds of goods, and has a number of cameras to identify objects in the way and help guide it to its destination. The robots have a delivery area of three to four miles and can travel at a maximum speed of 4mph, which is obviously slower than a delivery by a human on a bike or in a car. And they can climb the edge of roads but not stairs, which may limit their appeal to customers who live in high-rise buildings.
Delivery via robots is still relatively brave in the US. There are a handful of start-ups operating delivery robots of varying sizes, everything from fully-sized minivans like Udelv to robots that are almost similar to Starship’s like Amazon and Yandex. Recently, Postmates has also invented a delivery robot called Serve that can carry 50 pounds of goods. There are even some newly produced robots like Nuro, which has made what can be best described as a mini-robotic car, and others that fall somewhere in between. All claim to be automated, but some still require humans to follow their movements.
Demand for delivery robots has risen since the pandemic, though it remains to be seen whether that will hold up as the economy reopens and fewer people rely on takeout from restaurants.
28. What do we know about Starship Technologies from Paragraph 1
A. It operates globally.
B. It employs university students as designers.
C. It is spreading its service on campuses.
D. It is diversifying into the field of scientific education.
29. Why do people in high-rise buildings show little interest in delivery robots
A. They are likely to get lost.
B. They work much slower than men.
C. They have difficulty going up stairs.
D. They are unable to identify customers.
30. What does the underlined word “brave” probably mean in Paragraph 4
A. New. B. Efficient.
C. Conventional. D. Courageous.
31. What’s the author’s attitude towards the future demand for robot delivery
A. Indifferent. B. Objective.
C. Skeptical. D. Worried.
【答案】28. C 29. C 30. A 31. B
D
Back in 1964, in his book Games People Play, psychiatrist Eric Berne described a pattern of conversation he called “Why Don’t You — Yes But”, which remains one of the most annoying aspects of everyday social life. The person adopting the strategy is usually a chronic complainer. Something is terrible about their relationship, job, or other situation, and they complain about it endlessly, but find some excuse to dismiss any solution that’s proposed. The reason, of course, is that on some level they don’t want a solution; they want to be validated (認可) in their position that the world is out to get them. If they can “win” the game — dismissing every suggestion until interlocutor (對話者) gives up in annoyance — they get to feel pleasurably righteous (正當的) in their anger and excused from any obligation to change.
Part of the trouble here is the so-called responsibility/fault fallacy (謬誤). When you’re feeling hard done by — taken for granted by your partner, say, or obliged to work for a stupid boss — it’s easy to become attached to the position that it’s not your job to address the matter, and that doing so would be an admission of fault. But there’s a confusion here. For example, if I were to discover a newborn at my front door, it wouldn’t be my fault, but it most certainly would be my responsibility. There would be choices to make, and no possibility of avoiding them, since trying to ignore the matter would be a choice. The point is that what goes for the baby on the doorstep is true in all cases: even if the other person is 100% in the wrong, there’s nothing to be gained, long-term, from using this as a justification to evade responsibility.
Should you find yourself on the receiving end of this kind of complaining, there’s a clever way to shut it down — which is to agree with it. Psychotherapist Lori Gottlieb describes this as “over-validation”. For one thing, you’ll be spared further complaining, since the other person’s motivation was to confirm her beliefs, and now you’re confirming them. But for another, as Gottlieb notes, people confronted with over-validation often hear their complaints afresh and start arguing back. The concept that they’re utterly powerless suddenly seems unrealistic, not to mention rather annoying — so they’re prompted instead to generate ideas about how they might change things.
“And then, sometimes, something magical might happen, ” Gotlieb writes. The other person “might realize she’s not as trapped as you are saying she is, or as she feels. ” Avoiding responsibility feels comfortable, but turns out to be a prison; whereas assuming responsibility feels unpleasant, but ends up being freeing.
32. What is the characteristic of a chronic complainer, according to Eric Berne
A. They are angry about their ill treatment and feel bitter towards whoever tries to help.
B. They are habitually unhappy and endlessly find fault with people around them.
C. They constantly dismiss others’ proposals while taking no responsibility for dealing with the problem.
D. They lack the basic skills required for successful conversations with others.
33. What does the author try to illustrate with the example of the newborn on one’s doorstep
A. People tend to think that one should not be held responsible for others’ mistakes.
B. It is easy to become attached to the position of overlooking one’s own fault.
C. People are often at a loss when confronted with a number of choices.
D. A distinction should be drawn between responsibility and fault.
34. What does the author advise people to do to chronic complainers
A. Stop them from going further by agreeing with them.
B. Listen to their complaints attentively and sympathetically.
C. Ask them to validate their beliefs with further evidence.
D. Persuade them to clarify the confusion they caused.
35. Which of the following is the best title for the passage
A. What is the responsibility/fault fallacy for chronic complainers
B. How can you avoid dangerous traps in everyday social life
C. Who are chronic complainers and how to deal with them
D. Why should we stop being a chronic complainer and assume responsibility
【答案】32. C 33. D 34. A 35. C
第二節（共5小題；每小題2.5分，滿分12.5分）
根據短文內容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。
Apologizing is how we live in peace with others, yet few of us know how to do it well — and not defensively. Just as often, apologies don’t happen at all out of fear that they’ll be uncomfortable or ineffective. ____36____ They help solidify(使變穩固) relationships and mend trust, both of which can lower stress and improve mental health. If you’re ready for your fault, here are four key s to apologizing well.
1. ____37____
Apologies are better late than early, says Cindy Hantz, a social psychologist who has researched how timing influences apology effectiveness. “What we found is that people usually tend to offer an apology as soon as possible,” she says. “It’s an effort to shut the whole incident down. You can’t deliver an effective apology until the injured person believes that you fully understand what you did wrong. If the apology comes before that, it’s not going to be seen as sincere.”
2. Accept responsibility.
Why should you apologize if you’re both at fault ____38____ “But I like to encourage people to really focus on taking responsibility for the parts of the conflict that they’re responsible for.” Schumann says. Calling attention to the fact that we’re also hurt is normal, but save it for later on in the conversation.
3. Be clear about how you plan to repair things.
One of the core elements of an apology is making reparations. That will be possible in a direct way: You broke their favorite wineglass Buy them a new one. Spilled coffee on their new dress Pay for the dry cleaning. ____39____ It’s important for the other person to hear that this is not going to continue... and they can trust you to improve your behavior in the future.
4. Don’t expect forgiveness.
An apology is a starting point. Particularly with severe faults, the person wronged will often need time and space to heal. Schumann suggests saying like this: “I understand this isn’t going to fix everything, and I want to continue to do whatever I can to make up for my mistake. I hope that even if you’re not ready to forgive me, ____40____ ”
A. Don’t rush into it.
B. Start with specific words.
C. it’s important not to pressure them.
D. That’s exactly the problem many people struggle with.
E. you’re open to working with me to get us to a point where we can move forward.
F. Sometimes you can’t repair what’s happened, but you can think about the relationship moving forward.
G. But sincere apologies bring a host of benefits to the person delivering the message and the one receiving it.
【答案】36. G 37. A 38. D 39. F 40. E
第三部分 英語知識運用（共兩節，滿分30分）
第一節（共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）
閱讀下面短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。
I believe one person can be a change. People can improve the lives of those around them, even if they only have the ____41____ to make a person smile. In our life many people mean so much to us. I had a (n) ____42____ with such a person when I was a freshman in college.
Initially, I was scared and homesick wandering around campus to find a place where I ___43___. I felt I would have to ____44____. In fact, I was ____45____ that I would have to drop my music class because it was the one that I was truly looking forward to. Later I met Dr. Chafin in his class. After I ____46____ my situation Dr. Chafin offered a solution: stay in the ____47____. The only thing that I could do was cry in the classroom. Dr. Chafin ____48____ me, and before I knew it I was ____49____ that classroom feeling much more confident. That term ____50____ me a lot, but at the end of it I came out knowing that I could ____51____ Mozart’s works and I could do anything that I was ____52____ to do.
I ____53____ to take that same music class, and term after term Dr. Chafin taught me to believe in myself, to set high expectations for my work, and to keep moving towards my goals, even if they seemed ____54____. To Dr. Chafin I owe all my ____55____ and progress.
41. A. courage B. promise C. right D. ability
42. A. encounter B. chat C. meal D. argument
43. A. stayed B. belonged C. departed D. headed
44. A. struggle B. begin C. quit D. reflect
45. A. depressed B. pleased C. astonished D. confused
46. A. controlled B. assessed C. explained D. handled
47. A. dormitory B. office C. library D. class
48. A. trusted B. praised C. comforted D. accepted
49. A. entering B. leaving C. checking D. visiting
50. A. benefited B. challenged C. inspired D. disappointed
51. A. refer to B. look into C. take away D. get through
52. A. proud B. eager C. afraid D. lucky
53. A. expected B. refused C. continued D. hesitated
54. A. impossible B. unpredictable C. attainable D. reasonable
55. A. ambition B. wisdom C. generosity D. change
【答案】41. D 42. A 43. B 44. C 45. A 46. C 47. D 48. C 49. B 50. B 51. D 52. B 53. C 54. A 55. D
第Ⅱ卷（共55分）
第二節（共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分）
閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個適當的單詞或括號內單詞的正確形式。
Smooth and multifunctional, Xuan paper is known as the “Paper of Ages”. ____56____ the term Xuan paper first appeared was in On Famous Paintings through the Ages, a book written by Zhang Yanyuan. In this book, he described Xuan paper as ____57____ ideal carrier for calligraphy and paintings.
Handmade Xuan paper from Jingxian county, Anhui province, was listed as a tribute (貢品) for ____58____ (it) best quality during the period. Making Xuan paper is extremely ____59____ (demand). Sandalwood bark (檀香樹皮) goes through 108 procedures together with rice straw over the three years ____60____ it can transform into some fine Xuan paper.
Even for the most skilled craftsman, ____61____ (master) all the steps would hardly be possible. Different proportions (比例) of bark to straw during paper-making process can create a ____62____ (vary) of canvases (畫布) best suited for artistic expression in paintings or calligraphy. Xuan paper ____63____ (accompany) Chinese poets for thousands of years. ____64____ (like) other forms of paper, it is very resistant to damage brought by time. It is the durability (耐用性) that has made the preservation of many valuable works from ancient China possible.
Paper-making is a crystallization of wisdom of the ancient Chinese. Xuan paper is _____65_____ (true) the peak of paper-making.
【答案】56. Where
57. an 58. its
59. demanding
60. before 61. mastering
62. variety
63. has accompanied
64. Unlike 65. truly
第四部分 寫作（共兩節，滿分40分）
第一節（滿分15分）
66. 假定你是李華。你校將于下周六舉行“我的拿手菜（My Special Recipe）”大賽，并舉辦健康飲食講座。你的留學生朋友Jackson對中國飲食很感興趣，請你用英語寫一封email邀請他參加此次活動。內容包括以下要點：
1. 活動時間和地點；
2. 活動的內容和意義。
注意：
1. 詞數100左右；
2. 可以適當增加細節，以使行文連貫。
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【答案】Dear Jackson,
Our school will hold a cooking competition next Saturday, which is titled “My Special Recipe”. I know you’re interested in Chinese food, so I’d like to invite you to attend it.
The competition is intended to highlight the students’ practical cooking skills, assist students in getting into healthy eating habits and enrich their school life as well. It is bound to be a spectacular scene, where you can taste a variety of different dishes and foods. In addition, a lecture on healthy diets will also be delivered, from which you can learn how to develop a healthy eating habit.
I’m looking forward to your coming.
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
第二節（滿分25分）
67. 閱讀下面材料，根據其內容和所給段落開頭語續寫兩段，使之構成一個完整的短文。續 寫的詞數應為150左右。
Cold December wind passed right through my worn coat. I might have wished to be at home, but those days it wasn’t much warmer there than it was standing at the bus stop. Mama had written a letter to the electric company explaining that we were late paying our bill because my sister was ill and Daddy had been laid off, but the power was cut off anyway. That’s why we were on our way into town to pay the bill in person.
I sat close to Buddy Earl for warmth on the bus when it finally showed up. The walk to the electric company office from the bus stop was only a couple of blocks, but it was a relief to get inside.
After settling the bill Mama brought us over to Rich’s department store. There was Santa in a big wooden chair. “You two go talk to him,” she said. “Just don’t expect to get all you ask for.” Buddy Earl and I joined the line of children waiting, and Mama sat on a bench nearby.
Then Santa started talking with us and asked us what we wanted. Santa reached in his pocket, pulled out a notepad and scribbled something with a pencil. “Is your mother with you two ” he asked. I pointed to the bench. “That’s our mama over there. She’s waiting for us to finish.” Santa lifted Buddy Earl off his knee. “Could you ask her to come and talk to me ” he said.
Later, Mama and Santa talked for a few minutes. Santa took a couple more notes. Then Mama brought us home. We didn’t dare ask about their private conversation. Christmas morning Mama and Daddy gathered us around our tree to give thanks for all we had. There were no toys from Santa under the tree. No presents at all, really. But that was okay, especially since we had electricity again. I felt pretty good as I took my seat at the kitchen table.
Paragraph 1:
Suddenly, there was a knock at the door.
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Paragraph2:
Mama and Daddy looked at each other, and she unpacked the food from the box.
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【答案】Paragraph 1:
Suddenly, there was a knock at the door. Daddy opened it to a man I’d never seen before. He was holding a big box. “this is for you and your family,” he said, “Merry Christmas!” The man was gone before Daddy even had a chance to invite him in. Daddy put the box on the table and opened it up. Inside was an envelope and a lot of food! Daddy read the letter from the envelope. “May you be happy!”
Paragraph 2:
Mama and Daddy looked at each other, and she unpacked the food from the box. The first thing was a big can of pork and beans. Buddy Earl’s eyes went wide. “An angel came to our door today,” Mama said as she pulled out a big box of Sugar Crisp. With gratitude, we had a happy Christmas. Not long after the festival, Daddy was called back to work. My sister recovered from her illness. I even received a new coat, which was thicker than my old one and kept me warm.

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