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南京外国语学校 2024-2025学年度第二学期期末初二年级 英语试题 （卷） 试卷总分：100分 考试时间：100分钟 卷Ⅰ客观题 （满分60分） Please put your answers by filling in the correct boxes with 2B pencil on the multiple choice answer card. （请将以下选择题的答案用2B铅笔填在答题纸上。） I. Listening comprehension (0.5%x20=10%) 第一节 听下面七段对话。每段对话后面有一个小题。从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。每段对话听一遍。 1. What might the woman do this afternoon? A. Help his mom. B. Go skating. C. Do homework. D. Do some washing 2. What did the woman think of the wedding? A. It was romantic. B. It was serious. C. It was terrible. D. It was the worst. 3. When did the football match start? A. At 6:45. B. At 7:45. C. At 8:45. D. At 9:45. 4. Where does this conversation probably take place? A. In a hospital. B. In a store. C. On a bus. D. On a plane. 5. What are the speakers doing? A. Preparing a contest room. B. Being judges for a contest. C. Counting desks. D. Taking part in a contest. 6. Why did the man make the call? A. To invite the woman to go camping. B. To borrow a tent from the woman. C To share his weekend plans. D. To speak to the woman’s brother. 7. What is the woman looking for? A. The hospital. B. The lift. C. A nurse. D. The doctor’s office. 第二节 听下面三段对话。每段对话后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。每段对话听两遍。 听第八段对话，回答第8-9题。 8. How long will the hot weather continue? A. For two days. B. For three days. C. For a week. D. For two weeks. 9. What will the man do? A. Stay at home. B. Clear the garden. C. Grow flowers. D. Visit his grandmother. 听第九段对话，回答第10-12题。 10. How does the woman feel now? A. sleepy. B. Dizzy. C. breathless. D. Tired. 11. What will the man do before leaving? A. Get the woman a glass of water. B. Help the woman make a call. C. Ask someone to look after the woman. D. Take the woman’s temperature. 12. What are the two speakers’ relationship? A. Neighbours. B. Brother and sister. C. Workmates. D. Doctor and patient. 听第十段对话，回答第13-16题。 13 What does the woman usually do on weekends? A. Stay at home. B. Work in a shop. C. Shop with friends. D. Start new hobbies. 14. What does the woman usually take with her? A. A lot of cash. B. Some bags. C. A credit card. D. A phone. 15. Where does the woman mainly go? A. shoe stores. B. Department stores. C. Jewelry stores. D. supermarkets. 16. What does the woman sometimes buy? A. Luxurious things. B. Latest fashions. C. Very cheap things. D. The first thing she sees. 第三节 听下面一篇短文。短文后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。短文听两遍。 17 When is there no ice on Hudson Bay? A. In December. B. In September. C. In January. D. In November. 18. How much did the polar bear weigh? A. 120 pounds. B. 1200 pounds. C. 2100 pounds. D. 1000 pounds. 19. What came after the speaker when he was in Africa? A. A bear. B. A dog. C. A lion. D. A monkey. 20. What did the husky do after she saw the polar bear? A. She played with it. B. She ran away. C. She fought with it. D. She hid quickly. Ⅱ. Multiple choice (1%x20=20%) 1. A pipe (水管) burst and the kitchen is nearly flooded. We must call a ________ right now! A. journalist B. decorator C. plumber D. receptionist 2. Jenny didn’t want to admit breaking the vase, so she ________ a story about a cat breaking it. A. set up B. made up C. took up D. looked up 3. Many ________ students have joined in this speech competition, and I guess more than two ________ students in our school are included. A. hundred of; hundreds B. hundreds of; hundreds C. hundred of; hundred D. hundreds of; hundred 4. After being informed ________ the death of his beloved cat, he rushed home. He carefully buried (埋葬) it and covered the place ________ its favorite flowers. A. of; with B. by; with C. of; through D. by; through 5. Having failed many times, Tom finally ________ to fix his broken bicycle on his own. Now he feels proud and doesn’t regret ________ so many hours repairing it. A. tried; to spend B. managed; spending C. tried; spending D. managed; to spend 6. After ________ hard work in the emergency room, the doctors and nurses succeeded in keeping the patient ________. A. 7 hours of; living B. 7 hours of; alive C. 7-hours; alive D. 7-hour; living 7. This room is a great place ________ which we can look out ________ the farmland. A. from; through B. by; through C. from; across D. by; across 8. ________ to tell a beautiful and sweet story, the novel has now been published. Readers are surprised to find a much heavier theme ________ behind its light language. A. Expected; hidden B. Expected; hiding C. Expecting; hidden D. Expecting; hiding 9. English learners used to ________ the meaning of new words in dictionaries. Now, they are getting more and more used to ________ an AI chatbot explain words for them. A. checking; having B. check; have C. checking; have D. check; having 10. The famous actor invited the journalist to the small theater ________ his career began. There, he shared the way ________ he improved his acting skills. A. where; where B. which; where C. where; / D. which: / 11. In 1976, Steve Jobs and Stephen Wozniak started their own business in a garage. Decades later, the small company has become ________. A. what is now Apple Inc. B. what Apple Inc. is now C. which is now Apple Inc. D. which Apple Inc. is now 12. Our bus was 20 minutes late. By the time we arrived at the cinema, the movie ________ for 10 minutes. A. had started B. has started C. had been on D. has been on 13. It was said that the research team had found that plants could help with skin care, and ________ soon be in the market. A. its newest product will B. that its newest product would C. its newest product would D. that its newest product will 14. It’s common for old people to think about what mistakes they ________ make if they ________ a chance to start over (重新开始). A. won’t; has B. won’t; had C. wouldn’t; has D. wouldn’t; had 15. The street lamp is working again. I bet it is either Mr. Reis or the Whites that ________ it. They are all very nice people. A. has been fixing B. have been fixing C. has fixed D. have fixed 16. —Jenny was terribly hurt for the things you said about her. —If only I ________ so rude I will go and say sorry to her right now. A. hadn’t been B. haven’t been C. wasn’t D. weren’t 17. I called him just now but the signal was bad. He only repeated saying “ ________ .” A. he can’t hear you clearly B. I can’t hear you clearly C. he couldn’t hear you clearly D. I couldn’t hear you clearly 18. Though she enjoyed her trip to the South Pole, she ________ all her savings (存款) on it. A. should spend B. should have spent C. shouldn’t spend D. shouldn’t have spent 19. The teacher wants us not to depend on AI when we write. Which of the following sentences has the same structure? A. She will bring all the materials we need. B. Everyone seems excited about the coming vacation. C. You should keep your mouth shut about things you don’t know. D. The teacher asked her students about their opinions on the Internet. 20. —I paid for my gym membership in January, but I’ve only been there twice until now. —________ I haven’t swiped my card since February and I am gaining weight again. A. Welcome to the club. B. Do you mean that? C. Are you kidding me? D. Not my thing. Ⅲ. Cloze test (1%x15=15%) Last Christmas Eve, David and Eric, two highway maintenance (保养) workers, noticed a broken trash bag on the U.S. Highway 2 near Leavenworth. “Anything in a trash bag along the highway usually isn’t ____21____” says David. The bag’s contents ____22____ those workers, but in a good way. Inside were tennis shoes and toys spilling (溢出) out of broken gift wrapping (包装). David and Eric brought the bag to the maintenance station, but nobody had reported the gifts ____23____. The two made a Facebook post, hoping it would land in front of the right ____24____—and soon. Christmas morning was only one ____25____ away. “I remember being a ____26____ myself,” says David, “eager to receive gifts, so we’ve got to try to get these back to the family soon. If anyone came to get the gifts back, we would check the kids’ ____27____ on the gift cards.” Ten hours passed and ____28____ nothing. More workers joined David, working hard to look for the owners, and they finally got ____29____. Around 9 p.m., David got a(n) ____30____. Mary of Washington had ____31____ on Facebook that her brother Jeremy had lost a trash bag full of kids’ Christmas gifts. David read Mary’s post and left her a message with his phone number. Finally, David and Jeremy met up just after midnight on Christmas morning. Jeremy had been on the way to visit his grand-kids in Everett, and he hadn’t ____32____ that the bag had blown out of his truck early in the trip. “It was like something out of a Hollywood ____33____.” Jeremy says. “I wasn’t hoping to find them again. I need to drive back and rewrap the gifts before my grand-kids ____34____.” “Working during ____35____ is hard. Being away from your family and having to miss out on all the happy moments just seems bad,” says David. “But being able to make someone else’s Christmas better, I was pretty excited.” 21. A. good B. safe C. cheap D. dangerous 22. A. scared B. shocked C. stopped D. saved 23. A. found B. stolen C. damaged D. lost 24. A. hands B. noses C. eyes D. ears 25. A. sleep B. meal C. mile D. week 26. A. kid B. parent C. student D. worker 27. A. ages B. names C. numbers D. addresses 28. A. always B. almost C. still D. even 29. A. upset B. grateful C. sorry D. lucky 30. A. gift B. visit C. email D. call 31. A. posted B. added C. commented D. praised 32. A. remembered B. realized C. believed D. forgotten 33. A. opera B. movie C. play D. musical 34. A. stood up B. gave up C. grew up D. woke up 35. A. mornings B. evenings C. holidays D. weekends Ⅳ. Reading comprehension (1%x15=15%) A China’s 2025 concert calendar presents an exciting lineup (节目安排) of world-class performances. The following are some of the most exciting concerts. Ed Sheeran|Hangzhou Olympic Sports Center Feb 24—Mar 2 Hangzhou will be the only stop in China for Ed Sheeran’s “+-=÷×Tour”. Ed Sheeran is an English singer-songwriter, whose musical style has been described as pop, folk-pop and soft rock. He has also added rap into his music. Sheeran has sold 200 million records worldwide, making him one of the world’s best-selling music artists. Richard Marx|Jing’an Sports Centre May 10 Enjoy a night of pop and soft rock with Richard Marx at Jing’an Sports Centre, Shanghai. Chicago native Richard Marx became famous in the late 1980s. Marx is still exploring his musical career by releasing singles. What also excites the fans is his recently published memoir (回忆录) about his life and career. Jay Chou|Kai Tak Stadium Jun 27—Jun 29 After performing seven shows at the Central Harbourfront last year, Jay Chou will return to Hong Kong in June to hold his “Carnival World Tour”. Jay Chou is the “King of Mandopop (华语流行音乐)” in many fans’ hearts. His works, which often blend Eastern and Western styles, have an impact on musical trends both at home and abroad. David Tao|Shenyang Olympic Sports Center Stadium Jul 26 Grab tickets for David Tao’s concert in Shenyang before they’re sold out. He is well-known for creating a mixed genre of R&B and hard rock which has now become his signature style. He has also popularized R&B in China, and has written songs for artists such as A-Mei and S. H. E. 36 The information about the concerts is organized according to________. A. the music styles included B. the date of the concert C. the popularity of the singer D. the host city of the concert 37. Sally enjoys rock music and plans to travel to northern China. Which concert may she wish to go to? A. Ed Sheeran’s. B. Richard Marx’s. C. Jay Chou’s. D. David Tao’s 38. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage? A. Jay Chou is the King of Pop Music. B. Richard Marx expresses himself with music alone. C. David Tao has made R&B music popular in China. D. Ed Sheeran chose Hangzhou as his longest stop in China. 39. What do the four singers have in common according to the passage? A. The tickets to their concerts sell quickly. B. Their works combine different musical styles. C. They have more Chinese fans than foreign ones. D. It will be their first time to hold concerts in Chinese cities. 40. Where will you most probably read this passage? A. On a ticketing platform. B. In a holiday brochure. C. On a website of classical music. D. In a fashion magazine. B It appears that few young people read for fun these days in the UK. in a 2024 survey, almost one in four people aged 16-24 in the country said they didn’t read regularly. What does it mean? What kind of brain structure do good readers actually have? New research published in the journal Neuroimage studied data from more than 1,000 people. The result shows differences in two parts of the brain’s left temporal lobe (左颞叶), which sits behind the left ear. One is the lobe’s front part known as the temporal pole (颞极) that helps connect and sort different information. For example, to understand the word “leg”, this brain region links how legs look, feel, and move. In people who read well, the left temporal pole is thinner than the right. The other is the Heschl’s gyrus (赫氏回). There lies the auditory cortex (听觉皮层) that processes (处理) sounds. Reading is not only mainly a visual skill. To match letters with speech sounds, we first need to notice the sounds of the spoken language. This phonological awareness (语音意识) has been known to make children’s reading development possible. A thinner Heschl’s gyrus has been related to dyslexia, which makes reading very difficult. However, the difference in thickness isn’t just about dyslexia. It is also true that having a thicker auditory cortex is related to being better at reading. Clearly, the structure of the brain can tell us a lot about reading skills. But it’s important to know that the brain changes when we learn something new or practice a skill we have had. For example, for young adults who studied languages a lot, the thickness of brain areas related to language increased. Similarly, reading is likely to shape the structure of the left Heschl’s gyrus. It’s necessary to consider what might happen to us if less attention is paid to reading. In other words, that cozy moment with a book in your armchair may not just be personal. 41. What do we know about the study published in Neuroimage? A. It studied people aged 16-24 in the UK. B. It studied people with reading problems. C. It studied the ear structure of people who read. D. It studied the brains of a large number of people. 42. What does the temporal pole do in the brain? A. It links different body parts. B. It connects and sorts information C. It helps analyze words. D. It supports visual processing. 43. Why is the auditory cortex considered important for reading? A. It builds awareness of speech sounds. B. It controls how fast we read words. C. It supports building reading habits. D. It helps turn letters into images. 44. According to the study, what kind of structure may be found in a good reader’s brain? A. A thinner left temporal pole and a thicker auditory cortex. B. A thinner left temporal pole and a thinner auditory cortex. C. A thicker left temporal pole and a thicker auditory cortex. D. A thicker left temporal pole and a thinner auditory cortex. 45. Which of the following ideas does the result of the study support? A. Less attention should be paid to skills like reading B. The structure of the brain decides reading skills. C. Reading can change some parts of the brain. D. Language learning strengthens the brain. C My wife and I liked keeping old things at home, even when they were broken. When a radio, an iron, or a table lamp broke, it became a trove (宝藏). Any chance our children got, they would take apart (拆开) each broken appliance (电器) to see the inside. I can’t say this activity is the only reason for their choosing technical (技术的) jobs but I’m sure it has something to do with that. It all started when our clock radio stopped working after years of service. Some of you might remember the type: the plastic body with bright red numbers showing the time. On a whim, I didn’t throw it away but placed it on the floor and gave my kids some tools. “Have a try. Take it apart.” Our 8-year-old daughter was excited. With a cheer, she started working on it right away. Her younger brother joined soon. Once they opened the radio, the excitement only grew. “Look at all these wires” “Is this what lights up the numbers?” There were a lot of smiles and giggles. Soon, it became a tradition. Any time an appliance broke, it didn’t go to the trash. They went to the “project pile” in the garage. When we had time, we broke them down together. I enjoyed showing the kids how to use various tools to do the work. One of my favorite moments came when the mother of our boy’s friend called my wife. She asked why her son suddenly wanted to take apart their perfectly good coffee maker. We laughed. Of course, I was always there with the kids, watching carefully to keep things safe. I kept the kids away from sharp parts and anything possibly dangerous. But they still had freedom to explore, break, cut, and go at their own pace (节奏). Through these fun times, our kids learned to be curious while also understanding something about patience and attention to details. As for my wife and me, we’ve learned to relax, simply watch, and realize that we didn’t have to guide their every step. 46. Why didn’t the author and his wife get rid of broken appliances? A. Because they could make new ones with broken appliances. B. Because their children could find valuable parts in them. C. Because their children loved to see what was inside. D. Because they sold broken appliances for money. 47. What does the expression “on a whim” in Paragraph 2 probably mean? A. without worry B. with a sudden idea C. in a good mood D. according to a plan 48. Which of the following statements is TRUE about the tradition? A. The daughter was more excited about it than the son. B. It started because of a recently bought clock radio. C. The author and his wife didn’t really enjoy it. D. It allowed the family to spend time together. 49. Why does the author mention the phone call from the friend’s mother? A. To prove children loved to take apart things. B. To explain why he decided to stop the tradition. C. To show the idea was spread and made other kids curious. D. To prove other parents were against the author’s parenting style. 50. Which of the following best summarizes the idea of this passage? A. Letting children explore on their own can benefit them a lot. B. A family tradition can help children to choose future jobs. C. Children should be allowed to reuse broken machines. D. It is a pity to throw away broken home appliances. 卷Ⅱ主观题 （满分40分） V. Vocabulary A. Complete each sentence with proper words. The first letter of each word is given. (0.5%x10=5%) 51. The ancient Maya c________ left behind wonderful architectural wonders and complex calendars that still amaze us today. 52. The school clinic can deal with m________ problems such as small bruises (擦伤); for serious illnesses, students need to visit a hospital. 53. Online museums allow people around the world to see cultural t________ without leaving their homes. 54. A________ unearthed (出土) pieces of pottery that could rewrite the history of that region. 55. AI translation tools are so a________ that they make people who speak different languages communicate freely. 56. The newly invented telescope can help a________ search for signs of life on other planets. 57. The c________ of different tribes gathered together to hold a meeting, hoping to reach a long-term peace agreement. 58. The famous p________ wrote books about questions like “What is the purpose of life?” and he inspired countless readers to reflect on (认真思考) their own existence. 59. In the storm, the vast ocean s________ the small boat up, leaving only a few pieces of debris (碎片) on the surface. 60. When choosing summer camp activities, you have two o________, joining the science exploration group, or signing up for the art workshop. B. Complete the sentences with the proper forms of the given words. (0.5%x10=5%) 61. Many ________ are now interested in buying digital (数码的) artworks, like NFTs, which have become popular in the art world. (collect) 62. In the 2010s, ________ investor in town bought up as many properties as he could, not caring about how it affected local housing prices. (greedy) 63. It’s a really popular restaurant. You’d better make a ________ before going there. (reserve) 64. The ________ of the state announced a new plan to improve public transportation when receiving an interview. (govern) 65. A ________ earthquake hit the city, but luckily no one was seriously hurt. (power) 66. In some movies, ________ creatures, like flying horses, often help heroes save the world. (myth) 67. The young writer’s new book brought her both fame and great ________ (rich). 68. Because of the heavy pollution, parts of the river became ________ for fish. (inhabit) 69. The ________ basketball player came and gave us some tips on playing better. (legend) 70. With the fast development of the Internet, livestreaming (直播) has become a major source of ________. (entertain) Ⅵ. Choose a proper phrase to complete each sentence and change the form if necessary. There is an extra one. (1% x5=5%) catch one’s eye go on about think of…as push one’s luck change one’s mind have a word with 71. When I reached the office, I found that the headmaster ________ Mr. Johnson inside. 72. I recognized him from the crowd immediately— his red jacket ________. 73. Shan Yichun, often ________ one of the most promising (有前途的) young singers in the Chinese music industry, attended the talent show “Singer 2025”. 74. I haven’t decided which laptop I should buy for my son because he ________ about which brand and model to get. 75. She was so crazy about Taylor Swift that she kept ________ her as well as her songs on all occasions (场合). Ⅶ. Complete each sentence according to the Chinese given. (0.5%x10=5%) 许多年前，一位探险家在那座白雪皑皑的山峰上发现了一座美丽的寺庙。从那时起，当地的人们相信在那座寺中生活能帮助他们在平静祥和中享受长寿。多亏了这座寺庙宁静的环境，一些曾有过濒死体验的人在那里找到了内心的安宁。 Many years ago, an explorer discovered a beautiful temple on the ____76____ ____77____. From ____78____ ____79____, the local people held the belief that living there could help them enjoy long ____80____ in peace and ____81____ . ____82____ the peaceful environment of the temple, some people who once had ____83____ ____84____ found inner peace there. Ⅷ. Task-based reading A. Read the passage and fill in the table with proper words. Many people dream of becoming social-media stars. But for most who work as content creators, just making ends meet (维持生计) is not an easy thing. Clint Brantley has been a creator for three years, posting videos on TikTok, YouTube and Twitch. Although he has more than 400,000 fans, his income last year was still not as much as those of common U.S. workers in 2023. The 29-year-old is unable to pay rent now. The money he gets arrives irregularly, mainly from online tips and sponsors (赞助商). Earning a reliable income as a social-media creator needs hard work—and it’s getting harder. Platforms are giving less money for popular posts. Sponsors are being pickier (挑剔的) about what they can get from the deals. A few creators have enjoyed quick success, making this job the top of career wish lists for many teens. But behind this, creators say the job is tiring. They need to produce posts continually or accept the risk of losing influence. They spend their days planning, filming and editing posts while also trying to get support from advertisers and interacting with fans. Like other self-employed (自由职业的) people, creators don’t get paid holidays, health care, or other benefits that companies typically provide for their workers. Creators, in the meantime, are having a harder time attracting viewers, because of algorithm (算法) changes and other factors beyond their control. Topic: The ____85____ vs. the reality of being a social media star Introduction Most creators find it ____86____ to make a living. A creator’s life Clint Brantley has over 400,000 fans but earns ____87____ than common U. S. workers. He is unable to pay rent now because his income doesn’t arrive ____88____. A job full of challenges Platforms and sponsors are becoming less generous with money. Creators must post a lot to ____89____ losing influence on fans. Creators do all the work themselves: planning, filming, editing, and keeping good relationships. A job short of social support Creators don’t have benefits like paid holidays or health care. Changes in algorithms and other factors they can’t control influence the ____90____ of their viewers. B. Read the passage and answer the following questions. Why is being a content creator the top of career wish lists for many teens? (Answer with no more than 8 words.) ______________________91______________________ What’s your opinion about the job as a content creator? (Answer with no more than 6 words.) ______________________92______________________ IX. Complete the passage with proper words. The first letter of the word is given. (0.5×10=5%) The last two months has been a roller coaster. I l____93____ my job and my project, all of which I loved. Now, the sadness is still there, but meanwhile I feel huge e____94____ over following a long-time dream of mine: writing a memoir (回忆录). In the margins (间隙) of time, while working full time, I worked slowly on the b____95____ of a book: a name, an outline, and a title for the first chapter. I tried to f____96____ some writing time. Sometimes I would write for a free half hour in the morning before everything s____97____. It’s true that I don’t have any income now and no one knows what will happen next. But it is a____98____ a fact that I’m living my actual dream. Now I wake up with a feeling of thrill (兴奋) in my chest every day, and I think: I get to write today. Though all this happened s____99____, not up to my plan. I feel lucky that I have this life now. And yes, it’s a long road to publishing a book. Yes, I don’t know if I’ll ever make m____100____ from this. As I write, I read Martha Beck’s book. In a section called “The Power of One-Degree Turns (转向)”, she writes. “Positive changes happen more quickly when we do it in s____101____ steps, not in great leaps (跳跃). Every day, you make many tiny decisions about your time, every one of which is a chance to turn towards the life you really w____102____.” Looking back, I see that all my writing in the margins of time was my way of making steps to this dream. I can’t wait to continue working on this and, eventually, share it with the world. IX. Writing (10%) 103. The “Youth Ceremony” marks the close of one chapter in your life, and a new one is about to begin. As you prepare to enter Grade 9, it’s a good time to think about how you have grown and what you hope to improve. Please write a passage with around 80 words to: 1. Describe one change you have made during the past two years (give an example); 2. Say what change you hope to make in the new school year. Please start your writing with the following beginning (the number of given words will not be counted). I’m about to finish my second year of middle school and start a new journey in Grade 9 In the past two years, _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $ 南京外国语学校 2024-2025学年度第二学期期末初二年级 英语试题 （卷） 试卷总分：100分 考试时间：100分钟 卷Ⅰ客观题 （满分60分） Please put your answers by filling in the correct boxes with 2B pencil on the multiple choice answer card. （请将以下选择题的答案用2B铅笔填在答题纸上。） I. Listening comprehension (0.5%x20=10%) 第一节 听下面七段对话。每段对话后面有一个小题。从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。每段对话听一遍。 1. What might the woman do this afternoon? A. Help his mom. B. Go skating. C. Do homework. D. Do some washing 2. What did the woman think of the wedding? A. It was romantic. B. It was serious. C. It was terrible. D. It was the worst. 3. When did the football match start? A. At 6:45. B. At 7:45. C. At 8:45. D. At 9:45. 4. Where does this conversation probably take place? A. In a hospital. B. In a store. C. On a bus. D. On a plane. 5. What are the speakers doing? A. Preparing a contest room. B. Being judges for a contest. C. Counting desks. D. Taking part in a contest. 6. Why did the man make the call? A. To invite the woman to go camping. B. To borrow a tent from the woman. C. To share his weekend plans. D. To speak to the woman’s brother. 7. What is the woman looking for? A. The hospital. B. The lift. C. A nurse. D. The doctor’s office. 第二节 听下面三段对话。每段对话后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。每段对话听两遍。 听第八段对话，回答第8-9题。 8. How long will the hot weather continue? A. For two days. B. For three days. C. For a week. D. For two weeks. 9. What will the man do? A. Stay at home. B. Clear the garden. C. Grow flowers. D. Visit his grandmother. 听第九段对话，回答第10-12题。 10. How does the woman feel now? A. sleepy. B. Dizzy. C. breathless. D. Tired. 11. What will the man do before leaving? A. Get the woman a glass of water. B. Help the woman make a call. C. Ask someone to look after the woman. D. Take the woman’s temperature. 12. What are the two speakers’ relationship? A. Neighbours. B. Brother and sister. C. Workmates. D. Doctor and patient. 听第十段对话，回答第13-16题。 13. What does the woman usually do on weekends? A. Stay at home. B. Work in a shop. C. Shop with friends. D. Start new hobbies. 14. What does the woman usually take with her? A. A lot of cash. B. Some bags. C. A credit card. D. A phone. 15. Where does the woman mainly go? A. shoe stores. B. Department stores. C. Jewelry stores. D. supermarkets. 16. What does the woman sometimes buy? A. Luxurious things. B. Latest fashions. C. Very cheap things. D. The first thing she sees. 第三节 听下面一篇短文。短文后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。短文听两遍。 17. When is there no ice on Hudson Bay? A. In December. B. In September. C. In January. D. In November. 18. How much did the polar bear weigh? A. 120 pounds. B. 1200 pounds. C. 2100 pounds. D. 1000 pounds. 19. What came after the speaker when he was in Africa? A. A bear. B. A dog. C. A lion. D. A monkey. 20. What did the husky do after she saw the polar bear? A. She played with it. B. She ran away. C. She fought with it. D. She hid quickly. Ⅱ. Multiple choice (1%x20=20%) 1. A pipe (水管) burst and the kitchen is nearly flooded. We must call a ________ right now! A. journalist B. decorator C. plumber D. receptionist 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】句意：水管爆裂，厨房几乎被淹。我们必须马上叫管道工来！ 考查名词辨析。journalist新闻记者；decorator装饰者；plumber管道工；receptionist接待员。根据“A pipe (水管) burst and the kitchen is nearly flooded.”可知，水管爆裂，应该叫管道工修理。故选C。 2. Jenny didn’t want to admit breaking the vase, so she ________ a story about a cat breaking it. A. set up B. made up C. took up D. looked up 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】句意：Jenny不想承认打碎了花瓶，所以她编造了一个关于猫打碎它的故事。 考查动词短语辨析。set up建立；made up编造；took up占据；looked up查阅。根据“didn’t want to admit”和“a story”可知，此处表示“编造故事”，故选B。 3. Many ________ students have joined in this speech competition, and I guess more than two ________ students in our school are included. A. hundred of; hundreds B. hundreds of; hundreds C. hundred of; hundred D. hundreds of; hundred 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】句意：许多学生参加了这次演讲比赛，我猜我们学校有超过两百名学生参与其中。 考查数词用法。根据英文表达可知，“hundreds of”表示“数百的”，用于泛指大量，此时“hundred”必须加“s”且后接“of”；“two hundred”表示具体数字“两百”，此时“hundred”不加“s”且直接修饰名词。第一空泛指“许多学生”，用“hundreds of”；第二空为具体数字“两百”，用“hundred”。故选D。 4. After being informed ________ the death of his beloved cat, he rushed home. He carefully buried (埋葬) it and covered the place ________ its favorite flowers. A. of; with B. by; with C. of; through D. by; through 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】句意：在得知他心爱的猫死了的消息后，他急忙赶回家。他小心地把它埋起来，用它最喜欢的花覆盖了这个地方。 考查介词辨析。of……的；with用；by经过；through穿过。第一空，考查be informed of sth.“被告知某事、获悉某事”，固定搭配，强调“得知的具体内容” (此处指“得知猫咪去世的消息”)；第二空，根据“covered the place... its favorite flowers.”可知，此处指用花覆盖埋葬猫的地方，考查cover sth. with sth.“用某物覆盖某物”，动词短语。故选A。 5. Having failed many times, Tom finally ________ to fix his broken bicycle on his own. Now he feels proud and doesn’t regret ________ so many hours repairing it. A. tried; to spend B. managed; spending C. tried; spending D. managed; to spend 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】句意：汤姆失败了很多次后，最终成功地自己修好了他那辆坏了的自行车。现在他感到很自豪，并且不后悔花了那么多时间修理它。 考查动词短语和非谓语动词。tried尝试，过去式或过去分词；managed设法做到，过去式或过去分词；to spend不定式；spending动名词或现在分词。“try to do sth.”意思是“努力做某事（结果不一定成功）”，“manage to do sth.”意思是“设法做成某事（强调成功做到）”，根据“Having failed many times”以及“finally”可知，汤姆最终成功修好了自行车，所以第一空用“managed”；第二个空，“regret to do sth.”意思是“遗憾要去做某事（事情还未做）”，“regret doing sth.”意思是“后悔做了某事（事情已经做了）”，这里说汤姆不后悔已经花了很多时间修理自行车，事情已经做了，所以用“spending”。故选B。 6. After ________ hard work in the emergency room, the doctors and nurses succeeded in keeping the patient ________. A. 7 hours of; living B. 7 hours of; alive C. 7-hours; alive D. 7-hour; living 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】句意：经过在急诊室七个小时的努力，医生和护士成功地保住了病人的生命。 考查介词短语和形容词辨析。7 hours of七小时的；7-hours错误表达；7-hour七小时的（通常要与冠词搭配使用）；alive活着的（强调“存活状态”）；living活着的（强调“当前存在”或“有生命”）。根据“After...hard work in the emergency room”可知，此处指“七个小时的努力工作”，7 hours of符合语境；根据“keeping the patient...”可知，此处指“让病人保持活着”，强调病人的存活状态，所以alive符合语境。故选B。 7. This room is a great place ________ which we can look out ________ the farmland. A. from; through B. by; through C. from; across D. by; across 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】句意：这个房间是个好地方，从这里我们可以眺望整片农田。 考查介词的辨析。from从……；through从内部穿过；by通过；across穿过，强调横跨平面区域。根据“This room is a great place…which we can look out”可知此句是个定语从句，先行词是place，表达的是“我们从这个地方向外看”，即look out from the place，故用from；又因“the farmland农田”属于平面区域，“眺望农田”是覆盖整个农田的视野，因此需用across，故选C。 8. ________ to tell a beautiful and sweet story, the novel has now been published. Readers are surprised to find a much heavier theme ________ behind its light language. A. Expected; hidden B. Expected; hiding C. Expecting; hidden D. Expecting; hiding 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】句意：被期望讲述一个美丽甜蜜的故事，这本小说现在已经出版了。读者惊讶地发现一个更沉重的主题隐藏在它轻快的语言背后。 考查动词非谓语。Expected被期待，过去分词；Expecting现在分词；hidden被隐藏，过去分词；hiding现在分词。第一个空的逻辑主语是the novel，与动词expect之间的关系是被动关系，表示“被期望”，用动词的过去分词expected；第二个空的逻辑主语是theme，hide与theme之间的关系是被动关系，表示“主题被隐藏”，hide的过去分词hidden。故选A。 9. English learners used to ________ the meaning of new words in dictionaries. Now, they are getting more and more used to ________ an AI chatbot explain words for them. A. checking; having B. check; have C. checking; have D. check; having 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】句意：英语学习者过去常常在字典里查新词的意思。现在，他们越来越习惯让AI聊天机器人为他们解释单词。 考查动词非谓语形式。check查找；have让。第一空，考查used to do sth.“过去常常做某事”，动词短语，因此这里应动词原形check，排除A和C；第二空，考查get used to doing sth.“习惯于做某事”，动词短语，因此这里应用动名词having，排除B。故选D。 10. The famous actor invited the journalist to the small theater ________ his career began. There, he shared the way ________ he improved his acting skills. A. where; where B. which; where C. where; / D. which: / 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】句意：这位著名演员邀请记者来到他职业生涯开始的小剧院。在那里，他分享了自己提高演技的方法。 考查定语从句关系词。where哪里；which哪一个；/不填。第一个空，“the small theater”是先行词，表示地点，“his career began”这个定语从句中缺少地点状语，“where”符合要求，第一个空填“where”；第二个空，“the way”是先行词，“he improved his acting skills”是定语从句，此定语从句结构完整，不缺少主要成分，当先行词是“the way”且定语从句不缺主、宾等主要成分时，引导定语从句的关系词有三种情况：that/in which/不填，所以第二个空不填关系词。故选C。 11. In 1976, Steve Jobs and Stephen Wozniak started their own business in a garage. Decades later, the small company has become ________. A. what is now Apple Inc. B. what Apple Inc. is now C. which is now Apple Inc. D. which Apple Inc. is now 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】句意：1976年，史蒂夫·乔布斯和斯蒂芬·沃兹尼亚克在一个车库里创办了自己的公司。几十年后，这家小公司变成了现在的苹果公司。 考查表语从句。根据“the small company has become...”可知，空处是表语从句，which强调“从已知选项中选”，而此处描述的是“曾经的小公司演变为现在的苹果公司”这一结果，所以更适合用what引导此从句；选项A意为“现在被称为苹果的那个公司”，符合题意。故选A。 12. Our bus was 20 minutes late. By the time we arrived at the cinema, the movie ________ for 10 minutes. A. had started B. has started C. had been on D. has been on 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】句意：我们的公交车晚点了20分钟。当我们到达电影院时，电影已经开始了10分钟。 考查过去完成时的用法。根据“By the time we arrived”可知，电影开始发生在“到达”之前，即“过去的过去”，需用过去完成时，结构为“had done”。此外，“start”是瞬间动词，不能与“for + 时间段”连用，需用延续性动词短语“be on”（表示状态）。A项和B项均为瞬间动词，不符合语法；D项为现在完成时，时态错误。故选C。 13. It was said that the research team had found that plants could help with skin care, and ________ soon be in the market. A. its newest product will B. that its newest product would C. its newest product would D. that its newest product will 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】句意：据称，该研究团队发现植物有助于护肤，并且其最新产品也将很快投入市场。 考查宾语从句和动词的时态。根据“the research team had found that plants could help with skin care, and…soon be in the market.”可知此处是宾语从句，需与第一个从句结构平行，也需用that引导，故排除A、C；又根据“had found”可知，句子时态遵循“主过从必过”的原则，故此时空格处句子时态应用过去将来时，故选B。 14. It’s common for old people to think about what mistakes they ________ make if they ________ a chance to start over (重新开始). A. won’t; has B. won’t; had C. wouldn’t; has D. wouldn’t; had 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】句意：老年人通常会思考，如果他们有机会重新开始，他们不会犯哪些错误。 考查虚拟语气。根据题干“if they… a chance to start over”可知，此处是与现在事实相反的虚拟条件句，从句用过去式，此处为固定搭配have a chance to do sth，意为“有机会做某事”，have的过去式为had；主句用“would + 动词原形”，此处为否定句，即wouldn’t make。故选D。 15. The street lamp is working again. I bet it is either Mr. Reis or the Whites that ________ it. They are all very nice people. A. has been fixing B. have been fixing C. has fixed D. have fixed 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】句意：路灯又亮了。我敢打赌，要么是里斯先生，要么是怀特一家把它修好了。他们都是很好的人。 考查现在完成时和主谓一致。根据“The street lamp is working again.”可知，此处表示过去的动作对现在造成的影响，应用现在完成时，所以排除选项A和B；根据“it is either Mr. Reis or the Whites that...it”可知，这是一个强调句，在强调句型中，that从句谓语动词的单复数形式与强调的主语一致，即在此句中，that从句谓语动词的形式由“either Mr. Reis or the Whites”决定，either...or...遵循“就近原则”，所以谓语动词的单复数形式应与“the Whites”保持一致，“the Whites”表示复数，所以空处应用have fixed。故选D。 16. —Jenny was terribly hurt for the things you said about her. —If only I ________ so rude I will go and say sorry to her right now. A. hadn’t been B. haven’t been C. wasn’t D. weren’t 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】句意：——你说的那些关于珍妮的话让她非常伤心。——如果当初我没有那么粗鲁就好了，我现在就去向她道歉。 考查过去完成时态。hadn’t been没有，过去完成时虚拟形式；haven’t been没去过，现在完成时；wasn’t不是，一般过去时；weren’t不是，一般过去时。根据“If only I…so rude I will go and say sorry to her right now.”可知，“If only”后接过去事件的虚拟语气结构，其结构为“had done”。故选A。 17. I called him just now but the signal was bad. He only repeated saying “ ________ .” A. he can’t hear you clearly B. I can’t hear you clearly C. he couldn’t hear you clearly D. I couldn’t hear you clearly 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】句意：我刚才给他打了电话，但信号不好。他只是重复说：“我听不清。” 考查时态和直接引语。he can’t hear you clearly他听不清楚你；I can’t hear you clearly我听不清楚你；he couldn’t hear you clearly他听不清楚你，过去时；I couldn’t hear you clearly我听不清楚你，过去时。空处是直接引语，描述当时的情况，用现在时，对方在电话中使用第一人称I表示自己听不清楚。故选B。 18. Though she enjoyed her trip to the South Pole, she ________ all her savings (存款) on it. A. should spend B. should have spent C. shouldn’t spend D. shouldn’t have spent 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】句意：虽然她很喜欢南极之旅，但她本不该把全部积蓄都花在这上面。 考查should的用法。should spend应该花费；should have spent本应该花费（但实际没花）；shouldn’t spend不应该花费；shouldn’t have spent本不应该花费（但实际花了）。根据题干可知，她本不应该花掉所有的积蓄，但实际上却花掉了。“shouldn’t have+过去分词”用于表示过去不该做但做了的事，因此shouldn’t have spent符合语境。故选D。 19. The teacher wants us not to depend on AI when we write. Which of the following sentences has the same structure? A. She will bring all the materials we need. B. Everyone seems excited about the coming vacation. C. You should keep your mouth shut about things you don’t know. D. The teacher asked her students about their opinions on the Internet. 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】句意：老师希望我们写作时不要依赖人工智能。下面哪个句子结构与之相同？ 考查基本句型。She will bring all the materials we need的句子结构为“主语 + 谓语 + 宾语 + 定语（定语从句）”；Everyone seems excited about the coming vacation的句子结构为“主语 + 系动词 + 表语”；You should keep your mouth shut about things you don’t know的句子结构为“主语 + 谓语 + 宾语 + 宾语补足语”；The teacher asked her students about their opinions on the Internet的句子结构为“主语 + 谓语 + 宾语 + 介词短语（作状语）”。The teacher wants us not to depend on AI when we write的句子结构为“主语 + 谓语 + 宾语 + 宾语补足语（不定式短语）”，C项符合。故选C。 20. —I paid for my gym membership in January, but I’ve only been there twice until now. —________ I haven’t swiped my card since February and I am gaining weight again. A. Welcome to the club. B. Do you mean that? C. Are you kidding me? D. Not my thing. 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】句意：——我在一月份付了健身房的会员费，但直到现在我只去过两次。——欢迎加入俱乐部。我自从2月份开始就没刷卡了，又胖了。 考查情景交际。Welcome to the club欢迎加入俱乐部；Do you mean that你是认真的吗；Are you kidding me你在开玩笑吗；Not my thing不是我的事。根据“I haven’t swiped my card since February and I am gaining weight again.”可知，第二个人通过分享自身情况（从二月未去、体重增加）来回应第一个人的抱怨，因此“Welcome to the club”最自然地表示“我们处境相同”，体现同感和幽默。故选A。 Ⅲ. Cloze test (1%x15=15%) Last Christmas Eve, David and Eric, two highway maintenance (保养) workers, noticed a broken trash bag on the U.S. Highway 2 near Leavenworth. “Anything in a trash bag along the highway usually isn’t ____21____” says David. The bag’s contents ____22____ those workers, but in a good way. Inside were tennis shoes and toys spilling (溢出) out of broken gift wrapping (包装). David and Eric brought the bag to the maintenance station, but nobody had reported the gifts ____23____. The two made a Facebook post, hoping it would land in front of the right ____24____—and soon. Christmas morning was only one ____25____ away. “I remember being a ____26____ myself,” says David, “eager to receive gifts, so we’ve got to try to get these back to the family soon. If anyone came to get the gifts back, we would check the kids’ ____27____ on the gift cards.” Ten hours passed and ____28____ nothing. More workers joined David, working hard to look for the owners, and they finally got ____29____. Around 9 p.m., David got a(n) ____30____. Mary of Washington had ____31____ on Facebook that her brother Jeremy had lost a trash bag full of kids’ Christmas gifts. David read Mary’s post and left her a message with his phone number. Finally, David and Jeremy met up just after midnight on Christmas morning. Jeremy had been on the way to visit his grand-kids in Everett, and he hadn’t ____32____ that the bag had blown out of his truck early in the trip. “It was like something out of a Hollywood ____33____.” Jeremy says. “I wasn’t hoping to find them again. I need to drive back and rewrap the gifts before my grand-kids ____34____.” “Working during ____35____ is hard. Being away from your family and having to miss out on all the happy moments just seems bad,” says David. “But being able to make someone else’s Christmas better, I was pretty excited.” 21. A. good B. safe C. cheap D. dangerous 22. A. scared B. shocked C. stopped D. saved 23. A. found B. stolen C. damaged D. lost 24. A. hands B. noses C. eyes D. ears 25. A. sleep B. meal C. mile D. week 26. A. kid B. parent C. student D. worker 27. A. ages B. names C. numbers D. addresses 28. A. always B. almost C. still D. even 29. A. upset B. grateful C. sorry D. lucky 30. A. gift B. visit C. email D. call 31. A. posted B. added C. commented D. praised 32. A. remembered B. realized C. believed D. forgotten 33. A. opera B. movie C. play D. musical 34. A. stood up B. gave up C. grew up D. woke up 35. A. mornings B. evenings C. holidays D. weekends 【答案】21. A 22. B 23. D 24. C 25. A 26. A 27. B 28. C 29. D 30. D 31. A 32. B 33. B 34. D 35. C 【解析】 【导语】本文主要讲述了公路保养工人David和Eric在圣诞节前夕捡到了一袋儿童圣诞礼物，他们通过社交媒体找到了失主，最终成功归还了礼物，让失主一家度过了一个愉快的圣诞节。 【21题详解】 句意：David说：“公路上垃圾袋里的东西通常不会是好东西。” good好的；safe安全的；cheap便宜的；dangerous危险的。根据常识可知，公路上垃圾袋里的东西通常不会是好东西。故选A。 【22题详解】 句意：袋子里的东西让工人们很震惊，但这是好事。 scared使惊吓；shocked使震惊；stopped停止；saved保存，节约。根据“but in a good way”可知，袋子里的东西让工人们很震惊。故选B。 【23题详解】 句意：David和Eric把袋子带到了维修站，但没有人报告礼物丢失。 found发现；stolen偷；damaged损坏；lost丢失。根据下文“hoping it would land in front of the right ...—and soon.”可知，没有人报告礼物丢失。故选D。 【24题详解】 句意：两人在Facebook上发了一篇帖子，希望它能很快出现在合适的人面前。 hands手；noses鼻子；eyes眼睛；ears耳朵。根据“The two made a Facebook post”可知，两人在Facebook上发了一篇帖子，希望它能很快出现在合适的人面前，land in front of the right eyes“出现在……面前”。故选C。 【25题详解】 句意：圣诞节早上只有一觉之遥了。 sleep睡觉；meal饭；mile英里；week周。根据“Christmas morning”可知，此处指圣诞节早上只有一觉之遥了。故选A。 【26题详解】 句意：David说：“我记得自己还是个孩子的时候，渴望收到礼物，所以我们必须尽快把这些礼物还给家人。” kid孩子；parent父母；student学生；worker工人。根据“eager to receive gifts”可知，此处指渴望收到礼物的孩子。故选A。 【27题详解】 句意：如果有人来取回礼物，我们会核对礼品卡上孩子的名字。 ages年龄；names名字；numbers数字；addresses地址。根据“on the gift cards”可知，此处指核对礼品卡上孩子的名字。故选B。 【28题详解】 句意：十个小时过去了，仍然没有任何消息。 always总是；almost几乎；still仍然；even甚至。根据“Ten hours passed”可知，十个小时过去了，仍然没有任何消息。故选C。 【29题详解】 句意：更多的工人加入了David的行列，努力寻找失主，他们终于幸运地找到了。 upset沮丧的；grateful感激的；sorry抱歉的；lucky幸运的。根据“More workers joined David, working hard to look for the owners”可知，更多的工人加入了David的行列，努力寻找失主，他们终于幸运地找到了。故选D。 【30题详解】 句意：晚上9点左右，David接到了一个电话。 gift礼物；visit参观；email电子邮件；call电话。根据下文“David read Mary’s post and left her a message with his phone number.”可知，David接到了一个电话。故选D。 【31题详解】 句意：华盛顿的Mary在Facebook上发帖称，她的兄弟Jeremy丢失了一个装满儿童圣诞礼物的垃圾袋。 posted发布；added添加；commented评论；praised赞扬。根据“on Facebook”可知，此处指在Facebook上发帖。故选A。 【32题详解】 句意：Jeremy在去Everett看望孙子的路上，他没有意识到袋子在旅途早期就从卡车上吹走了。 remembered记得；realized意识到；believed相信；forgotten忘记。根据“that the bag had blown out of his truck early in the trip”可知，此处指他没有意识到袋子在旅途早期就从卡车上吹走了。故选B。 【33题详解】 句意：Jeremy说：“这就像好莱坞电影里的情节。” opera歌剧；movie电影；play戏剧；musical音乐剧。根据“something out of a Hollywood”可知，此处指好莱坞电影里的情节。故选B。 【34题详解】 句意：我需要在孙子们醒来之前开车回去重新包装礼物。 stood up站起来；gave up放弃；grew up长大；woke up醒来。根据“I need to drive back and rewrap the gifts”可知，此处指在孙子们醒来之前开车回去重新包装礼物。故选D。 【35题详解】 句意：David说：“在假期工作很难。远离家人，错过所有快乐的时刻，这似乎很糟糕。” mornings早上；evenings晚上；holidays假期；weekends周末。根据“Last Christmas Eve”可知，此处指在假期工作很难。故选C。 Ⅳ. Reading comprehension (1%x15=15%) A China’s 2025 concert calendar presents an exciting lineup (节目安排) of world-class performances. The following are some of the most exciting concerts. Ed Sheeran|Hangzhou Olympic Sports Center Feb 24—Mar 2 Hangzhou will be the only stop in China for Ed Sheeran’s “+-=÷×Tour”. Ed Sheeran is an English singer-songwriter, whose musical style has been described as pop, folk-pop and soft rock. He has also added rap into his music. Sheeran has sold 200 million records worldwide, making him one of the world’s best-selling music artists. Richard Marx|Jing’an Sports Centre May 10 Enjoy a night of pop and soft rock with Richard Marx at Jing’an Sports Centre, Shanghai. Chicago native Richard Marx became famous in the late 1980s. Marx is still exploring his musical career by releasing singles. What also excites the fans is his recently published memoir (回忆录) about his life and career. Jay Chou|Kai Tak Stadium Jun 27—Jun 29 After performing seven shows at the Central Harbourfront last year, Jay Chou will return to Hong Kong in June to hold his “Carnival World Tour”. Jay Chou is the “King of Mandopop (华语流行音乐)” in many fans’ hearts. His works, which often blend Eastern and Western styles, have an impact on musical trends both at home and abroad. David Tao|Shenyang Olympic Sports Center Stadium Jul 26 Grab tickets for David Tao’s concert in Shenyang before they’re sold out. He is well-known for creating a mixed genre of R&B and hard rock which has now become his signature style. He has also popularized R&B in China, and has written songs for artists such as A-Mei and S. H. E. 36. The information about the concerts is organized according to________. A. the music styles included B. the date of the concert C. the popularity of the singer D. the host city of the concert 37. Sally enjoys rock music and plans to travel to northern China. Which concert may she wish to go to? A. Ed Sheeran’s. B. Richard Marx’s. C. Jay Chou’s. D. David Tao’s 38. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage? A. Jay Chou is the King of Pop Music. B. Richard Marx expresses himself with music alone. C. David Tao has made R&B music popular in China. D. Ed Sheeran chose Hangzhou as his longest stop in China. 39. What do the four singers have in common according to the passage? A. The tickets to their concerts sell quickly. B. Their works combine different musical styles. C. They have more Chinese fans than foreign ones. D. It will be their first time to hold concerts in Chinese cities. 40. Where will you most probably read this passage? A. On a ticketing platform. B. In a holiday brochure. C. On a website of classical music. D. In a fashion magazine. 【答案】36 B 37. D 38. C 39. B 40. A 【解析】 【导语】本文介绍了2025年中国几场世界级音乐会的节目安排，包括歌手、地点、时间和音乐风格等信息。 【36题详解】 细节理解题。根据文章内容可知，每段音乐会信息均按时间顺序排列（Feb 24—Mar 2, May 10, Jun 27—Jun 29, Jul 26）。故选B。 【37题详解】 推理判断题。根据“Grab tickets for David Tao’s concert in Shenyang before they’re sold out. He is well-known for creating a mixed genre of R&B and hard rock which has now become his signature style.”可知，萨莉喜欢摇滚乐，并计划去中国北方旅行，她应该是David Tao的音乐会。故选D。 【38题详解】 细节理解题。根据“David Tao…He has also popularized R&B in China”可知，他在中国推广了R&B音乐。故选C。 【39题详解】 细节理解题。根据文章内容可知，Ed Sheeran融合pop、folk-pop、rap；Richard Marx结合pop与soft rock；Jay Chou融合东西方风格；David Tao混合R&B与hard rock，所以四人音乐均融合不同风格。故选B。 【40题详解】 推理判断题。通读全文可知，文章介绍了2025年中国几场世界级音乐会的节目安排，包括歌手、地点、时间和音乐风格等信息，最可能出现在票务平台。故选A。 B It appears that few young people read for fun these days in the UK. in a 2024 survey, almost one in four people aged 16-24 in the country said they didn’t read regularly. What does it mean? What kind of brain structure do good readers actually have? New research published in the journal Neuroimage studied data from more than 1,000 people. The result shows differences in two parts of the brain’s left temporal lobe (左颞叶), which sits behind the left ear. One is the lobe’s front part known as the temporal pole (颞极) that helps connect and sort different information. For example, to understand the word “leg”, this brain region links how legs look, feel, and move. In people who read well, the left temporal pole is thinner than the right. The other is the Heschl’s gyrus (赫氏回). There lies the auditory cortex (听觉皮层) that processes (处理) sounds. Reading is not only mainly a visual skill. To match letters with speech sounds, we first need to notice the sounds of the spoken language. This phonological awareness (语音意识) has been known to make children’s reading development possible. A thinner Heschl’s gyrus has been related to dyslexia, which makes reading very difficult. However, the difference in thickness isn’t just about dyslexia. It is also true that having a thicker auditory cortex is related to being better at reading. Clearly the structure of the brain can tell us a lot about reading skills. But it’s important to know that the brain changes when we learn something new or practice a skill we have had. For example, for young adults who studied languages a lot, the thickness of brain areas related to language increased. Similarly, reading is likely to shape the structure of the left Heschl’s gyrus. It’s necessary to consider what might happen to us if less attention is paid to reading. In other words, that cozy moment with a book in your armchair may not just be personal. 41. What do we know about the study published in Neuroimage? A. It studied people aged 16-24 in the UK. B. It studied people with reading problems. C. It studied the ear structure of people who read. D. It studied the brains of a large number of people. 42. What does the temporal pole do in the brain? A. It links different body parts. B. It connects and sorts information C. It helps analyze words. D. It supports visual processing. 43. Why is the auditory cortex considered important for reading? A. It builds awareness of speech sounds. B. It controls how fast we read words. C. It supports building reading habits. D. It helps turn letters into images. 44. According to the study, what kind of structure may be found in a good reader’s brain? A. A thinner left temporal pole and a thicker auditory cortex. B. A thinner left temporal pole and a thinner auditory cortex. C. A thicker left temporal pole and a thicker auditory cortex. D. A thicker left temporal pole and a thinner auditory cortex. 45. Which of the following ideas does the result of the study support? A. Less attention should be paid to skills like reading B. The structure of the brain decides reading skills. C. Reading can change some parts of the brain. D. Language learning strengthens the brain. 【答案】41. D 42. B 43. A 44. A 45. C 【解析】 【导语】本文介绍了一项研究，指出大脑结构与阅读能力有关，阅读可能改变大脑结构，强调忽视阅读的潜在影响。 【41题详解】 细节理解题。根据“New research published in the journal Neuroimage studied data from more than 1,000 people.”可知，发表在《神经图像》杂志上的这项研究研究了大量人的大脑，故选D。 【42题详解】 细节理解题。根据“One is the lobe’s front part known as the temporal pole (颞极) that helps connect and sort different information.”可知，颞极的作用是连接和分类不同的信息，故选B。 【43题详解】 细节理解题。根据“To match letters with speech sounds, we first need to notice the sounds of the spoken language. This phonological awareness (语音意识) has been known to make children’s reading development possible.”可知，听觉皮层对阅读很重要是因为它建立了对语音的意识，故选A。 【44题详解】 细节理解题。根据“In people who read well, the left temporal pole is thinner than the right. ”以及“having a thicker auditory cortex is related to being better at reading.”可知，一个阅读能力好的人的大脑结构可能是左颞极更薄，听觉皮层更厚，故选A。 【45题详解】 细节理解题。根据“Similarly, reading is likely to shape the structure of the left Heschl’s gyrus.”可知，阅读可以改变大脑的一些部分，故选C。 C My wife and I liked keeping old things at home, even when they were broken. When a radio, an iron, or a table lamp broke, it became a trove (宝藏). Any chance our children got, they would take apart (拆开) each broken appliance (电器) to see the inside. I can’t say this activity is the only reason for their choosing technical (技术的) jobs but I’m sure it has something to do with that. It all started when our clock radio stopped working after years of service. Some of you might remember the type: the plastic body with bright red numbers showing the time. On a whim, I didn’t throw it away but placed it on the floor and gave my kids some tools. “Have a try. Take it apart.” Our 8-year-old daughter was excited. With a cheer, she started working on it right away. Her younger brother joined soon. Once they opened the radio, the excitement only grew. “Look at all these wires” “Is this what lights up the numbers?” There were a lot of smiles and giggles. Soon, it became a tradition. Any time an appliance broke, it didn’t go to the trash. They went to the “project pile” in the garage. When we had time, we broke them down together. I enjoyed showing the kids how to use various tools to do the work. One of my favorite moments came when the mother of our boy’s friend called my wife. She asked why her son suddenly wanted to take apart their perfectly good coffee maker. We laughed. Of course, I was always there with the kids, watching carefully to keep things safe. I kept the kids away from sharp parts and anything possibly dangerous. But they still had freedom to explore, break, cut, and go at their own pace (节奏). Through these fun times, our kids learned to be curious while also understanding something about patience and attention to details. As for my wife and me, we’ve learned to relax, simply watch, and realize that we didn’t have to guide their every step. 46. Why didn’t the author and his wife get rid of broken appliances? A. Because they could make new ones with broken appliances. B. Because their children could find valuable parts in them. C. Because their children loved to see what was inside. D. Because they sold broken appliances for money. 47 What does the expression “on a whim” in Paragraph 2 probably mean? A. without worry B. with a sudden idea C. in a good mood D. according to a plan 48. Which of the following statements is TRUE about the tradition? A. The daughter was more excited about it than the son. B. It started because of a recently bought clock radio. C. The author and his wife didn’t really enjoy it. D. It allowed the family to spend time together. 49. Why does the author mention the phone call from the friend’s mother? A. To prove children loved to take apart things. B. To explain why he decided to stop the tradition. C. To show the idea was spread and made other kids curious. D. To prove other parents were against the author’s parenting style. 50. Which of the following best summarizes the idea of this passage? A. Letting children explore on their own can benefit them a lot. B. A family tradition can help children to choose future jobs. C. Children should be allowed to reuse broken machines. D. It is a pity to throw away broken home appliances. 【答案】46. C 47. B 48. D 49. C 50. A 【解析】 【导语】本文主要讲述了作者和妻子保留旧电器并让孩子拆解探索的经历，强调了让孩子自主探索的益处。文章最后提到孩子们通过这种活动培养了好奇心、耐心和注重细节的能力，同时父母也学会了放松和不过多干预。 【46题详解】 细节理解题。根据第一段“Any chance our children got, they would take apart (拆开) each broken appliance (电器) to see the inside.”可知，作者和妻子不扔掉坏掉的电器是因为孩子们喜欢拆开看里面的构造。故选C。 【47题详解】 词句猜测题。根据第二段“On a whim, I didn’t throw it away but placed it on the floor and gave my kids some tools.”可知，作者是突然想到不扔掉坏掉的收音机，而是给孩子们工具拆开它。因此“on a whim”意为“突然的想法”。故选B。 48题详解】 细节理解题。根据第三段“When we had time, we broke them down together.”可知，这个传统让全家人有时间一起拆解电器，共度时光。故选D。 【49题详解】 推理判断题。根据第三段“She asked why her son suddenly wanted to take apart their perfectly good coffee maker.”可知，朋友的儿子受作者家孩子的影响，也开始对拆解电器感兴趣。这说明作者家的做法传播开来，引起了其他孩子的好奇心。故选C。 【50题详解】 主旨大意题。 通读全文可知，文章主要讲述了作者让孩子们自由探索拆解坏掉的电器，孩子们从中受益良多。因此文章的主旨是让孩子们自由探索对他们有很大好处。故选A。 卷Ⅱ主观题 （满分40分） V. Vocabulary A. Complete each sentence with proper words. The first letter of each word is given. (0.5%x10=5%) 51. The ancient Maya c________ left behind wonderful architectural wonders and complex calendars that still amaze us today. 【答案】(c)ivilization 【解析】 【详解】句意：古代玛雅文明留下了至今仍令我们惊叹的奇妙建筑奇迹和复杂历法。根据“Maya”和“wonderful architectural wonders and complex calendars”可知，有奇妙建筑奇迹和复杂历法的是玛雅文明，名词civilization“文明”符合语境，表示特定历史文明时用单数形式。故填(c)ivilization。 52. The school clinic can deal with m________ problems such as small bruises (擦伤); for serious illnesses, students need to visit a hospital. 【答案】(m)inor 【解析】 【详解】句意：学校医务室可以处理诸如小擦伤之类的轻微问题；对于严重疾病，学生需要去医院就诊。根据句中提到学校医务室能处理像小擦伤这类问题，以及后面对比说严重疾病要去医院，可知这里应是说“轻微的”问题；结合首字母“m”，形容词“minor”意思是“较小的，次要的，轻微的”，符合语境。故填(m)inor。 53. Online museums allow people around the world to see cultural t________ without leaving their homes. 【答案】(t)reasures 【解析】 【详解】句意：在线博物馆让世界各地的人们足不出户就能欣赏到文化瑰宝。根据“cultural”及“without leaving their homes”可知，是指足不出户欣赏文化瑰宝，此处应填入与“文化”相关且可被“欣赏”的名词。设空处为名词作宾语，需用复数形式表示泛指，cultural treasures为常见搭配，指“文化瑰宝”。treasure意为“珍宝”，其复数形式treasures符合语境。故填(t)reasures。 54. A________ unearthed (出土) pieces of pottery that could rewrite the history of that region. 【答案】(A)rchaeologists 【解析】 【详解】句意：考古学家出土了一些陶器碎片，这些碎片可能会改写该地区的历史。根据“unearthed (出土) pieces of pottery”和首字母“A”可知考古学家才能出土陶器碎片，“archaeologist”意思是“考古学家”，此处用复数形式。故填(A)rchaeologists。 55. AI translation tools are so a________ that they make people who speak different languages communicate freely. 【答案】(a)dvanced 【解析】 【详解】句意：AI翻译工具如此先进，可以让说不同语言的人自由交流。根据“AI translation tools are so…that they make people who speak different languages communicate freely.”及首字母提示可知，此处指AI翻译工具是如此先进的，空处应用形容词作表语，advanced“先进的”，形容词。故填(a)dvanced。 56. The newly invented telescope can help a________ search for signs of life on other planets. 【答案】(a)stronomers 【解析】 【详解】句意：新发明的望远镜可以帮助天文学家寻找其他星球上的生命迹象。根据首字母提示和“search for signs of life on other planets”可知，此处指“帮助天文学家寻找其他星球上的生命迹象”，名词astronomer“天文学家”符合语境，此处表示泛指，所以空处应填astronomer的复数形式astronomers。故填(a)stronomers。 57. The c________ of different tribes gathered together to hold a meeting, hoping to reach a long-term peace agreement. 【答案】(c)hiefs 【解析】 【详解】句意：不同部落的首领们聚集在一起举行会议，希望达成一项长期的和平协议。根据“The ... of different tribes”及首字母“c”推测，此处表示“首领”，应用名词chief；不同部落的首领不止一个，所以要用其复数形式“chiefs”。故填(c)hiefs。 58. The famous p________ wrote books about questions like “What is the purpose of life?” and he inspired countless readers to reflect on (认真思考) their own existence. 【答案】(p)hilosopher 【解析】 【详解】句意：这位著名的哲学家写过关于“生命的意义是什么”等问题的书，他激励了无数读者认真思考自身的存在。根据后文“wrote books about questions like…”可知，主语应是一位能撰写哲学类书籍的学者。“philosopher”意为“哲学家”，名词，符合语境，专指研究生命意义等抽象问题的学者。故填(p)hilosopher。 59. In the storm, the vast ocean s________ the small boat up, leaving only a few pieces of debris (碎片) on the surface. 【答案】(s)wallowed 【解析】 【详解】句意：暴风雨中，浩瀚的海洋把小船吞没了，只在海面上留下几块碎片。根据首字母提示和题干可知，此处指“吞没了小船”，动词swallow“吞”符合语境，结合语境可知，此处表示过去发生的动作，应用一般过去时，所以空处应填swallow的过去式swallowed。故填(s)wallowed。 60. When choosing summer camp activities, you have two o________, joining the science exploration group, or signing up for the art workshop. 【答案】(o)ptions 【解析】 【详解】句意：在选择夏令营活动时，你有两个选择，加入科学探索小组，或者报名参加艺术工作坊。根据首字母提示和“joining the science exploration group, or signing up for the art workshop”可知，此处指“两个选择”，名词option“选择”符合语境，基数词two后接可数名词的复数形式，所以空处应填option的复数形式options。故填(o)ptions。 B. Complete the sentences with the proper forms of the given words. (0.5%x10=5%) 61. Many ________ are now interested in buying digital (数码的) artworks, like NFTs, which have become popular in the art world. (collect) 【答案】collectors 【解析】 【详解】句意：如今，许多收藏家都对购买数字艺术品产生了兴趣，例如在艺术界广受欢迎的网络艺术。设空处应填入名词作主语，动词collect“收集”应变为指人的名词collector“收藏家”，且many“许多”修饰可数名词复数，collector应变为复数形式collectors。故填collectors。 62. In the 2010s, ________ investor in town bought up as many properties as he could, not caring about how it affected local housing prices. (greedy) 【答案】the greediest 【解析】 【详解】句意：在2010年代，镇上最贪婪的投资者尽可能多地收购房产，根本不在乎这对当地房价有何影响。“in town”表示一个范围，在这个范围内进行比较，要用形容词的最高级形式；“greedy贪婪的”是形容词，其最高级形式是“the greediest”。故填the greediest。 63. It’s a really popular restaurant. You’d better make a ________ before going there. (reserve) 【答案】reservation 【解析】 【详解】句意：这是一家非常受欢迎的餐厅。你最好在去那里之前预订一下。“reserve”是动词，意为“预订；保留”；根据“make a...”可知，“make a reservation”是一个固定短语，意思是“预订；预约”，这里需要“reserve”的名词形式“reservation”。故填reservation。 64. The ________ of the state announced a new plan to improve public transportation when receiving an interview. (govern) 【答案】governor 【解析】 【详解】句意：该州的州长在接受采访时宣布了一项改善公共交通的新计划。“govern”是动词，意为“统治；管理”；根据“The...”可知，此处需要一个表示“州长”含义的名词作主语，“govern”对应的名词“governor”意思是“州长；主管人员”，符合语境，此处用单数形式。故填governor。 65. A ________ earthquake hit the city, but luckily no one was seriously hurt. (power) 【答案】powerful 【解析】 【详解】句意：一场强烈的地震袭击了这座城市，但幸运的是没有人受重伤。根据“earthquake hit the city”及提示词可知，此处需用形容词来修饰名词earthquake，power的形容词形式是powerful，表示“强烈的；强大的”，符合语境。故填powerful。 66. In some movies, ________ creatures, like flying horses, often help heroes save the world. (myth) 【答案】mythical 【解析】 【详解】句意：在一些电影中，像飞马这样的神话生物经常帮助英雄拯救世界。分析句子结构可知，此处应用所给词的形容词形式，修饰名词creatures，mythical“神话的”符合。故填mythical。 67. The young writer’s new book brought her both fame and great ________ (rich). 【答案】riches 【解析】 【详解】句意：年轻作家的新书为她带来了名声和巨大的财富。根据“brought her both fame and great”可知，空处缺少名词形式，表达带来了巨大的财富，riches“财富”符合。故填riches。 68. Because of the heavy pollution, parts of the river became ________ for fish. (inhabit) 【答案】uninhabitable 【解析】 【详解】句意：由于污染严重，部分河流变得不适合鱼类生存。根据提示词和“Because of the heavy pollution”可知，此处表示“部分河流变得不适合鱼类生存”，所以空处应填形容词uninhabitable“不适于居住的”作表语。故填uninhabitable。 69. The ________ basketball player came and gave us some tips on playing better. (legend) 【答案】legendary 【解析】 【详解】句意：传奇篮球运动员来了，给了我们一些打得更好的建议。根据“The…basketball player came and gave us some tips on playing better.”及提示词可知，此处表达传奇的篮球运动员，空处应用形容词作定语，legendary“传奇的”，形容词。故填legendary。 70. With the fast development of the Internet, livestreaming (直播) has become a major source of ________. (entertain) 【答案】entertainment 【解析】 【详解】句意：随着互联网的快速发展，直播已成为一种主要的娱乐来源。entertain娱乐，动词；句子中“a major source of...”表示“……的主要来源”，其中“of”是介词，后面需要接名词，所以这里要用“entertain”的名词形式“entertainment”，表示“娱乐”，为不可数名词。故填entertainment。 Ⅵ. Choose a proper phrase to complete each sentence and change the form if necessary. There is an extra one. (1% x5=5%) catch one’s eye go on about think of…as push one’s luck change one’s mind have a word with 71. When I reached the office, I found that the headmaster ________ Mr. Johnson inside. 72. I recognized him from the crowd immediately— his red jacket ________. 73. Shan Yichun, often ________ one of the most promising (有前途的) young singers in the Chinese music industry, attended the talent show “Singer 2025”. 74. I haven’t decided which laptop I should buy for my son because he ________ about which brand and model to get. 75. She was so crazy about Taylor Swift that she kept ________ her as well as her songs on all occasions (场合). 【答案】71. was having a word with 72. caught my eye 73. thought of as 74. has been changing his mind 75. going on about 【解析】 【71题详解】 句意：当我到达办公室时，我发现校长正在里面和约翰逊先生谈话。根据“When I reached the office, I found that the headmaster...Mr. Johnson inside.”及备选短语可知，此处用have a word with表示“和……谈话”；时态是过去进行时，其结构是“was/were + doing”，主语the headmaster是第三人称单数，be动词用was，have变为having。故填was having a word with。 【72题详解】 句意：我立刻从人群中认出了他——他的红色夹克引起了我的注意。根据“I recognized him from the crowd immediately— his red jacket...”及备选短语可知，此处用catch one’s eye表示“引起某人的注意”；时态是一般过去时，catch应用过去式caught；主语是I，one’s变为my。故填caught my eye。 【73题详解】 句意：单依纯常被认为是中国音乐界最有前途的年轻歌手之一，她参加了选秀节目《歌手2025》。根据“Shan Yichun, often...one of the most promising (有前途的) young singers in the Chinese music industry, attended the talent show ‘Singer 2025’.”及备选短语可知，此处用think of...as表示“把……看作”；结合语境，“单依纯”与“认为”之间是被动关系，此处需用过去分词短语作后置定语修饰主语，think的过去分词是thought。故填thought of as。 【74题详解】 句意：我还没决定给我儿子买哪台笔记本电脑，因为他一直在改变关于买哪个品牌和型号的想法。根据“I haven’t decided which laptop I should buy for my son because he...about which brand and model to get.”及备选短语可知，此处用change one’s mind表示“改变主意”；时态是现在完成进行时，其结构是“has/have been + doing”，主语he是第三人称单数，助动词用has；he指代男性，one’s对应变为his。故填has been changing his mind。 【75题详解】 句意：她对泰勒・斯威夫特如此痴迷，以至于在所有场合都不停地谈论她以及她的歌曲。根据“She was so crazy about Taylor Swift that she kept...her as well as her songs on all occasions (场合).”及备选短语可知，此处用go on about表示“喋喋不休地谈论”；keep doing sth表示“一直做某事”，go应变为going。故填going on about。 Ⅶ. Complete each sentence according to the Chinese given. (0.5%x10=5%) 许多年前，一位探险家在那座白雪皑皑的山峰上发现了一座美丽的寺庙。从那时起，当地的人们相信在那座寺中生活能帮助他们在平静祥和中享受长寿。多亏了这座寺庙宁静的环境，一些曾有过濒死体验的人在那里找到了内心的安宁。 Many years ago, an explorer discovered a beautiful temple on the ____76____ ____77____. From ____78____ ____79____, the local people held the belief that living there could help them enjoy long ____80____ in peace and ____81____ . ____82____ the peaceful environment of the temple, some people who once had ____83____ ____84____ found inner peace there. 【答案】 ①. snowy ②. peak ③. then ④. on ⑤. lives ⑥. harmony ⑦. Thanks to ⑧. near-death ⑨. experiences 【解析】 【导语】本文讲述了一座山峰上的美丽寺庙，被人们认为能带来平静与长寿，并使经历过濒死体验的人重获内心安宁。 【76题详解】 句意：许多年前，一位探险家在那座白雪皑皑的山峰上发现了一座美丽的寺庙。表示“白雪皑皑的”应用形容词snowy，故填snowy。 【77题详解】 句意：许多年前，一位探险家在那座白雪皑皑的山峰上发现了一座美丽的寺庙。表示“山峰”应用peak，意为“山”，名词。故填peak。 【78题详解】 句意：从那时起，当地的人们相信在那座寺中生活能帮助他们在平静祥和中享受长寿。固定短语from then on意为“从那时起”。故填then。 【79题详解】 句意：从那时起，当地的人们相信在那座寺中生活能帮助他们在平静祥和中享受长寿。固定短语from then on意为“从那时起”。故填on。 【80题详解】 句意：从那时起，当地的人们相信在那座寺中生活能帮助他们在平静祥和中享受长寿。表示“生命”应用lives，long lives意为“长寿”。此处表泛指，用其复数形式。故填lives。 【81题详解】 句意：从那时起，当地的人们相信在那座寺中生活能帮助他们在平静祥和中享受长寿。表示“和谐”应用名词harmony，不可数名词，故填harmony。 【82题详解】 句意：多亏了这座寺庙宁静的环境，一些曾有过濒死体验的人在那里找到了内心的安宁。表示“多亏了”应用Thanks to，动词短语。放在句首，首字母要大写。故填Thanks to。 【83题详解】 句意：多亏了这座寺庙宁静的环境，一些曾有过濒死体验的人在那里找到了内心的安宁。表示“濒死的”应用near-death，形容词作定语。故填near-death。 【84题详解】 句意：多亏了这座寺庙宁静的环境，一些曾有过濒死体验的人在那里找到了内心的安宁。表示“经历”应用experiences，此处表泛指，用复数形式。故填experiences。 Ⅷ. Task-based reading A. Read the passage and fill in the table with proper words. Many people dream of becoming social-media stars. But for most who work as content creators, just making ends meet (维持生计) is not an easy thing. Clint Brantley has been a creator for three years, posting videos on TikTok, YouTube and Twitch. Although he has more than 400,000 fans, his income last year was still not as much as those of common U.S. workers in 2023. The 29-year-old is unable to pay rent now. The money he gets arrives irregularly, mainly from online tips and sponsors (赞助商). Earning a reliable income as a social-media creator needs hard work—and it’s getting harder. Platforms are giving less money for popular posts. Sponsors are being pickier (挑剔的) about what they can get from the deals. A few creators have enjoyed quick success, making this job the top of career wish lists for many teens. But behind this, creators say the job is tiring. They need to produce posts continually or accept the risk of losing influence. They spend their days planning, filming and editing posts while also trying to get support from advertisers and interacting with fans. Like other self-employed (自由职业的) people, creators don’t get paid holidays, health care, or other benefits that companies typically provide for their workers. Creators, in the meantime, are having a harder time attracting viewers, because of algorithm (算法) changes and other factors beyond their control. Topic: The ____85____ vs. the reality of being a social media star Introduction Most creators find it ____86____ to make a living. A creator’s life Clint Brantley has over 400,000 fans but earns ____87____ than common U. S. workers. He is unable to pay rent now because his income doesn’t arrive ____88____. A job full of challenges Platforms and sponsors are becoming less generous with money. Creators must post a lot to ____89____ losing influence on fans. Creators do all the work themselves: planning, filming, editing, and keeping good relationships. A job short of social support Creators don’t have benefits like paid holidays or health care. Changes in algorithms and other factors they can’t control influence the ____90____ of their viewers. B. Read the passage and answer the following questions. Why is being a content creator the top of career wish lists for many teens? (Answer with no more than 8 words.) ______________________91______________________ What’s your opinion about the job as a content creator? (Answer with no more than 6 words.) ______________________92______________________ 【答案】85. dream 86. difficult##hard 87. less 88. regularly 89. avoid 90. number 91 Some creators enjoy quick success. 92. It faces great difficulties. 【解析】 【导语】本文主要讲述了成为社交媒体明星的梦想与现实之间的差距，以及内容创作者面临的挑战和困境。 【85题详解】 根据“Many people dream of becoming social-media stars.”可知，主题是梦想与现实的对立。故填dream。 【86题详解】 根据“But for most who work as content creators, just making ends meet is not an easy thing.”可知，大多数创作者发现维持生计并不容易。故填difficult/hard。 【87题详解】 根据“his income last year was still not as much as those of common U.S. workers in 2023.”可知，Clint Brantley的收入比普通美国工人少。故填less。 【88题详解】 根据“The money he gets arrives irregularly”可知，他的收入不稳定。题目要求填入反义词，故填regularly。 【89题详解】 根据“They need to produce posts continually or accept the risk of losing influence.”可知，创作者必须持续发布内容以避免失去影响力。故填avoid。 【90题详解】 根据“Creators, in the meantime, are having a harder time attracting viewers”可知，算法变化等因素影响了观众的数量。故填number。 【91题详解】 根据“A few creators have enjoyed quick success, making this job the top of career wish lists for many teens.”可知，一些创作者迅速成功，使得这一职业成为许多青少年的首选。故填Some creators enjoy quick success. 【92题详解】 根据全文内容可知，内容创作者目前遇到了较多困难。故填It faces great difficulties. IX. Complete the passage with proper words. The first letter of the word is given. (0.5×10=5%) The last two months has been a roller coaster. I l____93____ my job and my project, all of which I loved. Now, the sadness is still there, but meanwhile I feel huge e____94____ over following a long-time dream of mine: writing a memoir (回忆录). In the margins (间隙) of time, while working full time, I worked slowly on the b____95____ of a book: a name, an outline, and a title for the first chapter. I tried to f____96____ some writing time. Sometimes I would write for a free half hour in the morning before everything s____97____. It’s true that I don’t have any income now and no one knows what will happen next. But it is a____98____ a fact that I’m living my actual dream. Now I wake up with a feeling of thrill (兴奋) in my chest every day, and I think: I get to write today. Though all this happened s____99____, not up to my plan. I feel lucky that I have this life now. And yes, it’s a long road to publishing a book. Yes, I don’t know if I’ll ever make m____100____ from this. As I write, I read Martha Beck’s book. In a section called “The Power of One-Degree Turns (转向)”, she writes. “Positive changes happen more quickly when we do it in s____101____ steps, not in great leaps (跳跃). Every day, you make many tiny decisions about your time, every one of which is a chance to turn towards the life you really w____102____.” Looking back, I see that all my writing in the margins of time was my way of making steps to this dream. I can’t wait to continue working on this and, eventually, share it with the world. 【答案】93. (l)ost 94. (e)xcitement 95. (b)eginning 96. (f)ind 97. (s)tarted 98. (a)lso 99. (s)uddenly 100. (m)oney 101. (s)mall 102. (w)ant 【解析】 【导语】本文主要讲述作者在失去工作和项目后，开始追求长期梦想——写回忆录的心路历程。 【93题详解】 句意：我失去了我的工作和我的项目，所有我热爱的东西。根据首字母提示和下文“the sadness is still there”可推知，作者失去了工作。动词lose“失去”符合语境，此处表示过去发生的动作，应用一般过去时，所以空处应填lose的过去式lost。故填(l)ost。 【94题详解】 句意：现在，悲伤仍然存在，但同时我为实现我长久以来的梦想感到非常兴奋：写一本回忆录。根据首字母提示和“following a long-time dream of mine”可推知，作者因为能够实现长久以来的梦想而感到非常兴奋。空前的huge是形容词，其后接名词，所以空处应填名词excitement表示“兴奋”。故填(e)xcitement。 【95题详解】 句意：在时间的缝隙里，我一边全职工作，一边缓慢推进一本书的开端：构思书名、拟定大纲，并为第一章起好标题。根据首字母提示和“a name, an outline, and a title for the first chapter”可知，这是一本书的开端。名词beginning“开端”符合语境。故填(b)eginning。 【96题详解】 句意：我尽量找到一些写作时间。根据首字母提示和“Sometimes I would write for a free half hour in the morning”可推知，作者努力找时间写作，动词find“找到”符合语境，空前的to是动词不定式符号，其后接动词原形。故填(f)ind。 【97题详解】 句意：有时候，在一切开始之前，我会在早上自由写作半个小时。根据首字母提示和“Sometimes I would write for a free half hour in the morning before everything...”可知，有时作者在开始一天的工作之前会先写作。动词start“开始”符合语境，此处表示过去发生的动作，应用一般过去时，所以空处应填start的过去式started。故填(s)tarted。 【98题详解】 句意：但这也是事实，我正在实现我真正的梦想。根据首字母提示和“It’s true that I don’t have any income now and no one knows what will happen next. But it is...a fact that I’m living my actual dream.”可知，作者现在没有任何收入是事实，但是作者正在实现梦想也是事实。副词also“也”符合语境。故填(a)lso。 【99题详解】 句意：虽然这一切发生得很突然，不符合我的计划。根据首字母提示和“not up to my plan”可知，这一切发生得很突然，不符合作者的计划。副词suddenly“突然”符合语境，在此处修饰动词happened。故填(s)uddenly。 【100题详解】 句意：是的，我不知道我是否能从中赚钱。根据首字母和上文“I get to write today”可知，作者不知道是否能靠写作赚钱。make money“赚钱”。故填(m)oney。 【101题详解】 句意：当我们用小步而非大跃进来改变时，积极变化更快发生。根据首字母提示和“great leaps”可知，空处应填形容词small“小的”，small steps与great leaps形成对比。故填(s)mall。 【102题详解】 句意：每天，你都要对自己的时间做出许多微小的决定，每一个决定都是一个转向你真正想要的生活的机会。根据首字母提示和“the life you really...”可知，此处指“你真正想要的生活”。动词want“想要”符合语境，结合“every one of which is a chance...”可知，时态是一般现在时，主语you要与动词原形连用。故填(w)ant。 IX. Writing (10%) 103. The “Youth Ceremony” marks the close of one chapter in your life, and a new one is about to begin. As you prepare to enter Grade 9, it’s a good time to think about how you have grown and what you hope to improve. Please write a passage with around 80 words to: 1. Describe one change you have made during the past two years (give an example); 2. Say what change you hope to make in the new school year. Please start your writing with the following beginning (the number of given words will not be counted). I’m about to finish my second year of middle school and start a new journey in Grade 9. In the past two years, _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】One possible version I’m about to finish my second year of middle school and start a new journey in Grade 9. In the past two years, I’ve overcome my fear of speaking in English class. At first, I was so scared that even when the teacher called on me, I just stood there in silence, unable to say a word. But I didn’t want to stay like that forever. So I started practicing with my deskmate every day—we talked about our hobbies and homework in English. Now, I can even answer questions confidently. In Grade 9, I hope to be more organized. I’ll use a notebook to write down homework and exam dates. This way, I won’t miss any tasks and can balance study and rest better. I believe that I’m ready for this new journey! 【解析】 【详解】[总体分析] ①题材：本文是一篇材料作文； ②时态：时态主要为“一般现在时”和“一般过去时”； ③提示：写作要点已给出，注意不要遗漏提示的英文信息，可适当增加细节，并突出写作重点。 [写作步骤] 第一步，引出话题，明确时间背景； 第二步，具体阐述自己的一个转变； 第三步，规划未来目标，升华成长意义。 [亮点词汇] ①overcome克服 ②talk about谈论 ③hope to do sth.希望做某事 ④be ready for准备好 [高分句型] ①At first, I was so scared that even when the teacher called on me, I just stood there in silence, unable to say a word.（so...that...引导的结果状语从句+when引导的时间状语从句） ②I believe that I’m ready for this new journey!（that引导的宾语从句） 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $