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红岭中学(红岭教育集团)2025届高三第四次统一考试 英语试卷 注意事项： 1.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、班级、学号填写在答题卡上。 2.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案。 3.回答非选择题时，必须用黑色字迹钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卷各题目指定区域内相应位置上。将答案写在本试卷上无效。 4.考试结束，监考人员将答题卡收回。 第一部分 阅读 (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A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A The European towns and cities that are magical at Christmas Nowhere does festive charm quite like mainland Europe. The continent, particularly its northern region, is ideal for those searching for a perfect winter wonderland during this time of year. Vienna, Austria The beautiful Austrian capital oozes festive charm come the end of the year. And Spittelberg market definitely ups the ante (规格). Gorgeous handicrafts and handmade sweaters are just some of the treats on offer at the festive stalls set among the streets of the Biedermeier Quarter. Visitors can take a slow stroll, while marveling at how the architecture seems tailor made for the holidays. Valkenburg, Netherlands Valkenburg, in the southern Netherlands, has much of the usual European Christmas charms to entice visitors: lights, towering trees, and stalls. However, what makes it distinctive is the fact they can all be found underground. The town’s Christmas Caves have become internationally renowned, with a wide range of stalls selling festive gifts and decorations. The Municipality Cave is home to one of the largest indoor Christmas markets in Europe. Hallstatt, Austria On the banks of Hallstätter See and surrounded by soaring Alpine peaks, the town of Hallstatt and its stunning landscape enjoy UNESCO protection. The 16th-century townhouses, tiny lanes and virtual guarantee of snow come Christmas make the festive mood. Hallstatt’s Christmas market is the stuff of legend. Picture a brightly lit tree, and stalls selling decorations, and handicrafts and you’re halfway to imagining just how special this spot is. Colmar, France All over Europe few capture the imagination or revel in a fairytale setting quite like that of Colmar, in the Alsace region of France. No less than six themed markets can be found in the center, where cozy wooden chalets are packed tightly together. At around 5 p.m. on Wednesdays and Saturdays, a children’s choir takes to the local canal, known as Petite Venise, or Little Venice, singing carols and providing even more holiday cheer. 1. What do we know about the four places? A. Valkenburg boasts its largest outdoor Christmas markets in Europe. B. Visitors can enjoy choir singing on Sundays in Colmar. C. The town of Hallstatt features impressive natural scenery. D. The architecture of Biedermeier Quarter was specially designed for Christmas. 2. What distinguishes Valkenburg’s Christmas market from others in Europe? A. Its underground setting. B. The towering Christmas tree. C. Its international reputation. D. A wide range of stalls. 3. Which place suits an audio and imaginative experience at Christmas? A. The town of Hallstatt. B. The Municipality Cave. C. The Biedermeier Quarter. D. Colmar in the Alsace region. 【答案】1. C 2. A 3. D 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇应用文。主要介绍了欧洲一些在圣诞节特别有魔力的城镇和城市。 【1题详解】 细节理解题。根据Hallstatt, Austria中“On the banks of Hallstätter See and surrounded by soaring Alpine peaks, the town of Hallstatt and its stunning landscape enjoy UNESCO protection. (哈尔施塔特镇位于Hallstätter河畔，周围环绕着高耸的阿尔卑斯山峰，其令人惊叹的景观受到联合国教科文组织的保护。)”可知，Hallstatt镇拥有令人印象深刻的自然景观。故选C项。 【2题详解】 细节理解题。根据Valkenburg, Netherlands中“However, what makes it distinctive is the fact they can all be found underground. The town’s Christmas Caves have become internationally renowned, with a wide range of stalls selling festive gifts and decorations. The Municipality Cave is home to one of the largest indoor Christmas markets in Europe. (然而，它的独特之处在于它们都可以在地下找到。该镇的圣诞洞穴已成为国际知名的，有各种各样的摊位出售节日礼物和装饰品。市政洞穴是欧洲最大的室内圣诞市场之一的所在地。)”可知，Valkenburg圣诞市场与欧洲其他地方不同之处在于其地下的环境设置。故选A项。 【3题详解】 细节理解题。根据Colmar, France中“All over Europe few capture the imagination or revel in a fairytale setting quite like that of Colmar, in the Alsace region of France. No less than six themed markets can be found in the center, where cozy wooden chalets are packed tightly together. At around 5 p.m. on Wednesdays and Saturdays, a children’s choir takes to the local canal, known as Petite Venise, or Little Venice, singing carols and providing even more holiday cheer. (在整个欧洲，几乎没有哪个地方能像法国阿尔萨斯地区的Colmar一样，捕捉到想象力或陶醉在童话般的环境中。在市中心可以找到至少六个主题市场，舒适的木屋紧紧地挤在一起。每周三和周六下午5点左右，一个儿童唱诗班来到当地的运河，被称为“Petite Venise”或“Little Venice”，唱圣诞颂歌，为人们带来更多的节日欢乐。)”可知，Colmar 适合在圣诞节进行听觉和想象体验。故选D项。 B Dave McNee met Claudia Mandekic 14 years ago. When she told McNee how hard it could be to get students excited about math her favourite discipline, he made a surprising suggestion: “Why not throw in something they enjoy, like sports?” The idea of mixing basketball and mathematics got its first shot in 2011, when the now colleagues — who had launched a tutoring non-profit — were invited to run a summer-school program for kids who’d failed Grade 9 math at Georges Secondary School. When the students showed up for their first day, they weren’t exactly excited. Over the next few hours, Mandekic and McNee gave the kids techniques to improve their shooting while also helping them calculate their field-goal percentage — which, in turn, taught them about fractions and decimal (分数和小数) points. At the end of the game, the winning team was determined based on which group had the highest total percentage and had done the most efficient math. “When the bell rang, they were so fixated on collecting their data and figuring out which team won that they didn’t leave,” says Mandekic. “I realized we might be onto something.” The classes, later named BallMatics, soon spread to other schools. “I was terrible at math,” says Douglas, who enrolled in a fast-track summer program. “But once I started BallMatics and realized the sport I loved was directly tied to math, it made me a lot better at it. Every time I played basketball, I was thinking about math.” Almost any math problem, McNee and Mandekic realized, can be taught on the court. Kids can learn how to navigate an X-Y grid to find their next shooting spot or absorb the basic principles of trigonometry based on the angle at which they release the ball. In 2019, McNec and Mandekic established a private high school called Uchenna Academy. At the school, kids with top basketball skills can study all subjects, train at their sport and work part-time helping out with the BallMatics afterschool programs. Douglas, now 20 and earning a degree in education believes the school’s commitment to academics is the key reason it’s been a winner. “If we didn’t do our work, we weren’t playing at the game,” he says, adding that coaches would bench kids who didn’t keep up in class. “At Uchenna, we were student athletes, not athlete students.” 4. The first two paragraphs are intended to tell the readers ______. A. the origin of BallMatics B. the challenges facing BallMatics C. the start of a lifelong friendship D. the dedication of the young teachers 5. What made Mandekic and McNee realize that they “might be onto something”? A. The students’ progress in their mathematic skills. B. The students’ changed attitude towards math. C. The data collected about the students’ goal percentage. D. The efficiency in determining the winning team. 6. What will happen to the kids who don’t do well in class according to Douglas? A. They will be forbidden to leave any training session. B. They will be obliged to earn a training degree first. C. They will have to attend classes at a private school. D. They will be banned from playing in the game. 7. The best title for the article is ______. A. The Basics of Math B. The Road to Success C. A Sports Principle D. A Numbers Game 【答案】4. A 5. B 6. D 7. D 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇新闻报道。文章报道了Dave McNee和Claudia Mandekic将篮球和数学结合起来，创立了BallMatics课程，让学生在享受篮球的同时提高数学能力，并介绍了该课程的发展历程和影响。 【4题详解】 推理判断题。根据第一段中“The idea of mixing basketball and mathematics got its first shot in 2011, when the now colleagues — who had launched a tutoring non-profit — were invited to run a summer-school program for kids who’d failed Grade 9 math at Georges Secondary School.(将篮球和数学相结合的想法在 2011 年首次得到尝试，当时这两位如今的同事——他们已经创办了一个非营利性的辅导机构——受邀为在乔治中学九年级数学不及格的孩子们举办一个暑期学校项目)”以及第二段中“When the students showed up for their first day, they weren’t exactly excited. Over the next few hours, Mandekic and McNee gave the kids techniques to improve their shooting while also helping them calculate their field-goal percentage — which, in turn, taught them about fractions and decimal (分数和小数) points. At the end of the game, the winning team was determined based on which group had the highest total percentage and had done the most efficient math.(当学生们第一天出现时，他们并不兴奋。在接下来的几个小时里，Mandekic和McNee给孩子们传授了提高投篮水平的技巧，同时也帮助他们计算了投篮命中率——这反过来又教会了他们分数和小数。游戏结束时，根据哪一组的总百分比最高并做了最有效的数学计算来决定获胜的队伍)”可知，前两段主要介绍了BallMatics课程的起源，它源于2011 年Mandekic和McNee的一次暑期教学尝试。故选A项。 【5题详解】 细节理解题。根据第二段中“When the students showed up for their first day, they weren’t exactly excited.(当学生们第一天来的时候，他们并不怎么兴奋)”和“‘When the bell rang, they were so fixated on collecting their data and figuring out which team won that they didn’t leave,’ says Mandekic. ‘I realized we might be onto something.’(‘当铃声响起时，他们全神贯注于收集数据和计算哪支球队获胜，以至于他们都没有离开，’Mandekic说。‘我意识到我们可能找到了某种方法。’)”可知，是学生们对数学态度的改变让Mandekic和McNee意识到他们“可能找到了某种方法(might be onto something)”。故选B项。 【6题详解】 细节理解题。根据最后一段“‘If we didn’t do our work, we weren’t playing at the game,’ he says, adding that coaches would bench kids who didn’t keep up in class.(‘如果我们不做作业，我们就不能参加比赛，’他说，并补充说教练会让跟不上课堂的孩子坐冷板凳)”可知，根据Douglas的说法，在课堂上表现不好的孩子将被禁止参加比赛。故选D项。 【7题详解】 主旨大意题。通读全文，结合第一段“The idea of mixing basketball and mathematics got its first shot in 2011(将篮球和数学结合起来的想法在2011年首次得到尝试)”以及后文关于BallMatics课程的介绍可知，本文主要讲述了Dave McNee和Claudia Mandekic将篮球和数学结合起来，让学生在享受篮球的同时提高数学能力。D项“A Numbers Game (数字比赛)”既体现了文章中的数学元素，又暗示了篮球比赛中的计分和数据分析，与文章主题紧密相关，是最佳标题。故选D项。 C When caught in the rain, we have all run for cover — often to a nearby tree. On the way, we step over short-lived puddles and hastily-formed streams, surprised at how quickly the soil changes from supportive and predictable to untrustworthy: slippery, soft, and spongy. At first chance we tend to flee, skipping further observation. Given that direct observations are often impracticable, remote observation systems are crucial for capturing phenomena that are frequent and unpredictable. However, the Bimbache community of ElHierro observed water running down tree bark during fog events and captured it for drinking, washing and agriculture many years ago. If more contemporary hydrologists (水文学家) had watched fog by trees, forest managers might not have logged (伐木) the Bull Run Watershed, which reduced local rainfall by 30% in 1982. Water science faces criticism because of a “techno optimism that tries to solve all problems”. In fact, this issue extends beyond water science. An interdisciplinary research team led by John T. VanStan from Cleveland State University argues that scientists should go beyond the laboratory to directly observe weather phenomena. The researchers insist that hands-on observation of storm events is crucial for comprehending the complexities of wet weather. “Natural scientists seem increasingly content to stay dry and rely on remote sensors and samplers, models, and virtual experiments to understand natural systems. Consequently, we can miss important stormy phenomena, imaginative inspirations, and opportunities to build intuition (直觉) — all of which are critical to scientific progress,” said Van Stan’s team. This type of “umbrella science”, they warn, can miss important localized events. For instance, in describing rainwater’s flow from the forest treetops to the soils, the authors note that “if several branches efficiently capture and carry storm water to the stem, rainwater inputs to near-stem soils can be more than100 times greater.” Likewise, water vapor (水蒸气) clouds trapped beneath forest treetop covers may escape remote detection, yet be sensitive to scientists on the ground. At the broader scale, these oversights can affect Ground Earth systems models, which often underestimate forest treetop water storage. Direct observation, however, has gone beyond making up for the shortcomings of “umbrella science.” Van Stan and colleagues see core value in firsthand storm experiences — not only for natural scientists, but also for students studying climate change impacts on ecosystems. 8. How do people tend to react to rain? A. In a defensive manner. B. In a scientific manner. C. With a wait-and-see attitude. D. With an observation- based attitude. 9. Why are the examples in paragraph 2 used? A. To argue that direct observations are unachievable. B. To prove that distance observation systems make sense. C. To justify direct observation that is assumed unworkable. D. To joke about techno optimism that fails to solve all problems. 10. What does Van Stan’s research team argue in terms of hands-on observation? A It is effortless and precise. B. It is virtual and accepted. C. It is complex yet time- saving. D. It is crucial yet overlooked. 11. What does the author think of the “umbrella science”? A. It is groundbreaking. B. Its scientific values are not noticed. C. It is insufficient to trace ecological events. D. It involves research methods across disciplines. 【答案】8. A 9. C 10. D 11. C 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要通过人们躲雨的行为，说明了远程观测系统对于捕捉频繁和不可预测的现象至关重要。进而论证了直接观察对于科学研究的重要作用。 【8题详解】 细节理解题。根据第一段“When caught in the rain, we have all run for cover — often to a nearby tree. On the way, we step over short-lived puddles and hastily-formed streams, surprised at how quickly the soil changes from supportive and predictable to untrustworthy: slippery, soft, and spongy. At first chance we tend to flee, skipping further observation.(下雨的时候，我们都会跑去躲雨——通常是跑到附近的一棵树上。在路上，我们跨过了短暂的水坑和仓促形成的溪流，惊讶地发现土壤是如此迅速地从支持和可预测变成不可靠：滑，软，海绵状。一有机会，我们往往会逃跑，跳过进一步的观察)”可知，下雨时人们会迅速躲避，以防御、预防的方式对待下雨。故选A。 【9题详解】 推理判断题。根据第二段“Given that direct observations are often impracticable, remote observation systems are crucial for capturing phenomena that are frequent and unpredictable. However, the Bimbache community of ElHierro observed water running down tree bark during fog events and captured it for drinking, washing and agriculture many years ago. If more contemporary hydrologists (水文学家) had watched fog by trees, forest managers might not have logged (伐木) the Bull Run Watershed, which reduced local rainfall by 30% in 1982.(鉴于直接观测往往不可行，远程观测系统对于捕捉频繁和不可预测的现象至关重要。然而，ElHierro的Bimbache社区在雾事件期间观察到水从树上流下，并在许多年前将其捕获用于饮用，洗涤和农业。如果当时有更多的水文学家观察树木产生的雾气，森林管理者可能就不会砍伐布尔朗流域的树木了，这导致1982年当地降雨量减少了30%)”可知，使用第2段中的例子是为了证明被认为不可行的直接观察是正确的。故选C。 【10题详解】 细节理解题。根据第三段“The researchers insist that hands-on observation of storm events is crucial for comprehending the complexities of wet weather.(研究人员坚持认为，亲自观察风暴事件对于理解潮湿天气的复杂性至关重要)”以及倒数第三段“Consequently, we can miss important stormy phenomena, imaginative inspirations, and opportunities to build intuition (直觉) — all of which are critical to scientific progress(因此，我们可能会错过重要的风暴现象、富有想象力的灵感和建立直觉的机会——所有这些对科学进步都至关重要)”可知，范斯坦的研究小组发现亲自观察是至关重要的，但被忽视了。故选D。 【11题详解】 细节理解题。根据倒数第二段“This type of “umbrella science”, they warn, can miss important localized events.(他们警告说，这种“保护伞科学”可能会错过重要的局部事件)”以及“At the broader scale, these oversights can affect Ground Earth systems models, which often underestimate forest treetop water storage.(在更广泛的范围内，这些疏忽可能会影响地面系统模型，这些模型往往低估了森林树梢的储水量)”可知，作者认为“保护伞科学”在追踪生态事件上是不够的。故选C。 D Growing up, Roberto S. Luciani had hints that his brain worked differently than most people. He didn’t relate when people complained about a movie character looking different than what they’d pictured from the book, for instance. But it wasn’t until he was a teenager that things finally clicked. His mother had just woken up and was telling him about a dream she had. “Movielike,” is how she described it. “I asked her what she meant and quickly realized my visual imagery was not functioning like hers.” That’s because Luciani has a condition called aphantasia - an inability to picture objects, people and scenes in his mind. When he was growing up, the term didn’t even exist. But now, Luciani, a cognitive scientist at the University of Glasgow, and other scientists are getting a clearer picture of how some brains work, including those with a blind mind’s eye. In a recent study, Luciani and colleagues explored the connections between the senses, in this case, hearing and seeing. In most of our brains, these two senses collaborate. Auditory information influences activity in brain areas that handle vision. But in people with aphantasia, this connection isn’t as strong, researchers report November 4 in Current Biology. While in a brain scanner, blindfolded people listened to three sound scenes: A forest full of birds, a crowd of people, and a street bustling with traffic. In 10 people without aphantasia, these auditory scenes create reliable neural hallmarks in parts of the visual cortex (视觉皮层). But in 23 people with aphantasia, these hallmarks were weaker. The results highlight the range of brain organizations, says cognitive neuroscientist Lars Muckli, also of the University of Glasgow. “Imagine the brain has an interconnectedness that comes in different strengths,” Muckli says. At one end of the spectrum (图谱) are people with synesthesia (共感), for whom sounds and sights are tightly mingled. “In the midrange, you experience the mind’s eye - knowing something is not real, but sounds can trigger some images in your mind. And then you have aphantasia,” he says. “Sounds don’t trigger any visual experience, not even a faint one.” The results help explain how brains of people with and without aphantasia differ, and they also give clues about brains more generally, Muckli says. “The senses of the brain are more interconnected than our textbooks tell us.” 12. Why are Luciani’s two experiences mentioned in the first 2 paragraphs? A. To explain Luciani’s previous special experience. B. To prove Luciani’s specific condition called aphantasia. C. To introduce the research topic “aphantasia” by his experience. D. To show Luciani’s brain worked differently than most people. 13. What does the underlined word ‘clicked’ in Paragraph 2 probably mean? A. Got solved. B. Got understood. C. Got confused. D. Got stuck. 14. What is the main focus of Luciani’s research? A. To get a clear picture of how aphantasia works in brains. B. To understand the relationship between hearing and vision. C. To develop new technologies for people with aphantasia. D. To compare the brain functions of people with and without aphantasia. 15. What is found in people with aphantasia in the recent study? A. Weaker connections between hearing and vision. B. Sounds and sights being firmly combined. C. Sounds triggering visual experience. D. Reliable neural hallmarks made in parts of the visual cortex. 【答案】12. C 13. B 14. B 15. A 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇说明文。主要介绍了Roberto S. Luciani 自幼便察觉自己大脑运作与常人有异，青少年时因与母亲对梦境描述的差异，发现自己患有想象障碍症，即无法在脑海中构建事物、人物和场景的画面。如今身为格拉斯哥大学认知科学家的他，与其他科学家一同深入探究大脑的运作机制，尤其关注此类特殊大脑。在近期研究中，他们探索听觉与视觉的联系，发现多数人大脑中这两种感官相互协作，听觉信息会影响视觉处理区域的活动，但患有想象障碍症的人，这种联系较弱。 【12题详解】 推理判断题。根据第一段“Growing up, Roberto S. Luciani had hints that his brain worked differently than most people. He didn’t relate when people complained about a movie character looking different than what they’d pictured from the book, for instance. ( Roberto S. Luciani从小就有迹象表明，他的大脑运作方式与大多数人不同。例如，当人们抱怨电影角色看起来和他们在书中描绘的不一样时，他就不感兴趣了。)”以及第二段中““I asked her what she meant and quickly realized my visual imagery was not functioning like hers.” That’s because Luciani has a condition called aphantasia—an inability to picture objects, people and scenes in his mind. When he was growing up, the term didn’t even exist. (我问她是什么意思，很快就意识到我的视觉意象和她的不一样。”这是因为Luciani患有一种叫做“想象障碍症”的疾病——无法在脑海中描绘物体、人物和场景。在他的成长过程中，这个词根本不存在。)”可知，文章前两段讲述了Luciani 成长过程中一些显示他大脑工作方式不同的经历，引出了他患有的“想象障碍症”这一状况，从而为后文介绍关于“想象障碍症” 的研究做铺垫，所以提及这两个经历是为了通过他的经历引入研究话题“想象障碍症”。故选C项。 【13题详解】 词句猜测题。根据第一段中“Growing up, Roberto S. Luciani had hints that his brain worked differently than most people. ( Roberto S. Luciani从小就有迹象表明，他的大脑运作方式与大多数人不同。)”以及第二段中“His mother had just woken up and was telling him about a dream she had. (他的母亲刚刚醒来，正在给他讲她做的一个梦。)”可知，前文说Luciani 成长过程中有一些迹象表明他大脑工作方式不同，但直到十几岁时，当母亲描述梦境，他与母亲对比后，才最终“明白”是怎么回事，所以“clicked”在此处意为“理解，明白”，和B选项“Got understood (得到理解)”意思一致。故选B项。 【14题详解】 细节理解题。根据第四段中“In a recent study, Luciani and colleagues explored the connections between the senses, in this case, hearing and seeing. (在最近的一项研究中，Luciani和同事探索了感官之间的联系，在这里是听觉和视觉之间的联系。)” 可知，Luciani研究的主要关注点是理解听觉和视觉之间的关系。故选B项。 【15题详解】 细节理解题。根据第四段中“In most of our brains, these two senses collaborate. Auditory information influences activity in brain areas that handle vision. But in people with aphantasia, this connection isn’t as strong, researchers report November 4 in Current Biology. (在我们的大多数大脑中，这两种感觉是相互协作的。听觉信息影响大脑中处理视觉的区域的活动。但研究人员在11月4日的《当代生物学》上报告说，在患有想象障碍症的人群中，这种联系并不那么强烈。)”以及相关实验内容可知，在最近的研究中发现患有想象障碍症的人听觉和视觉之间的联系较弱。故选A项。 第二节(共5小题;每小题2.5分，满分12.5分) 阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 The Freedom of Freelance (自由职业) Writing: My Path to Becoming My Own Boss It has been four years since I quit my corporate job and gave myself a chance as a freelance writer. However, the reason behind quitting was also the same: I had seen that many people are working as freelancers nowadays, and I had heard a lot about it. ____16____. Initially, it was a bit difficult for me. I almost took it as a wrong decision. Compared to other freelancers, I was new to this. ____17____. Instead, they prefer to sign the contract with someone they have previously worked with. So, it took time and almost more than a month to get my first project. ____18____. The first work I did was for $16 per hour, but I learned here that it shouldn’t be about making money in the beginning but growing your network by taking more and more projects, whether small or big and so I followed it. Thankfully, the clients appreciated my first project enough, so it didn’t take much time to get me another project. And, then, after going on like this, with the extremely hard work of 4 - 5 months, the amount of work for me started to increase. ____19____. Some of the clients from my corporate network were also part of it, so it didn’t take much time for me to get excellent and promising projects that were even worth $80 - $90, sometimes for an hour and more than this, in urgent cases. My favorite part as a freelancer was the flexibility I gained. I can do the work at my pace if the client has no urgency. As a freelancer, I didn’t have to ask for holidays. Whenever I wanted, I could take them without asking for permission. ____20____. As a freelancer, it’s important to keep working so your managed network can stay yours always. If you start delaying the work or always remain on holiday, it will affect the quality as well as the quantity of your work. A. But one thing is for sure. B. From here, my journey started gradually. C. And clients rarely select a new freelance writer. D. The entire process made me feel like a boss every day. E. On the other hand, I was also looking to switch my job. F. Gradually, I started to enjoy it as I made money and was paid for every hour. G. These were the starting days when I got to put in lots of effort to get more work. 【答案】16. E 17. C 18. B 19. G 20. A 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者是如何成为自由职业者的。 【16题详解】 根据上文“It has been four years since I quit my corporate job and gave myself a chance as a freelance writer. However, the reason behind quitting was also the same: I had seen that many people are working as freelancers nowadays, and I had heard a lot about it. (我辞去公司的工作，给自己一个自由撰稿人的机会已经四年了。然而，辞职的原因也是一样的：我看到现在很多人都在做自由职业者，我也听过很多这样的事情。)”可知，上文提到了辞职的其中一个原因是看到很多人都在做自由职业者，可知本句说明第二点原因。故E选项“另一方面，我也想换工作。”符合语境，故选E。 【17题详解】 根据上文“Initially, it was a bit difficult for me. I almost took it as a wrong decision. Compared to other freelancers, I was new to this. (起初，这对我来说有点困难。我几乎认为这是一个错误的决定。与其他自由职业者相比，我还是个新手。)”以及后文“Instead, they prefer to sign the contract with someone they have previously worked with. So, it took time and almost more than a month to get my first project. (相反，他们更愿意与以前合作过的人签订合同。所以，我花了一个多月的时间来完成我的第一个项目。)”可知，后文提到客户愿意选择以前合作过的人，说明不愿意选择新人。故C选项“客户很少会选择新的自由撰稿人。”符合语境，故选C。 【18题详解】 根据后文“The first work I did was for $16 per hour, but I learned here that it shouldn’t be about making money in the beginning but growing your network by taking more and more projects, whether small or big and so I followed it. Thankfully, the clients appreciated my first project enough, so it didn’t take much time to get me another project. (我做的第一份工作是每小时16美元，但在这里我学到了不应该一开始就赚钱，而是通过接越来越多的项目来扩大你的网络，无论大小，所以我就这样做了。值得庆幸的是，客户对我的第一个项目非常满意，所以没有花太多时间给我找另一个项目。)”可知，本段主要论述了作者作为自由撰稿人的旅程开始。故B选项“从这里开始，我的旅程逐渐开始。”符合语境，故选B。 【19题详解】 根据上文“And, then, after going on like this, with the extremely hard work of 4 - 5 months, the amount of work for me started to increase. (然后，就这样，经过4到5个月的艰苦工作，我的工作量开始增加。)”以及后文“Some of the clients from my corporate network were also part of it, so it didn’t take much time for me to get excellent and promising projects that were even worth $80 - $90, sometimes for an hour and more than this, in urgent cases. (我公司关系网中的一些客户也是其中的一部分，所以我很快就得到了价值80到90美元的优秀项目，有时在紧急情况下一个小时甚至更长时间。)”可知，上文提到了工作量开始增加，说明作者要更加努力去做更多的工作了。故G选项“这是我开始工作的日子，我要付出很多努力去做更多的工作。”符合语境，故选G。 【20题详解】 根据上文“My favorite part as a freelancer was the flexibility I gained. I can do the work at my pace if the client has no urgency. As a freelancer, I didn’t have to ask for holidays. Whenever I wanted, I could take them without asking for permission. (作为一名自由职业者，我最喜欢的部分是我获得的灵活性。如果客户没有急事，我可以按照自己的节奏来做。作为一名自由职业者，我不需要请假。只要我愿意，我就可以拿走它们，而不用征求许可)”以及后文“As a freelancer, it’s important to keep working so your managed network can stay yours always. If you start delaying the work or always remain on holiday, it will affect the quality as well as the quantity of your work. (作为一名自由职业者，保持工作是很重要的，这样你的管理网络才能永远属于你。如果你开始拖延工作，或者总是在休假，这将影响你工作的质量和数量。)”可知，上文提到了自由职业者的好处是灵活，但是后文提到了其不变的是保持工作，故本句与上文构成转折，故A选项“但有一件事是肯定的。”符合语境，故选A。 第二部分 语言运用(共两节，满分30分) 第一节 (共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分) 阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 During the summer of 2019, I cycled alone from London to Istanbul. This ____21____ bicycle tour took me 89 days and through 11 countries. However, it was also a (n) ____22____ journey, which saw me pass through some of Europe’s greatest cities, ____23____ some amazing people, and witness some of its most beautiful scenery. It’s becoming more and more important for us to think about the impact that ____24____ can have on our environment. This was the ____25____ for my bicycle tour: I wanted to find more responsible ways to protect the planet and ____26____ traveling by plane where possible. I discovered that bicycle touring is one of the most ____27____ ways to travel, as using nothing but a bicycle and your own pedal (脚踏) power, you can ____28____ everything you need while covering surprising ____29____ each day. The _____30_____ of life and the free time I spent just cycling alone gave me a lot of time to _____31_____. This really helped me to learn a lot about myself. So I’ve managed to _____32_____ a lot of problems from my past and feel that my confidence and independence have _____33_____. Finally, I arrived in Istanbul with a huge mixture of _____34_____ over the past three months: loneliness, joy, liberation, pride and anxiety. As a result, the journey makes me feel like a _____35_____ person. What a cycling trip to remember! 21. A. amusing B. challenging C. boring D. confusing 22. A. incredible B. awkward C. flexible D. convenient 23. A. recognize B. entertain C. welcome D. meet 24. A. travel B. technology C. climate D. exploration 25. A. strategy B. inspiration C. barrier D. achievement 26. A. enjoy B. finish C. avoid D. practice 27. A. old-fashioned B. well-organized C. up-to-date D. eco-friendly 28. A. purchase B. prepare C. carry D. fetch 29. A. distances B. expense C. messages D. amount 30. A. pressure B. value C. simplicity D. expectation 31. A. rest B. play C. exercise D. think 32. A. get away with B. go on with C. be sensitive to D. be open to 33. A. mixed B. moved C. grown D. lost 34. A. opinions B. emotions C. worries D. memories 35. A. strange B. new C. smart D. lonely 【答案】21. B 22. A 23. D 24. A 25. B 26. C 27. D 28. C 29. A 30. C 31. D 32. D 33. C 34. B 35. B 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者独自骑自行车从伦敦到伊斯坦布尔的旅行经历。 【21题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：这次具有挑战性的自行车旅行花费了我89天，穿越了11个国家。A. amusing有趣的；B. challenging有挑战性的；C. boring无聊的；D. confusing令人困惑的。根据前文的“I cycled alone from London to Istanbul”和后文的“took me 89 days and through 11 countries”可知，作者独自骑自行车从伦敦到伊斯坦布尔，旅行花费89天，穿越了11个国家，所以这是一次有挑战性的旅行。故选B。 【22题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：然而，这也是一次不可思议的旅程，我看到了欧洲一些最伟大的城市，遇到了一些令人惊叹的人，并见证了一些最美丽的风景。A. incredible令人难以置信的；B. awkward尴尬的；C. flexible灵活的；D. convenient方便的。根据后文的“pass through some of Europe’s greatest cities, ____ some amazing people, and witness some of its most beautiful scenery”可知，作者看到了很多令人惊叹的景色和人，所以这是一次令人难以置信的旅程。故选A。 【23题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意同上。A. recognize认出；B. entertain娱乐；C. welcome欢迎；D. meet遇见。根据后文的“some amazing people”可知，这里表示作者遇到了一些令人惊叹的人。故选D。 【24题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：思考旅行对我们的环境可能产生的影响对我们来说变得越来越重要。A. travel旅行；B. technology技术；C. climate气候；D. exploration探索。根据上文“This ____ bicycle tour took me 89 days and through 11 countries”可知，作者谈论的是关于旅行对环境的影响。故选A。 【25题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：这就是我骑自行车旅行的灵感来源：我想找到更负责任的方式来保护地球，并尽可能避免乘坐飞机。A. strategy策略；B. inspiration灵感；C. barrier障碍；D. achievement成就。根据后文的“I wanted to find more responsible ways to protect the planet”可知，作者骑自行车旅行是为了找到更负责任的方式来保护地球，所以这是他骑自行车的灵感来源。故选B。 【26题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意同上。A. enjoy享受；B. finish完成；C. avoid避免；D. practice练习。根据上文“more responsible ways to protect the planet”和下文“traveling by plane where possible”可知，作者想找到更负责任的方式来保护地球，所以要尽可能避免乘坐飞机。故选C。 【27题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我发现自行车旅行是最环保的旅行方式之一，因为除了自行车和你自己的脚踏力量外，你每天可以覆盖令人惊讶的距离，同时携带你所需要的一切。A. old-fashioned老式的；B. well-organized组织良好的；C. up-to-date最新的；D. eco-friendly环保的。根据下文“as using nothing but a bicycle and your own pedal (脚踏) power”可知，骑自行车是环保的旅行方式。故选D。 【28题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意同上。A. purchase购买；B. prepare准备；C. carry携带；D. fetch取来。根据下文“everything you need”可知，作者骑自行车旅行可以携带所需要的一切。故选C。 【29题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意同上。A. distances距离；B. expense费用；C. messages信息；D. amount数量。根据下文“while covering surprising”可知，作者骑自行车旅行，所以可以覆盖很长的距离。故选A。 【30题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：生活的简单和独自骑自行车消磨的空闲时间给了我很多思考的时间。A. pressure压力；B. value价值；C. simplicity简单；D. expectation期待。根据下文“of life and the free time I spent just cycling alone”可知，作者独自骑自行车消磨空闲时间，说明生活很简单。故选C。 【31题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意同上。A. rest休息；B. play玩耍；C. exercise锻炼；D. think思考。根据下文的“This really helped me to learn a lot about myself”可知，作者有很多时间思考。故选D。 【32题详解】 考查动词短语辨析。句意：因此，我设法对过去的许多问题保持开放的态度，并感到我的信心和独立性有所增强。A. get away with逃避惩罚；B. go on with继续做；C. be sensitive to对……敏感；D. be open to对……开放，接受。根据下文“a lot of problems from my past and feel that my confidence and independence”可知，作者对过去的许多问题保持开放的态度，所以感到自己的信心和独立性有所增强。故选D。 【33题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意同上。A. mixed混合；B. moved移动；C. grown成长，增强；D. lost失去。根据上文“feel that my confidence and independence have”可知，作者觉得自信和独立性增强了。故选C。 【34题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：最后，我抵达伊斯坦布尔，在过去的三个月里，我充满了复杂的情绪：孤独、快乐、解放、自豪和焦虑。A. opinions观点；B. emotions情绪；C. worries担心；D. memories记忆。根据下文的“loneliness, joy, liberation, pride and anxiety”可知，作者抵达伊斯坦布尔，内心充满了复杂的情绪。故选B。 【35题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：因此，这次旅行让我觉得自己变成了一个全新的人。A. strange奇怪的；B. new新的；C. smart聪明的；D. lonely孤独的。根据上文“I’ve managed to ____ a lot of problems from my past and feel that my confidence and independence have ____ .”和“loneliness, joy, liberation, pride and anxiety”可知，作者的信心和独立性有所增强，作者经历了不同的情绪，所以觉得自己变成了一个全新的人。故选B。 第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分) 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 88-year-old Ploutarchos Pourliakas crossed the finish line at the 41st Athens Marathon on Sunday, ____36____ (prove) once again that age is no match for determination. The epic annual race, famously known as The Authentic, traces ____37____ is believed to be the original path taken by Athenian messenger Pheidippides, who ran from the battlefield of Marathon to Athens over 2,500 years ago ____38____ (deliver) news of victory. This year, he completed The Authentic marathon for the ____39____ (twelve) time, finishing the race in an ____40____ (impress) 6 hours and 31 minutes — 18 minutes faster than his time last year. Pourliakas’ journey as a marathon runner ____41____ (begin) at the age of 73, inspired by his son, an ultramarathon runner. Since then, he ____42____ (challenge) expectations and surprised many who find it hard to believe that an octogenarian (八旬老人) could still be racing. Pourliakas’ achievement serves as an inspiring ____43____ (remind) that it’s never too late to start something new. The octogenarian runner often leaves people amazed, ____44____ many struggle to believe his age when they see him run. _____45_____ response, Pourliakas says, “Why wouldn’t you believe it? We all can do it.” 【答案】36. proving 37. what 38. to deliver 39. twelfth 40. impressive 41. began 42. has challenged 43. reminder 44. because/as/since 45. In 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了在周日举行的第41届雅典马拉松比赛中，88岁的Ploutarchos Pourliakas冲过了终点线，再次证明了年龄不是决心的对手。 【36题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：在周日举行的第41届雅典马拉松比赛中，88岁的普鲁塔乔斯·普利亚卡斯冲过了终点线，再次证明了年龄不是决心的对手。句子的谓语动词为crossed，此处为非谓语动词作状语，prove和逻辑主语Ploutarchos Pourliakas为主动关系，所以为现在分词形式。故填proving。 【37题详解】 考查宾语从句。句意：这场史诗般的年度比赛，以“真实”而闻名，它沿着据说是2500多年前雅典信使Pheidippides从马拉松战场跑到雅典传递胜利消息的原始路径行进。分析句子可知，设空处引导宾语从句，从句中缺少主语，表示“被认为是……的东西”，所以为连接代词what引导。故填what。 【38题详解】 考查动词不定式。句意：这场史诗般的年度比赛，以“真实”而闻名，它沿着据说是2500多年前雅典信使Pheidippides从马拉松战场跑到雅典传递胜利消息的原始路径行进。分析句子可知，此处用动词不定式to do作目的状语，表“为了传递胜利的消息”。故填to deliver。 【39题详解】 考查序数词。句意：今年，他第十二次完成了“真实的马拉松”比赛，以令人印象深刻的6小时31分钟完赛——比去年快了18分钟。根据句意以及空后time为名词可知，此处为定冠词the+序数词twelfth，表示“第12次”，满足句意要求。故填twelfth。 【40题详解】 考查形容词。句意：今年，今年，他第十二次完成了“真实的马拉松”比赛，以令人印象深刻的6小时31分钟完赛——比去年快了18分钟。由空后6 hours and 31 minutes为名词短语可知，此处为形容词impressive“令人印象深刻的”作定语修饰该名词短语，满足句意要求。故填impressive。 【41题详解】 考查动词时态。句意：Pourliakas的马拉松之旅始于73岁，受他儿子(一位超级马拉松跑者)的启发。空处是句子的谓语动词，根据时间状语 at the age of 73 可知，此处描述过去的动作，用一般过去时。故填began。 【42题详解】 考查动词时态。句意：从那以后，他挑战了人们的期望，让许多人感到惊讶，他们很难相信一个80多岁的人还能参加比赛。空处是句子的谓语动词，根据Since then可知，此处用现在完成时，表示从过去持续到现在的动作，主语he为第三人称单数，助动词用has。故填has challenged。 【43题详解】 考查名词。句意：Pourliakas的成就鼓舞人心地提醒我们，开始新事物永远不会太迟。根据空前的an inspiring 可知，此处用名词reminder“提醒物；起提醒作用的人”，结合不定冠词an可知应用单数形式。故填reminder。 【44题详解】 考查原因状语从句。句意：这位80多岁的跑步者经常让人们感到惊讶，因为许多人在看到他跑步时很难相信他的年龄。根据句意可知，前后句是因果关系，“因为很多人看到他跑步时很难相信他的年龄”，故用because/as/since引导原因状语从句。故填because/as/since。 【45题详解】 考查固定短语。句意：作为回应，Pourliakas说：“你为什么不相信呢？我们都能做到。”分析句子可知，此处in response固定搭配，意为“作为回应”，句首单词首字母大写。故填In。 第三部分 写作 (共两节，满分40分) 第一节(满分15分) 46. 假定你是李华，本学期你校新开设了英语歌曲鉴赏课。请你写一篇短文向学校英文报“Voice on Campus”栏目投稿，内容包括： (1)课程介绍; (2)你的评价。 注意： (1)写作词数应为80个左右; (2)请按如下格式在答题纸的相应位置作答。 English Song Appreciation Course ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】 English Song Appreciation Course This semester, our school has introduced an English Song Appreciation course for the students, which has been a refreshing addition to our curriculum. Scheduled for every Friday afternoon, the course consists of 15 sessions, each lasting 50 minutes. It features a variety of English songs, ranging from classic works to contemporary hits. Through interactive discussions about the background and the emotions conveyed, we are able to explore the depths of the English songs. By appreciating the songs, we gain a deep insight into the uniqueness of the culture in English- speaking societies. The English Song Appreciation course has been a delightful experience for us students. Not only has it ignited our desire to explore further in the vast world of western music, but also has sparked a newfound passion for English learning within us. 【解析】 【导语】本篇书面表达是一篇应用文。要求考生写一篇短文向学校英文报“Voice on Campus”栏目投稿，介绍英语歌曲鉴赏课并进行评价。 【详解】1.词汇积累 由……组成：consist of→be made up of 各种各样的：a variety of→all kinds of 获得：gain→obtain 令人愉快的：delightful→pleasant 2.句式拓展 简单句变复合句 原句：It features a variety of English songs, ranging from classic works to contemporary hits. 拓展句：It features a variety of English songs, which ranges from classic works to contemporary hits. 【点睛】【高分句型1】Scheduled for every Friday afternoon, the course consists of 15 sessions, each lasting 50 minutes.(运用了现在分词的独立主格结构) 【高分句型2】Not only has it ignited our desire to explore further in the vast world of western music, but also has sparked a newfound passion for English learning within us.(否定副词位于句首，运用了部分倒装) 第二节(满分 25分) 47. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。 Seven of my sisters and brothers had flown out of the family, but my brother Wayne was the only one with kids. He and his wife had just been transferred across the country to California. Mom was looking at her first Christmas without little ones in the house. She was a little depressed. On Christmas Eve we sat talking about my little nieces, wondering what they were doing. We imagined how empty the next day would be without them opening presents. When we couldn’t stand it any longer, we called and passed the phone around, asking them if they had been good girls and what they hoped Santa would leave under their tree. Mom then busied herself in the kitchen. That was when something terrible happened. We lived on a busy state highway in south Louisiana, on a section of a dangerous road. The sound of screaming tires (轮胎) wasn’t unusual to us. Many strangers asked us for help and stayed in our living room while waiting for an ambulance, a tow truck (拖车) or a family member to rescue them. As we hung up from talking to our nieces, we heard the familiar sound of tires screaming. We held our breath, and then heard a loud crash. We rushed out to the road. A truck had hit a car holding a young couple and their two little daughters. The truck driver and the young family climbed out of the terribly damaged vehicles. Amazingly, no one appeared hurt. Mom and Dad welcomed them into the house and Mom started warming dinner. Later, someone picked up the truck driver. But the family was stranded (滞留). They were on their way to Mississippi to spend Christmas with elderly grandparents who were too old to drive and pick them up this late night. Within five seconds we all fell in love with the precious girls. The older girl was three just like my older niece, and the baby was a few months younger than our little one. 注意: 1.续写词数应为150个左右; 2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 Mom rocked the baby to sleep after offering the young family dinner. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ About midday at Christmas, someone came from Mississippi to pick up the family. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】范文 Mom rocked the baby to sleep after offering the young family dinner. And Dad read stories to the girl until she fell asleep in his lap. I offered to sleep on sofa and give them my room. Then, Mom found some toys and put them under the tree. By the time we were all asleep, Mom’s sewing machine began operating, making hats for the girls, a Christmas apron for the mother and a scarf for the father. When we woke up, everyone was amazed at the presents. The young couple were shocked to find something for them, too. About midday at Christmas someone came from Mississippi to pick up the family. We hugged goodbye and thanked each other for the wonderful Christmas we shared. For many years after that, the family visited us regularly every Christmas Eve. When their grandparents died, they still stayed in touch with us, sent Christmas cards and even visited us every few years. We were amazed at how the girls, and later their little brother, grew. There have been many happy Chirstmases since then. But I will never forget the Christmas when Mom received “grand kids”. 【解析】 【导语】本文以人物为线索展开，讲述了作者七个兄弟姐妹都离开了家，而妈妈第一次看到家里没有孩子的圣诞节有点沮丧。结果圣诞节时作者家外面的马路上出了事故，许多陌生人向他们求助，并且在作者家客厅等待救援。一辆卡车撞了一辆载着一对年轻夫妇和他们的两个孩子的汽车，卡车司机和这个年轻的家庭从严重受损的车辆中爬了出来。作者家接待了这家人，他们一起度过了圣诞节。 【详解】1.段落续写： ①由第一段首句内容“妈妈给这个年轻家庭提供晚餐后，摇着孩子入睡”可知，第一段可描写作者和这家人度过圣诞节以及拆礼物的场景。 ②由第二段首句内容“大约在圣诞节的中午，有人从密西西比来接他们一家”可知，第二段可描写对方感谢作者家的帮助并且此后每年平安夜都定期来看作者一家。 2.续写线索：提供晚餐——哄睡孩子——妈妈制作礼物——拆礼物——这家人被接走——定期拜访作者家——作者感悟 3.词汇激活 行为类 ①发现：find/spot ②提供：offer/provide ③拥抱：hug/embrace 情绪类 ①快乐：happy/joyful ②惊讶：amazed/surprised 【点睛】[高分句型1] When we woke up, everyone was amazed at the presents. (运用了when引导时间状语从句) [高分句型2] And Dad read stories to the girl until she fell asleep in his lap. (运用了until引导时间状语从句) 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $ 红岭中学(红岭教育集团)2025届高三第四次统一考试 英语试卷 注意事项： 1.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、班级、学号填写在答题卡上。 2.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案。 3.回答非选择题时，必须用黑色字迹钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卷各题目指定区域内相应位置上。将答案写在本试卷上无效。 4.考试结束，监考人员将答题卡收回。 第一部分 阅读 (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A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A The European towns and cities that are magical at Christmas Nowhere does festive charm quite like mainland Europe. The continent, particularly its northern region, is ideal for those searching for a perfect winter wonderland during this time of year. Vienna, Austria The beautiful Austrian capital oozes festive charm come the end of the year. And Spittelberg market definitely ups the ante (规格). Gorgeous handicrafts and handmade sweaters are just some of the treats on offer at the festive stalls set among the streets of the Biedermeier Quarter. Visitors can take a slow stroll, while marveling at how the architecture seems tailor made for the holidays. Valkenburg, Netherlands Valkenburg, in the southern Netherlands, has much of the usual European Christmas charms to entice visitors: lights, towering trees, and stalls. However, what makes it distinctive is the fact they can all be found underground. The town’s Christmas Caves have become internationally renowned, with a wide range of stalls selling festive gifts and decorations. The Municipality Cave is home to one of the largest indoor Christmas markets in Europe. Hallstatt, Austria On the banks of Hallstätter See and surrounded by soaring Alpine peaks, the town of Hallstatt and its stunning landscape enjoy UNESCO protection. The 16th-century townhouses, tiny lanes and virtual guarantee of snow come Christmas make the festive mood. Hallstatt’s Christmas market is the stuff of legend. Picture a brightly lit tree, and stalls selling decorations, and handicrafts and you’re halfway to imagining just how special this spot is. Colmar, France All over Europe few capture the imagination or revel in a fairytale setting quite like that of Colmar, in the Alsace region of France. No less than six themed markets can be found in the center, where cozy wooden chalets are packed tightly together. At around 5 p.m. on Wednesdays and Saturdays, a children’s choir takes to the local canal, known as Petite Venise, or Little Venice, singing carols and providing even more holiday cheer. 1. What do we know about the four places? A. Valkenburg boasts its largest outdoor Christmas markets in Europe. B. Visitors can enjoy choir singing on Sundays in Colmar. C. The town of Hallstatt features impressive natural scenery. D. The architecture of Biedermeier Quarter was specially designed for Christmas. 2. What distinguishes Valkenburg’s Christmas market from others in Europe? A. Its underground setting. B. The towering Christmas tree. C. Its international reputation. D. A wide range of stalls. 3. Which place suits an audio and imaginative experience at Christmas? A. The town of Hallstatt. B. The Municipality Cave. C. The Biedermeier Quarter. D. Colmar in the Alsace region. B Dave McNee met Claudia Mandekic 14 years ago. When she told McNee how hard it could be to get students excited about math, her favourite discipline, he made a surprising suggestion: “Why not throw in something they enjoy, like sports?” The idea of mixing basketball and mathematics got its first shot in 2011, when the now colleagues — who had launched a tutoring non-profit — were invited to run a summer-school program for kids who’d failed Grade 9 math at Georges Secondary School. When the students showed up for their first day, they weren’t exactly excited. Over the next few hours, Mandekic and McNee gave the kids techniques to improve their shooting while also helping them calculate their field-goal percentage — which, in turn, taught them about fractions and decimal (分数和小数) points. At the end of the game, the winning team was determined based on which group had the highest total percentage and had done the most efficient math. “When the bell rang, they were so fixated on collecting their data and figuring out which team won that they didn’t leave,” says Mandekic. “I realized we might be onto something.” The classes, later named BallMatics, soon spread to other schools. “I was terrible at math,” says Douglas, who enrolled in a fast-track summer program. “But once I started BallMatics and realized the sport I loved was directly tied to math, it made me a lot better at it. Every time I played basketball, I was thinking about math.” Almost any math problem, McNee and Mandekic realized, can be taught on the court. Kids can learn how to navigate an X-Y grid to find their next shooting spot or absorb the basic principles of trigonometry based on the angle at which they release the ball. In 2019, McNec and Mandekic established a private high school called Uchenna Academy. At the school, kids with top basketball skills can study all subjects, train at their sport and work part-time helping out with the BallMatics afterschool programs. Douglas, now 20 and earning a degree in education believes the school’s commitment to academics is the key reason it’s been a winner. “If we didn’t do our work, we weren’t playing at the game,” he says, adding that coaches would bench kids who didn’t keep up in class. “At Uchenna, we were student athletes, not athlete students.” 4. The first two paragraphs are intended to tell the readers ______. A. the origin of BallMatics B. the challenges facing BallMatics C. the start of a lifelong friendship D. the dedication of the young teachers 5. What made Mandekic and McNee realize that they “might be onto something”? A. The students’ progress in their mathematic skills. B. The students’ changed attitude towards math. C. The data collected about the students’ goal percentage. D. The efficiency in determining the winning team. 6. What will happen to the kids who don’t do well in class according to Douglas? A. They will be forbidden to leave any training session. B. They will be obliged to earn a training degree first. C. They will have to attend classes at a private school. D. They will be banned from playing in the game. 7. The best title for the article is ______. A. The Basics of Math B. The Road to Success C. A Sports Principle D. A Numbers Game C When caught in the rain, we have all run for cover — often to a nearby tree. On the way, we step over short-lived puddles and hastily-formed streams, surprised at how quickly the soil changes from supportive and predictable to untrustworthy: slippery, soft, and spongy. At first chance we tend to flee, skipping further observation. Given that direct observations are often impracticable, remote observation systems are crucial for capturing phenomena that are frequent and unpredictable. However, the Bimbache community of ElHierro observed water running down tree bark during fog events and captured it for drinking, washing and agriculture many years ago. If more contemporary hydrologists (水文学家) had watched fog by trees, forest managers might not have logged (伐木) the Bull Run Watershed, which reduced local rainfall by 30% in 1982. Water science faces criticism because of a “techno optimism that tries to solve all problems”. In fact, this issue extends beyond water science. An interdisciplinary research team led by John T. VanStan from Cleveland State University argues that scientists should go beyond the laboratory to directly observe weather phenomena. The researchers insist that hands-on observation of storm events is crucial for comprehending the complexities of wet weather. “Natural scientists seem increasingly content to stay dry and rely on remote sensors and samplers, models, and virtual experiments to understand natural systems. Consequently, we can miss important stormy phenomena, imaginative inspirations, and opportunities to build intuition (直觉) — all of which are critical to scientific progress,” said Van Stan’s team. This type of “umbrella science”, they warn, can miss important localized events. For instance, in describing rainwater’s flow from the forest treetops to the soils, the authors note that “if several branches efficiently capture and carry storm water to the stem, rainwater inputs to near-stem soils can be more than100 times greater.” Likewise, water vapor (水蒸气) clouds trapped beneath forest treetop covers may escape remote detection, yet be sensitive to scientists on the ground. At the broader scale, these oversights can affect Ground Earth systems models, which often underestimate forest treetop water storage. Direct observation, however, has gone beyond making up for the shortcomings of “umbrella science.” Van Stan and colleagues see core value in firsthand storm experiences — not only for natural scientists, but also for students studying climate change impacts on ecosystems. 8. How do people tend to react to rain? A. In a defensive manner. B. In a scientific manner. C. With a wait-and-see attitude. D. With an observation- based attitude. 9. Why are the examples in paragraph 2 used? A. To argue that direct observations are unachievable. B. To prove that distance observation systems make sense. C. To justify direct observation that is assumed unworkable. D. To joke about techno optimism that fails to solve all problems. 10. What does Van Stan’s research team argue in terms of hands-on observation? A. It is effortless and precise. B. It is virtual and accepted. C. It is complex yet time- saving. D. It is crucial yet overlooked. 11. What does the author think of the “umbrella science”? A. It is groundbreaking. B. Its scientific values are not noticed. C. It is insufficient to trace ecological events. D. It involves research methods across disciplines. D Growing up, Roberto S. Luciani had hints that his brain worked differently than most people. He didn’t relate when people complained about a movie character looking different than what they’d pictured from the book, for instance. But it wasn’t until he was a teenager that things finally clicked. His mother had just woken up and was telling him about a dream she had. “Movielike,” is how she described it. “I asked her what she meant and quickly realized my visual imagery was not functioning like hers.” That’s because Luciani has a condition called aphantasia - an inability to picture objects, people and scenes in his mind. When he was growing up, the term didn’t even exist. But now, Luciani, a cognitive scientist at the University of Glasgow, and other scientists are getting a clearer picture of how some brains work, including those with a blind mind’s eye. In a recent study, Luciani and colleagues explored the connections between the senses, in this case, hearing and seeing. In most of our brains, these two senses collaborate. Auditory information influences activity in brain areas that handle vision. But in people with aphantasia, this connection isn’t as strong, researchers report November 4 in Current Biology. While in a brain scanner, blindfolded people listened to three sound scenes: A forest full of birds, a crowd of people, and a street bustling with traffic. In 10 people without aphantasia, these auditory scenes create reliable neural hallmarks in parts of the visual cortex (视觉皮层). But in 23 people with aphantasia, these hallmarks were weaker. The results highlight the range of brain organizations, says cognitive neuroscientist Lars Muckli, also of the University of Glasgow. “Imagine the brain has an interconnectedness that comes in different strengths,” Muckli says. At one end of the spectrum (图谱) are people with synesthesia (共感), for whom sounds and sights are tightly mingled. “In the midrange, you experience the mind’s eye - knowing something is not real, but sounds can trigger some images in your mind. And then you have aphantasia,” he says. “Sounds don’t trigger any visual experience, not even a faint one.” The results help explain how brains of people with and without aphantasia differ, and they also give clues about brains more generally, Muckli says. “The senses of the brain are more interconnected than our textbooks tell us.” 12. Why are Luciani’s two experiences mentioned in the first 2 paragraphs? A. To explain Luciani’s previous special experience. B. To prove Luciani’s specific condition called aphantasia. C. To introduce the research topic “aphantasia” by his experience. D. To show Luciani’s brain worked differently than most people. 13. What does the underlined word ‘clicked’ in Paragraph 2 probably mean? A. Got solved. B. Got understood. C. Got confused. D. Got stuck. 14. What is the main focus of Luciani’s research? A. To get a clear picture of how aphantasia works in brains. B. To understand the relationship between hearing and vision. C. To develop new technologies for people with aphantasia. D To compare the brain functions of people with and without aphantasia. 15 What is found in people with aphantasia in the recent study? A. Weaker connections between hearing and vision. B Sounds and sights being firmly combined. C. Sounds triggering visual experience. D. Reliable neural hallmarks made in parts of the visual cortex. 第二节(共5小题;每小题2.5分，满分12.5分) 阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 The Freedom of Freelance (自由职业) Writing: My Path to Becoming My Own Boss It has been four years since I quit my corporate job and gave myself a chance as a freelance writer. However, the reason behind quitting was also the same: I had seen that many people are working as freelancers nowadays, and I had heard a lot about it. ____16____. Initially, it was a bit difficult for me. I almost took it as a wrong decision. Compared to other freelancers, I was new to this. ____17____. Instead, they prefer to sign the contract with someone they have previously worked with. So, it took time and almost more than a month to get my first project. ____18____. The first work I did was for $16 per hour, but I learned here that it shouldn’t be about making money in the beginning but growing your network by taking more and more projects, whether small or big and so I followed it. Thankfully, the clients appreciated my first project enough, so it didn’t take much time to get me another project. And, then, after going on like this, with the extremely hard work of 4 - 5 months, the amount of work for me started to increase. ____19____. Some of the clients from my corporate network were also part of it, so it didn’t take much time for me to get excellent and promising projects that were even worth $80 - $90, sometimes for an hour and more than this, in urgent cases. My favorite part as a freelancer was the flexibility I gained. I can do the work at my pace if the client has no urgency. As a freelancer, I didn’t have to ask for holidays. Whenever I wanted, I could take them without asking for permission. ____20____. As a freelancer, it’s important to keep working so your managed network can stay yours always. If you start delaying the work or always remain on holiday, it will affect the quality as well as the quantity of your work. A. But one thing is for sure. B. From here, my journey started gradually. C. And clients rarely select a new freelance writer. D. The entire process made me feel like a boss every day. E. On the other hand, I was also looking to switch my job. F. Gradually, I started to enjoy it as I made money and was paid for every hour. G. These were the starting days when I got to put in lots of effort to get more work. 第二部分 语言运用(共两节，满分30分) 第一节 (共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分) 阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 During the summer of 2019, I cycled alone from London to Istanbul. This ____21____ bicycle tour took me 89 days and through 11 countries. However, it was also a (n) ____22____ journey, which saw me pass through some of Europe’s greatest cities, ____23____ some amazing people, and witness some of its most beautiful scenery. It’s becoming more and more important for us to think about the impact that ____24____ can have on our environment. This was the ____25____ for my bicycle tour: I wanted to find more responsible ways to protect the planet and ____26____ traveling by plane where possible. I discovered that bicycle touring is one of the most ____27____ ways to travel as using nothing but a bicycle and your own pedal (脚踏) power, you can ____28____ everything you need while covering surprising ____29____ each day. The _____30_____ of life and the free time I spent just cycling alone gave me a lot of time to _____31_____. This really helped me to learn a lot about myself. So I’ve managed to _____32_____ a lot of problems from my past and feel that my confidence and independence have _____33_____. Finally, I arrived in Istanbul with a huge mixture of _____34_____ over the past three months: loneliness, joy, liberation, pride and anxiety. As a result, the journey makes me feel like a _____35_____ person. What a cycling trip to remember! 21. A. amusing B. challenging C. boring D. confusing 22. A. incredible B. awkward C. flexible D. convenient 23. A. recognize B. entertain C. welcome D. meet 24. A. travel B. technology C. climate D. exploration 25. A. strategy B. inspiration C. barrier D. achievement 26. A. enjoy B. finish C. avoid D. practice 27. A. old-fashioned B. well-organized C. up-to-date D. eco-friendly 28. A. purchase B. prepare C. carry D. fetch 29. A. distances B. expense C. messages D. amount 30. A. pressure B. value C. simplicity D. expectation 31. A. rest B. play C. exercise D. think 32 A. get away with B. go on with C. be sensitive to D. be open to 33. A. mixed B. moved C. grown D. lost 34. A. opinions B. emotions C. worries D. memories 35. A. strange B. new C. smart D. lonely 第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分) 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 88-year-old Ploutarchos Pourliakas crossed the finish line at the 41st Athens Marathon on Sunday, ____36____ (prove) once again that age is no match for determination. The epic annual race, famously known as The Authentic, traces ____37____ is believed to be the original path taken by Athenian messenger Pheidippides, who ran from the battlefield of Marathon to Athens over 2,500 years ago ____38____ (deliver) news of victory. This year, he completed The Authentic marathon for the ____39____ (twelve) time, finishing the race in an ____40____ (impress) 6 hours and 31 minutes — 18 minutes faster than his time last year. Pourliakas’ journey as a marathon runner ____41____ (begin) at the age of 73, inspired by his son, an ultramarathon runner. Since then, he ____42____ (challenge) expectations and surprised many who find it hard to believe that an octogenarian (八旬老人) could still be racing. Pourliakas’ achievement serves as an inspiring ____43____ (remind) that it’s never too late to start something new. The octogenarian runner often leaves people amazed, ____44____ many struggle to believe his age when they see him run. _____45_____ response, Pourliakas says, “Why wouldn’t you believe it? We all can do it.” 第三部分 写作 (共两节，满分40分) 第一节(满分15分) 46. 假定你是李华，本学期你校新开设了英语歌曲鉴赏课。请你写一篇短文向学校英文报“Voice on Campus”栏目投稿，内容包括： (1)课程介绍; (2)你的评价。 注意： (1)写作词数应为80个左右; (2)请按如下格式在答题纸的相应位置作答。 English Song Appreciation Course ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 第二节(满分 25分) 47. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。 Seven of my sisters and brothers had flown out of the family, but my brother Wayne was the only one with kids. He and his wife had just been transferred across the country to California. Mom was looking at her first Christmas without little ones in the house. She was a little depressed. On Christmas Eve we sat talking about my little nieces, wondering what they were doing. We imagined how empty the next day would be without them opening presents. When we couldn’t stand it any longer, we called and passed the phone around, asking them if they had been good girls and what they hoped Santa would leave under their tree. Mom then busied herself in the kitchen. That was when something terrible happened. We lived on a busy state highway in south Louisiana, on a section of a dangerous road. The sound of screaming tires (轮胎) wasn’t unusual to us. Many strangers asked us for help and stayed in our living room while waiting for an ambulance, a tow truck (拖车) or a family member to rescue them. As we hung up from talking to our nieces, we heard the familiar sound of tires screaming. We held our breath, and then heard a loud crash. We rushed out to the road. A truck had hit a car holding a young couple and their two little daughters. The truck driver and the young family climbed out of the terribly damaged vehicles. Amazingly, no one appeared hurt. Mom and Dad welcomed them into the house and Mom started warming dinner. Later, someone picked up the truck driver. But the family was stranded (滞留). They were on their way to Mississippi to spend Christmas with elderly grandparents who were too old to drive and pick them up this late night. Within five seconds we all fell in love with the precious girls. The older girl was three just like my older niece, and the baby was a few months younger than our little one. 注意: 1.续写词数应为150个左右; 2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 Mom rocked the baby to sleep after offering the young family dinner. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ About midday at Christmas, someone came from Mississippi to pick up the family. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $