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试卷类型：A 肇庆市端州区2025届高中毕业班第二次模拟适应性考试 英 语 满分150分 考试用时120分钟 注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必用黑色字迹钢笔或签字笔将自己的姓名、考生号、考场号和座位号填写在答题卡上。用2B铅笔将试卷类型（A）填涂在答题卡相应位置上。将条形码横贴在答题卡右上角“条形码粘贴处”。因笔试不考听力，试卷从第二部分开始，试题序号从“21”开始。 2．作答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案，答案不能答在试卷上。 3．非选择题必须用色字迹钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答的答案无效。 4．考生必须保持答题卡整洁。考试结束后，将试卷和答题卡一并交回。 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 Have you ever dreamed of an ideal neighborhood for your next trip? Well, Time Out magazine has the answer. Every year, they create a list of the “coolest neighborhoods” around the world by looking at things like community spirit, beautiful parks, and lively streets. This year, 38 amazing ones made the list. Here are three that stood out. Seongsu-dong in Seoul, South Korea, used to be an industrial center, home to shoe and other small factories. Now, the old buildings and factories have turned into cosy cafes, shops, and galleries (画廊). The area has become a popular destination for South Korean youth and a fashion hot spot with many brands keen (热切的) to set up shops here. Notre-Dame-du-Mont in France is known for its art and relaxed atmosphere. Once known as the industrial district, Notre-Dame-du-Mont is now a place where you can find markets, restaurants, and shops that are unique to it. It’s a mix of tradition and fashion, with a bit of a rebellious (反叛的) spirit, which has attracted many trendy youth. Gloria in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, was once beautiful with buildings that looked like they were from France. But it was forgotten for a while. Now, it’s making a comeback, attracting a younger crowd. The beach is cleaner, and old buildings are being fixed up. There’s also a big open-air market where you can find over 150 sellers offering unique goods. Find out more cities that made the list here, explore the options, and start planning your next trip! 1. What do Seongsu-dong and Notre-Dame-du-Mont have in common? A. They both have a long history of art. B. They are both popular among the elderly. C. They both have the most famous open-air markets. D. They have both transformed from industrial to fashionable. 2. What is special about Gloria in Rio de Janeiro? A. It has always been a popular tourist destination. B. The buildings are newly built in French style. C. It is experiencing a revival with a big market. D. It is famous for its clean beach. 3. Where is this article most likely to be from? A. A travel plan B. A travel magazine. C. A travel brochure D. A post on the Internet 【答案】1. D 2. C 3. D 【解析】 【导语】本文是应用文。介绍了《Time Out》杂志每年评选的全球“最酷街区”榜单。文章特别提到了三个脱颖而出的街区：韩国首尔的Seongsu-dong、法国的Notre-Dame-du-Mont和巴西里约热内卢的Gloria。 【1题详解】 细节理解题。根据第二段“Seongsu-dong in Seoul, South Korea, used to be an industrial center, home to shoe and other small factories. Now, the old buildings and factories have turned into cosy cafes, shops, and galleries (画廊).(韩国首尔的Seongsu-dong曾经是一个工业中心，是制鞋和其他小型工厂的所在地。现在，古老的建筑和工厂已经变成了舒适的咖啡馆、商店和画廊)”以及第三段“Notre-Dame-du-Mont in France is known for its art and relaxed atmosphere. Once known as the industrial district, Notre-Dame-du-Mont is now a place where you can find markets, restaurants, and shops that are unique to it.(法国的圣母院以其艺术和轻松的氛围而闻名。巴黎圣母院曾经是工业区，现在你可以在这里找到独特的市场、餐馆和商店)”可知，两者都经历了从工业到时尚的转变。故选D项。 【2题详解】 细节理解题。根据倒数第二段“Gloria in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, was once beautiful with buildings that looked like they were from France. But it was forgotten for a while. Now, it’s making a comeback, attracting a younger crowd. The beach is cleaner, and old buildings are being fixed up. There’s also a big open-air market where you can find over 150 sellers offering unique goods.(巴西里约热内卢的Gloria曾经是一座美丽的城市，那里的建筑看起来像是来自法国。但有一段时间它被遗忘了。现在，它正在卷土重来，吸引了更年轻的人群。海滩更干净了，旧建筑也正在修缮。还有一个很大的露天市场，在那里你可以找到150多个卖家提供独特的商品)”可知，它正在经历一个大市场的复兴。故选C项。 【3题详解】 推理判断题。根据最后一段“Find out more cities that made the list here, explore the options, and start planning your next trip!(在这里找到更多上榜的城市，探索各种选择，开始计划你的下一次旅行吧！)”可知，这种表述更像是在线文章或帖子的风格，鼓励读者通过链接或网站去了解更多信息，这是互联网内容的常见做法。因此，这篇文章最有可能是来自互联网上的一个帖子。故选D项。 B You won’t find tigers jumping through fiery hoops in the wild or bears riding bicycles. Wild elephants don’t walk around on two legs and wild sea lions don’t balance balls on their noses for fun. These are the kinds of animal acts you may have seen at the circus. However, the wild animals in circuses are extremely stressed by circus conditions. The loud noise of the music, the cheers of the crowd and the dizzying lights all disorientate (失去方向) and cause stress to wild animals. Over long periods, this can result in abnormal behaviors and health problems related to anxiety. While it is possible that domesticated dogs could enjoy the stimulation of certain types of circus training and performance, for wild species such as tigers, bears and monkeys, performing on stage can get them deeply hurt. The movements and poses are completely unnatural and can cause physical injury and stress. When circus animals don’t perform the trick right, they are often beaten as punishment. The living conditions at circuses consistently fail to meet the animals’ most basic needs. When the show stops, the animals typically return to isolation in small, barren cages which give them no opportunity to carry out behaviors natural to their species, or to interact with their own kind. While not performing, the animals have nothing to do but stare at the walls. Many are limited to living in dark places with no daylight, no sunlight, and no exposure to the outside for stimulation. They live mind-numbing, boring, completely unnatural lives. Traveling circus animals can spend up to 11 months of the year on the road. They are limited inside very small stalls or cages, traveling for thousands of hours, over very long distances. It’s disturbing, unnatural, frightening and stressful for them. Nearly all circus animals are chained up and immobilized while traveling. Traveling poses many physical risks to them, including accidents, injuries, heart stroke and overheating, unusual cold and freezing temperatures that can make them sick, loud noise and general discomfort. 4. Why are animals in circuses unhealthy both mentally and physically? A. Because of their abnormal behavior. B. Because of their performances on stage. C. Because of their punishment from trainers. D. Because of their unnatural living conditions. 5. What does paragraph 3 mainly talk about? A. The animals’ basic needs when a show stops. B. The animals’ living state when they do not perform. C. The animals’ mental state when they are travelling. D. The animals’ daily interactions when they are caged. 6. What does the underlined word “immobilized” in paragraph 4 mean? A. Fixed in a place. B. Delivered to a place. C. Trained by someone. D. Followed by someone. 7. What’s the author’s attitude towards those animals in circuses? A. Indifferent. B. Annoyed. C. Sympathetic. D. Opposed. 【答案】4. D 5. B 6. A 7. C 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇议论文。文章主要讨论了马戏团动物在表演和生活中的不健康状态，以及它们所面临的种种问题。 【4题详解】 推理判断题。根据第二段“However, the wild animals in circuses are extremely stressed by circus conditions. The loud noise of the music, the cheers of the crowd and the dizzying lights all disorientate (失去方向) and cause stress to wild animals. Over long periods, this can result in abnormal behaviors and health problems related to anxiety. While it is possible that domesticated dogs could enjoy the stimulation of certain types of circus training and performance, for wild species such as tigers, bears and monkeys, performing on stage can get them deeply hurt. The movements and poses are completely unnatural and can cause physical injury and stress. When circus animals don’t perform the trick right, they are often beaten as punishment.(然而，马戏团里的野生动物因为马戏团的条件而极度紧张。音乐的巨大噪音、人群的欢呼声和令人眩晕的灯光都会让野生动物迷失方向并产生压力。长此以往，这会导致异常行为和与焦虑相关的健康问题。虽然家犬可能会喜欢某些类型的马戏团训练和表演的刺激，但对于老虎、熊和猴子等野生物种来说，在舞台上表演可能会让它们受到严重伤害。这些动作和姿势完全不自然，可能导致身体受伤和压力。当马戏团动物表演不当时，它们经常会受到殴打作为惩罚)”和第三段中“The living conditions at circuses consistently fail to meet the animals’ most basic needs.(马戏团的居住条件一直不能满足动物最基本的需求)”可知，马戏团的动物因为不自然的生活条件，包括表演时的压力和不当对待，以及非自然的居住环境，导致它们在心理和身体上都不健康。故选D项。 【5题详解】 主旨大意题。根据第三段“The living conditions at circuses consistently fail to meet the animals’ most basic needs. When the show stops, the animals typically return to isolation in small, barren cages which give them no opportunity to carry out behaviors natural to their species, or to interact with their own kind. While not performing, the animals have nothing to do but stare at the walls. Many are limited to living in dark places with no daylight, no sunlight, and no exposure to the outside for stimulation. They live mind-numbing, boring, completely unnatural lives.(马戏团的居住条件一直不能满足动物最基本的需求。当表演结束时，动物们通常会被隔离在狭小、贫瘠的笼子里，这使它们没有机会表现出自己物种的自然行为，也无法与同类互动。在不表演的时候，动物们无所事事，只能盯着墙壁看。许多动物只能生活在没有日光、没有阳光、没有外界刺激的黑暗地方。它们过着令人麻木、无聊、完全不自然的生活)”可知，本段主要讲述了动物在不表演时的生活状态，即它们被囚禁在狭小的笼子里，无法展现自然行为，生活极度无聊且不自然。故选B项。 【6题详解】 词句猜测题。根据划线词所在句“Nearly all circus animals are chained up and immobilized while traveling.(几乎所有的马戏团动物在旅行时都被锁链锁住并immobilized)”中“are chained up”可知，马戏团在出行时动物都是被锁链锁住的，由此可知，它们“被固定在一个地方”，故划线词immobilized与Fixed in a place同义。故选A项。 【7题详解】 推理判断题。根据全文内容，特别是第二段“However, the wild animals in circuses are extremely stressed by circus conditions.(然而，马戏团里的野生动物因为马戏团的条件而极度紧张)”和第三段“The living conditions at circuses consistently fail to meet the animals’ most basic needs.(马戏团的居住条件一直不能满足动物最基本的需求)”可知，作者详细描述了马戏团动物所遭受的不公和痛苦，包括表演时的压力、不当的对待以及非自然的居住环境。由此可推知，作者对马戏团中的动物持同情态度。故选C项。 C Who among us hasn’t weighed up the value of attending an event that required a long commute (通勤), or found themselves in a bad mood due to being stuck in traffic? But while it’s obvious that some activities will bring us joy and others only frustration, translating this understanding into data that can help guide policy decisions has historically proved difficult. It’s what Dr. Christian Krekel and Dr. George MacKerron have been exploring. They propose a new method for estimating the Value of Time (VOT) and calculate (计算), for the first time, VOTs for a wide range of common activities such as walking, commuting and socialising. Through an app called Mappiness, they can ask people about their happiness randomly throughout the day and record how they are actually feeling in that moment while doing something or being somewhere. With data from over 30,000 people around the UK, the researchers were able to identify how people felt when carrying out 42 daily activities and calculate a monetary (货币的) value for each activity. Interestingly, “waiting or queuing” was found to have a strong and significant negative impact on happiness, ranking as the third least enjoyable activity. The VOT shows that spending 60 minutes waiting is found to be worth £12.20 per hour; commuting £8.40 per hour; and waiting during commuting, a huge £17.20 per hour. These high costs suggest that respondents would be better off spending their time doing something else. Or, as Dr. Krekel says, “Someone who is waiting for 60 minutes would need to be paid £12.20 to achieve the same level of happiness if they were not waiting.” This new method of calculating VOT allows researchers to measure the benefits of funding time-saving facilities, helping policymakers to make informed decisions over where best to spend money. By showing how impactful waiting and commuting are on the population, the research makes a strong case for funding projects that would reduce the time people spend doing these activities and promote the wellbeing of all who stand to benefit. 8. Why does the author mention two situations in paragraph 1? A. To present a fact. B. To introduce the topic. C. To explain the issue. D. To compare the differences. 9. The researchers estimated the VOTs through ________. A. random surveys B. calculated case studies C. on-site observations D. face-to-face interviews 10. Which of the following might have the highest VOT according to the research? A. Commuting to school on a bus for thirty minutes. B. Waiting for a coffee for nearly one hour at a café. C. Spending two hours shopping with a friend at a mall. D. Being stuck in traffic for an hour on the way to work. 11. What does the last paragraph mainly talk about? A. The appeal for future studies. B. The challenges of the project. C. The application of the research. D. The improvement of the method. 【答案】8. B 9. A 10. D 11. C 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了研究人员通过应用程序收集数据算出多种日常活动的时间价值，发现等待或排队对幸福感有负面影响，该方法能助力政策制定者的相关决策。 【8题详解】 推理判断题。根据第一段“Who among us hasn’t weighed up the value of attending an event that required a long commute (通勤), or found themselves in a bad mood due to being stuck in traffic? But while it’s obvious that some activities will bring us joy and others only frustration, translating this understanding into data that can help guide policy decisions has historically proved difficult. (我们当中有谁没有权衡过参加一个需要长途通勤的活动的价值，或者发现自己因为交通堵塞而心情不好？但是，虽然很明显，有些活动会给我们带来快乐，而其他活动只会给我们带来沮丧，但历史证明，将这种理解转化为可以帮助指导政策决策的数据是困难的)”可知，此处先提到这两种日常生活中常见的与时间利用和感受相关的场景，再指出将人们对不同活动的感受转化为数据，进而指导政策决策很困难。由此可知，作者提到这两种情况是为了引出文章的主题，即如何通过数据衡量时间价值并指导政策决策。故选B项。 【9题详解】 细节理解题。根据第二段中“Through an app called Mappiness, they can ask people about their happiness randomly throughout the day and record how they are actually feeling in that moment while doing something or being somewhere. (通过一款名为Mappiness的应用程序，他们可以在一天中随机询问人们的快乐程度，并记录下他们在做某事或在某处时那一刻的真实感受)”可知，研究人员通过随机调查估算了时间价值。故选A项。 【10题详解】 细节理解题。根据第三段中“The VOT shows that spending 60 minutes waiting is found to be worth £12.20 per hour; commuting £8.40 per hour; and waiting during commuting, a huge £17.20 per hour. (VOT显示，花60分钟等待每小时价值12.20英镑；通勤每小时8.40英镑；在通勤途中等待，每小时17.20英镑)”可知，D项“在上班路上堵车一小时”属于通勤期间的等待，其时间价值最高。故选D项。 【11题详解】 主旨大意题。根据最后一段“This new method of calculating VOT allows researchers to measure the benefits of funding time-saving facilities, helping policymakers to make informed decisions over where best to spend money. By showing how impactful waiting and commuting are on the population, the research makes a strong case for funding projects that would reduce the time people spend doing these activities and promote the wellbeing of all who stand to benefit. (这种计算VOT的新方法使研究人员能够衡量为节省时间的设施提供资金的好处，帮助决策者做出明智的决定，决定把钱花在哪里最好。通过展示等待和通勤对人们的影响，这项研究为资助一些项目提供了强有力的理由，这些项目将减少人们花在这些活动上的时间，并促进所有受益人群的福祉)”可知，本段围绕该研究在实际决策和项目资金支持方面的应用展开，介绍了研究成果在现实中的用途。故选C项。 D Studies have shown the mere exposure effect also referred to as the familiarity principle, inspires our decisions. It is a helpful psychological mechanism (机制) that helps us maintain our energy and focus our attention on other things. Getting used to new things takes effort and it can be tiring. So unless we have a terrible experience, we are likely to buy from companies we’ve got used to. That is why companies spend so much money on advertising and marketing and why insurance companies openly charge existing customers more than new ones. It’s not the case that we only desire things we already know. Some studies suggest when invited to share our preferences, we sometimes see less familiar choices as more desirable. But when acting on that preference, we fall back to what we know. This might explain why sometimes the things we want and the things we do don’t quite match up. We might even return to companies that treated us poorly in the past or stay in bad relationships. It’s easy to paint the familiarity principle as an enemy or something to battle as if it is something that holds us back from living our dreams. But this attitude might be overwhelming because it tends to encourage us toward big-picture thinking. Where we imagine that change requires a substantial dramatic (巨大而突然的) swing that we don’t feel ready for. Some articles suggest the solution to familiarity frustration is complete exposure to novelty (新奇的事物). While this can appear effective in the short run, we may only end up replacing one problem with another. It also risks overwhelm and burnout. So what if we can work with the familiarity principle instead? Familiarity is something we can learn to play with and enjoy. It is a setting for creativity and a pathway to expansion. We can broaden the zone of familiarity bit by bit. If we think of familiarity as something that can expand, we can consider changing the conditions in and around our lies to make more space for our preferences to take root and grow gently. From here, we will start to make decisions, drawing from an ever-deepening pool of valuable alternatives. 12. What allows insurance companies to charge old customers more? A. The familiarity principle. B. The advertising cost. C. The improved service. D. The law of the market. 13. What can be learned from paragraph 2? A. Our preferences affect our decisions. B. There can be a mismatch between desires and actions. C. The familiarity principle is a double-edged sword. D. Familiarity tends to generate disrespect. 14. What is the author’s attitude towards the solution in some articles? A. Objective. B. Favorable. C. Disapproving. D. Tolerant. 15. Which of the following is the best title for the text? A Gently Expand Your Familiarity Zone B. Step Out Of Your Familiarity Zone C. Spare A Thought For Your Preference D. Give Priority To The Mere Exposure Effect 【答案】12. A 13. B 14. C 15. A 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇议论文。文章主要探讨了熟悉性原则对我们决策的影响，并提出了一种平衡的观点来看待这个原则，而不是将其视为阻碍，作者建议我们可以通过逐步扩展熟悉区域来利用这一原则来促进创造性和成长。 【12题详解】 细节理解题。根据第一段“Studies have shown the mere exposure effect, also referred to as the familiarity principle, inspires our decisions. It is a helpful psychological mechanism (机制) that helps us maintain our energy and focus our attention on other things. Getting used to new things takes effort and it can be tiring. So unless we have a terrible experience, we are likely to buy from companies we’ve got used to. That is why companies spend so much money on advertising and marketing and why insurance companies openly charge existing customers more than new ones.(研究表明，单纯的暴露效应，也被称为熟悉原则，会激发我们的决定。这是一种有益的心理机制，可以帮助我们保持精力充沛，把注意力集中在其他事情上。习惯新事物需要努力，而且可能会很累。因此，除非我们有糟糕的经历，否则我们很可能会从我们已经习惯的公司购买股票。这就是为什么公司在广告和营销上花那么多钱，为什么保险公司公开向现有客户收取比新客户更高的费用)”可知，熟悉原则让保险公司向老客户收取更多费用。故选A。 【13题详解】 推理判断题。根据第二段“It’s not the case that we only desire things we already know. Some studies suggest when invited to share our preferences, we sometimes see less familiar choices as more desirable. But when acting on that preference, we fall back to what we know. This might explain why sometimes the things we want and the things we do don’t quite match up. We might even return to companies that treated us poorly in the past or stay in bad relationships.(这并不是说我们只想要已知的东西。一些研究表明，当被邀请分享我们的偏好时，我们有时会认为不太熟悉的选择更可取。但当我们按照这种偏好行事时，我们又回到了我们所知道的。这也许可以解释为什么有时候我们想要的和我们做的并不完全匹配。我们甚至可能回到过去对我们不好的公司，或者保持糟糕的关系)”可知，本段解释了为什么有时候我们想要的和我们做的并不完全匹配，也就是说有时候我们的欲望和行动可能不匹配。故选B。 【14题详解】 推理判断题。根据第三段“While this can appear effective in the short run, we may only end up replacing one problem with another. It also risks overwhelm and burnout.(虽然这在短期内看起来是有效的，但我们最终可能只是用一个问题代替另一个问题。它也有让人不堪重负和精疲力竭的风险。)”可知，这段话表明作者对文章中提出的解决方案持反对态度，认为这种解决方案可能只是暂时有效，而且可能带来新的问题和风险。因此，作者的态度是反对的。故选C。 【15题详解】 主旨大意题。根据第一段“Studies have shown the mere exposure effect, also referred to as the familiarity principle, inspires our decisions. It is a helpful psychological mechanism (机制) that helps us maintain our energy and focus our attention on other things. Getting used to new things takes effort and it can be tiring.(研究表明，单纯的暴露效应，也被称为熟悉原则，会激发我们的决定。这是一种有益的心理机制，可以帮助我们保持精力充沛，把注意力集中在其他事情上。习惯新事物需要努力，而且可能会很累)”以及最后一段“We can broaden the zone of familiarity bit by bit. If we think of familiarity as something that can expand, we can consider changing the conditions in and around our lies to make more space for our preferences to take root and grow gently. From here, we will start to make decisions, drawing from an ever-deepening pool of valuable alternatives.(我们可以一点一点地扩大熟悉的范围。如果我们认为熟悉是一种可以扩展的东西，我们可以考虑改变我们谎言内部和周围的条件，为我们的偏好提供更多的空间，让它生根发芽。从这里开始，我们将开始从不断加深的有价值的选择中做出决定)”可知，文章主要讨论了熟悉性原则对我们决策的影响，以及如何利用这一原则进行创新和拓展。文章强调了我们可以逐步扩大熟悉的范围，通过改变生活中的条件，为我们的偏好提供更多的空间，使其能够生根并温和地成长。因此，选项A“慢慢扩大你的熟悉范围”最能概括文章的主题。故选A。 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。 How Loneliness Is Killing Us Loneliness is absolutely an epidemic (流行病) in our society, but it’s been growing for decades. Loneliness is the sense that “I am less connected to other people than I want to be.”_____16_____And that makes it different from isolation (独处). I can deliberately isolate myself and feel great about that, but only you can tell if you’re lonely. _____17_____ In some studies, as many as, 60% of people will say that they feel lonely much of the time. Young adults aged 16 to 24 are the loneliest age group. There are many factors that are responsible for that. Loneliness was on the rise from the 1950s in part because of the rise of private cars. We’ve become a much more mobile society where the networks of family and friends get loose as people move for jobs and other kinds of opportunities like education. _____18_____ But then it tears us away from the communities we are born into and spend much of our lives creating. When television came into the American home, there was more of a decline in investing in our communities. And that was made worse as the digital revolution gave us more and more screens to look at. Research finds loneliness is dangerous to our health. ____19____In addition, people who are lonely in late life have more rapid brain decline. The choice we can make to keep us on a good path of wellbeing is to invest in our relationships with other people. ____20____.You belong. You matter. You’re connected. A. It’s a very subjective experience. B. All of that is good on the one hand. C. You may feel lost and may have low confidence. D. Stress coming from loneliness causes physical breakdown. E. Since the 1950s, people have been less and less invested in other people. F. People go to faraway colleges and only get in touch with families on screen. G. A good way is to find an activity around other people where you are comfortable. 【答案】16. A 17. E 18. B 19. D 20. G 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章介绍了现在人们感到孤独的原因以及孤独对我们的影响。 【16题详解】 由上文“Loneliness is the sense that “I am less connected to other people than I want to be”.孤独是一种“我和别人的联系比我想要的少”的感觉)”可知，这里在具体描述孤独是一种怎样的状态，而A项It’s a very subjective experience.(这是一种非常主观的体验)符合语境，其中It指代上文的 Loneliness，subjective与上文I want to be对应，所以本句有承上作用。故选A项。 【17题详解】 由下文“In some studies, as many as, 60% of people will say that they feel lonely much of the time. (在一些研究中，多达60%的人会说他们大部分时间都感到孤独)”可知，这里讲很多人会感觉到孤独，而E项Since the 1950s, people have been less and less invested in other people.(自20世纪50年代以来，人们对他人的投入的沟通时间越来越少)符合语境，与下句构成因果关系，所以有启下作用。故选E项。 【18题详解】 由上文“There are many factors that are responsible for that. Loneliness was on the rise from the 1950s in part because of the rise of private care. We’ve become a much more mobile society where the networks of family and friends get loose as people move for jobs and other kinds of opportunities like education.(造成这种情况的因素有很多。自20世纪50年代以来，孤独感呈上升趋势，部分原因是私人护理的兴起。我们已经成为一个流动性更强的社会，随着人们为工作和教育等其他机会而流动，家人和朋友的网络变得松散)”可知，这里在讲造成孤独的因素。而B项All of that is good on the one hand.(一方面，这一切都很好)符合语境，that指代上文列举的具体情况， 本句也与but引导的后文形成转折关系。故选B项。 【19题详解】 由上文“Research finds loneliness is dangerous to our health. (研究发现孤独对我们的健康是危险的)”可知，孤独对我们的健康是危险的，而D项Stress coming from loneliness causes physical breakdown.(孤独带来的压力会导致身体崩溃)符合语境，其中physical breakdown与上文dangerous to our health对应，所以本句有承上作用。故选D项。 【20题详解】 由上文“The choice we can make to keep us on a good path of wellbeing is to invest in our relationships with other people.(我们可以做出的选择是投资于我们与他人的关系，以保持我们的健康)”可知，这里讲我们可以投资于我们与他人的关系来保持我们的健康，而G项A good way is to find an activity around other people where you are comfortable.(一个好方法是在别人周围找一个你觉得舒服的活动)符合语境，本句为改善我们与他人的关系的具体建议，所以有承上作用。故选G项。 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） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 Kashif Hoda was waiting for a train when a young man asked him for directions. Mr. Hoda was ___21___ by the man’s thick-framed glasses, but he did not realize that they were smart glasses and that a small white light indicated that they were ___22___. A few minutes later, the same man, a Harvard junior named AnhPhu Nguyen, ___23___ him again and asked, “Do you ___24___ to work on community issues?” Mr. Hoda was ___25___. He currently worked in biotechnology but had previously been a journalist ___26___ social matters. “I’ve read your ___27___ before,” Mr. Nguyen said. “That’s super cool.” They shook hands before Mr. Hoda ___28___ his train, still processing how strange the ___29___ had been. A week later, he found out just how strange: he had been a guinea pig in an experiment. Mr. Nguyen and a fellow Harvard student, Caine Ardayfio, had built glasses used for _____30_____ strangers in real time, and had _____31_____ them on two “real people” at the subway station, including Mr. Hoda. Now the two students asked Mr. Hoda for his _____32_____ to feature him in a video, and he agreed, believing it to be an important demonstration of what new technology could achieve. The video went viral. Mr. Nguyen explained in an interview that their system relied on widely _____33_____ technologies. “All the tools were there. We just had the idea to combine them together.” He added that they had no desire to commercialize this project and had _____34_____ wanted to show it was possible. He also encouraged people to _____35_____ their information from data broker sites that can reveal private details. 21. A. guided B. challenged C. struck D. inspired 22. A. recording B. charging C. loading D. reflecting 23. A. helped B. approached C. questioned D. invited 24. A. remember B. intend C. regret D. happen 25. A. shocked B. amused C. embarrassed D. relieved 26. A. solving B. organizing C. reforming D. covering 27. A. novel B. poem C. work D. diary 28. A. looked for B. got on C. waved at D. signaled for 29. A. adventure B. encounter C. relationship D. task 30. A. identifying B. locating C. observing D. consulting 31. A. discovered B. placed C. based D. demonstrated 32. A. forgiveness B. permission C. information D. application 33. A. advertised B. unpopular C. available D. debated 34. A. suddenly B. occasionally C. immediately D. simply 35. A. remove B. obtain C. update D. analyze 【答案】21. C 22. A 23. B 24. D 25. A 26. D 27. C 28. B 29. B 30. A 31. D 32. B 33. C 34. D 35. A 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了Nguyen和他的同学Caine Ardayfio制作了一种用于实时识别陌生人的眼镜，并在地铁站为两个“真人”演示了这种眼镜，其中包括Hoda先生。 【21题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：Hoda先生被这名男子的厚框眼镜吓了一跳，但他没有意识到这是一副智能眼镜，一束小白光表明他们正在录像。A. guided 指导；B. challenged挑战；C. struck惊呆，诧异；D. inspired激发。根据后文“by the man’s thick-framed glasses, but he did not realize that they were smart glasses”可知，Hoda先生对这名男子的厚框眼镜惊呆了。故选C项。 【22题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. recording录音；B. charging收费；C. loading装载；D. reflecting反映。根据前文“he did not realize that they were smart glasses and that a small white light indicated that they were”可知，这是一副智能眼镜，一束小白光表明他们正在录像。故选A项。 【23题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：几分钟后，同一名男子，Harvard大三学生AnhPhu Nguyen再次走近他，问道：“你是否碰巧从事社区问题的工作？”A. helped帮助；B. approached接近；C. questioned质疑；D. invited邀请。根据后文“him again and asked”可知，几分钟后这名男子再次走近Hoda并问了问题。故选B项。 【24题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. remember记住；B. intend打算；C. regret后悔；D. happen发生，碰巧。根据前文“to work on community issues”可知，这名男子问Hoda是否碰巧从事社区问题的工作。happen to do是碰巧做某事的意思，故选D项。 【25题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：Hoda先生很吃惊。A. shocked吃惊的；B. amused逗乐的；C. embarrassed尴尬的；D. relieved宽慰的。根据前文“A few minutes later, the same man, a Harvard junior named AnhPhu Nguyen, ___3___ him again and asked, “Do you ___4___ to work on community issues?””可知，Hoda先生对这个问题感到吃惊。故选A项。 【26题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：他目前在生物技术领域工作，但此前曾是一名报道社会事务的记者。A. solving解决；B. organizing组织；C. reforming改革；D. covering覆盖，涉及，报道。 根据前文“had previously been a journalist”和后文“social matters”可知，Hoda曾是一名报道社会事务的记者。故选D项。 【27题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：“我以前读过你的作品，”Nguyen说。A. novel小说；B. poem诗歌；C. work作品；D. diary日记。根据前文“had previously been a journalist ___6___ social matters”以及“I’ve read your”和后文“That’s super cool.”可知，Hoda此前曾是一名报道社会事务的记者，Nguyen以前读过Hoda的作品。故选C项。 【28题详解】 考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：他们在Hoda上火车前握了握手，仍在思考这次相遇是多么奇怪。A. looked for寻找；B. got on上车；C. waved at挥手；D. signaled for示意。根据后文“his train”可知，Nguyen和Hoda在他上火车前握了握手。故选B项。 【29题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. adventure冒险；B. encounter偶遇，邂逅；C. relationship关系；D. task任务。根据两人之间的发生的事并结合前文“still processing how strange”可知，二人仍在思考这次相遇是多么奇怪。故选B项。 【30题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：Nguyen和他的哈佛同学Caine Ardayfio制作了一种用于实时识别陌生人的眼镜，并在地铁站为两个“真人”演示了这种眼镜，其中包括Hoda先生。A. identifying识别；B. locating位于；C. observing观察；D. consulting咨询。根据两人之间的发生的事和后文“strangers in real time, and had ___11___ them on two “real people” at the subway station”可知，Nguyen和他的哈佛同学Caine Ardayfio制作了一种用于实时识别陌生人的眼镜。故选A项。 【31题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. discovered发现；B. placed放置；C. based基于；D. demonstrated展示。根据前文“Mr. Nguyen and a fellow Harvard student, Caine Ardayfio, had built glasses used for ___10___ strangers in real time”和后文“them on two “real people” at the subway station”可知，Nguyen和Caine Ardayfio制作了一种用于实时识别陌生人的眼镜，并在地铁站为两个“真人”演示了这种眼镜。故选D项。 【32题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：现在，这两名学生请求Hoda先生允许他们在视频中展示，他同意了，认为这是新技术可以实现的重要展示。A. forgiveness原谅；B. permission同意，允许；C. information信息；D. application应用。根据前文“the two students asked Mr. Hoda for his”和后文“to feature him in a video, and he agreed”可知，这两名学生请求Hoda先生允许他们在视频中展示。故选B项。 【33题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：Nguyen在接受采访时解释说，他们的系统依赖于广泛可用的技术。A. advertised 广告的；B. unpopular不受欢迎的；C. available可用的； D. debated争论的。根据前文““All the tools were there. We just had the idea to combine them together.””可知，Nguyen解释说，他们的系统依赖于广泛可用的技术。故选C项。 【34题详解】 考查副词词义辨析。句意：他补充说，他们无意将这个项目商业化，只是偶尔想证明它是可能的。A. suddenly突然地；B. occasionally偶尔；C. immediately立即；D. simply简单地，只是。根据前文“He added that they had no desire to commercialize this project and had”和后文“wanted to show it was possible”可知，Nguyen补充说，他们无意将这个项目商业化，只是想证明它是可能的。故选D项。 【35题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：他还鼓励人们从可能泄露私人信息的数据代理网站上删除自己的信息。A. remove移除，删除；B. obtain获得；C. update更新；D. analyze分析。根据后文“their information from data broker sites that can reveal private details”可知，Nguyen鼓励人们从可能泄露私人信息的数据代理网站上删除自己的信息。故选A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。 2024 is the Year of the Dragon in the Chinese calendar and it is the first time that the Oxford English Dictionary (OED)____36____ (include) the term “Chinese dragon” in its dictionary. The Chinese dragon has two definitions in the OED, with the first one about its physical image and the second one on its figurative and allusive (典故的) nature. Emperors in ancient dynasties were dressed in a Dragon Robe a traditional silk-woven costume with dragon designs, ____37____ (symbolize) imperial power and authority. Jade Seals (玉玺), often ____38____ (carve) with dragons, also symbolize the authority of the emperor. Contrary ____39____ the Western dragon, the image of the Chinese dragon, despite undergoing constant changes, has represented various’ positive ____40____ (quality) including prosperity, authority, strength and good fortune. In ancient Chinese belief, dragons ____41____ (associate) with the control of the weather, particularly rain. The dragon’s ability to bring rain was seen as crucial for agriculture, which made it ____42____ positive symbol for the fertility of the land. With the rising China Chic trend and the country’s booming cultural creative industry, the Chinese dragon in folktale is now ____43____ (common) seen in creative products such as tear-off calendars, dolls, dragon-themed jewelry as well as the “dragon blind boxes” ____44____ appeal to young consumers. Whether it is through the hands of a national-level intangible (非物质) cultural heritage inheritor _____45_____ the hands of a Generation Z “blind box” designer, the Chinese dragon carries forward the Chinese cultural spirit. 【答案】36. has included 37. symbolizing 38. carved 39. to 40. qualities 41. were associated 42. a 43. commonly 44. which##that 45. or 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇新闻报道。文章主要以“中国龙”为话题进行了讲述。《牛津英语词典》首次将“Chinese dragon(中国龙)”纳入词典。而中国龙在中国历史上有着皇权属性，在民间有着吉祥好运的属性。现在的中国龙更是以中国文化的代表传递着中国精神。 【36题详解】 考查时态。句意：2024年是中国农历的龙年，这是《牛津英语词典》首次将“Chinese dragon(中国龙)”纳入词典。分析可知，所填动词作句子的谓语动词，结合句式结构为“it is+the+序数词+that+主语+have/has done…”可知，这里用完成时结构，且主语“the Oxford English Dictionary”为第三人称单数，应是has done。故填has included。 【37题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：古代帝王都穿龙袍，这是一种传统的丝织服装，上面有龙的图案，象征着皇权和权威。分析可知，“__2____ (symbolize) imperial power and authority”为名词“a Dragon Robe”的后置定语，动词“symbolize”与其之间为主动关系，用现在分词形式。故填symbolizing。 【38题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：玉玺，通常刻有龙，也象征着皇帝的权威。分析可知，“often ____3___ (carve) with dragons”为之前名词“Jade Seals”的后置定语，动词“carve”与其之间为被动关系，用过去分词形式。故填carved。 【39题详解】 考查介词和固定短语。句意：与西方的龙相反，中国龙的形象尽管经历了不断的变化，但却代表了各种积极的品质，包括繁荣、权威、力量和好运。分析可知，“contrary to…”，固定短语，意为“与……相反”。故填to。 【40题详解】 考查名词复数。句意：与西方的龙相反，中国龙的形象尽管经历了不断的变化，但却代表了各种积极的品质，包括繁荣、权威、力量和好运。分析可知，“various”之后接可数名词复数。故填qualities。 【41题详解】 考查时态和被动。句意：在中国古代的信仰中，龙与控制天气，特别是雨水有关。分析可知，所填动词作句子的谓语动词，结合语境“In ancient Chinese belief”可知，用一般过去时，且主语“dragons”与动词“associate”之间为被动关系，用一般过去时被动：were done。故填were associated。 【42题详解】 考查不定冠词。句意：龙带来雨水的能力被视为对农业至关重要，这使它成为土地肥沃的积极象征。分析可知，“symbol”为可数名词，所填空应是不定冠词做限定词。“positive/ˈpɒzɪtɪv/”为辅音音素开头的单词，因此这里用a。故填a。 【43题详解】 考查副词。句意：随着中国时尚潮流的兴起和中国文化创意产业的蓬勃发展，民间传说中的中国龙现在经常出现在创意产品中，如可撕下的日历、玩偶、以龙为主题的珠宝以及吸引年轻消费者的“龙盲盒”。分析可知，这里用副词作状语修饰动词“seen”。“common”，形容词，意为“普通的，普遍的”，其副词形式为“commonly(通常，一般地)”。故填commonly。 【44题详解】 考查定语从句引导词。句意：随着中国时尚潮流兴起和中国文化创意产业的蓬勃发展，民间传说中的中国龙现在经常出现在创意产品中，如可撕下的日历、玩偶、以龙为主题的珠宝以及吸引年轻消费者的“龙盲盒”。分析可知，“____9____ appeal to young consumers”为之前“the ‘dragon blind boxes’”的定语从句，先行词在从句中作主语，用关系代词which或that引导从句。故填which/that。 【45题详解】 考查连词。句意：不管是通过国家级非物质文化遗产传承人之手，还是通过Z世代“盲盒”设计师之手，中国龙都在弘扬中国文化精神。根据前文中“Whether…”可知，这里应是“whether…or…”，意为“是……还是……，不管……还是”。故填or。 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，你的美国笔友Alice在准备即将到来的中文考试中遇到困难，写信向你求助。请你给他回信，内容包括： （1）提出建议； （2）阐述理由； （3）表达期待。 注意： （1）字数80词左右； （2）可适当增加细节，使行文连贯； （3）请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 Dear Alice, I’m Li Hua, a student from Senior One. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Yours, Li Hua 【答案】Dear Alice, I’m Li Hua, a student from Senior One. I’m more than sorry to hear that you’re struggling with the approaching Chinese exam. Here are some tips that might be of great help. To begin with, why not immerse yourself in Chinese podcasts or movies? This way, you can enhance your listening skills while enjoying the content. The reason is that exposure to authentic language materials can familiarize you with different accents and speaking rhythms. Additionally, keeping a Chinese journal is highly recommended. Not only does it allow you to practice writing regularly, but it also helps you review and reinforce the words and sentence patterns you’ve learned. I’m fully convinced that with consistent efforts, you’ll ace the exam. Looking forward to your good news. Yours, Li Hua 【解析】 【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文，要求考生给美国笔友Alice回封信，对他即将到来的中文考试提出建议，阐述理由，表达期待。 【详解】1.词汇积累 即将来临的：approaching→forthcoming 提高：enhance→boost 另外：additionally→in addition 经常地：regularly→on a regular basis 2.句式拓展 简单句变复合句 原句：Additionally, keeping a Chinese journal is highly recommended. 拓展句：Additionally, I highly recommend that you keep a Chinese journal. 【点睛】[高分句型1] Here are some tips that might be of great help. (运用了that引导的限制性定语从句) [高分句型2] The reason is that exposure to authentic language materials can familiarize you with different accents and speaking rhythms. (运用了that引导的表语从句) 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，使之构成一篇完整短文。 Eva spent the first week of high school trying to keep her head above water. One of the major headaches for her was finding her way in the huge school building. It was a six-story building. On each floor, hallways stretched in four directions, learning to classrooms, laboratories and teachers’ offices. Somewhere in the building, there was also a library, a cafeteria and a gym. Having a poor sense of direction, Eva found it impossible to get around in such a huge building. All the different hallways and rooms were too much to think about, let alone commit to memory. She decided that she would memorize where her classes were and then pretend that the rest of the place didn’t exist. In her first PE class, Eva was shocked when Coach Pitt announced that everyone had to run one mile around the track outside. She searched the faces of her classmates for signs of panic. There was nothing she feared more than having to run a whole mile. To Eva, “a mile” was used to describe long distances. It was ten miles from her home to her grandfather’s, and that always seemed like a long way, even in a car! When Coach Pitt blew his whistle (哨子), Eva figured she would be left in the dust. However, while some of her classmates edged ahead, others actually fell behind. “It’s just the beginning,” she thought. “I’ll come in last for sure.” Soon Eva began to breathe hard, with her heart pounding and legs shaking. Feeling desperate, Eva started using a mind trick on herself. She stopped thinking about the word “mile”. Instead, she focused on reaching the shadow cast on the track by an oak tree up ahead. Then she concentrated on jogging to the spot where the track curved (拐弯). After that, she tried to see if she could complete her first lap. One lap turned into two, then three, then four. 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。 When Coach Pitt said “Nice work!” to her at the finish line, Eva was surprised. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Eva decided to use the same trick to deal with the school building. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】参考范文 When Coach Pitt said “Nice work!” to her at the finish line, Eva was surprised. Never in her wildest dream had she imagined that she could achieve such an eye-catching score! Conquering this one mile was a milestone in her running career! Amazingly, Coach Pitts’ positive recognition installed an enormous sense of achievement into her heart. Enthusiastic cheers and thunderous applauses from her classmates kept her on the top of the world. Breathless and exhausted, she realized that overcoming seemingly the toughest challenges just needed a smart strategy like her mind trick. Her initial self-doubt gave way to self-confidence. Being a freshman, she tended to get lost in the 6-story maze, leaving her so helpless. Staring at the towering teaching building, Eva came up with a good idea, with a smile blooming across her face. Eva decided to use the same trick to deal with the school building. No sooner had she returned to the confusing maze than she set out to explore the first floor. Convinced that her mind trick would locate her in the school as soon as possible, she came to a gym, which was well-equipped with various workout facilities. Next to the gym was a cafeteria, which provided a wide range of foods and drinks. As Eva walked back to her classroom, she noticed that she felt less overwhelmed by this huge complex. Time ticking away, Eva eventually got familiar with the vast maze in the way she finished the one-mile run. One lap at a time did work! So did one floor a week! It dawned on her that goals are easier to achieve in small steps. 【解析】 【导语】本文以人物为线索展开，讲述了高中生Eva因为方向感不强，经常在学校里迷路。在一次体育课上，教练要求他们沿着外面的跑道跑一英里，Eva对此感到害怕，认为自己肯定是最后一名。跑了一会，Eva开始呼吸困难，心跳加速、双腿颤抖，她开始运用心术，集中注意力于到达投射在跑道上的橡树影。就这样，她跑了一圈又一圈。 【详解】1.段落续写： ①由第一段首句内容“当Peter教练在终点线对她说：‘干得好！’时，Eva很惊讶。”可知，第一段可描写Eva对此的反应以及她对自身能力的重新认知和从这次经历中获得的启示。 ②由第二段首句内容“Eva决定用同样的手段来对付学校大楼。”可知，第二段可描写Eva运用心术这一积极的心理暗示策略来记忆学校大楼的布局，以及通过这件事她所收获的感悟。 2.续写线索：充满成就感——重新认知——想出主意——运用心术记忆学校大楼——感悟 3.词汇激活 行为类 ①意识到：realize/be aware ②克服：overcome/get over ③开始做：set out to do/set about doing 情绪类 ①自信的：self-confidence/self-faith ②无助的：helpless/powerless 【点睛】[高分句型1] Never in her wildest dream had she imagined that she could achieve such an eye-catching score!（由连接词that引导的宾语从句） [高分句型2] No sooner had she returned to the confusing maze than she set out to explore the first floor. （由no sooner…than…引导的时间状语从句） [高分句型3] Next to the gym was a cafeteria, which provided a wide range of foods and drinks.（由关系代词which引导的非限制性定语从句） 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $ 试卷类型：A 肇庆市端州区2025届高中毕业班第二次模拟适应性考试 英 语 满分150分 考试用时120分钟 注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必用黑色字迹钢笔或签字笔将自己的姓名、考生号、考场号和座位号填写在答题卡上。用2B铅笔将试卷类型（A）填涂在答题卡相应位置上。将条形码横贴在答题卡右上角“条形码粘贴处”。因笔试不考听力，试卷从第二部分开始，试题序号从“21”开始。 2．作答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案，答案不能答在试卷上。 3．非选择题必须用色字迹钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答的答案无效。 4．考生必须保持答题卡整洁。考试结束后，将试卷和答题卡一并交回。 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 Have you ever dreamed of an ideal neighborhood for your next trip? Well, Time Out magazine has the answer. Every year, they create a list of the “coolest neighborhoods” around the world by looking at things like community spirit, beautiful parks, and lively streets. This year, 38 amazing ones made the list. Here are three that stood out. Seongsu-dong in Seoul, South Korea, used to be an industrial center, home to shoe and other small factories. Now, the old buildings and factories have turned into cosy cafes, shops, and galleries (画廊). The area has become a popular destination for South Korean youth and a fashion hot spot with many brands keen (热切的) to set up shops here. Notre-Dame-du-Mont in France is known for its art and relaxed atmosphere. Once known as the industrial district, Notre-Dame-du-Mont is now a place where you can find markets, restaurants, and shops that are unique to it. It’s a mix of tradition and fashion, with a bit of a rebellious (反叛的) spirit, which has attracted many trendy youth. Gloria in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, was once beautiful with buildings that looked like they were from France. But it was forgotten for a while. Now, it’s making a comeback, attracting a younger crowd. The beach is cleaner, and old buildings are being fixed up. There’s also a big open-air market where you can find over 150 sellers offering unique goods. Find out more cities that made the list here, explore the options, and start planning your next trip! 1. What do Seongsu-dong and Notre-Dame-du-Mont have in common? A. They both have a long history of art. B. They are both popular among the elderly. C. They both have the most famous open-air markets. D. They have both transformed from industrial to fashionable. 2. What is special about Gloria in Rio de Janeiro? A. It has always been a popular tourist destination. B. The buildings are newly built in French style. C. It is experiencing a revival with a big market. D. It is famous for its clean beach. 3. Where is this article most likely to be from? A. A travel plan B. A travel magazine. C. A travel brochure D. A post on the Internet B You won’t find tigers jumping through fiery hoops in the wild or bears riding bicycles. Wild elephants don’t walk around on two legs and wild sea lions don’t balance balls on their noses for fun. These are the kinds of animal acts you may have seen at the circus. However, the wild animals in circuses are extremely stressed by circus conditions. The loud noise of the music, the cheers of the crowd and the dizzying lights all disorientate (失去方向) and cause stress to wild animals. Over long periods, this can result in abnormal behaviors and health problems related to anxiety. While it is possible that domesticated dogs could enjoy the stimulation of certain types of circus training and performance, for wild species such as tigers, bears and monkeys, performing on stage can get them deeply hurt. The movements and poses are completely unnatural and can cause physical injury and stress. When circus animals don’t perform the trick right, they are often beaten as punishment. The living conditions at circuses consistently fail to meet the animals’ most basic needs. When the show stops, the animals typically return to isolation in small, barren cages which give them no opportunity to carry out behaviors natural to their species, or to interact with their own kind. While not performing, the animals have nothing to do but stare at the walls. Many are limited to living in dark places with no daylight, no sunlight, and no exposure to the outside for stimulation. They live mind-numbing, boring, completely unnatural lives. Traveling circus animals can spend up to 11 months of the year on the road. They are limited inside very small stalls or cages, traveling for thousands of hours, over very long distances. It’s disturbing, unnatural, frightening and stressful for them. Nearly all circus animals are chained up and immobilized while traveling. Traveling poses many physical risks to them, including accidents, injuries, heart stroke and overheating, unusual cold and freezing temperatures that can make them sick, loud noise and general discomfort. 4. Why are animals in circuses unhealthy both mentally and physically? A. Because of their abnormal behavior. B. Because of their performances on stage. C. Because of their punishment from trainers. D. Because of their unnatural living conditions. 5. What does paragraph 3 mainly talk about? A. The animals’ basic needs when a show stops. B. The animals’ living state when they do not perform. C. The animals’ mental state when they are travelling. D. The animals’ daily interactions when they are caged. 6. What does the underlined word “immobilized” in paragraph 4 mean? A. Fixed in a place. B. Delivered to a place. C. Trained by someone. D. Followed by someone. 7. What’s the author’s attitude towards those animals in circuses? A. Indifferent. B. Annoyed. C. Sympathetic. D. Opposed. C Who among us hasn’t weighed up the value of attending an event that required a long commute (通勤), or found themselves in a bad mood due to being stuck in traffic? But while it’s obvious that some activities will bring us joy and others only frustration, translating this understanding into data that can help guide policy decisions has historically proved difficult. It’s what Dr. Christian Krekel and Dr. George MacKerron have been exploring. They propose a new method for estimating the Value of Time (VOT) and calculate (计算), for the first time, VOTs for a wide range of common activities such as walking, commuting and socialising. Through an app called Mappiness, they can ask people about their happiness randomly throughout the day and record how they are actually feeling in that moment while doing something or being somewhere. With data from over 30,000 people around the UK, the researchers were able to identify how people felt when carrying out 42 daily activities and calculate a monetary (货币的) value for each activity. Interestingly, “waiting or queuing” was found to have a strong and significant negative impact on happiness, ranking as the third least enjoyable activity. The VOT shows that spending 60 minutes waiting is found to be worth £12.20 per hour; commuting £8.40 per hour; and waiting during commuting, a huge £17.20 per hour. These high costs suggest that respondents would be better off spending their time doing something else. Or, as Dr. Krekel says, “Someone who is waiting for 60 minutes would need to be paid £12.20 to achieve the same level of happiness if they were not waiting.” This new method of calculating VOT allows researchers to measure the benefits of funding time-saving facilities, helping policymakers to make informed decisions over where best to spend money. By showing how impactful waiting and commuting are on the population, the research makes a strong case for funding projects that would reduce the time people spend doing these activities and promote the wellbeing of all who stand to benefit. 8. Why does the author mention two situations in paragraph 1? A. To present a fact. B. To introduce the topic. C. To explain the issue. D. To compare the differences. 9. The researchers estimated the VOTs through ________. A. random surveys B. calculated case studies C. on-site observations D. face-to-face interviews 10. Which of the following might have the highest VOT according to the research? A. Commuting to school on a bus for thirty minutes. B. Waiting for a coffee for nearly one hour at a café. C. Spending two hours shopping with a friend at a mall. D. Being stuck in traffic for an hour on the way to work. 11. What does the last paragraph mainly talk about? A. The appeal for future studies. B. The challenges of the project. C. The application of the research. D. The improvement of the method. D Studies have shown the mere exposure effect, also referred to as the familiarity principle, inspires our decisions. It is a helpful psychological mechanism (机制) that helps us maintain our energy and focus our attention on other things. Getting used to new things takes effort and it can be tiring. So unless we have a terrible experience, we are likely to buy from companies we’ve got used to. That is why companies spend so much money on advertising and marketing and why insurance companies openly charge existing customers more than new ones. It’s not the case that we only desire things we already know. Some studies suggest when invited to share our preferences, we sometimes see less familiar choices as more desirable. But when acting on that preference, we fall back to what we know. This might explain why sometimes the things we want and the things we do don’t quite match up. We might even return to companies that treated us poorly in the past or stay in bad relationships. It’s easy to paint the familiarity principle as an enemy or something to battle as if it is something that holds us back from living our dreams. But this attitude might be overwhelming because it tends to encourage us toward big-picture thinking. Where we imagine that change requires a substantial dramatic (巨大而突然的) swing that we don’t feel ready for. Some articles suggest the solution to familiarity frustration is complete exposure to novelty (新奇的事物). While this can appear effective in the short run, we may only end up replacing one problem with another. It also risks overwhelm and burnout. So what if we can work with the familiarity principle instead? Familiarity is something we can learn to play with and enjoy. It is a setting for creativity and a pathway to expansion. We can broaden the zone of familiarity bit by bit. If we think of familiarity as something that can expand, we can consider changing the conditions in and around our lies to make more space for our preferences to take root and grow gently. From here, we will start to make decisions, drawing from an ever-deepening pool of valuable alternatives. 12. What allows insurance companies to charge old customers more? A. The familiarity principle. B. The advertising cost. C. The improved service. D. The law of the market. 13. What can be learned from paragraph 2? A. Our preferences affect our decisions. B. There can be a mismatch between desires and actions. C. The familiarity principle is a double-edged sword. D. Familiarity tends to generate disrespect. 14. What is the author’s attitude towards the solution in some articles? A. Objective. B. Favorable. C. Disapproving. D. Tolerant. 15. Which of the following is the best title for the text? A. Gently Expand Your Familiarity Zone B. Step Out Of Your Familiarity Zone C. Spare A Thought For Your Preference D. Give Priority To The Mere Exposure Effect 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。 How Loneliness Is Killing Us Loneliness is absolutely an epidemic (流行病) in our society, but it’s been growing for decades. Loneliness is the sense that “I am less connected to other people than I want to be.”_____16_____And that makes it different from isolation (独处). I can deliberately isolate myself and feel great about that, but only you can tell if you’re lonely. _____17_____ In some studies, as many as, 60% of people will say that they feel lonely much of the time. Young adults aged 16 to 24 are the loneliest age group. There are many factors that are responsible for that. Loneliness was on the rise from the 1950s in part because of the rise of private cars. We’ve become a much more mobile society where the networks of family and friends get loose as people move for jobs and other kinds of opportunities like education. _____18_____ But then it tears us away from the communities we are born into and spend much of our lives creating. When television came into the American home, there was more of a decline in investing in our communities. And that was made worse as the digital revolution gave us more and more screens to look at. Research finds loneliness is dangerous to our health. ____19____In addition, people who are lonely in late life have more rapid brain decline. The choice we can make to keep us on a good path of wellbeing is to invest in our relationships with other people. ____20____.You belong. You matter. You’re connected. A. It’s a very subjective experience. B. All of that is good on the one hand. C. You may feel lost and may have low confidence. D. Stress coming from loneliness causes physical breakdown. E. Since the 1950s people have been less and less invested in other people. F People go to faraway colleges and only get in touch with families on screen. G A good way is to find an activity around other people where you are comfortable. 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） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 Kashif Hoda was waiting for a train when a young man asked him for directions. Mr. Hoda was ___21___ by the man’s thick-framed glasses, but he did not realize that they were smart glasses and that a small white light indicated that they were ___22___. A few minutes later the same man, a Harvard junior named AnhPhu Nguyen, ___23___ him again and asked, “Do you ___24___ to work on community issues?” Mr. Hoda was ___25___. He currently worked in biotechnology but had previously been a journalist ___26___ social matters. “I’ve read your ___27___ before,” Mr. Nguyen said. “That’s super cool.” They shook hands before Mr. Hoda ___28___ his train, still processing how strange the ___29___ had been. A week later, he found out just how strange: he had been a guinea pig in an experiment. Mr. Nguyen and a fellow Harvard student, Caine Ardayfio, had built glasses used for _____30_____ strangers in real time, and had _____31_____ them on two “real people” at the subway station, including Mr. Hoda. Now the two students asked Mr. Hoda for his _____32_____ to feature him in a video, and he agreed, believing it to be an important demonstration of what new technology could achieve. The video went viral. Mr. Nguyen explained in an interview that their system relied on widely _____33_____ technologies. “All the tools were there. We just had the idea to combine them together.” He added that they had no desire to commercialize this project and had _____34_____ wanted to show it was possible. He also encouraged people to _____35_____ their information from data broker sites that can reveal private details. 21. A. guided B. challenged C. struck D. inspired 22. A. recording B. charging C. loading D. reflecting 23. A. helped B. approached C. questioned D. invited 24. A. remember B. intend C. regret D. happen 25. A. shocked B. amused C. embarrassed D. relieved 26. A. solving B. organizing C. reforming D. covering 27. A. novel B. poem C. work D. diary 28. A. looked for B. got on C. waved at D. signaled for 29. A. adventure B. encounter C. relationship D. task 30 A. identifying B. locating C. observing D. consulting 31. A. discovered B. placed C. based D. demonstrated 32. A. forgiveness B. permission C. information D. application 33. A. advertised B. unpopular C. available D. debated 34. A. suddenly B. occasionally C. immediately D. simply 35. A. remove B. obtain C. update D. analyze 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。 2024 is the Year of the Dragon in the Chinese calendar and it is the first time that the Oxford English Dictionary (OED)____36____ (include) the term “Chinese dragon” in its dictionary. The Chinese dragon has two definitions in the OED, with the first one about its physical image and the second one on its figurative and allusive (典故的) nature. Emperors in ancient dynasties were dressed in a Dragon Robe, a traditional silk-woven costume with dragon designs, ____37____ (symbolize) imperial power and authority. Jade Seals (玉玺), often ____38____ (carve) with dragons, also symbolize the authority of the emperor. Contrary ____39____ the Western dragon, the image of the Chinese dragon, despite undergoing constant changes, has represented various’ positive ____40____ (quality) including prosperity, authority, strength and good fortune. In ancient Chinese belief, dragons ____41____ (associate) with the control of the weather, particularly rain. The dragon’s ability to bring rain was seen as crucial for agriculture, which made it ____42____ positive symbol for the fertility of the land. With the rising China Chic trend and the country’s booming cultural creative industry, the Chinese dragon in folktale is now ____43____ (common) seen in creative products such as tear-off calendars, dolls, dragon-themed jewelry as well as the “dragon blind boxes” ____44____ appeal to young consumers. Whether it is through the hands of a national-level intangible (非物质) cultural heritage inheritor _____45_____ the hands of a Generation Z “blind box” designer, the Chinese dragon carries forward the Chinese cultural spirit. 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，你的美国笔友Alice在准备即将到来的中文考试中遇到困难，写信向你求助。请你给他回信，内容包括： （1）提出建议； （2）阐述理由； （3）表达期待。 注意： （1）字数80词左右； （2）可适当增加细节，使行文连贯； （3）请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 Dear Alice, I’m Li Hua, a student from Senior One. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 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。 Eva spent the first week of high school trying to keep her head above water. One of the major headaches for her was finding her way in the huge school building. It was a six-story building. On each floor, hallways stretched in four directions, learning to classrooms, laboratories and teachers’ offices. Somewhere in the building, there was also a library, a cafeteria and a gym. Having a poor sense of direction, Eva found it impossible to get around in such a huge building. All the different hallways and rooms were too much to think about, let alone commit to memory. She decided that she would memorize where her classes were and then pretend that the rest of the place didn’t exist. In her first PE class, Eva was shocked when Coach Pitt announced that everyone had to run one mile around the track outside. She searched the faces of her classmates for signs of panic. There was nothing she feared more than having to run a whole mile. To Eva, “a mile” was used to describe long distances. It was ten miles from her home to her grandfather’s, and that always seemed like a long way, even in a car! When Coach Pitt blew his whistle (哨子), Eva figured she would be left in the dust. However, while some of her classmates edged ahead, others actually fell behind. “It’s just the beginning,” she thought. “I’ll come in last for sure.” Soon Eva began to breathe hard, with her heart pounding and legs shaking. Feeling desperate, Eva started using a mind trick on herself. She stopped thinking about the word “mile”. Instead, she focused on reaching the shadow cast on the track by an oak tree up ahead. Then she concentrated on jogging to the spot where the track curved (拐弯). After that, she tried to see if she could complete her first lap. One lap turned into two, then three, then four. 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。 When Coach Pitt said “Nice work!” to her at the finish line, Eva was surprised. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Eva decided to use the same trick to deal with the school building. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $