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郑州外国语学校2025-2026学年高二上月考1试卷 英语 (120分钟 150分) 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. What will the man do before going into town? A. Eat his breakfast. B. Have his hair cut. C. Visit a bookshop. 2. What are the speakers talking about? A. A hotel. B. An airport. C. A hospital. 3. What does the man mean? A. He forgot the meeting time. B. He had little time to prepare. C. He finished the speech ahead of time. 4. What does the woman’s mother look like? A. She wears glasses. B. She has dark eyes. C. She has white hair. 5. What is the weather like now? A. Sunny. B. Windy. C. Rainy. 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. What did the woman originally want to do at the radio station? A. Be a DJ. B. Start a podcast. C. Compose music. 7. What does the woman imply about the job of managing the station’s music? A. It would offer nothing new. B. It would help her get started. C. It would be physically demanding. 听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。 8. What is the woman? A. A driver. B. A policewoman. C. A car park attendant. 9. Where is the car park? A. Near a hotel. B. Around the corner. C. At the end of the street. 10. What will the man probably do next? A. Drive away. B. Lock his car. C. Visit a park. 听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。 11. When will the woman give a presentation? A. On September 7th. B. On September 8th. C. On September 9th. 12. What did Rachel and Sam ask about? A. The name of the hotel. B. The time of the meeting. C. The change of the schedule. 13. How will Mark get everyone to know the meeting arrangements? A. By email. B. By phone. C. In person. 听第9段材料，回答14至17小题。 14. Where does the conversation probably take place? A. In an office. B. Over the phone. C. At a job fair. 15. Where does Sharon most probably work? A. At a travel agency. B. In a publishing house. C. In an advertising company. 16. What is Sharon’s second job task? A. Selling products. B. Developing websites. C. Increasing clients’ visibility. 17. What does Sharon need to look at to find effective keywords? A. News websites. B. Research papers. C. Customers’ search history. 听第10段材料，回答18至20小题。 18. What is Jacob Brown famous for? A. Serving unique meals. B. Creating accessible recipes. C. Promoting environmental campaigns. 19. What is one reason for Jacob Brown’s adoption of jellyfish? A. Meeting people’s nutritional needs. B. Observing new environmental rules. C. Appealing to customers’ preferences. 20. What is the rule about jellyfish in New Zealand? A. Jellyfish import is prohibited. B. Companies can’t use local species. C. Personal fishing of jellyfish is illegal. 第二部分 阅读(共两节，满分50分) 第一节(共15小题;每小题2.5分，满分37.5分) 阅读下列短文，从每题所给地A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A Welcome to our school’s online community! Whether you’re hoping to explore the East Coast or are just making your way around campus, there are several transportation service options that University of Pennsylvania (Penn) students can take advantage of. Penn Walking Escorts (护送) Penn’s Division of Public Safety offers free walking escorts 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Penn students can request an escort to walk them to their destinations whether that is a campus building, a dorm, or the school hospital. To request a walking escort, students can ask any Public Safety Officer or call 215-898-WALK (9255). Penn Accessible Transit The Penn Accessible Transit service offers on-campus transportation during term time for individuals with visual disabilities and those with limitations from other conditions. To obtain access to PAT, students must email the Office of Student Disabilities Services. For teachers or staff, they can obtain approval by contacting the Office of Affirmative Action. SEPTA SEPTA offers convenient transportation options for students around Philadelphia and connects to five counties in the Philadelphia suburbs, as well as transit systems in Delaware and New Jersey. Penn students can get discounts on galleries and museums on the SEPTA app if they have SEPTA Key Card with them. By downloading the SEPTA app, users can see their balance, add funds and view schedules. Indego Indego is the bike share system in Penn. Through downloading the Indego app, students can access real-time bike availability at any station, while earning discounts for renting bikes. Bike Share locations on campus include stations at 34th and Chestnut streets, 34th and Spruce streets, 36th and Sansom streets, and 40th and Spruce streets. 1. What do Penn Walking Escorts and Penn Accessible Transit have in common? A. They have hotline support. B. They are meant for Penn staff. C. They offer thoughtful services. D. They are available all year round. 2. Which enables Penn students to get cheaper exhibition tickets? A. Penn Walking Escorts. B. Penn Accessible Transit. C. SEPTA. D. Indego. 3. Where is this text probably taken from? A. A school website. B. A travel plan. C. A transportation guide. D. A poster board. 【答案】1. C 2. C 3. A 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇应用文，文章面向宾夕法尼亚大学学生介绍了校园的交通服务，包括四种出行资源的使用方式与优惠资讯。 【1题详解】 细节理解题。根据第二段“Penn’s Division of Public Safety offers free walking escorts 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. (宾夕法尼亚大学公共安全处全年365天、每天24小时提供免费步行护送服务)”和第三段“The Penn Accessible Transit service offers on-campus transportation during term time for individuals with visual disabilities and those with limitations from other conditions. (宾夕法尼亚大学无障碍接驳服务在学期期间为视力残障人士及其他身体状况受限者提供校内交通)”可知，两种交通方式都对学生提供了贴心、周到的服务。故选C项。 【2题详解】 细节理解题。根据第三段“Penn students can get discounts on galleries and museums on the SEPTA app if they have SEPTA Key Card with them. (持有SEPTA Key卡的宾大学生可在SEPTA app上享受费城多家美术馆和博物馆的门票折扣)”可知，持有SEPTA Key Card的学生可在SEPTA App上享受展馆门票折扣。故选C项。 【3题详解】 推理判断题。根据第一段“Welcome to our school’s online community! (欢迎来到我们学校的线上社区！)”可知，这篇文章是刊登在学校的网络社区上，故选A项。 B My father loved lists. Over 25 years, he recorded 539 books he read and 322 episodes of Booknotes on C-SPAN, which he watched every Sunday night. He also kept grocery lists for his mini-fridge—Pepsi, coffee, heavy cream—and daily tasks. These notes filled small notebooks, always near his reading chair. He wrote them until December 31, 2004, when cancer stopped him. After his death, I gathered the notebooks into a box. For years, I couldn’t bear to open them. Born in 1927 in Lowell, Massachusetts, my father was the son of a leather factory worker and grandson of an Irish immigrant who cleaned horse manure from the streets. Despite his humble beginnings, he was brilliant. After a summer in the leather factory, he graduated high school at 16 and went on to Boston College. He served in World War II and later earned degrees in physics. Then he worked at MIT’s Lincoln Laboratory, moved his family from Lowell to Boston, and sent his kids to private colleges. It seemed he had left Lowell behind — but not so. Deep down, he saw himself simply as a working-class Lowell kid who had just read a lot of books. He didn’t travel much, and didn’t feel the need. When I asked if he regretted not seeing the world, he defended himself: “I’ve sailed the Atlantic in stormy winds, climbed the Himalayas, and stared down wild animals.” Then he added, “I read.” Books were his world. From them, he learned to survive landslides, shark attacks, and even gorilla attacks. He had what he called “a rich inner life”— and it was true. Shortly before his death, he opened a small purple notebook and began one last list. It described details from 1930s Lowell — things lost in time. Twenty years later, I found it. In his flowing handwriting, Dad reached back to Lowell — a time long gone, now captured only in memory. Lost and only in memory — that was how I was experiencing Dad now. Squinting my eyes, I saw not just the city he loved, but the quiet, extraordinary man I called Dad. 4. Why are the details of the father’s lists mentioned in Paragraph 1? A. To imply his fear of forgetting. B. To reflect his ordered and thoughtful life. C. To reveal his reliance on control. D. To show his love for literature and cuisine. 5. What does the underlined sentence in paragraph 2 mean? A. He stayed humble and rooted. B. He struggled with his identity. C. His success originated from his roots. D. He felt torn about his background. 6. What does the father’s quote in paragraph 3 mainly reveal? A. His pride in inner journeys. B. His dream of global travel. C. His desire for real adventure. D. His escape from physical world. 7. What is the main theme of the passage? A. Pursuit and action. B. Loss and regret. C. Ambition and escape. D. Memory and identity. 【答案】4. B 5. A 6. A 7. D 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。通过父亲的清单和人生经历，展现其生活态度、内心世界及身份认同。 【4题详解】 推理判断题。根据第一段中的“My father loved lists. Over 25 years, he recorded 539 books he read and 322 episodes of Booknotes on C-SPAN, which he watched every Sunday night. He also kept grocery lists for his mini-fridge—Pepsi, coffee, heavy cream,—and daily tasks. These notes filled small notebooks, always near his reading chair. (我父亲酷爱列清单。25 年来，他记录了自己读过的539本书，以及在C-SPAN频道观看的322集《书话》，他每周日晚都会看这个节目。他还会为自己的小冰箱列购物清单——百事可乐、咖啡、浓奶油——以及每日待办事项。这些笔记记满了小笔记本，而这些笔记本总是放在他的阅读椅旁)”可知，父亲坚持记录读书、日常购物和任务清单，且笔记本始终置于阅读椅旁，体现出他生活有条理、做事细致用心，由此可知，第一段提及父亲清单的细节是为了反映他有条理且周到的生活。故选B项。 【5题详解】 词句猜测题。根据第二段中的“Despite his humble beginnings, he was brilliant. After a summer in the leather factory, he graduated high school at 16 and went on to Boston College. He served in World War II and later earned degrees in physics. Then he worked at MIT's Lincoln Laboratory, moved his family from Lowell to Boston, and sent his kids to private colleges. (尽管出身卑微，他却才华横溢。在皮革厂度过一个夏天后，他16岁便从高中毕业，随后进入波士顿学院。他曾在二战中服役，后来获得物理学学位。之后，他在麻省理工学院林肯实验室工作，举家从洛厄尔搬到波士顿，并将孩子们送入私立大学)”以及划线句子后的“Deep down, he saw himself simply as a working-class Lowell kid who had just read a lot of books.(在内心深处，他仅仅把自己看作是洛厄尔市一个工人阶级家庭的孩子，只不过读了很多书而已)”可知，尽管父亲通过努力获得了社会地位的提升，但他内心仍将自己视为来自洛厄尔的普通工人子弟，保持着谦逊和对本源的认同，因此，画线句意味着他保持谦逊且不忘根本。故选A项。 【6题详解】 推理判断题。根据第三段中的“When I asked if he regretted not seeing the world, he defended himself: “I’ve sailed the Atlantic in stormy winds, climbed the Himalayas, and stared down wild animals.” Then he added, “I read.” Books were his world. From them, he learned to survive landslides, shark attacks, and even gorilla attacks. He had what he called “a rich inner life” — and it was true. (当我问他是否后悔没去看看世界时，他为自己辩解道：“我曾在狂风中穿越大西洋，攀登过喜马拉雅山脉，还直视过野生动物。”接着他补充道：“我读书。”书籍就是他的世界。从书中，他学会在山体滑坡、鲨鱼袭击甚至大猩猩攻击中求生。他拥有一种自己称之为“丰富内心生活”的东西——而这确实如此)”可知，父亲通过阅读实现了精神上的“旅行”，将书籍视为自己的世界，并以这种内心的充实为傲，因此，父亲在第三段的引述主要揭示了他对内心精神世界的自豪。故选A项。 【7题详解】 主旨大意题。通读全文，尤其是尾段中的“Lost and only in memory — that was how I was experiencing Dad now. Squinting my eyes, I saw not just the city he loved, but the quiet, extraordinary man I called Dad.(父亲如今只存在于记忆中，恍若消逝 —— 这便是我对他的真切感受。眯起双眼，我眼前浮现的不仅是他深爱的那座城市，更是那位我唤作父亲的、安静而非凡的男人)”可知，文章以父亲的“清单”为线索，既回忆了父亲通过记录清单展现的生活秩序，又通过他对出身的认同、对阅读构建的内心世界的坚守，体现了他的身份认知。结尾处“Lost and only in memory”进一步将对父亲的怀念与身份认同主题交织，因此，文章的主题是“记忆与身份”。故选D项。 C Scientists have identified neurons (神经元) in an ancient part of the brain that control when you stop eating a meal, at least in rodents (啮齿动物). The researchers discovered that cholecystokinin (胆囊收缩素) (CCK) neurons, which are found in the brain stem, one of the oldest parts of the brain-combine various signals produced as we eat, causing us to feel full and not want to take another bite. The feeding signals these neurons respond to relay information like how much food is detected by receptors in the mouth, how full the stomach is and how high the levels of different hunger signalling hormones in the blood are. The new research is still in its early stages, having only been conducted in mice so far. The team focused on the brain stems of mice to build on research in rodents dating back to the 1970s, which hinted that the brain stem could play a role in regulating feelings of fullness. However, which particular cells within this region did this and how was unclear. To see how CCK neurons may influence eating, the scientists genetically modified mice so that their CCK neurons could be switched on and off using light in lab experiments. They found that when these neurons were activated, the mice ate smaller meals compared to unmodified mice, and the extent of activation determined how quickly the modified mice stopped eating. The findings suggest that CCK neurons regulate how much mice eat during a given meal, the team concluded. If equivalent neurons are found in the human brain stem, the findings could theoretically lead to the development of new treatments for conditions like obesity. This idea was supported by separate experiments conducted in the same study, in which the team discovered that mouse CCK neurons can be activated by a drug called Exendin-4, which caused the mice to stop eating. Exendin-4 is in the same class of drugs as Ozempic and Wegovy, which are becoming increasingly popular for the treatment of type 2 diabetes and obesity, respectively. Whether used alone or alongside other medical interventions, these findings could provide a pathway for clinically regulating eating behaviour and possibly for developing weight-reducing drugs. But these findings in rodents must first be extended to people. 8. Which of the following can best describe CCK neurons? A. Taste detectors. B. Decision makers. C. Hunger killers. D. Signal organizers. 9. What’s the key difference between genetically modified mice and normal ones according to Paragraph 2? A. Normal mice got Exendin-4 injections. B. Modified mice had more hunger hormones. C. Normal mice had changed brain stem structures. D. Modified mice had CCK neurons controlled by light. 10. Why does the author mention a drug called Exendin-4? A. To challenge existing findings. B. To indicate potential applications. C. To suggest immediate effectiveness. D. To highlight experimental limitations. 11. Which of the following could be a proper title of the passage? A. Ancient Brain Region Controls Meal Size B. New Drugs Target Brain’s Hunger Neurons C. CCK Neurons Can Cure Obesity in Humans D Mouse Study Reveals CCK Neurons’ Structure 【答案】8. D 9. D 10. B 11. A 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要讲述了科学家发现大脑古老区域的CCK神经元能控制进食量，并探讨其潜在应用。 【8题详解】 推理判断题。根据第一段中“The researchers discovered that cholecystokinin(CCK) neurons, which are found in the brain stem-one of the oldest parts of the brain-combine various signals produced as we eat, causing us to feel full and not want to take another bite.(研究人员发现，胆囊收缩素（CCK）神经元位于大脑最古老的部分之一——脑干，它能整合我们进食时产生的各种信号，使我们感到饱足，不想再吃一口)”可知，CCK神经元整合各种信号，因此可描述为“信号组织者”。故选D。 【9题详解】 细节理解题。根据第二段中“To see how CCK neurons may influence eating, the scientists genetically modified mice so that their CCK neurons could be switched on and off using light in lab experiments.(为了观察CCK神经元如何影响进食，科学家们对小鼠进行了基因改造，使其CCK神经元在实验室实验中可以通过光来开启和关闭)”可知，转基因小鼠和正常小鼠的关键区别在于转基因小鼠的CCK神经元可由光控制。故选D。 【10题详解】 推理判断题。根据第三段中“This idea was supported by separate experiments conducted in the same study, in which the team discovered that mouse CCK neurons can be activated by a drug called Exendin-4, which caused the mice to stop eating.(这一想法得到了同一研究中进行的单独实验的支持，在该实验中，研究小组发现，一种名为Exendin-4的药物可以激活小鼠的CCK神经元，从而使小鼠停止进食)”以及“Whether used alone or alongside other medical interventions, these findings could provide a pathway for clinically regulating eating behaviour and possibly for developing weight-reducing drugs.(无论单独使用还是与其他医疗干预措施一起使用，这些发现都可能为临床调节饮食行为以及可能开发减肥药物提供途径)”可知，作者提到Exendin-4药物是为了表明CCK神经元研究的潜在应用。故选B。 【11题详解】 主旨大意题。根据第一段中“Scientists have identified neurons in an ancient part of the brain that control when you stop eating a meal, at least in rodents.(科学家在大脑的一个古老区域发现了神经元，这些神经元可以控制你何时停止进食，至少在啮齿动物身上是这样)”以及全文内容可知，文章主要讲述了科学家发现大脑古老区域的CCK神经元能控制进食量，并探讨其潜在应用，因此“Ancient Brain Region Controls Meal Size(古老的大脑区域控制进食量)”适合作为文章标题。故选A。 D Universities have boomed in recent decades. In theory, universities should be an excellent source of productivity growth. In practice, however, the great expansion of higher education has coincided with a productivity slowdown. A new paper by Ashish Arora and his colleagues, suggests that universities’ rapid growth and the rich world’s stagnant productivity could be two sides of the same coin. The new paper makes a subtle but devastating suggestion: that when it came to delivering productivity gains, the old, big-business model of science worked better than the new, university-led one. Broadly, they find that scientific breakthroughs from public institutions “elicit little or no response from established corporations” over a number of years. A researcher in a university lab might publish brilliant papers after brilliant paper, pushing the front of a discipline. Often, however, this has no impact on corporations’ own publications, their patents or the number of scientists that they employ. And this, in turn, points to a small impact on economy-wide productivity. Why do companies struggle to use ideas produced by universities? The loss of the corporate lab is one part of the answer. Such institutions were home to a lively mixture of thinkers and doers. In the 1940s Bell Labs had the interdisciplinary team of chemists, metallurgists and physicists necessary to solve the overlapping theoretical and practical problems associated with developing the transistor. That cross-cutting expertise is now largely gone. Another part of the answer concerns universities. Free from the demands of corporate overloads, research focuses more on satisfying geeks’ curiosity or boosting citation counts than on finding breakthroughs that will change the world or make money. In moderation, research for research’s sake is no bad thing; some breakthrough technologies, such as penicillin, were discovered almost by accident. But if everyone is arguing over how many angels dance on the head of a pin, the economy suffers. When higher-education institutions do produce work that is more relevant to the real world, the consequences are troubling. As universities produce more fresh PhD graduates, companies seem to find it easier to invent new stuff. Yet universities’ patents have an offsetting effect, provoking corporations to produce fewer patents themselves. It is possible that existing businesses, worried about competition from university spinoffs, cut back on research and development (R&D) in that field. Although no one knows for sure how these opposing effects balance out, the authors point to a net decline in corporate patenting of about 1.5% a year. The vast fiscal resources devoted to public science, in other words, probably make businesses across the rich world less innovative. Perhaps, with time, universities and the corporate sector will work together more profitably. And corporate researchers, rather than universities, are driving the current generative AI innovation boom: in a few cases, the corporate lab has already risen from the ashes. At some point, though, governments will need to ask themselves hard questions. In a world of weak economic growth, generous public support for universities may come to seem an unjustifiable luxury. 12. According to the text, Arora and his colleagues find that ________. A. universities have long been an important source of productivity growth B. universities’ scientific outputs don’t really impact established corporations C. university-led model of science is delivering fewer scientific breakthroughs D. big businesses are slow to absorb innovative ideas produced by universities 13. Bell Labs are mentioned in the text to ________. A. honor their key contributions to scientific development B. highlight a successful corporate-university partnership C. indicate the essential components of successful corporate labs D. mourn the bygone days of multidisciplinary corporate research 14. What does the word “offsetting” probably mean? A. weakening B. boosting C. stabilizing D. disrupting 15. Which of the following statements will the author most likely agree with? A. Universities should expand their collaboration with corporations. B. Universities should play a bigger role in developing generative AI. C. The government should put in effort to revive corporate labs. D. The government should reduce public support for universities. 【答案】12. B 13. D 14. A 15. A 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章指出近几十年大学扩张却遇生产力放缓，研究显示大学主导科研模式对企业影响小、难促经济生产力，分析原因并提及校企合作或有改善可能，还提到政府需反思对大学的支持。 【12题详解】 细节理解题。根据第二段“Often, however, this has no impact on corporations’ own publications, their patents or the number of scientists that they employ.(然而，通常情况下，这并不会对企业的自身出版物、其专利以及所雇用的科研人员数量产生任何影响)”可知，阿罗拉及其团队发现，大学的科研成果实际上并不会对已有的企业产生实质性影响。故选B。 【13题详解】 推理判断题。结合第三段全段，再根据第三段中“The loss of the corporate lab is one part of the answer. Such institutions were home to a lively mixture of thinkers and doers. In the 1940s Bell Labs had the interdisciplinary team of chemists, metallurgists and physicist s necessary to solve the overlapping theoretical and practical problems associated with developing the transistor. That cross-cutting expertise is now largely gone. (企业实验室的消失是原因之一。这类机构曾是思想家与实干家的活跃聚集地。20世纪40年代，贝尔实验室拥有由化学家、冶金学家和物理学家组成的跨学科团队 —— 正是开发晶体管所需的、能解决理论与实践交叉问题的核心力量。而如今，这种跨领域专业能力已基本消失)”可知，文中先提出观点：企业难以利用大学成果的原因之一是“企业实验室的消失”；再举案例佐证：贝尔实验室是“消失的优秀企业实验室”的典型代表 —— 它凭借跨学科团队（思想家 + 实干家）成功解决了晶体管开发中的复杂问题，证明了企业实验室在 “科研成果落地” 中的关键作用；最后对比现状：明确指出贝尔实验室拥有的“跨领域专业能力如今已基本消失”，通过“过去的成功”与“当下的缺失” 形成强烈对比，暗含对“企业实验室黄金时代已逝”的惋惜。故选D。 【14题详解】 词句猜测题。根据划线词后文“provoking corporations to produce fewer patents themselves(导致企业自身专利减少)”可知，前文则说“大学培养更多博士让企业更容易创新（本应促进企业专利增加）”，前后形成 “促进”与“减少”的对立，故“offsetting”意为“抵消、削弱”，与A项“weakening”（削弱）同义。故选A。 【15题详解】 推理判断题。根据最后一段“Perhaps, with time, universities and the corporate sector will work together more profitably.(或许，随着时间的推移，大学和企业界能够更有效地开展合作)”可推知，作者支持校企合作，大学应当加强与企业的合作最能反映作者的观点。故选A。 第二节(共5小题;每小题2.5分，满分12.5分) 阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 Many people think a good learner must keep steady focus. Yet new studies show the opposite. When the mind gently drifts, it can still absorb facts. More importantly, it can connect them in fresh ways. This process, called inferential learning, lets us go beyond the given facts and reach new conclusions. ___16___ Mind-drifting gives the brain extra time. Suppose a student hears that plants bend toward light. ___17___ Neurons repeat the pattern without effort. This hidden rehearsal strengthens memory traces and keeps the door open for later links. Drifting invites remote associations. During a break, the same student may recall her kitchen window, where the basil plant leans each morning. Two scenes—classroom and kitchen—meet in her mind. From this mix she may infer that light direction, not just sunlight itself, guides plant growth. ___18___ However, focused study rarely allows such loose pairing of places and times. A wandering mind tests rules in private. While the teacher moves to the next topic, the student's thoughts may run a quick test: "If the light comes from below, will the stem still bend up?" ___19___ These quiet experiments sharpen understanding and prepare the learner for real tests later. ___20___ They forget that controlled wandering is not the same as chaos. Learners can set soft borders: after twenty minutes of hard work, they allow five minutes of gentle drift. In this window, the mind roams but stays near the topic. The result is deeper insight without lost time. A. Critics may say distraction wastes time. B. Mind-wandering breaks cognitive barriers. C. No lab is needed; the brain runs a silent model. D. This random access generates innovative ideas. E. The leap is small, but it is new knowledge built on her own. F. A wandering mind, it turns out, is a quiet helper in this work. G. While her eyes look out of the window, her brain keeps the idea alive. 【答案】16. F 17. G 18. E 19. C 20. A 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了心不在焉（mind-drifting）在学习过程中的积极作用，包括给大脑额外时间、引发远程联想、在内心测试规则等，同时也回应了一些对心不在焉会浪费时间的批评。 【16题详解】 根据上文“More importantly, it can connect them in fresh ways. This process, called inferential learning, lets us go beyond the given facts and reach new conclusions.(更重要的是，它能以全新的方式将它们联系起来。这个过程被称为推理学习，它让我们超越既定事实，得出新的结论)” 可知，此处强调心不在焉在学习过程中的作用，F选项“事实证明，心不在焉在这项工作中是一个默默的帮手” 符合语境，其中 “this work” 指代前文的推理学习。故选F。 【17题详解】 根据上文“Mind-drifting gives the brain extra time. Suppose a student hears that plants bend toward light.(心不在焉给大脑额外的时间。假设一个学生听到植物向光弯曲)” 以及下文 “Neurons repeat the pattern without effort.(神经元会不费力气地重复这个模式)” 可知，此处应描述学生在听到这个知识后心不在焉时大脑的状态，G 选项 “当她的眼睛望向窗外时，她的大脑仍在想着这个想法” 符合语境，体现了心不在焉时大脑对知识的持续思考，故选G。 【18题详解】 根据上文 “From this mix she may infer that light direction, not just sunlight itself, guides plant growth.(从这种融合中，她可能会推断出，引导植物生长的不仅仅是阳光本身，还有光的方向)” 可知，此处应阐述这个推断的意义，E 选项 “这个飞跃虽小，但却是她自己构建的新知识” 符合语境，故选E。 【19题详解】 根据上文“While the teacher moves to the next topic, the student’s thoughts may run a quick test: “If the light comes from below, will the stem still bend up?”(当老师进入下一个话题时，学生的思绪可能会快速进行一个测试：“如果光从下面来，茎还会向上弯曲吗？”)”以及下文“These quiet experiments sharpen understanding and prepare the learner for real tests later.(这些无声的思考实验深化了理解，为学习者日后应对真实考验做好准备)” 可知，此处应描述学生在内心进行这个测试的特点，C 选项 “不需要实验室；大脑运行着一个无声的模型” 符合语境，呼应下文，故选C。 【20题详解】 根据下文“They forget that controlled wandering is not the same as chaos.(他们忘记了有控制的走神和混乱是不一样的)” 可知，此处应是有人对心不在焉提出了负面看法，A 选项 “批评者可能会说分心浪费时间” 符合语境，引出后文对这种看法的回应，故选A。 第三部分 语言运用(共三节，满分55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。 The side door of the aircraft was opened, and a brisk wind rushed in. Packed tightly like sardines were fourteen silent people. Two of them were my adult children, ___21___ out at the endless sky. When we reached an altitude of 14,000 feet, my son’s face turned pale as he ___22___ inched to the opening and fell out of the ___23___. Something went cold in my heart. But, only seconds later, instructions were being ___24___, and it was my daughter’s turn. Her face, however, was ___25___, and she laughed and whooped, falling away into the wild blue. For a quick moment, a desperate fear ___26___ me, and I wondered if that was the last time I would see them. But the thought soon ___27___ as I felt a strong pull on my pack and was moved into position. With a big birthday approaching, my children had chosen to surprise me with an unforgettable way to dive into the decade I’d wanted to ___28___, but when a woman celebrating her fiftieth wedding anniversary spontaneously decided to ___29___, I knew I had to do it, too. Now I was in the ___30___. I forgot all the instructions as the sheer terror and joy ___31___. Although it felt like forever, the minute before the parachute (降落伞) opened was memorable. With the earth quickly approaching, I spied my son and daughter running to ___32___ me. We had an excited three-way ___33___. It was a(n)___34___ moment. I could have refused to leave the plane, missing both the extreme thrill of the dive and the unique beauty of the view from the sky. ___35___ to the appearance of safety no longer felt like the only option. 21. A. leaving B. standing C. staring D. putting 22. A. cautiously B. swiftly C. closely D. proudly 23. A. wing B. hole C. window D. plane 24. A. overlooked B. barked C. interrupted D. posted 25. A. regretful B. grateful C. joyful D. sorrowful 26. A. overcame B. refreshed C. discouraged D. confused 27. A. crept B. surged C. returned D. passed 28. A. give out B. set out C. chicken out D. work out 29. A. dive B. divorce C. withdraw D. abandon 30. A. jungle B. air C. dilemma D. darkness 31. A. came back B. faded away C. died down D. rolled in 32. A. rescue B. greet C. address D. search 33. A. hug B. exchange C. match D. comment 34. A. temporary B. awkward C. desperate D. symbolic 35. A. Climbing B. Sticking C. Responding D. Dropping 【答案】21. C 22. A 23. D 24. B 25. C 26. A 27. D 28. C 29. A 30. B 31. D 32. B 33. A 34. D 35. B 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇记叙文。讲述了作者在重要生日临近时，随子女一起高空跳伞。她起初恐惧，随后享受过程，这次经历象征她克服对新年龄段的退缩，具有特殊意义 。 【21题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：其中两个是我的成年子女，凝视着无尽的天空。A. leaving离开；B. standing站立；C. staring凝视；D. putting放置。由下文“out at the endless sky”以及语境可知，此处描述孩子们在飞机上的状态，stare out at表示“凝视着……”，符合他们在飞机上看着外面天空的情景。故选C项。 【22题详解】 考查副词词义辨析。句意：当我们到达 14000 英尺的高度时，我儿子的脸变得苍白，他小心翼翼地慢慢挪向开口处，然后从飞机上掉了下去。A. cautiously小心翼翼地；B. swiftly迅速地；C. closely紧密地；D. proudly骄傲地。由上文“my son’s face turned pale”可知，作者儿子很害怕，所以是小心翼翼地移动。故选A项。 【23题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：当我们到达 14000 英尺的高度时，我儿子的脸变得苍白，他小心翼翼地慢慢挪向开口处，然后从飞机上掉了下去。A. wing机翼；B. hole洞；C. window窗户；D. plane飞机。由上文“The side door of the aircraft was opened”可知，前文提到飞机侧门打开，这里指人是从飞机上跳下去。故选D项。 【24题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：但仅仅几秒钟后，指令就被大声喊出，轮到我女儿了。A. overlooked忽视；B. barked（大声）喊出；C. interrupted打断；D. posted张贴。由上文“instructions were being”以及语境可知，这里指跳伞的指令被大声喊出，让女儿准备跳伞。故选B项。 【25题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：然而，她的脸上充满喜悦，她大笑着欢呼着，落入广阔的蓝天中。A. regretful后悔的；B. grateful感激的；C. joyful喜悦的；D. sorrowful悲伤的。由下文“she laughed and whooped”可知，这里指作者女儿很开心，脸上充满喜悦。故选C项。 【26题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：有那么一瞬间，一种极度恐惧笼罩着我，我想知道这是否是我最后一次见到他们。A. overcame战胜，（感情等）压倒；B. refreshed使恢复精力；C. discouraged使气馁；D. confused使困惑。由上文“a desperate fear”以及语境可知，这里指恐惧的情绪压倒了作者。故选A项。 【27题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：但这个想法很快就过去了，因为我感觉到背包被猛地拉了一下，然后被移到了合适的位置。A. crept爬行；B. surged涌动；C. returned返回；D. passed过去。由上文“But the thought soon”以及语境可知，这里指作者这种恐惧的想法很快就消失了，pass有“（时间、想法等）过去”的意思。故选D项。 【28题详解】 考查动词短语辨析。句意：随着一个重要生日的临近，我的孩子们选择用一种难忘的方式给我一个惊喜，让我勇敢地进入我本想退缩的十年，但当一位庆祝结婚五十周年的女士自发决定跳伞时，我知道我也必须这么做。A. give out分发；B. set out出发；C. chicken out因害怕而退缩；D. work out解决。由上文“the decade I’d wanted to”以及语境可知，作者本来对进入这个年龄段有些退缩，这里指作者一开始想逃避这个年龄段。故选C项。 【29题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：随着一个重要生日的临近，我的孩子们选择用一种难忘的方式给我一个惊喜，让我勇敢地进入我本想退缩的十年，但当一位庆祝结婚五十周年的女士自发决定跳伞时，我知道我也必须这么做。A. dive潜水，突然下降，（此处指）跳伞；B. divorce离婚；C. withdraw撤回；D. abandon抛弃。由上文“a woman celebrating her fiftieth wedding anniversary”以及语境可知，这里指这位女士为庆祝结婚五十周年而决定跳伞。故选A项。 【30题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：现在我在空中。A. jungle丛林；B. air空气，空中；C. dilemma困境；D. darkness黑暗。由上文“The side door of the aircraft was opened”可知，这里指作者在空中。故选B项。 【31题详解】 考查动词短语辨析。句意：当纯粹的恐惧和喜悦涌上心头时，我忘记了所有的指令。A. came back回来；B. faded away逐渐消失；C. died down平息；D. rolled in滚滚而来。由上文“the sheer terror and joy”以及语境可知，这里指恐惧和喜悦的情绪一起向作者涌来。故选D项。 【32题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：随着地面迅速靠近，我看到我的儿子和女儿跑过来迎接我。A. rescue救援；B. greet迎接，打招呼；C. address称呼，演讲；D. search寻找。由上文“I spied my son and daughter running to”以及语境可知，这里指孩子们看到作者落地，跑过来迎接。故选B项。 【33题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：我们兴奋地来了个三人拥抱。A. hug拥抱；B. exchange交换；C. match比赛；D. comment评论。由上文“We had an excited three-way”以及语境可知，一家人团聚很兴奋，所以是三人拥抱。故选A项。 【34题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：这是一个具有象征意义的时刻。A. temporary暂时的；B. awkward尴尬的；C. desperate绝望的；D. symbolic有象征意义的。由上文“With a big birthday approaching, my children had chosen to surprise me with an unforgettable way to dive into the decade”以及语境可知，这次跳伞对作者进入新的年龄段有特殊意义，是一个有象征意义的时刻。故选D项。 【35题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：坚持所谓的安全外表不再是唯一的选择。A. Climbing攀爬；B. Sticking坚持；C. Responding回应；D. Dropping掉落。由下文“to the appearance of safety no longer felt like the only option”以及语境可知，这里考查“stick to the appearance of safety” ，表示坚持外貌上的安全，暗含在乎年龄对自己外貌的影响，符合语境。故选B项。 第二节 单项选择(共15小题;每小题1分，共15分) 36. Despite the ________ that extreme sports are only for young people, many seniors have proven their passion and skill in activities like sandboarding. A. feedback B. controversy C. category D. assumption 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】考查名词词义辨析。句意：尽管人们普遍认为极限运动只适合年轻人，但许多老年人却在诸如沙板运动等项目中展现出了自己的热情和技能。A. feedback反馈；B. controversy争论；C. category种类；D. assumption假设，认为。根据后文“that extreme sports are only for young people”可知，此处指人们普遍认为极限运动只适合年轻人，assumption符合语境。故选D。 37. Jane, who is always full of energy and optimism, ________ a bubbly person even in the most challenging situations. A. comes across as B. finds fault with C. clicks on D. roots for 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】考查动词短语辨析。句意：简总是充满活力且乐观向上，即便在最艰难的处境中，她也给人以活泼开朗的印象。A. comes across as给人的印象是……；B. finds fault with批评；C. clicks on点击；D. roots for支持。根据后文“a bubbly person even in the most challenging situations”指简即便在最艰难的处境中，也给人以活泼开朗的印象。故选A。 38 It is ________ that athletes like Fabiola da Silva have excelled in male-dominated sports like inline skating; their achievements are well-documented in sports history. A. undefeated B. plausible C. hypocritical D. undisputed 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】考查形容词词义辨析。句意：像法比奥拉·达席尔瓦（Fabiola da Silva）这样的运动员在直排轮滑等男性主导的运动中表现出色，这是无可争议的；她们的成就被载入体育史册。A. undefeated未被击败的；B. plausible似乎合理的；C. hypocritical虚伪的；D. undisputed无可争议的。根据“their achievements are well-documented in sports history.”可知，像法比奥拉·达席尔瓦这样的运动员在直排轮滑等男性主导的运动中表现出色，这是无可争议的。故选D。 39. According to travel news, Namibia, known for its vast deserts and towering ________, is now a top destination for sandboarding lovers. A. rinks B. courts C. dunes D. slopes 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】考查名词词义辨析。句意：据旅游新闻报道，纳米比亚以其广袤的沙漠和高耸的沙丘而闻名，如今已成为沙板运动爱好者的首选旅游目的地。A. rinks溜冰场；B. courts场地；C. dunes沙丘；D. slopes斜坡。根据上文“known for its vast deserts and towering”和下文“sandboarding lovers”指纳米比亚以其广袤的沙漠和高耸的沙丘而闻名，故选C。 40. A recent news report stated that the old subway station elevator has been ________ since last Friday, with repair work still in progress. A. out of shape B. out of sight C. out of service D. out of mind 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】考查动词短语辨析。句意：最近的一则新闻报道称，自上周五以来，老地铁站的电梯一直处于停用状态，维修工作仍在进行中。A. out of shape变形，走样；B. out of sight看不见，在视野之外；C. out of service停止服务，停用；D. out of mind心不在焉，忘记。根据句中“with repair work still in progress”可知，电梯正在维修，所以一直处于停用状态。故选C。 41. As the wildfire approached the cabin, the old man made ________ attempts to block the flames without stopping to catch his breath. A. aggressive B. conservative C. hesitant D. cautious 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】考查形容词词义辨析。句意：当大火逼近小屋时，这位老人不顾一切地奋力扑救，甚至都没有停下来喘口气。A. aggressive积极进取的，挑衅的；B. conservative保守的；C. hesitant犹豫的；D. cautious谨慎的。根据后文“attempts to block the flames without stopping to catch his breath”指老人不顾一切地奋力扑救，甚至都没有停下来喘口气，为短语make aggressive attempts，表示“进行大胆的尝试”。故选A。 42. To balance work and rest effectively, many professionals ________ between focused 90-minute work sessions and 15-minute breaks throughout the workday. A. shift B. fluctuate C. circulate D. alternate 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】考查动词词义辨析。句意：为了有效地平衡工作与休息，许多专业人士会在一天的工作中交替进行 90 分钟的专注工作时段和 15 分钟的休息时间。A. shift转换；B. fluctuate波动；C. circulate循环；D. alternate交替。根据后文“between focused 90-minute work sessions and 15-minute breaks”指专业人士会在一天的工作中交替进行 90 分钟的专注工作时段和 15 分钟的休息时间。故选D。 43. The book’s description of loneliness in big cities lets readers quickly ________ the author’s feelings. A. identify with B. contribute to C. subscribe to D. coincide with 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】考查动词短语辨析。句意：这本书对大城市中孤独感的描述让读者很快认同了作者的情感。A. identify with认同，与……产生共鸣；B. contribute to有助于，贡献；C. subscribe to订阅，同意；D. coincide with与……一致，同时发生。根据句中“The book’s description of loneliness in big cities”及“the author’s feelings”可知，读者对作者描述的孤独感产生了共鸣。故选A。 44. After the project was finally approved, the manager told the team they could ________ discussions for the day and have a rest. A. leave out B. leave behind C. leave off D. leave for 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】考查动词短语辨析。句意：项目最终获得批准后，经理告诉团队他们可以停止当天的讨论，休息一下了。A. leave out不包括；B. leave behind遗弃；C. leave off停止；D. leave for前往。根据后文“and have a rest”可知，指经理告诉团队他们可以停止当天的讨论，休息一下了。故选C。 45. We should ________ facts from opinions when reading news, ________ we might be misled easily. A. install; however B. release; whilst C. distinguish; otherwise D. attribute; nevertheless 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】考查动词和副词词义辨析。句意：在阅读新闻时，我们应当将事实与观点区分开来，否则很容易被误导。A. install分离；however然而；B. release解放；whilst当……的时候；C. distinguish区分；otherwise否则；D. attribute归因；nevertheless然而。第一空根据后文“facts from opinions”可知为短语distinguish…from，表示“区分……和……”；第二空表示 “否则”，承接前文，说明不区分事实与观点的后果用otherwise；however、nevertheless表转折，whilst表对比，均不符合逻辑。故选C。 46. The speech was so ________ that many audience members felt ________ and started to leave early. A. awkward; relieved B. bubbly; keen C. cheerful; embarrassed D. pretentious; bored 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】考查形容词词义辨析。句意：这场演讲太做作了，以至于许多听众感到厌烦，开始提前离场。A. awkward尴尬的；relieved感到宽慰的；B. bubbly起泡的，活泼的；keen渴望的，热心的；C. cheerful快乐的，愉快的；embarrassed尴尬的；D. pretentious做作的，自命不凡的；bored厌烦的。根据“started to leave early”可知，听众提前离场是因为对演讲感到厌烦，因此可推测演讲很做作。故选D。 47. His repeated excuses for being late ________ — I’ve told him how important punctuality is many times. A. gets on my nerves B. touches a nerve C. strains every nerve D. keeps the nerve 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】考查动词短语辨析。句意：他一再为迟到找借口，这让我很恼火——我已经多次告诉他守时有多重要了。 A. gets on my nerves让我很恼火，使我心烦意乱； B. touches a nerve触及痛处，触动感情； C. strains every nerve竭尽全力，使出浑身解数； D. keeps the nerve保持镇定，保持冷静。 根据“I’ve told him how important punctuality is many times.”可知，说话人已经多次强调守时的重要性，因此对方一再为迟到找借口会让说话人感到恼火，A选项符合语境。故选A。 48. The documentary exposed how the group used ________ approaches, forcing prisoners to endure unspeakable physical and psychological ________ to reveal information. A. brutal; bother B. inhumane; torture C. cruel; annoyance D. vicious; irritation 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】考查形容词和名词词义辨析。句意：这部纪录片揭露了该组织所采用的极度残忍的手段，他们迫使囚犯忍受难以言喻的肉体和精神上的折磨，以此来获取信息。A. brutal野蛮的；bother麻烦；B. inhumane残忍的；torture折磨，酷刑；C. cruel残酷的；annoyance烦恼；D. vicious恶毒的；irritation恼怒。第一空根据后文“forcing prisoners to endure unspeakable physical and psychological”可知，该组织所采用的极度残忍的手段；第二空根据上文“unspeakable physical and psychological”指组织迫使囚犯忍受难以言喻的肉体和精神上的折磨，故选B。 49. When attending the important charity gala, she wore a (n) ________ evening gown, and her ________ hairstyle made her the center of attention. A. gorgeous; stylish B. awkward; scruffy C. shallow; pushy D. plain; messy 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】考查形容词词义辨析。句意：出席重要的慈善晚会时，她身着华丽的晚礼服，时尚的发型使她成为众人瞩目的焦点。A. gorgeous华丽的; stylish时尚的；B. awkward尴尬的; scruffy破旧的；C. shallow肤浅的; pushy有进取心的；D. plain朴素的; messy凌乱的。根据“important charity gala”可知，参加重要的慈善晚会，应是穿着华丽的晚礼服，形容词gorgeous符合题意；根据“made her the center of attention”可知，时尚的发型让她成为众人瞩目的焦点，形容词stylish符合题意。故选A。 50. Under the old oak tree ________, its pages yellowed with time but still holding the pressed maple leaf she’d given him ten years ago. A. did the diary he’d been searching for lay B. the diary he’d been searching for lay C. lay the diary he’d been searching for D. did the diary lay he’d been searching for 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】考查倒装句语序。句意：在那棵老橡树下，放着他一直在寻找的日记，书页已随岁月泛黄，但仍夹着她十年前送给他的那片压平的枫叶。句子以地点状语Under the old oak tree开头，且主语为名词diary，需使用完全倒装结构，即将不及物谓语动词lay提前至名词主语之前，构成“谓语+主语”的语序。故选C项。 第三节 语篇填空(共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分) 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 The 15th edition of Vivid Sydney, Australia’s largest annual celebration of light music, ideas, and food, ____51____ (light) up the Harbour City under the theme Dream. From May 23 to June 14, 2025, the festival featured more than 200 events across five ____52____ (creative) designed zones throughout central Sydney. Among them, Chinese artist Yannesi Siu, the first Chinese artist invited individually ____53____ (participate) in Vivid Sydney’s official program attracted attention with two works that combine ancient mythology with cutting-edge technology. Yannesi’s work, Fly to the Moon, drew ____54____ (inspire) from the legend of Chang’e, the Chinese moon goddess. In her interpretation, which used light and motion, ____55____ the moon symbolized was not only poetic imagination but also the pursuit of dreams. Her second work, Telephone, explored how memory, technology, and time interacted. Inside ____56____ unique and old-fashioned telephone booth (电话亭), visitors could speak into the receiver, and transform messages into animated light symbols by AI. This dialogue between past and future was enhanced by China’s homegrown HDR Vivid ultra-HD visual technology. “____57____ (root) in the Chinese traditional culture, the piece uses technique to carry meaning,” Siu said. “I hope audiences can reflect ____58____ how technology connects us — not just functionally, but emotionally — across time and space.” This year, Vivid Sydney covered five unique zones — Circular Quay and The rocks, Barangaroo, Martin Place and the CBD, Darling Harbour, and The Goods Line and Inner City, ____59____ visitors enjoyed immersing ____60____ (they) in fantastic experiences over 23 nights. 【答案】51. lit 52. creatively 53. to participate 54. inspiration 55. what 56. a 57. Rooted 58. on##upon 59. where 60. themselves 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了第15届悉尼灯光音乐创意美食节的相关情况。 【51题详解】 考查时态。句意：第15届悉尼灯光音乐创意美食节是澳大利亚规模最大的年度灯光、音乐、创意和美食盛会，本届灯光音乐节以“梦想”为主题，点亮了这座海港城市。light(点亮)是谓语动词，与主语“The 15th edition of Vivid Sydney”之间是主动关系，结合语境可知，描述过去发生的事情用一般过去时态。故填lit。 【52题详解】 考查副词。句意：从2025年5月23日至6月14日，该节日在悉尼市中心五个创意设计区域内举办了200多场活动。提示词修饰过去分词designed，应用副词creatively作状语，意为“ 创造性地”。故填creatively。 【53题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：其中，中国艺术家姚西西(Yannesi Siu)作为首位受邀单独参加悉尼灯光音乐节官方项目的中国艺术家，凭借两幅将古代神话与尖端技术相结合的作品吸引了众人的目光。invite sb. to do sth.为固定短语，意为“邀请某人做某事”，此处为其被动形式(sb. be) invited to do sth.，用动词不定式作主语补足语。故填to participate。 【54题详解】 考查名词。句意：姚西西的作品《奔月》的灵感来自中国月亮女神嫦娥的传说。提示词作宾语，用名词inspiration，意为“灵感”，不可数名词。故填inspiration。 【55题详解】 考查主语从句。句意：在她运用光影和动态效果的诠释中，月亮所象征的不仅是诗意的想象，更是对梦想的追求。“_____ the moon symbolized”是主语从句，从句缺少宾语，结合句意，表示“月亮所象征的”，应用连接代词what引导该从句。故填what。 【56题详解】 考查冠词。句意：在一个独特且老式的电话亭里，游客可以对着听筒说话，通过人工智能将信息转化为动态的灯光符号。booth是可数名词单数，在句中表示“一个电话亭”，泛指，且unique是发音以辅音音素开头，应用不定冠词a修饰。故填a。 【57题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：“这件作品植根于中国传统文化，用技法承载意义，”姚西西说。“(root) in the Chinese traditional culture”作状语，root(使生根)是非谓语动词，与其逻辑主语“the piece”之间是被动关系，用过去分词表被动；句首单词首字母大写。故填Rooted。 【58题详解】 考查介词。句意：“我希望观众能够思考技术如何将我们联系在一起——不仅仅是功能上的，还有情感上的——跨越时空。”reflect on/upon为固定短语，意为“思考”。故填on/upon。 【59题详解】 考查定语从句。句意：今年，悉尼灯光音乐节覆盖了五个独特区域——环形码头和岩石区、巴拉兰古、马丁广场和中央商务区、达令港以及铁路线和内城区，游客们在这里尽情享受了23个晚上的奇妙体验。“_____ visitors enjoyed immersing _____ (they) in fantastic experiences over 23 nights”为非限制性定语从句，修饰先行词“five unique zones”，关系词将其代入定语从句中作地点状语，用关系副词where引导该从句。故填where。 【60题详解】 考查代词。句意：今年，悉尼灯光音乐节覆盖了五个独特的区域——环形码头和岩石区、巴拉兰古、马丁广场和中央商务区、达令港以及铁路线和内城区，游客们在这里尽情享受了23个晚上的奇妙体验。代词they作宾语，与主语“visitors”是同一群人，应用反身代词themselves作宾语；且immerse oneself in...为固定短语，意为“沉浸于”。故填themselves。 第四部分 写作(共一节，满分25分) 61. 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。 Winners Never Quit There was a young boy named Jackson who had a burning desire to become a great chess player. He lived in a small town where chess was unpopular. The lack of proper coaches or training facilities nearby didn’t dampen his spirits at all, for his fascination with the game knew no bounds. Every day after school, he would dash home eagerly and set up his old chessboard. For hours on end, he would study books borrowed from the library, his eyes scanning the pages attentively in an attempt to absorb new strategies. He practiced against himself religiously, moving the pieces back and forth, his mind deeply engaged in analyzing each move with care. When he took part in local chess matches, he was frequently underestimated. The tournament hall was filled with noisy people. The other players, armed with better resources and professional training, laughed at his simple techniques. In one particular tournament, as he sat at the table for his first game, he could feel the eyes on him. His opponent made quick and decisive opening moves. Jackson, though nervous, focused hard. But soon, he found himself in a difficult position as his opponent’s pieces advanced aggressively. He lost the game and was very disappointed. In the next game, the situation was no better. His opponent’s fingers moved swiftly over the pieces, while Jackson’s hands were a bit sweaty as he tried to keep up, with his strategies easily countered (对抗). The taunts (嘲弄) of his opponents rang in his ears, but he refused to be disheartened. During the break, he sat alone in the corner, replaying the games in his mind to identify his mistakes. Realizing the need to be more creative and bold in his move, he immersed himself deeper into analyzing of the games of the chess masters for inspiration. With every page he read and every move he analyzed, his determination grew like a burning fire. 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: With a new-found determination, Jackson told himself that winners never quit. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Paragraph 2: In the final moments of the game, the pressure was intense. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】范文 With a new-found determination, Jack told himself that winners never quit. He came back with a determined look. In the next game, he started to make unexpected and brilliant opening moves. His opponents were caught off guard. He carefully calculated each step, not allowing his previous failures to cloud his judgment. When his opponent made a challenging move, instead of panicking, he analyzed it calmly and found a way to counter it. His pieces moved across the board with precision, slowly but surely gaining an advantage. As the game progressed, he stayed focused, ignoring the whispers around him. In the final moments of the game, the pressure was intense. Jack’s hands were steady as he made the decisive move. He won the game, and a small smile appeared on his face. This victory gave him the confidence he needed. In the following games, he continued to play with great skill and determination. Even when facing tough opponents again, he remembered his struggle and the motto that winners never quit. With each victory, he grew more confident, and eventually, he won the tournament, proving that with unwavering determination, one can overcome any obstacle in the pursuit of their dreams. 【解析】 【导语】本文以人物为线索展开，讲述了有一个名叫杰克逊的小男孩，他渴望成为一名伟大的国际象棋选手，每天都会练习象棋。在一次特别的比赛中，因为对手的棋子攻势很大，他遇到了困难。但是杰克没有放弃，而是冷静应对，最后赢得了比赛。 【详解】1.段落续写： ①由第一段首句内容“怀着一种新的决心，杰克告诉自己，成功者永不放弃”可知，第一段可描写杰克是如何冷静应对逐渐取得了优势的。 ②由第二段首句内容“在比赛的最后时刻，压力非常大”可知，第二段可描写杰克赢得了比赛以及杰克的感悟。 2.续写线索：坚定决心——冷静分析——逐渐取得优势——赢得比赛——杰克感悟 3.词汇激活 行为类 ①继续：progress/go on ②克服：overcome/get over 情绪类 ①专注的：focused/attentive ②坚定的：unwavering/ committed 【点睛】[高分句型1] As the game progressed, he stayed focused, ignoring the whispers around him. (运用了as引导时间状语从句) [高分句型2] With each victory, he grew more confident, and eventually, he won the tournament, proving that with unwavering determination, one can overcome any obstacle in the pursuit of their dreams.(运用了that引导宾语从句) 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $ 郑州外国语学校2025-2026学年高二上月考1试卷 英语 (120分钟 150分) 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. What will the man do before going into town? A. Eat his breakfast. B. Have his hair cut. C. Visit a bookshop. 2. What are the speakers talking about? A. A hotel. B. An airport. C. A hospital. 3. What does the man mean? A. He forgot the meeting time. B. He had little time to prepare. C. He finished the speech ahead of time. 4 What does the woman’s mother look like? A. She wears glasses. B. She has dark eyes. C. She has white hair. 5. What is the weather like now? A. Sunny. B. Windy. C. Rainy. 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. What did the woman originally want to do at the radio station? A. Be a DJ. B. Start a podcast. C. Compose music. 7. What does the woman imply about the job of managing the station’s music? A. It would offer nothing new. B. It would help her get started. C. It would be physically demanding. 听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。 8. What is the woman? A. A driver. B. A policewoman. C. A car park attendant. 9. Where is the car park? A. Near a hotel. B. Around the corner. C. At the end of the street. 10. What will the man probably do next? A. Drive away. B. Lock his car. C. Visit a park. 听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。 11 When will the woman give a presentation? A. On September 7th. B. On September 8th. C. On September 9th. 12. What did Rachel and Sam ask about? A. The name of the hotel. B. The time of the meeting. C. The change of the schedule. 13. How will Mark get everyone to know the meeting arrangements? A. By email. B. By phone. C. In person. 听第9段材料，回答14至17小题。 14. Where does the conversation probably take place? A. In an office. B. Over the phone. C. At a job fair. 15. Where does Sharon most probably work? A. At a travel agency. B. In a publishing house. C. In an advertising company. 16. What is Sharon’s second job task? A. Selling products. B. Developing websites. C. Increasing clients’ visibility. 17. What does Sharon need to look at to find effective keywords? A. News websites. B. Research papers. C. Customers’ search history. 听第10段材料，回答18至20小题。 18. What is Jacob Brown famous for? A. Serving unique meals. B. Creating accessible recipes. C. Promoting environmental campaigns. 19. What is one reason for Jacob Brown’s adoption of jellyfish? A. Meeting people’s nutritional needs. B. Observing new environmental rules. C. Appealing to customers’ preferences. 20. What is the rule about jellyfish in New Zealand? A. Jellyfish import is prohibited. B. Companies can’t use local species. C. Personal fishing of jellyfish is illegal. 第二部分 阅读(共两节，满分50分) 第一节(共15小题;每小题2.5分，满分37.5分) 阅读下列短文，从每题所给地A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A Welcome to our school’s online community! Whether you’re hoping to explore the East Coast or are just making your way around campus, there are several transportation service options that University of Pennsylvania (Penn) students can take advantage of. Penn Walking Escorts (护送) Penn’s Division of Public Safety offers free walking escorts 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Penn students can request an escort to walk them to their destinations whether that is a campus building, a dorm, or the school hospital. To request a walking escort, students can ask any Public Safety Officer or call 215-898-WALK (9255). Penn Accessible Transit The Penn Accessible Transit service offers on-campus transportation during term time for individuals with visual disabilities and those with limitations from other conditions. To obtain access to PAT, students must email the Office of Student Disabilities Services. For teachers or staff, they can obtain approval by contacting the Office of Affirmative Action. SEPTA SEPTA offers convenient transportation options for students around Philadelphia and connects to five counties in the Philadelphia suburbs, as well as transit systems in Delaware and New Jersey. Penn students can get discounts on galleries and museums on the SEPTA app if they have SEPTA Key Card with them. By downloading the SEPTA app, users can see their balance, add funds and view schedules. Indego Indego is the bike share system in Penn. Through downloading the Indego app, students can access real-time bike availability at any station, while earning discounts for renting bikes. Bike Share locations on campus include stations at 34th and Chestnut streets, 34th and Spruce streets, 36th and Sansom streets, and 40th and Spruce streets. 1. What do Penn Walking Escorts and Penn Accessible Transit have in common? A. They have hotline support. B. They are meant for Penn staff. C. They offer thoughtful services. D. They are available all year round. 2. Which enables Penn students to get cheaper exhibition tickets? A. Penn Walking Escorts. B. Penn Accessible Transit. C. SEPTA. D. Indego. 3. Where is this text probably taken from? A. A school website. B. A travel plan. C. A transportation guide. D. A poster board. B My father loved lists. Over 25 years, he recorded 539 books he read and 322 episodes of Booknotes on C-SPAN, which he watched every Sunday night. He also kept grocery lists for his mini-fridge—Pepsi, coffee, heavy cream—and daily tasks. These notes filled small notebooks, always near his reading chair. He wrote them until December 31, 2004, when cancer stopped him. After his death, I gathered the notebooks into a box. For years, I couldn’t bear to open them. Born in 1927 in Lowell, Massachusetts, my father was the son of a leather factory worker and grandson of an Irish immigrant who cleaned horse manure from the streets. Despite his humble beginnings, he was brilliant. After a summer in the leather factory, he graduated high school at 16 and went on to Boston College. He served in World War II and later earned degrees in physics. Then he worked at MIT’s Lincoln Laboratory, moved his family from Lowell to Boston, and sent his kids to private colleges. It seemed he had left Lowell behind — but not so. Deep down, he saw himself simply as a working-class Lowell kid who had just read a lot of books. He didn’t travel much, and didn’t feel the need. When I asked if he regretted not seeing the world, he defended himself: “I’ve sailed the Atlantic in stormy winds, climbed the Himalayas, and stared down wild animals.” Then he added, “I read.” Books were his world. From them, he learned to survive landslides, shark attacks, and even gorilla attacks. He had what he called “a rich inner life”— and it was true. Shortly before his death, he opened a small purple notebook and began one last list. It described details from 1930s Lowell — things lost in time. Twenty years later, I found it. In his flowing handwriting, Dad reached back to Lowell — a time long gone, now captured only in memory. Lost and only in memory — that was how I was experiencing Dad now. Squinting my eyes, I saw not just the city he loved, but the quiet, extraordinary man I called Dad. 4. Why are the details of the father’s lists mentioned in Paragraph 1? A. To imply his fear of forgetting. B. To reflect his ordered and thoughtful life. C. To reveal his reliance on control. D. To show his love for literature and cuisine. 5. What does the underlined sentence in paragraph 2 mean? A. He stayed humble and rooted. B. He struggled with his identity. C. His success originated from his roots. D. He felt torn about his background. 6. What does the father’s quote in paragraph 3 mainly reveal? A. His pride in inner journeys. B. His dream of global travel. C. His desire for real adventure. D. His escape from physical world. 7. What is the main theme of the passage? A. Pursuit and action. B. Loss and regret. C. Ambition and escape. D. Memory and identity. C Scientists have identified neurons (神经元) in an ancient part of the brain that control when you stop eating a meal, at least in rodents (啮齿动物). The researchers discovered that cholecystokinin (胆囊收缩素) (CCK) neurons, which are found in the brain stem, one of the oldest parts of the brain-combine various signals produced as we eat, causing us to feel full and not want to take another bite. The feeding signals these neurons respond to relay information like how much food is detected by receptors in the mouth, how full the stomach is and how high the levels of different hunger signalling hormones in the blood are. The new research is still in its early stages, having only been conducted in mice so far. The team focused on the brain stems of mice to build on research in rodents dating back to the 1970s, which hinted that the brain stem could play a role in regulating feelings of fullness. However, which particular cells within this region did this and how was unclear. To see how CCK neurons may influence eating, the scientists genetically modified mice so that their CCK neurons could be switched on and off using light in lab experiments. They found that when these neurons were activated, the mice ate smaller meals compared to unmodified mice, and the extent of activation determined how quickly the modified mice stopped eating. The findings suggest that CCK neurons regulate how much mice eat during a given meal, the team concluded. If equivalent neurons are found in the human brain stem, the findings could theoretically lead to the development of new treatments for conditions like obesity. This idea was supported by separate experiments conducted in the same study, in which the team discovered that mouse CCK neurons can be activated by a drug called Exendin-4, which caused the mice to stop eating. Exendin-4 is in the same class of drugs as Ozempic and Wegovy, which are becoming increasingly popular for the treatment of type 2 diabetes and obesity, respectively. Whether used alone or alongside other medical interventions, these findings could provide a pathway for clinically regulating eating behaviour and possibly for developing weight-reducing drugs. But these findings in rodents must first be extended to people. 8. Which of the following can best describe CCK neurons? A. Taste detectors. B. Decision makers. C. Hunger killers. D. Signal organizers. 9. What’s the key difference between genetically modified mice and normal ones according to Paragraph 2? A. Normal mice got Exendin-4 injections. B. Modified mice had more hunger hormones. C. Normal mice had changed brain stem structures. D. Modified mice had CCK neurons controlled by light. 10. Why does the author mention a drug called Exendin-4? A. To challenge existing findings. B. To indicate potential applications. C. To suggest immediate effectiveness. D. To highlight experimental limitations. 11. Which of the following could be a proper title of the passage? A Ancient Brain Region Controls Meal Size B. New Drugs Target Brain’s Hunger Neurons C. CCK Neurons Can Cure Obesity in Humans D. Mouse Study Reveals CCK Neurons’ Structure D Universities have boomed in recent decades. In theory, universities should be an excellent source of productivity growth. In practice, however, the great expansion of higher education has coincided with a productivity slowdown. A new paper by Ashish Arora and his colleagues, suggests that universities’ rapid growth and the rich world’s stagnant productivity could be two sides of the same coin. The new paper makes a subtle but devastating suggestion: that when it came to delivering productivity gains, the old, big-business model of science worked better than the new, university-led one. Broadly, they find that scientific breakthroughs from public institutions “elicit little or no response from established corporations” over a number of years. A researcher in a university lab might publish brilliant papers after brilliant paper, pushing the front of a discipline. Often, however, this has no impact on corporations’ own publications, their patents or the number of scientists that they employ. And this, in turn, points to a small impact on economy-wide productivity. Why do companies struggle to use ideas produced by universities? The loss of the corporate lab is one part of the answer. Such institutions were home to a lively mixture of thinkers and doers. In the 1940s Bell Labs had the interdisciplinary team of chemists, metallurgists and physicists necessary to solve the overlapping theoretical and practical problems associated with developing the transistor. That cross-cutting expertise is now largely gone. Another part of the answer concerns universities. Free from the demands of corporate overloads, research focuses more on satisfying geeks’ curiosity or boosting citation counts than on finding breakthroughs that will change the world or make money. In moderation, research for research’s sake is no bad thing; some breakthrough technologies, such as penicillin, were discovered almost by accident. But if everyone is arguing over how many angels dance on the head of a pin, the economy suffers. When higher-education institutions do produce work that is more relevant to the real world, the consequences are troubling. As universities produce more fresh PhD graduates, companies seem to find it easier to invent new stuff. Yet universities’ patents have an offsetting effect, provoking corporations to produce fewer patents themselves. It is possible that existing businesses, worried about competition from university spinoffs, cut back on research and development (R&D) in that field. Although no one knows for sure how these opposing effects balance out, the authors point to a net decline in corporate patenting of about 1.5% a year. The vast fiscal resources devoted to public science, in other words, probably make businesses across the rich world less innovative. Perhaps, with time, universities and the corporate sector will work together more profitably. And corporate researchers, rather than universities, are driving the current generative AI innovation boom: in a few cases, the corporate lab has already risen from the ashes. At some point, though, governments will need to ask themselves hard questions. In a world of weak economic growth, generous public support for universities may come to seem an unjustifiable luxury. 12. According to the text, Arora and his colleagues find that ________. A. universities have long been an important source of productivity growth B. universities’ scientific outputs don’t really impact established corporations C. university-led model of science is delivering fewer scientific breakthroughs D. big businesses are slow to absorb innovative ideas produced by universities 13. Bell Labs are mentioned in the text to ________. A. honor their key contributions to scientific development B. highlight a successful corporate-university partnership C. indicate the essential components of successful corporate labs D. mourn the bygone days of multidisciplinary corporate research 14. What does the word “offsetting” probably mean? A. weakening B. boosting C. stabilizing D. disrupting 15. Which of the following statements will the author most likely agree with? A. Universities should expand their collaboration with corporations. B. Universities should play a bigger role in developing generative AI. C. The government should put in effort to revive corporate labs. D. The government should reduce public support for universities. 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。 Many people think a good learner must keep steady focus. Yet new studies show the opposite. When the mind gently drifts, it can still absorb facts. More importantly, it can connect them in fresh ways. This process, called inferential learning, lets us go beyond the given facts and reach new conclusions. ___16___ Mind-drifting gives the brain extra time. Suppose a student hears that plants bend toward light. ___17___ Neurons repeat the pattern without effort. This hidden rehearsal strengthens memory traces and keeps the door open for later links. Drifting invites remote associations. During a break, the same student may recall her kitchen window, where the basil plant leans each morning. Two scenes—classroom and kitchen—meet in her mind. From this mix she may infer that light direction, not just sunlight itself, guides plant growth. ___18___ However, focused study rarely allows such loose pairing of places and times. A wandering mind tests rules in private. While the teacher moves to the next topic, the student's thoughts may run a quick test: "If the light comes from below, will the stem still bend up?" ___19___ These quiet experiments sharpen understanding and prepare the learner for real tests later. ___20___ They forget that controlled wandering is not the same as chaos. Learners can set soft borders: after twenty minutes of hard work, they allow five minutes of gentle drift. In this window, the mind roams but stays near the topic. The result is deeper insight without lost time. A. Critics may say distraction wastes time. B. Mind-wandering breaks cognitive barriers. C No lab is needed; the brain runs a silent model. D. This random access generates innovative ideas. E. The leap is small, but it is new knowledge built on her own. F. A wandering mind, it turns out, is a quiet helper in this work. G. While her eyes look out of the window, her brain keeps the idea alive. 第三部分 语言运用(共三节，满分55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。 The side door of the aircraft was opened, and a brisk wind rushed in. Packed tightly like sardines were fourteen silent people. Two of them were my adult children, ___21___ out at the endless sky. When we reached an altitude of 14,000 feet, my son’s face turned pale as he ___22___ inched to the opening and fell out of the ___23___. Something went cold in my heart. But, only seconds later, instructions were being ___24___, and it was my daughter’s turn. Her face, however, was ___25___, and she laughed and whooped, falling away into the wild blue. For a quick moment, a desperate fear ___26___ me, and I wondered if that was the last time I would see them. But the thought soon ___27___ as I felt a strong pull on my pack and was moved into position. With a big birthday approaching, my children had chosen to surprise me with an unforgettable way to dive into the decade I’d wanted to ___28___, but when a woman celebrating her fiftieth wedding anniversary spontaneously decided to ___29___, I knew I had to do it, too. Now I was in the ___30___. I forgot all the instructions as the sheer terror and joy ___31___. Although it felt like forever, the minute before the parachute (降落伞) opened was memorable. With the earth quickly approaching, I spied my son and daughter running to ___32___ me. We had an excited three-way ___33___. It was a(n)___34___ moment. I could have refused to leave the plane, missing both the extreme thrill of the dive and the unique beauty of the view from the sky. ___35___ to the appearance of safety no longer felt like the only option. 21. A. leaving B. standing C. staring D. putting 22. A. cautiously B. swiftly C. closely D. proudly 23. A. wing B. hole C. window D. plane 24 A. overlooked B. barked C. interrupted D. posted 25. A. regretful B. grateful C. joyful D. sorrowful 26. A. overcame B. refreshed C. discouraged D. confused 27. A. crept B. surged C. returned D. passed 28. A. give out B. set out C. chicken out D. work out 29. A. dive B. divorce C. withdraw D. abandon 30. A. jungle B. air C. dilemma D. darkness 31. A. came back B. faded away C. died down D. rolled in 32. A. rescue B. greet C. address D. search 33. A. hug B. exchange C. match D. comment 34. A. temporary B. awkward C. desperate D. symbolic 35. A. Climbing B. Sticking C. Responding D. Dropping 第二节 单项选择(共15小题;每小题1分，共15分) 36. Despite the ________ that extreme sports are only for young people, many seniors have proven their passion and skill in activities like sandboarding. A. feedback B. controversy C. category D. assumption 37. Jane, who is always full of energy and optimism, ________ a bubbly person even in the most challenging situations. A. comes across as B. finds fault with C. clicks on D. roots for 38. It is ________ that athletes like Fabiola da Silva have excelled in male-dominated sports like inline skating; their achievements are well-documented in sports history. A. undefeated B. plausible C. hypocritical D. undisputed 39. According to travel news, Namibia, known for its vast deserts and towering ________, is now a top destination for sandboarding lovers. A. rinks B. courts C. dunes D. slopes 40. A recent news report stated that the old subway station elevator has been ________ since last Friday, with repair work still in progress. A. out of shape B. out of sight C. out of service D. out of mind 41. As the wildfire approached the cabin, the old man made ________ attempts to block the flames without stopping to catch his breath. A. aggressive B. conservative C. hesitant D. cautious 42. To balance work and rest effectively, many professionals ________ between focused 90-minute work sessions and 15-minute breaks throughout the workday. A. shift B. fluctuate C. circulate D. alternate 43. The book’s description of loneliness in big cities lets readers quickly ________ the author’s feelings. A. identify with B. contribute to C. subscribe to D. coincide with 44. After the project was finally approved, the manager told the team they could ________ discussions for the day and have a rest. A. leave out B. leave behind C. leave off D. leave for 45. We should ________ facts from opinions when reading news, ________ we might be misled easily. A. install; however B. release; whilst C. distinguish; otherwise D. attribute; nevertheless 46. The speech was so ________ that many audience members felt ________ and started to leave early. A. awkward; relieved B. bubbly; keen C. cheerful; embarrassed D. pretentious; bored 47. His repeated excuses for being late ________ — I’ve told him how important punctuality is many times. A. gets on my nerves B. touches a nerve C. strains every nerve D. keeps the nerve 48. The documentary exposed how the group used ________ approaches, forcing prisoners to endure unspeakable physical and psychological ________ to reveal information. A. brutal; bother B. inhumane; torture C. cruel; annoyance D. vicious; irritation 49. When attending the important charity gala, she wore a (n) ________ evening gown, and her ________ hairstyle made her the center of attention. A. gorgeous; stylish B. awkward; scruffy C. shallow; pushy D. plain; messy 50. Under the old oak tree ________, its pages yellowed with time but still holding the pressed maple leaf she’d given him ten years ago. A. did the diary he’d been searching for lay B. the diary he’d been searching for lay C. lay the diary he’d been searching for D. did the diary lay he’d been searching for 第三节 语篇填空(共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分) 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 The 15th edition of Vivid Sydney, Australia’s largest annual celebration of light music, ideas, and food, ____51____ (light) up the Harbour City under the theme Dream. From May 23 to June 14, 2025, the festival featured more than 200 events across five ____52____ (creative) designed zones throughout central Sydney. Among them, Chinese artist Yannesi Siu, the first Chinese artist invited individually ____53____ (participate) in Vivid Sydney’s official program attracted attention with two works that combine ancient mythology with cutting-edge technology. Yannesi’s work, Fly to the Moon, drew ____54____ (inspire) from the legend of Chang’e, the Chinese moon goddess. In her interpretation, which used light and motion, ____55____ the moon symbolized was not only poetic imagination but also the pursuit of dreams. Her second work, Telephone, explored how memory, technology, and time interacted. Inside ____56____ unique and old-fashioned telephone booth (电话亭), visitors could speak into the receiver, and transform messages into animated light symbols by AI. This dialogue between past and future was enhanced by China’s homegrown HDR Vivid ultra-HD visual technology. “____57____ (root) in the Chinese traditional culture, the piece uses technique to carry meaning,” Siu said. “I hope audiences can reflect ____58____ how technology connects us — not just functionally, but emotionally — across time and space.” This year, Vivid Sydney covered five unique zones — Circular Quay and The rocks, Barangaroo, Martin Place and the CBD, Darling Harbour, and The Goods Line and Inner City, ____59____ visitors enjoyed immersing ____60____ (they) in fantastic experiences over 23 nights. 第四部分 写作(共一节，满分25分) 61. 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。 Winners Never Quit There was a young boy named Jackson who had a burning desire to become a great chess player. He lived in a small town where chess was unpopular. The lack of proper coaches or training facilities nearby didn’t dampen his spirits at all, for his fascination with the game knew no bounds. Every day after school, he would dash home eagerly and set up his old chessboard. For hours on end, he would study books borrowed from the library, his eyes scanning the pages attentively in an attempt to absorb new strategies. He practiced against himself religiously, moving the pieces back and forth, his mind deeply engaged in analyzing each move with care. When he took part in local chess matches, he was frequently underestimated. The tournament hall was filled with noisy people. The other players, armed with better resources and professional training, laughed at his simple techniques. In one particular tournament, as he sat at the table for his first game, he could feel the eyes on him. His opponent made quick and decisive opening moves. Jackson, though nervous, focused hard. But soon, he found himself in a difficult position as his opponent’s pieces advanced aggressively. He lost the game and was very disappointed. In the next game, the situation was no better. His opponent’s fingers moved swiftly over the pieces, while Jackson’s hands were a bit sweaty as he tried to keep up, with his strategies easily countered (对抗). The taunts (嘲弄) of his opponents rang in his ears, but he refused to be disheartened. During the break, he sat alone in the corner, replaying the games in his mind to identify his mistakes. Realizing the need to be more creative and bold in his move, he immersed himself deeper into analyzing of the games of the chess masters for inspiration. With every page he read and every move he analyzed, his determination grew like a burning fire. 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: With a new-found determination, Jackson told himself that winners never quit. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Paragraph 2: In the final moments of the game, the pressure was intense. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $