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2022-2023学年江西省宜春市上高二中高二下学期第二次月考试题英语含解析
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2024届高二年级下学期第二次月考英语试题 4.2
命题人：
注意事项：
1.本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分。
2.答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在本试卷相应的位置。
3. 全部答案在答题卡上完成，答在本试卷上无效。
第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）(共5小题;每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)
第一节 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1. Whose phone is in the sun?
A. The woman’s. B. The man’s. C. The woman’s mother’s.
2. What does the woman probably want to do?
A. Read a magazine.
B. Put off writing the article.
C. Finish the article before her exams.
3. What are the speakers mainly talking about?
A. A game. B. A player. C. A commercial.
4. What does the man suggest the woman do?
A. Close the window. B. Buy a new sweater. C. Put on more clothes.
5. What month is it now?
A. August. B. September. C. October.
第二节（共15小题；每小题1. 5分，满分22. 5分）
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6. Where does the conversation take place?
A. At a studio. B. At a concert hall. C. At a radio station.
7. What is the man going to do?
A. Sing his song. B. Write a new song. C. Listen to some songs.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. Where does the woman want to go?
A. To the park office. B. To the zoo. C. To the forest.
9. Why does the man agree to go with the woman in the end?
A. He's done with his game.
B. He's concerned about her safety.
C. He doesn't want to eat dinner alone.
10. When does the man want to return?
A. Before dark. B. After dinner. C. In the morning.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11. Why did1 the brothers grow apart?
A. They had different hobbies.
B. They stopped living in the same house.
C. They no longer spent much time together.
12. How does the man feel now?
A. Regretful. B. Hurt. C. Angry.
13. What does the woman suggest the man do about the problem?
A. Leave his brother alone.
B. Try talking to his brother.
C. Invite his brother to hang out.
听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。
14. What is Fresh Air?
A. A magazine. B. A handwork product. C. A radio program.
15. What is Terry?
A. A writer. B. A host. C. A photographer.
16. What does Mr. MacGregor do for the artists?
A. He builds many websites for them.
B. He advises them to make silver jewelry.
C. He helps them sell artworks through the NOVICA program.
17. What is one of the purposes of Mr. MacGregor's work?
A. To keep the cultural traditions.
B. To get a high price.
C. To live a better life with his family.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18. What is Mr. Reynolds like?
A. Easygoing. B. Fun. C. Strict.
19. When will the students study reading comprehension?
A. During the first term. B. During the second term. C. During the third term.
20. How many novels will the students read in the last three months?
A. Two. B. Three. C. Four.
第二部分阅读理解 （共两节，满分50分）
第一节 （共15小题;每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）
阅读下列短文 ，从每题所给的四个选项 （A 、B 、C 和 D ）中 ，选出最佳选项 ，并在题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
We believe that educating the “whole student” opens the door to the “whole world”. Our rich and dynamic co-curricular program enables each student to experience an exceptional array of activities, carefully designed to provide just the right level of challenge, engagement and fun. Our exceptional co-curricular program is delivered by dedicated teachers and staff members or by experts from the wider community. As a result, each student is encouraged to pursue his or her passions and talents. Co-curriculars also provide a valuable opportunity for our students to develop flexibility and perseverance by challenging them to step outside their comfort zone and try something new:
Kindergarten: Beginnings
Our youngest students learn about themselves and their important place in our school community by engaging in activities that introduce them to the wonders of the natural world and that develop their motor skills.
Junior School (Grades 1~5): Discovery
Co-curriculars in junior school are designed to enable our students to discover new talents and interests while developing their existing skills. Student agency and confidence are nurtured through the program, with an emphasis on participation and fun as well as on skill development.
Middle School (Grades 6~8): Exploration
The Middle Years are the perfect time for students to explore a wide variety of co-curricular activities. At a stage when many young people experience a lack of self-confidence, co-curriculars in our middle school are designed to challenge, to engage and to celebrate the unique qualities that each student brings to the school community.
Senior School (Grades 9~12): Focus
In our senior school, students are encouraged to refine their interests and to specialize in certain areas. The co-curricular program at this level allows them to develop mastery and to focus on specific activities of choice.
21. Which of the following might be one of the purpose of co-curriculars?
A. To create a stress-free campus.
B. To ensure that students’ dreams come true.
C. To make students feel comfortable.
D. To build a complete personality for students.
22. In what kind of school do students need to develop athletic ability?
A. Junior school. B. Middle school. C. Kindergarten. D. Senior school.
23. Many students in middle school may often ____.
A. doubt others B. disbelieve themselves
C. abuse themselves D. afraid to fit into the community
B
Coming of age is that time in each of our lives when we begin to see the possibilities. The world opens up in ways that mature our vision and give us a sense of responsibility and gratefulness. Connor had just started college and loved being at that stage in his life where he could eat all the pizza he wanted, get engaged in adult conversations with his parents about the responsibility to make life better for others. Connor’s optimism was infectious. There was so much he could do, and so much he could become.
But it all ended one night when Connor was distracted while driving on a Colorado high- way. A young man,who gave off so much light, suddenly went dark.
Connor’s father, David, took it particularly hard. A father sees more than his own traits (性格) in his son; he sees greater possibilities than he achieved. Taking that hope away left David feeling at a loss. But Connor’s optimism was one of those traits passed on to him by his father. So, David got to work.
First, he established the Honor Connor Scholarship Fund to reward students who served in the community. Next, he went to work creating a research-based curriculum that educates University of Colorado Boulder students and their families about the dangers of texting while driving. It includes a very simple three part promise: Do not text or use social media while driving, speak out if riding with a driver who is distracted and encourage friends and family to drive phone-free
David now works with lecturers at various colleges and high schools, ensuring young minds understand how statistically at risk they are when they text while driving. He’s become a passionate advocate for preparing young people to drive safely and not reach for their phones while they’re at the wheel. “I just don’t want other parents to go through what I did when I lost Connor,” says David. “It’s just so preventable.”
24. What’s the purpose of paragraph 1?
A. To set off David’s great pain of losing his son.
B. To explain why David chose to volunteer.
C. To give the background of a funny story.
D. To sing high praise for Connor’s healthy growth.
25. What happened to Connor on a Colorado highway?
A. The headlight of his car went wrong.
B. He died from another driver’s careless driving.
C. He suffered an accident for his father’s fault.
D. He drove carelessly and died in an accident.
26. From whom did Connor get the positive attitude towards life?
A. His coach. B. His father. C. His teacher. D. His grandfather.
27. Why did David work with lecturers under a research-based curriculum?
A. He wanted to take a job in a college.
B. He took the classes that Connor hadn’t finished.
C. He honored Connor for what he had done in the community.
D. He wanted to prevent the sad event that he had suffered.
C
Dear boss — You have always tried to attract young consumers, and our consultants have always come up with new ways to label them. The trouble is that coming up with rules to define a group of humanity is more art than science. It is likely to become an exercise in applying stereotypes; not every youngster is drinking kombucha in a Brooklyn storehouse. Luckily you have me, and I’m here to tell you that much of what is written about marketing to today’s most prized consumers is a myth.
Start with the idea that, glued to smartphones, youngsters barely notice the physical world and passively follow the latest hit from Instagram or TikTok. It’s true that the days of marketing chiefly through television, newspapers and magazines are long gone. However, social media has not just changed the ways people discover brands; it has weakened the power of marketing as a whole. Online, talk is cheap and prices are readily Googled. Digital natives, therefore, can easily fact-check our suspicious marketing claims and ads. Surveys suggest that young Americans are among the most price-sensitive food shoppers, even though they have accumulated less wealth than earlier generations had by the same age.
There is a similar urge to think that physical shops no longer matter. Young consumers love their Amazon deliveries. It makes sense for our company to make sales via social media and ship directly to customers’ homes. But what works best is the close integration of the digital and physical worlds. Remember those online-only beauty brands like Glossier, which took the world by storm during the pandemic. It turns out that they struggle to get repeat business and have had to pair up with physical shops. What really matters is avoiding insincerity. Dishonesty is easily exposed online, where everyone loves a takedown. Remember the strong resistance to Boohoo, a fast-fashion firm, when it appointed Kourtney Kardashian, a celebrity leading a luxurious life, as a “sustainability ambassador”? And commit only to causes you can tangibly support and be frank when you are putting profits first. Anyway, nobody is perfect. To pretend otherwise is so 2013.
28. Why is there trouble with finding rules to define a group of people?
A. Because not everybody is into drinking tea at a storehouse.
B. Because fixed ideas may be inappropriately employed.
C. Because art is more challenging to learn than science.
D. Because the consultants are not as expert as the author.
29. What is the purpose of mentioning the surveys about young Americans in Paragraph 2?
A. To prove they are not passive receivers of online marketing tricks.
B. To illustrate they are sensitive to the prices of food online.
C. To demonstrate marketing has a great impact on their spending habits.
D. To reveal their incompetence in saving money.
30. Which of the following statements may the author agree with?
A. Celebrities work as reliable ambassadors.
B. Young customers don’t visit physical shops.
C. Dishonesty in marketing was not rare in 2013.
D. Traditional media still play a major role in marketing.
31. What is a suitable title for the text?
A. How to Expand Youth Market: From Ideas to Practice.
B. How to Increase Sales Online: Labeling and Marketing.
C. How to Attract Young Customers: Honesty and Profits.
D. How to Sell to the Young: From Myth to Truth.
D
Given how valuable intelligence and automation are, we will continue to improve our technology if we are at all able to. At a certain point, we will build machines that are smarter than we are. Once we have machines that are smarter than we are, they will begin to improve themselves. The concern is really that we will build machines that are much more competent than we are. And the slightest divergence (分歧)between their goals and our own could destroy us.
Just think about how we relate to ants. We don't hate them. We don't go out of our way to harm them. In fact, sometimes we take pains not to harm them. We step over them on the sidewalk. But whenever their presence seriously conflicts with one of our goals, we will kill them without hesitation. The concern is that we will one day build machines that, whether they're conscious or not, could treat us with similar disregard.
The bare fact is that we will continue to improve our intelligent machines. We have problems that we desperately need to solve. So we will do this, if we can. The train is already out of the station, and there's no brake to pull. If we build machines that are more intelligent than we are, they will very likely develop in ways that we can't imagine, and transcend us in ways that we can't imagine.
So imagine we hit upon a design of super intelligent AI that has no safety concerns. This machine would be the perfect labor-saving device. It can design the machine that can build the machine which can do any physical work, powered by sunlight, more or less for the cost of raw materials. So we're talking about the end of human labour. We're also talking about the end of most intellectual work. So what would apes like ourselves do in these circumstances?
But the moment we admit that information processing is the source of intelligence, we have to admit that we are in the process of building some sort of god. Now would be a good time to make sure it's a god we can live with.
32.Why does the author mention ants in Paragraph 2?
A. To compare intelligent machines to ants.
B. To explain future intelligent machines could treat us without mercy.
C. To stress the presence of machines does conflict with our goals.
D. To show improved machines will get away from us.
33.What does the underlined word “transcend" in Paragraph 3 mean?
A. Disable. B. Inspire. C. Disappoint. D. Outpace.
34.How is the passage mainly developed?
A. By making comparisons. B. By giving assumptions.
C. By showing valid evidence. D. By analyzing statistics.
35.Which of the following statements can best summarize the author's viewpoint towards AI?
A. Human beings will no doubt be destroyed by AI in the future.
B. Super intelligent AI will put an end to human labour eventually.
C. We should keep the development of AI within humans’ control.
D. Human beings should stop the development of super intelligent AI.
第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5 分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Why Does Food Taste Bad On Airplanes?
How many times have you complained about airline food being tasteless? According to popularly accepted studies, the reason might be a change in our ability to perceive taste.____36____ Let’s get into the actual details before you get offended.
The Cabin Air is 15% Drier Than the Air on the Ground
To maintain the pressure inside the cabin, airlines must closely regulate the air inside, involving changing its composition. The air inside airplane cabins is far more dry than the air we breathe on the ground.____37____In an environment like this, your powers of taste and smell begin to drift away.
The Pressure Inside the Cabin is Lower Than on the Ground
In the pressurized cabin a passenger’s bodily fluids will move upwards and the nasal cavities (鼻 腔) swell. The swelling messes with our taste buds, making the food taste unappealing. You might know how dining in such conditions feel, since we’ve all fought colds in the past.____38____
____39____
Bad food can’t be blamed merely on the in-cabin conditions too. It’s also possible that the food is actually bad. Due to food safety standards, all meals must be cooked on the ground and unbreakable. Such requirements for mass production definitely ties down the Chef’s hands.
What can be done?
____40____Apparently, chefs have been trying to adapt recipes in how food tastes at high altitudes. Everyone needs to be patient until better solutions for mass food production are found.
A. The method of food production is different.
B. That makes it our body’s fault, rather than the airlines.
C. But that doesn’t mean meals served on airplanes can’t taste just as good.
D. A sick person is far from the best judge of food quality.
E. The mass production of food is to blame.
F. In some cases, it’s even drier than certain deserts.
G. Basically, we can’t use the same recipes for airline meals that we would use on the ground.
第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节 完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A.B.C和D）中，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I experienced a day when I was extraordinarily 41 . I'm never a picture of grace, but on this particular day, I seemed to be 42 everything. It’s an old church, and the floor is 43 in some places, so my fall was the floor's fault. But when I fell again on my way out to the car, and yet again in my own home, I began to grow 44 , Had I let myself get so stressed out that I had 45 become sick?
Having been raised by devoted Christian parents who also worked in the mental-health field, I tended to look for spiritual and emotional reasons before I headed to the local 46 ,1 have the calming practice that 47 a yoga pose with a breath prayer. I went to 48 more comfortable clothes for the exercise, and as I removed my shoes, I was 49 !
I wasn't having a stroke at all. I had completely worn out my favorite pair of shoes. The soles （鞋底）of both shoes were split in two! I had 50 all the possibilities to figure out what was causing my clumsiness. It never occurred to me to check my soles.
So often when we start to feel 51 , we look for ways to make things better. But just as it never occurred to me to check the soles of my shoes, our own souls are the very 52 thing we think of to check. Take a moment to remember the last time you sat still, meditating（冥想）. If you can't remember when that was, it might be a(n) 53 .
The local cobbler （鞋匠）said my soles were irreparable. We had a good 54 , but it was time to let them go. Fortunately for us, our souls can be mended and restored — once we realize they are in need of 55 , just go for it.
41. A. clumsy
B. stressed
C. busy
D. bored
42. A. going through
B. falling off
C.tripping over
D. stepping on
43. A. uneven
B. sharp
C. stained
D. shallow
44. A. inspired
B. grieved
C. interested
D. concerned
45. A. luckily
B. literally
C. obviously
D. doubtfully
46. A. coach
B. tailor
C.doctor
D. psychologist
47. A. exchanges
B. associates
C. combines
D. equips
48. A. wrap up
B. take off
C.look after
D. change into
49. A. rescued
B. cured
C. injured
D. slipped
50. A. exhausted
B. predicted
C. ignored
D. discussed
51. A. delighted
B.overwhelmed
C. divided
D. thrilled
52. A. best
B. hardest
C. easiest
D. last
53. A. mistake
B. clue
C. test
D.solution
54. A. run
B. exercise
C. yoga
D. gesture
55. A. repair
B. review
C. response
D. replacement
第二节 语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Jingdezhen porcelain(瓷器) is Chinese porcelain produced in or near Jingdezhen in southern China. Jingdezhen has produced porcelain centuries ago.
The town was named Jingdezhen in the time of Emperor Zhenzong of the Northern Song Dynasty, in 56. ruling it became a major kiln (窑) site, around 1004. during the period, the 57. _______ (produce) of porcelain in this area first became well-known. By the 14th century it 58. (become)the largest center of Chinese porcelain products, which remained in the following centuries. In the Ming and Qing dynasties, official kilns in Jingdezhen 59. (control) by the emperor, making quality porcelain in large quantities which the emperor would use or give abroad as 60. _________（gift）. As a result, the town was 61. （close）linked to the world.
Although being a remote town in a hilly area, Jingdezhen is near the quality porcelain stone and forests which can provide plenty of wood for kilns. It also has 62. river flowing from north to south, 63. （benefit）the transport of the objects.
Jingdezhen has produced a great variety of 64. （value）porcelain. Therefore, the town becomes known 65. the “Porcelain Capital”. One type of its well-known high quality porcelain product is the blue and white porcelain from the 1330s.
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（满分15分）
假如你是李华，正在教你的外籍朋友Leslie学汉语。请你写一封邮件，告知下次上课的计划。内容包括：
1．时间和地点；
2．内容：学习唐诗；
3. 课前准备：了解唐朝历史。
注意：
1．写作词数应为80左右；
2．请按如下格式作答。
Dear Leslie,
I’m Lihua,________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________
第二节（满分25分）
阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一个完整的短文。
My great-grandmother Eileen is fierce, loyal and strong and a bit of a legend in her own lifetime, which now stretches to 92 years. I should add that we're not allowed to ca11 her Gran, because she says it makes her feel old.
That summer, I lost my job and felt hopeless. One day, I paid a visit to her. She picked up a box which she placed on the coffee table. “There you go,” she said. “You do know what you're doing with these things, don't you?" It was a new phone. Her current mobile was pretty ancient. I was amazed it was still going.
“Yes,” I said. “Good. That's why I ask you. You young people know more about such things than us oldies. You can take it home with you and get it all set up,” she went on. “Then, when you bring it back, you can show me how to use my new phone, such as getting on the internet, sending e-mails and so on.” She smiled so sweetly that I felt a surge of love for her.
I grabbed the box and stood up. Setting up the phone would be easy. It was teaching her how to use it that may prove challenging. The following day I headed back to my great-grandmother's with the phone.
“Here's your phone. It's all ready to use.” For the next hour, I was busy setting up her passcode and fingerprint recognition, which she said was like something out of James Bond.
She chose a picture for her screen and it was all going so well until I tried to show her how to swipe（滑动屏幕）. “What do you mean, swipe？” she asked． She was 92， I reminded myself．This had been tiring for her.
She pressed at the up arrow and got angry when nothing happened. When I finally got her to
swipe, she didn't put the right amount of pressure on and the menu slipped away. After what
seemed like hours, she threw the phone across the room and it landed on the sofa “Take it away!”
she howled. “I want my old phone back!'
I picked up the phone and was about to leave to give her time to cool down when I realized I didn't want to go home when she was angry and upset.
注意：
1.续写词数应为150左右；
2,请按如下格式在答题纸的相应位置作答。
Para 1: “Come on, Eileen. One more try!” I said,
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Para 2: I was not feeling so hopeless any more now.
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2024届高二年级下学期第二次月考英语试题答案
听力：CBACB AACBA CABCB CACBA
阅读：21-23. DCB 24-27：ADBD 28-31. BACD 32-35： BDBC
七选五：36-40 CFBEG
完形： ACADB CCDBA BDBAA
语法填空：56. whose 57. production 58. had become 59. were control(l)ed
60. gifts 61. closely 62.a 63. benefiting 64. valuable 65. as
A篇详解
【解析】本文是一篇应用文，主要介绍的是联合课程的相关信息。
21. 推理判断题。根据第一段的“We believe that educating the “whole student” opens the door to the “whole world”. Our rich and dynamic co-curricular program enables each student to experience an exceptional array of activities, carefully designed to provide just the right level of challenge, engagement and fun.(我们相信，培养“完整的学生”是通往“整个世界”的大门。我们丰富而充满活力的课外课程计划使每个学生都能体验到一系列独特的活动，这些活动经过精心设计，旨在提供恰到好处的挑战、参与和乐趣。)”和“Co-curriculars also provide a valuable opportunity for our students to develop flexibility and perseverance by challenging them to step outside their comfort zone and try something new(联合课程也为我们的学生提供了一个宝贵的机会，通过挑战他们走出自己的舒适区，尝试新事物，培养他们的灵活性和毅力)”可知，联合课程的目的之一是为学生塑造完整的人格。故选D。
22. 细节理解题。根据Kindergarten: Beginnings部分的“Our youngest students learn about themselves and their important place in our school community by engaging in activities that introduce them to the wonders of the natural world and that develop their motor skills.(我们最年轻的学生了解自己和他们在我们学校社区的重要地位，通过参与活动，介绍他们到自然世界的奇迹，并发展他们的运动技能。)”可知，幼儿园的学生需要发展他们的运动能力。故选C。
23. 细节理解题。根据Middle School (Grades 6~8): Exploration部分的“At a stage when many young people experience a lack of self-confidence, co-curriculars in our middle school are designed to challenge, to engage and to celebrate the unique qualities that each student brings to the school community.(在一个许多年轻人缺乏自信的阶段，我们中学的课外课程旨在挑战、参与和庆祝每个学生给学校社区带来的独特品质。)”可知，许多中学生可能经常不信自己，故选B。
B篇详解
【解析】本文是一篇记叙文。 Connor 在一次交通事故中失去了生命， Connor 的父亲David化悲痛为力量，为大学设立奖学金并宣传安全驾驶知识。
24. 推理判断题。根据第一段中的“Connor had just started college and loved being at that stage in his life where he could eat all the pizza he wanted, get engaged in adult conversations with his parents about the responsibility to make life better for others. (康纳刚刚上大学，他喜欢在人生的那个阶段，在那里他可以吃到他想要的所有披萨，与父母进行成人对话，探讨让他人生活更美好的责任。)”以及下文中描述的具体的生活中的美好事情可知，主要讲述了 Connor的成长和美好前程，结合第二段“But it all ended one night when Connor was distracted while driving on a Colorado high- way. A young man,who gave off so much light, suddenly went dark.(但这一切都结束了，有一天晚上，康纳在科罗拉多州的高速公路上开车时分心了。一个散发出如此光芒的年轻人，突然陨落。)”可知，Connor在一次事故中丧生，由此可知，第一段的目的是衬托David失去儿子后的痛苦。故选A项。
25. 细节理解题。根据第二段“But it all ended one night when Connor was distracted while driving on a Colorado high-way. A young man, who gave off so much light, suddenly went dark.(但这一切都结束了，有一天晚上，康纳在科罗拉多州的高速公路上开车时分心了。一个散发出如此光芒的年轻人，突然陨落。)”可知，Connor开车时分心了，在交通事故中失去了生命。故选D项。
26. 细节理解题。根据第三段倒数第二句“But Connor’s optimism was one of those traits passed on to him by his father.(但康纳的乐观是他父亲传给他的特质之一。)”可知，Connor的乐观是遗传他的父亲David。故选B项。
27. 推理判断题。根据第四段第二句“Next, he went to work creating a research-based curriculum that educates University of Colorado Boulder students and their families about the dangers of texting while driving.(接下来，他开始创建一个基于研究的课程，教育科罗拉多大学博尔德分校的学生及其家人开车时发短信的危险。)”可知，课程内容就是宣传驾驶时发短信的危险；再根据最后一段中的““I just don’t want other parents to go through what I did when I lost Connor,” says David. “It’s just so preventable.”(“我只是不想让其他父母经历我失去康纳时所做的事情，”大卫说。“这完全可以避免。”)”可知，他的目的是希望他人能够避免自己经历过的痛苦。故选D项。
C篇详解：本文是一篇应用文。文章是一封写给老板的一份打破常规的备忘录——想打开年轻人的市场，就要对消费者坦诚相待。
28 推理判断题。根据第一段中的“The trouble is that coming up with rules to define a group of humanity is more art than science. It is likely to become an exercise in applying stereotypes; not every youngster is drinking kombucha in a Brooklyn storehouse.(问题在于，制定规则来定义一部分人与其说是科学，不如说是艺术。这很容易成为应用定型观念的一种练习；不是每个年轻人都在布鲁克林的仓库里喝着康普茶)”可推知，很难找到定义一群人的规则，因为固定的想法可能会被不恰当地使用。故选B。
29.推理判断题。根据第二段中的“Online, talk is cheap and prices are readily Googled. Digital natives, therefore, can easily fact-check our suspicious marketing claims and ads. Surveys suggest that young Americans are among the most price-sensitive food shoppers, even though they have accumulated less wealth than earlier generations had by the same age.(在网上，聊天很便宜，价格也很容易在谷歌上搜索到。因此，数字原生代可以很容易地核实我们可疑的营销宣传和广告事实。调查显示，美国年轻人是对价格最敏感的食品消费者之一，尽管他们在同一年龄时积累的财富少于前几代人)”可推知，第二段中提到关于美国年轻人的调查的目的是为了证明他们不是网络营销伎俩的被动接受者。故选A。
30.推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“And commit only to causes you can tangibly support and be frank when you are putting profits first. Anyway, nobody is perfect. To pretend otherwise is so 2013.(只致力于你能切实支持的事业，当你把利益放在第一位时，要坦率。无论如何，人无完人。假装不完美，那是2013年的事了)”可推知，也许作者认为在2013年不诚实的营销并不罕见。故选C。
31.主旨大意题。根据第一段中的“Dear boss — You have always tried to attract young consumers, and our consultants have always come up with new ways to label them. The trouble is that coming up with rules to define a group of humanity is more art than science.(亲爱的老板——您一直试图吸引年轻消费者，而我们的顾问也总是想出新的方法来给他们贴上标签。问题在于，制定规则来定义一群人，与其说是科学，不如说是艺术)”及最后一段中的“And commit only to causes you can tangibly support and be frank when you are putting profits first. Anyway, nobody is perfect. To pretend otherwise is so 2013.(只致力于你能切实支持的事业，当你把利益放在第一位时，要坦率。无论如何，人无完人。假装不完美，那是2013年的事了)”可知，文章是一封写给老板的一份打破常规的备忘录——想打开年轻人的市场，要对消费者坦诚相待。由此可知，How to Sell to the Young: From Myth to Truth(如何向年轻人推销：从神话到事实)适合作本文最佳标题。故选D。
D篇详解：
这是一篇议论文。文章通过假设说明，对于未来的智能机器，我们人类应该把人工智能的发展控制在人类的控制之内。
32.推理判断题。根据第二段中“We don＇t hate them. We don't go out of our way to harm them. In fact, sometimes we take pains not to harm them. We step over them on the sidewalk. But whenever their presence seriously conflicts with one of our goals, we will kill them without hesitation. The concern is that we will one day build machine s that, whether they're conscious or not, could treat us with similar disregard.”（我们不恨它们。我们不会特意去伤害它们。事实上，有时候我们尽量不伤害它们。我们在人行道上跨过它们。但只要它们的存在与我们的目标相冲突，我们就会毫不犹豫地杀死它们。我们担心有一天我们会制造出机器，无论它们是否有意识，它们同样可以漠视我们）可知，此处是举例子来类比我们未来制造的智能机器，证明它们可能对待我们也一样残忍。因而选B。
33.词义猜测， 根据划线词前半部分“if we build machines that are more intelligent than we are, they will very likely develop in ways that we can't imagine, ”可知当机器人比我们更聪明时，它们的一些方式可能时我们无法想象的，甚至某些方能会超出我们的想象。A. 使失去能力；B.启发鼓舞；C.使失望；D.超越；故选D。
34．推理判断题。根据第二段中“The concern is that we will one day build machines that, whether they're conscious or not, could treat us with similar disregard.＂ （我们担心有一天我们会制造出机器，无论它们是否有意识，它们都可以同样漠视我们）第三段中“If we build machines that are more intelligent than we are, they will very likely develop in ways that we can't imagine”（如果我们制造出比我们更聪明的机器人，它们很可能会以我们无法想象的方式发展）第四段中“So imagine we hit upon a design of super intelligent AI that has no safety concerns.”（所以想象一下，我，1偶然发现了一个超级智能人工智能的设计，它没有任何安全隐患）可知，文章主要通过假设来论证主题，故选B。
35.推理判断题。根据第一段“Given how valuable intelligence and automation are, we will continue to improve our technology if we are at all able to. At a certain point, we will build machines that are smarter than we are. Once we have machines that are smarter than we are, they will begin to improve themselves. The concern is really that we will build machines that are much more competent than we are.”可知，我们人类应该要确保智能机器与我们共存，即我们人类要让智能机器置于我们的控制中。故选C
完形填空详解：
这是一篇夹叙夹议文，文章主要讲述作者总是因为走路被绊倒，从而怀疑自己是生病了，后来才发现是自己的鞋底出了问题。作者用自己的经历告诉我们，遇到问题要冷静思考，并且要立刻解决问题。
41. 考查形容词辨析。句意：有一套我特别笨手笨脚。A. clumsy 笨手笨脚的、笨拙的。故选A
42. 考查动词短语辨析。句意：我从来不是一个优雅的人，但在这个特殊的日子里，我似乎被所有事情绊倒了。A. going through经历 B. falling off 摔下来C.tripping over 绊倒D. stepping on 踏上。 根据下文的“But when I fell again on my way out to the car, and yet again in my own home, I began to grow 44 ” 可知，作者这天总是跌倒，所以自己感觉什么都能绊倒自己。故选C.
43. 考查形容词。句意：这是一个古老的教堂，有些地方地板不平整，所以我摔倒是地板的错。A. uneven 不均匀的、不平整的；B. sharp尖锐的C. stained 有污痕的D. shallow 浅的。故选A。
44. 考查形容词。句意：但当我在往车里走的路上又摔倒了，我开始担心起来。A. inspired 受到鼓舞的B. grieved 悲伤的C. interested 感兴趣的 D.concerned 担忧的根据下文“Had I let myself get so stressed out that I had 45 become sick?”可知作者担心自己生病了，故选D。
45. 考查副词。句意： 我是不是让自己压力太大，以至于真的生病了？A. luckily 幸运地B. literally 逐字逐句地，真正地C. obviously 明显地D. doubtfully 怀疑地。根据下文“Having been raised by devoted Christian parents who also worked in the mental-health field, I tended to look for spiritual and emotional reasons before I headed to the local 46 ”可知，作者觉得自己是真的生病了。故选B。
46. 考查名词。句意：我的父母都是虔诚的基督教徒，他们也在心理健康领域工作，所以我在去看当地医生之前，倾向于寻找精神和情感上的原因。根据上文“Having been raised by devoted Christian parents who also worked in the mental-health field, I tended to look for spiritual and emotional reasons”可知，作者首先倾向于寻找精神和情感上的原因，然后才考虑找医生。故选C.
47. 考查动词。句意：我有一个结合瑜伽姿势和呼吸祈祷的平静锻炼。A. exchanges 交换B. equips装备C. combines 结合D.associates联系 。根据下文的“with”和“I went to 48 more comfortable clothes for the exercise,”可知，作者是准备去做一个锻炼，这个锻炼是结合了瑜伽姿势和呼吸祈祷。故选C。
48. 考查动词短语。句意：为了锻炼，我去换了更舒服的衣服，当我脱掉鞋子时，我痊愈了！A. wrap up 包裹B. take off 脱下，起飞，成功C. look after 照顾D. change into 变成。根据下文“more comfortable clothes for the exercise, and as I removed my shoes, I was 49 !”可知，作者是换成更舒适的衣服去锻炼，故选D.
49. 考查动词。A.rescued 救援 B. cued治愈C. injured 伤害D. slipped滑倒 根据下文“I wasn't having a stroke at all. I had completely worn out my favorite pair of sandals. The soles （鞋底）of both shoes were split in two! ”可知，作者知道了自己总是绊倒的原因，所以是痊愈了。故选B。
50. 考查动词。句意：我用尽了所有可能的方法来找出我笨手笨脚的原因。A.exhausted 使精疲力尽、耗尽 B. predicted 预测C. ignored 忽略D. discussed 讨论.根据上文“Having been raised by devoted Christian parents who also worked in the mental-health field, I tended to look for spiritual and emotional reasons before I headed to the local 46 ,”可知，作者以为自己病了，所有耗尽方法找原因。故选A。
51. 考查形容词。句意：所以，当我们开始感觉不知所措时，我们就会想方设法让事情变得更好。A. delighted 高兴的B. overwhelmed不知所措的C.divided 分开的 D. thrilled兴奋的。根据上文可知作者以为自己病了，觉得不知所措。故选B.
52. 考查形容词。句意：但是就像我从来没有想过要检查我的鞋底一样，我们自己的灵魂使我们最不会想到要检查的东西。根据上文可知，作者误以为自己患病后，想了很多办法，却唯独没有检查自己的鞋底。本句为类比，所以灵魂是我们最不会想到去检查的东西。last 最后的，故选D。
53. 考查名词。句意；找个时间回忆一下你的上一次静坐，冥想（指审视自己的灵魂）。如果你不记得那是什么时候，那能是个线索（灵魂出新问题的线索）。A. mistake 错误B. clue 线索 C. test 测试D.solution 解决方法。根据上文可知，作者因为没有检查自己的鞋底而想方设法却没有弄清楚摔倒的原因，所以，作者在这里建议读者有问题时可以审视自己的灵魂，说不定会找到问题的线索。故选B。
54. 考查名词。句意：我们有过一段美好的时光，但现在是时候让它们走了。A. run 时光B.exercise 运动 C.yoga 瑜伽 D. gesture 姿势。根据上文的“ I had completely worn out my favorite pair of shoes.”可知，作者非常喜欢这双鞋，因此推断作者穿这双鞋度过了一段美好时光。故选A。
55. 考查名词。句意：对我们来说幸运的是，我们的灵魂可以被修复和恢复---一旦我们意识到它们有需要的话。A. repair 修理B. review复习C. response 回应D. replacement 取代。根据上文的“Fortunately for us, our souls can be mended and restored”可知，此空表示灵魂需要修补的时候，故选A。
小作文参考范文:
Dear Daniel,
I am Li Hua, a new Senior 3 student, who is bothered by the overwhelming pressure of my fast-paced life. I am writing to ask you for help because I find it quite hard to concentrate on my study.
I am encountering some problems which trouble me a lot. First. I have to spend so much time on my homework that I hardly have time to do sports. Moreover. the high expectation from the teachers and my parents makes me extremely stressful because I don't want to let them down. What troubles me most is that it's difficult for me to fall asleep every night.
Faced with the problems above. I'm anxious to get your help. Could you please offer me some advice on how to solve these problems? Looking forward to your reply.
Yours, Li Hua
读后续写参考范文：
【导语】
本文以人物为线索展开。主题线索：人与人之间互相鼓励和影响：我帮助奶奶拜托老年机接受新事物，奶奶用同样的智慧鼓励我走出失业的阴影。
“Come on, Eileen. One more try.” I said, handing her the phone. She glared at me, but reluctantly took it. I explained the swipe motion once more, and this time she managed to open the menu. She looked pleased with herself, but when I asked her to try typing a message, she got stuck on the keyboard. I sighed and took the phone back, typing out a message myself. "There you go," I said, handing it back to her. "You did it!" Eileen's face lit up, and I felt a wave of pride. Maybe this phone could be a lifeline for her, a way to stay connected in her old age. We spent the rest of the afternoon practicing, and she slowly got the hang of it. By the time I left, she was sending texts to all her friends, and I felt like I had accomplished something.
I was not feeling so hopeless anymore now. Helping Eileen had given me a sense of purpose, and I realized that I had been so focused on my own problems that I had forgotten to think about others. Eileen was proof that age was just a number, and that even at 92, you could learn new things. As I walked home, I felt a sense of gratitude for the time I had spent with her. Eileen was a true inspiration, and I knew that I could always turn to her for wisdom and guidance. The world may be a confusing and difficult place at times, but with people like Eileen by our side, we could face anything.
2024届高二年级下学期第二次月考英语试题 4.2
命题人：
注意事项：
1.本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分。
2.答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在本试卷相应的位置。
3. 全部答案在答题卡上完成，答在本试卷上无效。
第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）(共5小题;每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)
第一节 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1. Whose phone is in the sun?
A. The woman’s. B. The man’s. C. The woman’s mother’s.
2. What does the woman probably want to do?
A. Read a magazine.
B. Put off writing the article.
C. Finish the article before her exams.
3. What are the speakers mainly talking about?
A. A game. B. A player. C. A commercial.
4. What does the man suggest the woman do?
A. Close the window. B. Buy a new sweater. C. Put on more clothes.
5. What month is it now?
A. August. B. September. C. October.
第二节（共15小题；每小题1. 5分，满分22. 5分）
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6. Where does the conversation take place?
A. At a studio. B. At a concert hall. C. At a radio station.
7. What is the man going to do?
A. Sing his song. B. Write a new song. C. Listen to some songs.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. Where does the woman want to go?
A. To the park office. B. To the zoo. C. To the forest.
9. Why does the man agree to go with the woman in the end?
A. He's done with his game.
B. He's concerned about her safety.
C. He doesn't want to eat dinner alone.
10. When does the man want to return?
A. Before dark. B. After dinner. C. In the morning.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11. Why did1 the brothers grow apart?
A. They had different hobbies.
B. They stopped living in the same house.
C. They no longer spent much time together.
12. How does the man feel now?
A. Regretful. B. Hurt. C. Angry.
13. What does the woman suggest the man do about the problem?
A. Leave his brother alone.
B. Try talking to his brother.
C. Invite his brother to hang out.
听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。
14. What is Fresh Air?
A. A magazine. B. A handwork product. C. A radio program.
15. What is Terry?
A. A writer. B. A host. C. A photographer.
16. What does Mr. MacGregor do for the artists?
A. He builds many websites for them.
B. He advises them to make silver jewelry.
C. He helps them sell artworks through the NOVICA program.
17. What is one of the purposes of Mr. MacGregor's work?
A. To keep the cultural traditions.
B. To get a high price.
C. To live a better life with his family.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18. What is Mr. Reynolds like?
A. Easygoing. B. Fun. C. Strict.
19. When will the students study reading comprehension?
A. During the first term. B. During the second term. C. During the third term.
20. How many novels will the students read in the last three months?
A. Two. B. Three. C. Four.
第二部分阅读理解 （共两节，满分50分）
第一节 （共15小题;每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）
阅读下列短文 ，从每题所给的四个选项 （A 、B 、C 和 D ）中 ，选出最佳选项 ，并在题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
We believe that educating the “whole student” opens the door to the “whole world”. Our rich and dynamic co-curricular program enables each student to experience an exceptional array of activities, carefully designed to provide just the right level of challenge, engagement and fun. Our exceptional co-curricular program is delivered by dedicated teachers and staff members or by experts from the wider community. As a result, each student is encouraged to pursue his or her passions and talents. Co-curriculars also provide a valuable opportunity for our students to develop flexibility and perseverance by challenging them to step outside their comfort zone and try something new:
Kindergarten: Beginnings
Our youngest students learn about themselves and their important place in our school community by engaging in activities that introduce them to the wonders of the natural world and that develop their motor skills.
Junior School (Grades 1~5): Discovery
Co-curriculars in junior school are designed to enable our students to discover new talents and interests while developing their existing skills. Student agency and confidence are nurtured through the program, with an emphasis on participation and fun as well as on skill development.
Middle School (Grades 6~8): Exploration
The Middle Years are the perfect time for students to explore a wide variety of co-curricular activities. At a stage when many young people experience a lack of self-confidence, co-curriculars in our middle school are designed to challenge, to engage and to celebrate the unique qualities that each student brings to the school community.
Senior School (Grades 9~12): Focus
In our senior school, students are encouraged to refine their interests and to specialize in certain areas. The co-curricular program at this level allows them to develop mastery and to focus on specific activities of choice.
21. Which of the following might be one of the purpose of co-curriculars?
A. To create a stress-free campus.
B. To ensure that students’ dreams come true.
C. To make students feel comfortable.
D. To build a complete personality for students.
22. In what kind of school do students need to develop athletic ability?
A. Junior school. B. Middle school. C. Kindergarten. D. Senior school.
23. Many students in middle school may often ____.
A. doubt others B. disbelieve themselves
C. abuse themselves D. afraid to fit into the community
B
Coming of age is that time in each of our lives when we begin to see the possibilities. The world opens up in ways that mature our vision and give us a sense of responsibility and gratefulness. Connor had just started college and loved being at that stage in his life where he could eat all the pizza he wanted, get engaged in adult conversations with his parents about the responsibility to make life better for others. Connor’s optimism was infectious. There was so much he could do, and so much he could become.
But it all ended one night when Connor was distracted while driving on a Colorado high- way. A young man,who gave off so much light, suddenly went dark.
Connor’s father, David, took it particularly hard. A father sees more than his own traits (性格) in his son; he sees greater possibilities than he achieved. Taking that hope away left David feeling at a loss. But Connor’s optimism was one of those traits passed on to him by his father. So, David got to work.
First, he established the Honor Connor Scholarship Fund to reward students who served in the community. Next, he went to work creating a research-based curriculum that educates University of Colorado Boulder students and their families about the dangers of texting while driving. It includes a very simple three part promise: Do not text or use social media while driving, speak out if riding with a driver who is distracted and encourage friends and family to drive phone-free
David now works with lecturers at various colleges and high schools, ensuring young minds understand how statistically at risk they are when they text while driving. He’s become a passionate advocate for preparing young people to drive safely and not reach for their phones while they’re at the wheel. “I just don’t want other parents to go through what I did when I lost Connor,” says David. “It’s just so preventable.”
24. What’s the purpose of paragraph 1?
A. To set off David’s great pain of losing his son.
B. To explain why David chose to volunteer.
C. To give the background of a funny story.
D. To sing high praise for Connor’s healthy growth.
25. What happened to Connor on a Colorado highway?
A. The headlight of his car went wrong.
B. He died from another driver’s careless driving.
C. He suffered an accident for his father’s fault.
D. He drove carelessly and died in an accident.
26. From whom did Connor get the positive attitude towards life?
A. His coach. B. His father. C. His teacher. D. His grandfather.
27. Why did David work with lecturers under a research-based curriculum?
A. He wanted to take a job in a college.
B. He took the classes that Connor hadn’t finished.
C. He honored Connor for what he had done in the community.
D. He wanted to prevent the sad event that he had suffered.
C
Dear boss — You have always tried to attract young consumers, and our consultants have always come up with new ways to label them. The trouble is that coming up with rules to define a group of humanity is more art than science. It is likely to become an exercise in applying stereotypes; not every youngster is drinking kombucha in a Brooklyn storehouse. Luckily you have me, and I’m here to tell you that much of what is written about marketing to today’s most prized consumers is a myth.
Start with the idea that, glued to smartphones, youngsters barely notice the physical world and passively follow the latest hit from Instagram or TikTok. It’s true that the days of marketing chiefly through television, newspapers and magazines are long gone. However, social media has not just changed the ways people discover brands; it has weakened the power of marketing as a whole. Online, talk is cheap and prices are readily Googled. Digital natives, therefore, can easily fact-check our suspicious marketing claims and ads. Surveys suggest that young Americans are among the most price-sensitive food shoppers, even though they have accumulated less wealth than earlier generations had by the same age.
There is a similar urge to think that physical shops no longer matter. Young consumers love their Amazon deliveries. It makes sense for our company to make sales via social media and ship directly to customers’ homes. But what works best is the close integration of the digital and physical worlds. Remember those online-only beauty brands like Glossier, which took the world by storm during the pandemic. It turns out that they struggle to get repeat business and have had to pair up with physical shops. What really matters is avoiding insincerity. Dishonesty is easily exposed online, where everyone loves a takedown. Remember the strong resistance to Boohoo, a fast-fashion firm, when it appointed Kourtney Kardashian, a celebrity leading a luxurious life, as a “sustainability ambassador”? And commit only to causes you can tangibly support and be frank when you are putting profits first. Anyway, nobody is perfect. To pretend otherwise is so 2013.
28. Why is there trouble with finding rules to define a group of people?
A. Because not everybody is into drinking tea at a storehouse.
B. Because fixed ideas may be inappropriately employed.
C. Because art is more challenging to learn than science.
D. Because the consultants are not as expert as the author.
29. What is the purpose of mentioning the surveys about young Americans in Paragraph 2?
A. To prove they are not passive receivers of online marketing tricks.
B. To illustrate they are sensitive to the prices of food online.
C. To demonstrate marketing has a great impact on their spending habits.
D. To reveal their incompetence in saving money.
30. Which of the following statements may the author agree with?
A. Celebrities work as reliable ambassadors.
B. Young customers don’t visit physical shops.
C. Dishonesty in marketing was not rare in 2013.
D. Traditional media still play a major role in marketing.
31. What is a suitable title for the text?
A. How to Expand Youth Market: From Ideas to Practice.
B. How to Increase Sales Online: Labeling and Marketing.
C. How to Attract Young Customers: Honesty and Profits.
D. How to Sell to the Young: From Myth to Truth.
D
Given how valuable intelligence and automation are, we will continue to improve our technology if we are at all able to. At a certain point, we will build machines that are smarter than we are. Once we have machines that are smarter than we are, they will begin to improve themselves. The concern is really that we will build machines that are much more competent than we are. And the slightest divergence (分歧)between their goals and our own could destroy us.
Just think about how we relate to ants. We don't hate them. We don't go out of our way to harm them. In fact, sometimes we take pains not to harm them. We step over them on the sidewalk. But whenever their presence seriously conflicts with one of our goals, we will kill them without hesitation. The concern is that we will one day build machines that, whether they're conscious or not, could treat us with similar disregard.
The bare fact is that we will continue to improve our intelligent machines. We have problems that we desperately need to solve. So we will do this, if we can. The train is already out of the station, and there's no brake to pull. If we build machines that are more intelligent than we are, they will very likely develop in ways that we can't imagine, and transcend us in ways that we can't imagine.
So imagine we hit upon a design of super intelligent AI that has no safety concerns. This machine would be the perfect labor-saving device. It can design the machine that can build the machine which can do any physical work, powered by sunlight, more or less for the cost of raw materials. So we're talking about the end of human labour. We're also talking about the end of most intellectual work. So what would apes like ourselves do in these circumstances?
But the moment we admit that information processing is the source of intelligence, we have to admit that we are in the process of building some sort of god. Now would be a good time to make sure it's a god we can live with.
32.Why does the author mention ants in Paragraph 2?
A. To compare intelligent machines to ants.
B. To explain future intelligent machines could treat us without mercy.
C. To stress the presence of machines does conflict with our goals.
D. To show improved machines will get away from us.
33.What does the underlined word “transcend" in Paragraph 3 mean?
A. Disable. B. Inspire. C. Disappoint. D. Outpace.
34.How is the passage mainly developed?
A. By making comparisons. B. By giving assumptions.
C. By showing valid evidence. D. By analyzing statistics.
35.Which of the following statements can best summarize the author's viewpoint towards AI?
A. Human beings will no doubt be destroyed by AI in the future.
B. Super intelligent AI will put an end to human labour eventually.
C. We should keep the development of AI within humans’ control.
D. Human beings should stop the development of super intelligent AI.
第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5 分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Why Does Food Taste Bad On Airplanes?
How many times have you complained about airline food being tasteless? According to popularly accepted studies, the reason might be a change in our ability to perceive taste.____36____ Let’s get into the actual details before you get offended.
The Cabin Air is 15% Drier Than the Air on the Ground
To maintain the pressure inside the cabin, airlines must closely regulate the air inside, involving changing its composition. The air inside airplane cabins is far more dry than the air we breathe on the ground.____37____In an environment like this, your powers of taste and smell begin to drift away.
The Pressure Inside the Cabin is Lower Than on the Ground
In the pressurized cabin a passenger’s bodily fluids will move upwards and the nasal cavities (鼻 腔) swell. The swelling messes with our taste buds, making the food taste unappealing. You might know how dining in such conditions feel, since we’ve all fought colds in the past.____38____
____39____
Bad food can’t be blamed merely on the in-cabin conditions too. It’s also possible that the food is actually bad. Due to food safety standards, all meals must be cooked on the ground and unbreakable. Such requirements for mass production definitely ties down the Chef’s hands.
What can be done?
____40____Apparently, chefs have been trying to adapt recipes in how food tastes at high altitudes. Everyone needs to be patient until better solutions for mass food production are found.
A. The method of food production is different.
B. That makes it our body’s fault, rather than the airlines.
C. But that doesn’t mean meals served on airplanes can’t taste just as good.
D. A sick person is far from the best judge of food quality.
E. The mass production of food is to blame.
F. In some cases, it’s even drier than certain deserts.
G. Basically, we can’t use the same recipes for airline meals that we would use on the ground.
第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节 完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A.B.C和D）中，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I experienced a day when I was extraordinarily 41 . I'm never a picture of grace, but on this particular day, I seemed to be 42 everything. It’s an old church, and the floor is 43 in some places, so my fall was the floor's fault. But when I fell again on my way out to the car, and yet again in my own home, I began to grow 44 , Had I let myself get so stressed out that I had 45 become sick?
Having been raised by devoted Christian parents who also worked in the mental-health field, I tended to look for spiritual and emotional reasons before I headed to the local 46 ,1 have the calming practice that 47 a yoga pose with a breath prayer. I went to 48 more comfortable clothes for the exercise, and as I removed my shoes, I was 49 !
I wasn't having a stroke at all. I had completely worn out my favorite pair of shoes. The soles （鞋底）of both shoes were split in two! I had 50 all the possibilities to figure out what was causing my clumsiness. It never occurred to me to check my soles.
So often when we start to feel 51 , we look for ways to make things better. But just as it never occurred to me to check the soles of my shoes, our own souls are the very 52 thing we think of to check. Take a moment to remember the last time you sat still, meditating（冥想）. If you can't remember when that was, it might be a(n) 53 .
The local cobbler （鞋匠）said my soles were irreparable. We had a good 54 , but it was time to let them go. Fortunately for us, our souls can be mended and restored — once we realize they are in need of 55 , just go for it.
41. A. clumsy
B. stressed
C. busy
D. bored
42. A. going through
B. falling off
C.tripping over
D. stepping on
43. A. uneven
B. sharp
C. stained
D. shallow
44. A. inspired
B. grieved
C. interested
D. concerned
45. A. luckily
B. literally
C. obviously
D. doubtfully
46. A. coach
B. tailor
C.doctor
D. psychologist
47. A. exchanges
B. associates
C. combines
D. equips
48. A. wrap up
B. take off
C.look after
D. change into
49. A. rescued
B. cured
C. injured
D. slipped
50. A. exhausted
B. predicted
C. ignored
D. discussed
51. A. delighted
B.overwhelmed
C. divided
D. thrilled
52. A. best
B. hardest
C. easiest
D. last
53. A. mistake
B. clue
C. test
D.solution
54. A. run
B. exercise
C. yoga
D. gesture
55. A. repair
B. review
C. response
D. replacement
第二节 语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Jingdezhen porcelain(瓷器) is Chinese porcelain produced in or near Jingdezhen in southern China. Jingdezhen has produced porcelain centuries ago.
The town was named Jingdezhen in the time of Emperor Zhenzong of the Northern Song Dynasty, in 56. ruling it became a major kiln (窑) site, around 1004. during the period, the 57. _______ (produce) of porcelain in this area first became well-known. By the 14th century it 58. (become)the largest center of Chinese porcelain products, which remained in the following centuries. In the Ming and Qing dynasties, official kilns in Jingdezhen 59. (control) by the emperor, making quality porcelain in large quantities which the emperor would use or give abroad as 60. _________（gift）. As a result, the town was 61. （close）linked to the world.
Although being a remote town in a hilly area, Jingdezhen is near the quality porcelain stone and forests which can provide plenty of wood for kilns. It also has 62. river flowing from north to south, 63. （benefit）the transport of the objects.
Jingdezhen has produced a great variety of 64. （value）porcelain. Therefore, the town becomes known 65. the “Porcelain Capital”. One type of its well-known high quality porcelain product is the blue and white porcelain from the 1330s.
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（满分15分）
假如你是李华，正在教你的外籍朋友Leslie学汉语。请你写一封邮件，告知下次上课的计划。内容包括：
1．时间和地点；
2．内容：学习唐诗；
3. 课前准备：了解唐朝历史。
注意：
1．写作词数应为80左右；
2．请按如下格式作答。
Dear Leslie,
I’m Lihua,________________________________________________________________
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第二节（满分25分）
阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一个完整的短文。
My great-grandmother Eileen is fierce, loyal and strong and a bit of a legend in her own lifetime, which now stretches to 92 years. I should add that we're not allowed to ca11 her Gran, because she says it makes her feel old.
That summer, I lost my job and felt hopeless. One day, I paid a visit to her. She picked up a box which she placed on the coffee table. “There you go,” she said. “You do know what you're doing with these things, don't you?" It was a new phone. Her current mobile was pretty ancient. I was amazed it was still going.
“Yes,” I said. “Good. That's why I ask you. You young people know more about such things than us oldies. You can take it home with you and get it all set up,” she went on. “Then, when you bring it back, you can show me how to use my new phone, such as getting on the internet, sending e-mails and so on.” She smiled so sweetly that I felt a surge of love for her.
I grabbed the box and stood up. Setting up the phone would be easy. It was teaching her how to use it that may prove challenging. The following day I headed back to my great-grandmother's with the phone.
“Here's your phone. It's all ready to use.” For the next hour, I was busy setting up her passcode and fingerprint recognition, which she said was like something out of James Bond.
She chose a picture for her screen and it was all going so well until I tried to show her how to swipe（滑动屏幕）. “What do you mean, swipe？” she asked． She was 92， I reminded myself．This had been tiring for her.
She pressed at the up arrow and got angry when nothing happened. When I finally got her to
swipe, she didn't put the right amount of pressure on and the menu slipped away. After what
seemed like hours, she threw the phone across the room and it landed on the sofa “Take it away!”
she howled. “I want my old phone back!'
I picked up the phone and was about to leave to give her time to cool down when I realized I didn't want to go home when she was angry and upset.
注意：
1.续写词数应为150左右；
2,请按如下格式在答题纸的相应位置作答。
Para 1: “Come on, Eileen. One more try!” I said,
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Para 2: I was not feeling so hopeless any more now.
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2024届高二年级下学期第二次月考英语试题答案
听力：CBACB AACBA CABCB CACBA
阅读：21-23. DCB 24-27：ADBD 28-31. BACD 32-35： BDBC
七选五：36-40 CFBEG
完形： ACADB CCDBA BDBAA
语法填空：56. whose 57. production 58. had become 59. were control(l)ed
60. gifts 61. closely 62.a 63. benefiting 64. valuable 65. as
A篇详解
【解析】本文是一篇应用文，主要介绍的是联合课程的相关信息。
21. 推理判断题。根据第一段的“We believe that educating the “whole student” opens the door to the “whole world”. Our rich and dynamic co-curricular program enables each student to experience an exceptional array of activities, carefully designed to provide just the right level of challenge, engagement and fun.(我们相信，培养“完整的学生”是通往“整个世界”的大门。我们丰富而充满活力的课外课程计划使每个学生都能体验到一系列独特的活动，这些活动经过精心设计，旨在提供恰到好处的挑战、参与和乐趣。)”和“Co-curriculars also provide a valuable opportunity for our students to develop flexibility and perseverance by challenging them to step outside their comfort zone and try something new(联合课程也为我们的学生提供了一个宝贵的机会，通过挑战他们走出自己的舒适区，尝试新事物，培养他们的灵活性和毅力)”可知，联合课程的目的之一是为学生塑造完整的人格。故选D。
22. 细节理解题。根据Kindergarten: Beginnings部分的“Our youngest students learn about themselves and their important place in our school community by engaging in activities that introduce them to the wonders of the natural world and that develop their motor skills.(我们最年轻的学生了解自己和他们在我们学校社区的重要地位，通过参与活动，介绍他们到自然世界的奇迹，并发展他们的运动技能。)”可知，幼儿园的学生需要发展他们的运动能力。故选C。
23. 细节理解题。根据Middle School (Grades 6~8): Exploration部分的“At a stage when many young people experience a lack of self-confidence, co-curriculars in our middle school are designed to challenge, to engage and to celebrate the unique qualities that each student brings to the school community.(在一个许多年轻人缺乏自信的阶段，我们中学的课外课程旨在挑战、参与和庆祝每个学生给学校社区带来的独特品质。)”可知，许多中学生可能经常不信自己，故选B。
B篇详解
【解析】本文是一篇记叙文。 Connor 在一次交通事故中失去了生命， Connor 的父亲David化悲痛为力量，为大学设立奖学金并宣传安全驾驶知识。
24. 推理判断题。根据第一段中的“Connor had just started college and loved being at that stage in his life where he could eat all the pizza he wanted, get engaged in adult conversations with his parents about the responsibility to make life better for others. (康纳刚刚上大学，他喜欢在人生的那个阶段，在那里他可以吃到他想要的所有披萨，与父母进行成人对话，探讨让他人生活更美好的责任。)”以及下文中描述的具体的生活中的美好事情可知，主要讲述了 Connor的成长和美好前程，结合第二段“But it all ended one night when Connor was distracted while driving on a Colorado high- way. A young man,who gave off so much light, suddenly went dark.(但这一切都结束了，有一天晚上，康纳在科罗拉多州的高速公路上开车时分心了。一个散发出如此光芒的年轻人，突然陨落。)”可知，Connor在一次事故中丧生，由此可知，第一段的目的是衬托David失去儿子后的痛苦。故选A项。
25. 细节理解题。根据第二段“But it all ended one night when Connor was distracted while driving on a Colorado high-way. A young man, who gave off so much light, suddenly went dark.(但这一切都结束了，有一天晚上，康纳在科罗拉多州的高速公路上开车时分心了。一个散发出如此光芒的年轻人，突然陨落。)”可知，Connor开车时分心了，在交通事故中失去了生命。故选D项。
26. 细节理解题。根据第三段倒数第二句“But Connor’s optimism was one of those traits passed on to him by his father.(但康纳的乐观是他父亲传给他的特质之一。)”可知，Connor的乐观是遗传他的父亲David。故选B项。
27. 推理判断题。根据第四段第二句“Next, he went to work creating a research-based curriculum that educates University of Colorado Boulder students and their families about the dangers of texting while driving.(接下来，他开始创建一个基于研究的课程，教育科罗拉多大学博尔德分校的学生及其家人开车时发短信的危险。)”可知，课程内容就是宣传驾驶时发短信的危险；再根据最后一段中的““I just don’t want other parents to go through what I did when I lost Connor,” says David. “It’s just so preventable.”(“我只是不想让其他父母经历我失去康纳时所做的事情，”大卫说。“这完全可以避免。”)”可知，他的目的是希望他人能够避免自己经历过的痛苦。故选D项。
C篇详解：本文是一篇应用文。文章是一封写给老板的一份打破常规的备忘录——想打开年轻人的市场，就要对消费者坦诚相待。
28 推理判断题。根据第一段中的“The trouble is that coming up with rules to define a group of humanity is more art than science. It is likely to become an exercise in applying stereotypes; not every youngster is drinking kombucha in a Brooklyn storehouse.(问题在于，制定规则来定义一部分人与其说是科学，不如说是艺术。这很容易成为应用定型观念的一种练习；不是每个年轻人都在布鲁克林的仓库里喝着康普茶)”可推知，很难找到定义一群人的规则，因为固定的想法可能会被不恰当地使用。故选B。
29.推理判断题。根据第二段中的“Online, talk is cheap and prices are readily Googled. Digital natives, therefore, can easily fact-check our suspicious marketing claims and ads. Surveys suggest that young Americans are among the most price-sensitive food shoppers, even though they have accumulated less wealth than earlier generations had by the same age.(在网上，聊天很便宜，价格也很容易在谷歌上搜索到。因此，数字原生代可以很容易地核实我们可疑的营销宣传和广告事实。调查显示，美国年轻人是对价格最敏感的食品消费者之一，尽管他们在同一年龄时积累的财富少于前几代人)”可推知，第二段中提到关于美国年轻人的调查的目的是为了证明他们不是网络营销伎俩的被动接受者。故选A。
30.推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“And commit only to causes you can tangibly support and be frank when you are putting profits first. Anyway, nobody is perfect. To pretend otherwise is so 2013.(只致力于你能切实支持的事业，当你把利益放在第一位时，要坦率。无论如何，人无完人。假装不完美，那是2013年的事了)”可推知，也许作者认为在2013年不诚实的营销并不罕见。故选C。
31.主旨大意题。根据第一段中的“Dear boss — You have always tried to attract young consumers, and our consultants have always come up with new ways to label them. The trouble is that coming up with rules to define a group of humanity is more art than science.(亲爱的老板——您一直试图吸引年轻消费者，而我们的顾问也总是想出新的方法来给他们贴上标签。问题在于，制定规则来定义一群人，与其说是科学，不如说是艺术)”及最后一段中的“And commit only to causes you can tangibly support and be frank when you are putting profits first. Anyway, nobody is perfect. To pretend otherwise is so 2013.(只致力于你能切实支持的事业，当你把利益放在第一位时，要坦率。无论如何，人无完人。假装不完美，那是2013年的事了)”可知，文章是一封写给老板的一份打破常规的备忘录——想打开年轻人的市场，要对消费者坦诚相待。由此可知，How to Sell to the Young: From Myth to Truth(如何向年轻人推销：从神话到事实)适合作本文最佳标题。故选D。
D篇详解：
这是一篇议论文。文章通过假设说明，对于未来的智能机器，我们人类应该把人工智能的发展控制在人类的控制之内。
32.推理判断题。根据第二段中“We don＇t hate them. We don't go out of our way to harm them. In fact, sometimes we take pains not to harm them. We step over them on the sidewalk. But whenever their presence seriously conflicts with one of our goals, we will kill them without hesitation. The concern is that we will one day build machine s that, whether they're conscious or not, could treat us with similar disregard.”（我们不恨它们。我们不会特意去伤害它们。事实上，有时候我们尽量不伤害它们。我们在人行道上跨过它们。但只要它们的存在与我们的目标相冲突，我们就会毫不犹豫地杀死它们。我们担心有一天我们会制造出机器，无论它们是否有意识，它们同样可以漠视我们）可知，此处是举例子来类比我们未来制造的智能机器，证明它们可能对待我们也一样残忍。因而选B。
33.词义猜测， 根据划线词前半部分“if we build machines that are more intelligent than we are, they will very likely develop in ways that we can't imagine, ”可知当机器人比我们更聪明时，它们的一些方式可能时我们无法想象的，甚至某些方能会超出我们的想象。A. 使失去能力；B.启发鼓舞；C.使失望；D.超越；故选D。
34．推理判断题。根据第二段中“The concern is that we will one day build machines that, whether they're conscious or not, could treat us with similar disregard.＂ （我们担心有一天我们会制造出机器，无论它们是否有意识，它们都可以同样漠视我们）第三段中“If we build machines that are more intelligent than we are, they will very likely develop in ways that we can't imagine”（如果我们制造出比我们更聪明的机器人，它们很可能会以我们无法想象的方式发展）第四段中“So imagine we hit upon a design of super intelligent AI that has no safety concerns.”（所以想象一下，我，1偶然发现了一个超级智能人工智能的设计，它没有任何安全隐患）可知，文章主要通过假设来论证主题，故选B。
35.推理判断题。根据第一段“Given how valuable intelligence and automation are, we will continue to improve our technology if we are at all able to. At a certain point, we will build machines that are smarter than we are. Once we have machines that are smarter than we are, they will begin to improve themselves. The concern is really that we will build machines that are much more competent than we are.”可知，我们人类应该要确保智能机器与我们共存，即我们人类要让智能机器置于我们的控制中。故选C
完形填空详解：
这是一篇夹叙夹议文，文章主要讲述作者总是因为走路被绊倒，从而怀疑自己是生病了，后来才发现是自己的鞋底出了问题。作者用自己的经历告诉我们，遇到问题要冷静思考，并且要立刻解决问题。
41. 考查形容词辨析。句意：有一套我特别笨手笨脚。A. clumsy 笨手笨脚的、笨拙的。故选A
42. 考查动词短语辨析。句意：我从来不是一个优雅的人，但在这个特殊的日子里，我似乎被所有事情绊倒了。A. going through经历 B. falling off 摔下来C.tripping over 绊倒D. stepping on 踏上。 根据下文的“But when I fell again on my way out to the car, and yet again in my own home, I began to grow 44 ” 可知，作者这天总是跌倒，所以自己感觉什么都能绊倒自己。故选C.
43. 考查形容词。句意：这是一个古老的教堂，有些地方地板不平整，所以我摔倒是地板的错。A. uneven 不均匀的、不平整的；B. sharp尖锐的C. stained 有污痕的D. shallow 浅的。故选A。
44. 考查形容词。句意：但当我在往车里走的路上又摔倒了，我开始担心起来。A. inspired 受到鼓舞的B. grieved 悲伤的C. interested 感兴趣的 D.concerned 担忧的根据下文“Had I let myself get so stressed out that I had 45 become sick?”可知作者担心自己生病了，故选D。
45. 考查副词。句意： 我是不是让自己压力太大，以至于真的生病了？A. luckily 幸运地B. literally 逐字逐句地，真正地C. obviously 明显地D. doubtfully 怀疑地。根据下文“Having been raised by devoted Christian parents who also worked in the mental-health field, I tended to look for spiritual and emotional reasons before I headed to the local 46 ”可知，作者觉得自己是真的生病了。故选B。
46. 考查名词。句意：我的父母都是虔诚的基督教徒，他们也在心理健康领域工作，所以我在去看当地医生之前，倾向于寻找精神和情感上的原因。根据上文“Having been raised by devoted Christian parents who also worked in the mental-health field, I tended to look for spiritual and emotional reasons”可知，作者首先倾向于寻找精神和情感上的原因，然后才考虑找医生。故选C.
47. 考查动词。句意：我有一个结合瑜伽姿势和呼吸祈祷的平静锻炼。A. exchanges 交换B. equips装备C. combines 结合D.associates联系 。根据下文的“with”和“I went to 48 more comfortable clothes for the exercise,”可知，作者是准备去做一个锻炼，这个锻炼是结合了瑜伽姿势和呼吸祈祷。故选C。
48. 考查动词短语。句意：为了锻炼，我去换了更舒服的衣服，当我脱掉鞋子时，我痊愈了！A. wrap up 包裹B. take off 脱下，起飞，成功C. look after 照顾D. change into 变成。根据下文“more comfortable clothes for the exercise, and as I removed my shoes, I was 49 !”可知，作者是换成更舒适的衣服去锻炼，故选D.
49. 考查动词。A.rescued 救援 B. cued治愈C. injured 伤害D. slipped滑倒 根据下文“I wasn't having a stroke at all. I had completely worn out my favorite pair of sandals. The soles （鞋底）of both shoes were split in two! ”可知，作者知道了自己总是绊倒的原因，所以是痊愈了。故选B。
50. 考查动词。句意：我用尽了所有可能的方法来找出我笨手笨脚的原因。A.exhausted 使精疲力尽、耗尽 B. predicted 预测C. ignored 忽略D. discussed 讨论.根据上文“Having been raised by devoted Christian parents who also worked in the mental-health field, I tended to look for spiritual and emotional reasons before I headed to the local 46 ,”可知，作者以为自己病了，所有耗尽方法找原因。故选A。
51. 考查形容词。句意：所以，当我们开始感觉不知所措时，我们就会想方设法让事情变得更好。A. delighted 高兴的B. overwhelmed不知所措的C.divided 分开的 D. thrilled兴奋的。根据上文可知作者以为自己病了，觉得不知所措。故选B.
52. 考查形容词。句意：但是就像我从来没有想过要检查我的鞋底一样，我们自己的灵魂使我们最不会想到要检查的东西。根据上文可知，作者误以为自己患病后，想了很多办法，却唯独没有检查自己的鞋底。本句为类比，所以灵魂是我们最不会想到去检查的东西。last 最后的，故选D。
53. 考查名词。句意；找个时间回忆一下你的上一次静坐，冥想（指审视自己的灵魂）。如果你不记得那是什么时候，那能是个线索（灵魂出新问题的线索）。A. mistake 错误B. clue 线索 C. test 测试D.solution 解决方法。根据上文可知，作者因为没有检查自己的鞋底而想方设法却没有弄清楚摔倒的原因，所以，作者在这里建议读者有问题时可以审视自己的灵魂，说不定会找到问题的线索。故选B。
54. 考查名词。句意：我们有过一段美好的时光，但现在是时候让它们走了。A. run 时光B.exercise 运动 C.yoga 瑜伽 D. gesture 姿势。根据上文的“ I had completely worn out my favorite pair of shoes.”可知，作者非常喜欢这双鞋，因此推断作者穿这双鞋度过了一段美好时光。故选A。
55. 考查名词。句意：对我们来说幸运的是，我们的灵魂可以被修复和恢复---一旦我们意识到它们有需要的话。A. repair 修理B. review复习C. response 回应D. replacement 取代。根据上文的“Fortunately for us, our souls can be mended and restored”可知，此空表示灵魂需要修补的时候，故选A。
小作文参考范文:
Dear Daniel,
I am Li Hua, a new Senior 3 student, who is bothered by the overwhelming pressure of my fast-paced life. I am writing to ask you for help because I find it quite hard to concentrate on my study.
I am encountering some problems which trouble me a lot. First. I have to spend so much time on my homework that I hardly have time to do sports. Moreover. the high expectation from the teachers and my parents makes me extremely stressful because I don't want to let them down. What troubles me most is that it's difficult for me to fall asleep every night.
Faced with the problems above. I'm anxious to get your help. Could you please offer me some advice on how to solve these problems? Looking forward to your reply.
Yours, Li Hua
读后续写参考范文：
【导语】
本文以人物为线索展开。主题线索：人与人之间互相鼓励和影响：我帮助奶奶拜托老年机接受新事物，奶奶用同样的智慧鼓励我走出失业的阴影。
“Come on, Eileen. One more try.” I said, handing her the phone. She glared at me, but reluctantly took it. I explained the swipe motion once more, and this time she managed to open the menu. She looked pleased with herself, but when I asked her to try typing a message, she got stuck on the keyboard. I sighed and took the phone back, typing out a message myself. "There you go," I said, handing it back to her. "You did it!" Eileen's face lit up, and I felt a wave of pride. Maybe this phone could be a lifeline for her, a way to stay connected in her old age. We spent the rest of the afternoon practicing, and she slowly got the hang of it. By the time I left, she was sending texts to all her friends, and I felt like I had accomplished something.
I was not feeling so hopeless anymore now. Helping Eileen had given me a sense of purpose, and I realized that I had been so focused on my own problems that I had forgotten to think about others. Eileen was proof that age was just a number, and that even at 92, you could learn new things. As I walked home, I felt a sense of gratitude for the time I had spent with her. Eileen was a true inspiration, and I knew that I could always turn to her for wisdom and guidance. The world may be a confusing and difficult place at times, but with people like Eileen by our side, we could face anything.
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