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荆州中学2025—2026 学年高三上学期8月月考 英语试卷 （全卷满分150分 考试用时120分钟） 第一部分：听力（共两节，满分 30 分） 第一节（共 5 小题；每小题 1. 5 分，满分 7. 5 分） 听下面 5 段对话，每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有 10 秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。 1. Where does the conversation probably take place? A. At home. B. At an airport. C. At a store. 2. What does the man want the woman to do? A. Attend a party. B. Decorate a room. C. Do some shopping. 3. How does the woman feel about her present life? A. Pleased. B. Confused. C. Worried. 4. Why does the woman talk to the man? A. To report for duty. B. To change a key card. C. To get the door repaired. 5. What are the speakers mainly talking about? A. A travel plan. B. A special climate. C. A well-earned reward. 第二节（共 15 小题；每小题 1. 5 分，满分 22. 5 分） 听下面 5 段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题 5 秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出 5 秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。 听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。 6. Which course will Alice take? A A fitness course. B. A programming course. C. A writing course. 7. When will the class Alice prefers start? A. In mid-September. B. In late September. C. In early October. 听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。 8. What is the probable relationship between the speakers? A. Bank clerk and customer.  B. Guide and tourist. C. Boss and employee. 9. Why does the man call the woman? A. To ask for help. B. To introduce a service. C. To inform her of an error. 10. What will the woman do next? A. Take out some money. B. Contact the travel company. C. Provide her information. 听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。 11 What is the man's first concern about the hotel? A. The price. B. Internet access. C. The environment. 12. What does the man plan to do in the hotel? A. Do exercise. B. Deal with business. C. Hold a ceremony. 13. When will the man leave the hotel? A. This Tuesday. B. This Thursday. C. This Friday. 听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。 14. Who is the woman probably? A. A coach. B. A hostess. C. A professor. 15. What is the first thing to do to become a storm tracker? A. Taking a spotter training class.  B Doing a weather-related degree.  C. Volunteering at a weather center. 16. How many times has Alex been to Tornado Alley this year? A. 5. B. 6. C. 7. 17. What does a tornado in a clear area sound like? A. Loud fireworks. B. Thunder. C. Rapid water flow. 听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。 18. What did Batima Attam probably do in previous performances? A. She danced. B. She sang. C. She played the guitar. 19. What makes Amir Attam special? A. His mixed music style. B. His advanced techniques. C. His stage experience. 20. What will the listeners hear next? A. A song. B. An interview. C. An advertisement. 第二部分：阅读理解（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 和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A Who was? — a series of books published by Penguin Workshop and designed for children aged from 8 to 12 — tells the incredible stories of trailblazers (开拓者), legends, innovators, and creators. The following are four books about them. Who Was Selena? As a young girl, Selena Quintanilla sang in a band called Selena Y Los Dinos with her brother and sister. The family performed at fairs, weddings, parties and on street corners in their native Texas. Selena learned how to sing in Spanish and soon became hugely popular within the Latino community — so much so that she became the best selling Latin artists of the 1990s. Who Was Chuck Jones? Charles Jones was an American animator, cartoon artist, screenwriter, producer and director of many classic animated cartoon shots. They starred Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Pepé Le Pew, Porky Pig and many other Warner Brothers characters. Jones won three Academy Awards and received an honorary Oscar. His career spanned almost seventy years, during which he made over 250 animated films. Who Was Leif Erikson? Leif Erikson was born to be an explorer. His father, Erik the Red, had established the first European settlement in present-day Greenland, and although he didn’t yet know it, Leif was destined to engage in a risky journey of his own. The wise and striking Viking landed in the area known as Vinland almost five centuries before Christopher Columbus even set sail! Who Is Ralph Lauren? Born in the Bronx, even as a teenager Ralph Lauren was known for his distinctive fashion sense, having a taste for both classic clothes and traditional looks like beat-up leather jackets. He got his start in the fashion business by selling ties that he designed. From ties he went on to create a global fashion empire. 1. What is special about Selana? A. She had a very long career. B. She had a humble beginning. C. She won two Academy Awards. D. She made many animated films. 2. What played a major role in Ralph Lauren’s business success? A. His special talent. B. His great ambition. C. His childhood experience. D. His educational background. 3. Which would be the best choice for a teen with a spirit of adventure? A. Who Was Selena? B. Who Was Chuck Jones? C. Who Was Leif Erikson? D. Who Is Ralph Lauren? 【答案】1. B 2. A 3. C 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了“Who Was?”系列丛书中与四个著名人物有关书籍的核心内容。 【1题详解】 细节理解题。根据“Who Was Selena?”部分中“The family performed at fairs, weddings, parties and on street corners in their native Texas. (这家人曾在家乡得克萨斯州的集市、婚礼、派对以及街头角落进行表演)”可知，塞拉娜出身卑微。故选B。 【2题详解】 细节理解题。根据“Who Is Ralph Lauren?”部分中“Born in the Bronx, even as a teenager Ralph Lauren was known for his distinctive fashion sense, having a taste for both classic clothes and traditional looks like beat-up leather jackets.(拉尔夫·劳伦出生于布朗克斯区，早在青少年时期，他就以独特的时尚品味而闻名，喜欢经典服饰以及诸如破旧皮夹克之类的传统风格)”可知，拉尔夫·劳伦商业成功的主要因素是他的特殊才能。故选A。 【3题详解】 细节理解题。根据“Who Was Leif Erikson?”部分中“Leif Erikson was born to be an explorer. His father, Erik the Red, had established the first European settlement in present-day Greenland, and although he didn’t yet know it, Leif was destined to engage in a risky journey of his own.(莱夫·埃里克森天生就是个探险家。他的父亲，红色的埃里克，已经在今天的格陵兰岛建立了第一个欧洲定居点，尽管他还不知道，雷夫注定要参与他自己的冒险之旅。)”可知，莱夫·埃里克森的故事以冒险为核心，对于一个充满冒险精神的青少年来说，《Who Was Leif Erikson?》会是最佳的。故选C。 B Five weeks ago, I noticed the skin of our pet lizard (蜥蜴) was growing dusty. It worried me. I reported the strange surface on the skin to my husband and children the next morning. Seconds later, our lizard emerged from its tank with its old skin flowing behind it. I didn’t think about it much until a morning last week when I knocked my favorite teapot off the table. It burst into hundreds of pieces. As I swept up the mess, I wondered why we had been breaking so many things over the months. The destruction started three months ago. It was my husband’s birthday. He had just lost his job. The uncertainty was starting to wear on us, so I wanted to do something special — a birthday cake. Two hours before my husband came back home from another job interview, my daughter climbed up to grab a glass vase from a high shelf. It fell and crashed beside the cake. Tiny pieces of glass were everywhere. She sobbed loudly as I threw the cake away. My husband had banana pudding for his birthday. Three days ago, the light in our living room suddenly went out. After several frustrating hours of unsuccessful attempts to fix it, my husband suggested watching the Michael Jordan documentary series The Last Dance. The poignancy (辛酸) of Jordan retiring from his beloved basketball to play baseball and what had pushed him to make such a tough decision took me by surprise. As I watched him take off his basketball uniform and replace it with a baseball uniform, I saw him leaving behind the layer that no longer served him, just as our lizard had. Neither of them chose the moment that had transformed them. But they had to live with who they were after everything was different. Just like us. I realized that we have to learn to leave the past behind. Humans do not shed skin as easily as other animals. The beginning of change is upsetting. The process is tiring. Damage changes us before we are ready. I see our lizard, raw and nearly new. 4. What can we learn about the pet lizard from Paragraph 1? A. Its tank grew dirty. B. It got a strange disease. C. Its old skin came off. D. It ran out of the tank. 5. Why did the author’s husband have banana pudding for his birthday? A. The birthday cake tasted terrible. B. The birthday cake was ruined. C. Pudding was his favourite dessert. D. They couldn’t afford a birthday cake. 6. Why did the author refer to The Last Dance in the passage? A. To illustrate a life lesson. B. To explain a personal decision. C. To describe a memorable event. D. To highlight a sports achievement. 7. What message does the author convey? A. Past experiences should be treasured. B. Family bonds help overcome life challenges. C. Emotional growth comes from unexpected changes. D. Letting go of the past is essential for moving forward. 【答案】4. C 5. B 6. A 7. D 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲述的是作者通过观察家中宠物蜥蜴蜕皮，以及家庭生活中经历的一系列意外和变故，联想到迈克尔·乔丹退役转型的纪录片《最后一舞》，最终领悟到人生需要像蜥蜴蜕皮一样，学会放下过去、接受改变、勇敢前行的深刻主题。 【4题详解】 细节理解题。根据第一段中“I reported the strange surface on the skin to my husband and children the next morning. Seconds later, our lizard emerged from its tank with its old skin flowing behind it.(第二天一早，我就把蜥蜴皮肤上这层奇怪的覆盖物告诉了丈夫和孩子们。几秒钟后，我们的蜥蜴从饲养箱里爬了出来，旧皮从身上脱落，拖在身后)”可知，宠物蜥蜴旧的皮肤脱落了。故选C。 【5题详解】 细节理解题。根据第四段“It fell and crashed beside the cake. Tiny pieces of glass were everywhere. She sobbed loudly as I threw the cake away.(花瓶摔落，在蛋糕旁摔得粉碎，玻璃碴儿到处都是。女儿放声大哭，我只好把蛋糕扔掉)”可知，作者的丈夫过生日吃了香蕉布丁是因为生日蛋糕毁了。故选B。 【6题详解】 推理判断题。根据倒数第二段“The poignancy (辛酸) of Jordan retiring from his beloved basketball to play baseball and what had pushed him to make such a tough decision took me by surprise. As I watched him take off his basketball uniform and replace it with a baseball uniform, I saw him leaving behind the layer that no longer served him, just as our lizard had. Neither of them chose the moment that had transformed them. But they had to live with who they were after everything was different. Just like us. I realized that we have to learn to leave the past behind.(乔丹放弃自己钟爱的篮球转而投身棒球这项运动，以及促使他做出如此艰难决定的种种因素，都让我感到十分惊讶。当我看到他脱下篮球服，换上棒球服时，我仿佛看到了他抛弃了不再适合自己的那层外衣，就像我们的蜥蜴一样。他们都没有选择那个改变了他们命运的时刻。但当一切都不再相同之后，他们不得不接受自己的现状。就像我们一样。我意识到，我们必须学会放下过去)”可知，作者在文中提及《最后一舞》是为了阐明一个人生哲理。故选A。 【7题详解】 推理判断题。根据最后一段“Humans do not shed skin as easily as other animals. The beginning of change is upsetting. The process is tiring. Damage changes us before we are ready. I see our lizard, raw and nearly new.(人类不像其他动物那样能轻易蜕皮。改变的开端总是令人不安，过程也疲惫不堪。伤痛往往在我们还未准备好时就将我们改变。我看着我们家那只蜥蜴，它蜕皮后显得那么稚嫩，却也近乎全新)”可推知，作者最有可能想告诉我们无论发生什么，我们都应该继续前进。故选D。 C A few years ago, you went on a vacation with friends, creating lasting memories — walking along the beach, swimming in the sea, and enjoying breathtaking sunsets. However, the trip wasn't all smooth sailing; long drives, food issues, and unpredictable weather. Yet, over time, you tend to remember the beautiful moments while the inconveniences fade . This is known as rosy retrospection, a cognitive , bias (认知偏见) where people recall past experiences more positively than they felt during the actual event. The phenomenon can be understood as the complex interaction of cognitive mechanisms that shape our memory processes When recalling memories, our brains tend to focus on positive details and downplay negative aspects, which helps maintain emotional well-being. Nostalgia (怀旧) also plays a significant role, as it arouses feelings of warmth and belonging, leading us to view the past more positively. Additionally, our current emotional state and self-enhancement bias can influence how we remember past events, making them seem more favorable. While some individuals who focus more on negative experiences may be at a higher risk of mood disorders such as depression, rosy retrospection can elevate our moods, increase life satisfaction, and even help us cope with difficult present circumstances by providing a sense of continuity and positive self-identity. However, rosy retrospection occasionally creates an unrealistic view of the past, which can head people to make decisions that are not based on reality but rather on their idealized memories. It's one of the reasons why we might repeatedly return to unhealthy relationships. The longer the time that has passed since the event, the more likely we are to let the, good memories outweigh the bad memories and perhaps even forgive unforgivable behavior. Understanding and acknowledging this cognitive bias can be crucial for making accurate and beneficial decisions. 8. How do people with rosy retrospection generally recall past experiences? A. They forget negative moments easily. B. They recall breathtaking details repeatedly. C. They remember adventurous trips more clearly. D. They view former experiences more positively. 9. What is paragraph 2 mainly about? A. The meaning of rosy retrospection. B. The reasons for rosy retrospection. C. The role of nostalgia in shaping memories. D. The ways of keeping emotional well-being. 10. What does the underlined word “elevate” in paragraph 3 probably mean? A. Boost. B. Expose. C. Assess. D. Ignore. 11. What negative consequence may rosy retrospection cause? A. It may give rise to incorrect judgments. B. It may lead to a constant state of depression. C. It may make people miss out on opportunities. D. It may raise people's unwillingness to face reality. 【答案】8. D 9. B 10. A 11. A 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇说明文，主要介绍了“玫瑰色回忆效应”这一认知偏见现象，即人们会以更积极的态度回忆过去的经历，同时分析了其产生的原因、带来的积极影响以及可能存在的消极影响。 【8题详解】 细节理解题。根据文章第一段“This is known as rosy retrospection, a cognitive bias (认知偏见) where people recall past experiences more positively than they felt during the actual event.(这被称为玫瑰色回忆效应，是一种认知偏见，在这种情况下，人们回忆过去的经历时比实际经历时更加积极)”可知，产生玫瑰色回忆效应的人通常会更积极地看待以前的经历，故选D项。 【9题详解】 主旨大意题。根据第二段“The phenomenon can be understood as the complex interaction of cognitive mechanisms that shape our memory processes.(这种现象可以被理解为塑造我们记忆过程的认知机制的复杂相互作用)”、“When recalling memories, our brains tend to focus on positive details and downplay negative aspects, which helps maintain emotional well-being. Nostalgia (怀旧) also plays a significant role, as it arouses feelings of warmth and belonging, leading us to view the past more positively.( 回忆往事时，大脑往往会聚焦于积极细节，淡化负面因素，这有助于保持情绪健康。怀旧情绪也发挥着重要作用，因为它能激发温暖感和归属感，使我们对过去的看法更加积极)”以及“Additionally, our current emotional state and self-enhancement bias can influence how we remember past events, making them seem more favorable.(此外，我们当前的情绪状态和自我增强偏见会影响我们回忆过去事件的方式，使它们看起来更加有利)”可知，该段开篇点明这种现象（玫瑰色回忆效应），可理解为塑造我们记忆过程的认知机制的复杂相互作用。接着后文分别从大脑在回忆时的倾向、怀旧的作用以及当前情绪状态和自我提升偏见等方面进行阐述，解释了玫瑰色回忆效应产生的原因。所以第二段主要讲的是玫瑰色回忆效应的原因，故选B项。 【10题详解】 词句猜测题。根据第三段“While some individuals who focus more on negative experiences may be at a higher risk of mood disorders such as depression, rosy retrospection can elevate our moods, increase life satisfaction, and even help us cope with difficult present circumstances by providing a sense of continuity and positive self-identity (自我认同)( 虽然一些更多关注负面经历的人可能患抑郁等情绪障碍的风险更高，但玫瑰色回忆效应可以elevate我们的情绪，提高生活满意度，甚至通过提供一种连续性和积极的自我认同感来帮助我们应对当前的困难处境)”可知，前半句提到那些更多关注负面经历的人患情绪障碍（如抑郁）的风险更高，while表示对比转折，可推理出后半句玫瑰色回忆效应应该是能带来积极的影响，“elevate our moods”与“increase life satisfaction(提高生活满意度)”并列，可推测“elevate”意思是“提升、促进”，与“Boost(促进)”意思相近，故选A项。 【11题详解】 细节理解题。根据文章最后一段“However, rosy retrospection occasionally creates an unrealistic view of the past, which can lead people to make decisions that are not based on reality but rather on their idealized memories.(然而，玫瑰色回忆效应偶尔会对过去产生不切实际看法，这可能会导致人们做出的决定不是基于现实，而是基于他们理想化的记忆)”可知，玫瑰色回忆效应的一个潜在负面影响是它会导致不正确的判断，故选A项。 D For wind and wildlife ecologist Emma Bennett, getting wind farms to adopt methods of avoiding bat collisions (碰撞) has long been a priority. For reasons nobody fully understands, bats are attracted to turbine (涡轮机) towers, perhaps because they see them as potential nesting sites or places to find insects. “Unlike birds, bats are actually investigating wind turbines and spending more time around them, which makes them at higher risk for death rate,” says Bennett. This attraction means that even when turbines are intentionally set up in places with little to no bat activity, the animals still often end up flying there and getting killed. The most effective solution, many experts agree, is to limit the times when the turbines are active. Ecologists have noticed that small bat species in particular are most likely to get struck by the blades when wind speeds are relatively low, around 2 to 5 meters per second. These small bats, weighing less than a chocolate bar, can’t fly if conditions get much windier. So at night, when the bats are out and about, setting wind turbines spinning only when higher wind speeds have been reached — an approach called curtailment — can help. For example, a two- year study at a Pennsylvania wind farm found that raising the wind speed at which turbines start to spin from 3.5 meters per second to 5 or 6.5 meters per second reduced bat deaths by between 44 percent and 93 percent. Because most wind power is generated at high wind speeds anyway, the impact of the restriction on energy production is minimal, says Bennett. When she tested a very modest restriction raising the cut- in speed from 3 meters per second to 4.5 meters per second, she and her colleagues saw bat death rate decline by around 54 percent, while the Australian wind farm in question lost less than 0.1 percent of earnings.“ Any small increase in this cut- in speed actually has a massive effect on bat survival,” Bennett says. 12. What is the problem disturbing Emma Bennett? A. The noises of turbines. B. The endangered bat species. C. Turbine towers’ attraction to bats. D. The location of turbine towers. 13. Why is “a chocolate bar” mentioned in paragraph 3? A. To provide an example. B. To support an argument. C. To justify a new theory. D. To give a description. 14. How does the “curtailment” method help save small bats? A. By making the turbines spin slower. B. By making the turbines spin a little faster. C. By starting the turbines at lower wind speeds. D. By starting the turbines at higher wind speeds. 15. What does the last paragraph focus on? A. The definition of the cut-in speed. B. The efficiency of the restriction approach. C. The profits of the Australian wind farm. D. The experimental process of the restriction. 【答案】12. C 13. D 14. D 15. B 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要讲述了减少风力涡轮机对蝙蝠碰撞伤害的方法及效果。 【12题详解】 细节理解题。 根据第一段“For wind and wildlife ecologist Emma Bennett, getting wind farms to adopt methods of avoiding bat collisions (碰撞) has long been a priority.(对于风能与野生动物生态学家艾玛·贝内特而言，让风电场采用避免蝙蝠碰撞的方法一直是她的首要任务)”以及第二段“For reasons nobody fully understands, bats are attracted to turbine (涡轮机) towers, perhaps because they see them as potential nesting sites or places to find insects.(由于无人能完全弄清的原因，蝙蝠会被涡轮机塔所吸引，或许是因为它们将这些塔视作潜在的筑巢地或是觅食昆虫的场所)”可知，困扰Emma Bennett的问题是涡轮机塔对蝙蝠的吸引力，导致蝙蝠容易与涡轮机发生碰撞死亡。故选C。 【13题详解】 推理判断题。根据第三段“These small bats, weighing less than a chocolate bar, can’t fly if conditions get much windier.(这些体重还不到一块巧克力重的小蝙蝠，要是风再大些，就无法飞行了)”可知，这里提到“一块巧克力”是为了描述这些小蝙蝠的体重之轻，通过与常见物品巧克力做比较，让读者更直观地了解小蝙蝠的体重情况，属于给出描述。故选D。 【14题详解】 细节理解题。根据第三段“So at night, when the bats are out and about, setting wind turbines spinning only when higher wind speeds have been reached — an approach called curtailment — can help.(因此，在晚上，当蝙蝠外出活动时，只有在达到较高风速时才启动风力涡轮机旋转——这种方法被称为“curtailment”——可以帮助拯救蝙蝠)”以及“For example, a two- year study at a Pennsylvania wind farm found that raising the wind speed at which turbines start to spin from 3.5 meters per second to 5 or 6.5 meters per second reduced bat deaths by between 44 percent and 93 percent.(例如，在宾夕法尼亚州一个风电场开展的一项为期两年的研究发现，将涡轮机开始旋转的风速从每秒3.5米提高到每秒5米或6.5米，可使蝙蝠死亡数量减少44%至93%)”可知，“curtailment”方法是通过在达到较高风速时才启动涡轮机旋转来帮助拯救小蝙蝠的。故选D。 【15题详解】 主旨大意题。根据最后一段“Because most wind power is generated at high wind speeds anyway, the impact of the restriction on energy production is minimal, says Bennett.(贝内特表示，由于无论如何大多数风力发电都是在高风速条件下产生的，所以这种限制措施对能源生产的影响微乎其微)”以及““ Any small increase in this cut- in speed actually has a massive effect on bat survival,” Bennett says.(贝内特说：“这种切入风速哪怕有小幅提升，实际上都会对蝙蝠的生存产生巨大影响。”)”可知，该段主要讲述了限制涡轮机启动风速这一方法对能源生产影响很小，但对蝙蝠生存影响很大，即关注的是这种限制方法的效率。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。 If you are a perfectionist, you follow high standards and always try to do everything well. ___16___ Researchers find pursuing perfection can have serious effects on mental health. In a 2016 study, researchers studied the relationship between perfectionism and depression over time. ___17___ Although people may believe that their perfectionism contributes to their success, it seems to be harmful to their mental health. Is perfectionism always harmful? ___18___ Some suggest the possibility of adaptive perfectionism, where people stick to high standards without self-criticism of their own mistakes. However, others believe that perfectionism is not adaptive and they don’t think it is beneficial. So what can perfectionists do to change their behavior? Psychologists point out that giving up on perfection does not necessarily mean less success. ___19___ A possible alternative to perfectionism is what psychologists call a growth mindset. Unlike those with a fixed mindset, those with a growth mindset believe that they can improve their abilities by learning from their mistakes. ___20___ To understand self-sympathy, think about how you would respond to a close friend if they made a mistake. It is likely that you will respond with kindness and understanding, knowing that your friend is doing it out of good intentions. A. Another is to cultivate sympathy for oneself. B. Psychologists have heated debates over this issue. C. In the long run, accepting imperfection can actually help. D. Perfectionism can be beneficial in some certain situations. E. High standards are one thing, but perfectionism is another. F. The key to overcoming perfectionism is to avoid it at all cost. G. They found high levels of perfectionism often increased depression. 【答案】16. E 17. G 18. B 19. C 20. A 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要说明了完美主义者的特点以及给人带来的影响。 【16题详解】 根据上文“If you are a perfectionist, you follow high standards and always try to do everything well.(如果你是一个完美主义者，你遵循高标准，总是试图把每件事都做好)”以及后文“Researchers find pursuing perfection can have serious effects on mental health. (研究人员发现追求完美会对心理健康产生严重影响)”可知，上文提到完美主义者遵循高标准，本句为过渡句，指出高标准和完美主义之间存在区别，E选项中High standards对应上文high standards。故E选项“高标准是一回事，完美主义是另一回事”符合语境，故选E。 【17题详解】 根据上文“In a 2016 study, researchers studied the relationship between perfectionism and depression over time.(在2016年的一项研究中，研究人员研究了完美主义与抑郁之间的关系)”可知，本句承接上文，说明完美主义和抑郁之间的关系是怎样的。故G选项“他们发现高度的完美主义往往会增加抑郁”符合语境，故选G。 【18题详解】 根据上文“Is perfectionism always harmful?(完美主义总是有害的吗？)”以及后文“Some suggest the possibility of adaptive perfectionism, where people stick to high standards without self-criticism of their own mistakes. However, others believe that perfectionism is not adaptive and they don’t think it is beneficial.(一些人提出了适应性完美主义的可能性，即人们坚持高标准，而不对自己的错误进行自我批评。然而，其他人认为完美主义是不适应的，他们不认为它是有益的)”可知，后文主要说明了人们对上文的问题有不同的看法，即发生了争论。故B选项“心理学家对这个问题进行了激烈的争论”符合语境，故选B。 【19题详解】 根据上文“So what can perfectionists do to change their behavior? Psychologists point out that giving up on perfection does not necessarily mean less success.(那么完美主义者能做些什么来改变他们的行为呢？心理学家指出，放弃追求完美并不意味着更少的成功)”以及后文“A possible alternative to perfectionism is what psychologists call a growth mindset. Unlike those with a fixed mindset, those with a growth mindset believe that they can improve their abilities by learning from their mistakes.(完美主义的另一种可能选择是心理学家所说的成长型心态。与固定心态的人不同，成长心态的人相信他们可以通过从错误中学习来提高自己的能力)”可知，本句承接上文，具体说明应该如何改变完美主义。故C选项“从长远来看，接受不完美实际上是有帮助的”符合语境，故选C。 【20题详解】 根据后文“To understand self-sympathy, think about how you would respond to a close friend if they made a mistake. It is likely that you will respond with kindness and understanding, knowing that your friend is doing it out of good intentions.(为了理解自我同情，想想如果一个亲密的朋友犯了错误，你会如何回应。你很可能会以善意和理解回应，因为你知道你的朋友这样做是出于好意)”可知，后文提到了要自我同情，A选项sympathy for oneself对应后文self-sympathy。故A选项“另一个是培养对自己的同情”符合语境，故选A。 第三部分 语言运用(共两节，满分30分) 第一节 (共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分) 阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 I knew exercise is good for health — who doesn’t? But ____21____ were easier. Running bored me, biking sounded risky, and the gym seemed too much to handle. Each offered me a reason to ____22____ it, so I did.  When I worked in Kenya, I came to realize that people there don’t “____23____” the way I had thought. Instead, they move with a clear ____24____ in mind. They move to reach a destination. They move to hunt and to tend crops. There is no such thing as a ____25____ but they are working out 24-7. Maybe I could take ____26____ from these people and add meaning to my exercising. I launched my ____27____ program: “chicken-cising”, with 15 baby chicks and a book on ____28____ backyard chickens.  It turned out that caring for the flightless birds was quite ____29____ — a full-body workout involving bending, squatting (深蹲), weightlifting and running around. One weekend, my e-watch ____30____ as many as 145 squats and 10,506 steps! I ended up in better shape than expected and found extra ____31____ that no gym workout can provide. First, quitting is not a(n) ____32____: You can’t put on your “chicken-cising” clothes, sit for a while, and then casually decide not to ____33____  especially when your feathered friends depend on you to survive. Second, you have unbeatable workout partners, who ____34____ respond to your appearance with encouragement. Bah-Baaaahk! What’s more? Fresh-from-the-hen eggs! Turning every breakfast into a celebration of my new lifestyle with the best eggs. “chicken-cising” taught me that movement doesn’t need a gym — it needs ____35____. 21. A. actions B. skills C. fares D. excuses 22. A. avoid B. manage C. appreciate D. grip 23. A. change B. exercise C. presume D. live 24. A. order B. message C. purpose D. request 25. A. sponsor B. problem C. village D. gym 26. A. dignity B. inspiration C. comfort D. pleasure 27. A. biology B. diet C. fitness D. charity 28. A. raising B. cooking C. calculating D. protecting 29. A. frightening B. tiring C. amusing D. touching 30. A. read B. took C. meant D. rang 31. A. instructions B. pressure C. bonuses D. responsibility 32. A. guilt B. option C. suspension D. error 33. A. turn up B. show off C. step aside D. take over 34. A. hazily B. patiently C. enthusiastically D. carefully 35. A. cooperation B. liberty C. attention D. meaning 【答案】21. D 22. A 23. B 24. C 25. D 26. B 27. C 28. A 29. B 30. A 31. C 32. B 33. A 34. C 35. D 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。主要讲述作者原本对锻炼找各种借口逃避，在肯尼亚工作时受当地人启发，开展“养鸡健身”项目，不仅锻炼了身体还收获了额外好处，意识到锻炼需要的是意义。 【21题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：但借口更容易找。A. actions行动；B. skills技能；C. fares票价；D. excuses借口。根据后文“Running bored me, biking sounded risky, and the gym seemed too much to handle.”可知，作者为不锻炼找了诸如跑步无聊、骑车危险、去健身房难以应付等各种理由，所以这里指找借口更容易，故选D项。 【22题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：每一项（运动）都给了我一个避开它的理由，所以我避开了。A. avoid避开；B. manage管理，处理；C. appreciate欣赏，感激；D. grip握紧。根据前文“Running bored me, biking sounded risky, and the gym seemed too much to handle.”可知，作者列举的跑步无聊、骑车危险、去健身房难以应付等理由，所以作者借此避开锻炼，故选A项。 【23题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：当我在肯尼亚工作时，我开始意识到那里的人并不像我以前认为的那样“锻炼”。A. change改变；B. exercise锻炼；C. presume料想；D. live生活。根据下文“but they are working out 24-7”可知，肯尼亚的当地人全天候都在锻炼，这与作者理解的“锻炼”方式不同，故选B项。 【24题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：相反，他们行动时心里有一个明确的目的。A. order命令，顺序；B. message信息；C. purpose目的；D. request请求。根据后文“They move to reach a destination. They move to hunt and to tend crops.”可知，他们行动是为了到达目的地、打猎、照料庄稼等，是有明确目的的，故选C项。 【25题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：那里没有健身房这样的东西，但他们无时无刻不在锻炼。A. sponsor赞助商；B. problem问题；C. village村庄；D. gym健身房。结合前文提到肯尼亚人的锻炼方式和后文“but they are working out 24-7”以及后文“gym”可知，他们没有像作者认知中的那种专门用于锻炼的健身房，故选D项。 【26题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：也许我可以从这些人身上获得灵感，给我的锻炼赋予意义。A. dignity尊严；B. inspiration灵感；C. comfort安慰；D. pleasure快乐。根据下文““chicken-cising,” with 15 baby chicks and a book on ____8____ backyard chickens”可知，作者计划通过养鸡来健身，因此是从这些人身上得到灵感。故选B项。 【27题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：我启动了我的健身计划：“养鸡健身”，养了15只小鸡，还买了一本关于在后院养鸡的书。A. biology生物学；B. diet饮食；C. fitness健身；D. charity慈善。根据前文“add meaning to my exercising”可知，作者想为自己的锻炼增添意义，因此是启动了健身计划，故选C项。 【28题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：我启动了我的健身计划：“养鸡健身”，养了15只小鸡，还买了一本关于在后院养鸡的书。A. raising饲养；B. cooking烹饪；C. calculating计算；D. protecting保护。根据后文“caring for the flightless birds”可知，作者得照顾这些小鸡，因此这书是一本庭院养鸡指南，故选A项。 【29题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：结果发现，照顾这些不会飞的小鸟相当累人——这是一项全身锻炼，包括弯腰、深蹲、举重和四处奔跑。A. frightening令人害怕的；B. tiring累人的；C. amusing有趣的；D. touching感人的。根据下文“a full - body workout involving bending, squatting (深蹲), weightlifting and running around”可知，这是全身锻炼，会让人觉得累，故选B项。 【30题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：一个周末，我的电子手表记录到多达145次深蹲和10506步！A. read读取，显示；B. took拿，取；C. meant意味着；D. rang响起。根据下文“as many as 145 squats and 10,506 steps!”可知，这里指电子手表记录下作者锻炼的数据，read有“读数为”的意思，故选A项。 【31题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：最后我的身材比预期的要好，还发现了没有健身房锻炼能提供的额外好处。A. instructions指示；B. pressure压力；C. bonuses好处，额外收获；D. responsibility责任。根据后文列举的不轻易放弃、有绝佳的锻炼伙伴、能得到新鲜鸡蛋等内容可知，这些是额外的好处，故选C项。 【32题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：首先，放弃不是一个选项。A. guilt内疚；B. option选择，选项；C. suspension暂停；D. error错误。根据后文“especially when your feathered friends depend on you to survive”可知，因为小鸡依赖作者生存，所以放弃不是一个可选择的事，故选B项。 【33题详解】 考查动词短语辨析。句意：你不能穿上“养鸡健身”的衣服，坐一会儿，然后就决定不出现了，尤其是当你的这些长羽毛的朋友们依赖你生存的时候。A. turn up出现；B. show off炫耀；C. step aside走到一边；D. take over接管。根据前文“You can’t put on your “chicken-cise” clothes, sit for a while”可知，作者用诙谐的口吻描述类似穿上专门运动的衣服，在出发前犹豫是否去运动，最终决定不出现的情景，故选A项。 【34题详解】 考查副词词义辨析。句意：其次，你有无与伦比的锻炼伙伴，它们会热情地对你的出现给予鼓励。A. hazily模糊地；B. patiently耐心地；C. enthusiastically热情地；D. carefully仔细地。根据前文“unbeatable workout partners”以及后文“respond to your appearance with encouragement”可知，这里形容小鸡会热情地对作者的出现给予鼓励，故选C项。 【35题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：“养鸡健身”教会我，运动不需要健身房——它需要意义。A. cooperation合作；B. liberty自由；C. attention注意力；D. meaning意义。根据前文“Maybe I could take inspiration from these people and add meaning to my exercising.”可知，作者从肯尼亚人锻炼方式得到启发，给锻炼赋予意义，所以这里总结运动需要意义，故选D项。 第二节 (共10小题；每小题1. 5分，满分15分) 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。  One of the simplest ways to reduce plastic use is by avoiding plastic straws(吸管). While they are used for just a brief moment, plastic straws take _____36_____ (century) to break down. By switching to more sustainable alternatives such as glass, stainless steel, or bamboo straws, or _____37_____ (simple) not using a straw at all, we can significantly decrease plastic waste. These choices can also help protect us from harmful chemicals _____38_____ (find) in plastics. However, this can sometimes be challenging, particularly in some situations _____39_____ someone might not always have a reusable straw on hand when they are strolling down the street and find themselves longing  _____40_____ a cup of bubble tea. In my daily life, I take small steps to reduce my plastic _____41_____ (consume). For example, I bring my own water bottle to avoid ______42______ need for disposable cups when buying coffee or tea. I also use reusable _____43_____ (shop) bags and bring my own containers for takeout whenever possible. It takes time to get used to these eco-friendly habits, but I _____44_____ (integrate) them into my routine so far. ______45______ these actions may seem minor, I believe that adopting such practices can help reduce one’s plastic footprint and contribute to a healthier planet. 【答案】36. centuries 37. simply 38. found 39. where 40. for 41. consumption 42. the 43. shopping 44. have integrated 45. Although##Though##While 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。文章主要讲述了减少塑料使用的重要性，并介绍了作者在日常生活中采取的一些减少塑料消耗的小举措。 【36题详解】 考查名词。句意：虽然塑料吸管只使用很短的时间，但却需要几个世纪才能分解。可数名词century(世纪)作宾语，结合常识和句意，塑料需要几个世纪才能分解，用复数形式centuries。故填centuries。 【37题详解】 考查副词。句意：通过改用更可持续的替代品，如玻璃、不锈钢或竹制吸管，或者干脆根本不用吸管，我们可以显著减少塑料垃圾。提示词修饰动名词短语not using a straw，用副词作状语，意为“干脆，简直，完全”。故填simply。 【38题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：这些选择还可以帮助保护我们免受塑料中发现的有害化学物质的侵害。“(find) in plastics”作后置定语修饰名词chemicals，find(发现)用非谓语形式，与其逻辑主语chemicals之间是被动关系，用过去分词表被动。故填found。 【39题详解】 考查定语从句。句意：然而，这有时可能具有挑战性，特别是在某些情况下，当有人在街上散步时，可能手头并不总是有可重复使用的吸管，而他们又渴望喝一杯珍珠奶茶。此处引导限制性定语从句，修饰先行词situations，关系词在从句中作抽象地点状语，用关系副词where引导该从句。故填where。 【40题详解】 考查介词。句意：然而，这种情况有时确实会带来一些困难，尤其是在某些特定的情境中，比如当某人走在街上时，手边可能并没有可重复使用的吸管，而此时他们又突然渴望喝一杯珍珠奶茶时。短语longing for表示“渴望”。故填for。 【41题详解】 考查名词。句意：在我的日常生活中，我采取一些小措施来减少我的塑料消耗。根据空格前的形容词性物主代词my可知，此处用提示词的名词形式consumption，作动词reduce的宾语，是不可数名词。故填consumption。 【42题详解】 考查冠词。句意：例如，我会自带水瓶，以避免在购买咖啡或茶时需要一次性杯子。此处特指“对一次性杯子的需求”，用定冠词the限定名词need。故填the。 【43题详解】 考查名词。句意：我还使用可重复使用的购物袋，并在可能的情况下自带外卖容器。提示词修饰名词bags，用名词shopping作定语；shopping bag意为“购物袋”。故填shopping。 【44题详解】 考查时态和主谓一致。句意：养成这些环保习惯需要时间，但到目前为止，我已经将它们融入了我的日常生活。integrate(融入)是谓语动词，与主语I之间是主动关系，结合时间状语“so far”可知，讲述从过去持续到现在，应用现在完成时态，又因主语是第一人称，助动词用have。故填have integrated。 【45题详解】 考查状语从句。句意：虽然这些行为看似微不足道，但我坚信采取这样的做法能够帮助减少个人的塑料使用量，并为地球带来更健康的环境。引导让步状语从句，表示“虽然”用although、though或while，首字母大写。故填Although/Though/While。 第四部分 写作（共两节, 满分40分） 第一节（满分 15 分） 46. 假定你是李华，外教Mr. Chuck发现你的作文完全由 AI生成，故将其判为不及格。请你给外教写一封邮件，内容包括： （1）承认错误； （2）做出许诺； （3）补救措施 注意：写作词数应为80个左右； Dear Mr. Chuck, ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Yours, Li Hua 【答案】One possible version: Dear Mr. Chuck, I’m sincerely sorry for submitting an AI-generated essay. I realize it violated academic integrity and deeply regret my actions. This shortcut reflects poorly on my commitment to learning, and I take full responsibility. I promise this will never happen again. From now on, I will complete all assignments independently, focusing on developing genuine writing skills through careful practice and research. To make amends, I’ll rewrite the essay manually this weekend, consulting only approved materials. I welcome any additional tasks you might suggest to regain your trust. Thank you for your understanding. Yours, Li Hua 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇应用文。要求考生给外教Mr. Chuck写一封邮件，就他发现的作文完全由AI生成，判为不及格一事承认错误，并做出承诺，同时提出补救措施。 【详解】1.词汇积累 意识到：realize→be aware of 发生：happen→take place 完成：complete→finish 集中：focus on→concentrate on 2.句式拓展 合并句子 原句：I realize it violated academic integrity and deeply regret my actions. This shortcut reflects poorly on my commitment to learning, and I take full responsibility. 拓展句：I realize it violated academic integrity and deeply regret my actions, which reflects poorly on my commitment to learning, and I take full responsibility. 【点睛】[高分句型1] I realize it violated academic integrity and deeply regret my actions. (运用了省略that的宾语从句) [高分句型2] From now on, I will complete all assignments independently, focusing on developing genuine writing skills through careful practice and research. (运用了现在分词作状语) 第二节（满分25分） 47. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。 One of my leachers once asked my class what our favorite memory was. My leacher asked for the moment in which “you fell the best; you fell that you had the world in the palms of your hand.” Some described amazing awards; other described winning a tournament. My answer, however, invited giggles and hesitant smiles. Why? Because I felt the best when I first learned how to ride my bike at thirteen. I didn’t mind my classmates’ stares and mockery, because I knew there was more to the story. My elder sister and I shared a typical sisterly relationship: we couldn’t stand each other. I was an annoyance to her. Any sort of conversation we had usually ended up fighting. Gradually, I started to learn to be totally indifferent; perhaps the silent treatment would get more approval. I was wrong. We soon fell into a sad pattern. I avoided her, and she ignored me.   Deep inside, it hurt. So that was how it was between us. She was only a sister in name. I truly believed that we would forever be apart, two housemates without conversation, two strangers without warmth. I still remember the day I learned to ride a bike. I had received the bike that Christmas, which was great, until I realized that I had no idea how to ride it. My mom had long abandoned any attempt to teach me. I had proven to be a frustrating student. I took it upon myself to learn, a little bit each day. It was no different. I was coming to the end of my daily one-hour torture(折磨). I was so frustrated that I threw my bike aside and began to cry. 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。 Paragraph 1: I guess that was what caused my sister to come outside. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Paragraph 2: “I made it,” I shouted with excitement. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】参考范文： I guess that was what my sister to come outside. At first, I was skeptical and tense, as I assumed that she would begin to tease me or at least burst out laughing. However, she did neither. I hunched my shoulders forward and turned my face away, tears trickling down my cheeks. She gently picked my bike up, uttering in a reassuring tone, “I can teach you how to ride.” Dumbstruck, I raised my head and stared at her in stunned silence. Next hours saw my sister steadily hold my bike when my feel faltered. She never once let me fall, patiently teaching me how to ride a bike. “I made it,” I shouted with excitement. A ripple of happiness bubbled up in my heart. I turned around, beaming a warm smile at my sister. She gave me an approving nod, eyes gleaming with amusement. That was the day I had a taste of what real sisterly intimacy could be like. For three hours, three wonderful, blissful hours, we learned to ride a bike, which was the perfect harmony I had longed for. We still occasionally have our random spats and bitter rivalries, but since that day, it has been easier to get along because I know my sister will be there for me when I need her. 【解析】 【导语】本文以人物为线索展开，讲述了作者和姐姐从一开始的相互不能忍受对方的关系，后来，经过一次学骑自行车的经历，让姐妹二人又重新找回真正的姐妹之情的故事。 【详解】1.段落续写： ①由第一段首句内容“我想这就是我姐姐出来的原因。”可知，第一段可描写作者姐姐出来教我骑自行车的经过。 ②由第二段首句内容“‘我成功了’我兴奋地叫道。”可知，第二段可描写作者在姐姐的帮助下终于学会骑自行车的感受。 2.续写线索：姐姐出来——表示要教我骑自行车——教我骑车的过程——我终于学会骑车了——姐姐的反应——我的感悟 3.词汇激活 行为类 ①取笑：tease /make fun of/laugh at ②淌下来：trickle down/roll down ③相处：get along /get on 情绪类 ①怀疑的：skeptical/ doubtful / suspicious ②幸福的：blissful /happy 【点睛】[高分句型1]. At first, I was skeptical and tense, as I assumed that she would begin to tease me or at least burst out laughing.（运用了as引导原因状语从句以及that引导宾语从句） [高分句型2]. She gently picked my bike up, uttering in a reassuring tone, “I can teach you how to ride.”（运用了现在分词作状语） 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $ 荆州中学2025—2026 学年高三上学期8月月考 英语试卷 （全卷满分150分 考试用时120分钟） 第一部分：听力（共两节，满分 30 分） 第一节（共 5 小题；每小题 1. 5 分，满分 7. 5 分） 听下面 5 段对话，每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有 10 秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。 1. Where does the conversation probably take place? A. At home. B. At an airport. C. At a store. 2. What does the man want the woman to do? A. Attend a party. B. Decorate a room. C. Do some shopping. 3. How does the woman feel about her present life? A. Pleased. B. Confused. C. Worried. 4. Why does the woman talk to the man? A. To report for duty. B. To change a key card. C. To get the door repaired. 5. What are the speakers mainly talking about? A. A travel plan. B. A special climate. C. A well-earned reward. 第二节（共 15 小题；每小题 1. 5 分，满分 22. 5 分） 听下面 5 段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题 5 秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出 5 秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。 听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。 6. Which course will Alice take? A. A fitness course. B. A programming course. C. A writing course. 7. When will the class Alice prefers start? A. In mid-September. B. In late September. C. In early October. 听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。 8. What is the probable relationship between the speakers? A. Bank clerk and customer.  B. Guide and tourist. C. Boss and employee. 9. Why does the man call the woman? A To ask for help. B. To introduce a service. C. To inform her of an error. 10. What will the woman do next? A. Take out some money. B. Contact the travel company. C. Provide her information. 听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。 11. What is the man's first concern about the hotel? A. The price. B. Internet access. C. The environment. 12. What does the man plan to do in the hotel? A. Do exercise. B. Deal with business. C. Hold a ceremony. 13. When will the man leave the hotel? A. This Tuesday. B. This Thursday. C. This Friday. 听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。 14. Who is the woman probably? A. A coach. B. A hostess. C. A professor. 15. What is the first thing to do to become a storm tracker? A. Taking a spotter training class.  B. Doing a weather-related degree.  C. Volunteering at a weather center. 16. How many times has Alex been to Tornado Alley this year? A. 5. B. 6. C. 7. 17. What does a tornado in a clear area sound like? A. Loud fireworks. B. Thunder. C. Rapid water flow. 听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。 18. What did Batima Attam probably do in previous performances? A. She danced. B. She sang. C. She played the guitar. 19. What makes Amir Attam special? A. His mixed music style. B. His advanced techniques. C. His stage experience. 20. What will the listeners hear next? A. A song. B. An interview. C. An advertisement. 第二部分：阅读理解（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 和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A Who was? — a series of books published by Penguin Workshop and designed for children aged from 8 to 12 — tells the incredible stories of trailblazers (开拓者), legends, innovators, and creators. The following are four books about them. Who Was Selena? As a young girl, Selena Quintanilla sang in a band called Selena Y Los Dinos with her brother and sister. The family performed at fairs, weddings, parties and on street corners in their native Texas. Selena learned how to sing in Spanish and soon became hugely popular within the Latino community — so much so that she became the best selling Latin artists of the 1990s. Who Was Chuck Jones? Charles Jones was an American animator, cartoon artist, screenwriter, producer and director of many classic animated cartoon shots. They starred Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Pepé Le Pew, Porky Pig and many other Warner Brothers characters. Jones won three Academy Awards and received an honorary Oscar. His career spanned almost seventy years, during which he made over 250 animated films. Who Was Leif Erikson? Leif Erikson was born to be an explorer. His father, Erik the Red, had established the first European settlement in present-day Greenland, and although he didn’t yet know it, Leif was destined to engage in a risky journey of his own. The wise and striking Viking landed in the area known as Vinland almost five centuries before Christopher Columbus even set sail! Who Is Ralph Lauren? Born in the Bronx, even as a teenager Ralph Lauren was known for his distinctive fashion sense, having a taste for both classic clothes and traditional looks like beat-up leather jackets. He got his start in the fashion business by selling ties that he designed. From ties he went on to create a global fashion empire. 1 What is special about Selana? A. She had a very long career. B. She had a humble beginning. C. She won two Academy Awards. D. She made many animated films. 2 What played a major role in Ralph Lauren’s business success? A. His special talent. B. His great ambition. C. His childhood experience. D. His educational background. 3. Which would be the best choice for a teen with a spirit of adventure? A. Who Was Selena? B. Who Was Chuck Jones? C. Who Was Leif Erikson? D. Who Is Ralph Lauren? B Five weeks ago, I noticed the skin of our pet lizard (蜥蜴) was growing dusty. It worried me. I reported the strange surface on the skin to my husband and children the next morning. Seconds later, our lizard emerged from its tank with its old skin flowing behind it. I didn’t think about it much until a morning last week when I knocked my favorite teapot off the table. It burst into hundreds of pieces. As I swept up the mess, I wondered why we had been breaking so many things over the months. The destruction started three months ago. It was my husband’s birthday. He had just lost his job. The uncertainty was starting to wear on us, so I wanted to do something special — a birthday cake. Two hours before my husband came back home from another job interview, my daughter climbed up to grab a glass vase from a high shelf. It fell and crashed beside the cake. Tiny pieces of glass were everywhere. She sobbed loudly as I threw the cake away. My husband had banana pudding for his birthday. Three days ago, the light in our living room suddenly went out. After several frustrating hours of unsuccessful attempts to fix it, my husband suggested watching the Michael Jordan documentary series The Last Dance. The poignancy (辛酸) of Jordan retiring from his beloved basketball to play baseball and what had pushed him to make such a tough decision took me by surprise. As I watched him take off his basketball uniform and replace it with a baseball uniform, I saw him leaving behind the layer that no longer served him, just as our lizard had. Neither of them chose the moment that had transformed them. But they had to live with who they were after everything was different. Just like us. I realized that we have to learn to leave the past behind. Humans do not shed skin as easily as other animals. The beginning of change is upsetting. The process is tiring. Damage changes us before we are ready. I see our lizard, raw and nearly new. 4. What can we learn about the pet lizard from Paragraph 1? A. Its tank grew dirty. B. It got a strange disease. C. Its old skin came off. D. It ran out of the tank. 5. Why did the author’s husband have banana pudding for his birthday? A. The birthday cake tasted terrible. B. The birthday cake was ruined. C. Pudding was his favourite dessert. D. They couldn’t afford a birthday cake. 6. Why did the author refer to The Last Dance in the passage? A. To illustrate a life lesson. B. To explain a personal decision. C. To describe a memorable event. D. To highlight a sports achievement. 7. What message does the author convey? A. Past experiences should be treasured. B. Family bonds help overcome life challenges. C. Emotional growth comes from unexpected changes. D. Letting go of the past is essential for moving forward. C A few years ago, you went on a vacation with friends, creating lasting memories — walking along the beach, swimming in the sea, and enjoying breathtaking sunsets. However, the trip wasn't all smooth sailing; long drives, food issues, and unpredictable weather. Yet, over time, you tend to remember the beautiful moments while the inconveniences fade . This is known as rosy retrospection, a cognitive , bias (认知偏见) where people recall past experiences more positively than they felt during the actual event. The phenomenon can be understood as the complex interaction of cognitive mechanisms that shape our memory processes When recalling memories, our brains tend to focus on positive details and downplay negative aspects, which helps maintain emotional well-being. Nostalgia (怀旧) also plays a significant role, as it arouses feelings of warmth and belonging, leading us to view the past more positively. Additionally, our current emotional state and self-enhancement bias can influence how we remember past events, making them seem more favorable. While some individuals who focus more on negative experiences may be at a higher risk of mood disorders such as depression, rosy retrospection can elevate our moods, increase life satisfaction, and even help us cope with difficult present circumstances by providing a sense of continuity and positive self-identity. However, rosy retrospection occasionally creates an unrealistic view of the past, which can head people to make decisions that are not based on reality but rather on their idealized memories. It's one of the reasons why we might repeatedly return to unhealthy relationships. The longer the time that has passed since the event, the more likely we are to let the, good memories outweigh the bad memories and perhaps even forgive unforgivable behavior. Understanding and acknowledging this cognitive bias can be crucial for making accurate and beneficial decisions. 8. How do people with rosy retrospection generally recall past experiences? A. They forget negative moments easily. B. They recall breathtaking details repeatedly. C. They remember adventurous trips more clearly. D. They view former experiences more positively. 9. What is paragraph 2 mainly about? A. The meaning of rosy retrospection. B. The reasons for rosy retrospection. C. The role of nostalgia in shaping memories. D. The ways of keeping emotional well-being. 10. What does the underlined word “elevate” in paragraph 3 probably mean? A. Boost. B. Expose. C. Assess. D. Ignore. 11. What negative consequence may rosy retrospection cause? A. It may give rise to incorrect judgments. B. It may lead to a constant state of depression. C It may make people miss out on opportunities. D. It may raise people's unwillingness to face reality. D For wind and wildlife ecologist Emma Bennett, getting wind farms to adopt methods of avoiding bat collisions (碰撞) has long been a priority. For reasons nobody fully understands, bats are attracted to turbine (涡轮机) towers, perhaps because they see them as potential nesting sites or places to find insects. “Unlike birds, bats are actually investigating wind turbines and spending more time around them, which makes them at higher risk for death rate,” says Bennett. This attraction means that even when turbines are intentionally set up in places with little to no bat activity, the animals still often end up flying there and getting killed. The most effective solution many experts agree, is to limit the times when the turbines are active. Ecologists have noticed that small bat species in particular are most likely to get struck by the blades when wind speeds are relatively low, around 2 to 5 meters per second. These small bats, weighing less than a chocolate bar, can’t fly if conditions get much windier. So at night, when the bats are out and about, setting wind turbines spinning only when higher wind speeds have been reached — an approach called curtailment — can help. For example, a two- year study at a Pennsylvania wind farm found that raising the wind speed at which turbines start to spin from 3.5 meters per second to 5 or 6.5 meters per second reduced bat deaths by between 44 percent and 93 percent. Because most wind power is generated at high wind speeds anyway, the impact of the restriction on energy production is minimal, says Bennett. When she tested a very modest restriction raising the cut- in speed from 3 meters per second to 4.5 meters per second, she and her colleagues saw bat death rate decline by around 54 percent, while the Australian wind farm in question lost less than 0.1 percent of earnings.“ Any small increase in this cut- in speed actually has a massive effect on bat survival,” Bennett says. 12. What is the problem disturbing Emma Bennett? A. The noises of turbines. B. The endangered bat species. C. Turbine towers’ attraction to bats. D. The location of turbine towers. 13. Why is “a chocolate bar” mentioned in paragraph 3? A. To provide an example. B. To support an argument. C. To justify a new theory. D. To give a description. 14. How does the “curtailment” method help save small bats? A. By making the turbines spin slower. B. By making the turbines spin a little faster. C. By starting the turbines at lower wind speeds. D. By starting the turbines at higher wind speeds. 15. What does the last paragraph focus on? A. The definition of the cut-in speed. B. The efficiency of the restriction approach. C. The profits of the Australian wind farm. D. The experimental process of the restriction. 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。 If you are a perfectionist, you follow high standards and always try to do everything well. ___16___ Researchers find pursuing perfection can have serious effects on mental health. In a 2016 study, researchers studied the relationship between perfectionism and depression over time. ___17___ Although people may believe that their perfectionism contributes to their success, it seems to be harmful to their mental health. Is perfectionism always harmful? ___18___ Some suggest the possibility of adaptive perfectionism, where people stick to high standards without self-criticism of their own mistakes. However, others believe that perfectionism is not adaptive and they don’t think it is beneficial. So what can perfectionists do to change their behavior? Psychologists point out that giving up on perfection does not necessarily mean less success. ___19___ A possible alternative to perfectionism is what psychologists call a growth mindset. Unlike those with a fixed mindset, those with a growth mindset believe that they can improve their abilities by learning from their mistakes. ___20___ To understand self-sympathy, think about how you would respond to a close friend if they made a mistake. It is likely that you will respond with kindness and understanding, knowing that your friend is doing it out of good intentions. A. Another is to cultivate sympathy for oneself. B. Psychologists have heated debates over this issue. C. In the long run, accepting imperfection can actually help. D. Perfectionism can be beneficial in some certain situations. E. High standards are one thing, but perfectionism is another. F. The key to overcoming perfectionism is to avoid it at all cost. G. They found high levels of perfectionism often increased depression. 第三部分 语言运用(共两节，满分30分) 第一节 (共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分) 阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 I knew exercise is good for health — who doesn’t? But ____21____ were easier. Running bored me, biking sounded risky, and the gym seemed too much to handle. Each offered me a reason to ____22____ it, so I did.  When I worked in Kenya, I came to realize that people there don’t “____23____” the way I had thought. Instead, they move with a clear ____24____ in mind. They move to reach a destination. They move to hunt and to tend crops. There is no such thing as a ____25____ but they are working out 24-7. Maybe I could take ____26____ from these people and add meaning to my exercising. I launched my ____27____ program: “chicken-cising”, with 15 baby chicks and a book on ____28____ backyard chickens.  It turned out that caring for the flightless birds was quite ____29____ — a full-body workout involving bending, squatting (深蹲), weightlifting and running around. One weekend, my e-watch ____30____ as many as 145 squats and 10,506 steps! I ended up in better shape than expected and found extra ____31____ that no gym workout can provide. First, quitting is not a(n) ____32____: You can’t put on your “chicken-cising” clothes, sit for a while, and then casually decide not to ____33____  especially when your feathered friends depend on you to survive. Second, you have unbeatable workout partners, who ____34____ respond to your appearance with encouragement. Bah-Baaaahk! What’s more? Fresh-from-the-hen eggs! Turning every breakfast into a celebration of my new lifestyle with the best eggs. “chicken-cising” taught me that movement doesn’t need a gym — it needs ____35____. 21. A. actions B. skills C. fares D. excuses 22. A. avoid B. manage C. appreciate D. grip 23. A. change B. exercise C. presume D. live 24. A. order B. message C. purpose D. request 25. A. sponsor B. problem C. village D. gym 26. A. dignity B. inspiration C. comfort D. pleasure 27. A. biology B. diet C. fitness D. charity 28. A. raising B. cooking C. calculating D. protecting 29. A. frightening B. tiring C. amusing D. touching 30. A. read B. took C. meant D. rang 31. A. instructions B. pressure C. bonuses D. responsibility 32. A. guilt B. option C. suspension D. error 33. A. turn up B. show off C. step aside D. take over 34. A. hazily B. patiently C. enthusiastically D. carefully 35. A. cooperation B. liberty C. attention D. meaning 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。  One of the simplest ways to reduce plastic use is by avoiding plastic straws(吸管). While they are used for just a brief moment, plastic straws take _____36_____ (century) to break down. By switching to more sustainable alternatives such as glass, stainless steel, or bamboo straws, or _____37_____ (simple) not using a straw at all, we can significantly decrease plastic waste. These choices can also help protect us from harmful chemicals _____38_____ (find) in plastics. However, this can sometimes be challenging, particularly in some situations _____39_____ someone might not always have a reusable straw on hand when they are strolling down the street and find themselves longing  _____40_____ a cup of bubble tea. In my daily life, I take small steps to reduce my plastic _____41_____ (consume). For example, I bring my own water bottle to avoid ______42______ need for disposable cups when buying coffee or tea. I also use reusable _____43_____ (shop) bags and bring my own containers for takeout whenever possible. It takes time to get used to these eco-friendly habits, but I _____44_____ (integrate) them into my routine so far. ______45______ these actions may seem minor, I believe that adopting such practices can help reduce one’s plastic footprint and contribute to a healthier planet. 第四部分 写作（共两节, 满分40分） 第一节（满分 15 分） 46. 假定你是李华，外教Mr. Chuck发现你的作文完全由 AI生成，故将其判为不及格。请你给外教写一封邮件，内容包括： （1）承认错误； （2）做出许诺； （3）补救措施。 注意：写作词数应为80个左右； Dear Mr. Chuck, ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Yours, Li Hua 第二节（满分25分） 47. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。 One of my leachers once asked my class what our favorite memory was. My leacher asked for the moment in which “you fell the best; you fell that you had the world in the palms of your hand.” Some described amazing awards; other described winning a tournament. My answer, however, invited giggles and hesitant smiles. Why? Because I felt the best when I first learned how to ride my bike at thirteen. I didn’t mind my classmates’ stares and mockery, because I knew there was more to the story. My elder sister and I shared a typical sisterly relationship: we couldn’t stand each other. I was an annoyance to her. Any sort of conversation we had usually ended up fighting. Gradually, I started to learn to be totally indifferent; perhaps the silent treatment would get more approval. I was wrong. We soon fell into a sad pattern. I avoided her, and she ignored me.   Deep inside, it hurt. So that was how it was between us. She was only a sister in name. I truly believed that we would forever be apart, two housemates without conversation, two strangers without warmth. I still remember the day I learned to ride a bike. I had received the bike that Christmas, which was great, until I realized that I had no idea how to ride it. My mom had long abandoned any attempt to teach me. I had proven to be a frustrating student. I took it upon myself to learn, a little bit each day. It was no different. I was coming to the end of my daily one-hour torture(折磨). I was so frustrated that I threw my bike aside and began to cry. 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。 Paragraph 1: I guess that was what caused my sister to come outside. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Paragraph 2: “I made it,” I shouted with excitement. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $