北京市丰台区2024-2025学年高二上学期11月期中英语试题含答案及解析

丰台区2024-2025学年度第一学期期中练习高二英语考试时间：90分钟笔试（共三部分100分）第一部分知识运用（共两节，30分）第一节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，共15分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Backin2008,IwasteachingConceptsofFitnessinahighschool.Attheendofoneclass,IchattedwithDavidGale,aseniorhighjumper,abouthowtoimprovehis____1____andhowmotivationplayedanimportantroleinone’sachievement.He,outoftheblue,askedmewhatwouldhappenifhebroketheschoolrecord.Not____2____ofhispassionanddetermination,Ipausedforamoment,butthenpromisedthatIwouldpainthisnameonthewallofourclassroom.HewasveryexcitedandsuggestedthatIgopurchasethepaint.Nothingmorewasmentionedaboutthe____3____untiltwoweekslater,theyoungwarriorranintotheclassroomwithahugesmileonhisface.“Ididit!Ibroketherecord!”heshoutedasIwasstillgatheringinformationto____4____whatIhadpromisedhim.Ijoinedinwiththehigh-fivesandfistbumps____5____him.Thenextday,itwasdone!G-A-L-E.Hugeblueletterswithwhiteedges,theschoolcolors.Icouldseehisexcitementevensurpassedthesuccessitself.Actually,hiscoachsaidthewallwaspartofthe____6____tobreaktherecord.Whathappenednextwastotallyamazing.Manystudents,evenfromotherclasses,sawthenameonthewalland____7____howthey,too,couldbeconsideredforthewall.Withtheenormous____8____,Ihadtoaddmorenamestothewall,andmorethan100namesappearedthereinthefollowing10years.Manyfolksadmittedtheywouldnothave____9____whattheydidifthewallhadn’tbeenpartofthereward.Moreimportantly,allthosewhosteppedfarbeyondtheircomfortzonehelpedsetthe____10____higher.1.A.health B.performance C.talent D.knowledge2.A.proud B.afraid C.certain D.fond3.A.promise B.record C.suggestion D.news4.A.describe B.recall C.explain D.picture5.A.encouraging B.admiring C.congratulating D.greeting6A.excitement B.confidence C.creativity D.motivation7.A.inquired B.expected C.insisted D.doubted8.A.effort B.experience C.stress D.response9.A.adjusted B.achieved C.examined D.displayed10.A.pace B.stage C.bar D.tone第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，共15分）阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个恰当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。请在答题卡指定区域作答。A语法填空WhenIlivedinBoston,ItaughtEnglishasasecondlanguagetoadultstudentsfromaroundtheworld.Onthelastday,they____11____(throw)aniceparty.IwasamazedtheyhadlearnedenoughEnglishtoorganizesuchaneventaltogether.Attheendoftheparty,theyproudlyhandedmeagiftbox.Aftertheboxwasopened,I____12____(gentle)liftedabeautifulcoatfromit.“Wewentshoppingforanewcoat!”theyallshouted____13____wonderfullyperfectEnglish.B语法填空InearlyNovemberin2023,adiver,____14____(swim)offthecoastofSardinia,noticedpiecesofmetalontheoceanfloor.Hecalledtheauthoritiesandmoredivers____15____(send)tolook.ThepiecesturnedouttobeancientRomancoins.Thecoinsmostlylayburiedinsandandseagrassnotfarfromthecoast.Itissaidthatmorethan30,000coinshavebeenfound,____16____arecloseto2,000yearsold.Expertscallthisamajorhistorical____17____(discover).C语法填空ChatGPTisachatbot.Someschools____18____(ban)itsinceitsbirth.Theyneedtimetomakerulesabout____19____it’stobeusedproperlyinclass.Someteachersseeitasacheatingtool.Butmanyprincipalsbelieveit’stoolatetokeepAIoutofclassrooms.AgrowingnumberofeducatorssaythepanicaboutAIisalotlikethepanic____20____(cause)bytheInternetwhenitwasnew.Oneofthemsays,“ChatGPTistoEnglishandtowritingwhatthecalculatoristomath.”第二部分阅读理解（共两节，38分）第一节（共14小题；每小题2分，共28分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ADearColleague,IamwritingwithinformationaboutBACUniversitySummerTerm’sfourexcitingprogramsforhighschoolstudents.Theseprogramsprovidetheopportunitytostudyataworld-renowneduniversity,strengthenEnglish-languageskillsandenjoysummerinBoston.Hereisabriefoverviewofourprograms:HighSchoolHonorsisasix-weekresidentialoronlineprograminwhichstudentstakeBACUniversityundergraduatecoursesandearnupto8transferablecollegecredits.StudentsmustbeenteringGrades10-12infall2024.AcademicImmersion(AIM)isathree-weeknon-creditresidentialprogramforstudentstofocusintensivelyonasingleacademictopic.ThissummerweareofferingthreeAIMtracks:IntroductiontoExperimentalPsychology,IntroductiontoMedicine,andCreativeWriting.Allthreetrackscombineclassroomworkwithhands-onexperientiallearningactivities.StudentsmustbeenteringGrade11orGrade12infall2024.SummerChallengeisatwo-weekresidentialoronlineprograminwhichstudentstaketwonon-creditseminarsoftheirchoiceandexperiencecollegelife.StudentsmustbeenteringGrade12infall2024.SummerPreviewisaone-weeknon-creditresidentialprograminwhichstudentsexploreonesubjectofinterestwhilepreviewingthecollegeexperience.StudentsmustbeenteringGrade9orGrade10infall2024.OurSummerTerm’sprogramsprovidestudentswithrigorousandcollaborativecollegelifeexperiencesthatenablethemtogainastrongsenseoftheirpersonalandacademicpotential.Everyyear,ourstudentsformstrongfriendshipsastheyundertakechallengingcourseworkandparticipateinsocialevents.Ihaveenclosedaposterandaprogrambrochure.Ihopeyouwillsharethisinformationwithyourstudents.Pleasefeelfreetocontactusviaemailatsummerhs@ifyouhaveanyquestionsaboutourprograms.Warmly,AmandaNelsonAssociateDirectorBACUniversitySummerTerm21.AGrade11studentinfall2024whoprefersonlineprogramscouldchoose________.A.HighSchoolHonors B.AcademicImmersion C.SummerChallenge D.SummerPreview22.Accordingtothepassage,studentscan________.A.getatleast8transferablecreditsinHighSchoolHonorsB.gainbothknowledgeandpracticalexperienceinAIMC.earncreditsfromthecoursesinSummerChallengeD.engageinin-depthresearchinSummerPreview23.What’sAmandaNelson’spurposeinwritingtheletter?A.Toevaluateasummercamp. B.Topromotepre-collegeprograms.C.Torecommenduniversitycourses. D.Tointroducecollegelearningprojects.BMarkBrown,57,hadbeenmakingfilmsfor30years,buthefoundhimselffeelingtiredofit.“Ithought,thingscanonlygodownhill.”Brownknewheneededtodosomethingelse—butwhat?Afewyearsearlier,hehadboughthischildhoodhouseandmovedin.WhileBrownwonderedaboutasecondcareeringardening,heheardadifferentinternalvoice.“Thatchildwhousedtolovedrawingwhisperedtomedowntheyears,”hesaid.Someunacknowledgedlonginginhimwasbroughtout.Therewasagreatoaktreenearhishome.Ithadstoodouttohisyoungselfasa“fantasticalgiant—atreasurehometobirds,insectsandanimals.Therewasacaveinside.Weusedtosqueezeinthroughthishole.”Hedecidedtolockhimselfawayfortwomonthstodrawitinallitsgloriousdetail.“WhileIwasdrawing,”hesaid,“therecamemomentswhenitwasasthoughthetreewasdrawingitself.Ihadspentsomuchtimeplayinginit.Icouldfeelit.Itwasdeepinsideme.”Hisfinishedoakheld“arealpower”,hesaid.“Asyouwalktowardsit,itjustgrows.”Brownbecameatreeportraitist.Overthenextfewyears,hetravelledacrossBritainandspentdayswiththetreesselectedwiththehelpoftheAncientTreeForum,theTreeCouncilandtheWoodlandTrust.Brownhasstartedworkona20-drawingseriesofBritain’smostimportantashtrees.“Thesebeautifuloldashtreesaregoingtobelosttous,”hesays.“Theyare350yearsoldandtheyaredyingbecauseofadiseasethatwe’vespread.”Drawingisnotonlyanactofcareandademandforpreservation,butit“givesmethatinterfacebetweenmypassionforthenaturalworldandmycreativity,”Brownsays.Ithasalsogivenhimadifferentperspectiveonthepassageoftime.“I’manoldmanyetI’monly71,andsomeofthetreesI’vedrawnare1,000yearsold.WhenI’mwiththemandwhenIdrawthem,Ithinkabouttheendofmylifeandthebriefnatureofhumanlifethatpassesmomentarilybeneaththem.”24.Attheageof57,Brown______.A.movedintohisoldhouse B.awakenedachildhoodinterestC.reachedthepeakofhislife D.developedapassionforgardening25.WhatcanwelearnabouttheoaktreeandBrown?A.Ithelpedhimstartanewcareer. B.Itlinkedhimwiththeworld.C.Hebuiltatreehouseinit. D.Hestudiedcreaturesinit.26.WhatisBrownworkingon?A.Settinguptreeorganizations. B.Lookingforcuresfortreediseases.C.Drawingtocallforprotectionfortrees. D.TravellingtoselectimportanttreesinBritain.27.WhenBrowniswithtrees,hefeelsthat______.A.timeisendless B.humanlifeistemporaryC.natureisdynamic D.life-longlearningiscrucialCWhenwe’resolvingacomplicatedproblem,weoftengatheragrouptobrainstorm.We’relookingtogetthebestideasasquicklyaspossible.Iloveseeingithappen—exceptforonetinywrinkle.Groupbrainstormingusuallybackfires.Extensiveevidenceshowsthatwhenwegenerateideastogether,we’reunlikelytomaximizecollectiveintelligence.AsthehumouristJohnSmithsaid,“Ifyouhadtoidentify,inoneword,thereasonwhythehumanracehasnotachieved,andneverwillachieve,itsfullpotential,thatwordwouldbe:‘meetings’.”Buttheproblemisn’tmeetingsthemselves—it’showwerunthem.Thinkaboutthebrainstormingsessionsyou’veattended.You’veprobablyseenpeoplebitetheirtonguesduetoegothreat(“Idon’twanttolookstupid.”),noise(“Wecan’talltalkatonce.”),andconformitypressure(“Let’salljumpontheboss’sship!”).Goodbyediversityofthought,hellogroupthink.Tounearththehiddenpotentialinteams,insteadofbrainstorming,we’rebetteroffshiftingtoaprocesscalled“brainwriting”.Theinitialstepsaresolo.Youstartbyaskingeveryonetogenerateideasseparately.Next,youpoolthemandsharethemamongthegroup.Topreserveindependentjudgment,eachmemberevaluatesthemontheirown.Onlythendoestheteamcometogethertoselectandrefinethemostpromisingoptions.Bydevelopingandassessingideasindividuallybeforechoosingthem,teamscansurfaceandadvancepossibilitiesthatmightnotgetattentionotherwise.ResearchbyorganizationalbehaviourscholarAnitaWoolleyandhercolleagueshelpstoexplainwhythismethodworks.Theyfindthatakeytocollectiveintelligenceisfullandfairparticipation.Inbrainstormingmeetings,it’stooeasyforparticipationtobecomelopsidedinfavourofthebiggestegos,theloudestvoices,andthemostpowerfulpeople.Thebrainwritingprocessmakessurethatallideasarebroughttothetableandallvoicesarebroughtintotheconversation.Thegoalisn’ttobethesmartestpersonintheroom—it’stomaketheroomsmarter.CollectiveintelligencebeginswithindividualcreativityButitdoesn’tendthere.Individualsproduceagreatervolumeandvarietyofnovelideaswhentheyworkalone.Thatmeansthattheycomeupwithmorebrilliantideasthangroups—butalsomoreterribleideasthangroups.Ittakescollectivejudgmenttofindthesignalinthenoiseandbringthebestideastofruition.28.BothJohnSmithandtheauthormayagreethatbrainstormingmeetingsfailto______.Aassesshumanspotential B.simplifyproblemsquicklyC.acceptpossiblegoodideas D.getthemostoutofindividuals29.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“lopsided”inParagraph5mostprobablymean?A.Informal. B.Unbalanced. C.Improper. D.Unpleasant.30.Theauthorwritesthispassagemainlyto______.A.challengeaconclusion B.makeacomparisonC.advocateapractice D.introducearesearchDClimateexpertsarehavingadebate:theyareaskingwhethertheUKshouldfocusmoreonadaptingtoclimatechangeortryingtopreventit.DavidFrostholdsthatpreventingclimatechangeisnolongeranoption,giventheextenttowhichtheEarthnowappearscertaintoheatup.Despitethemanypolicieswhichattempttostopclimatechange,itnowseemsunavoidablethattheworldwillpassthe1.5℃or2℃increasesinaverageglobaltemperaturethatarelikelytoinducelargechangesintheclimate.DavidFrostisrightinthatoureconomiesaregrowingsomuchslowerthanwehadanticipated.OuremissionscandropifwereduceemissionsperunitofGDPwecreate—buttheycanalsodropiftheGDPislower.Lowergrowthmeansitismorefeasible(可行的)forustoachievetargetssuchasNetZero,butitalsomakesitlessenvironmentallyurgenttoachievethosetargetssosoon,becauseweareandhavebeenemittingalotlesscarbonthanwehadanticipated.TheUKauthorityfindsthedebateaboutadaptationdifficult.Partly,itisbecausesomeactivistsclaimthatadaptationisnotfeasible.Theysaythatclimatechangewillendhumancivilization,potentiallyleadingtotheentireextinctionofthehumanrace.However,themainstreamviewofmanyscientistsandeconomists,whoworkonclimatechange,isthatglobalwarmingcouldleadtolargechangesinourenvironment.Significantpartsoftheworldcurrentlyheavilypopulatedcouldbecomeeffectivelyuninhabitablewhileotherpartscurrentlyunsuitableforhigh-densityhumanhabitationwouldbecomemorehabitable.Meanwhile,athighertemperaturesbothclimateandweatherarelikelytobecomemorevolatile—includingincreasedfrequencyofstorms,floodingandotherweatherevents.Thesewouldbesignificantchanges,butitwouldbeperfectlyfeasibleforhumanstoadapttothem.Theissueisnotwhetheradaptingwouldbetechnicallyfeasible,butwhetheritwouldbedesirableeitherinethicalorpracticalterms.Arewewillingtoacceptamateriallywarmerworld,withhumanslivingindifferentpartsofit?Arewewillingtoacceptthepossibleextinctionsofcertainspeciesandthegreaterflourishingofthosecurrentlylesssuccessfulandofnewspeciesyettoevolve?Arewewillingtoaccepttheconsequencesofalargeshiftinthepatternsofhumanhabitationacrosstheworld?Itisbynomeansclearonwhatbasisweoughttoethnicallyprivilegetheplantsandanimalsthatflourishundertoday’sclimateoverthosethatwouldflourishunderawarmer,morevolatileclimate.However,adaptationwillbefeasibleandisanecessitygiventheextenttowhichwarmingisnowunavoidable.SlowerGDPgrowthandthusslowerclimatechangeoughttomakegreatereffortsatadaptationmoreattractive.31.Accordingtothepassage,whohesitate(s)toadapttotheclimatechange?A.Thegovernment. B.Climateexperts.C.DavidFrost. D.Theactivists.32.Theunderlinedword“volatile”inParagraph5probablymeans________.A.changeable B.predictable C.bearable D.noticeable33.ThequestionsinParagraph6aremainlyaimedat__________.Aexpressingdoubtsaboutpeople’sadaptabilityB.presentingexamplesoffutureclimatepatternsC.highlightingtheconsequencesofhumanactivitiesD.helpingpeopledecideontheiropennesstoadaptation34.Whichofthefollowingmighttheauthoragreewith?A.Slowingclimatechangedeservesgreatefforts.B.Globalwarmingispreventabletosomeextent.C.Adaptationtoclimatechangeisbeyondquestion.D.Protectionofthecurrentspeciesshouldbeprioritized.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，共10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。Wehumansarecomparisoncreatures.____35____Thisqualitymayhaveevolvedasameansofhelpingusfitintothesocialhierarchy(等级)oftheculturesweinhabited.Regardlessofthereasons,socialcomparisonplaysasignificantroleinhowweviewandevaluateourselves,andhowweinteractwithourworld.Itusedtobethatourprimaryreferenceofcomparisonwasourlocalcommunities,primarilyneighborsandco-workers.Becausewetendtogatheraroundthosesimilartoourselvesintermsofeducationallevel,workincome,andsharedinterests,therangeofdifferenceswhenwecomparedourselvestootherswasfairlysmall.Unfortunately,withtheemergenceoftheInternet,wecannowcompareourselvestoliterallyanyoneintheworld.____36____Whathadinpreviousgenerationsbeenasmallgapinourcomparisonshasnowbecomesolargeandunattainable.____37____WhensomanypeoplethatareeasilydiscoverableontheInternetseemtobesosuccessful.famous,influentialandbeautiful,givenourpreferencetocompare,itisdifficultnottohaveitinfluencehowweviewourselves.Sadly,thesecomparisonsusuallyresultinourfeelinginadequateand“lessthan”.Theseharmfulcomparisonsalsodamageouremotionallives.Whenwefeellacking,weexperienceavarietyofunpleasantandunhealthyemotions.Wefeeljealousyandenvyforwhatothershaveandwhatwelack.____38____It’sonethingtorealizethatyoucompareyourselftoothers.It’sanotherthingtorecognizethatsocialcomparisonisoftencorrosive(逐步侵蚀的)toyouinsomanywayspsychologicallyandemotionally.It’sanentirelyotherthingtostopyourselffromcomparingyourselftoothers.____39____A.Weareconstantlymeasuringourselvesagainstotherpeople.B.Yetitispossible,anditisworththeeffortforyourmentalhealth.C.Thus,wearenowexposedtogroupsthatarequitedifferentfromus.D.Webelievethatthereissomethingwrongwithuscomparedtoothers.E.Wecanevenfeelbitternessandangeratothersfortheunfairnessofitall.F.Comparingourselvestoothershasthepotentialtoincreaseourlifeexperience.G.Thisnewlevelofcomparisonhashugeimplicationsforourpsychologicallives.第三部分书面表达（共两节，32分）第一节（共10小题；共10分）阅读下面文段，在设空处填入恰当的词。请在答题卡指定区域作答。40.TheproblemwasthatIlackedconfidenceinmyself.Mr.JenkinsmademefeelthatIhadmyown________.（根据句意单词拼写）41.Thethingaboutbeingateacheristhatyouhave________tochildren’smindswhentheyareopenandeagertolearn.（根据句意单词拼写）42.Onthesurface,Ihaveanactivesociallife.IattendpartiesandplaysportsbutI’malways________.Theysaythatphonesbringpeopleclosertogetherbutinreality,mymindisalwaysamillionmilesaway.（根据句意单词拼写）43.Afewdaysago,Iwentoutforadinnerget-togetherwithsomefriends.Somespentthedinnerbentovertheirphones,textingfriendsonlinebut________theoneswhosatrightinfrontofthem.（根据句意单词拼写）44.Foralotofpeople,becomingamillionaireisa________ofsuccessandtheysetthisastheirultimategoal.（根据句意单词拼写）45.Iamlivingaccordingtomyvalues.Successisnot________byhowmuchmoneyyouhavebutbyhowyouunderstandthetruemeaningoflife.（根据句意单词拼写）46.Canthisbeoverdone?Absolutely.Butifyourdreamistobethebestandreachthewinner’splatform,youhadbetterbetotally________toyoursport.（根据句意单词拼写）47.Infact,over90percentofallspeciesthateverlivedarenow________.Inthelast500millionyears,therehavebeenfivetimeswhenlifeonEarthhasalmostended.（根据句意单词拼写）48.Thereisalonglistofreasonswhysomanyspeciesaredyingout:airandwaterpollution,forestsbeing________,factoryfarmingandoverfishing.（根据句意单词拼写）49.Weneedtotakestepstosave________species,includingsettingupspecialareaswhereplantsandanimalscanbeprotected.（根据句意单词拼写）第二节（共2小题；第50题3分，第51题5分，共8分）阅读下面文段，根据题目要求用英文回答问题。请在答题卡指定区域作答。Smartphoneshavebecomeabigpartofpeople’slives.Whenwetemporarilycan’tfindthem,itcausesafeelingofanxietyorpanic.Somepsychologistshavecalledit“nomophobia”.Thankfully,Irodethroughthewithdrawalofmysmartphoneanditwasshort-lived.WhenIgotmyfirstsmartphoneoveradecadeago,Ilovedit.Itgavemeinstantaccesstomymusic,aworldofinformationandthousandsofphotosandvideos.Butovertime,Ibecameincreasinglyambivalentaboutitsroleinmylife.Iwouldrepeatedlyrefreshmyemail,shoponlineforstuffIdidn’tneedandconstantlyscrollthroughthelatestnews.I’doftencomplaintomyhusbandandtomyseven-year-oldson,Louis,thatIfelttrappedbyit.Then,onedaylastsummer,whileIwasplayingwithLouis,Iwasonceagaindistractedbydingsandpings.Hefinallyremindedmeofmycomplaints,butrephrasedthemasaplea:“Mommy,justgiveitupalready!”Idecidedtotry.Insteadofgoingcoldturkey—nocellphoneatall—Iboughtaflipphone.Withnotouchscreen,textingistime-consuming.Once,whiletryingtocatchupontextswithafriend,Ifinallygotfrustratedandcalledher.IrealizedIhadn’tspokentohersinceherbigmove.Itmadeadifferencetohearboththeexcitementinhervoiceasshedescribedseeingthenorthernlightsandhersadnessinbeingawayfromasickparent.Nowadays,peoplemayprefertext-basedcommunicationoverusingthephonebecausetheyfearthatthecallwillbeawkward.But,justasIlearned,whenwewereforcedtoconnectvoicetovoice,wewouldfindourselvesmorebondedtothatperson.WuyouSui,anexpertresearchingdigitalhealth,describesnomophobiaasareliancethat’sbeenplaceduponus.“Wheneversomethingisdesignedtomakeachoiceeasier,it’scalledabehaviouralnudge,”heexplains,addingthatthemorecentraltoourlivesthesmartphone’sfunctionsare,themoreprisonedwebecome.Ultimately,though,thatsenseofdependenceisfalse.AsI’vefound,youcandoallthethingsyouneedtodoinotherways.It’snotalwaysconvenient,butIknowI’mmuchcalmeronaregularbasiswithoutmysmartphone.50.Pleasedecidewhichpartisfalseinthefollowingstatement,thenunderlineitandexplainwhy.▶Accordingtotheauthor,wewillfinditawkwardtotalkwithafriendonthephone.___________________________________________________________________________________________51.Apartfromthewaysmentionedinthepassage,whatcanyoudotoavoid“nomophobia”?(Inabout40words)___________________________________________________________________________________________第三节（14分）52.假设你是红星中学学生会主席李华。你校将要举办主题“BeatPlasticPollution”环境保护活动，请你给交换生Jim写一封电子邮件，邀请他参加。内容包括：1.介绍活动的相关信息；2.邀请对方来参加。注意：1．词数100左右；2．开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。DearJim,_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua

丰台区2024-2025学年度第一学期期中练习高二英语考试时间：90分钟笔试（共三部分100分）第一部分知识运用（共两节，30分）第一节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，共15分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Backin2008,IwasteachingConceptsofFitnessinahighschool.Attheendofoneclass,IchattedwithDavidGale,aseniorhighjumper,abouthowtoimprovehis____1____andhowmotivationplayedanimportantroleinone’sachievement.He,outoftheblue,askedmewhatwouldhappenifhebroketheschoolrecord.Not____2____ofhispassionanddetermination,Ipausedforamoment,butthenpromisedthatIwouldpainthisnameonthewallofourclassroom.HewasveryexcitedandsuggestedthatIgopurchasethepaint.Nothingmorewasmentionedaboutthe____3____untiltwoweekslater,theyoungwarriorranintotheclassroomwithahugesmileonhisface.“Ididit!Ibroketherecord!”heshoutedasIwasstillgatheringinformationto____4____whatIhadpromisedhim.Ijoinedinwiththehigh-fivesandfistbumps____5____him.Thenextday,itwasdone!G-A-L-E.Hugeblueletterswithwhiteedges,theschoolcolors.Icouldseehisexcitementevensurpassedthesuccessitself.Actually,hiscoachsaidthewallwaspartofthe____6____tobreaktherecord.Whathappenednextwastotallyamazing.Manystudents,evenfromotherclasses,sawthenameonthewalland____7____howthey,too,couldbeconsideredforthewall.Withtheenormous____8____,Ihadtoaddmorenamestothewall,andmorethan100namesappearedthereinthefollowing10years.Manyfolksadmittedtheywouldnothave____9____whattheydidifthewallhadn’tbeenpartofthereward.Moreimportantly,allthosewhosteppedfarbeyondtheircomfortzonehelpedsetthe____10____higher.1.A.health B.performance C.talent D.knowledge2.A.proud B.afraid C.certain D.fond3.A.promise B.record C.suggestion D.news4.A.describe B.recall C.explain D.picture5.A.encouraging B.admiring C.congratulating D.greeting6.A.excitement B.confidence C.creativity D.motivation7.A.inquired B.expected C.insisted D.doubted8.A.effort B.experience C.stress D.response9.A.adjusted B.achieved C.examined D.displayed10.A.pace B.stage C.bar D.tone【答案】1.B2.C3.A4.B5.C6.D7.A8.D9.B10.C【解析】【导语】本文是记叙文。作者在一所高中教健身概念，一次在与一名高级跳高运动员DavidGale的交谈中，作者承诺他如果他打破学校记录，作者会将他的名字写在墙上，随后DavidGale打破了记录，作者也信守承诺将他的名字写在墙上。随后更多学生以将自己的名字写在墙上为动力取得了很多成就。1题详解】考查名词词义辨析。句意：一节课结束时，我与一位高级跳高运动员大卫·盖尔（DavidGale）聊了聊如何提高他的表现并且聊了动机如何在一个人的成就中发挥重要作用。A.health健康；B.performance表演；表现；C.talent天赋；D.knowledge知识。由上文“Backin2008,IwasteachingConceptsofFitnessinahighschool.”可知，作者在一所高中教健身概念，应该是和这位高级跳高运动员讨论如何提高他的表现。故选B。【2题详解】考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我不确定他的热情和决心，停顿了一会儿，但随后答应我会把他的名字写在我们教室的墙上。A.proud骄傲的；B.afraid害怕的；C.certain确定的；D.fond喜欢的。由下文“Ipausedforamoment,”可知，作者停顿了一会是因为不确定这名学生想打破学校记录的这种热情和决心有多大，故选C。【3题详解】考查名词词义辨析。句意：关于这个承诺，没有再多说什么，直到两周后，这位年轻的战士脸上带着灿烂的笑容跑进了教室。A.promise承诺；B.record记录；C.suggestion建议；D.news新闻。上文“Ipausedforamoment,butthenpromisedthatIwouldpainthisnameonthewallofourclassroom”提到作者答应将DavidGale的名字写在墙上，由此可知，此处指关于这个承诺，没有再多说什么，promise是同词复现，故选A。【4题详解】考查动词词义辨析。句意：“我做到了！我打破了纪录！”当我仍在收集信息以回忆我对他的承诺时，他喊道。A.describe描写；B.recall回想；C.explain解释；D.picture设想。第二段中“Ipausedforamoment,butthenpromisedthatIwouldpainthisnameonthewallofourclassroom.”提到之前作者答应这名学生如果他打破了学校记录作者会把他的名字写在墙上，所以当他说自己打破记录时，作者在回想自己对他说过的这一承诺，故选B。【5题详解】考查动词词义辨析。句意：我和他一起击掌庆祝。A.encouraging鼓励；B.admiring钦佩；C.congratulating祝贺；D.greeting打招呼。由上文““Ididit!Ibroketherecord!””和“Ijoinedinwiththehigh-fivesandfistbumps”可知，当DavidGale说自己打破学校记录时，作者和他击掌祝贺他打破记录，故选C。【6题详解】考查名词词义辨析。句意：事实上，他的教练说，这面墙是打破纪录的动力之一。A.excitement兴奋；B.confidence自信；C.creativity创造力；D.motivation动机。由第一段提到的“howmotivationplayedanimportantroleinone’sachievement”和下文“Manyfolksadmittedtheywouldnothave_________whattheydidifthewallhadn’tbeenpartofthereward.”可知，这面墙给了很多人鼓励，是他们取得成功的动力，由此可知，此处指这面墙是David