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蕲春县实高2025届高三第二次模拟考试 英语 (本试卷满分150分 考试用时120分钟) 第一部分 听力(共两节，满分30分) 做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。 第一节(共5小题;每小题1.5分，满分7.5分) 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。 例：How much is the shirt? A. £ 19.15. B. £ 9.18. C. £ 9.15. 答案是C。 1. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 What does the man offer to do for the woman? A. Give her a ride. B. Call roadside assistance. C. Change a flat tire. 2. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 What is the man doing now? A. Reading a story. B. Doing the washing. C. Cooking a meal. 3. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 How much should the woman pay? A $ 5. B. $ 7. C. $ 8. 4. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 Why does the woman make the call? A. To change the meeting time. B. To make an appointment. C. To confirm an appointment. 5. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 What are the speakers mainly talking about? A. When to have supper. B. How to lose weight. C. What films to see. 第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分，满分22.5分) 听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟;听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 6. How did the man hurt his foot? A. Someone stepped on it. B. A rock dropped on it. C. A football hit it. 7. Where is the man probably now? A. By the roadside. B. In the woman’s car. C. In the hospital. 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 8. What is Anna’s chemistry grade this time? A. B B. B plus. C. D. 9. What do the study group members do according to Anna? A. Check homework. B. Do chemistry exercises. C. Discuss hard problems. 10. How does Anna sound? A. Confident. B. Nervous. C. Confused. 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 11. What does the woman worry about? A. An interview in English. B. An oral English contest. C. An English speech. 12. What does the man suggest the woman do? A. Use as many English words as possible. B. Remember her answers in advance. C. Be natural when she speaks. 13. What does the woman think of the man’s suggestions? A. Confusing. B. Valuable. C. Creative. 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 14. What made the woman determine to be a lawyer? A. The fame she would get. B. The will to help others. C. The support from her husband. 15. Who is the man? A. A biographer. B. A radio host. C. A TV host. 16. What does the woman think those who want to be a lawyer should know first? A. The work pressure. B. The skills of talking. C. How to choose cases. 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 17. Why does the man give the presentation? A. To show his gratitude to his teacher. B. To fulfill his learning task. C. To prove his rich knowledge. 18. When did coffee start being used as a drink in the Middle East? A. In the early 1500s. B. In the mid-1500s. C. In the late 1500s. 19. Why did the ruler of Constantinople destroy the coffee houses? A. He believed coffee was unhealthy. B. He thought his profits were stolen. C. He wanted to control people’s minds. 20. What is the speaker probably going to talk about next? A. Why coffee is welcome in Europe. B. When coffee began to spread in Europe. C. How coffee became affordable in Europe. 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 18th ANNUAL DRIVING THE MESSAGE CONTEST This year’s contest continues the new theme of various categories, giving you more opportunities to show your creative talents. Each category has a specific risk focus, so pick one (or two or three) and show us what you’ve got! DETAILS Category 1: Seat Belt Safety Posters Focus on issues like: ◆Everyone puts on their seat belt on trips ◆How to wear seat belts correctly. Category 2: Speeding Prevention Posters Focus on issues like: ◆Ways to avoid speeding. ◆How speeding can lead to crashes. Category 3: Share the Road Videos Complete a 60-120-second video stressing how to be a responsible driver and share the road with other road users. RULES ·Entries must be time-stamped no later than 11:59 PM May 14 2025. ·Entry is open to high school students, and the prize money is payable to the school. ·Posters can be any size, up to 11-by-17 inches, and videos can be 60-120 seconds long. ·Judging is based on creativity and significance, and entries including any copyrighted material will be disqualified. ·Posters must be handed in electronically, in PDF or JPG format;for videos, AVI, MP4, and similar formats are all accepted. HOW TO SUBMIT Step 1 Entry Form: Complete the ENTRY FORM. Step 2 Release Form: Each student must submit a Driving the Message release form, which will allow us to obtain the right to use your media content. If you are under 18 years of age, please send this page URL to your parent or guardian to complete: https://www.t-driver.com/releaseform/. Step 3 Submit Your Entry: Name your file in this format—Title Of Entry_Last Name_First Initial—and upload your entry to the DTM Entries Folder. 21. What is the contest probably committed to doing? A. Promoting road safety. B. Finding skillful drivers. C. Identifying illegal driving. D. Sharing travel experiences. 22. Which of the following will be recognized as a qualified entry? A. A post in GIF format. B. A hand-drawn poster. C. A poster beyond 17 inches. D. A one-minute original video. 23. What is a must for a successful submission? A. The description of your work. B. Permission to use your content. C. Your parents’ agreement on entry. D. Information about your school. B One wet November evening in the late 1960s, a married couple named Maurice and Maralyn Bailey — he a hot-metal typesetter, she a tax officer — hit on the idea of escaping their dull, suburban lives by sailing to New Zealand. With the proceeds from the sale of their Derby bungalow, they bought a 31-foot Bermuda boat, which they named Auralyn (a combination of their names). They finally set sail across the Atlantic in June 1972 — having decided against buying a radio transmitter (信号发射机), as Maurice wanted to sail “by his wits and the stars”. All went well for the first nine months, but then one morning, 300 miles east of the Galápagos, a 40-foot whale rose up under their boat, and cracked a hole in its hull. As Sophie Elmhirst relates in her “superb” debut, Maurice and Maralyn, the couple grabbed a few essentials and climbed onto an inflatable raft (充气筏) from which they watched Auralyn being “silently swallowed”. On this inadequate vessel — too small for either of them to lie down in — they would spend the next 117 days. At the heart of Maurice and Maralyn is an “astonishing” tale of endurance. Once the couple’s food ran out, they survived in the raft by eating raw sea turtles and small sharks, caught with a fishing rod made from safety pins and cord. Dysentery (痢疾), dehydration and near-starvation followed. While Maurice, a “glass-half-empty type of man”, quietly resigned himself to dying, Maralyn remained optimistic, which sparked Maurice’s will to live. The couple were eventually picked up by a South Korean ship passing by. Along with its “man-versus-the-elements survival aspect”, Elmhirst’s book is “also a love story”, said Francesca Angelini in The Sunday Times. She traces the couple’s marriage — both how it led them into their Pacific adventure, and how it was changed by what they went through. It’s a remarkable story that had been all but forgotten. 24. What’s the meaning of the underlined word “proceeds” in paragraph 1? A. Purchases. B. Expenses. C. Gains. D. Contracts. 25. What do we know about the couple’s sail? A. They used a radio transmitter for the first nine months. B. They abandoned the raft damaged by a whale. C. Starvation followed when the boat sank. D. Survival skills contributed to their survival. 26. What was Maurice like according to paragraph 3? A. Pessimistic. B. Ambitious. C. Modest. D. Unconfident. 27. What kind of writing is the text? A. A news report. B. A book review. C. A journal. D. A biography. C If you enjoy goofing around and annoying your loved ones, you’re not alone: Four kinds of great apes have been found to engage in playful teasing. Great apes are a family of primates (灵长目动物) that are very closely related to humans, so this discovery could shed light on how a sense of humor and playfulness emerged in people. The new study focused on chimpanzees, bonobos, western and eastern gorillas, and Sumatran orangutans. These apes were “excellent candidates” for this study because they “engage in social play, show laughter, and display relatively sophisticated understandings of others’ expectations,” said Isabelle Laumer, the study’s lead author. The researchers watched videos of 34 apes living in zoos. They looked for examples of teasing behavior, defined as an ape (the “teaser”) trying to provoke a response in another specific individual (the “target”). In 75 hours of video, they found 142 examples of playful teasing. All four kinds of apes engaged in the behavior. Examples included poking another ape, pulling on their hair, or waving in the middle of their field of vision. If there was no response to the action, the teaser would keep trying to provoke the target into responding. The animals typically engaged in the behaviors when they were calm and relaxed, indicating that their actions were not meant to be aggressive. In most cases, a juvenile ape was teasing an older adult, which is similar to the way human children tease others. Discovering teasing in great apes suggests that the basic foundations in the brain for this behavior first appeared in an ancestor common to humans and these great apes at least 13 million years ago. Laumer hopes this study will inspire further research into playful teasing in animals, which could lead to a better understanding of where this behavior comes from. “We also hope that this study raises awareness of the similarities we share with our closest relatives and the importance of protecting these endangered animals,” she said. 28. Why were the four kinds of apes chosen as excellent candidates? A. They are better than other apes. B. They are very intelligent. C. They have a sense of playfulness. D. They are closely related to humans. 29. What can we learn about the apes in the study? A. Young apes always teased the elders. B. Their teasing meant no harm to others. C. The teaser stopped teasing if the target didn’t respond. D. Their behavior often involved unexpected actions. 30. How did Laumer probably find the study? A. Helpful. B. Regretful. C. Fruitless. D. Ground-breaking. 31. What’s a suitable title for the text? A. Apes Share Similar Social Behavior with Human Children. B. Exploring Apes’ Sense of Humor Helps the Study of Brain. C. Understanding Apes’ Teasing Aids in Their Conservation. D. Apes’ Teasing Offers Insights into the Roots of Human Playfulness. D A new study published in Science provides insights into how plants evolved prickles (刺) so many times: Over and over again, each species took advantage of a single gene. Zachary Lippman, the study’s main author, got curious about prickles as he studied a group of crops that includes potatoes, tomatoes and eggplants. While the crops are all prickle-free, some of their wild relatives are covered in the little prickles. “Early farmers must have eradicated the prickles from the wild plants as they started using them as crops,” Lippman said. The loss of prickles led Lippman to wonder how they had evolved in the first place. It’s likely that prickles emerged in many plants as a defense against animals that would consume them, but prickles can serve other purposes, too. For example, some wild plants use them to attach their seeds onto passing animals. To understand more about plants and prickles, Lippman and his team hybridized (杂交) one variety of domesticated eggplant with its wild, prickly relative. Some of the hybrids had lots of prickles, while others had none. After running the same experiment on two other kinds of eggplants and comparing their DNA, the team found a specific type of LOG gene, carried only by prickly plants, was responsible for prickles in the wild plants. It might seem unbelievable that getting rid of a LOG gene could take away prickles without harming the eggplant as a whole. It turns out that plants have evolved many copies of LOG genes over millions of years. One copy of the LOG gene evolved in the wild ancestors of eggplants to make prickles, while the other types went on with their original job of helping the plants grow. The new findings could help scientists transform wild plants into domesticated crops, Lippman said, He tested this possibility on a wild Australian plant, which is normally prickly, and after he deleted the LOG gene from its DNA, it became free of prickles. 32. What made Lippman study prickly plants? A. All crops are prickle-free. B. He was curious about evolution. C. Wild relatives of some crops have prickles. D. Some wild prickly plants are used as crops. 33. What can be inferred from the findings of Lippman’s team? A Prickles are related to a certain gene. B. Only prickly plants carry LOG genes. C. Domestication affects plants’ growth, D. Plants’ hybridization increases their size. 34. Why does removing a LOG gene do no harm to eggplants? A. They have protective genes. B. They have good adaptation. C. LOG gene copies play unimportant roles. D. LOG gene copies serve varied purposes. 35. What is the significance of the new discovery? A. Assisting in plants’ survival. B. Helping increase crop types. C. Improving crops’ production. D. Reducing harmful insects to crops. 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。 In the age of constant connectivity through music, podcasts and calls, earphones have seemed to become a necessity. ___36___ This article will help you reduce the risk of ear-related issues and ensure a comfortable listening experience. Choose the right type of earphones. In-ear headphones are a popular choice as they fit perfectly into the ear canal (耳道), blocking out outside noise and reducing the need to increase volume levels. ___37___ Besides, on-ear or over-ear headphones can be more comfortable for some individuals who have sensitive ear canals. ___38___ To prevent ear pain and potential hearing damage, experts recommend sticking to the 60/60 rule, which suggests listening at 60% volume for no more than 60 minutes at a time. It’s suggested that you should use built-in features on your device to track your listening time, which can be helpful in sticking to a safe limit. Adjust the earphones properly. When fitting the earphones, adjust the earphone position until you find a comfortable and secure fit that provides good sound quality without causing pain. Remember to periodically check and readjust the earphones as needed, especially during physical activities or long listening periods. ___39___ Keep your ears clean. Regularly cleaning your ears is essential when it comes to pain-free listening with earphones. The build-up of earwax (耳垢) can not only affect the sound quality but also lead to discomfort and potential damage to the ear canal if left unattended. To prevent this, make sure to gently clean your ears with cotton sticks regularly. ___40___ That will push wax deeper and potentially cause damage. A. Limit listening time. B. Take regular listening breaks. C. Clean your earphones with a soft cloth regularly. D. Avoid putting the sticks too deep into the ear canal. E. Finding the right fit ensures a pain-free experience. F. This design prevents the earphones dropping out as well. G. Enjoyable as they are, improper use of earphones can cause discomfort. 第三部分 语言运用(共两节，满分30分) 第一节(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分) 阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 Last spring Clara and I teamed up for a school geology project studying unusual rock formations on Pine Hill. ____41____ with notebooks and basic tools, we set off eagerly, ____42____ that this adventure would teach us more than just about rocks. The first two days went smoothly. We drew stone patterns and recorded colour variations. Clara’s artistic abilities ____43____ well with my systematic data collection skills. However, on Wednesday morning, ____44____ struck. While climbing to our usual observation spot, I tripped, sending our measurement ____45____ rolling down the hillside. My heart sank as we watched our only compass (指南针) disappear into thick bushes. “Without those tools...” I said, frustration choking my voice. “Wait,” Clara interrupted, ____46____ the afternoon shadows stretching across the rocks. “Remember what Mr. Evans taught about using natural markers?” Her eyes lit up with a(n) ____47____. We spent the afternoon ____48____ Clara tracked shadow lengths while I compared rock layers. When shadows proved ____49____, we used fern (蕨类植物) growth patterns as directional guides. Sometimes we argued about methods, but ____50____ our approaches came together like building blocks. By Friday, we’d created a(n) ____51____ mapping system using nature’s clues. Our final presentation surprised everyone. The teachers ____52____ our creative method, but the real reward was discovering how different ideas combined to create ____53____. That evening, Clara showed me her project journal. Beside rock sketches, she’d written: “Stones survive storms through ____54____. So do good teams.” I smiled, realizing our rocky challenge had taught us a valuable lesson: the strongest ____55____ doesn’t lie in mountains, but in teamwork. 41. A. Armed B. Burdened C. Linked D. Rewarded 42. A. proud B. doubtful C. unaware D. worried 43. A. developed B. balanced C. replaced D. competed 44. A. conflict B. disaster C. chance D. inspiration 45. A. ropes B. books C. notes D. tools 46. A. pointing at B. marking down C. running after D. blocking out 47. A. idea B. surprise C. secret D. promise 48. A. reflecting B. experimenting C. planning D. wandering 49. A. helpful B. dangerous C. unreliable D. interesting 50. A. suddenly B. occasionally C. frequently D. gradually 51. A. interactive B. imaginary C. alternative D. advanced 52. A. tested B. improved C. selected D. praised 53. A. connections B. stories C. solutions D. presentations 54. A. luck B. unity C. silence D. speed 55. A. foundation B. argument C. desire D. system 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。 The London Book Fair (LBF), one of the world’s premier publishing events, opened on Tuesday, ____56____(highlight) China’s publishing achievements, global collaborations, and growing influence in the industry. Running through Thursday, the fair ____57____(expect) to draw more than 30,000 publishing ____58____(professional) and over 1,000 exhibitors from around the world. “Book fairs like this and working with publishers globally, including those from China, ____59____(be) essential for sharing knowledge,” said Martin Liu, chief operating officer and publisher at LID Publishing. His London-based company is responsible for the English edition of The Power of Time, a Chinese publication. Liu noted that after the book’s launch, he and his colleagues were “amazed” by the ____60____(diverse) and world-class quality of books from China, emphasizing that Chinese publishers played ____61____ crucial role in bringing Chinese literature and ideas to global readers. At the China stand, more than 50 Chinese publishers and book trade companies were showcasing over 4,000 high-quality publications. The three-day event featured ____62____(approximate) 40 activities, including book launches, copyright signings, and reader seminars, underlining China’s commitment ____63____ promoting international literary dialogues. Yang Hao, author of Diablo’s Boys, expressed excitement ahead of her book’s English edition launch ____64____ added that despite language differences, the essence of the book remains undamaged. Amid the evolving global publishing landscape, Richard Charkin, former president of the International Publishers Association, told Xinhua, “The publishing industry has a responsibility _____65_____(act) a gatekeeper of quality information in an era when the reliability of information is increasingly being challenged.” 第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分) 第一节(满分15分) 66. 近期有很多同学在英语学习过程中使用智能翻译工具。在英语课上，老师要求就这一现象展开讨论。请你写一篇发言稿，内容包括： 1. 使用现状； 2. 分析利弊； 3. 给出建议。 注意： 1. 写作词数应为80左右； 2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 Dear friends, ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Thank you! 第二节(满分25分) 67. 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。 Two pairs of brown eyes stared eagerly up at me. It was October 2023 and I’d taken my dogs Candy and Tara for a run in woodland near Darwen, Lancashire. I kept an eye on both of them as they played and, when it was time to go, I blew the dog whistle. Candy came bounding up straight away, but Tara was nowhere to be seen. I called her name, blew the whistle again and kept searching. But she’d completely vanished. There was a scattering of holes in the ground and, knowing that Tara loved rabbit holes, I thought she’d gone down one chasing a bunny! I called my husband Alistair, who rushed to help me search. Then I called the fire service in case Tara was trapped in one of the holes. I messaged friends too, asking them to post on social media, “These are badger setts (獾穴),” a fireman explained. “They’re protected. I’m afraid we’re not allowed to dig here.” So instead, we kept searching nearby. When it got to midnight, however, we headed home and my heart sank. We lived five miles away, and I was convinced there was no way Tara could make her way back. The next day, we returned to where Tara was gone. We left behind a couple of Alistair’s sweatshirts so Tara would recognise our scent. As the days went by, I put my work as a dog groomer on hold to search for Tara. Reports of sightings came to nothing, and Alistair and I did daily shifts outside the badger setts. Tara loved exploring. “I just couldn’t give up.” Then, on 15 November, 23 days after Tara went missing, Candy and I were walking towards the badger setts when she began sniffing (嗅) the ground and spinning around. 注意： 1. 续写词数应为150左右； 2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 I felt a ray of hope and called out, “Tara?” ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ I drove straight to our vet (兽医), who said Tara was so weak. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$null 蕲春县实高2025届高三第二次模拟考试 英语 (本试卷满分150分 考试用时120分钟) 第一部分 听力(共两节，满分30分) 做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。 第一节(共5小题;每小题1.5分，满分7.5分) 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。 例：How much is the shirt? A. £ 19.15. B. £ 9.18. C. £ 9.15. 答案是C。 1. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 What does the man offer to do for the woman? A. Give her a ride. B. Call roadside assistance. C. Change a flat tire. 【答案】A 【解析】 【原文】M: I don’t know how to change a flat tire, either. Why not just call the roadside assistance and leave your car for them? I can drive you to any place you want. W: Oh, that’d be great. Thanks. 2. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 What is the man doing now? A. Reading a story. B. Doing the washing. C. Cooking a meal. 【答案】B 【解析】 【原文】W: Dad! Dad! Come here and read me the story! M: Not until I finish washing the clothes, Lucy. W: And when can we have supper? I want to eat, like now! M: Geez! How I wish your mom were not on a business trip! 3. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 How much should the woman pay? A. $ 5. B. $ 7. C. $ 8. 【答案】C 【解析】 【原文】W: Wow, the banana pie looks inviting. How much is it? M: 5 dollars, Miss, but if you take two, we can give you a 20% discount. W: Sure. Let’s make it two then. 4. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 Why does the woman make the call? A. To change the meeting time. B. To make an appointment. C. To confirm an appointment. 【答案】C 【解析】 【原文】W: Hello, this is Penny Black. May I speak to Dr. Gates? M: He’s having a meeting now. Would you mind leaving a message? W: Well, I’m calling to see if my appointment with Dr. Gates is at 4 tomorrow afternoon. 5. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 What are the speakers mainly talking about? A. When to have supper. B. How to lose weight. C. What films to see. 【答案】B 【解析】 【原文】M: You always look so slim. What’s your trick? You know every time I try to keep a diet, I end up in failure. W: Well, I like to watch horror films while having supper. Then I just lose my appetite. 第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分，满分22.5分) 听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟;听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 6. How did the man hurt his foot? A. Someone stepped on it. B. A rock dropped on it. C. A football hit it. 7. Where is the man probably now? A. By the roadside. B. In the woman’s car. C. In the hospital. 【答案】6. A 7. B 【解析】 【原文】W: So, Sheldon, are you going to tell me why you sat by the roadside just now? M: Well, I sat there because my foot hurt so much that I couldn’t walk. W: How exactly did you hurt it? M: I was playing football and another player stepped on my big toe. Honestly, it’s just like a rock dropped on my foot. And it’s all red and swollen now. W: That sounds terrible. All right, hold on tight. I’m going to speed up. M: Okay. Thank you for giving me a ride to the hospital, Amy. 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 8. What is Anna’s chemistry grade this time? A. B B. B plus. C. D. 9. What do the study group members do according to Anna? A. Check homework. B. Do chemistry exercises. C. Discuss hard problems. 10. How does Anna sound? A. Confident. B. Nervous. C. Confused. 【答案】8. B 9. C 10. A 【解析】 【原文】M: Great job on your chemistry test, Anna! This is your second B in a row! W: “B plus” actually. So there is a small improvement, Dad. M: So what have you been doing? You used to be a “D” student before. W: I’ve joined a study group. I find it more helpful to discuss difficult stuff with group members than to write exercises alone. M: Great idea. How did you find the study group? W: I saw a notice on the message board at lunch one day. I decided to check it out, and now we meet once a week after our last class of the day. M: Good for you. So you’re not worried about your chemistry tests anymore? W: Not at all. I am more prepared than ever. 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 11. What does the woman worry about? A. An interview in English. B. An oral English contest. C. An English speech. 12. What does the man suggest the woman do? A. Use as many English words as possible. B. Remember her answers in advance. C. Be natural when she speaks. 13. What does the woman think of the man’s suggestions? A. Confusing. B. Valuable. C. Creative. 【答案】11. A 12. C 13. B 【解析】 【原文】W: I’m thinking of applying for a job with a multinational company, but I’m worried about having an interview in English. Can you give me any good tips, Sam? M: I guess the first thing is to try to make a good impression. W: All the people say that! But I just don’t know what to do! M: You should learn something about the company before the interview. Find out what their business concept is, predict possible questions, and think about how you will answer. W: Should I memorize my answer beforehand? M: No! You should be natural when you speak. W: But what should I do if I can’t remember an English word when answering a question? M: In that case, you can use other words to explain what you want to say. W: That’s very helpful, Sam. 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 14. What made the woman determine to be a lawyer? A. The fame she would get. B. The will to help others. C. The support from her husband. 15. Who is the man? A. A biographer. B. A radio host. C. A TV host. 16. What does the woman think those who want to be a lawyer should know first? A. The work pressure. B. The skills of talking. C. How to choose cases. 【答案】14. B 15. C 16. A 【解析】 【原文】M: So Ms. Lawrence, apparently your job has brought you great fame and lots of money, hasn’t it? W: Yeah, but the thing that made me decide to be a lawyer was that I wanted to help those who were in trouble. M: Noble motive. Your husband must have given you lots of support since he’s also a successful lawyer. W: Actually, no. He always complains that I haven’t spent enough time with our kids, and he even wants me to quit my job and be a housewife. M: Tough to balance work and family, isn’t it? Anyway, do you have any advice for our young audience in front of their televisions who also want to become a lawyer someday? Like how they should talk in a court or how to choose their cases? W: Well, those skills can wait, but I have to remind those who want to be a lawyer that you’re going to be very, very busy in your first few years. It’ll be a common thing for you to work overtime till midnight. 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 17. Why does the man give the presentation? A. To show his gratitude to his teacher. B. To fulfill his learning task. C. To prove his rich knowledge. 18. When did coffee start being used as a drink in the Middle East? A. In the early 1500s. B. In the mid-1500s. C. In the late 1500s. 19. Why did the ruler of Constantinople destroy the coffee houses? A. He believed coffee was unhealthy. B. He thought his profits were stolen. C. He wanted to control people’s minds. 20. What is the speaker probably going to talk about next? A. Why coffee is welcome in Europe. B. When coffee began to spread in Europe. C. How coffee became affordable in Europe. 【答案】17. B 18. A 19. C 20. C 【解析】 【原文】M: In my presentation today, I want to share with you the history of coffee. Before that, I’d like to give my thanks to Professor Lee — in order to do his assignment, I talked with many people who are in the coffee business and therefore got a lot of free coffee. Alright, enough joking. There is evidence that coffee was originally gathered from bushes growing wild in the northeast of Africa. In the beginning of the sixteenth century, it was being bought by traders and people in the Middle East started to use it as a drink. Also, the physicians in the Turkish city of Constantinople believed coffee was healthy and approved its use as a medicine. At the time, instead of drinking coffee at home, people went to coffee houses to drink it. These people, usually men, would meet to drink coffee and chat about issues of the day. In 1623, the then ruler of Constantinople thought it was dangerous for people to share ideas and opinions, so he demanded the destruction of all the coffee houses in the city. After his death, however, many new ones opened, and coffee consumption continued. In the seventeenth century, coffee drinking spread to Europe. At first, it was for rich people only, for coffee prices were rather high. So how did coffee, a then luxury item, become something that common people could drink daily? Well... 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 18th ANNUAL DRIVING THE MESSAGE CONTEST This year’s contest continues the new theme of various categories, giving you more opportunities to show your creative talents. Each category has a specific risk focus, so pick one (or two or three) and show us what you’ve got! DETAILS Category 1: Seat Belt Safety Posters Focus on issues like: ◆Everyone puts on their seat belt on trips. ◆How to wear seat belts correctly. Category 2: Speeding Prevention Posters Focus on issues like: ◆Ways to avoid speeding. ◆How speeding can lead to crashes. Category 3: Share the Road Videos Complete a 60-120-second video stressing how to be a responsible driver and share the road with other road users. RULES ·Entries must be time-stamped no later than 11:59 PM May 14, 2025. ·Entry is open to high school students, and the prize money is payable to the school. ·Posters can be any size, up to 11-by-17 inches, and videos can be 60-120 seconds long. ·Judging is based on creativity and significance, and entries including any copyrighted material will be disqualified. ·Posters must be handed in electronically, in PDF or JPG format;for videos, AVI, MP4, and similar formats are all accepted. HOW TO SUBMIT Step 1 Entry Form: Complete the ENTRY FORM. Step 2 Release Form: Each student must submit a Driving the Message release form, which will allow us to obtain the right to use your media content. If you are under 18 years of age, please send this page URL to your parent or guardian to complete: https://www.t-driver.com/releaseform/. Step 3 Submit Your Entry: Name your file in this format—Title Of Entry_Last Name_First Initial—and upload your entry to the DTM Entries Folder. 21. What is the contest probably committed to doing? A. Promoting road safety. B. Finding skillful drivers. C. Identifying illegal driving. D. Sharing travel experiences. 22. Which of the following will be recognized as a qualified entry? A. A post in GIF format. B. A hand-drawn poster. C. A poster beyond 17 inches. D. A one-minute original video. 23. What is a must for a successful submission? A. The description of your work. B. Permission to use your content. C. Your parents’ agreement on entry. D. Information about your school. 【答案】21. A 22. D 23. B 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了第十八届年度驾驶讯息比赛的一些情况。 【21题详解】 细节理解题。根据表格中“◆Everyone puts on their seat belt on trips. ◆How to wear seat belts correctly. (每个人在旅行时都系上安全带。如何正确系安全带)”；“◆Ways to avoid speeding.◆How speeding can lead to crashes.(避免超速的方法。超速如何导致车祸)”以及“Complete a 60-120-second video stressing how to be a responsible driver and share the road with other road users.(完成一段60-120秒的视频，强调如何成为一名负责任的司机，并与其他道路使用者分享道路)”可知，比赛可能致力于促进道路安全。故选A。 【22题详解】 细节理解题。根据RULES部分“·Posters can be any size, up to 11-by-17 inches, and videos can be 60-120 seconds long.(·海报可以是任何尺寸，最大11 × 17英寸，视频长度可以是60-120秒)”以及“·Judging is based on creativity and significance, and entries including any copyrighted material will be disqualified. (·评判以创意和重要性为基础，包括版权材料在内的参赛作品将被取消资格)”可知，一分钟的原创视频将被认为是合格的参赛作品。故选D。 【23题详解】 细节理解题。根据HOW TO SUBMIT部分“Each student must submit a Driving the Message release form, which will allow us to obtain the right to use your media content.(每个学生必须提交一份驱动信息发布表格，这将使我们能够获得使用您的媒体内容的权利)”可知，成功提交的必备条件是允许使用你的内容。故选B。 B One wet November evening in the late 1960s, a married couple named Maurice and Maralyn Bailey — he a hot-metal typesetter, she a tax officer — hit on the idea of escaping their dull, suburban lives by sailing to New Zealand. With the proceeds from the sale of their Derby bungalow, they bought a 31-foot Bermuda boat, which they named Auralyn (a combination of their names). They finally set sail across the Atlantic in June 1972 — having decided against buying a radio transmitter (信号发射机), as Maurice wanted to sail “by his wits and the stars”. All went well for the first nine months, but then one morning, 300 miles east of the Galápagos, a 40-foot whale rose up under their boat, and cracked a hole in its hull. As Sophie Elmhirst relates in her “superb” debut, Maurice and Maralyn, the couple grabbed a few essentials and climbed onto an inflatable raft (充气筏) from which they watched Auralyn being “silently swallowed”. On this inadequate vessel — too small for either of them to lie down in — they would spend the next 117 days. At the heart of Maurice and Maralyn is an “astonishing” tale of endurance. Once the couple’s food ran out, they survived in the raft by eating raw sea turtles and small sharks, caught with a fishing rod made from safety pins and cord. Dysentery (痢疾), dehydration and near-starvation followed. While Maurice, a “glass-half-empty type of man”, quietly resigned himself to dying, Maralyn remained optimistic, which sparked Maurice’s will to live. The couple were eventually picked up by a South Korean ship passing by. Along with its “man-versus-the-elements survival aspect”, Elmhirst’s book is “also a love story”, said Francesca Angelini in The Sunday Times. She traces the couple’s marriage — both how it led them into their Pacific adventure, and how it was changed by what they went through. It’s a remarkable story that had been all but forgotten. 24. What’s the meaning of the underlined word “proceeds” in paragraph 1? A. Purchases. B. Expenses. C. Gains. D. Contracts. 25. What do we know about the couple’s sail? A. They used a radio transmitter for the first nine months. B. They abandoned the raft damaged by a whale. C. Starvation followed when the boat sank. D. Survival skills contributed to their survival. 26. What was Maurice like according to paragraph 3? A. Pessimistic. B. Ambitious. C. Modest. D. Unconfident. 27. What kind of writing is the text? A. A news report. B. A book review. C. A journal. D. A biography. 【答案】24. C 25. D 26. A 27. B 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇议论文。文章主要评论了有关莫里斯和玛丽莲・贝利夫妇航海遇险及靠生存技能求生和其婚姻的故事的一本书。 【24题详解】 词句猜测题。根据第一段中“With the proceeds from the sale of their Derby bungalow, they bought a 31-foot Bermuda boat, which they named Auralyn (a combination of their names). (用他们卖掉在德比郡的小平房的proceeds，买了一艘31英尺长的百慕大帆船，并将其命名为“奥拉琳”（取自他们两人名字的组合）。)”可知，此处proceeds指的是卖房的收入，即“收益”，与Gains“收益”意思相符。故选C。 【25题详解】 推理判断题。根据第三段中“Once the couple’s food ran out, they survived in the raft by eating raw sea turtles and small sharks, caught with a fishing rod made from safety pins and cord. (一旦这对夫妇的食物耗尽，他们就在筏子上靠吃用安全别针和绳子做成的鱼竿捕获的生海龟和小鲨鱼存活下来。)”可知，他们运用自己制作鱼竿捕鱼等生存技能得以存活下来，说明生存技能有助于他们的生存。故选D。 【26题详解】 推理判断题。根据第三段中“While Maurice, a “glass-half-empty type of man”, quietly resigned himself to dying, Maralyn remained optimistic, which sparked Maurice’s will to live. (而莫里斯，一个“看事情总往坏处想的人”，默默地听天由命，准备迎接死亡，而玛丽莲却始终保持乐观，这也激发了莫里斯活下去的意志。)” 可知，莫里斯是个悲观的人。故选A。 【27题详解】 推理判断题。根据最后一段中“Along with its “man-versus-the-elements survival aspect”, Elmhirst’s book is “also a love story”, said Francesca Angelini in The Sunday Times. (弗朗西丝卡・安杰利尼在《星期日泰晤士报》上称，除了其 “人类与自然环境抗争的生存元素” 之外，埃尔姆赫斯特的这本书 “也是一个爱情故事”。)”可知，本文是对埃尔姆赫斯特所写关于莫里斯和玛丽莲・贝利夫妇海上遇险求生经历书籍的评论。故选B。 C If you enjoy goofing around and annoying your loved ones, you’re not alone: Four kinds of great apes have been found to engage in playful teasing. Great apes are a family of primates (灵长目动物) that are very closely related to humans, so this discovery could shed light on how a sense of humor and playfulness emerged in people. The new study focused on chimpanzees, bonobos, western and eastern gorillas, and Sumatran orangutans. These apes were “excellent candidates” for this study because they “engage in social play, show laughter, and display relatively sophisticated understandings of others’ expectations,” said Isabelle Laumer, the study’s lead author. The researchers watched videos of 34 apes living in zoos. They looked for examples of teasing behavior, defined as an ape (the “teaser”) trying to provoke a response in another specific individual (the “target”). In 75 hours of video, they found 142 examples of playful teasing. All four kinds of apes engaged in the behavior. Examples included poking another ape, pulling on their hair, or waving in the middle of their field of vision. If there was no response to the action, the teaser would keep trying to provoke the target into responding. The animals typically engaged in the behaviors when they were calm and relaxed, indicating that their actions were not meant to be aggressive. In most cases, a juvenile ape was teasing an older adult, which is similar to the way human children tease others. Discovering teasing in great apes suggests that the basic foundations in the brain for this behavior first appeared in an ancestor common to humans and these great apes at least 13 million years ago. Laumer hopes this study will inspire further research into playful teasing in animals, which could lead to a better understanding of where this behavior comes from. “We also hope that this study raises awareness of the similarities we share with our closest relatives and the importance of protecting these endangered animals,” she said. 28. Why were the four kinds of apes chosen as excellent candidates? A. They are better than other apes. B. They are very intelligent. C. They have a sense of playfulness. D. They are closely related to humans. 29. What can we learn about the apes in the study? A. Young apes always teased the elders. B. Their teasing meant no harm to others. C. The teaser stopped teasing if the target didn’t respond. D. Their behavior often involved unexpected actions. 30. How did Laumer probably find the study? A. Helpful. B. Regretful. C. Fruitless. D. Ground-breaking. 31. What’s a suitable title for the text? A. Apes Share Similar Social Behavior with Human Children. B. Exploring Apes’ Sense of Humor Helps the Study of Brain. C. Understanding Apes’ Teasing Aids in Their Conservation. D. Apes’ Teasing Offers Insights into the Roots of Human Playfulness. 【答案】28. C 29. B 30. A 31. D 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了一个关于猿类喜欢捉弄开玩笑的研究，其目的是为了揭示人类是如何产生幽默感和爱玩性的。 【28题详解】 细节理解题。根据第二段“These apes were “excellent candidates” for this study because they “engage in social play, show laughter, and display relatively sophisticated understandings of others’ expectations,” said Isabelle Laumer, the study’s lead author.(这项研究的主要作者伊莎贝尔·劳默说，这些猿类是这项研究的“优秀候选者”，因为它们“参与社交游戏，会笑，对他人的期望表现出相对复杂的理解”)”可知，这四种猿类被选为优秀的候选者是因为他们有玩闹的感觉。故选C。 【29题详解】 细节理解题。根据第四段“The animals typically engaged in the behaviors when they were calm and relaxed, indicating that their actions were not meant to be aggressive.(这些动物通常在平静和放松的时候做出这些行为，这表明它们的行为并不是攻击性的)”可知，猿类的戏弄对别人没有伤害。故选B。 【30题详解】 细节理解题。根据最后一段““We also hope that this study raises awareness of the similarities we share with our closest relatives and the importance of protecting these endangered animals,” she said.(她说：“我们也希望这项研究能提高人们对人类与近亲之间的相似性的认识，以及保护这些濒危动物的重要性。”)”可知，劳默认为这项研究是有帮助的。故选A。 【31题详解】 主旨大意题。根据第一段“If you enjoy goofing around and annoying your loved ones, you’re not alone: Four kinds of great apes have been found to engage in playful teasing. Great apes are a family of primates (灵长目动物) that are very closely related to humans, so this discovery could shed light on how a sense of humor and playfulness emerged in people. (如果你喜欢胡闹和惹恼你爱的人，你不是一个人：有四种类人猿被发现喜欢开玩笑。类人猿是灵长类动物的一个家族，与人类的关系非常密切，因此这一发现可能会揭示人类是如何产生幽默感和爱玩性的)”结合文章主要介绍了一个关于猿类喜欢捉弄开玩笑的研究，其目的是为了揭示人类是如何产生幽默感和爱玩性的。可知，D选项“猿的戏弄提供了对人类爱玩的根源的洞察”最符合文章标题。故选D。 D A new study published in Science provides insights into how plants evolved prickles (刺) so many times: Over and over again, each species took advantage of a single gene. Zachary Lippman, the study’s main author, got curious about prickles as he studied a group of crops that includes potatoes, tomatoes and eggplants. While the crops are all prickle-free, some of their wild relatives are covered in the little prickles. “Early farmers must have eradicated the prickles from the wild plants as they started using them as crops,” Lippman said. The loss of prickles led Lippman to wonder how they had evolved in the first place. It’s likely that prickles emerged in many plants as a defense against animals that would consume them, but prickles can serve other purposes, too. For example, some wild plants use them to attach their seeds onto passing animals. To understand more about plants and prickles, Lippman and his team hybridized (杂交) one variety of domesticated eggplant with its wild, prickly relative. Some of the hybrids had lots of prickles, while others had none. After running the same experiment on two other kinds of eggplants and comparing their DNA, the team found a specific type of LOG gene, carried only by prickly plants, was responsible for prickles in the wild plants. It might seem unbelievable that getting rid of a LOG gene could take away prickles without harming the eggplant as a whole. It turns out that plants have evolved many copies of LOG genes over millions of years. One copy of the LOG gene evolved in the wild ancestors of eggplants to make prickles, while the other types went on with their original job of helping the plants grow. The new findings could help scientists transform wild plants into domesticated crops, Lippman said, He tested this possibility on a wild Australian plant, which is normally prickly, and after he deleted the LOG gene from its DNA, it became free of prickles. 32. What made Lippman study prickly plants? A. All crops are prickle-free. B. He was curious about evolution. C. Wild relatives of some crops have prickles. D. Some wild prickly plants are used as crops. 33. What can be inferred from the findings of Lippman’s team? A. Prickles are related to a certain gene. B. Only prickly plants carry LOG genes. C. Domestication affects plants’ growth, D. Plants’ hybridization increases their size. 34. Why does removing a LOG gene do no harm to eggplants? A. They have protective genes. B. They have good adaptation. C. LOG gene copies play unimportant roles. D. LOG gene copies serve varied purposes. 35. What is the significance of the new discovery? A. Assisting in plants’ survival. B. Helping increase crop types. C. Improving crops’ production. D. Reducing harmful insects to crops. 【答案】32. C 33. A 34. D 35. B 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要讲述了关于植物刺进化原因的一项新研究及其发现和意义。 【32题详解】 细节理解题。根据第一段中“Zachary Lippman, the study’s main author, got curious about prickles as he studied a group of crops that includes potatoes, tomatoes and eggplants. While the crops are all prickle-free, some of their wild relatives are covered in the little prickles. (该研究的主要作者扎卡里·利普曼在研究包括土豆、西红柿和茄子在内的一组作物时，对刺产生了兴趣。虽然这些作物都没有刺，但它们的一些野生近亲植物却布满了小刺。)”可知，利普曼对一些作物的野生近亲植物有刺感到好奇，从而开始研究带刺植物。故选C。 【33题详解】 推理判断题。根据第三段中“After running the same experiment on two other kinds of eggplants and comparing their DNA, the team found a specific type of LOG gene, carried only by prickly plants, was responsible for prickles in the wild plants. (在对另外两种茄子进行同样的实验并比较它们的DNA后，研究小组发现了一种特殊的LOG基因，这种基因只存在于带刺植物中，是野生植物长刺的原因。)”可知，利普曼团队的研究发现刺与某种基因有关。故选A。 【34题详解】 细节理解题。根据第四段中“It turns out that plants have evolved many copies of LOG genes over millions of years. One copy of the LOG gene evolved in the wild ancestors of eggplants to make prickles, while the other types went on with their original job of helping the plants grow. (事实证明，植物在数百万年的进化过程中产生了许多LOG基因的拷贝。茄子野生祖先体内的一个LOG基因拷贝进化出了刺，而其他类型的LOG基因拷贝则继续发挥着帮助植物生长的原始作用。)”可知，移除一个LOG基因对茄子没有伤害是因为LOG基因拷贝具有不同的功能。故选D。 【35题详解】 细节理解题。根据最后一段“The new findings could help scientists transform wild plants into domesticated crops, Lippman said, He tested this possibility on a wild Australian plant, which is normally prickly, and after he deleted the LOG gene from its DNA, it became free of prickles. (利普曼说，这些新发现可能有助于科学家将野生植物转化为栽培作物。他在一种通常有刺的澳大利亚野生植物上测试了这种可能性，当他从它的DNA中删除LOG基因后，它就不再有刺了。)”可知，新发现的意义在于有助于增加作物种类。故选B。 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。 In the age of constant connectivity through music, podcasts and calls, earphones have seemed to become a necessity. ___36___ This article will help you reduce the risk of ear-related issues and ensure a comfortable listening experience. Choose the right type of earphones. In-ear headphones are a popular choice as they fit perfectly into the ear canal (耳道), blocking out outside noise and reducing the need to increase volume levels. ___37___ Besides, on-ear or over-ear headphones can be more comfortable for some individuals who have sensitive ear canals. ___38___ To prevent ear pain and potential hearing damage, experts recommend sticking to the 60/60 rule, which suggests listening at 60% volume for no more than 60 minutes at a time. It’s suggested that you should use built-in features on your device to track your listening time, which can be helpful in sticking to a safe limit. Adjust the earphones properly. When fitting the earphones, adjust the earphone position until you find a comfortable and secure fit that provides good sound quality without causing pain. Remember to periodically check and readjust the earphones as needed, especially during physical activities or long listening periods. ___39___ Keep your ears clean. Regularly cleaning your ears is essential when it comes to pain-free listening with earphones. The build-up of earwax (耳垢) can not only affect the sound quality but also lead to discomfort and potential damage to the ear canal if left unattended. To prevent this, make sure to gently clean your ears with cotton sticks regularly. ___40___ That will push wax deeper and potentially cause damage. A. Limit listening time. B. Take regular listening breaks. C. Clean your earphones with a soft cloth regularly. D. Avoid putting the sticks too deep into the ear canal. E. Finding the right fit ensures a pain-free experience. F. This design prevents the earphones dropping out as well. G. Enjoyable as they are, improper use of earphones can cause discomfort. 【答案】36. G 37. F 38. A 39. E 40. D 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了使用耳机时避免耳部问题的一些方法。 【36题详解】 上文“In the age of constant connectivity through music, podcasts and calls, earphones have seemed to become a necessity.(在通过音乐、播客和通话保持持续连接的时代，耳机似乎已成为一种必需品)”说明耳机在当下很必要。空处和前文为转折关系。下文“This article will help you reduce the risk of ear-related issues and ensure a comfortable listening experience.(本文将帮助你降低耳部相关问题的风险，并确保舒适的聆听体验)”说明使用耳机存在问题。所以G项“尽管它们很令人愉悦，但不当使用耳机会导致不适。”符合语境，起到承上启下的作用，引出下文关于如何正确使用耳机的内容。故选G。 【37题详解】 上文“In-ear headphones are a popular choice as they fit perfectly into the ear canal (耳道), blocking out outside noise and reducing the need to increase volume levels.(入耳式耳机是一个受欢迎的选择，因为它们能完美地贴合耳道，阻挡外界噪音，并减少调高音量的需求)”说明入耳式耳机的优点。空处和前文为并列关系，进一步说明入耳式耳机的优点。所以F项“这种设计也能防止耳机掉落。”符合语境，继续阐述了入耳式耳机设计上的好处。故选 F。 38题详解】 下文“To prevent ear pain and potential hearing damage, experts recommend sticking to the 60/60 rule, which suggests listening at 60% volume for no more than 60 minutes at a time. It’s suggested that you should use built-in features on your device to track your listening time, which can be helpful in sticking to a safe limit.(为了防止耳朵疼痛和潜在的听力损伤，专家建议遵循“60/60原则”，即每次以60%的音量听不超过60分钟。建议你使用设备上的内置功能来跟踪你的聆听时间，这有助于坚持在安全的限度内)”说明要控制聆听时间。所以A项“限制聆听时间。”符合语境，作为小标题概括了段落内容。故选A。 39题详解】 上文“When fitting the earphones, adjust the earphone position until you find a comfortable and secure fit that provides good sound quality without causing pain. Remember to periodically check and readjust the earphones as needed, especially during physical activities or long listening periods.(佩戴耳机时，调整耳机位置，直到找到一个舒适且稳固的佩戴方式，既能提供良好的音质又不会引起疼痛。记得根据需要定期检查和重新调整耳机，尤其是在进行体育活动或长时间聆听期间)”说明正确调整耳机位置的重要性。空处和前文为因果关系，说明正确调整耳机位置的结果。所以E项“找到合适的佩戴方式可确保无疼痛的体验。”符合语境，总结了上文调整耳机位置的作用。故选E。 【40题详解】 上文“To prevent this, make sure to gently clean your ears with cotton sticks regularly.(为了防止这种情况，一定要定期用棉签轻柔地清洁耳朵)”说明要用棉签清洁耳朵。空处和前文为顺接关系，下文“That will push wax deeper and potentially cause damage.(那会将耳垢推得更深，并有可能造成损伤)”说明不能做的事情。所以D项“避免将棉签插入耳道过深。”符合语境，起到承上启下的作用，指出了清洁耳朵时的注意事项。故选 D。 第三部分 语言运用(共两节，满分30分) 第一节(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分) 阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 Last spring, Clara and I teamed up for a school geology project studying unusual rock formations on Pine Hill. ____41____ with notebooks and basic tools, we set off eagerly, ____42____ that this adventure would teach us more than just about rocks. The first two days went smoothly. We drew stone patterns and recorded colour variations. Clara’s artistic abilities ____43____ well with my systematic data collection skills. However, on Wednesday morning, ____44____ struck. While climbing to our usual observation spot, I tripped, sending our measurement ____45____ rolling down the hillside. My heart sank as we watched our only compass (指南针) disappear into thick bushes. “Without those tools...” I said, frustration choking my voice. “Wait,” Clara interrupted, ____46____ the afternoon shadows stretching across the rocks. “Remember what Mr. Evans taught about using natural markers?” Her eyes lit up with a(n) ____47____. We spent the afternoon ____48____ Clara tracked shadow lengths while I compared rock layers. When shadows proved ____49____, we used fern (蕨类植物) growth patterns as directional guides. Sometimes we argued about methods, but ____50____ our approaches came together like building blocks. By Friday, we’d created a(n) ____51____ mapping system using nature’s clues. Our final presentation surprised everyone. The teachers ____52____ our creative method, but the real reward was discovering how different ideas combined to create ____53____. That evening, Clara showed me her project journal. Beside rock sketches, she’d written: “Stones survive storms through ____54____. So do good teams.” I smiled, realizing our rocky challenge had taught us a valuable lesson: the strongest ____55____ doesn’t lie in mountains, but in teamwork. 41 A. Armed B. Burdened C. Linked D. Rewarded 42. A. proud B. doubtful C. unaware D. worried 43. A. developed B. balanced C. replaced D. competed 44. A. conflict B. disaster C. chance D. inspiration 45. A. ropes B. books C. notes D. tools 46. A. pointing at B. marking down C. running after D. blocking out 47. A. idea B. surprise C. secret D. promise 48. A. reflecting B. experimenting C. planning D. wandering 49. A. helpful B. dangerous C. unreliable D. interesting 50. A. suddenly B. occasionally C. frequently D. gradually 51. A. interactive B. imaginary C. alternative D. advanced 52. A. tested B. improved C. selected D. praised 53. A. connections B. stories C. solutions D. presentations 54. A. luck B. unity C. silence D. speed 55. A. foundation B. argument C. desire D. system 【答案】41. A 42. C 43. B 44. B 45. D 46. A 47. A 48. B 49. C 50. D 51. C 52. D 53. C 54. B 55. A 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者和克拉拉一起做一个学校地质项目，研究松树山上不寻常的岩层。途中不慎弄丢了唯一的指南针，但是他们通过团队合作利用大自然的线索创建了一个替代地图系统，并得到了老师的赞扬。 【41题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：我们带着笔记本和基本的工具，急切地出发了，却没有意识到这次冒险教给我们的不仅仅是岩石。A. Armed带有；B. Burdened负担；C. Linked连接；D. Rewarded奖励。根据上文“Last spring, Clara and I teamed up for a school geology project studying unusual rock formations on Pine Hill.(去年春天，克拉拉和我合作完成了一个学校地质项目，研究松树山上不寻常的岩层)”以及下文“with notebooks and basic tools”可知，他们要去研究岩石，所以带着笔记本和基本工具出发了。故选A。 【42题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我们带着笔记本和基本的工具，急切地出发了，却没有意识到这次冒险教给我们的不仅仅是岩石。A. proud骄傲的；B. doubtful怀疑的；C. unaware未意识到的；D. worried担心的。根据下文“this adventure would teach us more than just about rocks.”可知，此处指他们出发的时候没有意识到冒险教的不仅仅是岩石。故选C。 【43题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：克拉拉的艺术才能与我系统的数据收集技能很好地平衡在一起。A. developed发展；B. balanced平衡；C. replaced取代；D. competed比赛。根据上文“The first two days went smoothly. We drew stone patterns and recorded colour variations.(头两天过得很顺利。我们画出石头图案，记录颜色变化)”可知，前两天很顺利，说明克拉拉的艺术才能与作者系统的数据收集技能很好地平衡在一起。故选B。 【44题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：然而，在星期三早上，灾难降临了。A. conflict冲突；B. disaster灾难；C. chance机会；D. inspiration灵感。根据下文“My heart sank as we watched our only compass disappear into thick bushes.(当我们看着唯一的指南针消失在茂密的灌木丛中时，我的心沉了下去)”可知，唯一的指南针丢失了，发生了灾难。故选B。 【45题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：当我爬到我们通常的观察点时，我绊了一下，把我们的测量工具滚下了山坡。A. ropes绳子；B. books书籍；C. notes笔记；D. tools工具。根据上文“and basic tools”以及下文“Without those tools”可知，我们的测量工具滚下了山坡。故选D。 【46题详解】 考查动词短语辨析。句意：“等等，”克拉拉打断了我，指了指穿过岩石的午后阴影。A. pointing at指着；B. marking down降价；C. running after追赶；D. blocking out遮挡。根据下文“the afternoon shadows stretching across the rocks”可知，克拉拉指了指穿过岩石的午后阴影。故选A。 【47题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：她想到一个主意，眼睛一亮。A. idea主意；B. surprise惊讶；C. secret秘密；D. promise承诺。根据上文“Remember what Mr. Evans taught about using natural markers?(还记得埃文斯先生教过的使用天然标记吗？)”可知，克拉拉提示老师教过的知识，此处指她想到一个主意，眼睛一亮。故选A。 【48题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：我们花了一个下午的时间做实验，克拉拉跟踪阴影的长度，而我比较岩层。A. reflecting反思；B. experimenting进行实验；C. planning计划；D. wandering漫步。根据下文“Clara tracked shadow lengths while I compared rock layers”可知，两人花了一下午时间做实验。故选B。 【49题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：当影子被证明不可靠时，我们使用蕨类植物的生长模式作为方向指南。A. helpful有帮助的；B. dangerous危险的；C. unreliable不可靠的；D. interesting有趣的。根据下文“we used fern growth patterns as directional guides”可知，使用其他植物作为方向指南，说明影子变得不可靠了。故选C。 【50题详解】 考查副词词义辨析。句意：有时我们会争论方法，但渐渐地，我们方法就像积木一样累积到了一起。A. suddenly突然；B. occasionally偶尔；C. frequently频繁地；D. gradually逐渐地。根据下文“our approaches came together like building blocks”可知，我们的方法就像积木一样累积到了一起。故选D。 【51题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：到周五，我们已经创建了一个利用自然线索的替代地图系统。A. interactive互动的；B. imaginary想象的；C. alternative可替代的；D. advanced先进的。根据下文“mapping system using nature’s clues”可知，这个地图系统是因为丢失了指南针而开发出的替代系统。故选C。 【52题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：老师们赞扬了我们的创造性方法，但真正的奖励是发现不同的想法如何结合起来创造出解决方案。A. tested测试；B. improved改善；C. selected选择；D. praised赞扬。根据下文“our creative method, but the real reward”可知，老师赞扬了他们的创造性方法。故选D。 【53题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：老师们赞扬了我们的创造性方法，但真正的奖励是发现不同的想法如何结合起来创造出解决方案。A. connections连接；B. stories故事；C. solutions解决方案；D. presentations展示。根据上文“discovering how different ideas combined to create”以及“our approaches came together like building blocks”可知，通过集思广益他们创造出了解决方案，这才是真正的奖励。故选C。 【54题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：在岩石素描旁边，她写道：“石头因团结而经受住风暴。优秀的团队也是如此。”A. luck运气；B. unity团结；C. silence沉默；D. speed速度。根据上文“Stones survive storms through”以及后文“So do good teams.”可知，强调团结的作用，石头因团结而经受住风暴。故选B。 55题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：我笑了，意识到我们的岩石挑战教会了我们一个宝贵的教训：最强大的基础不在于山，而在于团队合作。A. foundation基础；B. argument争论；C. desire渴望；D. system系统。根据下文“doesn’t lie in mountains, but in teamwork”可知，他们之所以能取得成功，是因为有团队合作作基础。故选A。 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。 The London Book Fair (LBF), one of the world’s premier publishing events, opened on Tuesday, ____56____(highlight) China’s publishing achievements, global collaborations, and growing influence in the industry. Running through Thursday, the fair ____57____(expect) to draw more than 30,000 publishing ____58____(professional) and over 1,000 exhibitors from around the world. “Book fairs like this and working with publishers globally, including those from China, ____59____(be) essential for sharing knowledge,” said Martin Liu, chief operating officer and publisher at LID Publishing. His London-based company is responsible for the English edition of The Power of Time, a Chinese publication. Liu noted that after the book’s launch, he and his colleagues were “amazed” by the ____60____(diverse) and world-class quality of books from China, emphasizing that Chinese publishers played ____61____ crucial role in bringing Chinese literature and ideas to global readers. At the China stand, more than 50 Chinese publishers and book trade companies were showcasing over 4,000 high-quality publications. The three-day event featured ____62____(approximate) 40 activities, including book launches, copyright signings, and reader seminars, underlining China’s commitment ____63____ promoting international literary dialogues. Yang Hao, author of Diablo’s Boys, expressed excitement ahead of her book’s English edition launch ____64____ added that despite language differences, the essence of the book remains undamaged. Amid the evolving global publishing landscape, Richard Charkin, former president of the International Publishers Association, told Xinhua, “The publishing industry has a responsibility _____65_____(act) a gatekeeper of quality information in an era when the reliability of information is increasingly being challenged.” 【答案】56. highlighting 57. is expected 58. professionals 59. are 60. diversity 61. a 62. approximately 63. to 64. and 65. to act 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇新闻报道。本文主要讲述了伦敦书展(LBF)盛况，重点介绍了中国出版业的成就、国际合作及在国际上的影响力，强调了中国在推动国际文学对话方面的承诺，并提及了中国出版物及作者在国际舞台上的亮眼表现。 【56题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：伦敦书展(LBF)，世界顶级出版活动之一，于周二开幕，重点展示中国在出版业的成就、全球合作和日益增长的影响力。句中opened为谓语动词，highlight在句中应用非谓语动词形式，与逻辑主语The London Book Fair构成主动关系，故用现在分词作状语。故填highlighting。 【57题详解】 考查动词时态语态。句意：书展将持续到周四，预计吸引来自世界各地的3万多名出版专业人士和1000多家参展商。设空处使用动词作谓语，主语the fair与expect构成被动关系，且陈述客观事实用一般现在时，主语为单数名词，故谓语动词用单数。故填is expected。 【58题详解】 考查名词复数。句意：书展将持续到周四，预计吸引来自世界各地的3万多名出版专业人士和1000多家参展商。professional为可数名词，由“more than 30,000”可知应用复数形式。故填professionals。 【59题详解】 考查主谓一致。句意：“像这样的书展和与全球出版商的合作，包括中国的出版商，对于知识共享至关重要，”LID出版的首席运营官兼出版商Martin Liu说。句子陈述客观事实应用一般现在时，主语为“Book fairs like this and working with publishers globally”，中心词为fairs，为复数名词，故谓语动词应用复数。故填are。 【60题详解】 考查名词。句意：刘指出，在这本书出版后，他和他的同事对中国书籍的多样性和世界级质量感到“惊讶”，并强调中国出版商在向全球读者传播中国文学和思想方面发挥了至关重要的作用。设空处使用名词作宾语，表示“多样性”应用名词diversity，且为不可数名词。故填diversity。 【61题详解】 考查冠词。句意：刘指出，在这本书出版后，他和他的同事对中国书籍的多样性和世界级质量感到“惊讶”，并强调中国出版商在向全球读者传播中国文学和思想方面发挥了至关重要的作用。role为可数名词，此处表泛指应用不定冠词，且crucial为辅音音素开头的单词，故填a。 【62题详解】 考查副词。句意：为期三天的活动包括约40项活动，包括新书发布会、版权签约和读者研讨会，强调了中国对促进国际文学对话的承诺。修饰后文“40 activities”应用副词approximately，作状语。故填approximately。 【63题详解】 考查介词。句意：为期三天的活动包括约40项活动，包括新书发布会、版权签约和读者研讨会，强调了中国对促进国际文学对话的承诺。结合句意表示“对……的承诺”短语为commitment to。故填to。 【64题详解】 考查连词。句意：《Diablo’s Boys》一书的作者Yang Hao在英文版发布前表示兴奋，并补充说，尽管存在语言差异，但书的精髓依然完好无损。结合前后文语境可知为顺承关系，应用连词and，连接前后两个谓语动词expressed和added。故填and。 【65题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：“在全球出版业不断变化的背景下，国际出版商协会前主席Richard Charkin告诉新华社，‘出版业有责任在信息可靠性日益受到挑战的时代充当优质信息的守门人。’”结合句意表示“有责任做某事”短语为have a responsibility to do sth.。故填to act。 第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分) 第一节(满分15分) 66. 近期有很多同学在英语学习过程中使用智能翻译工具。在英语课上，老师要求就这一现象展开讨论。请你写一篇发言稿，内容包括： 1. 使用现状； 2. 分析利弊； 3. 给出建议。 注意： 1. 写作词数应为80左右； 2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 Dear friends, ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Thank you! 【答案】Dear friends, Nowadays, intelligent translation tools are commonly used by us students in the English learning process. Many of us turn to them while doing homework or reading English articles. Undoubtedly, they bring great convenience, helping us quickly understand the meaning of unfamiliar words and sentences. However, relying too much on them may weaken our language sense and independent thinking ability. Therefore, we should use them rationally. For example, we can use them to check the translations after trying on our own first. Only in this way can we make the best use of these tools. Thank you! 【解析】 【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文。要求考生就学生在英语学习过程中使用智能翻译工具为主题，写一篇发言稿。 【详解】1.词汇积累 帮助某人：help sb.→give sb. a hand 然而：however→nevertheless 因此：therefore→thus 例如：for example→for instance 2.句式拓展 简单句变复合句 原句：Undoubtedly, they bring great convenience, helping us quickly understand the meaning of unfamiliar words and sentences. 拓展句：There is no doubt that they bring great convenience, helping us quickly understand the meaning of unfamiliar words and sentences. 【点睛】【高分句型1】However, relying too much on them may weaken our language sense and independent thinking ability.（运用了动名词作主语） 【高分句型2】Only in this way can we make the best use of these tools.（运用了部分倒装句） 第二节(满分25分) 67. 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。 Two pairs of brown eyes stared eagerly up at me. It was October 2023 and I’d taken my dogs Candy and Tara for a run in woodland near Darwen, Lancashire. I kept an eye on both of them as they played and, when it was time to go, I blew the dog whistle. Candy came bounding up straight away, but Tara was nowhere to be seen. I called her name, blew the whistle again and kept searching. But she’d completely vanished. There was a scattering of holes in the ground and, knowing that Tara loved rabbit holes, I thought she’d gone down one chasing a bunny! I called my husband Alistair, who rushed to help me search. Then I called the fire service in case Tara was trapped in one of the holes. I messaged friends too, asking them to post on social media, “These are badger setts (獾穴),” a fireman explained. “They’re protected. I’m afraid we’re not allowed to dig here.” So instead, we kept searching nearby. When it got to midnight, however, we headed home and my heart sank. We lived five miles away, and I was convinced there was no way Tara could make her way back. The next day, we returned to where Tara was gone. We left behind a couple of Alistair’s sweatshirts so Tara would recognise our scent. As the days went by, I put my work as a dog groomer on hold to search for Tara. Reports of sightings came to nothing, and Alistair and I did daily shifts outside the badger setts. Tara loved exploring. “I just couldn’t give up.” Then, on 15 November, 23 days after Tara went missing, Candy and I were walking towards the badger setts when she began sniffing (嗅) the ground and spinning around. 注意： 1. 续写词数应为150左右； 2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 I felt a ray of hope and called out, “Tara?” ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ I drove straight to our vet (兽医), who said Tara was so weak. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】 I felt a ray of hope and called out, “Tana?” Dry leaves crunched under my feet. Candy was digging at a pile of sticks when I heard a soft whine from the badger hole. My heart jumped — a muddy paw stuck out! “Tara!” I yelled. I pulled away sticks and leaves and found Tara shaking, with her dirty golden fur stuck together. She licked my hand weakly. Immediately Alistair ran over with a blanket. “Silly girl,” he said softly, and then wrapped her cold body. Her tail moved a little against my arm. I drove straight to our vet, who said Tara twas so weak. Tara’s eyes looked tired in the vet’s bright lights. Her paws were dry and hurt. “She needs water,” the vet said, putting a needle in her leg. I stroked her messy fur and felt her heart beating fast, like a small bird. Tara made a rough sound and pushed her nose into my hands. I cried — I’d waited 23 days! The vet said in a comforting voice, “She’ll be okay, but needs rest.” Just then Candy slid in and lied down next to Tara, wagging her tail in the air. 【解析】 【导语】本文以Tara失踪为线索展开，主要讲述了作者带狗Candy和Tara去林地跑步，Tara失踪后作者和丈夫寻找，23天后Candy发现Tara，最终带Tara看兽医的故事。 【详解】1.段落续写： ①由第一段首句内容“我感到一线希望，喊道：‘Tara？’”可知，第一段可描写作者在Candy的引导下发现了Tara，看到Tara的状态。 ②由第二段首句内容“我直接开车去了我们的兽医那里，兽医说塔拉非常虚弱。”可知，第二段可描写在兽医处医生对Tara的诊断和治疗，以及作者的情绪和Candy对Tara的陪伴。 2.续写线索：Candy嗅地转圈——听到Tara的声音——发现Tara并呼喊——丈夫跑来用毯子包裹Tara——带Tara去看兽医——Tara接受治疗，Candy陪伴 3.词汇激活 行为类 ①喊：yell/shout ②包裹：wrap/cover ③抚摸：stroke/touch gently 情绪类 ①轻柔地：softly/gently ②疲惫的：tired/exhausted/worn out 【点睛】【高分句型1】 I pulled away sticks and leaves and found Tara shaking, with her dirty golden fur stuck together.(运用了with复合结构) 【高分句型2】I stroked her messy fur and felt her heart beating fast, like a small bird.(运用了现在分词短语作宾语补足语) 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$