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海淀区2024-2025学年第二学期期中练习
高三英语
202504
第一部分 知识运用(共两节,30分)
第一节(共10小题;每小题1.5分,共15分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Last year, five homeless cats lived in the shadows in our neighborhood, silently asking for help. Every day, I saw them huddled together, their fur matted and eyes filled with hope and ____1____. As I watched them, I couldn’t shake the feeling that I needed to take action.
Every morning, I put cat food near our building. The cats appeared, ___2___ at first, then rushing toward me as if they had been waiting all along. Feeding them became a ritual that strengthened our bond. As winter approached, my ____3____ grew. I couldn’t bear the thought of those ____4____ creatures suffering in the biting cold. I then set up cozy corners for them in the damp basement of our building.
However, not everyone shared my compassion. One neighbor insisted on getting rid of the cats. He called Animal Control to have them ____5____. Our debates were heated, but I advocated for them as I knew they had no one else to defend them.
As weeks passed, I felt an urge to find loving homes for the cats. I ____6____ friends and posted on social media. To my delight, four of them found new families. Each ____7____ felt like a victory in my mission to make a difference. Then there was one cat, Joy, who stole my heart completely. When I took him in, it was as if he had always ____8____ in my home. His playful and silly behaviour brought laughter to my days, and his gentle purring at night brought me peace.
Through this experience, I’ve found ____9____ in my voice, learning to advocate for the voiceless. I’ve learned we all have the power to make the world a better place for all beings, no matter how small our actions may seem. Whether it’s feeding a stray, advocating for animal welfare, or merely _____10_____ kindness in our communities, every effort counts.
1. A. joy B. fear C. curiosity D. anger
2. A. quietly B. aimlessly C. bravely D. cautiously
3. A. concern B. depression C. excitement D. expectation
4. A. smelly B. energetic C. innocent D. noisy
5. A. fed B. removed C. examined D. cleaned
6. A. reached out to B. looked up to C. caught up with D. got on with
7. A. devotion B. decision C. admission D. adoption
8. A. slept B. hidden C. belonged D. waited
9. A. strength B. truth C. comfort D. secret
10. A. repaying B. spreading C. receiving D. teaching
第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分,共15分)
A
阅读下列短文,根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个恰当的单词,在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。请在答题卡指定区域作答。
Director Yang Yu, better known as Jiaozi, has spent over a decade enhancing his skills in China’s competitive animation industry. Early in his career, however, he ____11____ (face) constant rejections and financial struggles. His breakthrough came in 2019 with the masterpiece Ne Zha ____12____ proved Chinese animation could rival global giants. To create a follow-up movie, he immersed ____13____ (he) in perfecting storytelling and cutting-edge effects, often working 16-hour days. His journey — from a self-taught artist to a pioneer ____14____ (reshape) an industry — inspires dreamers worldwide: greatness isn’t born overnight, but built through commitment.
B
阅读下列短文,根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个恰当的单词,在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。请在答题卡指定区域作答。
By the end of each day, we all long for a little personal space and quiet time. Alone time can vary greatly from person to person. For some, it is ____15____ (simple) about being physically away from people, while for others, it is the ability ____16____ (disconnect) when alone. To figure out whether alone time energizes or consumes you, you’d better dedicate a full day just to yourself and observe ____17____ it affects your emotions. If you feel refreshed after taking time to yourself, you can set aside more alone time into your schedule. However, if you feel frustrated when alone, you need to lean into social connections more frequently.
C
阅读下列短文,根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个恰当的单词,在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。请在答题卡指定区域作答。
To drive real change, climate education must shift focus from global risks to personal and local impacts. People will act if the challenge ____18____ (feel) personal — not just about the planet, polar bears, or humanity ____19____ a whole. Sharing scientific facts isn’t enough; self-interest should figure in climate-education packages.Therefore, climate education should be tailored to each community. Messages are more effective when they ____20____ (deliver) in engaging ways to truly resonate with everyone.
第二部分 阅读理解(共两节,38分)
第一节(共14小题;每小题2分,共28分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
The Community Volunteers Program (CVP) connects Northeastern students with consistent volunteer opportunities at local nonprofit organizations in Boston.
All current Northeastern students are qualified to apply for CVP. Through this program, Community Volunteers will have the opportunity to:
Work directly with community-based organizations matching their passions and skills.
Gain a deeper understanding of how organizations in Boston approach social issues in the communities.
Enhance their professional development through hands-on experience.
Expand their personal and professional networks with nonprofit staff, students, and community residents.
Attend monthly training events with an emphasis on reflection and education with fellow Community Volunteers.
Receive participant recognition for dedication and impact.
2024-2025 CVP Community Partners
Camp Harbor View
Camp Harbor View offers a summer camp for students in grades 6-8, leadership development for students in grades 9-12, and comprehensive family services; including scholarships, clinical support,and resource coordination-all at no cost. It also builds targeted pilot programs, such as Guaranteed Income Program, to address the acute needs of families.
Fenway Community Center
It fosters connections among local residents through a welcoming space where all can participate in activities that enhance their lives. They embrace diversity, encourage creativity, and promote wellness, striving to build a community that values collaboration, equity, and sustainability.
Link Health
Link Health empowers residents by linking them to essential public benefit programs, ensuring access to healthcare, energy assistance, and nutrition support.
Commitment Cycle:
Spring: January-April (Applications open December 2024)
CVP Withdrawal Deadline: February 9th
First week of service: Jan 20-24th
Last week of service: Apr 7-11th
Summer: May-June (Applications open April 2025)
Fall:September-December
21. Through CVP, Community Volunteers will .
A. reflect on training events
B. receive credits for dedication
C promote their social status
D. learn how social issues are addressed
22. What can we know about the CVP Community Partners?
A Camp Harbor View gives targeted help to some families.
B. Link Health provides healthcare services to the volunteers.
C. CVP Community Partners emphasize cultivating creativity.
D Fenway Community Center has built a sustainable community.
23. The service of spring commitment cycle starts in .
A. December 2024 B. January 2025
C. February 2025 D. April 2025
B
I had wanted to be a cellist for as long as I could remember. At fifteen, I won a scholarship to a specialist music school. I got up at 5 a.m. to play scales, practised at lunchtime and returned to my cello (大提琴) after lessons.
One evening, while practicing a demanding piece, I pushed myself too far. I felt a burning pain between my wrist and elbow. When it hadn’t got better after a day or two, I started to panic. Days became weeks. I still could not write or play. Weeks turned into months. Opportunities for concerts, recitals, and competitions came and went.
When I wasn’t sitting with my instrument, I was punishing myself for my own stupidity. My technique had probably not been secure enough for the demands I was placing on it. But now it was too late.
Over two years, I gradually recovered some arm function. I was able to play some early music such as Handel and Bach, on a baroque cello, as the movements are gentler and lighter. However, the possibility of my arm letting me down has never left me.
The turning point came, unexpectedly, during a photoshoot for an up-to-date picture. The photographer suggested I get my cello and see what images of playing might look like. I hesitated — I didn’t see myself as a cellist any more. But then I fetched it and sat playing snatches of Bach. In that moment, the lens pointing at my instrument and me, I began to understand something I had only half sensed until then. Away from my cello, my shadow was missing. Without it I felt incomplete. But with my instrument I was protected and entirely happy in my own skin.
During that photoshoot I realised I needed to find out what the cello, and its absence, had meant to other cellists, to understand what it meant to me. So I planned a journey across Europe. I encountered cellos destroyed by war and shipwreck, and even a cello tat had been turned into a beehive. I even played with a resourceful cellist, who, having lost the use of his right thumb, ties his bow onto his hand with a bicycle inner tube.
Over the course of my travels, I learned I was not alone. Besides, my experience might help others. I am also beginning to look for ways to return to the repertoire (曲目) I loved. Supported by a community of musicians in similar situations, I now celebrate every concert as a step towards healing.
24. After the injury, the author .
A. tried an alternative career path
B. played Bach to impress the audience
C. secured the performing opportunities
D. blamed herself for practicing too hard
25. The photoshoot experience was a turning point for the author because .
A it improved her professional image
B. it showed her constant efforts paid off
C. it deepened her connection to the cello
D. it allowed her to meet incredible cellists
26. What can we learn from the passage?
A Fortune favors the bold.
B. Constant dripping wears the stone.
C. Good things come to those who wait.
D. When given lemons, make lemonade.
C
Imagine a not-too-distant future, where we each inhabit our own AI-driven digital filter (过滤) bubble, crafted for us alone and designed to serve corporate interests. This future resembles 1998’s movie The Truman Show, where the main character unknowingly lived his entire life within a reality TV show designed by a production studio.
One subset of AI, large language models (LLM), won’t turn our lives into reality TV shows. Instead, personalized AI agents threaten to cage each of us in an individualized and illusory (虚假的) unreality, profiting from our digital activities and walling us off from genuine connections. Many companies are developing individualized LLM. The underlying principle is that AI will learn about the individual user and adapt accordingly. For example, if you’re a super fan of a football team, you’ll be fed updates, ads, and videos tailored to your interests 24 hours a day. Some algorithms may even learn your schedule, pushing information at you during precisely those times when you’re most likely to be looking.
This may sound harmless. But the next step is to use LLM to create memes, or even fake articles,feeding you conspiracy theories about rival teams. This is a miserable reality for at least two reasons.For one, there are neither computational methods or ethical incentives (激励) in place to ensure that the information you receive is true. But just as frightening as the lack of regard for the truth is an even scarier element. You will no longer live with an accurate understanding of football team that is fully compatible with anyone else’s. You will run on information generated only for yourself. This vision is unsettling, even in sports and entertainment. But what of institutions that have more direct social consequences?Education? Politics?
With the fall of the press and polarization of everything,conversations around holiday table have already become impossible for many extended families. Bad as the status quo might be, stranger times lie ahead that make us long for today’s echo chambers (信息茧房). Soon, our bubbles will shrink further and further,until our digital worlds involve only ourselves. In an Al-mediated future,everyone will live in a private Truman Show. As a society, we will be completely incapable of making fruitful collective decisions because we will have no shared understanding of the world.
What’s the way out? Find your entertainment in spaces with actual people, exchanging thoughts and creations with each other. Even online, we must keep our understanding of the world grounded in human-authored documents and artifacts. Valuing what humans create is not merely a matter of authenticity; it also ensures we focus on arguments that an author cared enough to make, on conservations that speakers cared enough to have.
Otherwise,The Truman Show’s premise becomes our reality, unknowingly inhabiting a fake world where our every experience is designed for profit. Even more existentially alienating? Living in a Truman Show where the director, producer and the only one watching is an AI.
27. The author mentions The Truman Show in Paragraph 1 to .
A. make a comparison B. illustrate a situation
C. support an argument D. propose a suggestion
28. According to the passage, personalized AI agents may .
A. isolate individuals in false realities
B. confirm the credibility of the content
C. discourage the companies’ ethical incentives
D. improve user behavior by feeding targeted ads
29. What can be inferred from the passage?
A. Algorithms have raised concerns over privacy.
B. LLMs are in great need of computational upgrade.
C. Echo chambers weaken collective decision-making.
D. Technology development results in polarized society.
30. Which would be the best title for this passage?
A. AI and the Future of Human Interaction
B. AI Will Turn Our Lives into The Truman Show
C. The Truman Show Predicts AI’s Impact on Media
D. Algorithmic Bubbles and the Value of Human Creations
D
If you find yourself with several million dollars more than you need, how should you spend the money? One answer might be to do whatever you want, within the bounds of the law. Another is to donate it to a charity. You may also support an organization that is working to reduce existential risks.
The history of philosophy consists of attempts to shed light on such questions. However, philosophy’s open secret is that these attempts don’t add up to anything decisive. When it comes to what we ought to do in any given situation, different ethical systems offer different guidance. Conflict is baked into questions like, “What ought I to do?”
Or is it? An awareness of difference is certainly crucial to such an inquiry. But this needn’t become a conflict until you’re forced to pick a side. Some philosophers have sought to eliminate the conflict between ethical systems. Derek Parfit, one of the most respected philosophers of the past fifty years, devoted the second half of his life to precisely this task.
Unfortunately, the position that different ethical positions can be reconciled (和解) is itself a position others may not accept. Parfit believed people could have a good reason to act morally,independent of their knowledge or beliefs. If you find yourself in a position to alleviate (减轻) others’ suffering without significantly inconveniencing yourself, then you should act. It is just a moral fact that there is a right thing that you ought to do. By contrast, Bernard Williams argued it made no sense to talk about people’s reasons independently from their motivations. Someone cannot have a reason to do something that they have no desire to do-because however wrong-headed their preferences may be, subjectivity is the ground truth for “having a reason”.
As in Peter Singer’s parable (寓言) of a child drowning in a shallow pond, it self-evidently seems immoral not to save this child if the only cost for you is a pair of new trainers. This is as clear as a philosophical argument can get. However, as with all moral reasoning, you are free to reject the logic or assumptions behind Singer’s argument, regardless of its clarity.
Parfit was a philosopher’s philosopher. Yet he suffered from the fact that irreconcilable ethical systems exist. Why? Because one conclusion that follows from this is that, if the differences between such systems cannot be resolved by philosophical means, conflict of a literal kind will always exist beneath their differences.
As Karl Popper puts it, “ If we extend unlimited tolerance even to those who are intolerant, then the tolerant will be destroyed, and tolerance with them.” This is the rub. Philosophy is of the world as well as of the page-and even the gentlest words may, sooner or later, need an army to defend them. “We should therefore claim,” Popper continued, “in the name of the tolerance, the right not to tolerate the intolerant.”
I’m not surprised that Parfit felt despair at the limits of his persuasiveness. What’s amazing is that more philosophers don’t feel the same way.
31. What can we learn from the first three paragraphs?
A. Phiosophy can help resolve ethical conflicts.
B. Ethical inquiries aid in serving the public good.
C. Conflicting views exist between ethical systems.
D. Accepting conflicts is the basis of philosophical inquiry.
32. What can be inferred from the passage?
A. Philosophers stress logic over subjectivity.
B. Williamns holds moral reasoning forces acceptance.
C. Parfit believes moral acts require personal sacrifice.
D. Reconciling ethical systems has real-world implications.
33. According to Karl Popper, we can learn that .
A. intolerance originates in absolute tolerance
B. unlimited tolerance invites self-destruction
C. tolerance is for people who share the same values
D. philosophical ideals sometimes require military defense
34. How does the author feel towards Parfit’s pursuit?
A. Sympathetic. B. Hopeless.
C. Skeptical. D. Astonished.
第二节(共5小题;每小题2分,共10分)
根据短文内容,从短文后的七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。
When you spend time with close friends, how do you feel? You may feel like you belong. According to the Oxford dictionary, belonging is defined as a “deep sense of acceptance, inclusion, and identification within a group, place, or context.” ____35____
Since the beginning of human evolution, people have connected with others in order to survive. This desire to form and grow relationships is rooted in the human brain. ____36____ In 1943, Abraham Maslow was the first psychologist to write about belonging as a human need. His theory, the Hierarchy (等级) of Needs, states that humans must acquire their basic needs, such as physiological (生理上的) needs and needs related to safety, before they can begin fulfilling other higher, more complex needs, like belonging or developing self-esteem.
Another groundbreaking research about belonging emerged in 1995. Mark Leary and Roy Baumeister found that humans have a universal drive to belong, which motivates their thoughts and actions. In fact, this drive is so important that they argued it was a fundamental human need-not a secondary need in a hierarchy. Their later research explored the connection between self-esteem and belonging. According to their research, self-esteem is not just about how people feel about themselves internally. ____37____
Although feeling connected to people is important in many settings, it becomes especially critical in schools. A 2020 research analysis found that students who do not feel a sense of belonging at school are often searching for threats in their environment that signal whether they are welcome or not. ____38____ This, in turn, can cause poorer academic performance. It can also discourage students from forming deeper relationships. So, a student’s feeling of belonging is vital for their learning.
____39____ Researchers will continue to analyze how personality, culture, and even social media shape how connected we feel to others. With this knowledge, people can create schools and communities where more people feel included. That way, we can develop a society that is overall healthier, happier, and more connected.
A. They may do things to increase their self-esteem.
B. This stress can use up cognitive resources needed for learning.
C. Belonging is a complex thing because it is influenced by many factors.
D. Over the years, researchers have been exploring this subjective feeling.
E. Feeling like you belong can actually improve many aspects of your life.
F. It actually serves as a warning signal that measures how much people feel accepted.
G. When you see yourself well suited to a specific environment, you feel valued and respected.
第三部分 书面表达(共两节,32分)
第一节(共4小题;第40、41题各2分,第42题3分,第43题5分,共12分)
阅读下面短文,根据题目要求用英文回答问题。请在答题卡指定区域作答。
阅读下面短文,根据题目要求用英文回答问题。
As a novice teacher at a kindergarten, I spent a lot of time observing the interaction between experienced teachers and their students. Oftentimes when kids fall, they don’t start crying immediately. Usually kids will be OK until they lock eyes with an adult: one that they trust and know can do something for them. When I noticed this, I so wanted it to happen to me, because that meant I had earned a kid’s trust and had proven that I was able to help them with anything.
One day it finally happened. Hearing a kid yell, “Teacher, Sam fell down.” I rushed out and found Sam, who was looking puzzled. When our eyes locked, his lower lips started trembling and tears welled up in his eyes. He ran towards me and let me give him a big hug. We checked to make sure he wasn’t hurt. It was in that moment that I realized something odd. Sam’s vulnerability and coming to me for help was supposed to give me more power. But strangely, the power,I felt,shifted more to Sam, because he was giving me a privilege: a gift for me to do something for someone.
With everything I learned from teaching in the kindergarten, I went to conquer other things in life. Later I landed a job to work extensively with volunteers. I loved the relationship I was building there and the feeling of being asked for help.
Over time, I increasingly pressured myself to stay busy and helpful. My self-worth became associated with my performance at work, which brought about one of the lowest moments of my life. Even then, my mind was running at a hyper speed into problem-solving mode and it didn’t even occur to me that I could ask for help. I was surrounded by so many people who cared for me,but I just couldn’t see them. Finally, my good friend had to literally hold me by my shoulders and force me to ask for help. With their ongoing support, I overcame one difficulty after another.
I love helping others and I firmly believe others are willing to help me. We all want to be the best self in life: strong, independent and self-reliant,but we don’t always have to be. Let’s start asking for help more often, because helping Sams is a privilege and a gift.
40. Why did the author want the kids to turn to her for help?
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
41. What led to one of the author’s lowest moments in life?
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
42. Please decide which part is false in the following statement, then underline it and explain why.
The author overcame the difficulties on her own when she was having a tough time.
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
43. From this story, what can you learn about “help”? (In about 40 words)
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
第二节(20分)
44. 假设你是红星中学高三学生李华。世界读书日即将到来,你的外国好友Jim正在开展主题为“信息时代中学生如何阅读”的项目式学习,他发来邮件对你进行访谈。请你用英文给他回复,内容包括:
1. 信息时代对阅读的影响;
2. 你的阅读方式和理由。
注意:1. 词数100左右;
2. 开头和结尾已给出,不计入总词数。
Dear Jim,
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Yours,
Li Hua
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海淀区2024-2025学年第二学期期中练习
高三英语
202504
第一部分 知识运用(共两节,30分)
第一节(共10小题;每小题1.5分,共15分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Last year, five homeless cats lived in the shadows in our neighborhood, silently asking for help. Every day, I saw them huddled together, their fur matted and eyes filled with hope and ____1____. As I watched them, I couldn’t shake the feeling that I needed to take action.
Every morning, I put cat food near our building. The cats appeared, ___2___ at first, then rushing toward me as if they had been waiting all along. Feeding them became a ritual that strengthened our bond. As winter approached, my ____3____ grew. I couldn’t bear the thought of those ____4____ creatures suffering in the biting cold. I then set up cozy corners for them in the damp basement of our building.
However, not everyone shared my compassion. One neighbor insisted on getting rid of the cats. He called Animal Control to have them ____5____. Our debates were heated, but I advocated for them as I knew they had no one else to defend them.
As weeks passed, I felt an urge to find loving homes for the cats. I ____6____ friends and posted on social media. To my delight, four of them found new families. Each ____7____ felt like a victory in my mission to make a difference. Then there was one cat, Joy, who stole my heart completely. When I took him in, it was as if he had always ____8____ in my home. His playful and silly behaviour brought laughter to my days, and his gentle purring at night brought me peace.
Through this experience, I’ve found ____9____ in my voice, learning to advocate for the voiceless. I’ve learned we all have the power to make the world a better place for all beings, no matter how small our actions may seem. Whether it’s feeding a stray, advocating for animal welfare, or merely _____10_____ kindness in our communities, every effort counts.
1. A. joy B. fear C. curiosity D. anger
2. A. quietly B. aimlessly C. bravely D. cautiously
3. A. concern B. depression C. excitement D. expectation
4. A. smelly B. energetic C. innocent D. noisy
5. A. fed B. removed C. examined D. cleaned
6. A. reached out to B. looked up to C. caught up with D. got on with
7. A. devotion B. decision C. admission D. adoption
8. A. slept B. hidden C. belonged D. waited
9. A. strength B. truth C. comfort D. secret
10. A. repaying B. spreading C. receiving D. teaching
【答案】1. B 2. D 3. A 4. C 5. B 6. A 7. D 8. C 9. A 10. B
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者救助流浪猫并为它们找到新家的经历。
【1题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意:每天,我看到它们挤在一起,毛发杂乱,眼睛里充满了希望和恐惧。A. joy快乐;B. fear恐惧;C. curiosity好奇;D. anger愤怒。根据上文“five homeless cats lived in the shadows in our neighborhood, silently asking for help”可知,这些流浪猫无家可归,所以眼睛里除了希望还有恐惧。故选B。
【2题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意:猫出现了,起初很谨慎,然后像是一直在等一样冲向我。A. quietly安静地;B. aimlessly漫无目的地;C. bravely勇敢地;D. cautiously谨慎地。根据上文“five homeless cats”和下文“at first, then rushing toward meas”可知,因为猫是流浪猫,对人有警惕性,所以一开始会小心翼翼地靠近。故选D。
【3题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意:随着冬天的临近,我的担忧增加了。A. concern担忧;B. depression抑郁;C. excitement兴奋;D. expectation期待。根据上文“As winter approached”和下文“I couldn’t bear the thought of those____4____ creatures suffering in the biting cold.”可知,作者担心流浪猫在冬天受苦,所以担忧增加了。故选A。
【4题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意:我无法忍受那些无辜的生物在刺骨的寒冷中受苦的想法。A. smelly有臭味的;B. energetic精力充沛的;C. innocent无辜的;D. noisy吵闹的。根据上文“five homeless cats lived in the shadows in our neighborhood, silently asking for help”和下文“creatures suffering in the biting cold”可知,这里用“无辜的”来形容流浪猫,表达作者对它们的同情。故选C。
【5题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意:他打电话给动物控制中心让他们把猫带走。A. fed喂养;B. removed移除,移走,带走;C. examined检查;D. cleaned打扫。根据上文“One neighbor insisted on getting rid of the cats. He called Animal Control to have them”可知,邻居坚持要把猫弄走,所以打电话给动物控制中心让他们把猫带走。故选B。
【6题详解】
考查动词短语辨析。句意:我联系了朋友并在社交媒体上发布信息。A. reached out to联系;B. looked up to尊敬;C. caught up with赶上;D. got on with与……相处。根据上文“I felt an urge to find loving homes for the cats.”和下文“friends and posted on social media”可知,作者为了给猫找新家,联系了朋友并在社交媒体上发布信息。故选A。
【7题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意:每一次收养都像是我在改变世界使命中的一次胜利。A. devotion奉献;B. decision决定;C. admission承认;D. adoption收养。根据上文“To my delight, four of them found new families.”可知,这里指每一次收养流浪猫都像是作者在改变世界使命中的一次胜利。故选D。
【8题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意:当我收养他时,就好像他一直属于我的家。A. slept睡觉;B. hidden隐藏;C. belonged属于;D. waited等待。根据下文“His playful and silly behaviour brought laughter to my days, and his gentle purring at night brought me peace.”可知,这只猫在作者家很自在,就像属于这个家一样。故选C。
【9题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意:通过这次经历,我在自己的声音中找到了力量,学会了为无声者发声。A. strength力量;B. truth真相;C. comfort安慰;D. secret秘密。根据下文“learning to advocate for the voiceless”可知,作者为流浪猫发声并成功为它们找到家,所以是在自己的声音中找到了力量。故选A。
【10题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意:无论是喂养流浪动物,倡导动物福利,还是仅仅在我们的社区中传播善良,每一份努力都很重要。A. repaying偿还;B. spreading传播;C. receiving收到;D. teaching教。根据下文“kindness in our communities”可知,这里说的是在社区中传递善意。故选B。
第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分,共15分)
A
阅读下列短文,根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个恰当的单词,在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。请在答题卡指定区域作答。
Director Yang Yu, better known as Jiaozi, has spent over a decade enhancing his skills in China’s competitive animation industry. Early in his career, however, he ____11____ (face) constant rejections and financial struggles. His breakthrough came in 2019 with the masterpiece Ne Zha ____12____ proved Chinese animation could rival global giants. To create a follow-up movie, he immersed ____13____ (he) in perfecting storytelling and cutting-edge effects, often working 16-hour days. His journey — from a self-taught artist to a pioneer ____14____ (reshape) an industry — inspires dreamers worldwide: greatness isn’t born overnight, but built through commitment.
【答案】11. faced
12. which##that
13. himself
14. reshaping
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文,主要介绍了动画导演饺子(杨宇)的奋斗历程及其对行业的贡献和启示。
【11题详解】
考查动词时态。句意:然而,在他的职业生涯早期,他面临着不断的拒绝和经济上的挣扎。根据句中的Early in his career可知,此处描述的是过去的事情,应用一般过去时,face的过去式为faced,故填faced。
【12题详解】
考查定语从句。句意:他的突破出现在2019年,他的代表作《哪吒》证明了中国动画可以与全球巨头竞争。空处引导限制性定语从句,先行词为Ne Zha,指物,且从句中缺少主语,应用关系代词which或that引导。故填which/that。
【13题详解】
考查代词。句意:为了创作续集,他全身心投入到完善故事和尖端特效中,经常每天工作16个小时。immerse oneself in为固定短语,表示“全身心投入”,此处应用反身代词himself,表示“他自己”。故填himself。
【14题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意:他的旅程——从自学成才的艺术家到重塑行业的先驱——激励着全世界的梦想家:伟大不是一夜之间诞生的,而是通过献身建立起来的。句中已有谓语inspires,此处应用非谓语动词作后置定语,修饰pioneer,且pioneer与reshape之间为主动关系,应用现在分词形式。故填reshaping。
B
阅读下列短文,根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个恰当的单词,在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。请在答题卡指定区域作答。
By the end of each day, we all long for a little personal space and quiet time. Alone time can vary greatly from person to person. For some, it is ____15____ (simple) about being physically away from people, while for others, it is the ability ____16____ (disconnect) when alone. To figure out whether alone time energizes or consumes you, you’d better dedicate a full day just to yourself and observe ____17____ it affects your emotions. If you feel refreshed after taking time to yourself, you can set aside more alone time into your schedule. However, if you feel frustrated when alone, you need to lean into social connections more frequently.
【答案】15. simply
16. to disconnect
17. how
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文,主要介绍了独处时间的个人差异,以及如何通过自我观察来确定独处是让自己恢复精力还是消耗精力。
【15题详解】
考查副词。句意:对一些人来说,这只是身体上远离他人,而对另一些人来说,这是独处时断开连接的能力。此处需要用副词simply修饰介词短语about being physically away from people,表示“仅仅,只是”的意思,故填simply。
【16题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意:对一些人来说,这只是身体上远离他人,而对另一些人来说,这是独处时断开连接的能力。the ability to do sth表示“做某事的能力”,所以此处需要用动词不定式作后置定语,修饰ability,表示“断开连接的能力”,故填to disconnect。
【17题详解】
考查宾语从句。句意:为了弄清楚独处是让你精力充沛还是消耗你的精力,你最好花一整天时间独处,观察它如何影响你的情绪。observe后接宾语从句,从句中缺少方式状语,表示“如何影响你的情绪”,所以此处应用how引导从句,故填how。
C
阅读下列短文,根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个恰当的单词,在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。请在答题卡指定区域作答。
To drive real change, climate education must shift focus from global risks to personal and local impacts. People will act if the challenge ____18____ (feel) personal — not just about the planet, polar bears, or humanity ____19____ a whole. Sharing scientific facts isn’t enough; self-interest should figure in climate-education packages.Therefore, climate education should be tailored to each community. Messages are more effective when they ____20____ (deliver) in engaging ways to truly resonate with everyone.
【答案】18. feels
19 as 20. are delivered
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。本文简单概括了气候教育需要转变的重点:从关注全球风险转向关注个人和当地的影响,以促使人们真正行动起来应对气候变化。
【18题详解】
考查动词时态和主谓一致。句意:如果挑战让人感觉与自己息息相关,人们就会采取行动——而不仅仅是关乎地球、北极熊或整个人类。设空处使用动词作 if引导条件状语从句中的谓语动词,符合“主将从现”原则即用一般现在时表将来,主语为the challenge,谓语动词应用第三人称单数形式。故填feels。
【19题详解】
考查介词。句意:如果挑战让人感觉与自己息息相关,人们就会采取行动——而不仅仅是关乎地球、北极熊或整个人类。设空处使用介词与后文构成介词短语作状语,结合句意,表示“作为整体”用短语为as a whole。故填as。
【20题详解】
考查动词时态和语态。句意:当信息以吸引人的方式传递,真正引起每个人的共鸣时,信息会更有效。设空处使用动词作when引导时间状语从句的谓语动词,从句陈述客观事实,故使用一般现在时,主语与谓语动词构成被动关系,且主语为they,谓语动词应用复数形式。故填are delivered。
第二部分 阅读理解(共两节,38分)
第一节(共14小题;每小题2分,共28分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
The Community Volunteers Program (CVP) connects Northeastern students with consistent volunteer opportunities at local nonprofit organizations in Boston.
All current Northeastern students are qualified to apply for CVP. Through this program, Community Volunteers will have the opportunity to:
Work directly with community-based organizations matching their passions and skills.
Gain a deeper understanding of how organizations in Boston approach social issues in the communities.
Enhance their professional development through hands-on experience.
Expand their personal and professional networks with nonprofit staff, students, and community residents.
Attend monthly training events with an emphasis on reflection and education with fellow Community Volunteers.
Receive participant recognition for dedication and impact.
2024-2025 CVP Community Partners
Camp Harbor View
Camp Harbor View offers a summer camp for students in grades 6-8, leadership development for students in grades 9-12, and comprehensive family services; including scholarships, clinical support,and resource coordination-all at no cost. It also builds targeted pilot programs, such as Guaranteed Income Program, to address the acute needs of families.
Fenway Community Center
It fosters connections among local residents through a welcoming space where all can participate in activities that enhance their lives. They embrace diversity, encourage creativity, and promote wellness, striving to build a community that values collaboration, equity, and sustainability.
Link Health
Link Health empowers residents by linking them to essential public benefit programs, ensuring access to healthcare, energy assistance, and nutrition support.
Commitment Cycle:
Spring: January-April (Applications open December 2024)
CVP Withdrawal Deadline: February 9th
First week of service: Jan 20-24th
Last week of service: Apr 7-11th
Summer: May-June (Applications open April 2025)
Fall:September-December
21. Through CVP, Community Volunteers will .
A. reflect on training events
B. receive credits for dedication
C. promote their social status
D. learn how social issues are addressed
22. What can we know about the CVP Community Partners?
A. Camp Harbor View gives targeted help to some families.
B. Link Health provides healthcare services to the volunteers.
C. CVP Community Partners emphasize cultivating creativity.
D. Fenway Community Center has built a sustainable community.
23. The service of spring commitment cycle starts in .
A. December 2024 B. January 2025
C. February 2025 D. April 2025
【答案】21. D 22. A 23. B
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了社区志愿者项目(CVP)及其相关信息。
【21题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章第二段中“Gain a deeper understanding of how organizations in Boston approach social issues in the communities.(更深入地了解波士顿的组织如何解决社区中的社会问题)”可知,通过CVP,社区志愿者将了解社会问题是如何被解决的。故选D。
【22题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章2024-2025 CVP Community Partners部分第一个小标题Camp Harbor View中“It also builds targeted pilot programs, such as Guaranteed Income Program, to address the acute needs of families.(它还建立了有针对性的试点项目,如收入保障计划,以解决家庭的迫切需求)”可知,Camp Harbor View为一些家庭提供有针对性的帮助。故选A。
【23题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章Commitment Cycle:部分中“Spring: January-April (Applications open December 2024)...First week of service: Jan 20-24th(春季:1月至4月(2024年12月开放申请)……服务第一周:1月20日至24日)”可知,春季服务周期从2025年1月开始。故选B。
B
I had wanted to be a cellist for as long as I could remember. At fifteen, I won a scholarship to a specialist music school. I got up at 5 a.m. to play scales, practised at lunchtime and returned to my cello (大提琴) after lessons.
One evening, while practicing a demanding piece, I pushed myself too far. I felt a burning pain between my wrist and elbow. When it hadn’t got better after a day or two, I started to panic. Days became weeks. I still could not write or play. Weeks turned into months. Opportunities for concerts, recitals, and competitions came and went.
When I wasn’t sitting with my instrument, I was punishing myself for my own stupidity. My technique had probably not been secure enough for the demands I was placing on it. But now it was too late.
Over two years, I gradually recovered some arm function. I was able to play some early music such as Handel and Bach, on a baroque cello, as the movements are gentler and lighter. However, the possibility of my arm letting me down has never left me.
The turning point came, unexpectedly, during a photoshoot for an up-to-date picture. The photographer suggested I get my cello and see what images of playing might look like. I hesitated — I didn’t see myself as a cellist any more. But then I fetched it and sat playing snatches of Bach. In that moment, the lens pointing at my instrument and me, I began to understand something I had only half sensed until then. Away from my cello, my shadow was missing. Without it I felt incomplete. But with my instrument I was protected and entirely happy in my own skin.
During that photoshoot I realised I needed to find out what the cello, and its absence, had meant to other cellists, to understand what it meant to me. So I planned a journey across Europe. I encountered cellos destroyed by war and shipwreck, and even a cello tat had been turned into a beehive. I even played with a resourceful cellist, who, having lost the use of his right thumb, ties his bow onto his hand with a bicycle inner tube.
Over the course of my travels, I learned I was not alone. Besides, my experience might help others. I am also beginning to look for ways to return to the repertoire (曲目) I loved. Supported by a community of musicians in similar situations, I now celebrate every concert as a step towards healing.
24. After the injury, the author .
A. tried an alternative career path
B. played Bach to impress the audience
C. secured the performing opportunities
D. blamed herself for practicing too hard
25. The photoshoot experience was a turning point for the author because .
A. it improved her professional image
B. it showed her constant efforts paid off
C. it deepened her connection to the cello
D. it allowed her to meet incredible cellists
26. What can we learn from the passage?
A. Fortune favors the bold.
B. Constant dripping wears the stone.
C. Good things come to those who wait.
D. When given lemons, make lemonade.
【答案】24. D 25. C 26. D
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了作者作为大提琴手受伤后的心路历程与重新找回自我的故事。
【24题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段“One evening, while practicing a demanding piece, I pushed myself too far. I felt a burning pain between my wrist and elbow. When it hadn’t got better after a day or two, I started to panic. Days became weeks. I still could not write or play. (一天晚上,在练习一首要求很高的曲子时,我把自己逼得太狠了。我感到手腕和肘部之间有灼热感。一两天后,情况没有好转,我开始恐慌。几天变成了几周。我仍然不能写作或演奏)”以及第三段“When I wasn’t sitting with my instrument, I was punishing myself for my own stupidity. My technique had probably not been secure enough for the demands I was placing on it. But now it was too late.(当我没有坐在我的乐器前时,我就会因自己的愚蠢而自责。我的技巧可能还不够扎实,无法满足我对它提出的要求。但现在为时已晚)”可知,受伤后,作者责怪自己练习太刻苦。故选D。
【25题详解】
推理判断题。根据第五段“In that moment, the lens pointing at my instrument and me, I began to understand something I had only half sensed until then. Away from my cello, my shadow was missing. Without it I felt incomplete. But with my instrument I was protected and entirely happy in my own skin.(就在那一刻,镜头对准了我的乐器和我,我开始理解一些之前只是隐约感觉到的事情。离开了大提琴,我的影子似乎不见了。没有它,我感到不完整。但有了我的乐器,我感到被保护,并且完全自在)”可推知,这次拍摄经历对作者来说是一个转折点,因为它加深了作者与大提琴的联系。故选C。
【26题详解】
推理判断题。通读全文及最后一段“Over the course of my travels, I learned I was not alone. Besides, my experience might help others. I am also beginning to look for ways to return to the repertoire (曲目) I loved. Supported by a community of musicians in similar situations, I now celebrate every concert as a step towards healing.(在我的旅行过程中,我了解到我并不孤单。此外,我的经历可能会帮助其他人。我也开始寻找回到我热爱的曲目的方法。在一群处境相似的音乐家的支持下,我现在把每一场音乐会都视为迈向康复的一步)”可知,作者的经历告诉我们“当生活给你柠檬时,你要做柠檬汁”,即面对困境时要积极应对,寻找出路。故选D。
C
Imagine a not-too-distant future, where we each inhabit our own AI-driven digital filter (过滤) bubble, crafted for us alone and designed to serve corporate interests. This future resembles 1998’s movie The Truman Show, where the main character unknowingly lived his entire life within a reality TV show designed by a production studio.
One subset of AI, large language models (LLM), won’t turn our lives into reality TV shows. Instead, personalized AI agents threaten to cage each of us in an individualized and illusory (虚假的) unreality, profiting from our digital activities and walling us off from genuine connections. Many companies are developing individualized LLM. The underlying principle is that AI will learn about the individual user and adapt accordingly. For example, if you’re a super fan of a football team, you’ll be fed updates, ads, and videos tailored to your interests 24 hours a day. Some algorithms may even learn your schedule, pushing information at you during precisely those times when you’re most likely to be looking.
This may sound harmless. But the next step is to use LLM to create memes, or even fake articles,feeding you conspiracy theories about rival teams. This is a miserable reality for at least two reasons.For one, there are neither computational methods or ethical incentives (激励) in place to ensure that the information you receive is true. But just as frightening as the lack of regard for the truth is an even scarier element. You will no longer live with an accurate understanding of football team that is fully compatible with anyone else’s. You will run on information generated only for yourself. This vision is unsettling, even in sports and entertainment. But what of institutions that have more direct social consequences?Education? Politics?
With the fall of the press and polarization of everything,conversations around holiday table have already become impossible for many extended families. Bad as the status quo might be, stranger times lie ahead that make us long for today’s echo chambers (信息茧房). Soon, our bubbles will shrink further and further,until our digital worlds involve only ourselves. In an Al-mediated future,everyone will live in a private Truman Show. As a society, we will be completely incapable of making fruitful collective decisions because we will have no shared understanding of the world.
What’s the way out? Find your entertainment in spaces with actual people, exchanging thoughts and creations with each other. Even online, we must keep our understanding of the world grounded in human-authored documents and artifacts. Valuing what humans create is not merely a matter of authenticity; it also ensures we focus on arguments that an author cared enough to make, on conservations that speakers cared enough to have.
Otherwise,The Truman Show’s premise becomes our reality, unknowingly inhabiting a fake world where our every experience is designed for profit. Even more existentially alienating? Living in a Truman Show where the director, producer and the only one watching is an AI.
27. The author mentions The Truman Show in Paragraph 1 to .
A. make a comparison B. illustrate a situation
C. support an argument D. propose a suggestion
28. According to the passage, personalized AI agents may .
A. isolate individuals in false realities
B. confirm the credibility of the content
C. discourage the companies’ ethical incentives
D. improve user behavior by feeding targeted ads
29. What can be inferred from the passage?
A. Algorithms have raised concerns over privacy.
B. LLMs are in great need of computational upgrade.
C. Echo chambers weaken collective decision-making.
D. Technology development results in polarized society.
30. Which would be the best title for this passage?
A. AI and the Future of Human Interaction
B. AI Will Turn Our Lives into The Truman Show
C. The Truman Show Predicts AI’s Impact on Media
D. Algorithmic Bubbles and the Value of Human Creations
【答案】27. B 28. A 29. C 30. B
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要说明了个性化AI代理可能将人类生活变成虚假现实的问题。
【27题详解】
推理判断题。根据第一段“Imagine a not-too-distant future, where we each inhabit our own AI-driven digital filter (过滤) bubble, crafted for us alone and designed to serve corporate interests. This future resembles 1998’s movie The Truman Show, where the main character unknowingly lived his entire life within a reality TV show designed by a production studio. (想象一下不太遥远的未来,我们每个人都生活在自己的人工智能驱动的数字过滤泡沫中,这个泡沫是专门为我们打造的,旨在服务企业利益。这个未来类似于1998年的电影《楚门的世界》,在电影中,主角在不知情的情况下,在一档由制作工作室设计的真人秀节目中度过了他的一生。)”可知,作者在第一段提到《楚门的世界》是为了说明一种可能出现的情况,即我们每个人都生活在自己的人工智能驱动的数字过滤泡沫中。故选B。
【28题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段中“Instead, personalized AI agents threaten to cage each of us in an individualized and illusory (虚假的) unreality, profiting from our digital activities and walling us off from genuine connections. (相反,个性化的AI代理威胁着将我们每个人困在一个个性化和虚幻的不真实世界中,从我们的数字活动中获利,并将我们与真正的联系隔离开来)”可知,个性化的AI代理可能会将个人隔离在虚假现实中。故选A。
【29题详解】
推理判断题。根据第四段中“Bad as the status quo might be, stranger times lie ahead that make us long for today’s echo chambers (信息茧房). Soon, our bubbles will shrink further and further,until our digital worlds involve only ourselves. In an Al-mediated future,everyone will live in a private Truman Show. As a society, we will be completely incapable of making fruitful collective decisions because we will have no shared understanding of the world. (尽管现状可能很糟糕,但更陌生的时代还在前方,让我们怀念今天的信息茧房。很快,我们的泡沫将越来越小,直到我们的数字世界只包含我们自己在一个由AI介导的未来,每个人都将生活在一个私人的《楚门的世界》中。作为一个社会,我们将完全无法做出富有成效的集体决策,因为我们将对世界没有共同的理解)”可知,信息茧房会削弱集体决策能力。故选C。
【30题详解】
主旨大意题。通读全文,尤其是根据最后一段“Otherwise,The Truman Show’s premise becomes our reality, unknowingly inhabiting a fake world where our every experience is designed for profit. Even more existentially alienating? Living in a Truman Show where the director, producer and the only one watching is an AI. (否则,《楚门的世界》的前提就会成为我们的现实,我们会在不知不觉中生活在一个虚假的世界里,我们的每一次经历都是为了盈利而设计的。更让人感到存在上的疏离呢?生活在一个《楚门的世界》里,导演、制片人和唯一的观众都是人工智能。)”可知,文章主要论述了个性化AI代理可能将人类生活变成虚假现实的问题,就像《楚门的世界》一样。B选项“AI Will Turn Our Lives into The Truman Show (人工智能将把我们的生活变成《楚门的世界》)”最符合文章主旨。故选B。
D
If you find yourself with several million dollars more than you need, how should you spend the money? One answer might be to do whatever you want, within the bounds of the law. Another is to donate it to a charity. You may also support an organization that is working to reduce existential risks.
The history of philosophy consists of attempts to shed light on such questions. However, philosophy’s open secret is that these attempts don’t add up to anything decisive. When it comes to what we ought to do in any given situation, different ethical systems offer different guidance. Conflict is baked into questions like, “What ought I to do?”
Or is it? An awareness of difference is certainly crucial to such an inquiry. But this needn’t become a conflict until you’re forced to pick a side. Some philosophers have sought to eliminate the conflict between ethical systems. Derek Parfit, one of the most respected philosophers of the past fifty years, devoted the second half of his life to precisely this task.
Unfortunately, the position that different ethical positions can be reconciled (和解) is itself a position others may not accept. Parfit believed people could have a good reason to act morally,independent of their knowledge or beliefs. If you find yourself in a position to alleviate (减轻) others’ suffering without significantly inconveniencing yourself, then you should act. It is just a moral fact that there is a right thing that you ought to do. By contrast, Bernard Williams argued it made no sense to talk about people’s reasons independently from their motivations. Someone cannot have a reason to do something that they have no desire to do-because however wrong-headed their preferences may be, subjectivity is the ground truth for “having a reason”.
As in Peter Singer’s parable (寓言) of a child drowning in a shallow pond, it self-evidently seems immoral not to save this child if the only cost for you is a pair of new trainers. This is as clear as a philosophical argument can get. However, as with all moral reasoning, you are free to reject the logic or assumptions behind Singer’s argument, regardless of its clarity.
Parfit was a philosopher’s philosopher. Yet he suffered from the fact that irreconcilable ethical systems exist. Why? Because one conclusion that follows from this is that, if the differences between such systems cannot be resolved by philosophical means, conflict of a literal kind will always exist beneath their differences.
As Karl Popper puts it, “ If we extend unlimited tolerance even to those who are intolerant, then the tolerant will be destroyed, and tolerance with them.” This is the rub. Philosophy is of the world as well as of the page-and even the gentlest words may, sooner or later, need an army to defend them. “We should therefore claim,” Popper continued, “in the name of the tolerance, the right not to tolerate the intolerant.”
I’m not surprised that Parfit felt despair at the limits of his persuasiveness. What’s amazing is that more philosophers don’t feel the same way.
31. What can we learn from the first three paragraphs?
A. Phiosophy can help resolve ethical conflicts.
B. Ethical inquiries aid in serving the public good.
C. Conflicting views exist between ethical systems.
D. Accepting conflicts is the basis of philosophical inquiry.
32. What can be inferred from the passage?
A. Philosophers stress logic over subjectivity.
B Williamns holds moral reasoning forces acceptance.
C. Parfit believes moral acts require personal sacrifice.
D. Reconciling ethical systems has real-world implications.
33. According to Karl Popper, we can learn that .
A. intolerance originates in absolute tolerance
B. unlimited tolerance invites self-destruction
C. tolerance is for people who share the same values
D. philosophical ideals sometimes require military defense
34. How does the author feel towards Parfit’s pursuit?
A. Sympathetic. B. Hopeless.
C. Skeptical. D. Astonished.
【答案】31. C 32. D 33. B 34. A
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇议论文。本文主要讨论了伦理体系之间的差异和冲突,以及哲学家们对于如何解决这些冲突的不同观点。文章还通过卡尔·波普尔的话强调了宽容的限度,指出无限制的宽容可能导致自我毁灭。最后,作者对帕菲特因无法说服更多人而感到绝望表示同情。
【31题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章第二段“However, philosophy’s open secret is that these attempts don’t add up to anything decisive. When it comes to what we ought to do in any given situation, different ethical systems offer different guidance. (然而,哲学的一个公开的秘密是,这些尝试并没有得出任何决定性的结论。当谈到我们在任何给定的情况下应该做什么时,不同的伦理体系提供了不同的指导。)”可知,在给定的情况下,不同的伦理提供不同的指导,因此从前三段中可以了解到伦理体系之间存在相互冲突的观点。故选C项。
【32题详解】
推理判断题。根据文章第四段“Unfortunately, the position that different ethical positions can be reconciled is itself a position others may not accept. (不幸的是,认为不同的伦理立场可以和解的观点本身就是一种可能不被其他人接受的观点。)”以及后文对于伦理体系和解的讨论,可以推断出,调和伦理体系具有现实意义,但并非所有人都会接受。故选D项。
【33题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章倒数第二段“As Karl Popper puts it, “If we extend unlimited tolerance even to those who are intolerant, then the tolerant will be destroyed, and tolerance with them.”(正如卡尔·波普尔所说,“如果我们甚至对那些不容忍的人也表现出无限的宽容,那么宽容的人将被摧毁,连同他们的宽容一起。”)”可知,根据卡尔·波普尔的观点,无限的宽容会导致自我毁灭。故选B项。
【34题详解】
推理判断题。根据文章最后一段“I’m not surprised that Parfit felt despair at the limits of his persuasiveness. What’s amazing is that more philosophers don’t feel the same way. (我对帕菲特因自己说服力有限而感到绝望并不感到惊讶。令人惊讶的是,更多的哲学家并没有同样的感受。)”可知,作者对于帕菲特的追求是持同情的态度。故选A项。
第二节(共5小题;每小题2分,共10分)
根据短文内容,从短文后的七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。
When you spend time with close friends, how do you feel? You may feel like you belong. According to the Oxford dictionary, belonging is defined as a “deep sense of acceptance, inclusion, and identification within a group, place, or context.” ____35____
Since the beginning of human evolution, people have connected with others in order to survive. This desire to form and grow relationships is rooted in the human brain. ____36____ In 1943, Abraham Maslow was the first psychologist to write about belonging as a human need. His theory, the Hierarchy (等级) of Needs, states that humans must acquire their basic needs, such as physiological (生理上的) needs and needs related to safety, before they can begin fulfilling other higher, more complex needs, like belonging or developing self-esteem.
Another groundbreaking research about belonging emerged in 1995. Mark Leary and Roy Baumeister found that humans have a universal drive to belong, which motivates their thoughts and actions. In fact, this drive is so important that they argued it was a fundamental human need-not a secondary need in a hierarchy. Their later research explored the connection between self-esteem and belonging. According to their research, self-esteem is not just about how people feel about themselves internally. ____37____
Although feeling connected to people is important in many settings, it becomes especially critical in schools. A 2020 research analysis found that students who do not feel a sense of belonging at school are often searching for threats in their environment that signal whether they are welcome or not. ____38____ This, in turn, can cause poorer academic performance. It can also discourage students from forming deeper relationships. So, a student’s feeling of belonging is vital for their learning.
____39____ Researchers will continue to analyze how personality, culture, and even social media shape how connected we feel to others. With this knowledge, people can create schools and communities where more people feel included. That way, we can develop a society that is overall healthier, happier, and more connected.
A. They may do things to increase their self-esteem.
B. This stress can use up cognitive resources needed for learning.
C. Belonging is a complex thing because it is influenced by many factors.
D. Over the years, researchers have been exploring this subjective feeling.
E. Feeling like you belong can actually improve many aspects of your life.
F. It actually serves as a warning signal that measures how much people feel accepted.
G. When you see yourself well suited to a specific environment, you feel valued and respected.
【答案】35. G 36. D 37. F 38. B 39. C
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了归属感的重要性及其相关研究。
【35题详解】
根据上文“According to the Oxford dictionary, belonging is defined as a “deep sense of acceptance, inclusion, and identification within a group, place, or context.”(根据牛津词典的解释,归属感被定义为“在一个群体、一个地方或一个环境中,一种深深的接受、包容和认同感。”)”可知,此处提到归属感的定义。G选项“When you see yourself well suited to a specific environment, you feel valued and respected.(当你觉得自己非常适合某个特定环境时,你会感到被重视和尊重)”承接上文,进一步解释了什么是归属感。故选G。
【36题详解】
根据下文“In 1943, Abraham Maslow was the first psychologist to write about belonging as a human need. His theory, the Hierarchy (等级) of Needs, states that humans must acquire their basic needs, such as physiological (生理上的) needs and needs related to safety, before they can begin fulfilling other higher, more complex needs, like belonging or developing self-esteem.(1943年,亚伯拉罕·马斯洛(Abraham Maslow)是第一位将归属感作为人类需求的心理学家。他的需求层次理论指出,人类必须先获得基本需求,如生理需求和与安全相关的需求,然后才能开始满足其他更高级、更复杂的需求,如归属感或自尊)”可知,D选项“Over the years, researchers have been exploring this subjective feeling.(多年来,研究人员一直在探索这种主观感受)”指出归属感这一主观感受一直以来都受到研究人员的关注,为下文介绍相关研究做铺垫。故选D。
【37题详解】
上文提到“According to their research, self-esteem is not just about how people feel about themselves internally. (根据他们的研究,自尊不仅仅是人们对自己内心的感觉)”可知,此处强调自尊不仅仅关乎人们内心的感受。F选项“It actually serves as a warning signal that measures how much people feel accepted.(它实际上是一个衡量人们被接纳程度的警告信号)”承接上文,指出自尊还涉及到外部因素,即人们被接纳的程度,这是一个衡量自尊的重要标准。同时,F选项中的“it”指代上文的“self-esteem”,使得上下文连贯。故选F。
【38题详解】
根据上文“ A 2020 research analysis found that students who do not feel a sense of belonging at school are often searching for threats in their environment that signal whether they are welcome or not. (2020年的一项研究分析发现,在学校没有归属感的学生往往会在环境中寻找威胁,以表明他们是否受欢迎)”可知,学生在学校没有归属感时,会经常在环境中寻找威胁信号,以判断自己是否受欢迎,这会给学生带来压力。B选项“This stress can use up cognitive resources needed for learning.(这种压力会消耗掉学习所需的认知资源)”承接上文,解释了缺乏归属感给学生带来的负面影响,即消耗认知资源,影响学习效果。故选B。
【39题详解】
根据下文“Researchers will continue to analyze how personality, culture, and even social media shape how connected we feel to others. (研究人员将继续分析个性、文化甚至社交媒体如何塑造我们与他人的联系)”可知,此处强调研究人员将继续分析个性、文化和社交媒体如何塑造我们对与他人联系的感知,由此表明归属感是一个复杂且多元的概念,受到多种因素的影响。C选项“Belonging is a complex thing because it is influenced by many factors.(归属感是一个复杂的事物,因为它受到许多因素的影响)”引出下文,为下文介绍相关研究做铺垫。故选C。
第三部分 书面表达(共两节,32分)
第一节(共4小题;第40、41题各2分,第42题3分,第43题5分,共12分)
阅读下面短文,根据题目要求用英文回答问题。请在答题卡指定区域作答。
阅读下面短文,根据题目要求用英文回答问题。
As a novice teacher at a kindergarten, I spent a lot of time observing the interaction between experienced teachers and their students. Oftentimes when kids fall, they don’t start crying immediately. Usually kids will be OK until they lock eyes with an adult: one that they trust and know can do something for them. When I noticed this, I so wanted it to happen to me, because that meant I had earned a kid’s trust and had proven that I was able to help them with anything.
One day it finally happened. Hearing a kid yell, “Teacher, Sam fell down.” I rushed out and found Sam, who was looking puzzled. When our eyes locked, his lower lips started trembling and tears welled up in his eyes. He ran towards me and let me give him a big hug. We checked to make sure he wasn’t hurt. It was in that moment that I realized something odd. Sam’s vulnerability and coming to me for help was supposed to give me more power. But strangely, the power,I felt,shifted more to Sam, because he was giving me a privilege: a gift for me to do something for someone.
With everything I learned from teaching in the kindergarten, I went to conquer other things in life. Later I landed a job to work extensively with volunteers. I loved the relationship I was building there and the feeling of being asked for help.
Over time, I increasingly pressured myself to stay busy and helpful. My self-worth became associated with my performance at work, which brought about one of the lowest moments of my life. Even then, my mind was running at a hyper speed into problem-solving mode and it didn’t even occur to me that I could ask for help. I was surrounded by so many people who cared for me,but I just couldn’t see them. Finally, my good friend had to literally hold me by my shoulders and force me to ask for help. With their ongoing support, I overcame one difficulty after another.
I love helping others and I firmly believe others are willing to help me. We all want to be the best self in life: strong, independent and self-reliant,but we don’t always have to be. Let’s start asking for help more often, because helping Sams is a privilege and a gift.
40. Why did the author want the kids to turn to her for help?
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
41. What led to one of the author’s lowest moments in life?
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
42. Please decide which part is false in the following statement, then underline it and explain why.
The author overcame the difficulties on her own when she was having a tough time.
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
43. From this story, what can you learn about “help”? (In about 40 words)
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
【答案】40. Because it meant she had earned a kid’s trust and proven that she was able to help them.
41. Associating her self-worth with her performance at work and pressuring herself to stay busy and helpful.
42. The underlined part is “on her own”. Because the author’s good friend held her by the shoulders and forced her to ask for help, and with their ongoing support, she overcame the difficulties.
43. Help is mutual. We can both offer help to others and receive help from them. We don’t always have to be strong independent and self-reliant. Learning to ask for help is also a kind of wisdom.
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者从幼儿园教学中领悟到求助与帮助的意义,经历低谷后学会接受他人帮助,并认识到互相帮助是特权和礼物的故事。
【40题详解】
考查细节理解。由文章第一段中“Oftentimes when kids fall, they don’t start crying immediately. Usually kids will be OK until they lock eyes with an adult: one that they trust and know can do something for them. When I noticed this, I so wanted it to happen to me, because that meant I had earned a kid’s trust and had proven that I was able to help them with anything. (很多时候,孩子们摔倒了并不会立刻哭起来。通常情况下,孩子们在与他们信任且知道能为他们做点什么的成年人对视之前,都不会有事。当我注意到这一点时,我非常希望这种情况能发生在我身上,因为那就意味着我赢得了一个孩子的信任,并且证明了我能够在任何事情上帮助他们)”可知,作者希望孩子们向她求助是因为这意味着她赢得了孩子的信任,并证明了她能够帮助他们。故答案为:Because it meant she had earned a kid’s trust and proven that she was able to help them.
【41题详解】
考查细节理解。由文章第四段中“My self-worth became associated with my performance at work, which brought about one of the lowest moments of my life. (我自我价值开始与我的工作表现联系在一起,这给我带来了人生中最低谷的时刻之一)”以及“Over time, I increasingly pressured myself to stay busy and helpful. (随着时间的推移,我给自己施加的压力越来越大,要让自己保持忙碌和乐于助人)”可知,作者将自我价值与工作表现联系在一起,并给自己施加压力要保持忙碌和乐于助人,这导致了作者人生中的最低谷时刻之一。故答案为:Associating her self-worth with her performance at work and pressuring herself to stay busy and helpful.
【42题详解】
考查细节理解。由文章第四段中“Finally, my good friend had to literally hold me by my shoulders and force me to ask for help. With their ongoing support, I overcame one difficulty after another. (最后,我的好朋友不得不实实在在地抓住我的肩膀,强迫我去寻求帮助。在他们持续的支持下,我克服了一个又一个困难)”可知,作者的好朋友抓住她的肩膀,强迫她寻求帮助,并在他们持续的支持下,她克服了困难。所以错误的部分是on her own。故答案为:The underlined part is “on her own”. Because the author’s good friend held her by the shoulders and forced her to ask for help, and with their ongoing support, she overcame the difficulties.
【43题详解】
开放性题目,此题要求回答:从这个故事中,你能学到什么关于“帮助”知识?答案不唯一,合理即可。例如:通读全文,尤其是最后一段“I love helping others and I firmly believe others are willing to help me. We all want to be the best self in life: strong, independent and self-reliant,but we don’t always have to be. Let’s start asking for help more often, because helping Sams is a privilege and a gift. (我喜欢帮助别人,我坚信别人也愿意帮助我。我们都想成为生活中最好的自己:坚强、独立、自力更生,但我们并不总是需要这样。让我们开始更频繁地寻求帮助吧,因为帮助像萨姆这样的人是一种特权和礼物)”以及文章内容可知,帮助是相互的,我们在帮助别人的同时也能从别人那里得到帮助。我们不必总是坚强、独立和自力更生,学会寻求帮助也是一种智慧。故答案为Help is mutual. We can both offer help to others and receive help from them. We don’t always have to be strong, independent and self-reliant. Learning to ask for help is also a kind of wisdom.
第二节(20分)
44. 假设你是红星中学高三学生李华。世界读书日即将到来,你的外国好友Jim正在开展主题为“信息时代中学生如何阅读”的项目式学习,他发来邮件对你进行访谈。请你用英文给他回复,内容包括:
1. 信息时代对阅读的影响;
2. 你的阅读方式和理由。
注意:1. 词数100左右;
2. 开头和结尾已给出,不计入总词数。
Dear Jim,
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
【答案】Dear Jim,
Thank you for inviting me to share my thoughts on reading in the information age.
The digital age reshapes reading profoundly. While e-books and online articles offer instant access to global knowledge, fragmented information and digital distractions hinder deep reading.
To adapt, I blend digital and traditional methods. For quick updates, I read e-books on my phone for convenience. Yet, for serious learning, I choose paper books — they boost focus and memory without screen interruptions. I also allocate daily screen-free reading time to avoid distractions.
This hybrid strategy balances efficiency with thoughtful engagement. Hope it aids your project!
Yours,
Li Hua
【解析】
【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文。要求考生以红星中学高三学生李华的身份,给外国好友Jim回复一封邮件,谈谈信息时代对阅读的影响以及自己的阅读方式和理由。
【详解】1.词汇积累
提供:offer→ provide
深刻地:profoundly→ deeply
获得:access→ gain
分配:allocate→ assign
2.句式拓展
同义句转换
原句:The digital age reshapes reading profoundly.
拓展句:It is the digital age that reshapes reading profoundly.
【点睛】【高分句型1】While e-books and online articles offer instant access to global knowledge, fragmented information and digital distractions hinder deep reading. (运用了While引导的让步状语从句)
【高分句型2】Hope it aids your project! (运用了省略引导词that的宾语从句)
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