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岳阳县一中2025年上学期高二年级入学考试 英语 时间：120分钟 分值：150分 第一部分 听力(共两节，满分30分) 第一节(共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分) 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。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. What is the weather like? A. Cloudy. B. Sunny. C. Rainy. 2. What is the woman doing? A. Asking for help. B. Giving suggestions. C. Sharing an experience. 3. Who is Karen? A. A teacher. B. An artist. C. A bank clerk. 4. Where does the conversation probably take place? A. At a hotel. B. At a supermarket. C. At a travel agency. 5. What is the conversation mainly about? A. Insects. B. A book. C. The planet. 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. What do we know about the platform? A. It's aimed at improving spoken English. B. It provides Chinese reading materials. C. It offers reading services to all ages. 7. What does the man tell Jennifer in the end? A. How to access the platform. B. Whether to pay for the service. C. When to sign up for the course, 听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。 8. Why does Susan talk to Mike? A. To tell him about an event about crops. B. To collect some information. C. To extend an invitation. 9. What does Mike think of the event? A. Interesting. B. Boring. C. Average. 10. When will the event end? A. At 8:00 a. m. B. At 11:00 a. m. C. At 3:00p. m. 听第8段材料，回答第11至14题。 11. How often does David go hiking in Lapland? A. Every other year. B. Once a year. C. Twice a year. 12. Who did David hike his favorite trail with the second time? A. His family. B. A friend. C. Some villagers. 13. What happened to David during the six-day hiking trip? A. He lived in a tent all the time. B. He lost his way on the fourth day. C. He climbed up Finland's highest point. 14. What does the woman want to do next summer? A. Go hiking with David. B. Go abroad for further study. C. Go on a trip with her parents. 听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。 15. What prevents Harrison from competing in the Betty Award? A. The entry fee. B. The writing style. C. The age limit. 16. Which kind of writing is Harrison good at? A. Science fiction stories. B. Love stories. C. Poems. 17. What is the relationship between the speakers? A. Parent and child. B. Classmates. C. Teacher and student. 听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。 18. How did Noah learn about monarch butterflies' situation? A. From a website. B. From a teacher. C. From a biologist. 19. What did Noah's parents decide to do? A. Help him carry out his plan. B. Persuade him to give up his idea. C. Leave him to make his own decision. 20. Why does the speaker give the talk? A. To give suggestions on wildlife protection. B. To draw people's attention to climate change. C. To encourage people to save monarch butterflies. 第二部分 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 Things to Do in Yorkshire This Summer Harrogate Music Festival Since its birth, Harrogate Music Festival has gone from strength to strength. This year, we are celebrating our 50th anniversary. We begin on 1st June with Manchester Camerata and Nicola Benedetti, presenting an amazing programme of Mozart pieces. Dates:1 June-31 July Tickets:£12-£96 Jodie's Fitness Summer Classes As the summer months roll in, our Georgian country estate makes the perfect setting for an outdoor fitness session. Come and work out with our qualified personal trainer, Jodie McGregor, on the grounds of the Middleton Lodge estate. We will be holding a free taster session on 23rd May, at 10 am, to demonstrate the variety of effective and active exercises. There are eight spaces available for the taster session. Advance bookings are required (info@middletonlodge.co.uk) Dates:23 May-11 July Tickets: £7.50 per session Felt Picture Making Working from an inspirational picture, this workshop at Helmsley Arts Centre will teach you the techniques you will need to recreate your picture in wool. We will also discuss the origins of felt, what enables wool fibres to become felt and how the processes we use work. Dates: 12 June-12 July Tickets: £40 including materials Figure It Out!-Playing with Math A new exhibition in Halifax uses everyday activities to explain the hidden math principles we all use on a regular basis. Pack a bag, cut a cake, guess which juice container holds the most liquid, and much more. Discover how architects, product designers and scientists use similar skills in their work. Dates:7 May-10 June Tickets: Free 1. What should you do if you want to attend the taster session of Jodie's fitness classes? A. Join a fitness club. B. Pay a registration fee. C. Make a booking. D. Hire a personal trainer. 2. How much is the ticket for Felt Picture Making? A. £7.50. B. £12. C. £40. D. £96. 3. Which of the following starts earliest? A. Harrogate Music Festival. B. Jodie's Fitness Summer Classes. C. Felt Picture Making. D. Figure It Out!-Playing with Math. 【答案】1. C 2. C 3. D 【解析】 【分析】这是一篇应用文。主要介绍了今年夏天约克郡的四个活动的情况。 【1题详解】 细节理解题。根据Jodie's Fitness Summer Classes部分中“Advance bookings are required(info@middletonlodge.co.uk.paris)( 需要提前预订（info@middletonlodge.co.uk.paris）)”可知，如果你想参加Jodie的健身课程，你应该预约。故选C。 【2题详解】 细节理解题。根据Felt Picture Making部分中“Tickets: £40 including materials(门票：40英镑（含材料）)”可知，Felt Picture Making的票需要40英镑。故选C。 【3题详解】 细节理解题。根据文章内容可知，Harrogate Music Festival从6月1日到7月31日；Jodie's Fitness Summer Classes从5月23日到7月11日；Felt Picture Making从6月12日到7月12日；Figure It Out!-Playing with Math从5月7日到6月10日。故Figure It Out!-Playing with Math最早开始。故选D。 *B Looking back, Geoff Banks of Devon, England can hardly even remember how he first started writing to his American friend, Celesta Byrne. Geoff and Celesta were given each other’s names and addresses as part of a school pen pal program back in 1938. They’re both now 100 years old, and a lot has changed in the past 84 years: their age changed ;their appearance changed; but one thing has not—they still use the traditional way to contact. “I honestly struggle to remember something, but I was talking to Celesta recently and I think it was something to do with an American school’s scheme,” Geoff said,” They matched us up with Americans for a pen pal relationship, and somehow I ended up with this letter from an American girl, and we’ve just kept corresponding (通信) ever since.” Geoff and Celesta’s relationship never turned romantic, but they shared a lot over the decades. They kept up their correspondence through World War II, sending updates about their families, friends, and work. In 2002, they finally got a chance to meet in person during a trip to New York City. Two years later, they met up again, but ever since then they’ve gone back to pen and paper. Recently, they’ve switched to digital forms of communication to stay in touch. Their children have helped them set up email accounts. “I’ve known this new thing called Zoom, I think, now to chat with her, but I leave all the technology to younger people. Deep down, I refuse to use Zoom. Writing to Celesta has been a source of great satisfaction for me over the years,” said Geoff. Celesta says their relationship is “like people who live next door”. “You know how they’re doing, you say a few words, and then you both go to work,” she explained. “She’s always been there to write to, even if it was just birthday cards and Christmas cards.” Geoff added. 4. What do Geoff and Celesta insist on doing over the 80 years? A. Sending cards. B. Writing to each other. C. Enjoying telling jokes. D. Struggling to remember things. 5. What do Geoff Banks’ words in Paragraph 3tell us? A. When they ran a scheme. B. Why they liked writing. C. What they both liked to do. D. How they got in touch. 6. Which of the following can best describe the relationship between Geoff and Celesta? A. stable and romantic. B. harmonious but short. C. close and lasting. D. difficult but satisfying. 7. What is the purpose of this text? A. To introduce a way to make friends. B. To teach us skills of writing letters. C. To tell us a tale of lifelong friends. D. To stress the power of technology. 【答案】4. B 5. D 6. C 7. C 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了两位百岁老人彼此写信保持终生友谊的故事。 【4题详解】 细节理解题。根据第二段中“They’re both now 100 years old, and a lot has changed in the past 84 years: their age changed: their appearance changed; but one thing has not—— they still use the traditional way to contact.(他们的年龄变了，外表变了：但有一件事没有改变——他们仍然使用传统的联系方式。)”可知，80多年来，他们一直坚持彼此写信联系。故选B项。 【5题详解】 推理判断题。。根据第三段“I honestly struggle to remember something, but I was talking to Celesta recently and I think it was something to do with an American school’s scheme, Geoff said.”They matched us up with Americans for a pen pal relationship, and somehow I ended up with this letter from an American girl, and we’ve just kept corresponding(通信) ever since. (杰夫说：“老实说，我很难记起一些事情，但我最近和塞莱斯塔聊了聊，我想这可能与一家美国学校的计划有关。”他们给我们介绍了一些美国人成为笔友，不知怎么的，我收到了一封来自一个美国女孩的信，从那以后我们就一直保持通信。)”可知，Geoff Banks讲述了他们之间是如何开始保持联系的。故选D项。 【6题详解】 推理判断题。根据全文尤其是第四段中“Geoff and Celesta’s relationship never turned romantic, but they shared a lot over the decades. They kept up their correspondence through World War II, sending updates about their families, friends, and work. (杰夫和塞拉斯塔的关系从未变得浪漫，但几十年来他们分享了很多。他们在二战期间一直保持着通信，发送有关家人、朋友和工作的最新信息)”说明两位老人的关系紧密且持久，故选C。 【7题详解】 推理判断题。根据第一段中“Looking back, Geoff Banks of Devon, England can hardly even remember how he first started writing to his American friend, Celesta Byrne. (回想起来，英格兰德文郡的杰夫·班克斯甚至不记得他是如何开始给他的美国朋友塞莱斯塔·伯恩写信的。)”以及下文的具体叙述可知，文章主要是为了讲述了两位百岁老人彼此写信保持终生友谊的故事。故选C项。 C Last winter I enjoyed a brief adventure in Guatemala. Over a period of 12 days, I explored through the jungle to watch the sunrise and danced in the street during the holiday parade. But looking back on that trip, what I remember most vividly is a New Year’s Eve in Guatemala City, at a lifeless hotel. Rather than a countdown to midnight, I counted down the hours until my departure. Nothing special happened during that night. Rather, the big role this hotel plays in my memories can be explained by a psychological principle called the recency effect. “The recency effect helps to account for our tendency to remember the ending part of a sequence of events with far more clarity than the rest, ” said Dr. Mary Poffenroth, a biopsychologist. She says it arises from our short-term memory’s inability to hold on to more than a small amount of information at once. So while there is no magic formula to create lovely travel memories, employing the recency effect can turn a good trip into an unforgettable one. Dr. Stephanie, a Neuroscientist, says that while you can strategically set off the recency effect at a trip’s end, you may have multiple opportunities to create lasting memories all along the way by breaking it up into smaller chunks. Keep in mind that the recency effect can also backfire. “Ending an amazing trip with stressful flight delays, lost luggage or feeling unwell might be enough to overshadow the entire experience, resulting in remembering the trip as awful instead of joyful, ” Stephanie said. To avoid disproportionately (不成比例地)spotlighting the final days, Poffenroth has created a trick: She amplifies (增强) earlier days in a trip to keep her memories well-rounded. “I collect little bits that will remind me of that day: a subway ticket, a seashell, a cardboard drink with a pub’ s logo on it. ” Then, as she is packing on the last day, “I go through all my little found treasures and spend a few moments recalling each one, ” she said. “This gives me a sense of closure for that chapter of travel and makes the experience memorable. ” 8. How did the author feel about the New Year’s Eve in Guatemala City? A. It was boring. B. It was eventful. C. It was relaxing. D. It was cheerful. 9. What do we know about the recency effect from paragraph 2? A. It is based on a psychological principle. B. It is widely used to create lovely memories. C. It highlights the final part of a series of events. D. It makes up for the inability of short-term memory. 10. What does the underlined word “backfire” mean in paragraph 5 ? A. Be avoided to some extent. B. Be applied extensively. C. Produce undesirable consequences. D. Pose unexpected challenges. 11. According to Poffenroth, which of the following may help travelers have good memories? A. Share travel experiences. B. Recall the final days of a journey. C. Purchase as many souvenirs as possible. D. Purposely gather reminders of a journey. 【答案】8. A 9. C 10. C 11. D 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了心理学中的近因效应原理，即人们倾向于更清晰地记住事件序列的结尾部分。作者通过自己的旅行经历，说明了运用近因效应可以让旅行变得更加难忘。 【8题详解】 推理判断题。根据第一段中“But looking back on that trip, what I remember most vividly is a New Year's Eve in Guatemala City, at a lifeless hotel. Rather than a countdown to midnight, I counted down the hours until my departure.( 但回想起那次旅行，我印象最深刻的是在危地马拉城的一个新年前夜，在一家毫无生气的酒店里。我没有倒数午夜，而是倒数出发前的几个小时。)” 可知，作者对危地马拉城的那个新年夜感到无聊，因为他在倒数离开的时间而不是新年的到来。故选A。 【9题详解】 推理判断题。根据第二段中“The recency effect helps to account for our tendency to remember the ending part of a sequence of events with far more clarity than the rest,(近因效应有助于解释为什么我们倾向于比其他部分更清楚地记住一系列事件的结束部分，)”，这句话说明近因效应强调了事件序列结尾部分的记忆清晰度高于其他部分。C选项“It highlights the final part of a series of events.(它突出了一系列事件的最后一部分。)”符合题意。故选C。 10题详解】 词义猜测题。根据第五段中划线词后面的内容“Ending an amazing trip with stressful flight delays, lost luggage or feeling unwell might be enough to overshadow the entire experience, resulting in remembering the trip as awful instead of joyful(以紧张的航班延误、行李丢失或感觉不适来结束一次美妙的旅行，可能足以给整个经历蒙上阴影，导致你对旅行的记忆是糟糕的，而不是快乐的。)”可知，如果旅行以令人紧张的航班延误、行李丢失或身体不适等不愉快的事情结束，可能会使整个旅行体验变得糟糕，从而记住的是糟糕的旅行而不是愉快的旅行。因此，此处强调首因效应有时候会产生不良的后果。故划线词“backfire”在这里的意思是“产生不良后果”，C选项“Produce undesirable consequences.(产生不良后果。)”与其为近义词。故选C。 【11题详解】 推理判断题。根据最后一段中“Then, as she is packing on the last day, “I go through all my little found treasures and spend a few moments recalling each one, ” she said. “This gives me a sense of closure for that chapter of travel and makes the experience memorable. ”(然后，在最后一天收拾行李的时候，她说：“我会浏览我所有的小宝贝，花点时间回忆每一件。”“这给了我一种结束旅行的感觉，让我的经历变得难忘。”)”可知，Poffenroth认为故意收集旅行的纪念品，花时间浏览自己的旅游纪念品，能够让作者的经历变得难忘即可以帮助旅行者拥有良好的记忆。因此，选项D“Purposely gather reminders of a journey.(故意收集旅行的纪念品)”有助于游客们拥有美好的旅游记忆。故选D。 D In March, 2023, a group of computer scientists published an assessment of a new chatbot with artificial intelligence (AI). The team’s report drew global attention to one test in particular: We have a book, nine eggs, a laptop, a bottle and a nail, and please tell me how to pile them onto each other in a stable manner. This is a tough puzzle. Earlier versions of the chatbot gave silly and unreasonable answers. But the new chatbot’s unique answer helped set off the current global wave of AI advocacy and anxiety. It fueled debate about how large language models (LLMs) were able to perform creative tasks. By 2022, LLMs were being trained on as many as 17 trillion words of human-generated text, mainly from the Internet. It was certain that the new chatbot was exposed to functional fixedness (功能固着) problems in its training. The researchers were of course aware of that and invented the “eggs and laptop” puzzle to prevent the new chatbot from dishonestly copying an answer from the Internet. LLMs used language statistics only. No one had said how to pile these nine eggs on top of each other ever before. The extreme rarity of those words would tend to prevent LLMs from talking about piling eggs in unrealistic ways. One of the researchers that tested the new chatbot thinks it’s likely that an LLM trained on trillions of words creates a world model, and this is what gives it the “magical” extrapolation (外推) properties. Are LLMs truly original or are they just plagiarists (剽窃者)? The two statements may not be as different as they seem. There’s nothing entirely new under the sun. Edison did not invent the light bulb but improved it. Most so-called creators apply knowledge from different fields to a problem and arrive at a solution. It’s more a matter of making relevant connections than of inventing something completely new. If LLMs are indeed acquiring the ability to make relevant connections, that would be a historic but discomforting development. 12. What do we know about the new chatbot’s answer to the puzzle in paragraph 1? A. It was silly. B. It set people thinking. C. It drew little attention. D. It highlighted language innovation. 13. Why did the researchers invent the “eggs and laptop” puzzle? A. To copy online answers. B. To stop the chatbot cheating. C. To train humans to use language. D. To expose the chatbot to functional problems. 14. What does the author convey in the last paragraph? A. How an invention came into being. B. How Edison became successful in history. C. Why Edison invented something entirely new. D. Why an invention required effort and opportunity. 15. What is the best title for the text? A. Will Robots Replace Humans? B. Can Robots Develop Smoothly? C. Can AI Come Up With Anything Original? D. Will AI Solve Magical And Difficult Problems? 【答案】12. B 13. B 14. A 15. C 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要说明了一群计算机科学家通过一个“鸡蛋和笔记本”问题，来测试新聊天机器人是否可以进行创作。 【12题详解】 细节理解题。根据第一段“But the new chatbot’s unique answer helped set off the current global wave of AI advocacy and anxiety. It fueled debate about how large language models (LLMs) were able to perform creative tasks.(但这款新型聊天机器人的独特回答，在一定程度上引发了当前全球对人工智能的倡导和焦虑。它引发了关于大型语言模型（LLMs）如何能够执行创造性任务的争论)”可知，新聊天机器人对谜题的答案引起人们思考。故选B。 13题详解】 细节理解题。根据第二段“The researchers were of course aware of that and invented the “eggs and laptop” puzzle to prevent the new chatbot from dishonestly copying an answer from the Internet.(研究人员当然意识到了这一点，并发明了“鸡蛋和笔记本电脑”难题，以防止新的聊天机器人不诚实地从互联网上复制答案)”可知，研究人员要发明“鸡蛋和笔记本电脑”的谜题是为了阻止聊天机器人作弊。故选B。 【14题详解】 推理判断题。根据最后一段“There’s nothing entirely new under the sun. Edison did not invent the light bulb but improved it. Most so-called creators apply knowledge from different fields to a problem and arrive at a solution. It’s more a matter of making relevant connections than of inventing something completely new. If LLMs are indeed acquiring the ability to make relevant connections, that would be a historic but discomforting development.(太阳底下没有什么是全新的。爱迪生没有发明电灯泡，而是改进了它。大多数所谓的创造者将不同领域的知识应用于一个问题，并得出解决方案。更重要的是建立相关的联系，而不是发明全新的东西。如果LLMs 确实获得了建立相关联系的能力，那将是一个具有历史意义但令人不安的发展)”可知，作者在最后一段想表达一项发明是如何产生的。故选A。 【15题详解】 主旨大意题。根据最后一段“Are LLMs truly original or are they just plagiarists (剽窃者)? The two statements may not be as different as they seem.( LLMs是真正的原创者还是只是剽窃者？这两种说法可能并不像看上去那么不同)”结合文章主要说明了一群计算机科学家通过一个“鸡蛋和笔记本”的问题，来测试新聊天机器人是否可以进行创作。可知，C选项“人工智能能创造出原创的东西吗？”最符合文章标题。故选C。 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。 While the road to success may differ for each individual, there are certain suggestions that can guide you along the way. ____16____ The first step towards success is to establish clear and specific goals. Take the time to identify your passions, interests, and long-term aspirations (志向). Set both short-term and long-term goals that are realistic, measurable and achievable. Having a clear sense of direction will keep you focused and positive. Create a plan. Once you have set your goals, create a well-organized plan. Break down your goals into small, manageable tasks. ____17____ Put your tasks in order of importance, set deadlines, and regularly review and adjust your plan as needed. Consistency and discipline (自制力) are key to staying on track. Continuous learning. Never stop learning and improving. ____18____ Whether it’s through formal education, workshops, or self-study, invest in acquiring new knowledge and skills. Stay updated with industry trends and advancements, and adapt accordingly. A commitment to lifelong learning will enhance your expertise and open doors to new opportunities. Embrace challenges and take risks. Success often comes with taking calculated risks and stepping out of your comfort zone. Be willing to embrace new challenges, as they provide opportunities for growth and innovation. Overcoming obstacles (阻碍) will develop resilience and build character. Remember, failure is not final. ____19____ Build a support network. Surround yourself with a supportive and like minded network of individuals who inspire and motivate you. ____20____ Their guidance, advice, and experiences can provide valuable insights for you and help you get through challenges. In conclusion, success is a personal definition that varies for each individual. With some proper strategies, you can improve your potential and achieve success. . A. Set clear goals. B. Keep your own character. C. It’s what you are looking for. D. It’s a stepping stone towards success. E. Create a timeline to track your progress. F. Stay curious and seek opportunities for your growth. G. Seek teachers who have achieved success in your desired field. 【答案】16. A 17. E 18. F 19. D 20. G 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。这篇文章主要介绍了成功的一些建议。 【16题详解】 根据后文“The first step towards success is to establish clear and specific goals. (迈向成功的第一步是建立明确而具体的目标)”可知，本段主要介绍通往成功之路第一步要先建立明确而具体的目标。A选项“Set clear goals.(设定明确的目标)”概括本段段旨，符合语境。故选A。 【17题详解】 根据前文“ Break down your goals into small, manageable tasks. (把你的目标分解成小的、可管理的任务)”以及后文“Put your tasks in order of importance, set deadlines, and regularly review and adjust your plan as needed. (把你的任务按重要性排序，设定截止日期，并根据需要定期检查和调整你的计划)”可知，此处强调的是把目标分解为小目标，接下来应该是创建时间表，记录实现每个小目标的过程，同时根据任务的重要性将每个小目标排序，定期检查和调整目标计划。E选项“Create a timeline to track your progress.(创建一个时间表来记录你的进步)”承上启下，符合语境。故选E。 【18题详解】 根据前文“Never stop learning and improving.(永远不要停止学习和提高)”可知，此处强调不要停止学习，要一直不断地提升。F选项“Stay curious and seek opportunities for your growth.(保持好奇心，为自己的成长寻找机会)”承接前文，指出保持好奇心为自己的成长寻找机会，符合语境。故选F。 【19题详解】 根据前文“Remember, failure is not final.(记住，失败不是终点)”可知，此处强调失败并不只是重点，后文应该指出失败的其他作用。D选项“It’s a stepping stone towards success.(这是通往成功的垫脚石)”指出失败是通往成功的垫脚石，经历失败，才能成功，符合语境。故选D。 【20题详解】 根据下文“Their guidance, advice, and experiences can provide valuable insights for you and help you get through challenges.(他们的指导、建议和经验可以为你提供有价值的见解，帮助你度过挑战)”可知，此处强调来自于老师的指导、建议和经验可以为你提供有价值的见解，帮助你度过挑战。前文应该指出在你想要成功的领域中向老师寻求建议。G选项“Seek teachers who have achieved success in your desired field.(寻找在你想要的领域取得成功的老师)”中的teachers与下文的their相呼应，强调老师的指导、建议和经验在成功路上的重要性，符合语境。故选G。 第三部分 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。 I first arrived in Beijing in August 2015. Since I was able to speak some Putonghua, I was confident that I could ____21____ my new life in China. With the attraction of China starting to ____22____, I soon became homesick. Yet I reminded myself repeatedly that everything I unused to would eventually become a ____23____ part of my life. As an American, it's difficult to order food at cafeterias on my Chinese university's campus. Above the kitchen serving area, the signs for which dishes were ____24____ would be changed daily. There were usually about 30 signs, and I could only ____25____ a few Chinese characters of the dishes each time. If I could ____26____ in time, I could have asked a Chinese classmate to help translate some of the names of the available dishes for me, and I could have taken the ____27____ to make new friends who may help me gain more understanding of Chinese culture. Things changed when I had to ____28____ how to fix the clogged (堵塞) toilet in my apartment. But what worried me was that I couldn't explain the problem to the repair team over the ____29____. Instead of calling the team, I went down and tried to talk to the man watching the building's entrance, I explained the problem in my _____30_____, then mimed (用哑剧动作表现) a toilet bowl. It turned out that I was a _____31_____ mime performer, so I took out my phone to translate my words. Eventually, the person helped call the repairman and fixed my toilet. Having _____32_____ a lot, I have realized that just because some features of the culture were different from what I was used to didn't mean they were _____33_____. There are no shared languages in the world. But people _____34_____ cultures can communicate with each other if you put in some efforts. And most people will help you with their _____35_____ as long as you are respectful and patient. 21. A. admit B. notice C. handle D. confirm 22. A. maintain B. disappear C. escape D. increase 23. A. moral B. different C. intelligent D. regular 24. A. acceptable B. available C. cheap D. valuable 25. A. identify B. select C. announce D. approach 26. A. go away B. go through C. go off D. go back 27. A. opportunity B. function C. achievement D. option 28. A. try out B. figure out C. run out D. set out 29. A. text B. write C. phone D. mail 30. A. stage B. gym C. bathroom D. studio 31. A. energetic B. terrible C. special D. great 32. A. experienced B. achieved C. decided D. changed 33. A. unfortunate B. unsatisfactory C. unrealistic D. unreasonable 34. A. among B. around C. across D. under 35. A. gratitude B. desire C. talent D. kindness 【答案】21. C 22. B 23. D 24. B 25. A 26. D 27. A 28. B 29. C 30. C 31. B 32. A 33. D 34. C 35. D 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了作者初到中国北京时遇到的文化差异和生活挑战，以及他如何逐渐适应并学会理解和尊重中国文化的过程。 【21题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：由于我会说一些普通话，我有信心能够处理在中国的新生活。A. admit承认；B. notice注意；C. handle处理；D. confirm确认；根据上文“Since I was able to speak some Mandarin, I was confident that”可知，作者会说一些普通话，因此对处理在中国的新生活有信心，故选C项。 【22题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：随着对中国的新鲜感开始消退，我很快就想家了。A. maintain维持；B. disappear褪色；消失；C. escape逃跑；D. increase增加；根据下文“I soon became homesick.”可知，作者很快就想家了，可推理出对中国的新鲜感开始消退，故选B项。 【23题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：但我反复提醒自己，我不习惯的一切最终都会成为我生活中常规的一部分。A. moral道德的；B. different不同的；C. intelligent聪明的；D. regular规律的；根据下文“part of my life”，可知此处说的是作者相信不习惯的事情最终会变成生活中常规的一部分，故选D项。 【24题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：厨房上方的牌子上写着每天可提供的菜肴名称。A. acceptable可接受的；B. available可获得的，可购得的；C. cheap便宜的；D. valuable珍贵的；根据上文“Above the kitchen serving area, the signs for which dishes”以及下文“would be changed daily”，可知，牌子上写的是可获得的菜肴，故选B项。 【25题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：通常总共有大约三十个牌子，每次我只能认出几个菜肴的汉字。A. identify识别；B. select选择；C. announce宣布；D. approach接近；根据下文“a few Chinese characters of the dishes each time”，可知此处说的是作者每次只能识别出几个汉字，故选A项。 【26题详解】 考查动词短语辨析。句意：如果我能及时回去，我可以请中国同学帮我翻译一些可用的菜肴名称，然后我可以借此机会结交新朋友，帮助我更多地了解中国文化。A. go away走开；B. go through经历；C. go off离开；D. go back回去；根据下文“I could have asked a Chinese classmate to help translate some of the names of the available dishes for me”，可知此处说的是如果作者能及时回去，故选D项。 【27题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：同第6题。A. opportunity机会；B. function功能；C. achievement成就；D. option选项；根据根据上文“I could have taken the”和下文“to make new friends”，可知此处说的是结交新朋友的机会，故选A项。 【28题详解】 考查动词短语辨析。句意：当我的公寓马桶堵了，我不得不想办法修理时，情况发生了变化。A. try out尝试；B. figure out弄清楚；C. run out用完；D. set out出发；根据下文“how to fix the clogged (堵塞) toilet in my apartment”可知，此处说的是作者不得不想办法修理马桶，故选B项。 【29题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：但让我担心的是，我无法通过电话向维修团队解释这个问题。A. text文本；B. write写作；C. phone电话；D. mail邮件；根据下文“Instead of calling the team, I went down and tried to talk to the man watching the building’s entrance”，可知，此处说的是作者无法通过电话解释问题，故选C项。 【30题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：我解释了我的浴室的问题，然后模仿了一个马桶的样子。A. stage舞台；B.gym体育馆；C. bathroom浴室；D. studio工作室；根据下文“mimed (用哑剧动作表现) a toilet bowl”可知，此处说的是浴室里的问题，故选C项。 【31题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：结果证明我是个糟糕的哑剧演员，所以我拿出手机翻译了我的话。A. energetic精力充沛的；B. terrible糟糕的；C. special特殊的；D. great伟大的；根据下文“so I took out my phone to translate my words”可知，作者未能通过演示的方式解释清楚，可推理出此处说的是作者认为自己是个糟糕的哑剧演员，故选B项。 【32题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：经历了这么多之后，我已经意识到，文化的一些特征与我习惯的不同，并不意味着它们是不合理的。A. experienced经历；B.achieved实现；C.decided决定；D. changed改变；根据上文“Eventually, the person helped call the repairman and fixed my toilet”可知，作者的马桶坏了，经过了几经周折才修好，可知此处说的是作者经历了许多事情，故选A项。 【33题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：同第12题。A. unfortunate不幸的；B. unsatisfactory不满意的；C. unrealistic不现实的；D. unreasonable不合理的；根据下文“can communicate with each other if you put in some efforts”，可知作者认为不同的文化特征并不意味着不合理，故选D项。 【34题详解】 考查介词词义辨析。句意：但来自不同文化的人们只要付出一些努力就能相互沟通。A. among在……之中（三个或以上）；B. around周围；C. across跨过；D. under在……下面；根据上文“I first arrived in Beijing in August 2015”可知作者是个外国人，可推理出此处说的是来自不同文化的人们能够沟通，故选C项。 【35题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：只要你尊重和耐心，大多数人会以他们的善意帮助你。A. gratitude感激；B. desire欲望；C. talent才能；D. kindness善良；根据下文“as long as you are respectful and patient”可知，此处说的是只要你恭敬并有耐心，人们会以他们的善良帮助你，故选D项。 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。 Youngsters are unwilling to learn ancient skills needed to produce the ____36____ (tradition) pens used in calligraphy. In the workshop of the Wang Yipin Brush Pen Store in Huzhou, 29-year-old Shi Wangli brushes goat fur in water with an ox horn comb (牛角梳子) ____37____ (choose) appropriate hairs to make a Chinese brush pen. Her hands are immersed (浸泡) in water for at least eight hours a day, in both summer ____38____ winter. The selection of the hairs is one of the most important ____39____ (step) of making a quality brush pen and the work cannot ____40____ (perform) by a machine. Shi is the ____41____ (young) pen technician in the entire city of Huzhou. These days, few young people are willing to undertake such ____42____ difficult job. Xu Jianfeng, general manager of the store, worries that the thousand-year-old techniques for making the Huzhou brush pens, ____43____ no young people are willing to learn, will be lost. ‌“If the Huzhou brush pen dies, an important part of Chinese culture will die with it,” he said. ____44____ (locate) in the north of Zhejiang Province, Huzhou has been home to brush pen-making for thousands of years. In ancient China, an excellent Huzhou brush pen was the symbol of social status and was the desire of all men of letters. In Chinese history, brush pens were regarded 65. _____45_____ an important tool for cultural heritage (文化遗产). 【答案】36. traditional 37. to choose 38. and 39. steps 40. be performed 41. youngest 42. a 43. which 44. Located 45. as 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了湖州王一品毛笔店的现状，年轻人不愿学习制作毛笔的古老技艺，这一千年技艺面临失传。 36题详解】 考查形容词。句意：年轻人不愿意学习制作书法用的传统毛笔所需的古老技艺。提示词修饰名词pens，用形容词traditional作定语，意为“传统的”。故填traditional。 【37题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：在湖州王一品毛笔店的工坊里，29岁的史王莉用牛角梳子在水中梳理山羊毛，以挑选合适的毛发来制作毛笔。“(choose) appropriate hairs to make a Chinese brush pen”是梳理羊毛的目的，用不定式to choose作目的状语。故填to choose。 【38题详解】 考查连词。句意：她的手每天至少要浸泡在水里八个小时，无论夏天还是冬天。both...and...是复合连词，意为“两者都；既……又……”。故填and。 【39题详解】 考查名词复数。句意：选毛是制作优质毛笔最重要的步骤之一，而且这项工作不能由机器完成。“one of+the+形容词最高级+可数名词复数”是固定结构，表示“最……之一”，step是可数名词，用复数形式steps。故填steps。 【40题详解】 考查被动语态。句意：选毛是制作优质毛笔最重要的步骤之一，而且这项工作不能由机器完成。perform(做，执行)是分句谓语动词，与主语the work之间是被动关系，且情态动词cannot后接动词原形，所以用be performed。故填be performed。 【41题详解】 考查形容词最高级。句意：史是整个湖州市最年轻的制笔技师。根据“in the entire city of Huzhou. ”可知，这里是在整个湖州市的范围内进行比较，结合定冠词the可知，要用形容词最高级youngest作定语，意为“最年轻的”。故填youngest。 42题详解】 考查冠词。句意：如今，很少有年轻人愿意从事这样一份困难的工作。可数名词job在句中表示“一份困难的工作”，泛指，且difficult是发音以辅音音素开头的单词，所以用不定冠词a修饰。故填a。 【43题详解】 考查定语从句。句意：该店总经理徐建峰担心，年轻人不愿学习的有着千年历史的湖州毛笔制作技艺将会失传。“____ no young people are willing to learn”是一个非限制性定语从句，修饰先行词techniques，指物，关系词将其代入从句中作宾语，用关系代词which引导从句。故填which。 【44题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：湖州位于浙江省北部，有着数千年的制笔历史。“(locate) in the north of Zhejiang Province”作地点状语，locate(把……安置在)和逻辑主语Huzhou之间是被动关系，要用过去分词形式表被动；句首单词首字母大写。故填Located。 【45题详解】 考查介词。句意：在中国历史上，毛笔被视为传承文化遗产的重要工具。be regarded as是固定搭配，意为“被视为，被看作”。故填as。 第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分) *第一节(满分15分) 46. 假定你是李华，上周五你们班在公园上了一堂美术课。请你给英国朋友Chris写一封邮件分享这次经历，内容包括： （1）你完成的作品； （2）你的感想。 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。 Dear Chris, I’m writing to share with you an art class I had in a park last Friday. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Yours, Li Hua 【答案】 Dear Chris, I’m writing to share with you an art class I had in a park last Friday. We were tasked to draw or paint something that impressed us most. Inspired by the fantastic scenery, I decided to create a watercolor painting of the small bridge over the park’s pond, surrounded by blooming flowers. The entire experience was incredibly refreshing. Being surrounded by nature not only sparked my creativity but also offered a much-needed break from the usual hustle and bustle of school life. I felt a deep sense of peace as I painted. In a word, it was not just an art class; it was a moment of connection with nature that I truly cherished. Yours, Li Hua 【解析】 【导语】本篇是应用文写作。要求考生给Chris写一封信, 分享在公园上美术课的经历。 【详解】1. 词汇积累 决定：decide→determine 整个的：entire→whole 提供：offer→provide 总之：in a word→in short 2. 句式拓展 简单句变复合句 原句：Inspired by the fantastic scenery, I decided to create a watercolor painting of the small bridge over the park’s pond, surrounded by blooming flowers. 拓展句：Because I was inspired by the fantastic scenery, I decided to create a watercolor painting of the small bridge over the park’s pond, which was surrounded by blooming flowers. 【点睛】[高分句型1]We were tasked to draw or paint something that impressed us most. (that引导的定语从句) [高分句型2] I felt a deep sense of peace as I painted.(as引导的时间状语从句) 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。 My parents decided to drive me to the countryside for relaxation (放松) after a busy month. Then, on a Saturday morning, my dad started his car and we set off with great expectation. Before long, we left the noisy city and came to the mountains. There were few vehicles on the road and the trees alongside were pretty. We felt so excited! As a few hours passed we drove onto a narrow road. And minutes later, we found a river not far away from the road. The beach was very wide, and we wanted to have a rest there for a while. So my dad turned our car and drove towards it. Soon, we were driving on the sandy beach. Our car wheels were struggling in the increasingly soft sand. But my dad wanted to get closer to the river. Before he regretted it, our car had got stuck in the sand. My dad tried to turn around or move back but the car didn’t move. We were trapped in the middle of nowhere. What was worse, it began raining We got out of the car and tried to push it, but failed. We were tired and our hair and coats were a little wet. But the car only sank further into the sand. Anxiously, we walked to the road, hoping to stop a vehicle for help. But after waiting for a long time, there wasn’t one vehicle passing. Just when we were helpless, we saw a farmhouse not far away. “Can they help us? I asked. My dad was doubtful. Still, we reached there, and found it was a big family. They seemed poor but friendly. My dad told them our problem and begged them to help us pull our car out. 注意：1.续写词数应为150左右； 2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 To our surprise, they nodded without thinking. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ My dad was so thankful that he handed some money to the family to thank them. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】One possible version: To our surprise, they nodded without thinking. They quickly found some ropes and tools.   And they all, including a sixty-year-old man, two tall sons, their wives and several cheerful children, followed us. When reaching the beach, some of us pushed the car while others pulled it out with all strength. We tried hard, but the car didn’t move. Just then, my father saw that many faces of this family were covered with sweat, but they didn’t leave. Finally, after we tried many times, the car was pulled out of the sand. My dad was so grateful that he handed some money to the family to thank them. However, they refused. Instead, they invited us to have a meal and offered to dry our coats. At their insistence, we returned to their home again, where the women went to prepare the meal while the men lit a big fire using firewood. The family offered us clean coats and hung our wet ones near the fire. We sat around the fire, and soon felt warm. Later, we enjoyed their delicious meal. That experience made me know that there are many helpful people who don’t expect anything in return. 【解析】 【导语】本文以人物为线索展开，讲述了作者一家外出游玩的时候，汽车陷入了河边的沙子里，后来又下起雨来。路上没有一辆过往的车辆，作者一家非常无助，决定向不远处的一户人家求助。 【详解】1.段落续写： ①由第一段首句内容“令我们吃惊的是，他们不假思索地点了点头”可知，第一段可描写这户农家人是如何帮助作者一家的。②由第二段首句内容“我爸爸非常感激，他给了一些钱来感谢他们”可知，第二段可描写作者的爸爸对这家人非常感激，并拿出了钱感谢他们，而这家人并未接受。 2.续写线索：出去游玩——遇到困难——非常无助——求助——帮忙——感激——邀请 3.词汇激活 行为类 ①到达：reach/arrive at ②拒绝：refuse/reject ③提供：offer/supply/provide 情绪类 ①高兴的：cheerful/joyful ②乐于助人的、热心肠的：helpful/kind/friendly 【点睛】【高分句型1】Just then, my father saw that many faces of this family were covered with sweat, but they didn’t leave.（运用了that引导的宾语从句） 【高分句型2】At their insistence, we returned to their home again, where the women went to prepare the meal while the men lit a big fire using firewood.（运用了where引导的定语从句和while引导的状语从句） 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $ 岳阳县一中2025年上学期高二年级入学考试 英语 时间：120分钟 分值：150分 第一部分 听力(共两节，满分30分) 第一节(共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分) 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。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. What is the weather like? A. Cloudy. B. Sunny. C. Rainy. 2. What is the woman doing? A Asking for help. B. Giving suggestions. C. Sharing an experience. 3. Who is Karen? A. A teacher. B. An artist. C. A bank clerk. 4 Where does the conversation probably take place? A. At a hotel. B. At a supermarket. C. At a travel agency. 5. What is the conversation mainly about? A. Insects. B. A book. C. The planet. 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. What do we know about the platform? A. It's aimed at improving spoken English. B. It provides Chinese reading materials. C. It offers reading services to all ages. 7. What does the man tell Jennifer in the end? A How to access the platform. B. Whether to pay for the service. C. When to sign up for the course, 听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。 8. Why does Susan talk to Mike? A. To tell him about an event about crops. B. To collect some information. C. To extend an invitation. 9. What does Mike think of the event? A. Interesting. B. Boring. C. Average. 10. When will the event end? A. At 8:00 a. m. B. At 11:00 a. m. C. At 3:00p. m. 听第8段材料，回答第11至14题。 11. How often does David go hiking in Lapland? A. Every other year. B. Once a year. C. Twice a year. 12. Who did David hike his favorite trail with the second time? A. His family. B. A friend. C. Some villagers. 13. What happened to David during the six-day hiking trip? A. He lived in a tent all the time. B. He lost his way on the fourth day. C. He climbed up Finland's highest point. 14. What does the woman want to do next summer? A. Go hiking with David. B. Go abroad for further study. C. Go on a trip with her parents. 听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。 15. What prevents Harrison from competing in the Betty Award? A. The entry fee. B. The writing style. C. The age limit. 16. Which kind of writing is Harrison good at? A. Science fiction stories. B. Love stories. C. Poems. 17. What is the relationship between the speakers? A. Parent and child. B. Classmates. C. Teacher and student. 听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。 18. How did Noah learn about monarch butterflies' situation? A. From a website. B. From a teacher. C. From a biologist. 19. What did Noah's parents decide to do? A. Help him carry out his plan. B. Persuade him to give up his idea. C. Leave him to make his own decision. 20. Why does the speaker give the talk? A. To give suggestions on wildlife protection. B. To draw people's attention to climate change. C. To encourage people to save monarch butterflies. 第二部分 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 Things to Do in Yorkshire This Summer Harrogate Music Festival Since its birth, Harrogate Music Festival has gone from strength to strength. This year, we are celebrating our 50th anniversary. We begin on 1st June with Manchester Camerata and Nicola Benedetti, presenting an amazing programme of Mozart pieces. Dates:1 June-31 July Tickets:£12-£96 Jodie's Fitness Summer Classes As the summer months roll in, our Georgian country estate makes the perfect setting for an outdoor fitness session. Come and work out with our qualified personal trainer, Jodie McGregor, on the grounds of the Middleton Lodge estate. We will be holding a free taster session on 23rd May, at 10 am, to demonstrate the variety of effective and active exercises. There are eight spaces available for the taster session. Advance bookings are required (info@middletonlodge.co.uk) Dates:23 May-11 July Tickets: £7.50 per session Felt Picture Making Working from an inspirational picture, this workshop at Helmsley Arts Centre will teach you the techniques you will need to recreate your picture in wool. We will also discuss the origins of felt, what enables wool fibres to become felt and how the processes we use work. Dates: 12 June-12 July Tickets: £40 including materials Figure It Out!-Playing with Math A new exhibition in Halifax uses everyday activities to explain the hidden math principles we all use on a regular basis. Pack a bag, cut a cake, guess which juice container holds the most liquid, and much more. Discover how architects, product designers and scientists use similar skills in their work. Dates:7 May-10 June Tickets: Free 1. What should you do if you want to attend the taster session of Jodie's fitness classes? A. Join a fitness club. B. Pay a registration fee. C. Make a booking. D. Hire a personal trainer. 2 How much is the ticket for Felt Picture Making? A. £7.50. B. £12. C. £40. D. £96. 3. Which of the following starts earliest? A. Harrogate Music Festival. B. Jodie's Fitness Summer Classes. C. Felt Picture Making. D. Figure It Out!-Playing with Math. *B Looking back, Geoff Banks of Devon, England can hardly even remember how he first started writing to his American friend, Celesta Byrne. Geoff and Celesta were given each other’s names and addresses as part of a school pen pal program back in 1938. They’re both now 100 years old, and a lot has changed in the past 84 years: their age changed ;their appearance changed; but one thing has not—they still use the traditional way to contact. “I honestly struggle to remember something, but I was talking to Celesta recently and I think it was something to do with an American school’s scheme,” Geoff said,” They matched us up with Americans for a pen pal relationship, and somehow I ended up with this letter from an American girl, and we’ve just kept corresponding (通信) ever since.” Geoff and Celesta’s relationship never turned romantic, but they shared a lot over the decades. They kept up their correspondence through World War II, sending updates about their families, friends, and work. In 2002, they finally got a chance to meet in person during a trip to New York City. Two years later, they met up again, but ever since then they’ve gone back to pen and paper. Recently, they’ve switched to digital forms of communication to stay in touch. Their children have helped them set up email accounts. “I’ve known this new thing called Zoom, I think, now to chat with her, but I leave all the technology to younger people. Deep down, I refuse to use Zoom. Writing to Celesta has been a source of great satisfaction for me over the years,” said Geoff. Celesta says their relationship is “like people who live next door”. “You know how they’re doing, you say a few words, and then you both go to work,” she explained. “She’s always been there to write to, even if it was just birthday cards and Christmas cards.” Geoff added. 4. What do Geoff and Celesta insist on doing over the 80 years? A. Sending cards. B. Writing to each other. C. Enjoying telling jokes. D. Struggling to remember things. 5. What do Geoff Banks’ words in Paragraph 3tell us? A. When they ran a scheme. B. Why they liked writing. C. What they both liked to do. D. How they got in touch. 6. Which of the following can best describe the relationship between Geoff and Celesta? A. stable and romantic. B. harmonious but short. C. close and lasting. D. difficult but satisfying. 7. What is the purpose of this text? A. To introduce a way to make friends. B. To teach us skills of writing letters. C. To tell us a tale of lifelong friends. D. To stress the power of technology. C Last winter I enjoyed a brief adventure in Guatemala. Over a period of 12 days, I explored through the jungle to watch the sunrise and danced in the street during the holiday parade. But looking back on that trip, what I remember most vividly is a New Year’s Eve in Guatemala City, at a lifeless hotel. Rather than a countdown to midnight, I counted down the hours until my departure. Nothing special happened during that night. Rather, the big role this hotel plays in my memories can be explained by a psychological principle called the recency effect. “The recency effect helps to account for our tendency to remember the ending part of a sequence of events with far more clarity than the rest, ” said Dr. Mary Poffenroth, a biopsychologist. She says it arises from our short-term memory’s inability to hold on to more than a small amount of information at once. So while there is no magic formula to create lovely travel memories, employing the recency effect can turn a good trip into an unforgettable one. Dr. Stephanie, a Neuroscientist, says that while you can strategically set off the recency effect at a trip’s end, you may have multiple opportunities to create lasting memories all along the way by breaking it up into smaller chunks. Keep in mind that the recency effect can also backfire. “Ending an amazing trip with stressful flight delays, lost luggage or feeling unwell might be enough to overshadow the entire experience, resulting in remembering the trip as awful instead of joyful, ” Stephanie said. To avoid disproportionately (不成比例地)spotlighting the final days, Poffenroth has created a trick: She amplifies (增强) earlier days in a trip to keep her memories well-rounded. “I collect little bits that will remind me of that day: a subway ticket, a seashell, a cardboard drink with a pub’ s logo on it. ” Then, as she is packing on the last day, “I go through all my little found treasures and spend a few moments recalling each one, ” she said. “This gives me a sense of closure for that chapter of travel and makes the experience memorable. ” 8. How did the author feel about the New Year’s Eve in Guatemala City? A. It was boring. B. It was eventful. C. It was relaxing. D. It was cheerful. 9. What do we know about the recency effect from paragraph 2? A. It is based on a psychological principle. B. It is widely used to create lovely memories. C. It highlights the final part of a series of events. D. It makes up for the inability of short-term memory. 10. What does the underlined word “backfire” mean in paragraph 5 ? A. Be avoided to some extent. B. Be applied extensively. C. Produce undesirable consequences. D. Pose unexpected challenges. 11. According to Poffenroth, which of the following may help travelers have good memories? A. Share travel experiences. B. Recall the final days of a journey. C. Purchase as many souvenirs as possible. D. Purposely gather reminders of a journey. D In March, 2023, a group of computer scientists published an assessment of a new chatbot with artificial intelligence (AI). The team’s report drew global attention to one test in particular: We have a book, nine eggs, a laptop, a bottle and a nail, and please tell me how to pile them onto each other in a stable manner. This is a tough puzzle. Earlier versions of the chatbot gave silly and unreasonable answers. But the new chatbot’s unique answer helped set off the current global wave of AI advocacy and anxiety. It fueled debate about how large language models (LLMs) were able to perform creative tasks. By 2022, LLMs were being trained on as many as 17 trillion words of human-generated text, mainly from the Internet. It was certain that the new chatbot was exposed to functional fixedness (功能固着) problems in its training. The researchers were of course aware of that and invented the “eggs and laptop” puzzle to prevent the new chatbot from dishonestly copying an answer from the Internet. LLMs used language statistics only. No one had said how to pile these nine eggs on top of each other ever before. The extreme rarity of those words would tend to prevent LLMs from talking about piling eggs in unrealistic ways. One of the researchers that tested the new chatbot thinks it’s likely that an LLM trained on trillions of words creates a world model, and this is what gives it the “magical” extrapolation (外推) properties. Are LLMs truly original or are they just plagiarists (剽窃者)? The two statements may not be as different as they seem. There’s nothing entirely new under the sun. Edison did not invent the light bulb but improved it. Most so-called creators apply knowledge from different fields to a problem and arrive at a solution. It’s more a matter of making relevant connections than of inventing something completely new. If LLMs are indeed acquiring the ability to make relevant connections, that would be a historic but discomforting development. 12. What do we know about the new chatbot’s answer to the puzzle in paragraph 1? A. It was silly. B. It set people thinking. C. It drew little attention. D. It highlighted language innovation. 13. Why did the researchers invent the “eggs and laptop” puzzle? A. To copy online answers. B. To stop the chatbot cheating. C. To train humans to use language. D. To expose the chatbot to functional problems. 14. What does the author convey in the last paragraph? A. How an invention came into being. B. How Edison became successful in history. C. Why Edison invented something entirely new. D. Why an invention required effort and opportunity. 15. What is the best title for the text? A. Will Robots Replace Humans? B. Can Robots Develop Smoothly? C. Can AI Come Up With Anything Original? D. Will AI Solve Magical And Difficult Problems? 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。 While the road to success may differ for each individual, there are certain suggestions that can guide you along the way. ____16____ The first step towards success is to establish clear and specific goals. Take the time to identify your passions, interests, and long-term aspirations (志向). Set both short-term and long-term goals that are realistic, measurable and achievable. Having a clear sense of direction will keep you focused and positive. Create a plan. Once you have set your goals, create a well-organized plan. Break down your goals into small, manageable tasks. ____17____ Put your tasks in order of importance, set deadlines, and regularly review and adjust your plan as needed. Consistency and discipline (自制力) are key to staying on track. Continuous learning. Never stop learning and improving. ____18____ Whether it’s through formal education, workshops, or self-study, invest in acquiring new knowledge and skills. Stay updated with industry trends and advancements, and adapt accordingly. A commitment to lifelong learning will enhance your expertise and open doors to new opportunities. Embrace challenges and take risks. Success often comes with taking calculated risks and stepping out of your comfort zone. Be willing to embrace new challenges, as they provide opportunities for growth and innovation. Overcoming obstacles (阻碍) will develop resilience and build character. Remember, failure is not final. ____19____ Build a support network. Surround yourself with a supportive and like minded network of individuals who inspire and motivate you. ____20____ Their guidance, advice, and experiences can provide valuable insights for you and help you get through challenges. In conclusion, success is a personal definition that varies for each individual. With some proper strategies, you can improve your potential and achieve success. . A. Set clear goals. B. Keep your own character. C. It’s what you are looking for. D. It’s a stepping stone towards success. E Create a timeline to track your progress. F. Stay curious and seek opportunities for your growth. G. Seek teachers who have achieved success in your desired field. 第三部分 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。 I first arrived in Beijing in August 2015. Since I was able to speak some Putonghua, I was confident that I could ____21____ my new life in China. With the attraction of China starting to ____22____, I soon became homesick. Yet I reminded myself repeatedly that everything I unused to would eventually become a ____23____ part of my life. As an American, it's difficult to order food at cafeterias on my Chinese university's campus. Above the kitchen serving area, the signs for which dishes were ____24____ would be changed daily. There were usually about 30 signs, and I could only ____25____ a few Chinese characters of the dishes each time. If I could ____26____ in time, I could have asked a Chinese classmate to help translate some of the names of the available dishes for me, and I could have taken the ____27____ to make new friends who may help me gain more understanding of Chinese culture. Things changed when I had to ____28____ how to fix the clogged (堵塞) toilet in my apartment. But what worried me was that I couldn't explain the problem to the repair team over the ____29____. Instead of calling the team, I went down and tried to talk to the man watching the building's entrance, I explained the problem in my _____30_____, then mimed (用哑剧动作表现) a toilet bowl. It turned out that I was a _____31_____ mime performer, so I took out my phone to translate my words. Eventually, the person helped call the repairman and fixed my toilet. Having _____32_____ a lot, I have realized that just because some features of the culture were different from what I was used to didn't mean they were _____33_____. There are no shared languages in the world. But people _____34_____ cultures can communicate with each other if you put in some efforts. And most people will help you with their _____35_____ as long as you are respectful and patient. 21. A. admit B. notice C. handle D. confirm 22. A. maintain B. disappear C. escape D. increase 23. A. moral B. different C. intelligent D. regular 24. A. acceptable B. available C. cheap D. valuable 25. A. identify B. select C. announce D. approach 26. A. go away B. go through C. go off D. go back 27. A. opportunity B. function C. achievement D. option 28. A. try out B. figure out C. run out D. set out 29. A. text B. write C. phone D. mail 30. A. stage B. gym C. bathroom D. studio 31. A. energetic B. terrible C. special D. great 32. A. experienced B. achieved C. decided D. changed 33. A. unfortunate B. unsatisfactory C. unrealistic D. unreasonable 34. A. among B. around C. across D. under 35. A. gratitude B. desire C. talent D. kindness 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。 Youngsters are unwilling to learn ancient skills needed to produce the ____36____ (tradition) pens used in calligraphy. In the workshop of the Wang Yipin Brush Pen Store in Huzhou, 29-year-old Shi Wangli brushes goat fur in water with an ox horn comb (牛角梳子) ____37____ (choose) appropriate hairs to make a Chinese brush pen. Her hands are immersed (浸泡) in water for at least eight hours a day, in both summer ____38____ winter. The selection of the hairs is one of the most important ____39____ (step) of making a quality brush pen and the work cannot ____40____ (perform) by a machine. Shi is the ____41____ (young) pen technician in the entire city of Huzhou. These days, few young people are willing to undertake such ____42____ difficult job. Xu Jianfeng, general manager of the store, worries that the thousand-year-old techniques for making the Huzhou brush pens, ____43____ no young people are willing to learn, will be lost. ‌“If the Huzhou brush pen dies, an important part of Chinese culture will die with it,” he said. ____44____ (locate) in the north of Zhejiang Province, Huzhou has been home to brush pen-making for thousands of years. In ancient China, an excellent Huzhou brush pen was the symbol of social status and was the desire of all men of letters. In Chinese history, brush pens were regarded 65. _____45_____ an important tool for cultural heritage (文化遗产). 第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分) *第一节(满分15分) 46. 假定你是李华，上周五你们班在公园上了一堂美术课。请你给英国朋友Chris写一封邮件分享这次经历，内容包括： （1）你完成的作品； （2）你的感想。 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。 Dear Chris, I’m writing to share with you an art class I had in a park last Friday. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Yours, Li Hua 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。 My parents decided to drive me to the countryside for relaxation (放松) after a busy month. Then, on a Saturday morning, my dad started his car and we set off with great expectation. Before long, we left the noisy city and came to the mountains. There were few vehicles on the road and the trees alongside were pretty. We felt so excited! As a few hours passed we drove onto a narrow road. And minutes later, we found a river not far away from the road. The beach was very wide, and we wanted to have a rest there for a while. So my dad turned our car and drove towards it. Soon, we were driving on the sandy beach. Our car wheels were struggling in the increasingly soft sand. But my dad wanted to get closer to the river. Before he regretted it, our car had got stuck in the sand. My dad tried to turn around or move back but the car didn’t move. We were trapped in the middle of nowhere. What was worse, it began raining We got out of the car and tried to push it, but failed. We were tired and our hair and coats were a little wet. But the car only sank further into the sand. Anxiously, we walked to the road, hoping to stop a vehicle for help. But after waiting for a long time, there wasn’t one vehicle passing. Just when we were helpless, we saw a farmhouse not far away. “Can they help us? I asked. My dad was doubtful. Still, we reached there, and found it was a big family. They seemed poor but friendly. My dad told them our problem and begged them to help us pull our car out. 注意：1.续写词数应为150左右； 2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 To our surprise, they nodded without thinking. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ My dad was so thankful that he handed some money to the family to thank them. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $