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奎屯市第一高级中学2025-2026学年第一学期期中考试 高三英语试题 (考试时间: 120分钟 满分: 150分) 第一部分 听力(共两节, 满分30分) 做题时, 先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后, 你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。 第一节(共5小题;每小题1. 5分, 满分7. 5分) 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题, 从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。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 is Michael’s job? A. A teacher. 　 B. A lawyer. 　　 C. A tour guide. 2. How many people will be at the party? A. Six. 　B. Eight. 　　 C. Ten. 3. Why isn’t the man’s phone working? A. The battery is low. B. There are no signals. C. He didn’t pay the phone bill. 4. Who beat Sally? A. Mark. B. Mark’s brother. C. Her brother. 5. What does the man want? A. A DVD. B. A newspaper. C. A football. 第二节(共15小题；每小题1. 5分, 满分22. 5分) 听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题, 从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项, 并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前, 你将有时间阅读各个小题, 每小题5秒钟；听完后, 各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。 请听第6段材料, 回答第6、7题。 6. How much would half a kilo of carrots cost? A. 3. 5 dollars. B. 4 dollars. C. 7 dollars. 7. Why doesn’t the man buy the woman’s carrots? A. He wants cheaper food. B. He wants healthier food. C. He wants better－tasting food. 请听第7段材料, 回答第8、9题。 8. How did the woman come here? A. By car. B. By bus. C. By subway. 9. What will the woman order? A. Steak and soup. B. A pork pie and beef. C. A salad and an apple pie. 请听第8段材料, 回答第10至12题。 10. What day is it today? A. Wednesday. B. Thursday. C. Friday. 11. When will the woman see her doctor on Saturday? A. At 10: 00 am. B. At 11: 00 am. C. At 1: 30 pm. 12. What is the man’s plan for this Sunday? A. To travel to another city. B. To hang out with his sister. C. To spend time with the woman. 请听第9段材料, 回答第13至16题。 13. Where was the woman born? A. In France. B. In China. C. In Thailand. 14. Why did the woman come to New York? A. To get a better job. B. To experience life there. C. To get further education. 15. How many countries has the woman taught French in? A. Four. 　　　　 B. Five. 　　　　 C. Six. 16. What does the woman want to do in the future? A. Settle down in New York. B. Go to teach in New Zealand. C. Share her stories through writing. 请听第10段材料, 回答第17至20题。 17. When will the fire come close to Lakewood? A. By 6: 00 am. B. By 5: 00 pm C. By 6: 00 pm. 18. Where shouldn’t people go to escape the fire? A. Springfield. B. Western Hill. C. Point Cabina Station. 19. How long will it take people to reach the safe zone by car? A. Less than ten minutes. B Less than twenty minutes. C. Less than thirty minutes. 20. What is the speaker doing? A. Making an announcement. B. Sharing his experience. C. Doing a test. 第二部分 阅读(共两节, 满分50分) 第一节 (共15小题:每小题2. 5分, 满分37. 5分) 阅读下列短文, 从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A THE TEMPE FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS December 6–8, 2024, Friday–Saturday 10:00 AM–5:30 PM & Sunday 10:00 AM–4:30 PM KIDS BLOCK A hands-on interactive block for young artists and a youth exhibition featuring over 450 student works from around the Valley — on display and for sale. Get the young creatives involved with the festival in a new way with community partners, who will be on site doing take-away projects with young visitors! Youth can start their appreciation for the arts at a young age by visiting Young Collectors on Saturday and Sunday. For just $5 children can begin their art collecting journey. YOUNG ARTIST EXHIBITION Each festival we receive hundreds of pieces of artwork created by talented Valley youth who are interested in having their works exhibited for a chance to win a cash prize, and for the opportunity to sell their works (please refer to each nameplate to identify which pieces are for sale). You can visit the exhibition near Kids Block, Friday-Sunday at the festival. YOUNG COLLECTORS GALLERY Each year, our artists have the option to donate a piece to the gallery, offering children the chance to purchase and bring home their very own piece. We encourage young collectors to shop on their own, learning freedom in what they like. Volunteers will be in place to assist children. The Young Collectors section will be open on Saturday and Sunday of the festival. APPLICATIONS ARE NOW OPEN! All students MUST have a signed and completed digital Permission Form to enter the festival. 1. When can children visit KIDS BLOCK? A. 10:00 AM-5:30 PM Friday. B. 9:30 AM-5:00 PM Saturday. C. 10:00 AM-7:00 PM Saturday. D. 10:30 AM-4:00 PM Sunday. 2. What is special about YOUNG ARTIST EXHIBITION? A It requires on-site registration. B. It provides cash assistance for youth. C. It includes a competition for participants. D. It gives kids a chance to recreate their works. 3. What do the three sections have in common? A. Visitors may donate their works. B. Kids can make an art purchase. C. Volunteers will be badly needed. D. Young artists can gain more profit. B All human societies play games. Kicking a ball can be found everywhere whether the ball is just a ball of cloth, or a skin stuffed with feathers or air. But complex games and team sports have tended to arise in big civilizations — the higher the cultural level of a society is, the greater the complexity of the interaction is, and hence perhaps the more complex the forms of sports are. This is not always the case. The ancient Greeks, for example, preferred the individual rather than team sports. But in China for well over 2,000 years, people played the game of “kickball” — cuju. The members were often young men from wealthy families though there were also professional kickball players. Cuju was played as entertainment at court banquets or the reception of foreign ambassadors. Even emperors played kickball. As you’d expect in a Confucian society, kickball clubs were keen on the key qualities of mercy and courtesy. A great player was one who showed “the spirit of the game”. The “Ten Essentials of Kickball” included respect for other players, polite behaviors and team spirit. There was to be no ungentlemanly behavior, no dangerous play, and no hogging (独占) the ball. In other words, as we used to say, “Play up and play the game. ” What a contrast with the ancient Greek athletics where only victory counted and if that needed gamesmanship, or cruel professional fouls(犯规), then so be it. As a way of national culture protection, cuju was listed into the first batch of China’s intangible cultural heritage in 2006. 4. What does the underlined phrase “stuffed with” mean in Paragraph 1? A. Filled with. B. Decorated with. C. Surrounded with. D. Covered with. 5. What may contribute to the complicated games? A. Teams. B. Interactions. C. Societies. D. Civilizations. 6. Who were the major members in a cuju team according to the text? A. Sleepers. B. The rich young men. C. Emperors. D. The professional athletes. 7. What is the fifth paragraph mainly about? A. Kickball’s popularity. B. Kickball’s development. C. Kickball’s importance. D. Kickball’s characteristics. C Though brown pelicans (鹈鹕) have bounced back from the endangered species list they have been suffering from the second life-threatening event in recent years. Large numbers of the species are showing up sick and injured along California’s coastline, and experts are racing to find out why. A volunteer feeds sick brown pelicans recovering at the Wetlands and Wildlife Care Center of Orange County. The center is currently caring for over 100 brown pelicans which have been discovered starving or being sick in recent weeks. During the starvation event in 2022, nearly 800 brown pelicans were admitted to wildlife nursing centers and received considerate care, with only 394 eventually returned to the wild, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The cause of the current crisis remains largely unknown, but some interesting guesses are flying about. At one point, the birds were checked for the flu that has newly infected so many animals this year. Luckily, none of the sick pelicans tested positive for it. “We don’t have any indication that it's directly human-caused, either.” says Henkel, a senior environmental scientist. “It’s not a human action of any kind that we’re aware of.” One theory is that powerful winds may be to blame, as low visibility could be preventing the pelicans from diving well enough to catch their meals, and hungry birds often get trapped in fishing lines. The evidence pointing to starvation as the cause may also better explain why the pelicans come in with injuries. Those involved in brown pelican recovery efforts note that while you should keep your distance from them, humans can be of assistance by immediately reporting an animal sighting to a local rescue center and keeping an eye on it until help arrives. Such an urgent response can often mean the difference between life and death for a pelican that needs life-saving care. If you are an expert, proper treatment for the affected pelicans may involve offering them lots of nutrition and water, or caring for wounds and giving them relevant medication in the center. 8. What can we learn about brown pelicans? A. They have recently been classified as endangered. B. A steep decline in their numbers is attributed to physical harm. C. They have experienced long-term hunger. D. Their population has shown modest signs of recovery. 9. Why does the author list data in paragraph 2? A. To prove the pelicans face severe problems. B. To highlight the mindful care for the pelicans. C. To reveal the pelicans mainly die of hunger. D. To stress volunteers' role in saving the pelicans. 10. Which of the following is a theory that may cause the pelicans’ trouble? A. They are being poisoned by polluted water. B. They are unable to hunt effectively due to bad weather conditions. C. They are losing their habitats because of coastal development. D. They are being attacked by other larger birds. 11. How should an ordinary person deal with a sick brown pelican? A Feed food and water to it. B. Rush it to a rescue center. C. Seek timely professional help. D. Give it an immediate exam. D Considerable research shows coffee can dramatically affect your body and brain. Studies link it to reduced risks of stroke, cancer, and type 2 diabetes, and it’s also found to boost memory and teamwork. But what if you need to solve a problem? Turns out coffee is good for that too. Depending on the type of problem you need to solve. Say a customer’s delivery date is in danger of being late. You need an idea. So you brainstorm. Any idea. Every idea. Thinking outside the box. Thinking with no box. That’s divergent (发散的) thinking: free-flowing, unplanned, unstructured idea creation. If you need lots of ideas, coffee won’t help. But if you just need one great idea? If you just need to determine the best answer? A study published in Consciousness and Cognition found one cup of coffee boosts problem-solving via convergent (聚合的) thinking: determining the best answer to a question. Even though participants didn’t come up with more ideas, they solved problems faster. Researchers think this may be due to caffeine speeding up mental processing. We found that participants who consumed about one 12-ounce cup of coffee showed significantly enhanced problem-solving abilities. Why? The underlying mechanism is less clear. Research shows caffeine increases awareness, improves watchfulness, enhances concentration and lifts mood. All those factors improve your problem-solving abilities. Drinking a cup of coffee clearly works, but just keep in mind that a little more coffee is good, but a lot more may not be. Also consider how much coffee you drink regularly. A 2012 study found that within three days of consistent caffeine consumption, your body builds up tolerance, which means your body gets used to it, and the effect weakens, including your problem-solving ability. Fortunately, if you cut back on coffee for a few days — around seven days or so — the original effects of coffee usually start to come back gradually. So as with most things in life, consider the timing. See coffee as an occasional focus, mood, and analysis aid, especially when you need to solve a particularly difficult problem. 12. Which of the following best describes the effect of drinking coffee? A. It effectively prevents type 2 diabetes. B. It helps divergent thinking a lot. C. It works better for certain types of problems. D. It has insignificant influence on the brain and body. 13. According to the study in paragraph 5, what is the key finding about coffee? A. It enhances the speed of convergent thinking. B. It inspires creativity in brainstorming sessions. C. It facilitates generating a wider range of ideas. D. It has little effect on the speed of problem-solving. 14. What does the author think of coffee consumption? A. Once developed, coffee tolerance won’t fade. B. Grabbing coffee will fail you when you feel down. C. Take amount and timing into account. D. The benefits of coffee outweigh its drawbacks. 15. Which of the following can be a suitable title for the text? A. Coffee: a magic pill for Brain B. Coffee: you can never drink too much C. Coffee: self-control is key D. Coffee: a helper in Problem-Solving 第二节(共5小题；每小题2. 5分, 满分12. 5分) 阅读下面短文, 从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 If you’re looking for reasons to start training your self-discipline, then you can begin by looking at the benefits of being self-disciplined. Here are some points you may be interested in. • Improved physical health If you’re self-disciplined, you’ll be better able to say no to the urges to conduct unhealthy behaviors like overeating, excessive drinking, and smoking. ___16___. Such behaviors include exercising regularly, maintaining a healthy diet and lifestyle, and even making behavioral changes. • ___17___ A lack of self-discipline can lead to procrastination (拖延). It can also lead to inability to reach important goals. If you tend to procrastinate, you may find yourself often working under pressure and struggling to meet deadlines. If you’re unable to reach important goals, it can cause stress and anxiety about the future and chip away at your self-confidence. But if you can learn self-discipline, you’ll find that you’re less stressed and anxious because you’re living up to your expectations and doing what you set out to do. ___18___. • Increased self-worth and happiness Self-discipline increases self-worth because when you achieve the goals you set for yourself, you build belief and confidence in yourself. Each achievement, no matter how small, is a building block. ___19___. They increase your happiness, too. Studies show that the more productive people are, the happier they feel. • Better interpersonal skills Learning self-discipline is great for relationships. ___20___. Being able to stop for a moment and reflect on how you feel before acting is an important interpersonal skill. It helps you handle conflict effectively without becoming overly protective or losing your temper and reacting angrily. A. Reduced stress and anxiety B. Less procrastination and more realistic expectations C. As a matter of fact, self-discipline is not about how you act D. It will also bring positive emotions and make you feel good about yourself E. A self-disciplined person is better able to manage emotions intelligently F. Additionally, you’ll find it easier to stick to behaviors that promote well-being G. A number of them gradually form a firm basis of belief and confidence within you 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, 从短文后各题所给的 A、B、C 和D 四个选项中, 选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 My husband AJ started running to lose weight, focusing on the twenty-five pounds he’d put on since we married. I fully ____21____ him doing what he needed to do to feel good. Therefore, we signed up for the New York 5K race together. As we waited for the crack of the gun to release us, we ____22____ up and down at the start line in the bitter January cold. “You sure you don’t mind if I ____23____ you? ” he asked. He had started ____24____ a couple of weeks prior and was running a few times a week. “Nope, ” I replied. When the gun ____25____, he sprinted ahead. After a few minutes of running, I saw my husband ahead, so I ____26____ up to him. After a mile, I caught him, and we ran together for a bit. Always competitive, I pushed the ____27____ , thinking he would keep up. He fell behind a few feet, then a few yards, and then he was ____28____. I finished the race in a ____29____ time of just over twenty-five minutes. I felt beyond thrilled, considering I hadn’t trained. AJ was ashamed. He couldn’t believe that I, untrained and not particularly in shape, had ____30____ him. I encouraged him to move every day and set ____31____. Then, he announced that he was going to run a marathon in each state. Once he set his mind on it, he was all in. I saw him run on the hilly, wooded ____32____ as the cold November air chilled him, and I saw him face hail (冰雹), lightning, and even the ____33____ of loose dogs. ____34____ he got his medal and my kiss. When he crossed the line, he certainly wasn’t comfortable — the ____35____ knees from falling saw to that, but he was satisfied. He had pushed himself beyond what he thought was possible and finished. 21. A. restricted B. supported C. opposed D. suspended 22. A. bounced B. nodded C. floated D. rolled 23. A. help B. accompany C. leave D. train 24. A. skipping B. cycling C. swimming D. jogging 25. A. whistled B. screamed C. erupted D. crashed 26. A. edged B. held C. walked D. wandered 27. A. distance B. endurance C. pace D. barrier 28. A. at a loss B. out of sight C. in a hurry D. in essence 29. A. sufficient B. abstract C. respectable D. terrible 30 A. caught B. beaten C. quit D. struck 31. A. tests B. limits C. goals D. records 32. A. highways B. paths C. streets D. sidewalks 33. A. preservation B. company C. cheer D. threat 34. A. Immediately B. Gradually C. Ultimately D. Suddenly 35. A. treated B. infected C. skinned D. broken 第二节(共10小题;每小题1. 5分, 满分15分) 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 A new sand-yellow cave theater built on the edge of the Gobi Desert in Dunhuang City is bringing the relics ____36____ life. The new performance ____37____(stage) at the theater, Ancient Sounds of Dunhuang, draws inspiration from the Mogao Grottoes, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The dance, musical instruments, and even melodies (旋律) the show ____38____(present) all come from the murals (壁画). “The audience can hear the timbre of the Indian pipa and the Persian konghou ____39____ enjoy the elegant dance performance, a perfect showcase of ____40____ Chinese and Western art mixed in Dunhuang in ancient times,” said Zhang Hua, the director. Cultural ____41____(diverse) is Dunhuang’s name card. This cultural exchange, rooted in its history as a key Silk Road site, has not only shaped Dunhuang’s past but also guided its approach to preserving and ____42____(share) with the world the timeless heritage, inspiring innovations that bridge ____43____(glory) traditions with modern technology. Since the 1980s, authorities in Dunhuang ____44____(carry) out international cooperation in the protection of cultural relics. ____45____(protect) cultural relics digitally, Dunhuang Academy has borrowed advanced foreign technology, established a set of digitization procedures and become a leader in the field of cultural relics protection in China. 第四部分 写作(共两节, 满分40分) 第一节 (满分15分) 46. 假定你是李华，你校英文辩论社将推出“思辨角”(Critical Thinking Corner)专栏，负责此专栏的同学Alex提供两个辩题方向供大家选择：“人工智能写作，助力还是消解创作力?”(AI Writing: A Boost or A Drain to Creativity?)和“短视频盛行，丰富还是窄化认知?”(Short-video Popularity: Enrich or Narrow Cognition?)。请你给Alex写一封邮件，内容包含： 1.你的选择; 2.说明理由。 注意： 1.写作词数应为80左右; 2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 Dear Alex, ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Best wishes, Li Hua 第二节（满分25分） 47. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。 On a sunny Friday morning, Mr. Stone, the Grade 4 head teacher, walked into the classroom with a new student following him. She was a lively girl from Mexico, and her red mushroom hair cut immediately drew everyone’s eyes. With a welcoming smile, Mr. Stone gestured for her to sit beside Mike, a student known for teasing others. During break time, Mike couldn’t help but laugh when he caught sight of his new deskmate. Sara’s distinctive hairstyle seemed like an open invitation for him to make fun of her. Leaning in towards Sara, he playfully suggested, “Hey, Sara. Ever thought about changing your name to Dora? You look just like Dora the Explorer!” His words caused laughter and cheers from the others in the classroom. Sara’s eyes filled with tears, her cheeks turning red with embarrassment. Feeling hurt and upset, she stood up suddenly, rushing to the teacher’s office to seek support from Mr. Stone. After hearing her story, Mr. Stone offered her gentle comfort, saying, “Sara, your hairstyle is truly pretty. Remember, everyone has their own sense of beauty.” Mr. Stone then directed his attention to Mike, expressing his disappointment and urging Mike to apologize to Sara. “Mike,” he continued, “your actions were unkind. We must treat everyone with empathy(同情). Laughing at Sara’s hair has deeply hurt her.” This conflict was temporarily settled, but Mr. Stone found himself lost in thought. Reflecting on his own childhood, Mr. Stone recalled how he had been teased for being overweight. The pain caused by hurtful words was like wrinkles on a crumpled(压皱的)ball of paper. Even if you smoothed them out, the wrinkles stayed. He wanted to teach an important lesson to Mike, the troublemaker. Then, a unique strategy came to mind. He contacted Mike’s mother, explaining the situation and discussing a plan with her to develop empathy in her son. They agreed that over the weekend, Mike’s mother would arrange for Mike to have his hair cut extremely short. 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。 On Monday morning, Mike unwillingly approached the classroom. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ At that moment, Mr. Stone walked into the classroom with a ball of paper. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $ 奎屯市第一高级中学2025-2026学年第一学期期中考试 高三英语试题 (考试时间: 120分钟 满分: 150分) 第一部分 听力(共两节, 满分30分) 做题时, 先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后, 你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。 第一节(共5小题;每小题1. 5分, 满分7. 5分) 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题, 从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。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 is Michael’s job? A. A teacher. 　 B. A lawyer. 　　 C. A tour guide. 2. How many people will be at the party? A. Six. 　B. Eight. 　　 C. Ten. 3. Why isn’t the man’s phone working? A. The battery is low. B. There are no signals. C. He didn’t pay the phone bill. 4. Who beat Sally? A. Mark. B. Mark’s brother. C. Her brother. 5. What does the man want? A. A DVD. B. A newspaper. C. A football. 第二节(共15小题；每小题1. 5分, 满分22. 5分) 听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题, 从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项, 并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前, 你将有时间阅读各个小题, 每小题5秒钟；听完后, 各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。 请听第6段材料, 回答第6、7题。 6. How much would half a kilo of carrots cost? A. 3. 5 dollars. B. 4 dollars. C. 7 dollars. 7. Why doesn’t the man buy the woman’s carrots? A. He wants cheaper food. B. He wants healthier food. C. He wants better－tasting food. 请听第7段材料, 回答第8、9题。 8 How did the woman come here? A. By car. B. By bus. C. By subway. 9. What will the woman order? A. Steak and soup. B. A pork pie and beef. C. A salad and an apple pie. 请听第8段材料, 回答第10至12题。 10. What day is it today? A. Wednesday. B. Thursday. C. Friday. 11. When will the woman see her doctor on Saturday? A. At 10: 00 am. B. At 11: 00 am. C. At 1: 30 pm. 12. What is the man’s plan for this Sunday? A. To travel to another city. B. To hang out with his sister. C. To spend time with the woman. 请听第9段材料, 回答第13至16题。 13. Where was the woman born? A. In France. B. In China. C. In Thailand. 14. Why did the woman come to New York? A. To get a better job. B. To experience life there. C. To get further education. 15. How many countries has the woman taught French in? A. Four. 　　　　 B. Five. 　　　　 C. Six. 16. What does the woman want to do in the future? A. Settle down in New York. B. Go to teach in New Zealand. C. Share her stories through writing. 请听第10段材料, 回答第17至20题。 17. When will the fire come close to Lakewood? A. By 6: 00 am. B. By 5: 00 pm C. By 6: 00 pm. 18. Where shouldn’t people go to escape the fire? A. Springfield. B. Western Hill. C. Point Cabina Station. 19. How long will it take people to reach the safe zone by car? A. Less than ten minutes. B. Less than twenty minutes. C. Less than thirty minutes. 20. What is the speaker doing? A. Making an announcement. B. Sharing his experience. C. Doing a test. 第二部分 阅读(共两节, 满分50分) 第一节 (共15小题:每小题2. 5分, 满分37. 5分) 阅读下列短文, 从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A THE TEMPE FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS December 6–8, 2024, Friday–Saturday 10:00 AM–5:30 PM & Sunday 10:00 AM–4:30 PM KIDS BLOCK A hands-on interactive block for young artists and a youth exhibition featuring over 450 student works from around the Valley — on display and for sale. Get the young creatives involved with the festival in a new way with community partners, who will be on site doing take-away projects with young visitors! Youth can start their appreciation for the arts at a young age by visiting Young Collectors on Saturday and Sunday. For just $5 children can begin their art collecting journey. YOUNG ARTIST EXHIBITION Each festival we receive hundreds of pieces of artwork created by talented Valley youth who are interested in having their works exhibited for a chance to win a cash prize, and for the opportunity to sell their works (please refer to each nameplate to identify which pieces are for sale). You can visit the exhibition near Kids Block, Friday-Sunday at the festival. YOUNG COLLECTORS GALLERY Each year, our artists have the option to donate a piece to the gallery, offering children the chance to purchase and bring home their very own piece. We encourage young collectors to shop on their own, learning freedom in what they like. Volunteers will be in place to assist children. The Young Collectors section will be open on Saturday and Sunday of the festival. APPLICATIONS ARE NOW OPEN! All students MUST have a signed and completed digital Permission Form to enter the festival. 1. When can children visit KIDS BLOCK? A. 10:00 AM-5:30 PM Friday. B. 9:30 AM-5:00 PM Saturday. C. 10:00 AM-7:00 PM Saturday. D. 10:30 AM-4:00 PM Sunday. 2. What is special about YOUNG ARTIST EXHIBITION? A. It requires on-site registration. B. It provides cash assistance for youth. C. It includes a competition for participants. D. It gives kids a chance to recreate their works. 3. What do the three sections have in common? A. Visitors may donate their works. B. Kids can make an art purchase. C. Volunteers will be badly needed. D. Young artists can gain more profit. 【答案】1. D 2. C 3. B 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了即将开幕的艺术节的时间、儿童互动区、青年艺术家展览、年轻收藏家画廊以及参与活动的申请要求。 【1题详解】 推理判断题。根据首段“December 6–8, 2024, Friday–Saturday 10:00 AM–5:30 PM & Sunday 10:00 AM–4:30 PM (2024年12月6日至8日，周五至周六上午10点至下午5点30分，周日上午10点至下午4点30分)”及KIDS BLOCK部分中“Youth can start their appreciation for the arts at a young age by visiting Young Collectors on Saturday and Sunday. (周六和周日，青少年可通过参观“青年收藏家”板块，从小培养对艺术的鉴赏力。)”可推知，“周日上午10点30分至下午4 点”在开放时段内。故选D。 【2题详解】 细节理解题。根据YOUNG ARTIST EXHIBITION部分中“Each festival we receive hundreds of pieces of artwork created by talented Valley youth who are interested in having their works exhibited for a chance to win a cash prize, and for the opportunity to sell their works (please refer to each nameplate to identify which pieces are for sale). (每个节日我们都会收到数百件由有才华的谷地青年创作的艺术品，他们有兴趣展示自己的作品，以有机会赢得现金奖励，并有机会出售自己的作品（请参考每个名牌以确定哪些作品是出售的）。)”可知，该展览包含竞赛环节，参与者可竞争现金奖，这是其特色。故选C。 【3题详解】 细节理解题。根据KIDS BLOCK部分中“A hands-on interactive block for young artists and a youth exhibition featuring over 450 student works from around the Valley — on display and for sale. (一个面向年轻艺术家的互动实践区和一个青年展览，展出并出售来自山谷各地的450多件学生作品。)”、YOUNG ARTIST EXHIBITION部分中“Each festival we receive hundreds of pieces of artwork created by talented Valley youth who are interested in having their works exhibited for a chance to win a cash prize, and for the opportunity to sell their works (please refer to each nameplate to identify which pieces are for sale). (每个节日我们都会收到数百件由有才华的谷地青年创作的艺术品，他们有兴趣展示自己的作品，以有机会赢得现金奖励，并有机会出售自己的作品（请参考每个名牌以确定哪些作品是出售的）。)”以及YOUNG COLLECTORS GALLERY部分中“Each year, our artists have the option to donate a piece to the gallery, offering children the chance to purchase and bring home their very own piece. (每年，我们的艺术家可选择向画廊捐赠一件作品，为孩子们提供购买并带回家的机会。)”可知，这三个部分的共同点是孩子们可以进行购买艺术品。故选B。 B All human societies play games. Kicking a ball can be found everywhere whether the ball is just a ball of cloth, or a skin stuffed with feathers or air. But complex games and team sports have tended to arise in big civilizations — the higher the cultural level of a society is, the greater the complexity of the interaction is, and hence perhaps the more complex the forms of sports are. This is not always the case. The ancient Greeks, for example, preferred the individual rather than team sports. But in China for well over 2,000 years, people played the game of “kickball” — cuju. The members were often young men from wealthy families though there were also professional kickball players. Cuju was played as entertainment at court banquets or the reception of foreign ambassadors. Even emperors played kickball. As you’d expect in a Confucian society, kickball clubs were keen on the key qualities of mercy and courtesy. A great player was one who showed “the spirit of the game”. The “Ten Essentials of Kickball” included respect for other players, polite behaviors and team spirit. There was to be no ungentlemanly behavior, no dangerous play, and no hogging (独占) the ball. In other words, as we used to say, “Play up and play the game. ” What a contrast with the ancient Greek athletics where only victory counted and if that needed gamesmanship, or cruel professional fouls(犯规), then so be it. As a way of national culture protection, cuju was listed into the first batch of China’s intangible cultural heritage in 2006. 4. What does the underlined phrase “stuffed with” mean in Paragraph 1? A. Filled with. B. Decorated with. C. Surrounded with. D. Covered with. 5. What may contribute to the complicated games? A. Teams. B. Interactions. C. Societies. D. Civilizations. 6. Who were the major members in a cuju team according to the text? A. Sleepers. B. The rich young men. C. Emperors. D. The professional athletes. 7. What is the fifth paragraph mainly about? A. Kickball’s popularity. B. Kickball’s development. C. Kickball’s importance. D. Kickball’s characteristics. 【答案】4. A 5. D 6. B 7. D 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇说明文。作者主要介绍了中国古代的蹴鞠运动及其特点。 【4题详解】 词句猜测题。由短语所在句“Kicking a ball can be found everywhere whether just a ball of cloth, or a skin stuffed with feathers or air.(在世界的每一个角落都能看到踢球这一运动，不管是一个布球还是一块用羽毛或者stuffed with的皮)”可知，踢的是球，是一个立体的物品，需要用东西填充。由此可知，划线词组stuffed with与filled with“充满、填满”意思接近。故选A项。 【5题详解】 细节理解题。根据第二段“But complex games and team sports have tended to arise in big civilizations — the higher the cultural level of a society is, the greater the complexity of the interaction is, and hence perhaps the more complex the forms of sports are.(但复杂的竞技游戏和团队运动往往出现在大型文明之中——一个社会的文化水平越高，其互动的复杂程度就越大，因此相应的体育形式也可能会更加复杂)”可知，文明促进了复杂游戏/比赛的诞生。故选D项。 【6题详解】 细节理解题。根据第三段“The members were often young men from wealthy families though there were also professional kickball players.(这些成员大多是来自富裕家庭的年轻男子，不过也有职业的踢球运动员)”可知，蹴鞠团队的队员主要是有钱的年轻人。故选B项。 【7题详解】 主旨大意题。根据第五段“As you’d expect in a Confucian society, kickball clubs were keen on the key qualities of mercy and courtesy. A great player was one who showed “the spirit of the game”. The “Ten Essentials of Kickball” included respect for other players, polite behaviors and team spirit.(正如在儒家社会中人们所期望的那样，踢球俱乐部非常注重仁慈和礼貌这些关键品质。一名出色的球员应当展现出“比赛的精神”。踢球的“十项基本准则”包括尊重其他球员、礼貌行为以及团队精神)”可知，本段主要介绍了足球运动的特点。故选D项。 C Though brown pelicans (鹈鹕) have bounced back from the endangered species list, they have been suffering from the second life-threatening event in recent years. Large numbers of the species are showing up sick and injured along California’s coastline, and experts are racing to find out why. A volunteer feeds sick brown pelicans recovering at the Wetlands and Wildlife Care Center of Orange County. The center is currently caring for over 100 brown pelicans which have been discovered starving or being sick in recent weeks. During the starvation event in 2022, nearly 800 brown pelicans were admitted to wildlife nursing centers and received considerate care, with only 394 eventually returned to the wild, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The cause of the current crisis remains largely unknown, but some interesting guesses are flying about. At one point, the birds were checked for the flu that has newly infected so many animals this year. Luckily, none of the sick pelicans tested positive for it. “We don’t have any indication that it's directly human-caused, either.” says Henkel, a senior environmental scientist. “It’s not a human action of any kind that we’re aware of.” One theory is that powerful winds may be to blame, as low visibility could be preventing the pelicans from diving well enough to catch their meals, and hungry birds often get trapped in fishing lines. The evidence pointing to starvation as the cause may also better explain why the pelicans come in with injuries. Those involved in brown pelican recovery efforts note that while you should keep your distance from them, humans can be of assistance by immediately reporting an animal sighting to a local rescue center and keeping an eye on it until help arrives. Such an urgent response can often mean the difference between life and death for a pelican that needs life-saving care. If you are an expert, proper treatment for the affected pelicans may involve offering them lots of nutrition and water, or caring for wounds and giving them relevant medication in the center. 8. What can we learn about brown pelicans? A. They have recently been classified as endangered. B. A steep decline in their numbers is attributed to physical harm. C. They have experienced long-term hunger. D. Their population has shown modest signs of recovery. 9. Why does the author list data in paragraph 2? A. To prove the pelicans face severe problems. B. To highlight the mindful care for the pelicans. C. To reveal the pelicans mainly die of hunger. D. To stress volunteers' role in saving the pelicans. 10. Which of the following is a theory that may cause the pelicans’ trouble? A. They are being poisoned by polluted water. B. They are unable to hunt effectively due to bad weather conditions. C. They are losing their habitats because of coastal development. D. They are being attacked by other larger birds. 11. How should an ordinary person deal with a sick brown pelican? A. Feed food and water to it. B. Rush it to a rescue center. C. Seek timely professional help. D. Give it an immediate exam. 【答案】8. D 9. A 10. B 11. C 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章讨论了褐鹈鹕虽脱离濒危物种名单，仍面临生存挑战，并介绍了威胁褐鹈鹕生存的可能原因，以及公众如何帮助褐鹈鹕。 【8题详解】 细节理解题。根据第一段“Though brown pelicans (鹈鹕) have bounced back from the endangered species list, they have been suffering from the second life-threatening event in recent years. (虽然褐鹈鹕已经从濒危物种名单中恢复过来，但近年来它们一直遭受着第二次威胁生命的事件) ”可知，褐鹈鹕的数量有所恢复。故选D。 【9题详解】 推理判断题。根据第二段“The center is currently caring for over 100 brown pelicans which have been discovered starving or being sick in recent weeks. During the starvation event in 2022, nearly 800 brown pelicans were admitted to wildlife nursing centers and received considerate care, with only 394 eventually returned to the wild, according to the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service. (该中心目前正在照顾100多只褐鹈鹕，这些褐鹈鹕最近几周被发现饥饿或生病。根据美国鱼类和野生动物管理局的数据，在2022年的饥饿事件中，近800只褐鹈鹕被送入野生动物护理中心，得到了周到的照顾，只有394只最终回到了野外)”可知，这些数据用来证明褐鹈鹕面临的问题很严重。故选A。 【10题详解】 细节理解题。根据第四段“One theory is that powerful winds may be to blame, as low visibility could be preventing the pelicans from diving well enough to catch their meals, and hungry birds often get trapped in fishing lines.(一种理论认为，强风可能是罪魁祸首，因为低能见度可能会阻止鹈鹕充分俯冲捕食，饥饿的鸟儿经常被鱼线困住。)”可知，本段提出一种理论：强风 (powerful winds) 导致能见度低 (low visibility) ，从而影响鹈鹕捕食或被鱼线困住，即由于恶劣的天气条件鹈鹕无法有效地捕猎，导致了褐鹈鹕的困境。故选B。 【11题详解】 细节理解题。根据最后一段 “Those involved in brown pelican recovery efforts note that while you should keep your distance from them, humans can be of assistance by immediately reporting an animal sighting to a local rescue center and keeping an eye on it until help arrives. (那些参与褐鹈鹕恢复工作的人指出，虽然你应该与它们保持距离，但人类可以通过立即向当地救援中心报告看到动物并密切关注它直到救援到来以提供帮助)”可知，普通人遇到生病的褐鹈鹕应该寻求及时的专业帮助。故选C。 D Considerable research shows coffee can dramatically affect your body and brain. Studies link it to reduced risks of stroke, cancer, and type 2 diabetes, and it’s also found to boost memory and teamwork. But what if you need to solve a problem? Turns out coffee is good for that too. Depending on the type of problem you need to solve. Say a customer’s delivery date is in danger of being late. You need an idea. So you brainstorm. Any idea. Every idea. Thinking outside the box. Thinking with no box. That’s divergent (发散的) thinking: free-flowing, unplanned, unstructured idea creation. If you need lots of ideas, coffee won’t help. But if you just need one great idea? If you just need to determine the best answer? A study published in Consciousness and Cognition found one cup of coffee boosts problem-solving via convergent (聚合) thinking: determining the best answer to a question. Even though participants didn’t come up with more ideas, they solved problems faster. Researchers think this may be due to caffeine speeding up mental processing. We found that participants who consumed about one 12-ounce cup of coffee showed significantly enhanced problem-solving abilities. Why? The underlying mechanism is less clear. Research shows caffeine increases awareness, improves watchfulness, enhances concentration and lifts mood. All those factors improve your problem-solving abilities. Drinking a cup of coffee clearly works, but just keep in mind that a little more coffee is good, but a lot more may not be. Also consider how much coffee you drink regularly. A 2012 study found that within three days of consistent caffeine consumption, your body builds up tolerance, which means your body gets used to it, and the effect weakens, including your problem-solving ability. Fortunately, if you cut back on coffee for a few days — around seven days or so — the original effects of coffee usually start to come back gradually. So as with most things in life, consider the timing. See coffee as an occasional focus, mood, and analysis aid, especially when you need to solve a particularly difficult problem. 12. Which of the following best describes the effect of drinking coffee? A. It effectively prevents type 2 diabetes. B. It helps divergent thinking a lot. C. It works better for certain types of problems. D. It has insignificant influence on the brain and body. 13. According to the study in paragraph 5, what is the key finding about coffee? A. It enhances the speed of convergent thinking. B. It inspires creativity in brainstorming sessions. C. It facilitates generating a wider range of ideas. D. It has little effect on the speed of problem-solving. 14. What does the author think of coffee consumption? A. Once developed, coffee tolerance won’t fade. B. Grabbing coffee will fail you when you feel down. C. Take amount and timing into account. D. The benefits of coffee outweigh its drawbacks. 15. Which of the following can be a suitable title for the text? A. Coffee: a magic pill for Brain B. Coffee: you can never drink too much C Coffee: self-control is key D. Coffee: a helper in Problem-Solving 【答案】12. C 13. A 14. C 15. D 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要探讨了咖啡对人体和大脑的影响，特别是在解决问题方面的作用。 【12题详解】 细节理解题。根据第二段“But what if you need to solve a problem? Turns out coffee is good for that too. Depending on the type of problem you need to solve.(但是如果你需要解决一个问题呢？事实证明，咖啡对此也有好处。这取决于你需要解决的问题类型)”可知，喝咖啡对解决某些类型的问题效果更好。故选C项。 【13题详解】 细节理解题。根据第五段“A study published in Consciousness and Cognition found one cup of coffee boosts problem-solving via convergent (聚合的) thinking: determining the best answer to a question. Even though participants didn’t come up with more ideas, they solved problems faster. Researchers think this may be due to caffeine speeding up mental processing.(发表在《意识与认知》上的一项研究发现，一杯咖啡可以通过聚合思维促进解决问题：确定一个问题的最佳答案。尽管参与者没有想出更多的点子，但他们解决问题的速度更快了。研究人员认为，这可能是由于咖啡因加速了大脑处理速度)”可知，咖啡增强了聚合思维的速度。故选A项。 【14题详解】 推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中“Drinking a cup of coffee clearly works, but just keep in mind that a little more coffee is good, but a lot more may not be. Also consider how much coffee you drink regularly.(喝一杯咖啡显然有效，但请记住，多喝一点咖啡是好的，但喝太多可能就不好了。还要考虑你经常喝多少咖啡)”和最后一段“So as with most things in life, consider the timing. See coffee as an occasional focus, mood, and analysis aid, especially when you need to solve a particularly difficult problem.(所以，就像生活中的大多数事情一样，要考虑时机。把咖啡看作是偶尔的注意力、情绪和分析的辅助工具，尤其是当你需要解决一个特别困难的问题时)”可知，作者认为喝咖啡时要考虑数量和时机。故选C项。 【15题详解】 主旨大意题。通读全文，根据第二段“But what if you need to solve a problem? Turns out coffee is good for that too. Depending on the type of problem you need to solve.(但是如果你需要解决一个问题呢？事实证明，咖啡对此也有好处。这取决于你需要解决的问题类型)”以及后文对咖啡在解决问题方面的作用的阐述可知，本文主要介绍了咖啡在解决问题方面的作用，D项“Coffee: a helper in Problem-Solving(咖啡：解决问题的帮手)”概括了文章主旨，适合作为文章标题。故选D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。 If you’re looking for reasons to start training your self-discipline, then you can begin by looking at the benefits of being self-disciplined. Here are some points you may be interested in. • Improved physical health If you’re self-disciplined, you’ll be better able to say no to the urges to conduct unhealthy behaviors like overeating, excessive drinking, and smoking. ___16___. Such behaviors include exercising regularly, maintaining a healthy diet and lifestyle, and even making behavioral changes. • ___17___ A lack of self-discipline can lead to procrastination (拖延). It can also lead to inability to reach important goals. If you tend to procrastinate, you may find yourself often working under pressure and struggling to meet deadlines. If you’re unable to reach important goals, it can cause stress and anxiety about the future and chip away at your self-confidence. But if you can learn self-discipline, you’ll find that you’re less stressed and anxious because you’re living up to your expectations and doing what you set out to do. ___18___. • Increased self-worth and happiness Self-discipline increases self-worth because when you achieve the goals you set for yourself, you build belief and confidence in yourself. Each achievement, no matter how small, is a building block. ___19___. They increase your happiness, too. Studies show that the more productive people are, the happier they feel. • Better interpersonal skills Learning self-discipline is great for relationships ___20___. Being able to stop for a moment and reflect on how you feel before acting is an important interpersonal skill. It helps you handle conflict effectively without becoming overly protective or losing your temper and reacting angrily. A. Reduced stress and anxiety B. Less procrastination and more realistic expectations C. As a matter of fact, self-discipline is not about how you act D. It will also bring positive emotions and make you feel good about yourself E. A self-disciplined person is better able to manage emotions intelligently F. Additionally, you’ll find it easier to stick to behaviors that promote well-being G. A number of them gradually form a firm basis of belief and confidence within you 【答案】16. F 17. A 18. D 19. G 20. E 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了自律的好处。 【16题详解】 前一句“If you’re self-disciplined, you’ll be better able to say no to the urges to conduct unhealthy behaviors like overeating, excessive drinking, and smoking.(如果你是自律的，你就能更好地对不健康行为的冲动说不，比如暴饮暴食、酗酒和吸烟。)”讲的是自律可以帮助你拒绝不健康的行为，后一句“Such behaviors include exercising regularly, maintaining a healthy diet and lifestyle, and even making behavioral changes.(这些行为包括定期锻炼，保持健康的饮食和生活方式，甚至是行为上的改变。)”列举了积极健康的行为(如规律锻炼、健康饮食等)，中间空格应起到“承接上句，引出下句”的作用，说明自律不仅能拒绝坏行为，还能坚持好行为。选项F“Additionally, you’ll find it easier to stick to behaviors that promote well-being(此外，你会发现更容易坚持促进健康的行为)”承接上文的“拒绝不良行为”，引出“坚持促进健康的行为”，与后文列举内容紧密呼应。故选F项。 【17题详解】 空格处是段落的小标题，根据下文内容“But if you can learn self-discipline, you’ll find that you’re less stressed and anxious because you’re living up to your expectations and doing what you set out to do.(但是如果你能学会自律，你会发现你的压力和焦虑减少了，因为你不辜负你的期望，做你开始做的事情。)”可知，该段主要强调自律可以减少压力和焦虑。所以A项“Reduced stress and anxiety(减少焦虑和压力)”作为该部分的小标题，符合语境。故选A项。 【18题详解】 空格处的句子“But if you can learn self-discipline, you’ll find that you’re less stressed and anxious because you’re living up to your expectations and doing what you set out to do.(但是如果你能学会自律，你会发现你的压力和焦虑减少了，因为你不辜负你的期望，做你开始做的事情。)”讲自律能减少压力和焦虑，因你达成了自己的目标。空格处应为对前面内容的进一步补充。选项D“It will also bring positive emotions and make you feel good about yourself(它也会带来积极的情绪，让你自我感觉良好)”进一步说明自律的好处，填入空格处，符合语境。故选D项。 【19题详解】 前一句“Each achievement, no matter how small, is a building block.(每一项成就，无论多么小，都是一个基石。)”讲的是每一次成就都是自信的基石，后一句“They increase your happiness, too.(它们也会增加你的幸福感。)”说这些成就也提升了幸福感。空格处应是对“成就积累自信”的进一步说明。选项G“A number of them gradually form a firm basis of belief and confidence within you(许多这样的成就逐渐在你内心建立起坚定的信念和自信)”承接“building block”的比喻，自然过渡到幸福感的提升，逻辑清晰、语言连贯。故选G项。 【20题详解】 本段讲自律对人际关系的积极影响。前句“Learning self-discipline is great for relationships.(学会自律对人际关系大有裨益。)”讲自律对人际关系有好处，后句“Being able to stop for a moment and reflect on how you feel before acting is an important interpersonal skill. It helps you handle conflict effectively without becoming overly protective or losing your temper and reacting angrily.(能够在行动之前停下来思考一下自己的感受是一项重要的人际交往技巧。它可以帮助你有效地处理冲突，而不会变得过度保护或发脾气和生气。)”具体说明自律如何帮助控制情绪从而提升人际交往能力。选项E“A self-disciplined person is better able to manage emotions intelligently(自律的人更能明智地管理情绪)”承上启下，既说明自律与人际关系的联系，又为下文“控制情绪”提供了支持。故选E项。 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, 从短文后各题所给的 A、B、C 和D 四个选项中, 选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 My husband AJ started running to lose weight, focusing on the twenty-five pounds he’d put on since we married. I fully ____21____ him doing what he needed to do to feel good. Therefore, we signed up for the New York 5K race together. As we waited for the crack of the gun to release us, we ____22____ up and down at the start line in the bitter January cold. “You sure you don’t mind if I ____23____ you? ” he asked. He had started ____24____ a couple of weeks prior and was running a few times a week. “Nope, ” I replied. When the gun ____25____, he sprinted ahead. After a few minutes of running, I saw my husband ahead, so I ____26____ up to him. After a mile, I caught him, and we ran together for a bit. Always competitive, I pushed the ____27____ , thinking he would keep up. He fell behind a few feet, then a few yards, and then he was ____28____. I finished the race in a ____29____ time of just over twenty-five minutes. I felt beyond thrilled, considering I hadn’t trained. AJ was ashamed. He couldn’t believe that I, untrained and not particularly in shape, had ____30____ him. I encouraged him to move every day and set ____31____. Then, he announced that he was going to run a marathon in each state. Once he set his mind on it, he was all in. I saw him run on the hilly, wooded ____32____ as the cold November air chilled him, and I saw him face hail (冰雹), lightning, and even the ____33____ of loose dogs. ____34____ he got his medal and my kiss. When he crossed the line, he certainly wasn’t comfortable — the ____35____ knees from falling saw to that, but he was satisfied. He had pushed himself beyond what he thought was possible and finished. 21. A. restricted B. supported C. opposed D. suspended 22. A. bounced B. nodded C. floated D. rolled 23. A. help B. accompany C. leave D. train 24. A. skipping B. cycling C. swimming D. jogging 25. A. whistled B. screamed C. erupted D. crashed 26. A. edged B. held C. walked D. wandered 27. A. distance B. endurance C. pace D. barrier 28. A. at a loss B. out of sight C. in a hurry D. in essence 29. A. sufficient B. abstract C. respectable D. terrible 30. A. caught B. beaten C. quit D. struck 31. A. tests B. limits C. goals D. records 32. A. highways B. paths C. streets D. sidewalks 33. A. preservation B. company C. cheer D. threat 34. A. Immediately B. Gradually C. Ultimately D. Suddenly 35. A. treated B. infected C. skinned D. broken 【答案】21. B 22. A 23. C 24. D 25. C 26. A 27. C 28. B 29. C 30. B 31. C 32. B 33. D 34. C 35. C 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者和丈夫AJ一起参加跑步比赛，以及AJ后来决定在每个州跑马拉松的经历，展现了他坚持不懈、勇于挑战自我的精神。 【21题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：他想通过行动让自己感觉更舒适，我完全支持他这么做。A. restricted限制；B. supported支持；C. opposed反对；D. suspended暂停。根据下文“Therefore, we signed up for the New York 5K race together”可知，“一起报名”说明作者对丈夫跑步减重的行为是支持的。故选B。 【22题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：等待发令枪响、准备起跑时，一月刺骨的寒风里，我们在起点线不停地蹦跳取暖。A. bounced蹦跳；B. nodded点头；C. floated漂浮；D. rolled滚动。根据下文“in the bitter January cold”可知，在寒冷的天气里，人会通过蹦跳来取暖。故选A。 【23题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：“你确定不介意我先跑吗？”他问道。A. help帮助；B. accompany陪伴；C. leave丢下；D. train训练。根据上文“He had started ____4____ a couple of weeks prior and was running a few times a week”可知，丈夫提前开始训练，担心自己跑太快会落下妻子。故选C。 【24题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：几周前，他就开始慢跑了，一周会跑几次。A. skipping跳跃；B. cycling骑自行车；C. swimming游泳；D. jogging慢跑。根据上文“My husband AJ started running to lose weight”和下文“was running a few times a week”可知，“跑步”对应的同义词是jogging（慢跑），符合减重的运动场景。故选D。 【25题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：发令枪砰地一响，他立刻冲了出去。A. whistled吹口哨；B. screamed尖叫；C. erupted（枪声、炮声等）突然响起；D. crashed碰撞。根据上文“As we waited for the crack of the gun to release us”可知，“发令枪响”常用“erupted”（爆发）来描述声音的突然性。故选C。 【26题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：跑了几分钟后，我看到丈夫在前面，便慢慢追上他。A. edged慢慢移动；B. held握住；C. walked走；D. wandered徘徊。根据下文“After a mile, I caught him”可知，作者看到丈夫在前面，所以慢慢靠近他，edged（缓缓移动）体现“逐渐接近”的过程。故选A。 【27题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：我天生好胜，于是加快了速度，以为他能跟得上。A. distance距离；B. endurance耐力；C. pace速度；D. barrier障碍。根据上文“Always competitive”和下文“He fell behind a few feet”可知，好胜心驱使作者加快速度。故选C。 【28题详解】 考查介词短语辨析。句意：可他先是落后了几英尺，接着是几码，最后彻底看不见踪影了。A. at a loss不知所措；B. out of sight看不见；C. in a hurry匆忙；D. in essence本质上。根据上文“He fell behind a few feet, then a few yards”可知，落后距离逐渐增加，最终会看不见。故选B。 【29题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我以略超25分钟的不错成绩跑完了全程。A. sufficient足够的；B. abstract抽象的；C. respectable值得尊敬的，相当不错的；D. terrible可怕的。根据下文“I felt beyond thrilled, considering I hadn’t trained”可知，没训练却跑了略超25分钟，这个成绩是不错的、值得称赞的。故选C。 【30题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：他不敢相信，我这个没训练过、身材也不算好的人，竟然赢了他。A. caught抓住；B. beaten打败；C. quit放弃；D. struck打击。根据上文“AJ was ashamed”和“untrained and not particularly in shape”可知，丈夫羞愧是因为被没训练的妻子打败了。故选B。 【31题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：我鼓励他每天坚持运动，并给自己设定目标。A. tests测试；B. limits限制；C. goals目标；D. records记录。根据下文“Then, he announced that he was going to run a marathon in each state”可知，跑遍各州马拉松是具体的目标，所以上文是“鼓励他设定目标”。故选C。 【32题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：我见过他在十一月寒冷的空气里，奔跑在多山、树木茂密的小径上；也见过他遭遇冰雹、闪电，甚至还要面对流浪狗的威胁。A. highways高速公路；B. paths小路；C. streets街道；D. sidewalks人行道。根据上文“I saw him run on the hilly, wooded”可知，“多山、有树木”的地方通常是小径。故选B。 【33题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：我见过他在十一月寒冷的空气里，奔跑在多山、树木茂密的小径上；也见过他遭遇冰雹、闪电，甚至还要面对流浪狗的威胁。A. preservation保护；B. company陪伴；C. cheer欢呼；D. threat威胁。根据上文“I saw him face hail (冰雹), lightning”可知，冰雹、闪电均为“危险情况”，因此流浪狗对于跑步者来说是一种威胁。故选D。 【34题详解】 考查副词词义辨析。句意：最终，他拿到了奖牌，还得到了我的一个吻。A. Immediately立即；B. Gradually逐渐地；C. Ultimately最终；D. Suddenly突然。根据下文“When he crossed the line”和“finished”可知，“冲线、拿奖牌”是长期努力后的最终结果。故选C。 【35题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：冲过终点线时，他肯定不好受 —— 跑步时摔倒导致的擦伤膝盖就是证明，但他心里满是满足。A. treated被治疗的；B. infected被感染的；C. skinned擦伤的；D. broken破碎的。根据下文“from falling”和“he certainly wasn’t comfortable”可知，摔倒会导致膝盖擦伤。故选C。 第二节(共10小题;每小题1. 5分, 满分15分) 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 A new sand-yellow cave theater built on the edge of the Gobi Desert in Dunhuang City is bringing the relics ____36____ life. The new performance ____37____(stage) at the theater, Ancient Sounds of Dunhuang, draws inspiration from the Mogao Grottoes, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The dance, musical instruments, and even melodies (旋律) the show ____38____(present) all come from the murals (壁画). “The audience can hear the timbre of the Indian pipa and the Persian konghou ____39____ enjoy the elegant dance performance, a perfect showcase of ____40____ Chinese and Western art mixed in Dunhuang in ancient times,” said Zhang Hua, the director. Cultural ____41____(diverse) is Dunhuang’s name card. This cultural exchange, rooted in its history as a key Silk Road site, has not only shaped Dunhuang’s past but also guided its approach to preserving and ____42____(share) with the world the timeless heritage, inspiring innovations that bridge ____43____(glory) traditions with modern technology. Since the 1980s, authorities in Dunhuang ____44____(carry) out international cooperation in the protection of cultural relics. ____45____(protect) cultural relics digitally, Dunhuang Academy has borrowed advanced foreign technology, established a set of digitization procedures and become a leader in the field of cultural relics protection in China. 【答案】36. to 37. staged 38. presents 39. and 40. how 41. diversity 42. sharing 43. glorious 44. have carried 45. To protect 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍了敦煌戈壁边缘新建洞穴剧场及《乐动敦煌》演出，展现了敦煌文化特色与文物保护举措。 【36题详解】 考查介词。句意：在敦煌市戈壁边缘新建的一座沙黄色洞穴剧场，正让文物焕发生机。此处为固定搭配“bring… to life”，意为“使……焕发生机”，所以用介词 to。故填to。 【37题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：该剧场推出的新演出《乐动敦煌》，灵感源自联合国教科文组织世界遗产——莫高窟。该句中谓语动词为 draws且无连词，所以此处为非谓语动词， performance与stage(意为“上演、举办”)之间为被动关系，再由语境可知，应用过去分词staged作后置定语，修饰performance。故填staged。 【38题详解】 考查动词时态和主谓一致。句意：演出呈现的舞蹈、乐器乃至旋律，均源自壁画。此处为省略了关系代词的定语从句，结合主句的谓语动词come可知，此处描述演出的客观内容，用一般现在时；主语为the show，为单数，所以谓语动词用presents。故填presents。 【39题详解】 考查连词。句意：导演张华表示：“观众能听到印度琵琶与波斯箜篌的音色，还能欣赏优雅的舞蹈表演，完美展现了古代敦煌中西艺术交融的景象。”结合句意，空前与空后的内容为并列关系，用连词and。故填and。 【40题详解】 考查宾语从句。句意：导演张华表示：“观众能听到印度琵琶与波斯箜篌的音色，还能欣赏优雅的舞蹈表演，完美展现了古代敦煌中西艺术交融的景象。”分析句子结构可知，此处为连接词引导的宾语从句，作介词of的宾语，从句中不缺主语和宾语，但句意不完整，结合句意，此处表示“如何，怎样”，即缺少方式状语，用连接词how。故填how。 【41题详解】 考查名词。句意：文化多样性是敦煌的名片。此处为名词作主语，用diverse的名词形式diversity，意为“多样性”，为不可数名词。故填diversity。 【42题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：这种文化交流植根于敦煌作为丝绸之路重要节点的历史，不仅塑造了敦煌的过去，也指导着它保护遗产、向世界分享这份永恒遗产的方式，催生了连接辉煌传统与现代科技的创新。此处与preserving并列位于介词to后，且“approach to+动名词”为固定搭配，用share的动名词形式sharing作宾语。故填sharing。 【43题详解】 考查形容词。句意：这种文化交流植根于敦煌作为丝绸之路重要节点的历史，不仅塑造了敦煌的过去，也指导着它保护遗产、向世界分享这份永恒遗产的方式，催生了连接辉煌传统与现代科技的创新。此处修饰名词traditions，用glory的形容词形式glorious，意为“辉煌的”，符合语境。故填glorious。 【44题详解】 考查动词时态。句意：自20世纪80年代以来，敦煌有关部门就一直在文物保护方面开展国际合作。此处为谓语动词，主语authorities与carry为主动关系，再根据时间状语“Since the 1980s”可知，这里应用现在完成时；主语authorities为复数，所以用have carried。故填have carried。 【45题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：为了实现文物数字化保护，敦煌研究院借鉴国外先进技术，制定了一套数字化流程，成为中国文物保护领域的领军者。此处为非谓语动词作状语，结合句意，此处表目的“为了保护”，用动词不定式to protect，且句首时首字母应大写。故填To protect。 第四部分 写作(共两节, 满分40分) 第一节 (满分15分) 46. 假定你是李华，你校英文辩论社将推出“思辨角”(Critical Thinking Corner)专栏，负责此专栏的同学Alex提供两个辩题方向供大家选择：“人工智能写作，助力还是消解创作力?”(AI Writing: A Boost or A Drain to Creativity?)和“短视频盛行，丰富还是窄化认知?”(Short-video Popularity: Enrich or Narrow Cognition?)。请你给Alex写一封邮件，内容包含： 1.你的选择; 2.说明理由。 注意： 1.写作词数应为80左右; 2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 Dear Alex, ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Best wishes, Li Hua 【答案】One possible version: Dear Alex, I’m Li Hua, and I wholeheartedly recommend the topic “AI Writing: A Boost or A Drain to Creativity?” for our Critical Thinking Corner. This topic couldn’t be timelier, as AI-powered writing tools are now widely used in education and professional writing. For example, students often use AI to check essays, while marketers rely on it for copywriting. Discussing this issue enables a balanced exploration. AI can serve as a creative tool, offering fresh ideas and correcting grammar. However, if we depend too much on it, our unique voices may fade, and writing could become formulaic. It will surely spark intense debate and deepen our understanding of technology’s role in creativity. Best wishes, Li Hua Dear Alex, I’m Li Hua, and I believe “Short-video Popularity: Enrich or Narrow Cognition?” is the perfect topic for our column. Short videos have spread through every aspect of our lives. Platforms like TikTok offer rich knowledge on history, science, and culture, making learning engaging. Yet, there’s the other side. Algorithms tend to show us only what we like, trapping us in information circles. As a result, our eyesight may narrow, and we miss out on diverse viewpoints. Analyzing this phenomenon helps us use short-form media more wisely. I’m convinced it will generate engaging discussions among our peers. Best wishes, Li Hua 【解析】 【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文。要求考生给Alex写一封邮件，阐述自己所选思辨角的话题和理由。 【详解】1.词汇积累 真诚地：wholeheartedly→sincerely 依靠：rely on→count on 充当：serve as→act as 然而：however→nevertheless 2.句式拓展 同义句转换 原句：Discussing this issue enables a balanced exploration. 同义句：Having a discussion about this issue makes a balanced exploration possible. 【点睛】【高分句型1】This topic couldn’t be timelier, as AI-powered writing tools are now widely used in education and professional writing.（运用了as引导的原因状语从句） 【高分句型2】For example, students often use AI to check essays, while marketers rely on it for copywriting.（运用了while连接的并列句） 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。 On a sunny Friday morning, Mr. Stone, the Grade 4 head teacher, walked into the classroom with a new student following him. She was a lively girl from Mexico, and her red mushroom hair cut immediately drew everyone’s eyes. With a welcoming smile, Mr. Stone gestured for her to sit beside Mike, a student known for teasing others. During break time, Mike couldn’t help but laugh when he caught sight of his new deskmate. Sara’s distinctive hairstyle seemed like an open invitation for him to make fun of her. Leaning in towards Sara, he playfully suggested, “Hey, Sara. Ever thought about changing your name to Dora? You look just like Dora the Explorer!” His words caused laughter and cheers from the others in the classroom. Sara’s eyes filled with tears, her cheeks turning red with embarrassment. Feeling hurt and upset, she stood up suddenly, rushing to the teacher’s office to seek support from Mr. Stone. After hearing her story, Mr. Stone offered her gentle comfort, saying, “Sara, your hairstyle is truly pretty. Remember, everyone has their own sense of beauty.” Mr. Stone then directed his attention to Mike, expressing his disappointment and urging Mike to apologize to Sara. “Mike,” he continued, “your actions were unkind. We must treat everyone with empathy(同情). Laughing at Sara’s hair has deeply hurt her.” This conflict was temporarily settled, but Mr. Stone found himself lost in thought. Reflecting on his own childhood, Mr. Stone recalled how he had been teased for being overweight. The pain caused by hurtful words was like wrinkles on a crumpled(压皱的)ball of paper. Even if you smoothed them out, the wrinkles stayed. He wanted to teach an important lesson to Mike, the troublemaker. Then, a unique strategy came to mind. He contacted Mike’s mother, explaining the situation and discussing a plan with her to develop empathy in her son. They agreed that over the weekend, Mike’s mother would arrange for Mike to have his hair cut extremely short. 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。 On Monday morning, Mike unwillingly approached the classroom. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ At that moment, Mr. Stone walked into the classroom with a ball of paper. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】On Monday morning, Mike unwillingly approached the classroom. Feeling nervous and embarrassed, his heart was heavy with worry that his classmates would tease him. His hair had been cut so short that the skin under the hair was nearly visible. As he stepped through the door，the room erupted in giggles, nicknaming him “Baldy.” A few curious boys came up and attempted to touch his newly shaved head. Overwhelmed by shame and anger, Mike shouted out, “You are mean!” Tears welled up in his eyes as Mike stood up and ran towards the door. At that moment, Mr. Stone walked into the classroom with a ball of paper. With a gentle pat on Mike’s shoulder, he guided him back to his seat. As Mr. Stone made his way to the platform, the room fell silent. Holding up the crumpled ball of paper, he began to smooth out its wrinkles. “Each fold represented a scar of hurtful words. Even when we try to apologize,” Mr. Stone explained softly, “the wounds remain. Let us always speak with kindness and warmth.” From that day on, Mike learned a valuable lesson: the importance of kindness and empathy. 【解析】 【导语】本文以人物为线索展开，主要讲述了小学四年级的班主任Mr. Stone在一次课间休息时发现新学生Sara被同学Mike因为发型而嘲笑，感到伤心。Mr. Stone不仅安慰了Sara，还教育了Mike要尊重他人，对Mike进行了深刻的反思，想起自己童年也曾因体重被嘲笑。为了帮助Mike理解别人的感受，Mr. Stone与Mike的母亲合作，计划让Mike体验被嘲笑的滋味，通过这种方式培养他的同理心。 【详解】1.段落续写： ①由第一段首句内容“星期一早上，Mike不情愿地走近教室。”可知，第一段可描写他走进教室后被同学们嘲笑，还有同学给他起外号，他羞愧且愤怒的跑出教室。 ②由第二段首句内容“就在这时，Mr. Stone先生拿着一团纸走进了教室。”可知，第二段可描写引导Mike回到座位，用褶皱纸形象的说明伤人的话语对人造成的伤害，以及Mike的感悟。 2.续写线索：走进教室——嘲笑——羞愧——跑出教室——回到座位——褶皱的纸——伤人的话语——宝贵一课——感悟 3.词汇激活 行为类 ①嘲笑：tease/joke about/mock ②引导：guide/direct/conduct ③大喊：shout/cry out/scream 情绪类 ①紧张的：nervous/anxious/worried ②愤怒：anger/rage/irritation 【点睛】[高分句型1] Feeling nervous and embarrassed, his heart was heavy with worry that his classmates would tease him. (运用了现在分词作状语) [高分句型2] As Mr. Stone made his way to the platform, the room fell silent. (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 $