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高三上学期12月月考 英语试卷 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誊写到答题卷上。 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，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。每段对话读两遍。 1. Who is the woman probably speaking to? A. A policeman. B. A neighbor. C. A dog owner. 2. What will the two speakers do tonight? A. To see a film after dinner. B. To watch TED shows at home. C. To have a walk along the beach. 3. What are the speakers mainly talking about? A. An actor. B. A film. C. An investment. 4. What does the woman mean? A. Rene slipped and fell. B. Rene went to a wrong room. C. Rene made it to Jackson’s speech. 5. How much did Tony pay for the book? A. $6. B. $12. C. $18. 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。每段对话后有几个小题，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。听每段对话前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话读两遍。 听第6段材料，回答第6，7题。 6 When does the conversation happen? A. In the morning. B. At noon. C. In the afternoon. 7. Why isn’t Jeremy in the conference room now? A. He is working on another task. B. He has checked the heater before. C. He needs to hire part-time workers. 听第7段材料，回答8至10题。 8. Why does the man call the woman? A To plan a meeting with her. B. To tell her about her new job. C. To make their travel arrangements. 9. Where is the woman now? A. In Miami. B. In Los Angeles. C. In Salt Lake City. 10. Who needs a new flat? A. Beckham. B. Maria. C. Cherry. 听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。 11. Why did the woman drop by George’s Garage? A. To get an oil change. B. To get the tires changed. C. To have her car checked. 12. Why did the man stop going to George’s Garage? A. He was dissatisfied with its service. B. He heard the garage had closed down. C. He found a cheaper place near his home. 13 What happened to Peter? A. He was laid off. B. He set up his own business. C. He got promoted downtown. 听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。 14. Where is the Royal Oak? A. Near the main square. B. On the airport road. C. In the countryside. 15. What is special about the Bridge Hotel? A. It is quite lovely in summer. B. It used to be a private house. C. It has an indoor swimming pool. 16. Which hotel will the man choose? A. Carlton House. B. The Royal Oak. C. The Bridge Hotel. 17. How does the woman sound? A. Grateful. B. Patient. C. Curious. 听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。 18. What is the speaker mainly talking about? A. His feeling after receiving an award. B. His passion for different music types. C. His experience about travelling around. 19. What did the speaker most recently release to the public? A. A single song. B. A three-song record. C. A twelve-song collection. 20. Who will speak next? A. A young musician. B. The speaker’s wife. C. The host of the ceremony. 第二部分 阅读理解 （共两节，满分50分） 第一节（共15小题; 每小题2.5分，满分37.5分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A Volunteering abroad Volunteering abroad is a selfless act of serving communities overseas. Every year hundreds of thousands of people volunteer across the globe. Here we have listed some of the top countries whose people are participating in volunteering abroad activities. If you’ve resolved to travel and make a difference this year, there’s no shortage of amazing volunteer abroad programs awaiting you. GoEco: If you want to work with animals, GoEco’s Marine and Turtle Conservation program in the Maldives, Wildlife Animal Reserve in Australia, or Amazon Wildlife Reserve in Peru is worth a visit! Projects Abroad: If you’re a doctor, nurse, dentist, or other healthcare professional, you will find a ton of medical volunteer opportunities with Projects Abroad. Volunteer abroad programs International TEFL Academy: If you’re interested in teaching English abroad, join the International TEFL Academy (ITA).Through ITA, you can get paid to live abroad as a professional English teacher in a country like Spain, Thailand, or Costa Rica. Maximo Nivel: Dive into the rich traditions of indigenous (土著的) communities through Maximo Nivel’s volunteer programs in Guatemala and Peru. Live and work alongside Mayan and Andean families, engaging in daily activities such as agriculture and traditional weaving (编织). For those who still haven’t experienced the joy and satisfaction of volunteering abroad, it’s never too late to start! You can always make up your mind and be a part of it. 1. How much higher is the USA’s volunteering abroad rate than Australia’s? A. 3%. B. 4%. C. 38%. D. 42%. 2. Which offers wildlife protection programs? A. International TEFL Academy. B. Projects Abroad. C. Maximo Nivel. D. GoEco. 3. What can the volunteers of Maximo Nivel gain? A. Overseas teaching experience. B. Modern weaving techniques. C. Deep cultural engagement. D. Chances for a health check-up. B People casually describe themselves as people-pleasers as they might describe their hair color or music preference. However, people-pleasing can be a very real mental health problem, often associated with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) (强迫症). Approval-seeking behavior is self-injuring by nature. To satisfy this obsession, we must be inauthentic and reduced versions of ourselves, overly vigilant of the preferences of others. Essentially, the main cause is avoidance of causing distress in others. Few things make me shake more than a conflict. I see this behavior as a response to my childhood, which was filled with intense fear. My single parent had weekly moments of being angry and abusive. I learned early on that my safety depended on my mother’s view of me. So I began to predict what my mother wanted me to do and say. By the time I was in middle school, over-apologizing and shifting my personality to please others became firmly established in my social behavior. For most adult people-pleasers, including me, it feels natural to cling on to (依赖) the comfort of agreeability. Even with my own children, I give up my own authority. I recently noticed that my voice takes on an awkward tone whenever I say “no”. I challenge and displease my clients, but only because it is demanded for effective progress. People-pleasing is clearly holding me back; but what’s the reason for my unwillingness to let go? I am starting to realize that I am shying away from the unpredictability of how others will react. When I am universally likeable, I rarely have to go outside my comfort zone in interpersonal relationships. Authentic interactivity with others requires taking a risk. Displeased people are stressful. So the key seems to be exposure. The more interactions I experience where I am not pleasing others, the more comfort I gain with this dynamic. As I practice saying “no,” my voice will naturally deepen. Confidence will come with repetition. Yes, people’s negative reactions are uncertain, but not dangerous. The less I people-please, the more I will welcome growth into my interpersonal relationships. The challenge of others is, in fact, a joyous opportunity. 4. What does the underlined word “vigilant” in the first paragraph mean? A. Mindful. B. Tired. C. Fond. D. Uncertain. 5. Why does the author mention her childhood? A. To share a pitiful story of her family. B. To justify her approval-seeking behavior. C. To emphasize the impact of family education. D. To explain the reason for her pleasing tendency. 6. What prevents the author from getting rid of people-pleasing? A. Her dislike of her authentic self. B. Her fear of facing uncertain reactions. C. Her ignorance of interpersonal skills. D. Her misunderstanding of displeased people. 7. What does the author suggest to deal with people-pleasing? A. Practice authenticity persistently. B. Be exposed to more people-pleasers. C. Ignore people’s negative reactions. D. Seek comfort from existing relationships. C On Earth Day — April 22 — the XPrize Foundation, which holds contests that encourage people to come up with new ideas to solve big problems, announced the winners of its Carbon Removal contest. A company called Mati Carbon won the $50 million prize. Their method is simple, but it could remove huge amounts of carbon dioxide and also help farmers grow more food. The company uses a very common kind of volcanic rock called basalt. Basalt is used worldwide to construct roads and buildings. Companies that break up the basalt often have a fine powder of basalt left over that they can’t use. Luckily, this is exactly what Mati Carbon needs. The company removes carbon by spreading this rock powder on farm fields. The powder pulls CO2 out of the water in the soil and stores it in a way that will last for thousands of years. Mati’s method of carbon removal is called “enhanced rock weathering”. The results aren’t just good for the environment — they’re also good for the farmers. Farmers who use the basalt powder on their fields grow roughly 25% more food. In areas with poor soil, farmers can grow as much as 70% more. Mati Carbon is already spreading basalt powder on farms in several countries, including India, Tanzania, and Zambia. The company is focused on working with small farmers in poorer countries, putting the powder on their farmlands for free. To pay for this, the company sells “carbon credits”. Since Mati Carbon is removing pollution, large companies that create pollution buy credits to “offset” their pollution so they can be “carbon neutral”. One of the things that impressed the XPrize judges is how the company carefully tracks and records the impact it is having. So far, Mati Carbon has removed over 1,000 metric tons of CO2. But the company believes that number will grow rapidly. It is planning to begin work in three more countries soon and allow other companies to use its methods to reach even more areas. 8. What is the material used by the winning company? A. Construction waste. B. Rare volcanic ashes. C. Industrial product. D. Farm carbon dioxide. 9. Which words best describe Mati Carbon? A. Newly-built and conserved. B. Far-sighted and aggressive. C. Profit-driven and successful. D. Eco-minded and sympathetic. 10. What can we learn about Mati Carbon according to the last paragraph? A. It has expanded its business across the world. B. It has developed more methods to remove CO2. C. It intends to share its patent with other companies. D. It plans to invite XPrize judges to track its impact. 11. Which of the following would be the best title for the text? A. Joint Effort Pays off in Breaking up the Basalt B. Great Chance Exists in the Green Agriculture C. Mati Carbon Has More Carbon Credits to Sell D. Powerful Idea Wins Carbon Removal XPrize D “Men are from Mars, women from Venus” has become a convenient shorthand for every household debate, from map-reading to loading the dishwasher. Yet beneath the jokes lies a serious question: are the two sexes born with fundamentally different wiring, or have we simply repeated the story until it feels true? Two high-profile sets of scans appear to offer hard proof of a difference. British psychologist Stuart Ritchie reported in 2012 that male brains are, on average, roughly one-tenth heavier than female brains and contain more white-matter. Three years later, Israeli neuroscientist Daphna Joel added that typical “his” or “her” circuits can be detected with advanced software, even though every head ultimately contains a mix of both — like shades that vary — and never perfectly match passport sex. Lise Eliot, a neuroscientist at Chicago Medical School, believes such headlines are too dramatic. After re-analyzing thousands of images collected across six countries, she calls the brain “a unisex (不分性别的) organ”. The numeric gap between group averages, she insists, is no wider than the difference between male and female kidneys, and the figures fail to predict how the organ actually processes algebra, empathy or parking instructions. Put simply, size decides nothing. If body structure is not the real boss, what is? Social experience, argues The Atlantic Classic papers loved eye-catching numbers: a 1970 survey showed boys beating girls thirteen-to-one on the mathematics SAT, a figure once highlighted by former Harvard president Lawrence Summers as proof of natural male scientific talent. When later student groups offered girls equal laboratory hours, encouraged female teachers and rewrote textbooks to include more real-world problems, the ratio fell to three-to-one, suggesting that opportunity, not body part, writes most of the scoreboard. Margaret McCarthy, a neuropharmacologist at the University of Maryland, applauds Eliot for “forcing the debate forward”. She also notes that wiping out every sex difference would sound an extreme note. Equal, she reminds us, is not identical; biology may still whisper where society shouts. 12. Why does the author mention Ritchie and Joel? A To stress the risk of inadequate datasets. B. To correct statistical errors in psychology. C. To provide scan proof of a sex difference. D. To explain boys’ advantage in reading maps. 13. What is implied by Eliot’s re-analysis of brain volume? A. Males do well in tackling complex tasks. B. Generation gaps outrun between-sex gaps. C. Brain size can somehow decide sex rules. D. Brain size cannot tell how a person perform. 14. What can we infer from the falling math score gap after 1970? A. Equal chances narrow the score gap. B. Standardized tests are no longer trusted. C. Boys are now losing interest in STEM. D. Biology still limits girls’ physics scores. 15. What might be McCarthy’s attitude to erasing sex differences? A. Favorable. B. Disapproving. C. Unclear. D. Indifferent. 第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分） 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 Nostalgia — the warm feeling of longing for the past— is everywhere in today’s culture. Movies like Barbie, Indiana Jones, and Top Gun are drawing huge crowds by bringing back old favorites. ____16____ On the surface, nostalgia simply makes us feel good. ____17____ According to Professor Ziyan Yang from the Institute of Psychology, CAS, nostalgia creates feelings of warmth, belonging, and even a mental escape to the past. During tough times — whether personal struggles or global crises — nostalgia acts like an emotional safety net. Movies and music are powerful triggers because they recreate familiar emotions and experiences. ____18____ First, it gives us a sense of control. Even when life feels unpredictable, reflecting on our past helps us feel more grounded and secure. Second, nostalgia strengthens social bonds. Though it seems like a personal experience, nostalgic memories often remind us of family, friends, and shared moments. What does nostalgia do to our brains? Mostly good things! Studies show it boosts happiness, creativity, and energy by activating positive emotions. ____19____ This youthful optimism encourages us to take risks and chase our goals. Some researchers suggest nostalgia acts like a “psychological immune system”, helping us cope with stress. But can too much nostalgia be harmful? In small amounts, it’s healthy. However, if we think about the past too much, it can keep us from moving forward. The key is balance — enjoying memories without losing sight of the present. ____20____ It helps us reconnect with our true selves and remember who we really are. In short, nostalgia isn’t just about reliving the past — it’s a tool that helps us navigate the present and future with hope. A. But why do we love nostalgia so much? B. This is why reunions feel so meaningful to us. C. Nostalgia also serves key psychological needs. D. However, psychology experts say there’s more to it. E. It can even make us feel younger and more optimistic. F. Remembering happy memories brings comfort and joy. G. Still, in general, nostalgia is a natural and positive part of life. 第三部分 英语知识运用（共三节，满分45分） 第一节 完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 Just ahead on the narrow road, the light from Kim’s torch (手电筒) flashed towards me. Her bike stayed ____21____, but mine was shaking all over the place. I had completely lost my ____22____. It seemed cycling in the ____23____ had caused my mind to lose all sense of direction. I looked hard, hoping to ____24____ the grass edges, but there was nothing but Kim’s ____25____ torchlight far ahead. My heart pounded wildly. I was trying my best to keep this anxiety internal, not wanting Kim to ____26____ the full extent of my fear. So I forced my ____27____ back to the forest we had cycled through earlier: the tall trees, the sound of the wind and something ____28____ for me now — the sense of excitement I felt. ____29____ by this memory, I tried to put aside the anxiety. I ____30____ my phone’s torch. The light was weak, but it was enough: the heaviness around my vision ____31____ and I found my balance again. As I pushed into the pedals (脚踏板) and began to move, I ____32____ a sky full of countless stars. Then, I saw something even more ____33____. “KIM!” She turned, thinking something was wrong. But ____34____ high above us was a magical shooting star, bright with a thick tail in its wake. That night, I learned a valuable lesson: Don’t let the darkness stop you from moving forward. Sometimes all you need is a little more ____35____ to find your way. 21. A. safe B. level C. clean D. still 22. A. interest B. way C. balance D. sight 23. A. wind B. wild C. mountains D. dark 24. A. make out B. search for C. give up D. ride across 25. A. natural B. soft C. blinding D. dying 26. A. notice B. explore C. ignore D. understand 27. A. astonishment B. curiosity C. imagination D. enthusiasm 28. A. lucky B. rare C. hard D. fresh 29. A. Confused B. Worn C. Moved D. Encouraged 30. A. switched on B. took out C. showed off D. put up 31. A. grew B. cleared C. remained D. worsened 32. A. pictured B. witnessed C. recalled D. touched 33. A. puzzling B. satisfying C. amazing D. challenging 34. A. flying B. hanging C. rising D. circling 35. A. patience B. wisdom C. light D. time 第二节 语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分） 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 The Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge in Guizhou province, the world’s tallest, opened to traffic on September 28th, turning ____36____ was once a two-hour drive across the deep valley into a trip of barely two minutes. Rising at ____37____ height of 625 meters above the Beipan River, the bridge is a key project of an expressway linking the Liuzhi special district of Liupanshui city with Anlong county. With a main span ____38____ (measure) 420 meters, it anchors a new expressway that winds through one of China’s most mountainous provinces. Guizhou has earned a reputation ____39____ a province of bridges. According to the provincial transportation department to date half of the world’s 100 tallest bridges ____40____ (rise) from its valleys. Altogether more than 32,000 bridges have been completed ____41____ are under construction in Guizhou. The Huajiang bridge is now its most ____42____ (strike) landmark, embodying both practical needs and engineering ambition of the region. While building the bridge, engineers faced ____43____ (change) weather, sheer cliffs and wind gusts (劲吹) topping 100 kilometers per hour. ____44____ (meet) those challenges, the team relied on a series of new technologies. They introduced an intelligent cable-lifting system guided by the Beidou Navigation Satellite System, which, to their _____45_____ (satisfy), allowed workers to position steel frames with centimeter-level accuracy. 第四部分 写作（共两节；满分40分） 第一节 应用文写作（满分15分） 46. 假定你是李华，上周你代表学校接待国际交换生时，因文化差异发生了一件令你印象深刻的事。请你给英国笔友Jenny写一封电子邮件，内容包括： 1. 事情经过； 2. 你的感想。 注意： 1. 写作词数应为80个左右； 2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 Dear Jenny, I’m writing to share with you a memorable incident that happened last week. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Yours, Li Hua 第二节 读后续写（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 the afternoon of my eighteenth birthday, I was driving around the quiet streets of our small town, feeling absolutely free and excited. I’d just got my driver’s license the week before, and this was my first time driving alone without my dad in the passenger seat. The sun was shining, and the radio hummed with my favorite pop song. Everything felt perfect, like I was finally stepping into adulthood. As I approached the corner of Maple Street, I made a turn a bit too quickly, and that’s when the worst thing happened. There was a loud, sharp sound of metal scraping against metal — screech, crunch — that made my teeth ache. I applied pressure to the brakes so hard that my body jolted forward against the safety belt. My heart jumped into my throat — I had sideswiped a polished, black Mercedes-Benz parked neatly by the pavement, its paint glittering like it had just been washed. I killed the engine and sat there for a minute, my hands shaking on the wheel. Unbuckled my seatbelt, I steeled myself to get out of the car to inspect the damage. The street was completely empty, not a soul in sight — no neighbors watering their lawns, no kids riding bikes, no passing cars. A powerful, selfish thought rushed into my head: “Just drive away. No one saw you. No one will ever know.” I ran a hand over the Mercedes’ door, frowning at the long, deep scratch that snaked all its way on the door. My own car, the old Ford, only had a tiny dent (凹陷) on the side mirror, barely noticeable. Panic seized me as I thought about the money I’d been saving for months — babysitting jobs, mowing lawns, working weekends at the grocery store — all saved up for my first semester of college textbooks and dorm supplies. I knew that repair bill would wipe that savings account clean in an instant. The temptation to jump back in the car and speed off was overwhelming, a heavy weight pressing down on my chest. 1. 写作词数应为150左右； 2. 续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好。 But then, I closed my eyes and pictured my dad’s face. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ I found a piece of paper and a pen in the car glove box. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $ 高三上学期12月月考 英语试卷 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誊写到答题卷上。 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，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。每段对话读两遍。 1. Who is the woman probably speaking to? A. A policeman. B. A neighbor. C. A dog owner. 2. What will the two speakers do tonight? A. To see a film after dinner. B. To watch TED shows at home. C. To have a walk along the beach. 3. What are the speakers mainly talking about? A. An actor. B. A film. C. An investment. 4. What does the woman mean? A. Rene slipped and fell. B. Rene went to a wrong room. C. Rene made it to Jackson’s speech. 5. How much did Tony pay for the book? A. $6. B. $12. C. $18. 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。每段对话后有几个小题，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。听每段对话前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话读两遍。 听第6段材料，回答第6，7题。 6. When does the conversation happen? A. In the morning. B. At noon. C. In the afternoon. 7. Why isn’t Jeremy in the conference room now? A. He is working on another task. B. He has checked the heater before. C. He needs to hire part-time workers. 听第7段材料，回答8至10题。 8. Why does the man call the woman? A. To plan a meeting with her. B. To tell her about her new job. C. To make their travel arrangements. 9. Where is the woman now? A. In Miami. B. In Los Angeles. C. In Salt Lake City. 10. Who needs a new flat? A. Beckham. B. Maria. C. Cherry. 听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。 11. Why did the woman drop by George’s Garage? A. To get an oil change. B. To get the tires changed. C. To have her car checked. 12. Why did the man stop going to George’s Garage? A. He was dissatisfied with its service. B. He heard the garage had closed down. C. He found a cheaper place near his home. 13 What happened to Peter? A. He was laid off. B. He set up his own business. C. He got promoted downtown. 听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。 14. Where is the Royal Oak? A. Near the main square. B. On the airport road. C. In the countryside. 15. What is special about the Bridge Hotel? A. It is quite lovely in summer. B. It used to be a private house. C. It has an indoor swimming pool. 16. Which hotel will the man choose? A. Carlton House. B. The Royal Oak. C. The Bridge Hotel. 17. How does the woman sound? A. Grateful. B. Patient. C. Curious. 听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。 18. What is the speaker mainly talking about? A. His feeling after receiving an award. B. His passion for different music types. C. His experience about travelling around. 19. What did the speaker most recently release to the public? A. A single song. B. A three-song record. C. A twelve-song collection. 20. Who will speak next? A. A young musician. B. The speaker’s wife. C. The host of the ceremony. 第二部分 阅读理解 （共两节，满分50分） 第一节（共15小题; 每小题2.5分，满分37.5分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A Volunteering abroad Volunteering abroad is a selfless act of serving communities overseas. Every year hundreds of thousands of people volunteer across the globe. Here we have listed some of the top countries whose people are participating in volunteering abroad activities. If you’ve resolved to travel and make a difference this year, there’s no shortage of amazing volunteer abroad programs awaiting you. GoEco: If you want to work with animals, GoEco’s Marine and Turtle Conservation program in the Maldives, Wildlife Animal Reserve in Australia, or Amazon Wildlife Reserve in Peru is worth a visit! Projects Abroad: If you’re a doctor, nurse, dentist, or other healthcare professional, you will find a ton of medical volunteer opportunities with Projects Abroad. Volunteer abroad programs International TEFL Academy: If you’re interested in teaching English abroad, join the International TEFL Academy (ITA).Through ITA, you can get paid to live abroad as a professional English teacher in a country like Spain, Thailand, or Costa Rica. Maximo Nivel: Dive into the rich traditions of indigenous (土著的) communities through Maximo Nivel’s volunteer programs in Guatemala and Peru. Live and work alongside Mayan and Andean families, engaging in daily activities such as agriculture and traditional weaving (编织). For those who still haven’t experienced the joy and satisfaction of volunteering abroad, it’s never too late to start! You can always make up your mind and be a part of it. 1. How much higher is the USA’s volunteering abroad rate than Australia’s? A. 3%. B. 4%. C. 38%. D. 42%. 2. Which offers wildlife protection programs? A. International TEFL Academy. B. Projects Abroad. C. Maximo Nivel. D. GoEco. 3. What can the volunteers of Maximo Nivel gain? A. Overseas teaching experience. B. Modern weaving techniques. C. Deep cultural engagement. D. Chances for a health check-up. 【答案】1. B 2. D 3. C 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了国外志愿服务的项目及相关机构。 【1题详解】 细节理解题。根据图表，美国（The USA）的海外志愿服务率约为42%，澳大利亚（Australia）的约为38%，两者差值为4%。故选B。 【2题详解】 细节理解题。根据表格第一行中“GoEco: If you want to work with animals, GoEco’s Marine and Turtle Conservation program in the Maldives, Wildlife Animal Reserve in Australia, or Amazon Wildlife Reserve in Peru is worth a visit!(GoEco：如果你想和动物一起工作，GoEco在马尔代夫的海洋和海龟保护项目、澳大利亚的野生动物保护区或秘鲁的亚马逊野生动物保护区值得一游！)”可知，GoEco提供野生动物保护项目。故选D。 【3题详解】 细节理解题。根据表格最后一行中“Maximo Nivel: Dive into the rich traditions of indigenous (土著的) communities through Maximo Nivel’s volunteer programs in Guatemala and Peru. Live and work alongside Mayan and Andean families, engaging in daily activities such as agriculture and traditional weaving (编织).(Maximo Nivel：通过Maximo Nivel在危地马拉和秘鲁的志愿者项目，深入体验土著社区的丰富传统。与玛雅和安第斯家庭一起生活和工作，参与农业和传统编织等日常活动。)”可知，Maximo Nivel的志愿者可以深入参与文化活动。故选C。 B People casually describe themselves as people-pleasers as they might describe their hair color or music preference. However, people-pleasing can be a very real mental health problem, often associated with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) (强迫症). Approval-seeking behavior is self-injuring by nature. To satisfy this obsession, we must be inauthentic and reduced versions of ourselves, overly vigilant of the preferences of others. Essentially, the main cause is avoidance of causing distress in others. Few things make me shake more than a conflict. I see this behavior as a response to my childhood, which was filled with intense fear. My single parent had weekly moments of being angry and abusive. I learned early on that my safety depended on my mother’s view of me. So I began to predict what my mother wanted me to do and say. By the time I was in middle school, over-apologizing and shifting my personality to please others became firmly established in my social behavior. For most adult people-pleasers including me, it feels natural to cling on to (依赖) the comfort of agreeability. Even with my own children, I give up my own authority. I recently noticed that my voice takes on an awkward tone whenever I say “no”. I challenge and displease my clients, but only because it is demanded for effective progress. People-pleasing is clearly holding me back; but what’s the reason for my unwillingness to let go? I am starting to realize that I am shying away from the unpredictability of how others will react. When I am universally likeable, I rarely have to go outside my comfort zone in interpersonal relationships. Authentic interactivity with others requires taking a risk. Displeased people are stressful. So the key seems to be exposure. The more interactions I experience where I am not pleasing others, the more comfort I gain with this dynamic. As I practice saying “no,” my voice will naturally deepen. Confidence will come with repetition. Yes, people’s negative reactions are uncertain, but not dangerous. The less I people-please, the more I will welcome growth into my interpersonal relationships. The challenge of others is, in fact, a joyous opportunity. 4. What does the underlined word “vigilant” in the first paragraph mean? A. Mindful. B. Tired. C. Fond. D. Uncertain. 5. Why does the author mention her childhood? A. To share a pitiful story of her family. B. To justify her approval-seeking behavior. C. To emphasize the impact of family education. D. To explain the reason for her pleasing tendency. 6. What prevents the author from getting rid of people-pleasing? A. Her dislike of her authentic self. B. Her fear of facing uncertain reactions. C. Her ignorance of interpersonal skills. D. Her misunderstanding of displeased people. 7. What does the author suggest to deal with people-pleasing? A. Practice authenticity persistently. B. Be exposed to more people-pleasers. C. Ignore people’s negative reactions. D. Seek comfort from existing relationships. 【答案】4. A 5. D 6. B 7. A 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇说明文。本文阐述讨好型人格可能关联心理问题，剖析其源于童年经历的成因，点明自身难以摆脱的顾虑，并提出主动尝试真实表达的解决方法。 【4题详解】 词句猜测题。根据划线词上文“However, people-pleasing can be a very real mental health problem, often associated with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) (强迫症).(然而，讨好型人格可能是一个切实存在的心理健康问题，且往往与强迫症相关)”以及“To satisfy this obsession, we must be inauthentic and reduced versions of ourselves, overly(为了满足这种执念，我们必须伪装自己，变成不真实的、简化版的自己，变得过于……)”可知，讨好型人格的人伪装自己，变得不真实，过度关注他人的喜好。故划线词意思是“留心的、关注的”。故选A。 【5题详解】 推理判断题。根据第二段“Essentially, the main cause is avoidance of causing distress in others. Few things make me shake more than a conflict. I see this behavior as a response to my childhood, which was filled with intense fear. My single parent had weekly moments of being angry and abusive. I learned early on that my safety depended on my mother’s view of me. So I began to predict what my mother wanted me to do and say.(从根本上说，主要原因在于避免给他人带来痛苦。没有什么比冲突更能让我感到不安了。在我看来，这种行为是对我童年经历的一种反应，因为我的童年充满了极度的恐惧。我的单亲母亲每周都会有发怒和施暴的时候。我很早就明白，我的安全取决于母亲对我的看法。所以我就开始预测母亲希望我做什么、说什么)”可知，作者提及她的童年经历是为了解释她这种讨好性格的成因。故选D。 【6题详解】 细节理解题。根据第四段“People-pleasing is clearly holding me back; but what’s the reason for my unwillingness to let go? I am starting to realize that I am shying away from the unpredictability of how others will react.(讨好型人格显然在阻碍着我；但我不愿意放手的原因究竟是什么呢？我开始意识到自己在逃避面对他人反应的不确定性)”可知，导致作者无法摆脱讨好他人这一行为的原因是她害怕面对可能出现的不确定反应。故选B。 【7题详解】 推理判断题。根据最后一段“So the key seems to be exposure. The more interactions I experience where I am not pleasing others, the more comfort I gain with this dynamic. As I practice saying “no,” my voice will naturally deepen. Confidence will come with repetition. Yes, people’s negative reactions are uncertain, but not dangerous.(所以关键似乎在于多进行一些不讨好他人的交流经历。我经历的这类不愉快的互动越多，就越能适应这种局面。随着我学会说“不”，我的声音也会自然而然地变得低沉。通过不断练习，自信也会随之而来。没错，人们负面的反应难以预料，但并不危险)”可知，作者建议讨好型人格的人坚持做真实的自己。故选A。 C On Earth Day — April 22 — the XPrize Foundation, which holds contests that encourage people to come up with new ideas to solve big problems, announced the winners of its Carbon Removal contest. A company called Mati Carbon won the $50 million prize. Their method is simple, but it could remove huge amounts of carbon dioxide and also help farmers grow more food. The company uses a very common kind of volcanic rock called basalt. Basalt is used worldwide to construct roads and buildings. Companies that break up the basalt often have a fine powder of basalt left over that they can’t use. Luckily, this is exactly what Mati Carbon needs. The company removes carbon by spreading this rock powder on farm fields. The powder pulls CO2 out of the water in the soil and stores it in a way that will last for thousands of years. Mati’s method of carbon removal is called “enhanced rock weathering”. The results aren’t just good for the environment — they’re also good for the farmers. Farmers who use the basalt powder on their fields grow roughly 25% more food. In areas with poor soil, farmers can grow as much as 70% more. Mati Carbon is already spreading basalt powder on farms in several countries, including India, Tanzania, and Zambia. The company is focused on working with small farmers in poorer countries, putting the powder on their farmlands for free. To pay for this, the company sells “carbon credits”. Since Mati Carbon is removing pollution, large companies that create pollution buy credits to “offset” their pollution so they can be “carbon neutral”. One of the things that impressed the XPrize judges is how the company carefully tracks and records the impact it is having. So far, Mati Carbon has removed over 1,000 metric tons of CO2. But the company believes that number will grow rapidly. It is planning to begin work in three more countries soon and allow other companies to use its methods to reach even more areas. 8. What is the material used by the winning company? A. Construction waste. B. Rare volcanic ashes. C. Industrial product. D. Farm carbon dioxide. 9. Which words best describe Mati Carbon? A. Newly-built and conserved. B. Far-sighted and aggressive. C. Profit-driven and successful. D. Eco-minded and sympathetic. 10. What can we learn about Mati Carbon according to the last paragraph? A. It has expanded its business across the world. B. It has developed more methods to remove CO2. C. It intends to share its patent with other companies. D. It plans to invite XPrize judges to track its impact. 11. Which of the following would be the best title for the text? A. Joint Effort Pays off in Breaking up the Basalt B. Great Chance Exists in the Green Agriculture C. Mati Carbon Has More Carbon Credits to Sell D. Powerful Idea Wins Carbon Removal XPrize 【答案】8. A 9. D 10. C 11. D 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要讲述了在地球日当天，XPrize基金会宣布了碳去除竞赛的获胜者——Mati Carbon公司，该公司利用一种常见火山岩粉末去除二氧化碳并帮助农民增产，还详细介绍了其方法、成果及未来计划。 【8题详解】 细节理解题。根据第二段“The company uses a very common kind of volcanic rock called basalt. Basalt is used worldwide to construct roads and buildings. Companies that break up the basalt often have a fine powder of basalt left over that they can’t use.(该公司使用一种非常常见的火山岩，称为玄武岩。玄武岩在世界各地被用于建造道路和建筑物。分解玄武岩的公司通常会有无法使用的玄武岩细粉剩余。)”可知，获奖公司使用的材料是建筑垃圾。故选A项。 【9题详解】 推理判断题。根据第三段“The powder pulls CO2 out of the water in the soil and stores it in a way that will last for thousands of years.(这种粉末从土壤中的水中吸收二氧化碳，并以一种可以持续数千年的方式储存起来。)”可知，该公司具有环保意识；根据第四段“The company is focused on working with small farmers in poorer countries, putting the powder on their farmlands for free.(该公司专注于与较贫穷国家的小农合作，免费将粉末撒在他们的农田上。)”可知，该公司具有同情心，由此可知，有环保意识的和有同情心的最能描述Mati Carbon公司。故选D项。 【10题详解】 推理判断题。根据最后一段“It is planning to begin work in three more countries soon and allow other companies to use its methods to reach even more areas.(该公司计划很快在另外三个国家开展工作，并允许其他公司使用其方法，以覆盖更多的地区。)”可知，Mati Carbon公司打算与其他公司分享其专利。故选C项。 【11题详解】 主旨大意题。根据第一段“On Earth Day — April 22 — the XPrize Foundation, which holds contests that encourage people to come up with new ideas to solve big problems, announced the winners of its Carbon Removal contest. A company called Mati Carbon won the $50 million prize. Their method is simple, but it could remove huge amounts of carbon dioxide and also help farmers grow more food.(在4月22日地球日当天，XPrize基金会宣布了其碳去除竞赛的获胜者。XPrize基金会举办竞赛，鼓励人们提出解决重大问题的新想法。一家名为Mati Carbon的公司赢得了5000万美元的奖金。他们的方法很简单，但可以去除大量的二氧化碳，还可以帮助农民种植更多的粮食。)”可知，这篇文章主要讲述了Mati Carbon公司凭借其强大的创意赢得了碳去除XPrize奖，所以选项D最适合作为这篇文章的最佳标题。故选D项。 D “Men are from Mars, women from Venus” has become a convenient shorthand for every household debate, from map-reading to loading the dishwasher. Yet beneath the jokes lies a serious question: are the two sexes born with fundamentally different wiring, or have we simply repeated the story until it feels true? Two high-profile sets of scans appear to offer hard proof of a difference. British psychologist Stuart Ritchie reported in 2012 that male brains are, on average, roughly one-tenth heavier than female brains and contain more white-matter. Three years later, Israeli neuroscientist Daphna Joel added that typical “his” or “her” circuits can be detected with advanced software, even though every head ultimately contains a mix of both — like shades that vary — and never perfectly match passport sex. Lise Eliot, a neuroscientist at Chicago Medical School, believes such headlines are too dramatic. After re-analyzing thousands of images collected across six countries, she calls the brain “a unisex (不分性别的) organ”. The numeric gap between group averages, she insists, is no wider than the difference between male and female kidneys, and the figures fail to predict how the organ actually processes algebra, empathy or parking instructions. Put simply, size decides nothing. If body structure is not the real boss, what is? Social experience, argues The Atlantic Classic papers loved eye-catching numbers: a 1970 survey showed boys beating girls thirteen-to-one on the mathematics SAT, a figure once highlighted by former Harvard president Lawrence Summers as proof of natural male scientific talent. When later student groups offered girls equal laboratory hours, encouraged female teachers and rewrote textbooks to include more real-world problems, the ratio fell to three-to-one, suggesting that opportunity, not body part, writes most of the scoreboard. Margaret McCarthy, a neuropharmacologist at the University of Maryland, applauds Eliot for “forcing the debate forward”. She also notes that wiping out every sex difference would sound an extreme note. Equal, she reminds us, is not identical; biology may still whisper where society shouts. 12. Why does the author mention Ritchie and Joel? A. To stress the risk of inadequate datasets. B. To correct statistical errors in psychology. C. To provide scan proof of a sex difference. D. To explain boys’ advantage in reading maps. 13. What is implied by Eliot’s re-analysis of brain volume? A. Males do well in tackling complex tasks. B. Generation gaps outrun between-sex gaps. C. Brain size can somehow decide sex rules. D. Brain size cannot tell how a person perform. 14. What can we infer from the falling math score gap after 1970? A. Equal chances narrow the score gap. B. Standardized tests are no longer trusted. C. Boys are now losing interest in STEM. D. Biology still limits girls’ physics scores. 15. What might be McCarthy’s attitude to erasing sex differences? A. Favorable. B. Disapproving. C. Unclear. D. Indifferent. 【答案】12. C 13. D 14. A 15. B 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。主要探讨男女大脑是否存在本质差异，以及社会因素与生理因素对两性能力的影响。 【12题详解】 推理判断题。根据第二段中的“Two high-profile sets of scans appear to offer hard proof of a difference. British psychologist Stuart Ritchie reported in 2012 that male brains are, on average, roughly one-tenth heavier than female brains and contain more white-matter. Three years later, Israeli neuroscientist Daphna Joel added that typical “his” or “her” circuits can be detected with advanced software, even though every head ultimately contains a mix of both — like shades that vary — and never perfectly match passport sex.(两项备受关注的扫描研究似乎为这种性别差异提供了确凿证据。英国心理学家斯图尔特・里奇于2012年指出，男性大脑的平均重量大约比女性重十分之一，且白质含量更高。三年后，以色列神经科学家达夫娜・约尔补充道，借助先进软件能够检测出典型的“男性型”或“女性型” 大脑神经网络，只不过每个人的大脑本质上都是两种类型的混合体 —— 如同深浅不一的色调 —— 且绝不会与证件上标注的性别完全对应)”可知，作者提及里奇与约尔，是为了提供证明男女大脑存在差异的扫描证据。故选C项。 【13题详解】 推理判断题。根据第三段中的“she insists, is no wider than the difference between male and female kidneys, and the figures fail to predict how the organ actually processes algebra, empathy or parking instructions. Put simply, size decides nothing.(她坚称，这种群体平均值之间的数值差距，并不比男女肾脏的差异更大，而且这些数据无法预测大脑这一器官实际处理代数运算、共情或停车指引的能力。简而言之，体积大小说明不了任何问题)”可知，埃利奥特的重新分析暗示，大脑体积无法判断一个人的能力表现。故选D项。 【14题详解】 推理判断题。根据第四段中的“a 1970 survey showed boys beating girls thirteen-to-one on the mathematics SAT, a figure once highlighted by former Harvard president Lawrence Summers as proof of natural male scientific talent. When later student groups offered girls equal laboratory hours, encouraged female teachers and rewrote textbooks to include more real-world problems, the ratio fell to three-to-one, suggesting that opportunity, not body part, writes most of the scoreboard.(1970 年的一项调查显示，在学术能力评估测试（SAT）的数学科目中，男生和女生的得分比达到了 13:1。这一数据曾被哈佛前校长劳伦斯・萨默斯援引，作为男性天生具备科研天赋的佐证。后来，相关学生团体为女生提供了同等时长的实验室使用机会、鼓励女教师投身教学，还重新编写教材融入更多现实问题，这一得分比例便降至了 3:1。这一变化表明，决定成绩高低的关键因素是机会，而非生理结构)”可知，1970年后数学成绩差距缩小的现象，能让我们推断出平等的机会可以缩小分数差距。故选A项。 【15题详解】 推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“She also notes that wiping out every sex difference would sound an extreme note. Equal, she reminds us, is not identical; biology may still whisper where society shouts.(她还指出，消除所有性别差异的说法听起来有些极端。她提醒我们，平等并不等同于完全相同；在社会因素占主导的领域之外，生理因素的影响或许依然存在)”可知，麦卡锡认为消除所有性别差异的观点过于极端，由此可推断她对这一做法的态度是不赞成的。故选B项。 第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分） 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 Nostalgia — the warm feeling of longing for the past— is everywhere in today’s culture. Movies like Barbie, Indiana Jones, and Top Gun are drawing huge crowds by bringing back old favorites. ____16____ On the surface, nostalgia simply makes us feel good. ____17____ According to Professor Ziyan Yang from the Institute of Psychology, CAS, nostalgia creates feelings of warmth, belonging, and even a mental escape to the past. During tough times — whether personal struggles or global crises — nostalgia acts like an emotional safety net. Movies and music are powerful triggers because they recreate familiar emotions and experiences. ____18____ First, it gives us a sense of control. Even when life feels unpredictable, reflecting on our past helps us feel more grounded and secure. Second, nostalgia strengthens social bonds. Though it seems like a personal experience, nostalgic memories often remind us of family, friends, and shared moments. What does nostalgia do to our brains? Mostly good things! Studies show it boosts happiness, creativity, and energy by activating positive emotions. ____19____ This youthful optimism encourages us to take risks and chase our goals. Some researchers suggest nostalgia acts like a “psychological immune system”, helping us cope with stress. But can too much nostalgia be harmful? In small amounts, it’s healthy. However, if we think about the past too much, it can keep us from moving forward. The key is balance — enjoying memories without losing sight of the present. ____20____ It helps us reconnect with our true selves and remember who we really are. In short, nostalgia isn’t just about reliving the past — it’s a tool that helps us navigate the present and future with hope. A. But why do we love nostalgia so much? B. This is why reunions feel so meaningful to us. C. Nostalgia also serves key psychological needs. D. However, psychology experts say there’s more to it. E. It can even make us feel younger and more optimistic. F. Remembering happy memories brings comfort and joy. G. Still in general, nostalgia is a natural and positive part of life. 【答案】16. A 17. D 18. C 19. E 20. G 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇议论文。文章论述怀旧的普遍现象、心理作用、对大脑的积极影响及平衡之道，指出其有助于应对当下与未来。 【16题详解】 由上文“Nostalgia — the warm feeling of longing for the past— is everywhere in today’s culture. Movies like Barbie, Indiana Jones, and Top Gun are drawing huge crowds by bringing back old favorites.(怀旧之情——对过去的温暖渴望——在当今的文化中无处不在。像《芭比》、《夺宝奇兵》和《壮志凌云》这样的电影通过重现经典而吸引了大量观众。)”及下文“On the surface, nostalgia simply makes us feel good.(从表面上看，怀旧只是让我们感觉良好。)”对怀旧情感的详细解释可知，本空应询问为什么人们喜欢怀旧。A选项“But why do we love nostalgia so much? (但我们为什么这么喜欢怀旧呢？)”以问句形式开启原因探讨，能承上启下，符合题意。故选A。 【17题详解】 由上文“On the surface, nostalgia simply makes us feel good.(从表面上看，怀旧只是让我们感觉良好。)”及下文“According to Professor Ziyan Yang from the Institute of Psychology, CAS, nostalgia creates feelings of warmth, belonging, and even a mental escape to the past. During tough times — whether personal struggles or global crises — nostalgia acts like an emotional safety net. Movies and music are powerful triggers because they recreate familiar emotions and experiences.(据中国科学院心理研究所杨紫嫣教授介绍，怀旧之情会让人产生温暖、归属感，甚至是一种精神上对过去的逃避。在艰难时期——无论是个人困境还是全球性危机——怀旧都如同一道情感安全网。电影和音乐是强大的怀旧触发因素，因为它们能重现熟悉的情感和经历。)”可知，本空需体现“表面现象”与“深层作用”的转折。D选项“However, psychology experts say there’s more to it.(然而，心理学专家表示，事情远不止于此。)”既转折上文“简单的表面感受”，又引出下文专家对怀旧深层意义的解读，符合逻辑。故选D。 【18题详解】 由下文“First, it gives us a sense of control. Even when life feels unpredictable, reflecting on our past helps us feel more grounded and secure. Second, nostalgia strengthens social bonds.(首先，它给我们一种控制感。即使生活感觉不可预测，回顾过去也能让我们感到更加踏实和安全。其次，怀旧加强了社会联系。)”可知，本段说明怀旧带心理上的满足。C选项“Nostalgia also serves key psychological needs.(怀旧也满足关键的心理需求。)”直接概括了下文的内容，起到了引领下文的作用。故选C。 【19题详解】 由上文“What does nostalgia do to our brains? Mostly good things! Studies show it boosts happiness, creativity, and energy by activating positive emotions.(怀旧对我们的大脑有什么影响？大部分都是好东西！研究表明，它通过激活积极情绪来提高幸福感、创造力和能量。)”及下文“This youthful optimism encourages us to take risks and chase our goals.(这种年轻的乐观心态鼓励我们冒险、追求目标。)”可知，本空应继续解释怀旧对大脑的影响，强调怀旧能让人们感觉年轻乐观。E选项“It can even make us feel younger and more optimistic.(它甚至能让我们感觉更年轻、更乐观。)”能承上启下，且句中“younger and more optimistic”与下文“This youthful optimism”相照应。故选E。 【20题详解】 由上文“But can too much nostalgia be harmful? In small amounts, it’s healthy. However, if we think about the past too much, it can keep us from moving forward. The key is balance — enjoying memories without losing sight of the present.(但太多的怀旧会有害吗？少量摄入是健康的。然而，如果我们过多地思考过去，它可能会阻碍我们前进。关键在于平衡——在不忽视当下的情况下享受回忆。)”及下文“It helps us reconnect with our true selves and remember who we really are.(它帮助我们重新连接真实的自我，记住自己的本质。)”可知，本空需回归“怀旧的整体积极属性”，引出下文对其正面作用的补充。G选项“Still, in general, nostalgia is a natural and positive part of life.(不过，总的来说，怀旧是生活中自然且积极的一部分。)”能承上启下，符合题意。故选G。 第三部分 英语知识运用（共三节，满分45分） 第一节 完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 Just ahead on the narrow road, the light from Kim’s torch (手电筒) flashed towards me. Her bike stayed ____21____, but mine was shaking all over the place. I had completely lost my ____22____. It seemed cycling in the ____23____ had caused my mind to lose all sense of direction. I looked hard, hoping to ____24____ the grass edges, but there was nothing but Kim’s ____25____ torchlight far ahead. My heart pounded wildly. I was trying my best to keep this anxiety internal, not wanting Kim to ____26____ the full extent of my fear. So I forced my ____27____ back to the forest we had cycled through earlier: the tall trees, the sound of the wind and something ____28____ for me now — the sense of excitement I felt. ____29____ by this memory, I tried to put aside the anxiety. I ____30____ my phone’s torch. The light was weak, but it was enough: the heaviness around my vision ____31____ and I found my balance again. As I pushed into the pedals (脚踏板) and began to move, I ____32____ a sky full of countless stars. Then, I saw something even more ____33____. “KIM!” She turned, thinking something was wrong. But ____34____ high above us was a magical shooting star, bright with a thick tail in its wake. That night, I learned a valuable lesson: Don’t let the darkness stop you from moving forward. Sometimes all you need is a little more ____35____ to find your way. 21. A. safe B. level C. clean D. still 22. A. interest B. way C. balance D. sight 23. A. wind B. wild C. mountains D. dark 24. A. make out B. search for C. give up D. ride across 25. A. natural B. soft C. blinding D. dying 26. A. notice B. explore C. ignore D. understand 27. A. astonishment B. curiosity C. imagination D. enthusiasm 28. A. lucky B. rare C. hard D. fresh 29. A. Confused B. Worn C. Moved D. Encouraged 30. A. switched on B. took out C. showed off D. put up 31. A. grew B. cleared C. remained D. worsened 32. A. pictured B. witnessed C. recalled D. touched 33. A. puzzling B. satisfying C. amazing D. challenging 34. A. flying B. hanging C. rising D. circling 35. A. patience B. wisdom C. light D. time 【答案】21. B 22. C 23. D 24. A 25. D 26. A 27. C 28. B 29. D 30. A 31. B 32. B 33. C 34. A 35. C 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者与Kim夜骑时失控慌乱，借回忆平复情绪后，看到星空与流星，领悟到黑暗中别停下脚步的道理。 【21题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：她的自行车保持平稳，但我的却在到处摇晃。A. safe安全的；B. level水平的，平稳的；C. clean干净的；D. still静止的。根据下文“but mine was shaking all over the place”可知，Kim的车是平稳的，level符合语境。故选B。 【22题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：我完全失去了平衡。A. interest兴趣；B. way方法；C. balance平衡；D. sight视力。根据上文“mine was shaking all over the place”及下文“the heaviness around my vision __11__ and I found my balance again”可知，作者骑车失去了平衡，balance符合语境。故选C。 【23题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：在黑暗中骑车似乎让我完全失去了方向感。A. wind风；B. wild荒野；C. mountains山；D. dark黑暗。根据上文“there was nothing but Kim’s __5__ torchlight far ahead”及下文“Don’t let the darkness stop you from moving forward.”可知，此处指在黑暗中骑车，dark符合语境。故选D。 【24题详解】 考查动词短语辨析。句意：我努力张望，希望辨认出草地边缘，但前方只有Kim渐弱的手电光。A. make out辨认出；B. search for寻找；C. give up放弃；D. ride across骑过。根据下文“the grass edges”及“there was nothing but Kim’s __5__ torchlight far ahead”可知，光线微弱，作者努力想辨认出路边的草地边缘，make out符合语境。故选A。 【25题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意同上。A. natural自然的；B. soft柔软的；C. blinding刺眼的；D. dying微弱的，没落的，快要结束的。根据下文“far ahead”可知，远处的手电光应是渐弱的，dying符合语境。故选D。 【26题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：我尽力把焦虑藏在心里，不想让Kim察觉到我恐惧的程度。A. notice注意，察觉；B. explore探索；C. ignore忽视；D. understand理解。根据“not wanting Kim to __6__ the full extent of my fear”可知，作者不想让Kim察觉到自己害怕了，notice符合语境。故选A。 【27题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：于是我强迫自己回想之前骑过的森林：高大的树木、风声，还有现在对我来说少有的那种兴奋感。A. astonishment惊讶；B. curiosity好奇；C. imagination想象；D. enthusiasm热情。根据下文“back to the forest we had cycled through earlier”可知，此处是作者通过想象回忆过往场景，imagination符合语境。故选C。 【28题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意同上。A. lucky幸运的；B. rare稀有的；C. hard困难的；D. fresh新鲜的。根据下文“the sense of excitement I felt”及作者当时的害怕慌乱可知，这种兴奋感现在对作者来说是稀有的，rare符合语境。故选B。 【29题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：被这段回忆鼓舞，我努力放下焦虑。A. Confused困惑的；B. Worn疲惫的；C. Moved感动的；D. Encouraged鼓舞的。根据“I tried to put aside the anxiety”可知，作者决定搁置焦虑情绪是因为受到鼓舞，Encouraged符合语境。故选D。 【30题详解】 考查动词短语辨析。句意：我打开了手机的手电筒。A. switched on打开；B. took out拿出；C. showed off炫耀；D. put up张贴。根据下文“my phone’s torch”及“The light was weak”可知，作者打开了手机上的手电筒，switched on符合语境。故选A。 【31题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：视线周围的沉重感消散了，我重新找回了平衡。A. grew增长；B. cleared消散；C. remained保持；D. worsened恶化。根据下文“I found my balance again”可知，不好的感觉消散了，cleared符合语境。故选B。 【32题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：当我踩下踏板开始移动时，我看到了布满无数星星的天空。A. pictured想象；B. witnessed目睹；C. recalled回忆；D. touched触摸。根据下文“a sky full of countless stars”及“Then, I saw something even more __13__”可知，作者看到了星空，witnessed符合语境。故选B。 【33题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：然后，我看到了更令人惊叹的东西。A. puzzling困惑的；B. satisfying满意的；C. amazing令人惊叹的；D. challenging有挑战的。根据下文“a magical shooting star”可知，流星是令人惊叹的，amazing符合语境。故选C。 【34题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：但在我们头顶上方划过的是一颗神奇的流星，拖着粗长的尾巴闪闪发光。A. flying飞过；B. hanging悬挂；C. rising升起；D. circling盘旋。根据“a magical shooting star”可知，流星从头顶的星空划过，flying符合语境。故选A。 【35题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：有时候你只需要多一点光就能找到方向。A. patience耐心；B. wisdom智慧；C. light光；D. time时间。根据上文“my phone’s torch”及“The light was weak, but it was enough”可知，此处指光能帮人找到方向，light符合语境。故选C。 第二节 语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分） 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 The Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge in Guizhou province, the world’s tallest, opened to traffic on September 28th, turning ____36____ was once a two-hour drive across the deep valley into a trip of barely two minutes. Rising at ____37____ height of 625 meters above the Beipan River, the bridge is a key project of an expressway linking the Liuzhi special district of Liupanshui city with Anlong county. With a main span ____38____ (measure) 420 meters, it anchors a new expressway that winds through one of China’s most mountainous provinces. Guizhou has earned a reputation ____39____ a province of bridges. According to the provincial transportation department, to date half of the world’s 100 tallest bridges ____40____ (rise) from its valleys. Altogether more than 32,000 bridges have been completed ____41____ are under construction in Guizhou. The Huajiang bridge is now its most ____42____ (strike) landmark, embodying both practical needs and engineering ambition of the region. While building the bridge, engineers faced ____43____ (change) weather, sheer cliffs and wind gusts (劲吹) topping 100 kilometers per hour. ____44____ (meet) those challenges, the team relied on a series of new technologies. They introduced an intelligent cable-lifting system guided by the Beidou Navigation Satellite System, which, to their _____45_____ (satisfy), allowed workers to position steel frames with centimeter-level accuracy. 【答案】36. what 37. a 38. measuring 39. as 40. have risen 41. or 42. striking 43. changeable 44. To meet 45. satisfaction 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文，介绍了世界最高桥梁——贵州花江大峡谷大桥的通车情况、基本参数，提及贵州“桥梁大省”的美誉，同时讲述了该桥建设过程中工程师们克服的困难以及采用的新技术。 【36题详解】 考查宾语从句引导词。句意：贵州省的花江大峡谷大桥是世界最高桥，于9月28日通车，将曾经穿越深谷需两小时的车程缩短至仅两分钟。空格处引导宾语从句，作动词turning的宾语，从句中缺少主语，指代“曾经的车程这件事”，需用连接代词what。故填what。 【37题详解】 考查冠词。句意：这座桥高出北盘江625米，是连接六盘水市六枝特区和安龙县高速公路的重点工程。固定搭配at a height of意为“以……的高度”，故填a。 【38题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：大桥主跨径420米，是这条蜿蜒穿过中国多山省份高速公路的关键节点。此处为“with + 宾语 + 宾语补足语”结构，span与measure是主动关系，用现在分词作宾语补足语。故填measuring。 【39题详解】 考查介词。句意：贵州素有“桥梁大省”的美誉。固定搭配earn a reputation as意为“作为……而闻名”，故填as。 【40题详解】 考查动词时态和主谓一致。句意：据省交通厅介绍，迄今为止，世界前100座最高桥梁中有一半坐落于贵州的山谷之间。根据时间状语to date（迄今为止）可知，此处应用现在完成时；主语half of the world’s 100 tallest bridges为复数，助动词用have。故填have risen。 【41题详解】 考查连词。句意：贵州已建成和在建的桥梁总计超过3.2万座。空格前后have been completed（已建成）和are under construction（在建）是并列关系，且表示选择，需用连词or。故填or。 【42题详解】 考查形容词。句意：花江大桥如今是当地最引人注目的地标，既体现了该地区的实际需求，也彰显了其工程建设的雄心。此处修饰名词landmark，需用形容词形式，strike的形容词为striking，意为“引人注目的”。故填striking。 【43题详解】 考查形容词。句意：在建设大桥的过程中，工程师们面临着多变的天气、陡峭的悬崖以及时速超过100公里的强风。此处修饰名词weather，需用形容词形式，change的形容词为changeable，意为“多变的”。故填changeable。 【44题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：为了应对这些挑战，团队依靠了一系列新技术。此处作目状语，需用动词不定式，且句首单词首字母需大写。故填To meet。 【45题详解】 考查名词。句意：他们引入了一套由北斗卫星导航系统引导的智能缆载吊装系统，令他们满意的是，这套系统能让工人以厘米级的精度定位钢架。固定搭配to one’s satisfaction意为“令某人满意的是”，此处需用名词形式作宾语。故填satisfaction。 第四部分 写作（共两节；满分40分） 第一节 应用文写作（满分15分） 46. 假定你是李华，上周你代表学校接待国际交换生时，因文化差异发生了一件令你印象深刻的事。请你给英国笔友Jenny写一封电子邮件，内容包括： 1. 事情经过； 2. 你的感想。 注意： 1. 写作词数应为80个左右； 2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 Dear Jenny, I’m writing to share with you a memorable incident that happened last week. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Yours, Li Hua 【答案】例文 Dear Jenny, I’m writing to share with you a memorable incident that happened last week. In the International Cultural Exchange Program, I was in charge of hosting a British student named Tom on behalf of our school. While having dinner in the canteen, I prepared some Chinese specialty dishes, like braised pork and roast duck. To show my hospitality, I kept piling food onto his plate, hoping he would like it. He hesitated for a long time before taking it awkwardly. Later, I learned that Westerners would rather help themselves than be served like this. It was not until then that I realized cultural differences really matter in communication. We had better learn more about others’ customs to avoid such misunderstandings. Have you ever had such interesting stories? Looking forward to your reply. Yours, Li Hua 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇应用文。上周考生代表学校接待国际交换生时，因文化差异发生了一件令你印象深刻的事。请考生给英国笔友Jenny写一封电子邮件分享这件事。 【详解】1.词汇积累： 重要：matter→count 负责：in charge of→take responsibility for 代表：on behalf of→represent 意识到：realize→be aware of 2.句式拓展： 简单句变复合句 原句：We had better learn more about others’ customs to avoid such misunderstandings. 拓展句：We had better learn more about others’ customs so that we can avoid such misunderstandings. 【点睛】【高分句型 1】 It was not until then that I realized cultural differences really matter in communication.（运用强调句式） 【高分句型 2】 Later, I learned that Westerners would rather help themselves than be served like this.（运用that引导的宾语从句） 第二节 读后续写（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 the afternoon of my eighteenth birthday, I was driving around the quiet streets of our small town, feeling absolutely free and excited. I’d just got my driver’s license the week before, and this was my first time driving alone without my dad in the passenger seat. The sun was shining, and the radio hummed with my favorite pop song. Everything felt perfect, like I was finally stepping into adulthood. As I approached the corner of Maple Street, I made a turn a bit too quickly, and that’s when the worst thing happened. There was a loud, sharp sound of metal scraping against metal — screech, crunch — that made my teeth ache. I applied pressure to the brakes so hard that my body jolted forward against the safety belt. My heart jumped into my throat — I had sideswiped a polished, black Mercedes-Benz parked neatly by the pavement, its paint glittering like it had just been washed. I killed the engine and sat there for a minute, my hands shaking on the wheel. Unbuckled my seatbelt, I steeled myself to get out of the car to inspect the damage. The street was completely empty, not a soul in sight — no neighbors watering their lawns, no kids riding bikes, no passing cars. A powerful, selfish thought rushed into my head: “Just drive away. No one saw you. No one will ever know.” I ran a hand over the Mercedes’ door, frowning at the long, deep scratch that snaked all its way on the door. My own car, the old Ford, only had a tiny dent (凹陷) on the side mirror, barely noticeable. Panic seized me as I thought about the money I’d been saving for months — babysitting jobs, mowing lawns, working weekends at the grocery store — all saved up for my first semester of college textbooks and dorm supplies. I knew that repair bill would wipe that savings account clean in an instant. The temptation to jump back in the car and speed off was overwhelming, a heavy weight pressing down on my chest. 1. 写作词数应为150左右； 2. 续写部分分为两段，每段开头语已为你写好。 But then, I closed my eyes and pictured my dad’s face. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ I found a piece of paper and a pen in the car glove box. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】例文 But then, I closed my eyes and pictured my dad’s face. The one he got when he’d taught me to ride a bike and I’d fallen and wanted to quit, or when I’d lied about breaking his favorite cup as a kid. He’d always told me, “Integrity isn’t about doing the right thing when someone’s watching — it’s about doing it when no one is.” Taking a deep breath, I calmed myself down and resolved to do the right thing. I needed to leave a note with my contact information so that the car owner could reach me. I found a piece of paper and a pen in the car glove box. With my fingers still trembling, I scribbled down my name, phone number, and a sincere apology, and then tucked the note under the Mercedes’s windscreen wiper. I breathed a sigh of relief. The sun was still shining, but the overwhelming nervousness was gone — replaced instead with a quiet, steady pride. I climbed back into the Ford, fired up the engine, and headed home ready to tell my dad everything, steeling myself to face the consequences of my mistake. After all, honesty is always the best policy. 【解析】 【导语】本文以人物为线索展开，讲述了作者十八岁生日当天，第一次独自驾车时不小心剐蹭了一辆停在路边的奔驰车。四下无人，为保住大学学费积蓄，她一度想驾车逃逸。但想起父亲教导的诚信准则，她最终留下写有联系方式和歉意的纸条，为自己坚守了诚实而感到自豪。 【详解】1.段落续写： ①由第一段首句内容“但随后，我闭上眼睛，脑海中浮现出父亲的面容。”可知，第一段可描写作者想驾车逃逸，但是想起父亲教导的诚信准则。 ②由第二段首句内容“我在汽车的杂物箱里找到了一张纸和一支笔。”可知，第二段可描写作者最终留下写有联系方式和歉意的纸条，为自己坚守了诚实而感到自豪。 2.续写线索：想起父亲的教诲——决心做正确的事——留下联系方式——感到轻松——作者感悟 3.词汇激活 行为类 ①联系上：reach/get in touch with ②颤抖：tremble/shake ③决心：resolve/determine 情绪类 ①真诚：sincere/heartfelt ②紧张：nervousness/stress 【点睛】[高分句型1] I needed to leave a note with my contact information so that the car owner could reach me.（运用了so that引导目的状语从句） [高分句型2] With my fingers still trembling, I scribbled down my name, phone number, and a sincere apology, and then tucked the note under the Mercedes’s windscreen wiper.（运用了with的复合结构） 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $