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郑州外国语学校2025-2026学年上期高三调研3考试试卷 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，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。 1. What are the speakers mainly talking about? A. A worker. B. A factory. C. A school. 2. What does the man plan to do? A. Reward the woman. B. Write a school report. C. Watch a film with John. 3. What does the man mean? A. The singers' cooking skills are improved. B. The baking show isn't worth watching. C. The desserts are very easy to make. 4. What does the woman suggest the man do? A. Sign up for a course. B. Talk to the teachers. C. Pick up kids on time. 5. What has the man begun to do? A. Fix a TV. B. Play tennis. C. Have swimming lessons. 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 is in the package? A. A kitchen device. B. Some vegetables. C. A cookbook. 7. What kind of soup does the woman like? A. Carrot soup. B. Chicken soup. C. mushroom soup. 听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。 8. Where does the man come from? A. Vietnam. B. France. C. China. 9. What does the woman say about the food? A. Delicious. B. Unappealing. C. Common. 10. What is the relationship between the speakers? A. Teacher and student. B. Classmates. C. employer and employee. 听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。 11. What is the man worried about? A. When to buy food. B. How to raise funds. C. Whether to prepare a meal. 12. What did the children in the local schools do for the man's problem last year? A. They held a spelling competition. B. They organized a sale in the yard. C. They sold morning coffee. 13. How does the woman feel about what the man is doing? A. Strange. B. crazy. C. Nice. 听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。 14. What is the woman? A. A photographer. B. A writer. C. A driver. 15. Where does the conversation probably take place? A. In a library. B. On a bus. C. At the station. 16. What does the woman invite Fred to do? A. Travel with books. B. Read the series. C. Take a picture. 17. What is Fred like according to the woman? A. Enthusiastic. B. honest. C. Ambitious. 听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。 18. Why is the school closing early? A. There will be a meeting. B. The weather is horrible. C. The hall will be occupied. 19. When will Year 13 leave school? A. At 1:15 pm. B. At 1:30 pm. C. At 2:45 pm. 20. What are the students required to do tomorrow? A. Pay attention to the latest updates. B. Show respect for their teachers. C Take a break at home. 第二部分 阅读(共两节，满分50分) 第一节(共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分) 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳答案。 A Top Poetry Contests to Enter Whether you’re an emerging writer or a seasoned poet, these competitions provide excellent opportunities to gain recognition, win prizes, and share your voice. Here’s a list of contests you should consider submitting to in 2025. William Matthews Poetry Prize Organized by the Asheville Poetry Review, this contest honors the legacy of William Matthews by awarding poets who exhibit mastery in their craft. Deadline: June 15,2025 Prizes: $1,000 for the winner, publication in the Asheville Poetry Review, and a featured reading. Details: Open to a single poem submission. This competition celebrates innovative poetry that resonates (产生共鸣) deeply. For more information, visit readpoetry.com. Colorado Prize for Poetry Celebrating its 30th anniversary, the Colorado Prize for Poetry remains one of the most highly desired prize for poetry book manuscripts. Deadline: July 14,2025 Prizes: $2,500 and publication by the Center for Literary Publishing. Details: Manuscripts must be between 48 and 100 pages, making this contest ideal for poets with a complete collection. Submission guidelines are available at fundsforwriters.com . Burnside Review Press Book Contest This contest offers a platform for poets to promote their work into the realm of published books. Deadline: August 12,2025 Prizes: $1,000 and publication by Burnside Review Press. Details: Open to poetry manuscripts of 50-100 pages, the contest encourages experimental and traditional styles alike. Find submission details at newpages.com. Magma Poetry Competition With a reputation for discovering new voices, the Magma Poetry Competition offers a chance to win cash prizes for outstanding shorter poems. Deadline: August 31,2025 Prizes: £1,000 for first place, £300 for second, and £150 for third. Additional prizes for categories determined by length. Details: Open to poems up to 50 lines, with separate awards for poems under 10 lines. Learn more at readpoetry.com. Participating in poetry contests is more than just a shot at prize money or publication. It’s a chance to refine your work, connect with a literary community, and challenge yourself to push creative boundaries. 1. Which contest is open to a single poem submission? A. Colorado Prize for Poetry. B. Magma Poetry Competition. C. William Matthews Poetry Prize. D. Burnside Review Press Book Contest. 2. What is the fundamental feature of Magma Poetry Competition? A. Publication in a famous journal. B. A required featured reading. C. Celebration of 30th anniversary. D. Multiple prize categories based on length. 3. What is the main purpose of organizing the poetry contests? A. To make profits through contest fees. B. To provide opportunities for publication. C. To establish basic rules for poetry contests. D. To fuel contestants’ passion in poem creation. B Every man wants his son to be somewhat of a clone, not in features but in footsteps. As he grows you also age, and your ambitions become more unachievable. You begin to realize that your boy, in your footsteps, could probably accomplish what you hoped for. But footsteps can be muddied and they can go off in different directions. My son Jody has hated school since day one in kindergarten. Science projects waited until the last moment. Book reports weren’t written until the final threat. I’ve been a newspaperman all my adult life. My daughter is a university graduate working toward her master’s degree in English. But Jody? When he entered the tenth grade he became a “vo-tech” student (技校学生). They’re called “motorheads” by the rest of the student body. When a secretary in my office first called him “motorhead”, I was shocked. “Hey, he’s a good kid,” I wanted to say. “And smart, really.” I learned later that motorheads are, indeed, different. They usually have dirty hands and wear dirty work clothes. And they don’t often make school honor rolls (光荣榜). But being the parent of a motorhead is itself an experience in education. We who labor in clean shirts in offices don’t have the abilities that motorheads have. I began to learn this when I had my car crashed. The cost to repair it was estimated at $800. “Hey, I can fix it,” said Jody. I doubted it, but let him go ahead, for I had nothing to lose. My son, with other motorheads, fixed the car. They got parts from a junkyard, and ability from vo-tech classes. The lost was $25 instead of $800. Since that first repair job, a broken air-conditioner, a non-functioning washer and a non-toasting toaster have been fixed. Neighbors and co-workers trust their car repairs to him. These kids are happiest when doing repairs. They joke and laugh and are living in their own relaxed world. And their minds are bright despite their dirty hands and clothes. I have learned a lot from my motorhead: publishers need printers, engineers need mechanics, and architects need builders. Most important, I have learned that fathers don’t need clones in footsteps or anywhere else. My son may never make the school honor roll. But he made mine. 4. What used to be the author’s hope for his son? A. To avoid becoming his clone. B. To resemble him in appearance. C. To develop in a different direction. D. To reach the author’s unachieved goals. 5. The author let his son repair the car because he believed that ________. A. his son had the ability to fix it B. it would save him much time C. it wouldn’t cause him any more loss D. other motorheads would come to help 6. In the author’s eyes, motorheads are ________. A. tidy and hardworking B. cheerful and smart C. lazy but bright D. relaxed but rude 7. What did the author realize in the end? A. It is unwise to expect your child to follow your path. B It is important for one to make the honor roll. C. Architects play a more important role than builders. D. Motorheads have greater ability than office workers. C Is text-messaging driving us apart? These days, we talk to each other a lot with our thumbs — sending six billion text messages a day, and likely a few billion more on services like Whats App. But some worry that so much messaging leads to less communication. For instance, when hanging out with friends, we’d be texting secretively at the same time, pretending to maintain eye contact but mentally somewhere else. New technologies often upset the way we relate to one another, of course. But such division caused by texting has a strong echo in the arguments we had over telephone a hundred years ago. The small device gave us a new way to contact one another and quickly promote new forms of socializing. Callers arranged regular “visiting” calls, dialing remote family to catch up on news. Soon, though, social critics thought it would be so easy to talk that we’d never leave each other alone. Others worried that the telephone sped up life, demanding instant reactions. The use of the telephone gave little room for reflection. It produced a craziness in the ordinary concerns of life which didn’t make for domestic happiness. “We shall soon be nothing but transparent piles of jelly (果冻) to each other,” a London writer moaned in 1897. However nowadays the telephone call seems like a throwback to a gentler era. When Jenna Birch, a communication professor at the University of Iowa, started dating a man who insisted on calling her on the phone, she found it warm and delightful. So she doesn’t think the shift to texting has degraded our interactions. According to her study, teenagers who text the most are also those who spend the most time face to face with friends. Communication, it seems, brings more communication, and — as she argues — just because talk happens in text doesn’t mean it’s not meaningful. Michéle Martin of Carleton University, thinks we’re living through a replay of the telephone, where the things that made it valuable — instant communications — are the same that made it annoying. “People believe they are liberated because they can bring the mobile phone everywhere,” Martin says. “But at the same time, they are slaves to it.” 8. What’s the function of the first paragraph? A. To introduce the topic. B. To describe a scene. C. To offer an argument. D. To issue a warning. 9. According to paragraph 4, what does telephone use cause? A. People experience very tight schedule. B. People tend to lack individuality. C. People become narrow and uninformed. D. People lose the ability to reflect. 10. What can we learn from paragraph 5? A. Telephone calls are particularly welcomed in dating. B. Teenagers are addicted to communicating by texting. C. The shift to texting is destructive to face-to-face time. D. The meaning of communication goes beyond medium. 11. What’s the best title for the text? A. Oh My God! We’ve Been Here Before! B. Gone with the Wind, Dear Texting! C. Life is Too Short for So Many Texting. D. Oh, Telephone, a Tale of Two Sides. D Doctor Dolittle, the well-known, fictional naturalist who famously possesses the ability to converse with animals and understand their languages has now inspired a high-paying science prize aimed at cracking the challenge of interspecies communication. A grand prize of $500,000, awaits whichever research team can make real progress: not just decoding the language of another species but using it to draw a reply from an animal. Last week, an initial $100,000 went to a US team studying dolphin whistles — after decades of recording bottlenose dolphins in Florida, they identified around 20 distinct messaging whistles. The Coller Dolittle Challenge financed by Jeremy Coller, a vegan and animal lover, is unashamedly modelled on the Turing test (图灵测试). That 20th-century test promotes efforts to design a machine capable of imitating human conversation, and became a touchstone in the evolution of AI. It also became a focus for concerns about machines tricking, even taking over, humans. The ability to commune with other species is likely to raise similar, unsettling questions as research progresses. If we were able to decode animal chatter, should this knowledge change how we treat them, whether as pets, labour or food? The prize presents a moral challenge and it forces us to reconsider our relationships with other species. Philosopher Jonathan Birch, also a judge of the Jeremy Coller Centre, stressed that the Challenge is looking beyond the interspecies communication we have with pets, or that a farmer has with a sheepdog. Those relationships involve signalling and behavioural responses, Birch explains, “but that’s not telling us how animals communicate with each other... this prize is about understanding it so well that we can start to join the conversation.” While Coller hopes his charity will reshape our attitude to animals, the truth is that even groundbreaking research has largely failed to move the dial on their welfare. Recent work on cephalopod’s (头足类动物) intelligence has not stopped plans to farm the creatures. We might one day be able to understand what animals are saying — but there is no guarantee we will listen. 12. Why is Turing test mentioned in the passage? A. To stress its role and value in AI progress. B. To show its difference from the Challenge. C. To warn of concerns the Challenge may face. D. To show its use in interspecies communication. 13. Which research would Birch approve of to win the prize? A. People communicating with their pets. B. People directing sheepdogs during work. C. Researchers recording how cattle communicate. D. Researchers interacting with birds using whistles. 14. What does the “move the dial” mean in the last paragraph? A. Make a change. B. Win the prize. C. Slow the process. D. Continue the research. 15. What’s the author’s attitude toward the practical effect of the research? A. Optimistic. B. Doubtful. C. Objective. D. Dismissive. 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。 A fixed mindset of interest can harm creativity and innovation. If people believe they are limited to only a few particular interests and, in consequence, do not explore other areas, they may miss seeing important connections across different dimensions. ____16____ Those who with a growth mindset are also more likely to be creative when solving problems. ____17____ In June, we published findings from an intervention that succeeded in that aim. In two studies involving more than 700 first- year liberal arts undergraduates, we began by assessing how our participants saw themselves. The majority held strong interests in the arts, humanities and social sciences. ____18____ We then randomly assigned students to either our intervention or a study skills module. Our intervention included reading and reflective writing activities that helped students think about interests and passions as cultivated rather than as simply found and fixed. ____19____ The study skills module had a similar set of exercises but with an emphasis on building classic skills, such as time management and active learning. These students were required to take at least one math and science course during their first year. That meant we could check how the intervention may have influenced their perspectives on math and science. By the end of the year, students who had received the intervention were more interested in their required math and science courses than those who received the study skills module —— and this boost was particularly apparent among students who initially reported that they were not a“ math- and- science person”. ____20____ These students became more skilled in math and science and grew into interdisciplinary (跨学科的) scholars. A. So can a growth mindset of interest be taught? B. How can a growth mindset of interest be cultivated? C. Meanwhile, a growth mindset of interest comes with many advantages. D. Moreover, most reported that they were not a “math- and- science person” E. They also earned better grades in courses than those receiving the study skills module. F. However, a growth mindset of interest can fuel people's further exploration to different fields. G. For example, students read an article stating the benefits of viewing interests as developable. 第三部分 语言运用(共两节，满分30分) 第一节(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分) 阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 Five years ago, I was a trail ride leader at a holiday farm in Victoria. My favourite horse was a warmblooded called Holly, a chestnut mare. Aged seven, she was ____21____, sweet-natured and well-trained; the only ____22____with Holly was her vivid imagination. I was constantly surprised by Holly’ s ability to be____23____ by rabbits, the wind or even shadows - sometimes her own shadow! One day, as we headed back from a ride on the beach, Holly and I were____24____the way over the hilly area. When we got to one particularly long, steep hill, Holly began to twitch (抽动) her ears and step in place. So, when she____25____ to sniff(嗅) and give all the ____26____that she believed the ‘horse-eating monsters’ were close, I became a little worried. At the bottom of the hill as we rounded a corner, Holly____27____with caution, and so I followed her gaze to the path ahead. There, sunning itself in the middle of the track, was a brown____28____. This time it was my ____29____to get scared; I was on a nervous horse, leading a group of eight inexperienced pre-teen riders. Unexpectedly, Holly was firmly_____30_____, ears forward. With the snake in her sight, she was no longer worried. I have heard that horses have a better sense of_____31_____ than dogs. I hadn't seen it _____32_____ before that moment._____33_____, while we waited in reality for just a second or two - but for what felt like a century - the snake awoke and glided calmly off into the bush. Holly then_____34_____, leading the horses with caution and care. She had been alert to danger and had been _____35_____for the safety of us all. Following in the footsteps or their lead mare, not one of the other horses showed any fear. 21. A. negative B. graceful C. pitiful D. aggressive 22. A. solution B. reaction C. problem D. difficulty 23. A. frightened B. delighted C. touched D. attracted 24. A. chasing B. leading C. following D. pushing 25. A. proceeded B. preferred C. hesitated D. refused 26. A. evidence B. truth C. signals D. symbols 27. A. sped B. rushed C. escaped D. slowed 28. A. rabbit B. horse C. monster D. snake 29. A. turn B. case C. chance D. rule 30. A. sealed B. planted C. fastened D. frozen 31. A. vision B. direction C. smell D. hearing 32. A. proved B. denied C. ignored D. demonstrated 33. A. Unfortunately B. Undoubtedly C. Thankfully D. Instantly 34. A. fell off B. went back C. came out D. stepped forward 35. A. responsible B. regretful C. grateful D. available 第二节(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分) Life’s True Value In the journey of life, we often seek the answer to the question: what is life’s true value? While opinions vary across time and cultures, some core principles have always guided humanity forward. Festivals and celebrations deeply rooted in diverse cultures, offer vivid reflections of this ____36____ (pursue). For instance, Chinese Lunar New Year places great emphasis ____37____ family bonds, while Western Thanksgiving highlights the spirit of gratitude — both guiding people to seek values beyond material gains. At the core of life lie unshakable morals and virtues, as ____38____ (illustrate) by Lin Qiaozhi. She ____39____ (make) a lifelong decision decades ago to dedicate herself to maternal and child health, ____40____ (abandon) personal comfort and even marriage. Her choice clearly shows that true value never comes from self-interest, but from devotion to ____41____ well-being of others. Such a spirit also drives grand undertakings like space exploration. Astronauts brave countless dangers not for fame, but to expand human ____42____ (horizon) and push the boundaries of knowledge. This proves that noble endeavors always transcend material desires. Mark Twain’s The Million Pound Bank Note ____43____ (far) demonstrates this truth. The protagonist’s experiences vividly show that money is merely a tool. ____44____ is integrity and kindness, not wealth, that earn respect and bring true happiness. In short, after all these explorations, we ultimately arrive at a point ____45____ life's true value shines through — not in chasing material gains but in pursuing meaningful goals and contributing to the greater good. 第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分) 第一节(满分15分) 46. 为了缅怀著名物理学家、诺贝尔奖得主杨振宁先生的不幸逝世，学校计划举办系列悼念活动。假如你是国际学校学生会主席李华，请用英语写一则书面通知。内容包括： 1活动介绍； 2.发出倡议。 注意： 1.写作此书应为80左右； 2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。 参考词汇：悼念活动：memorial activities Notice ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ The Student Union October 29, 2025 第二节(满分25分) 47. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。 It was a typical busy noon at the downtown fast-food spot. The smell of sizzling patties and crispy fries lingered (弥漫) in the air, and the place was packed with folks rushing to grab a quick meal. I’d just gotten off a long morning at work, and my stomach was empty as I finally reached the front of the line and got my order-a burger, fries, and a cold drink. As I set the tray (托盘) down on a small table by the window, I glanced over and saw two firefighters in the corner. Their uniforms were heavy with faint spots, like they’d just stepped away from a smoky scene, and their boots still held a hint of damp from the morning dew. They stood in the back of the line, shoulders relaxed but eyes tired. I was just about to pick up my burger-the cheese melted perfectly-when a loud, sharp siren (警报) cut through the noise of the restaurant. The two firefighters froze for half a second, and then moved. No hesitation, no exchange of words — just muscle memory. One grabbed his helmet off the nearby counter, the other adjusted his radio on his shoulder, and they turned toward the door, their steps quickening. I watched them go, and my fork paused mid-air. My empty stomach served as a quiet reminder of how long I’d waited for this meal. I’d stood in that line for 15 minutes, my feet aching from the morning’s work. Giving them my lunch meant I would have to wait again-maybe another line, maybe my break slipping away faster. I bit my lip, staring at the tray. Then I thought of their uniforms, the spots, the way they’d act upon hearing the siren like it was a call they couldn’t ignore. They didn’t get to pause for a meal when emergencies hit. They’d probably go hours without eating, running from one call to the next. 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。 My hesitation melted away. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ I went back to the counter, only to find the manager was waiting for me. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 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学年上期高三调研3考试试卷 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，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。 1. What are the speakers mainly talking about? A. A worker. B. A factory. C. A school. 2. What does the man plan to do? A. Reward the woman. B. Write a school report. C. Watch a film with John. 3. What does the man mean? A. The singers' cooking skills are improved. B. The baking show isn't worth watching. C. The desserts are very easy to make. 4. What does the woman suggest the man do? A. Sign up for a course. B. Talk to the teachers. C. Pick up kids on time. 5. What has the man begun to do? A. Fix a TV. B. Play tennis. C. Have swimming lessons. 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 is in the package? A. A kitchen device. B. Some vegetables. C. A cookbook. 7. What kind of soup does the woman like? A. Carrot soup. B. Chicken soup. C. mushroom soup. 听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。 8. Where does the man come from? A. Vietnam. B. France. C. China. 9. What does the woman say about the food? A. Delicious. B. Unappealing. C. Common. 10. What is the relationship between the speakers? A. Teacher and student. B. Classmates. C. employer and employee. 听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。 11. What is the man worried about? A. When to buy food. B. How to raise funds. C. Whether to prepare a meal. 12 What did the children in the local schools do for the man's problem last year? A. They held a spelling competition. B. They organized a sale in the yard. C. They sold morning coffee. 13. How does the woman feel about what the man is doing? A. Strange. B. crazy. C. Nice. 听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。 14. What is the woman? A. A photographer. B. A writer. C. A driver. 15. Where does the conversation probably take place? A. In a library. B. On a bus. C. At the station. 16. What does the woman invite Fred to do? A. Travel with books. B. Read the series. C. Take a picture. 17. What is Fred like according to the woman? A. Enthusiastic. B. honest. C. Ambitious. 听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。 18. Why is the school closing early? A. There will be a meeting. B. The weather is horrible. C. The hall will be occupied. 19. When will Year 13 leave school? A. At 1:15 pm. B. At 1:30 pm. C. At 2:45 pm. 20. What are the students required to do tomorrow? A. Pay attention to the latest updates. B. Show respect for their teachers. C. Take a break at home. 第二部分 阅读(共两节，满分50分) 第一节(共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分) 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳答案。 A Top Poetry Contests to Enter Whether you’re an emerging writer or a seasoned poet, these competitions provide excellent opportunities to gain recognition, win prizes, and share your voice. Here’s a list of contests you should consider submitting to in 2025. William Matthews Poetry Prize Organized by the Asheville Poetry Review, this contest honors the legacy of William Matthews by awarding poets who exhibit mastery in their craft. Deadline: June 15,2025 Prizes: $1,000 for the winner, publication in the Asheville Poetry Review, and a featured reading. Details: Open to a single poem submission. This competition celebrates innovative poetry that resonates (产生共鸣) deeply. For more information, visit readpoetry.com. Colorado Prize for Poetry Celebrating its 30th anniversary, the Colorado Prize for Poetry remains one of the most highly desired prize for poetry book manuscripts. Deadline: July 14,2025 Prizes: $2,500 and publication by the Center for Literary Publishing. Details: Manuscripts must be between 48 and 100 pages, making this contest ideal for poets with a complete collection. Submission guidelines are available at fundsforwriters.com . Burnside Review Press Book Contest This contest offers a platform for poets to promote their work into the realm of published books. Deadline: August 12,2025 Prizes: $1,000 and publication by Burnside Review Press. Details: Open to poetry manuscripts of 50-100 pages, the contest encourages experimental and traditional styles alike. Find submission details at newpages.com. Magma Poetry Competition With a reputation for discovering new voices, the Magma Poetry Competition offers a chance to win cash prizes for outstanding shorter poems. Deadline: August 31,2025 Prizes: £1,000 for first place, £300 for second, and £150 for third. Additional prizes for categories determined by length. Details: Open to poems up to 50 lines, with separate awards for poems under 10 lines. Learn more at readpoetry.com. Participating in poetry contests is more than just a shot at prize money or publication. It’s a chance to refine your work, connect with a literary community, and challenge yourself to push creative boundaries. 1. Which contest is open to a single poem submission? A. Colorado Prize for Poetry. B. Magma Poetry Competition. C. William Matthews Poetry Prize. D. Burnside Review Press Book Contest. 2. What is the fundamental feature of Magma Poetry Competition? A. Publication in a famous journal. B. A required featured reading. C. Celebration of 30th anniversary. D. Multiple prize categories based on length. 3 What is the main purpose of organizing the poetry contests? A. To make profits through contest fees. B. To provide opportunities for publication. C. To establish basic rules for poetry contests. D. To fuel contestants’ passion in poem creation. 【答案】1. C 2. D 3. D 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了2025年几个值得参加的诗歌比赛。 【1题详解】 细节理解题。根据William Matthews Poetry Prize部分“Open to a single poem submission.(接受单首诗歌的投稿。)”可知，威廉·马修斯诗歌奖接受单首诗歌的投稿。故选C。 【2题详解】 细节理解题。根据Magma Poetry Competition部分“Prizes: £1,000 for first place, £300 for second, and £150 for third. Additional prizes for categories determined by length.(奖项：一等奖1000英镑，二等奖300英镑，三等奖150英镑。根据长度确定的类别有额外奖项。)”可知，Magma诗歌比赛根据长度设置多个奖项类别。故选D。 【3题详解】 推理判断题。根据最后一段“Participating in poetry contests is more than just a shot at prize money or publication. It’s a chance to refine your work, connect with a literary community, and challenge yourself to push creative boundaries.(参加诗歌比赛不仅仅是为了奖金或出版机会。这是一个完善你的作品、与文学界建立联系、挑战自己突破创作界限的机会。)”可知，组织诗歌比赛的主要目的是激发参赛者创作诗歌的热情。故选D。 B Every man wants his son to be somewhat of a clone, not in features but in footsteps. As he grows you also age, and your ambitions become more unachievable. You begin to realize that your boy, in your footsteps, could probably accomplish what you hoped for. But footsteps can be muddied and they can go off in different directions. My son Jody has hated school since day one in kindergarten. Science projects waited until the last moment. Book reports weren’t written until the final threat. I’ve been a newspaperman all my adult life. My daughter is a university graduate working toward her master’s degree in English. But Jody? When he entered the tenth grade he became a “vo-tech” student (技校学生). They’re called “motorheads” by the rest of the student body. When a secretary in my office first called him “motorhead”, I was shocked. “Hey, he’s a good kid,” I wanted to say. “And smart, really.” I learned later that motorheads are, indeed, different. They usually have dirty hands and wear dirty work clothes. And they don’t often make school honor rolls (光荣榜). But being the parent of a motorhead is itself an experience in education. We who labor in clean shirts in offices don’t have the abilities that motorheads have. I began to learn this when I had my car crashed. The cost to repair it was estimated at $800. “Hey, I can fix it,” said Jody. I doubted it, but let him go ahead, for I had nothing to lose. My son, with other motorheads, fixed the car. They got parts from a junkyard, and ability from vo-tech classes. The lost was $25 instead of $800. Since that first repair job, a broken air-conditioner, a non-functioning washer and a non-toasting toaster have been fixed. Neighbors and co-workers trust their car repairs to him. These kids are happiest when doing repairs. They joke and laugh and are living in their own relaxed world. And their minds are bright despite their dirty hands and clothes. I have learned a lot from my motorhead: publishers need printers, engineers need mechanics, and architects need builders. Most important, I have learned that fathers don’t need clones in footsteps or anywhere else. My son may never make the school honor roll. But he made mine. 4. What used to be the author’s hope for his son? A. To avoid becoming his clone. B. To resemble him in appearance. C. To develop in a different direction. D. To reach the author’s unachieved goals. 5. The author let his son repair the car because he believed that ________. A. his son had the ability to fix it B. it would save him much time C. it wouldn’t cause him any more loss D. other motorheads would come to help 6. In the author’s eyes, motorheads are ________. A. tidy and hardworking B. cheerful and smart C. lazy but bright D. relaxed but rude 7. What did the author realize in the end? A. It is unwise to expect your child to follow your path. B. It is important for one to make the honor roll. C. Architects play a more important role than builders. D. Motorheads have greater ability than office workers. 【答案】4. D 5. C 6. B 7. A 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了作者起初希望儿子追随自己的脚步，后因儿子是技校生改变看法，从儿子修车等事领悟到不必要求孩子复制自己的人生。 【4题详解】 细节理解题。根据第一段“You begin to realize that your boy, in your footsteps, could probably accomplish what you hoped for.(你开始意识到，你的儿子沿着你的足迹，或许能完成你所期望的事情)”可知，作者希望儿子能实现自己未达成的目标。故选D项。 【5题详解】 细节理解题。根据第六段“I doubted it, but let him go ahead, for I had nothing to lose.(我对此表示怀疑，但还是让他去做了，因为我没什么可损失的)”可知，作者让儿子修车，是因为作者认为这不会让自己再有更多损失。故选C项。 【6题详解】 推理判断题。根据第八段“They joke and laugh and are living in their own relaxed world. And their minds are bright despite their dirty hands and clothes.(他们有说有笑，生活在自己轻松的世界里。尽管他们的手和衣服很脏，但他们的头脑很聪明)”可知，在作者眼中，技校学生是快乐且聪明的。故选B项。 【7题详解】 推理判断题。根据最后一段“Most important, I have learned that fathers don’t need clones in footsteps or anywhere else.(最重要的是，我明白了父亲不需要在人生轨迹或其他任何方面复制自己的孩子)”可知，作者最终意识到期望孩子走自己的路是不明智的。故选A项。 C Is text-messaging driving us apart? These days, we talk to each other a lot with our thumbs — sending six billion text messages a day, and likely a few billion more on services like Whats App. But some worry that so much messaging leads to less communication. For instance, when hanging out with friends, we’d be texting secretively at the same time, pretending to maintain eye contact but mentally somewhere else. New technologies often upset the way we relate to one another, of course. But such division caused by texting has a strong echo in the arguments we had over telephone a hundred years ago. The small device gave us a new way to contact one another and quickly promote new forms of socializing. Callers arranged regular “visiting” calls, dialing remote family to catch up on news. Soon, though, social critics thought it would be so easy to talk that we’d never leave each other alone. Others worried that the telephone sped up life, demanding instant reactions. The use of the telephone gave little room for reflection. It produced a craziness in the ordinary concerns of life which didn’t make for domestic happiness. “We shall soon be nothing but transparent piles of jelly (果冻) to each other,” a London writer moaned in 1897. However, nowadays the telephone call seems like a throwback to a gentler era. When Jenna Birch, a communication professor at the University of Iowa, started dating a man who insisted on calling her on the phone, she found it warm and delightful. So she doesn’t think the shift to texting has degraded our interactions. According to her study, teenagers who text the most are also those who spend the most time face to face with friends. Communication, it seems, brings more communication, and — as she argues — just because talk happens in text doesn’t mean it’s not meaningful. Michéle Martin of Carleton University, thinks we’re living through a replay of the telephone, where the things that made it valuable — instant communications — are the same that made it annoying. “People believe they are liberated because they can bring the mobile phone everywhere,” Martin says. “But at the same time, they are slaves to it.” 8. What’s the function of the first paragraph? A. To introduce the topic. B. To describe a scene. C. To offer an argument. D. To issue a warning. 9. According to paragraph 4, what does telephone use cause? A. People experience very tight schedule. B. People tend to lack individuality. C. People become narrow and uninformed. D. People lose the ability to reflect. 10. What can we learn from paragraph 5? A. Telephone calls are particularly welcomed in dating. B. Teenagers are addicted to communicating by texting. C. The shift to texting is destructive to face-to-face time. D. The meaning of communication goes beyond medium. 11. What’s the best title for the text? A. Oh My God! We’ve Been Here Before! B. Gone with the Wind, Dear Texting! C. Life is Too Short for So Many Texting. D. Oh, Telephone, a Tale of Two Sides. 【答案】8. A 9. B 10. D 11. A 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇议论文。文章主要讨论了短信交流是否导致人与人之间疏远，通过对比短信与电话交流的影响来探讨这一问题。 【8题详解】 推理判断题。根据第一段“Is text-messaging driving us apart? These days, we talk to each other a lot with our thumbs — sending six billion text messages a day, and likely a few billion more on services like Whats App.(短信正在让我们疏远吗？如今，我们经常用拇指互相交谈——每天发送60亿条短信，而在Whats App等服务上可能还会多发送几十亿条。)”可知，第一段通过提出“短信是否让我们疏远”的问题，并给出当前短信发送量的数据，来引出文章要讨论的主题。故选A。 【9题详解】 细节理解题。根据第四段“ Soon, though, social critics thought it would be so easy to talk that we’d never leave each other alone. Others worried that the telephone sped up life, demanding instant reactions. The use of the telephone gave little room for reflection. It produced a craziness in the ordinary concerns of life which didn’t make for domestic happiness. “We shall soon be nothing but transparent piles of jelly ( 果冻 ) to each other,” a London writer moaned in 1897.(然而不久之后，社会评论家们认为，仅仅通过通话就能交流得如此顺畅，以至于我们根本无法独处片刻。还有人担心电话会加快生活节奏，要求人们立即做出反应。电话的使用几乎没有给人们留下思考的空间。它让日常生活中原本平凡的事情变得混乱不堪，这不利于家庭的幸福。“我们很快就会变成彼此透明的果冻般的存在了。”1897 年，一位伦敦作家如此哀叹道。)”可知，文章第四段提到，反对电话的人认为，电话使得人们交流过于便捷，会让人失去独处的时间，还会加速生活节奏，要求人们即时回应，且缺乏思考空间，甚至认为这会让人们在日常事务中变得 “疯狂”，一位伦敦作家还抱怨 “我们很快会变成彼此面前透明的果冻”，暗示人们会因电话失去个性和隐私。A 选项 “日程紧张” 并非原文强调的核心问题；C 选项 “视野狭窄、信息闭塞” 与电话促进沟通的特点相悖；D 选项 “失去思考能力” 原文表述为 “缺乏思考空间（gave little room for reflection）”，并非 “失去思考能力”，表述不准确，故 B 选项正确。电话的使用导致人们往往缺乏个性。故选B。 【10题详解】 推理判断题。根据第五段“However, nowadays the telephone call seems like a throwback to a gentler era. When Jenna Birch, a communication professor at the University of Iowa, started dating a man who insisted on calling her on the phone, she found it warm and delightful. So she doesn’t think the shift to texting has degraded our interactions. According to her study, teenagers who text the most are also those who spend the most time face to face with friends. Communication, it seems, brings more communication, and — as she argues — just because talk happens in text doesn’t mean it’s not meaningful.(但如今，打电话反而像是回到了更温和的旧时光。爱荷华大学的传播学教授珍娜・伯奇曾和一个坚持打电话联系她的人约会，她觉得这种方式温暖又愉快。因此她认为，转向短信交流并没有降低我们互动的质量。根据她的研究，发短信最多的青少年，也是和朋友面对面相处时间最长的群体。看来，沟通只会带来更多沟通——而且正如她所说，不能仅仅因为交流是通过短信进行的，就否定它的意义。)”可知，沟通的意义超越了媒介本身。故选D。 【11题详解】 主旨大意题。通读全文可知，文章首先提出短信是否导致人与人之间疏远的问题，然后通过对比短信与电话交流的影响，指出新技术往往会改变我们彼此相处的方式，但短信交流并不一定意味着沟通没有意义。文章最后提到，我们正在经历电话时代的重演，其中使电话有价值的东西——即时通讯——也是使它令人讨厌的东西。因此，A选项“Oh My God! We’ve Been Here Before!(天哪！我们以前来过这里！)”最符合文章主旨，既表达了短信与电话交流影响的相似性，又带有一种对历史重演的感慨，适合用作标题。故选A。 D Doctor Dolittle, the well-known, fictional naturalist who famously possesses the ability to converse with animals and understand their languages has now inspired a high-paying science prize aimed at cracking the challenge of interspecies communication. A grand prize of $500,000, awaits whichever research team can make real progress: not just decoding the language of another species but using it to draw a reply from an animal. Last week, an initial $100,000 went to a US team studying dolphin whistles — after decades of recording bottlenose dolphins in Florida, they identified around 20 distinct messaging whistles. The Coller Dolittle Challenge financed by Jeremy Coller, a vegan and animal lover, is unashamedly modelled on the Turing test (图灵测试). That 20th-century test promotes efforts to design a machine capable of imitating human conversation, and became a touchstone in the evolution of AI. It also became a focus for concerns about machines tricking, even taking over, humans. The ability to commune with other species is likely to raise similar, unsettling questions as research progresses. If we were able to decode animal chatter, should this knowledge change how we treat them, whether as pets, labour or food? The prize presents a moral challenge and it forces us to reconsider our relationships with other species. Philosopher Jonathan Birch, also a judge of the Jeremy Coller Centre, stressed that the Challenge is looking beyond the interspecies communication we have with pets, or that a farmer has with a sheepdog. Those relationships involve signalling and behavioural responses, Birch explains, “but that’s not telling us how animals communicate with each other... this prize is about understanding it so well that we can start to join the conversation.” While Coller hopes his charity will reshape our attitude to animals, the truth is that even groundbreaking research has largely failed to move the dial on their welfare. Recent work on cephalopod’s (头足类动物) intelligence has not stopped plans to farm the creatures. We might one day be able to understand what animals are saying — but there is no guarantee we will listen. 12. Why is Turing test mentioned in the passage? A. To stress its role and value in AI progress. B. To show its difference from the Challenge. C. To warn of concerns the Challenge may face. D. To show its use in interspecies communication. 13. Which research would Birch approve of to win the prize? A. People communicating with their pets. B. People directing sheepdogs during work. C. Researchers recording how cattle communicate. D. Researchers interacting with birds using whistles. 14. What does the “move the dial” mean in the last paragraph? A. Make a change. B. Win the prize. C. Slow the process. D. Continue the research. 15. What’s the author’s attitude toward the practical effect of the research? A. Optimistic. B. Doubtful. C. Objective. D. Dismissive. 【答案】12. C 13. D 14. A 15. B 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍以杜立德医生为灵感设立的科勒·杜立德挑战奖，旨在推动跨物种交流研究，同时探讨该研究面临的道德问题与实际效果争议。 【12题详解】 推理判断题。根据第二段中的“The Coller Dolittle Challenge financed by Jeremy Coller, a vegan and animal lover, is unashamedly modelled on the Turing test (图灵测试). That 20th-century test promotes efforts to design a machine capable of imitating human conversation, and became a touchstone in the evolution of AI. It also became a focus for concerns about machines tricking, even taking over, humans. The ability to commune with other species is likely to raise similar, unsettling questions as research progresses. (由素食主义者兼动物爱好者杰里米·科勒资助的“科勒·杜立德挑战奖”，毫不避讳地以图灵测试为蓝本。这项诞生于20世纪的测试，推动了人们研发能够模仿人类对话的机器，成为人工智能发展史上的一块试金石。它同时也引发了人们的担忧——担心机器会欺骗甚至掌控人类。而随着研究的推进，与其他物种进行交流的能力，也可能引发类似的、令人不安的问题)”可知，提及图灵测试是为了指出该挑战奖可能面临与图灵测试类似的担忧。故选C项。 【13题详解】 推理判断题。根据第三段“Philosopher Jonathan Birch, also a judge of the Jeremy Coller Centre, stressed that the Challenge is looking beyond the interspecies communication we have with pets, or that a farmer has with a sheepdog. Those relationships involve signalling and behavioural responses, Birch explains, “but that’s not telling us how animals communicate with each other... this prize is about understanding it so well that we can start to join the conversation.”(哲学家乔纳森·伯奇同时也是杰里米·科勒中心的评委，他强调，该挑战关注的跨物种交流，远不止我们与宠物之间、或是农民与牧羊犬之间的那种交流。伯奇解释道：“那些关系涉及信号传递和行为反应，但这并不能让我们了解动物之间是如何交流的……这个奖项的目的，是要充分理解动物间的交流方式，从而让我们能够参与到这种交流之中。”)”可知，伯奇认可的获奖研究应是能让人类参与到动物交流中的研究，“研究人员用口哨与鸟类互动”符合“参与交流”的特点。故选D项。 【14题详解】 词句猜测题。根据最后一段中的“While Coller hopes his charity will reshape our attitude to animals, the truth is that even groundbreaking research has largely failed to move the dial on their welfare. Recent work on cephalopod’s intelligence has not stopped plans to farm the creatures.(虽然科勒希望他的慈善项目能改变我们对动物的态度，但事实是，即使是突破性的研究，在很大程度上也未能move the dial动物的福利状况。最近关于头足类动物智力的研究，也未能阻止养殖这类动物的计划)”可知，“头足类动物智力研究未能阻止其养殖计划”是对“未能move the dial on their welfare”的举例说明，由此可推测“move the dial”意为“产生改变、带来影响”。故选A项。 【15题详解】 推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“While Coller hopes his charity will reshape our attitude to animals, the truth is that even groundbreaking research has largely failed to move the dial on their welfare. Recent work on cephalopod’s (头足类动物) intelligence has not stopped plans to farm the creatures. We might one day be able to understand what animals are saying — but there is no guarantee we will listen. (虽然科勒希望他的慈善项目能改变我们对动物的态度，但事实是，即便具有突破性的研究，在很大程度上也未能改变动物的福利状况。最近关于头足类动物智力的研究，并未阻止人们养殖这类动物的计划。也许有一天我们能理解动物在说什么——但无法保证我们会听从它们的声音)”可知，作者指出研究在改善动物福利方面效果有限，对研究的实际效果持怀疑态度。故选B项。 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。 A fixed mindset of interest can harm creativity and innovation. If people believe they are limited to only a few particular interests and, in consequence, do not explore other areas, they may miss seeing important connections across different dimensions. ____16____ Those who with a growth mindset are also more likely to be creative when solving problems. ____17____ In June, we published findings from an intervention that succeeded in that aim. In two studies involving more than 700 first- year liberal arts undergraduates, we began by assessing how our participants saw themselves. The majority held strong interests in the arts, humanities and social sciences. ____18____ We then randomly assigned students to either our intervention or a study skills module. Our intervention included reading and reflective writing activities that helped students think about interests and passions as cultivated rather than as simply found and fixed. ____19____ The study skills module had a similar set of exercises but with an emphasis on building classic skills, such as time management and active learning. These students were required to take at least one math and science course during their first year. That meant we could check how the intervention may have influenced their perspectives on math and science. By the end of the year, students who had received the intervention were more interested in their required math and science courses than those who received the study skills module —— and this boost was particularly apparent among students who initially reported that they were not a“ math- and- science person”. ____20____ These students became more skilled in math and science and grew into interdisciplinary (跨学科的) scholars. A. So can a growth mindset of interest be taught? B. How can a growth mindset of interest be cultivated? C. Meanwhile, a growth mindset of interest comes with many advantages. D. Moreover, most reported that they were not a “math- and- science person” E. They also earned better grades in courses than those receiving the study skills module. F. However, a growth mindset of interest can fuel people's further exploration to different fields. G. For example, students read an article stating the benefits of viewing interests as developable. 【答案】16. F 17. A 18. D 19. G 20. E 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇说明文,主要讲述了通过研究发现兴趣的成长心态是可以培养的。 16题详解】 根据上文“If people believe they are limited to only a few particular interests and, in consequence, do not explore other areas, they may miss seeing important connections across different dimensions. (如果人们认为自己只局限于几个特定的兴趣,因此不去探索其他领域,他们可能会错过在不同维度上的重要联系。)”以及下文“Those who with a growth mindset are also more likely to be creative when solving problems. (那些拥有成长型思维的人在解决问题时也更有可能具有创造性。)”可知，空处要讲述相反的情况，与下文内容相符，所以选项F“然而，兴趣的成长心态可以推动人们对不同领域的进一步探索。”符合语境。故选F。 【17题详解】 空处为段落主题。根据本段内容“In June, we published findings from an intervention that succeeded in that aim. In two studies involving more than 700 first- year liberal arts undergraduates, we began by assessing how our participants saw themselves. The majority held strong interests in the arts, humanities and social sciences. (今年6月，我们发表了一项成功实现这一目标的干预研究结果。在涉及700多名文科一年级本科生的两项研究中，我们首先评估了参与者如何看待自己。大多数人对艺术、人文和社会科学有着浓厚的兴趣。)”可知本段讲述了对培养兴趣的成长心态的研究结果。所以选项A“那么，可以培养兴趣的成长心态吗? ”符合语境。故选A。 【18题详解】 根据上文“The majority held strong interests in the arts, humanities and social sciences. (大多数人对艺术,人文和社会科学有着浓厚的兴趣。)”可知下文可能是对理科的看法，与前文形成对比。所以选项D“此外,大多数人表示他们不是“数学和科学的人””符合语境。故选D。 【19题详解】 根据上文“Our intervention included reading and reflective writing activities that helped students think about interests and passions as cultivated rather than as simply found and fixed. (我们的干预包括阅读和反思性写作活动帮助学生将兴趣和激情视为培养出来的，而不是简单地发现和固定下来的。)”可知，下文可能要具体说明做法,所以选项G“例如学生们读了一篇文章,阐述了将兴趣视为发展能力的好处。”符合语境，故选G。 【20题详解】 根据上文“By the end of the year, students who had received the intervention were more interested in their required math and science courses than those who received the study skills module—— and this boost was particularly apparent among students who initially reported that they were not a“ math- and- science person”. (到年底, 接受干预的学生比接受学习技能模块的学生对他们的必修数学和科学课程更感兴趣，这种提升在最初报告自己不是“数学和科学人”的学生中尤为明显。)”以及下文“These students became more skilled in math and science and grew into interdisciplinary(跨学科的) scholars. (这些学生在数学和科学方面变得更加熟练，成长为跨学科的学者。)”可知此处都是说接受干预的学生获得的益处，所以选项E“他们在课程中的成绩也比学习技能模块的学生好。”符合语境。故选E。 第三部分 语言运用(共两节，满分30分) 第一节(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分) 阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 Five years ago, I was a trail ride leader at a holiday farm in Victoria. My favourite horse was a warmblooded called Holly, a chestnut mare. Aged seven, she was ____21____, sweet-natured and well-trained; the only ____22____with Holly was her vivid imagination. I was constantly surprised by Holly’ s ability to be____23____ by rabbits, the wind or even shadows - sometimes her own shadow! One day, as we headed back from a ride on the beach, Holly and I were____24____the way over the hilly area. When we got to one particularly long, steep hill, Holly began to twitch (抽动) her ears and step in place. So, when she____25____ to sniff(嗅) and give all the ____26____that she believed the ‘horse-eating monsters’ were close, I became a little worried. At the bottom of the hill as we rounded a corner, Holly____27____with caution, and so I followed her gaze to the path ahead. There, sunning itself in the middle of the track, was a brown____28____. This time it was my ____29____to get scared; I was on a nervous horse, leading a group of eight inexperienced pre-teen riders. Unexpectedly, Holly was firmly_____30_____, ears forward. With the snake in her sight, she was no longer worried. I have heard that horses have a better sense of_____31_____ than dogs. I hadn't seen it _____32_____ before that moment._____33_____, while we waited in reality for just a second or two - but for what felt like a century - the snake awoke and glided calmly off into the bush. Holly then_____34_____, leading the horses with caution and care. She had been alert to danger and had been _____35_____for the safety of us all. Following in the footsteps or their lead mare, not one of the other horses showed any fear. 21. A. negative B. graceful C. pitiful D. aggressive 22 A. solution B. reaction C. problem D. difficulty 23. A. frightened B. delighted C. touched D. attracted 24. A. chasing B. leading C. following D. pushing 25. A. proceeded B. preferred C. hesitated D. refused 26. A. evidence B. truth C. signals D. symbols 27. A. sped B. rushed C. escaped D. slowed 28. A. rabbit B. horse C. monster D. snake 29. A. turn B. case C. chance D. rule 30. A. sealed B. planted C. fastened D. frozen 31. A. vision B. direction C. smell D. hearing 32. A. proved B. denied C. ignored D. demonstrated 33. A. Unfortunately B. Undoubtedly C. Thankfully D. Instantly 34. A. fell off B. went back C. came out D. stepped forward 35. A. responsible B. regretful C. grateful D. available 【答案】21. B 22. C 23. A 24. B 25. A 26. C 27. D 28. D 29. A 30. B 31. C 32. D 33. C 34. D 35. A 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者心爱的马Holly面对危险所表现出的从容和镇定。 【21题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：七岁的她举止优雅，性情温柔，训练有素；Holly唯一的问题是她丰富的想象力。A. negative消极的；B. graceful优雅的；C. pitiful可怜的；D. aggressive好斗的。根据后文“sweet-natured and well-trained”可知，Holly是举止优雅的。故选B项。 【22题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：七岁的她举止优雅，性情温柔，训练有素；Holly唯一的问题是她丰富的想象力。A. solution解决办法；B. reaction反应；C. problem问题；D. difficulty困难。根据前文“she was ____1____, sweet-natured and well-trained; the only”可知，Holly存在唯一的问题是丰富的想象力。故选C项。 【23题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：我经常惊讶于Holly被兔子、风甚至影子——有时是她自己的影子——惊吓到的能力！A. frightened使惊吓；B. delighted使高兴；C. touched触摸，感动；D. attracted吸引。根据下文“Holly began to twitch her ears and step in place”可知，Holly会被兔子、风甚至影子——有时是她自己的影子惊吓到。故选A项。 【24题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：一天，当我们从海滩上骑行回来的时候，Holly和我在山路上带路。A. chasing追赶；B. leading带领；C. following跟随；D. pushing促使，推进。根据后文“leading a group of eight inexperienced pre-teen riders”可知，Holly和作者领先在前带路。故选B项。 25题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：所以，当她继续开始嗅来嗅去，并发出各种信号，表明她相信“吃马的怪物”就在附近时，我开始有点担心了。A. proceeded继续，进行；B. preferred更喜欢；C. hesitated犹豫；D. refused拒绝。根据后文“to sniff and give all the ____6____that she believed the ‘horse-eating monsters’ were close”可知，Holly继续嗅闻。故选A项。 【26题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：所以，当她继续开始嗅来嗅去，并发出各种信号，表明她相信“吃马的怪物”就在附近时，我开始有点担心了。A. evidence证据；B. truth事实；C. signals信号；D. symbols符号。根据后文“that she believed the ‘horse-eating monsters’ were close”可知，Holly发出了“怪物接近”的信号。故选C项。 【27题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：在山脚下，我们拐了个弯，Holly小心翼翼地放慢了速度，于是我顺着她的目光看向前方的小路。A. sped加速；B. rushed迅速移动；C. escaped逃跑；D. slowed变慢。根据前文“At the bottom of the hill as we rounded a corner”及后文“with caution”可知，Holly慢了下来。故选D项。 【28题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：在那里，一条棕色的蛇正在道路中间晒太阳。A. rabbit兔子；B. horse马；C. monster怪物；D. snake蛇。根据后文“With the snake in her sight”可知，道路上有条蛇。故选D项。 【29题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：这次轮到我害怕了；我骑着一匹紧张的马，带领着一个由8名没有经验的十几岁的骑手组成的小组。A. turn轮到的机会；B. case情况；C. chance机会；D. rule规则。根据后文“I was on a nervous horse, leading a group of eight inexperienced pre-teen riders”可知，轮到作者害怕了。故选A项。 【30题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：出乎意料的是，Holly牢牢地立稳，耳朵向前。A. sealed封闭，盖印；B. planted立稳；C. fastened固定；D. frozen结冰。根据后文“ears forward”可知，Holly是牢牢地立稳在那儿。故选B项。 【31题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：我听说马的嗅觉比狗灵敏。A. vision视力；B. direction方向；C. smell嗅觉；D. hearing听觉。根据前文“when she____5____ to sniff and give all the ____6____that she believed the ‘horse-eating monsters’ were close”可知，此处说的是马的嗅觉。故选C项。 【32题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：在那一刻之前，我还没有看到它被展现出来。A. proved证明；B. denied否认；C. ignored忽视；D. demonstrated展现，演示。根据前文“I have heard that horses have a better sense of____11____ than dogs.”可知，作者以前没有见过马展现其灵敏的嗅觉。故选D项。 【33题详解】 考查副词词义辨析。句意：谢天谢地，当我们在现实中只等了一两秒钟——但感觉就像等了一个世纪——蛇醒了，平静地滑进了灌木丛。A. Unfortunately不幸地；B. Undoubtedly毋庸置疑地；C. Thankfully谢天谢地；D. Instantly立即。根据后文“the snake awoke and glided calmly off into the bush”可知，蛇醒后进了灌木丛这件事是谢天谢地的。故选C项。 【34题详解】 考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：然后Holly向前走，小心翼翼地给马带路。A. fell off跌落；B. went back回去，后退；C. came out出来；D. stepped forward向前走。根据后文“leading the horses with caution and care”可知，Holly继续向前走。故选D项。 【35题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：她对危险保持警惕，对我们所有人的安全负责。A. responsible负责的； B. regretful遗憾的；C. grateful感激的；D. available可获得的。根据后文“for the safety of us all”可知，Holly对作者他们的安全是负责的。故选A项。 第二节(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分) Life’s True Value In the journey of life, we often seek the answer to the question: what is life’s true value? While opinions vary across time and cultures, some core principles have always guided humanity forward. Festivals and celebrations, deeply rooted in diverse cultures, offer vivid reflections of this ____36____ (pursue). For instance, Chinese Lunar New Year places great emphasis ____37____ family bonds, while Western Thanksgiving highlights the spirit of gratitude — both guiding people to seek values beyond material gains. At the core of life lie unshakable morals and virtues, as ____38____ (illustrate) by Lin Qiaozhi. She ____39____ (make) a lifelong decision decades ago to dedicate herself to maternal and child health, ____40____ (abandon) personal comfort and even marriage. Her choice clearly shows that true value never comes from self-interest, but from devotion to ____41____ well-being of others. Such a spirit also drives grand undertakings like space exploration. Astronauts brave countless dangers not for fame, but to expand human ____42____ (horizon) and push the boundaries of knowledge. This proves that noble endeavors always transcend material desires. Mark Twain’s The Million Pound Bank Note ____43____ (far) demonstrates this truth. The protagonist’s experiences vividly show that money is merely a tool. ____44____ is integrity and kindness, not wealth, that earn respect and bring true happiness. In short, after all these explorations, we ultimately arrive at a point ____45____ life's true value shines through — not in chasing material gains but in pursuing meaningful goals and contributing to the greater good. 【答案】36. pursuit 37. on##upon 38. illustrated 39. made 40. abandoning 41. the 42. horizons 43. further 44. It 45. where 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇议论文。文章主要探讨了生命的真正价值，通过节日、人物事迹等例子说明生命的价值在于追求有意义的目标和为他人谋福祉。 【36题详解】 考查名词。句意：深深植根于不同文化中的节日和庆典，生动地反映了这种追求。根据空前this可知，此处应填名词作介词of的宾语，pursue的名词形式为pursuit，故填pursuit。 【37题详解】 考查固定搭配。句意：例如，中国农历新年非常重视家庭关系，而西方感恩节则强调感恩精神 —— 两者都引导人们追求物质利益之外的价值。place great emphasis on/upon为固定搭配，意为“非常重视……”，故填on/upon。 【38题详解】 考查过去分词。句意：生命的核心是不可动摇的道德和美德，林巧稚就是一个例子。as illustrated by... 为固定用法，意为“如……所示”，此处用过去分词illustrated表示被动，故填illustrated。 【39题详解】 考查动词时态。句意：几十年前，她做出了一生的决定，致力于母婴健康事业，放弃了个人的舒适甚至婚姻。空处为句子谓语动词，根据时间状语decades ago可知，此处应用一般过去时，make的过去式为made，故填made。 【40题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：几十年前，她做出了一生的决定，致力于母婴健康事业，放弃了个人舒适甚至婚姻。句中已有谓语动词made，空处应用非谓语动词，abandon与句子主语She之间为逻辑主动关系，此处用现在分词作伴随状语，故填abandoning。 【41题详解】 考查冠词。句意：她的选择清楚地表明，真正的价值从不来自私利，而是来自对他人幸福的奉献。the well-being of... 为固定用法，意为“……的幸福”，此处用定冠词the表示特指，故填the。 【42题详解】 考查名词复数。句意：宇航员们冒着无数危险，不是为了成名，而是为了拓宽人类的视野，推动知识的边界。horizon表示“视野，眼界”时，常用复数形式，故填horizons 【43题详解】 考查副词比较级。句意：马克・吐温的《百万英镑》进一步证明了这一真理。根据句意可知，此处表示“进一步”，far的比较级有farther和further，further可表示抽象意义上的“进一步”，故填further。 【44题详解】 考查强调句。句意：是正直和善良，而不是财富，赢得尊重并带来真正的幸福。分析句子结构可知，此处为强调句，其基本结构为“It is/was + 被强调部分 + that/who + 其他部分”，此处被强调部分是主语integrity and kindness，注意首字母大写，故填It。 【45题详解】 考查定语从句。句意：简而言之，在所有这些探索之后，我们最终到达了一个生命的真正价值得以彰显的点 —— 不是在追逐物质利益中，而是在追求有意义的目标和为更大的利益做贡献中。空处引导限制性定语从句，先行词是 point，关系词在从句中作抽象地点状语，应用关系副词where引导，故填where。 第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分) 第一节(满分15分) 46. 为了缅怀著名物理学家、诺贝尔奖得主杨振宁先生的不幸逝世，学校计划举办系列悼念活动。假如你是国际学校学生会主席李华，请用英语写一则书面通知。内容包括： 1.活动介绍； 2.发出倡议。 注意： 1.写作此书应为80左右； 2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。 参考词汇：悼念活动：memorial activities Notice ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ The Student Union 【答案】例文 Notice It is with deep grief that we mourn the passing of the renowned physicist and Nobel Prize winner, Professor Yang Zhenning. To honor his remarkable contributions and scientific spirit, our school will host a series of memorial activities. First, a lecture titled “Yang Zhenning: A lifetime of Science and Inspiration” will be held at 3 PM this Thursday in the school auditorium, where experts will recount his groundbreaking research and unwavering dedication. Additionally, a photo exhibition showcasing his life stories is scheduled for Friday afternoon in the library. We appeal to everyone to participate actively. The Student Union 【解析】 【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文。要求考生以国际学校学生会主席李华的身份，用英语写一则关于缅怀杨振宁先生逝世、举办系列悼念活动的书面通知，内容包括活动介绍和发出倡议。 【详解】1.词汇积累 著名的：renowned → celebrated 非凡的：remarkable → extraordinary 开创性的：groundbreaking → pioneering 奉献：dedication → devotion 2.句式拓展 同义句转换 原句：First, a lecture titled “Yang Zhenning: A lifetime of Science and Inspiration” will be held at 3 PM this Thursday in the school auditorium, where experts will recount his groundbreaking research and unwavering dedication. 拓展句：First, a lecture, whose title is “Yang Zhenning: A lifetime of Science and Inspiration”, will be held at 3 PM this Thursday in the school auditorium, where experts will recount his groundbreaking research and unwavering dedication. 【点睛】【高分句型1】It is with deep grief that we mourn the passing of the renowned physicist and Nobel Prize winner, Professor Yang Zhenning. （运用了It is...that...强调句型） 【高分句型2】First, a lecture titled “Yang Zhenning: A lifetime of Science and Inspiration” will be held at 3 PM this Thursday in the school auditorium, where experts will recount his groundbreaking research and unwavering dedication.（运用了过去分词titled作后置定语以及where引导的非限制性定语从句） October 29, 2025 第二节(满分25分) 47. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。 It was a typical busy noon at the downtown fast-food spot. The smell of sizzling patties and crispy fries lingered (弥漫) in the air, and the place was packed with folks rushing to grab a quick meal. I’d just gotten off a long morning at work, and my stomach was empty as I finally reached the front of the line and got my order-a burger, fries, and a cold drink. As I set the tray (托盘) down on a small table by the window, I glanced over and saw two firefighters in the corner. Their uniforms were heavy with faint spots, like they’d just stepped away from a smoky scene, and their boots still held a hint of damp from the morning dew. They stood in the back of the line, shoulders relaxed but eyes tired. I was just about to pick up my burger-the cheese melted perfectly-when a loud, sharp siren (警报) cut through the noise of the restaurant. The two firefighters froze for half a second, and then moved. No hesitation, no exchange of words — just muscle memory. One grabbed his helmet off the nearby counter, the other adjusted his radio on his shoulder, and they turned toward the door, their steps quickening. I watched them go, and my fork paused mid-air. My empty stomach served as a quiet reminder of how long I’d waited for this meal. I’d stood in that line for 15 minutes, my feet aching from the morning’s work. Giving them my lunch meant I would have to wait again-maybe another line, maybe my break slipping away faster. I bit my lip, staring at the tray. Then I thought of their uniforms, the spots, the way they’d act upon hearing the siren like it was a call they couldn’t ignore. They didn’t get to pause for a meal when emergencies hit. They’d probably go hours without eating, running from one call to the next. 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。 My hesitation melted away. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ I went back to the counter, only to find the manager was waiting for me. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】 My hesitation melted away. I grabbed the tray and hurried after the two firefighters, calling out softly, “Excuse me!” They paused at the door, turning with slight surprise. I held out the tray, smiling, “You guys must be in a rush — take this. It’s not much, but it’ll keep you going.” One of them hesitated for a second, then nodded gratefully, taking the tray. “Thank you, really,” he said, before they rushed out into the street, the siren growing louder as they went. I stood there for a moment, my stomach still growling, but my chest felt light. I went back to the counter, only to find the manager was waiting for me. He smiled warmly, holding up a new tray with a burger, fries, and a drink. “Saw what you did for the firefighters,” he said, handing it over. “This one’s on the house. We need more people like you.” I was shocked, then grateful, taking the tray. “Thank you so much,” I replied. As I sat back down by the window, biting into the burger, the taste felt sweeter than before. Sometimes, giving up a small thing didn’t just help others — it filled your own heart, too. 【解析】 【导语】文章以人物为线索展开，讲述市中心快餐店午间繁忙，作者下班后买了午餐，看到两位刚可能出完任务、面露疲惫的消防员排队。警报响起，消防员立刻行动，作者虽不舍排队换来的午餐，但想到他们应急时难以吃饭，内心纠结。 【详解】1.段落续写 ①根据第一段首句“我的犹豫消失了。”可知，下文可描写作者追上两名消防员并把自己的食物拿给他们，消防员表示感谢，作者虽然饿着，但心情舒畅。 ②根据第二段首句“我回到柜台，却发现经理正在等我。”可知，接下来可描写经理被作者的行为感动，为作者准备好了餐食，以及作者的感悟。 2.续写线索：犹豫消失——追上消防员——递上食物——消防员感激——作者心情舒畅——老板等着作者——递给作者准备好的食物——解释原因——作者感悟 3.词类激活 行为类 ①抓住：grab/get hold of ②看见：see/notice ③回答：reply/respond 情绪类 ①感激地：gratefully/with gratitude ②心情舒畅的：feel light/feel lighthearted 【点睛】【高分句型1】They paused at the door, turning with slight surprise.（运用了现在分词作状语） 【高分句型2】I stood there for a moment, my stomach still growling, but my chest felt light.（运用了独立主格结构） 【高分句型3】 As I sat back down by the window, biting into the burger, the taste felt sweeter than before.（运用了as引导的时间状语从句） 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $