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天津二十中学2025—2026学年第一学期高二年级 英语学科学情调研（二） 一、听力理解（15%） 第一节：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，你将有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．How does the woman most probably go to work? A．By car. B．By bike. C．On foot. 2．What did the man do yesterday? A．He saw a doctor. B．He attended a party. C．He rested at home. 3．What are the speakers talking about? A．Their school uniform. B．Their favorite clothes. C．Their former school. 4．What will the man do next? A．Go to the train station B．Make a phone call. C．Search on the Internet. 5．Who is the woman waiting for? A．Her aunt. B．Her brother. C．Her classmate. 第二节：听下面3段材料。每段材料后有几个小题，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。听每段材料前，你将有时间阅读每个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段材料读两遍。 听下面一段对话，回答第6至第8小题。 6．What did the man do to write the book? A．He worked as an engineer. B．He interviewed some people. C．He read a book about the moon. 7．What does the man’s book focus on? A．The journey to the moon. B．The actual astronauts. C．The engineers’ work. 8．How much does the book cost on Amazon? A．$18. B．$22. C．$26. 听下面一段对话，回答第9至第11小题。 9．What does Ryan most like to take pictures of? A．People and places in New York. B．Natural scenery in Mexico. C．Wildlife on the coast. 10．What did Ryan first use to take photos? A．His mother’s phone. B．His father’s camera. C．His sister’s phone. 11．What did Ryan like to do at age 12? A．Play lots of computer games. B．Read about top photographers. C．Teach himself about photography. 听下面一段独白，回答第12至第15小题。 12．When did the speaker lose his job? A．Eight years ago. B．Fifteen years ago. C．Eighteen years ago. 13．What did the speaker do to start his own restaurant? A．He found an underperforming café. B．He changed a store into a café. C．He saved money for years. 14．What was the attitude of the speaker’s friends toward his decision? A．Concerned. B．Supportive. C．Opposed. 15．What does the speaker’s story tell us? A．We should prepare for the future. B．We should pursue our dreams. C．We should try different jobs. 二、单项选择（15%） 1. ________ disadvantages life in Italy might have, the problems are forgotten once you sit down to a big meal with friends and family. A. Whatever B. Whichever C. Whenever D. However 2. When I passed by the construction site yesterday, the new road ________ by workers using heavy machinery. A. is being built B. was being built C. has been built D. had built 3. The recent media reports have misinterpreted my views, so I would like to take this opportunity to ______ my position publicly and set the record straight. A. assess B. adjust C. clarify D. perceive 4. My father’s loving and selfless nature has inspired me to become more sympathetic and ________ putting others first. A. normal B. regretful C. humorous D. considerate 5. The ancient masterpiece _____ for centuries before it _____ accidentally in the remains of the ancient city in 2021. A. had been hidden; was discovered B. was hidden; had been discovered C. has been hidden; was discovered D. had hidden; discovered 6. Hundreds of people plunged into the Chicago River’s chilly waters as part of the first organized swim in the river for several ________, a previously unthinkable act in ________ was once one of the most befouled waterways in the world. A. decades… which B. decades… what C. decade… which D. decade… what 7. The mastery of Chinese painting requires ________ sharpening one’s skills in brushwork and ink control, reflecting the art’s deep cultural significance. A. steadily B. instantly C. previously D. initially 8. The twins were so alike that no one can ________ one from another. A. estimate B. inquire C. distinguish D. approve 9. The new cafeteria in our factory will be ______ to all employees starting October first. A. desperate B. impossible C. cognitive D. accessible 10. Therefore, China needs more talented young people with a global ________ who are highly ________ with languages, have leadership and organisational skills, and have strong cultural awareness. A. initiative; overwhelming B. perspective; competent C. perspective; overwhelming D. initiative; competent 11. ______ many times, but he made the same mistake again. A. Having been told B. Although he had been told C. He had been told D. Having told 12. It was unbelievable ________ he designed went beyond the expectations of everyone in the room. A. that B. that what C. what D. what that 13. If you can ______ reading, it can give you endless hours of enjoyment. A. have a say on B. step away from C. develop an appetite for D. crash into 14. As a matter of fact, he was not ________ because he was inexperienced and it was the first time that he ________ this kind of mistake. A. blamed; commits B. blamed; committed C. to blame; has committed D. to blame; had committed 15. —I have been considering cancelling (取消) the project because it seems hard to go farther. —But it’s too early to ______ now. There’s still much hope. A. pave the way B. throw in the towel C. pop up D. max out 三、完形填空（15%） Once upon a time, much of the world was populated by wolves. They ranged all over the United States and Canada, Siberia and much of mainland Europe, as well as Great Britain, and if humans hadn’t come along, they would still be there ____16____. But man did come along, farmed the land, ____17____ the wolves killing their livestock (家畜) and so gradually drove them out of the homes that had once been theirs. Wolves are not ____18____ in our language and our literature, however. In fairy stories, they are seen as evil and dangerous, always ____19____ to eat people. Remember the time when Little Red Riding Hood thinks that a wolf is her grandmother? “What big teeth you’ve got, Grandmother?” she says, and the wolf, disguised (伪装) as her grandmother, shouts back, “All the better to eat you with, my dear” If you really want to see how English-speaking humans think of the wolf, just look at the ____20____! “A wolf in sheep’s clothing” is not a pleasant person and a “wolf-whistle” is not a pleasant sound Yet wolves are totally unlike the image we have of them from legend and language. For a start, they don’t ____21____ humans; indeed, they do their best to keep out of our way. They are very sociable animals, living in packs and looking after their young with a fondness that should make some humans ____22____ themselves. Far from wolf music being ____23____, the howl of the wolf — the cry of the whole pack — as the full moon rises in a star-bright sky, is one of the most beautiful sounds in nature. They are beautiful creatures which can run at speeds of up to 65 kph if they have to. They can jump up and run up rock faces like a cat. And when they do ____24____, their 42 large teeth are fearsomely effective. But the ____25____ remains that we love the lion, the king of the jungle, while we demonize (妖魔化) the wolf, one of the most beautiful animals in the world. Only ____26____ do writers treat them nicely; ____27____, a she-wolf is supposed to have fed the twins Remus and Romulus, who went on to found the city of Rome. And so, while man kills animals in their millions, often just for the fun of it, the wolf on the mountain, out in the wilderness, running over the Siberian wastes, represents a state of natural ____28____ that we do not know and can never obtain, even though we ____29____ it in our hearts. Perhaps that’s why, in the end, we ____30____ the wolf so much — for having something we can never get our hands on. 16 A. on a regular basis B. to a small extent C. in great numbers D. beyond certain limits 17. A. succeeded in B. agreed with C. worked out D. objected to 18. A. killers B. victims C. characters D. mistakes 19. A. reluctant B. ready C. unlikely D. sure 20. A. language B. behaviour C. teaching D. learning 21. A. avoid B. frighten C. attack D. protest 22. A. surprised at B. pleased with C. ashamed of D. interested in 23. A. peaceful B. loud C. musical D. soft 24. A. run B. kill C. jump D. cry 25. A. possibility B. mystery C. evidence D. fact 26. A. occasionally B. recently C. immediately D. finally 27. A. on the whole B. in addition C. even so D. for example 28. A. duty B. grace C. competition D. skill 29. A. dream of B. live by C. fight against D. learn from 30. A. cage B. keep C. hate D. notice 四、阅读理解（30%） A Here are four student podcasts (播客) that offer a glimpse into the minds of students and what they say about news concerning climate in their communities — and what they hope to do about it. Behind the Scenes of the Mosquito Fire In a 10-episode series, a sixth-grade class at the Georgetown School of Innovation in Georgetown, Calif., shares stories from the damaging Mosquito Fire in 2022. This group of eight students asks two firefighters from the Georgetown Fire Department what it’s like to fight fires and protect loved ones in their hometown. Fires: Set Ablaze At Chautauqua Elementary, the Vashon fifth-graders talk about the far-reaching and lasting impact of wildfires and wildfire smoke — and the direct effects on their lives, like waiting for the school bus on a smoky day. The students also interview experts and share their research on wildfire precautions (预防措施). Flowing Through Time In this podcast from Peak Academy, a group of eight middle schoolers reports on dealing with water shortages in Bozeman, Montana. They trace the history of their growing hometown’s water supply, which has been dependent on mountain snowmelt. As that source becomes less reliable in a warming world, the students turn to the grown-ups to ask what they can do to conserve water. Washed Away The deadly flooding in eastern Kentucky last year forever changed the lives of high schoolers Ryley Bowman, Carolina Johnson and Hunter Noble. The three classmates at Morgan County High School in West Liberty, Ky., share firsthand accounts of their own and their family’s experiences during the floods. 31. Who shows interest in firefighters’ stories? A. Peak Academy students. B. Chautauqua Elementary students. C. Morgan County High School students. D. Georgetown School of Innovation students. 32. Which podcast shows concern for water conservation? A. Washed Away. B. Fires: Set Ablaze. C. Flowing Through Time. D. Behind the Scenes of the Mosquito Fire. 33. What do Fires: Set Ablaze and Washed Away have in common? A. They consult experts’ research results. B. They explore the causes of climate change. C. They share students’ personal experiences. D. They discuss precautions for natural disasters. B In 2019, I began learning Chinese at the Confucius Institute in Rome. Already fluent in several European languages, I sought a new challenge — something truly different that would expand my worldview. Chinese, with its intricate characters resembling abstract art, melodic tones that sounded like singing, and sentence structures reversing European logic, fascinated me from the first lesson. However, my interest soon branched out beyond linguistics into China’s cultural heritage. I started with Tang Dynasty poetry, renowned for its concise elegance and emotive power. Poems by Li Bai and Du Fu introduced me to China’s poetic tradition. Intrigued by its roots, I then turned to earlier works like the Shi Jing (The Book of Songs), an anthology of poems often attributed as one of the earliest reflections of the Chinese soul. Later, I explored the Chu Ci (Songs of Chu, or Poetry of the South), further broadening my understanding of regional literary expressions. My classes soon multiplied, as I took courses on Chinese history, literature, philosophy and art history. Confucianism’s emphasis on social harmony, Daoism’s natural spontaneity, and Buddhism’s cyclical worldview formed a philosophical trial that explained many modern Chinese values. Yet it was Chinese art history, especially scroll painting, that truly fired my imagination. The graceful brush-strokes, the interplay of ink and water, and the visual storytelling contained within those scrolls made me see art in an entirely new light. During my journey, I was particularly drawn to the stories of influential women in Chinese history, such as military leader Fu Hao and Emperor Wu Zetian. Learning about these extraordinary women expanded my understanding of China’s societal transformations and how women’s contributions have often been overlooked, yet undeniably crucial. These discoveries inspired me to create a bilingual English-Montenegrin magazine about Chinese culture. Unlike academic journals, it would mix thorough research with engaging stories — featuring Tang poetry analyses alongside profiles of contemporary Chinese innovators. A planned column “From Terra Cotta to Tech” would trace historical continuity, while a culinary section might explore how Sichuan peppercorns traveled the Silk Road. This publishing venture (活动) is both exciting and challenging. From selecting articles to editing translations, I’m constantly learning. And that, in itself, is part of what fascinates me so much about China: its cultural depth is an ever-expanding puzzle — one that can never be fully completed, but becomes more fascinating with each piece we add. Ultimately, my hope is that by creating this bilingual magazine, I can contribute to a mutual understanding. 34. What initially motivated the author to learn Chinese? A. The complexity of the Chinese language. B. The desire to become a linguistic teacher. C. The influence of several European languages. D. The opportunity to study at the Confucius Institute. 35. In her exploration of Chinese culture, which of the following topics does the author NOT cover? A. The principles of Confucianism and Taoism. B. The expressive qualities of Tang Dynasty poetry. C. The artistic skills involved in Chinese calligraphy. D. The storytelling elements in Chinese scroll painting. 36. What does the author find most significant about the stories of influential women in Chinese history? A. Their success in challenging traditional gender roles. B Their contributions to China’s societal transformations. C. Their artistic achievements in both poetry and painting. D. Their overlooked yet crucial thoughts of Chinese culture. 37. What makes the author’s magazine different from academic journals? A. Use of bilingual content and comments from readers. B. Exclusion of serious and deep historical analysis. C. Focus mainly on modern technology and innovations. D. Integration of academic depth and appealing stories. 38. Why does the author compare “Chinese cultural depth” to “an ever-expanding puzzle” in the last paragraph? A. To emphasize that Chinese culture is too complicated to understand. B. To criticize the lack of systematic study of Chinese traditions. C. To demonstrate that Chinese culture is disconnected and incomplete. D. To highlight its complexity and the endless opportunities for discovery. C In the fall of 1944, Norman Borlaug moved to Mexico to produce a new variety of wheat. Finally, he got lucky. His wheat proved to be not just high-yielding (高产的) but also surprisingly varied. But, as proud as he was of his seeds, Borlaug also saw their limits. When he received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1970, he used his Nobel address to caution against self-satisfaction. The new varieties of wheat he had reproduced represented, he said, only a “temporary success in man’s war against hunger.” The world’s population, he worried out loud, would continue to grow, and eventually the demand for food would again outpace the supply. Now in 2025, Michael Grunwald says in his new book, We Are Eating the Earth, that humanity is facing “some terrible math.” On one side of the equation is the growing need for food. On the other side is climate change. Agriculture is a major source of greenhouse gases, depending on how you calculate it. We need to “feed the world without frying the world” is how Grunwald puts it. What’s to be done? A good first step, Grunwald advocates, would be to stop making things worse. We could start with biofuels. Every year in the US, some fourteen billion gallons of a corn-based additive get mixed in gas. The practice is supposed to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions. Almost certainly, though, it has the opposite outcome. Redirecting corn from grocery stores to gas tanks pushes up goods prices — which, in turn, encourages farmers to change forests into cropland. Since forests store a lot of carbon, cutting down them increases atmospheric \( CO_2 \). Grunwald quotes a song: Biofuel use is gonna burn up all my food Deforestation can only ruin our nation. Immoral men with that bad intention What is your plan? Is it life or ruination? Were it not for Borlaug the world in the late twentieth century would have been a very different place. In the eight years since Borlaug arrived in Mexico, farming in much of the world has been transformed. New tools that could make farms even more productive are constantly being developed. At the same time, the world, too, has been transformed, by such things as climate change, groundwater exhaustion, and soil pollution. The new tools and the new threats are bound up in each other—two sides, as it were, of the same leaf. If it is reasonable to imagine that we will, somehow or other, find ways to feed ten billion people, it is also reasonable to fear how much damage will be done in the process. 39. What are the first two paragraphs mainly about? A. The downstream consequences of food shortage. B. The significance of inventing high-productive seeds. C. The problems humans face in the course of development. D. Two contrary perspectives on the growing demand for food. 40. Why does the author mention the song? A. To illustrate a current attempt of biofuels. B. To reveal convention is still better than innovation. C. To raise public awareness of redirecting food for fuel. D. To prove good intentions may bring about bad results. 41. What can we learn from the passage? A. Farming transformation lacks recognition. B. The issue of hunger should be prioritized. C. It is urgent to treat human-caused damage. D. We need view food and environment as one. 42. Which would be the best title for the passage? A. Can We Satisfy Our Growing Appetites? B. Farming: Will It Be Life without Ruination? C. Is Agriculture to Blame for Climate Change? D. Environment: Are We Transforming or Harming It? D Plastic has become an essential part of modern life, with around 1 million plastic water bottles sold every minute and 5 trillion plastic bags used worldwide every year, according to the UN’s Environment Program. Half of all plastic production is designed for single-use purposes, and the annual output of over 400 million tons is projected to reach 1,100 million tons by 2050. This growing mountain of waste has intensified public and regulatory demands for improved recycling. Recycling plastic, however, is complex. Many items are dirty or made from multiple layers, making traditional methods ineffective. Consequently, over 90% of plastic waste is buried, or deserted in nature. In response, forward-thinking companies are investing in advanced recycling technologies to turn waste into raw materials for new plastic. Yet, this approach has caused debates. One common method, pyrolysis, involves heating plastic waste to produce oil and synthetic gas, which powers recycling plants. However, the process releases harmful substances, raising concerns about its environmental impact. Critics argue that, rather than achieving a reduction in carbon emissions (排放), this method might result in similar or even higher levels of emissions compared to the production of new plastic. Some even accuse the industry of using advanced recycling as a way to justify continued plastic production. America’s Environmental Protection Agency has rejected this approach, and European environmental groups share similar concerns. Despite these challenges, advanced recycling has potential. For instance, Mura Technology in the UK claims its hydrothermal process produces more output with lower carbon emissions, while Australia’s Samsara Eco is developing enzyme-based methods that remove the need for new oil. These advancements could make recycling more efficient and environmentally friendly, helping to keep plastic in use rather than in landfills (填埋场). While the debate around advanced recycling continues, progress is underway. Britain recently approved a version of the mass-balance approach, and many EU member states are leaning towards acceptance. With further innovation and investment, advanced recycling could help address the global plastic waste crisis. 43. What do the figures in paragraph 1 indicate? A. The difficulty of recycling. B. The prospect of plastic goods. C. The severity of plastic waste. D. The popularity of plastic items. 44. Why does advanced recycling meet with criticism? A. It legalizes plastic production. B. It produces more plastic waste. C. It does harm to recycling plants. D. It risks higher carbon emissions. 45. What can be inferred about the innovations in advanced recycling? A. They offer an alternative to plastic. B. They have won popularity in the west. C. They hold promise for green recycling. D. They guarantee a solution to plastic waste. 五、阅读表达（10%） 阅读表达 Nathan and Madison Donovan were in the market for a car to drive so she could begin working at a downtown call center. Nathan has been unable to work since breaking his back in a car accident several years ago, and since the bus system in Moncton, New Brunswick doesn't run at night, Madison needed the car to go back to work and get the small family out of social assistance. When they found an online loan company, they applied for a car loan of $7,000. The company required $600 as collateral (抵押品), and the couple spent all their savings in the hope of being one step closer to getting an automobile. Days after they made the $600 payment, however, the company’ website was taken down. and the couple’s calls went unanswered. Heartbroken, they contacted CBC News telling their story as a means of preventing other families from making the same mistake. Fortunately, their willingness to save others from the scam (骗局) ended up paying off; A man named Denis LeBlanc had been in the middle of trying to sell his 2007 Volkswagen Jetta when he heard Nathan’s story on the radio. Denis and his wife had been trying to sell the car for at least $3,700, but they had only received several lowball (低报价) offers from online buyers. By that time, they had already been considering simply giving the car away to charity — so when they heard about Nathan’s situation, they knew just what to do. Nathan was hesitant to visit a stranger giving away a perfectly good car but when he showed up, the LeBlancs were true to their word. With great gratitude, Nathan simply got in the Jetta and drove away. The good deed had entirely changed his family’s fortunes for the better. LeBlanc, meanwhile, was able to teach his kids a valuable lesson about helping others who are less fortunate. 46. What happened to Nathan in the car accident several years ago? (no more than 5 words) 47. Why did Nathan and Madison tell their story to CBC News? (no more than 10 words) 48. What did Denis LeBlanc intend to do after receiving lowball offers for his car from online buyers? (no more than 10 words) 49. What does the underlined part in the last paragraph mean? (no more than 10 words) 50. Would you give away your valuable things to less fortunate people? Please explain. (no more than 20 words) 六、书面表达（15%） 51. 每年五月一日，许多游客游览世界文化遗产—长城，并留下大量垃圾。因此有人对近几年仅五一当天游客在长城丢垃圾现象做了调查，结果如下： 【写作内容】 1.简要分析图表信息； 2.谈谈你对这一现象的看法； 3.就如何保护世界遗产给出你的建议。 【写作要求】 1.词数：80字左右。开头已给出，不计入总词数； 2.文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。 On May 1 every year, many tourists visit the Great Wall, a World Heritage Site, leaving behind tons of garbage, which arouses public discussion. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $ 天津二十中学2025—2026学年第一学期高二年级 英语学科学情调研（二） 一、听力理解（15%） 第一节：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，你将有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．How does the woman most probably go to work? A．By car. B．By bike. C．On foot. 2．What did the man do yesterday? A．He saw a doctor. B．He attended a party. C．He rested at home. 3．What are the speakers talking about? A．Their school uniform. B．Their favorite clothes. C．Their former school. 4．What will the man do next? A．Go to the train station. B．Make a phone call. C．Search on the Internet. 5．Who is the woman waiting for? A．Her aunt. B．Her brother. C．Her classmate. 第二节：听下面3段材料。每段材料后有几个小题，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。听每段材料前，你将有时间阅读每个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段材料读两遍。 听下面一段对话，回答第6至第8小题。 6．What did the man do to write the book? A．He worked as an engineer. B．He interviewed some people. C．He read a book about the moon. 7．What does the man’s book focus on? A．The journey to the moon. B．The actual astronauts. C．The engineers’ work. 8．How much does the book cost on Amazon? A．$18. B．$22. C．$26. 听下面一段对话，回答第9至第11小题。 9．What does Ryan most like to take pictures of? A．People and places in New York. B．Natural scenery in Mexico. C．Wildlife on the coast. 10．What did Ryan first use to take photos? A．His mother’s phone. B．His father’s camera. C．His sister’s phone. 11．What did Ryan like to do at age 12? A．Play lots of computer games. B．Read about top photographers. C．Teach himself about photography. 听下面一段独白，回答第12至第15小题。 12．When did the speaker lose his job? A．Eight years ago. B．Fifteen years ago. C．Eighteen years ago. 13．What did the speaker do to start his own restaurant? A．He found an underperforming café. B．He changed a store into a café. C．He saved money for years. 14．What was the attitude of the speaker’s friends toward his decision? A．Concerned. B．Supportive. C．Opposed. 15．What does the speaker’s story tell us? A．We should prepare for the future. B．We should pursue our dreams. C．We should try different jobs. 二、单项选择（15%） 1. ________ disadvantages life in Italy might have, the problems are forgotten once you sit down to a big meal with friends and family. A. Whatever B. Whichever C. Whenever D. However 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】考查状语从句。句意：无论意大利的生活有什么缺点，当你与亲友坐下来享用一顿大餐时，这些问题都会被抛诸脑后。前后句之间是让步关系，空处引导让步状语从句，且作disadvantages的限定词，不含选择范围，因此用Whatever来引导，表示“无论有什么缺点”。故选A。 2. When I passed by the construction site yesterday, the new road ________ by workers using heavy machinery. A. is being built B. was being built C. has been built D. had built 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】考查动词时态和语态。句意：昨天我路过那个建筑工地时，看到工人们正使用大型机械在修建新道路。根据When I passed by the construction site yesterday可知，主句描述过去正在进行的状态，用过去进行时，且road与build构成被动关系，用过去进行时的被动语态，主语为单数，be动词用was，为was being done结构。故选B。 3. The recent media reports have misinterpreted my views, so I would like to take this opportunity to ______ my position publicly and set the record straight. A. assess B. adjust C. clarify D. perceive 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】考查动词词义辨析。句意：最近的媒体报道误解了我的观点，所以我想借此机会公开澄清我的立场，还原事实真相。A. assess评估；B. adjust调整；C. clarify澄清；D. perceive感知。结合“The recent media reports have misinterpreted my views”和“set the record straight.”可知，“我”被误解了，所以需要“澄清”，故用动词clarify。故选C。 4. My father’s loving and selfless nature has inspired me to become more sympathetic and ________ putting others first. A. normal B. regretful C. humorous D. considerate 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我父亲的爱和无私的天性激励我变得更加同情和体贴，把别人放在第一位。A. normal正常的；B. regretful后悔的；C. humorous幽默的；D. considerate体贴的，考虑周到的。根据“putting others first.”可知，父亲充满爱和无私的性格激励我变得更有同情心，并且要为他人着想。故选D。 5. The ancient masterpiece _____ for centuries before it _____ accidentally in the remains of the ancient city in 2021. A had been hidden; was discovered B. was hidden; had been discovered C. has been hidden; was discovered D. had hidden; discovered 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】考查时态，被动语态和主谓一致。句意：这幅古老的杰作被隐藏了几个世纪，直到2021年才在古城遗址中被意外发现。由in 2021可知，第二空时态用一般过去时，杰作是被发现，因此第二空用一般过去时的被动语态，主语it是单数，因此第二空是was discovered；它是先被隐藏了几个世纪然后才被发现，因此第一空用过去完成时的被动语态，表示过去的过去发生的被动的动作，因此第一空是had been hidden。故选A。 6. Hundreds of people plunged into the Chicago River’s chilly waters as part of the first organized swim in the river for several ________, a previously unthinkable act in ________ was once one of the most befouled waterways in the world. A. decades… which B. decades… what C. decade… which D. decade… what 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】考查名词和宾语从句。句意：数百人跳入芝加哥河冰冷的水中，这是几十年来该河首次有组织的游泳活动的一部分，在曾经是世界上污染最严重的水道之一的地方，这是一个以前不可想象的行为。第一空处可数名词decade作宾语，意为“十年”，有several修饰，用复数形式，所以排除C、D选项；第二空处“was once one of the most befouled waterways in the world”是一个宾语从句，从句中缺少主语，表示“……的地方”，应该用连接代词what引导宾语从句，排除A选项。故选B项。 7. The mastery of Chinese painting requires ________ sharpening one’s skills in brushwork and ink control, reflecting the art’s deep cultural significance. A. steadily B. instantly C. previously D. initially 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】考查副词词义辨析。句意：掌握中国画需要不断磨练笔墨技巧，这也体现了该艺术深厚的文化内涵。A. steadily不断地，稳步地；B. instantly立刻，马上；C. previously先前地；D. initially开始，最初。由语意可知，“磨练笔墨技巧”是一个持续的过程，需要“不断地”进行，才能掌握中国画。故选A项。 8. The twins were so alike that no one can ________ one from another. A. estimate B. inquire C. distinguish D. approve 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】考查动词词义辨析。句意：这对双胞胎长得如此相像，以至于没人能把他们区分开。A. estimate估计、估算；B. inquire询问、打听；C. distinguish区分、辨别；D. approve批准、认可。根据“so alike”（如此相像）的语境，此处需表达“区分两者”的含义，且distinguish A from B是固定搭配，意为“把A和B区分开”。故选C项。 9. The new cafeteria in our factory will be ______ to all employees starting October first. A. desperate B. impossible C. cognitive D. accessible 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我们工厂的新自助餐厅从10月1日起将对所有员工开放。A. desperate绝望的，不顾一切的；B. impossible不可能的；C. cognitive认知的，感知的；D. accessible可接近的，可进入的，可使用的。根据“The new cafeteria in our factory”可知，新自助餐厅将对员工开放，员工可以使用。故选D。 10. Therefore, China needs more talented young people with a global ________ who are highly ________ with languages, have leadership and organisational skills, and have strong cultural awareness. A. initiative; overwhelming B. perspective; competent C. perspective; overwhelming D. initiative; competent 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】考查名词和形容词词义辨析。句意：因此，中国需要更多具有全球视野、精通语言、具有领导和组织能力以及强烈文化意识的有才华的年轻人。initiative n.主动性；overwhelming adj.压倒性的；perspective n.视角、观点；competent adj.有能力的、能胜任的。根据语境，这里说的是中国需要年轻人有全球“视角”，所以第一空用名词perspective作宾语；而“精通语言”应该用be competent with，所以第二空用形容词competent作表语。故选B项。 11. ______ many times, but he made the same mistake again. A. Having been told B. Although he had been told C. He had been told D. Having told 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】考查让步状语从句。句意：尽管他已被告知多次，但还是犯了同样的错误。根据句子分析可知，空后为but引导的句子，故此空应为一个完整的句子，意为“他已经被告知很多次”，表达为he had been told，“被告知”这个动作发生在后文made之前，故应用过去完成时，且后文已有连词but，故此处不能用although引导，故选C。 12. It was unbelievable ________ he designed went beyond the expectations of everyone in the room. A. that B. that what C. what D. what that 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】考查主语从句。句意：令人难以置信的是，他所设计的东西超出了房间里每个人的预期。根据“It was unbelievable”可知，此处需用固定句型It was unbelievable that…，表示“令人难以置信的是……”，其中It为形式主语，真正的主语是that引导的名词性从句；该从句中went beyond前缺少主语，需有连接词引导名词性从句作主语，这一主语从句中designed后缺少宾语，结合句意可知，该宾语指物，应用连接代词what作引导词。故选B。 13. If you can ______ reading, it can give you endless hours of enjoyment. A. have a say on B. step away from C. develop an appetite for D. crash into 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】考查动词短语辨析。句意：如果你能培养阅读的兴趣，它会给你无尽的享受。A. have a say on有发言权；B. step away from远离；C. develop an appetite for培养对…的胃口；D. crash into撞上。根据后文“reading, it can give you endless hours of enjoyment.”可知，应是培养阅读的兴趣。故选C项。 14. As a matter of fact, he was not ________ because he was inexperienced and it was the first time that he ________ this kind of mistake. A. blamed; commits B. blamed; committed C. to blame; has committed D. to blame; had committed 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】考查固定句型。句意：事实上，他不应该受到责备，因为他缺乏经验，这是他第一次犯这种错误。be to blame为固定短语，表示“应受责备”，符合句意，所以第一空应用to blame；it was the first time that...为固定句型，表示“第一次……”，从句谓语应用过去完成时，即第二空应填had committed。故选D项。 15. —I have been considering cancelling (取消) the project because it seems hard to go farther. —But it’s too early to ______ now. There’s still much hope. A. pave the way B. throw in the towel C. pop up D. max out 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】考查习语辨析。句意：——我一直在考虑取消这个项目，因为似乎很难再做下去了。——但是现在认输还为时过早。还有很大的希望。A. pave the way为……作准备；为……铺平道路；B. throw in the towel认输；C. pop up突然出现；D. max out（钱）花光；（信用卡）刷爆。根据“There's still much hope”可知这里意思是“但是现在认输还为时过早” 故选B。 三、完形填空（15%） Once upon a time, much of the world was populated by wolves. They ranged all over the United States and Canada, Siberia and much of mainland Europe, as well as Great Britain, and if humans hadn’t come along, they would still be there ____16____. But man did come along, farmed the land, ____17____ the wolves killing their livestock (家畜) and so gradually drove them out of the homes that had once been theirs. Wolves are not ____18____ in our language and our literature, however. In fairy stories, they are seen as evil and dangerous, always ____19____ to eat people. Remember the time when Little Red Riding Hood thinks that a wolf is her grandmother? “What big teeth you’ve got, Grandmother?” she says, and the wolf, disguised (伪装) as her grandmother, shouts back, “All the better to eat you with, my dear” If you really want to see how English-speaking humans think of the wolf, just look at the ____20____! “A wolf in sheep’s clothing” is not a pleasant person and a “wolf-whistle” is not a pleasant sound Yet wolves are totally unlike the image we have of them from legend and language. For a start they don’t ____21____ humans; indeed, they do their best to keep out of our way. They are very sociable animals, living in packs and looking after their young with a fondness that should make some humans ____22____ themselves. Far from wolf music being ____23____, the howl of the wolf — the cry of the whole pack — as the full moon rises in a star-bright sky, is one of the most beautiful sounds in nature. They are beautiful creatures which can run at speeds of up to 65 kph if they have to. They can jump up and run up rock faces like a cat. And when they do ____24____, their 42 large teeth are fearsomely effective. But the ____25____ remains that we love the lion, the king of the jungle, while we demonize (妖魔化) the wolf, one of the most beautiful animals in the world. Only ____26____ do writers treat them nicely; ____27____, a she-wolf is supposed to have fed the twins Remus and Romulus, who went on to found the city of Rome. And so, while man kills animals in their millions, often just for the fun of it, the wolf on the mountain, out in the wilderness, running over the Siberian wastes, represents a state of natural ____28____ that we do not know and can never obtain, even though we ____29____ it in our hearts. Perhaps that’s why, in the end, we ____30____ the wolf so much — for having something we can never get our hands on. 16. A. on a regular basis B. to a small extent C. in great numbers D. beyond certain limits 17. A. succeeded in B. agreed with C. worked out D. objected to 18. A. killers B. victims C. characters D. mistakes 19. A. reluctant B. ready C. unlikely D. sure 20. A. language B. behaviour C. teaching D. learning 21. A. avoid B. frighten C. attack D. protest 22. A. surprised at B. pleased with C. ashamed of D. interested in 23. A. peaceful B. loud C. musical D. soft 24. A. run B. kill C. jump D. cry 25. A. possibility B. mystery C. evidence D. fact 26. A. occasionally B. recently C. immediately D. finally 27. A. on the whole B. in addition C. even so D. for example 28. A. duty B. grace C. competition D. skill 29. A. dream of B. live by C. fight against D. learn from 30. A. cage B. keep C. hate D. notice 【答案】16. C 17. D 18. B 19. B 20. A 21. C 22. C 23. B 24. B 25. B 26. A 27. D 28. B 29. A 30. C 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。文章对比了人类文化与语言中对狼的妖魔化描述和狼在自然界中的真实习性，探讨了人类憎恨狼的原因，认为狼代表了人类向往却无法企及的自然状态。 【16题详解】 考查介词短语辨析。句意：它们曾遍布美国、加拿大、西伯利亚、欧洲大陆的大部分地区以及大不列颠岛。若非人类的干预，它们至今仍会在此地繁衍生息，数量庞大。A. on a regular basis定期地；B. to a small extent在较小程度上；C. in great numbers大量地；D. beyond certain limits超过某些限制。根据前文‌“much of the world was populated by wolves”和‌“ranged all over...”可知，狼曾经分布广泛，数量众多。此句是虚拟语气，假设人类未出现，狼群应依然保持‌“大量”存在的状态。故选C项。 【17题详解】 考查动词短语辨析。句意：但是人类确实来了，耕种土地，反对狼捕杀他们的家畜，于是逐渐将它们赶出了曾经属于它们的家园。A. succeeded in成功做...；B. agreed with同意；C. worked out解决，算出；D. objected to反对，抗议。根据后文‌“so gradually drove them out”的结果，人类因为狼捕食家畜而采取了驱逐行动，这必然是因为他们‌“反对”狼的行为。故选D项。 【18题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：然而，在我们的语言和文学中，狼并非受害者。A. killers杀手；B. victims受害者；C. characters角色；D. mistakes错误。根据后文‌“they are seen as evil and dangerous”以及全文都在论述人类将狼妖魔化，可知狼在文化中被描述为加害者而非‌“受害者”。故选B项。 【19题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：在童话故事中，它们被视为邪恶和危险的，总是准备好吃人。A. reluctant不情愿的；B. ready准备好的；C. unlikely不可能的；D. sure肯定的。根据前文“they are seen as evil and dangerous”后文引用的《小红帽》例子中狼要吃人的情节，狼被视为邪恶和危险的，被描绘成‌“随时准备着”攻击人类。be ready to do sth. 意为‌“准备好做某事”。故选B项。 【20题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：如果你真的想了解说英语的人类是如何看待狼的，只需看看语言!A. language语言；B. behaviour行为；C. teaching教学；D. learning学习。根据前文‌“in our language and our literature”以及本句后举例的谚语和‌“wolf-whistle”，这些都是语言中的表达，是语言体现了人们的看法。故选A项。 【21题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：首先，它们不攻击人类；事实上，它们尽最大努力避开我们。A. avoid避免；B. frighten使害怕；C. attack攻击；D. protest抗议。根据后文‌“indeed, they do their best to keep out of our way”可知，狼的习性其实是躲避人类，因此‌“不攻击”人类。故选C项。 【22题详解】 考查动词短语辨析。句意：它们是高度社会化的动物，以族群生活，并以一种应该让某些人类感到羞愧的慈爱来照顾它们的幼崽。A. surprised at对……惊讶；B. pleased with对……满意；C. ashamed of为……感到羞愧；D. interested in对……感兴趣。根据前文狼对幼崽的‌“fondness(喜爱)”，并与‌“some humans”对比，暗示有些人类在照顾后代方面可能不如狼，从而应‌“感到羞愧”。故选C项。 23题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：狼的嚎叫远非刺耳的——当满月在星光闪耀的天空中升起时，整个狼群的嚎叫是大自然中最美的声音之一。A. peaceful平和的；B. loud大声的，刺耳的；C. musical音乐的；D. soft柔和的。根据后文‌“one of the most beautiful sounds”，此处形成对比，说明狼嚎不是负面的‌“刺耳的”声音。故选B项。 【24题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：当它们确实捕杀时，它们42颗大牙齿的效果非常可怕。A. run奔跑；B. kill捕杀；C. jump跳跃；D. cry叫喊。后文‌“their 42 large teeth are fearsomely effective(牙齿效果可怕)”是描述捕食行为，因此是‌“捕杀”。故选B项。 【25题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：但谜团依然存在：我们热爱丛林之王狮子，却妖魔化了狼，这个世界上最美丽的动物之一。A. possibility可能性；B. mystery谜，神秘的事；C. evidence证据；D. fact事实。根据前文描述的狼的真实习性与人类对它的负面印象之间的巨大反差，以及后文提到这种态度的矛盾性，作者认为这是一个令人费解的‌“谜”。故选B项。 【26题详解】 考查副词词义辨析。句意：只有偶尔作家们会对它们友好相待；例如，据说一只母狼喂养了罗穆卢斯和雷穆斯这对双胞胎，他们后来建立了罗马城。A. occasionally偶尔；B. recently最近；C. immediately立即；D. finally最终。根据前文描述的主流负面印象，以及后文‌“a she-wolf is supposed to have fed the twins Remus and Romulus, who went on to found the city of Rome.”列举的罗马传说这一少数例子，说明友好描述是‌“偶尔”的。故选A项。 【27题详解】 考查介词短语辨析。句意：有偶尔作家们会对它们友好相待；例如，据说一只母狼喂养了罗穆卢斯和雷穆斯这对双胞胎，他们后来建立了罗马城。A. on the whole总体上；B. in addition此外；C. even so即便如此；D. for example例如。前文‌“Only do writers treat them nicely”是总说，后文罗马传说是一个具体的例子，因此用‌“例如”。故选D项。 【28题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：……代表着一种我们不了解、也永远无法获得的自然的优雅。A. duty责任；B. grace优雅，风度；C. competition竞争；D. skill技能。根据前文描述的狼在荒野中的生存状态(奔跑、嚎叫)，以及后文‌“we do not know and can never obtain”，这是一种令人向往的、自由而美好的自然状态，用‌“优雅”最为贴切。故选B项。 【29题详解】 考查动词短语辨析。句意：因此，当人类以百万计地杀戮动物(往往仅为了取乐)时，山间的野狼、荒野中的狼群、奔跑在西伯利亚荒原上的狼，却代表着一种我们从未知晓也永远无法企及的自然之境——尽管我们内心对它怀有向往。A. dream of梦想；B. live by以……为生；C. fight against对抗；D. learn from向……学习。根据‌“can never obtain(永远无法获得)”和‌“in our hearts(在我们心中)”可知，对于无法得到的东西，我们通常会‌“梦想”或‌“渴望”。故选A项。 【30题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：也许这就是为什么，最终我们如此憎恨狼——因为它们拥有我们永远无法得到的东西。A. cage关进笼子；B. keep保持；C. hate憎恨；D. notice注意到。根据全文主旨，人类妖魔化并驱逐狼，结合前文‌“we demonize (妖魔化) the wolf”可知，这里的情感是强烈的负面情绪‌“憎恨”。故选C项。 四、阅读理解（30%） A Here are four student podcasts (播客) that offer a glimpse into the minds of students and what they say about news concerning climate in their communities — and what they hope to do about it. Behind the Scenes of the Mosquito Fire In a 10-episode series, a sixth-grade class at the Georgetown School of Innovation in Georgetown, Calif., shares stories from the damaging Mosquito Fire in 2022. This group of eight students asks two firefighters from the Georgetown Fire Department what it’s like to fight fires and protect loved ones in their hometown. Fires: Set Ablaze At Chautauqua Elementary, the Vashon fifth-graders talk about the far-reaching and lasting impact of wildfires and wildfire smoke — and the direct effects on their lives, like waiting for the school bus on a smoky day. The students also interview experts and share their research on wildfire precautions (预防措施). Flowing Through Time In this podcast from Peak Academy, a group of eight middle schoolers reports on dealing with water shortages in Bozeman, Montana. They trace the history of their growing hometown’s water supply, which has been dependent on mountain snowmelt. As that source becomes less reliable in a warming world, the students turn to the grown-ups to ask what they can do to conserve water. Washed Away The deadly flooding in eastern Kentucky last year forever changed the lives of high schoolers Ryley Bowman, Carolina Johnson and Hunter Noble. The three classmates at Morgan County High School in West Liberty, Ky., share firsthand accounts of their own and their family’s experiences during the floods. 31. Who shows interest in firefighters’ stories? A. Peak Academy students. B. Chautauqua Elementary students. C. Morgan County High School students. D. Georgetown School of Innovation students. 32. Which podcast shows concern for water conservation? A. Washed Away. B. Fires: Set Ablaze. C. Flowing Through Time. D. Behind the Scenes of the Mosquito Fire. 33. What do Fires: Set Ablaze and Washed Away have in common? A. They consult experts’ research results. B. They explore the causes of climate change. C. They share students’ personal experiences. D. They discuss precautions for natural disasters. 【答案】31. D 32. C 33. C 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇应用文，主要介绍了四个学生播客，他们关注自己社区的气候新闻，并分享他们的观点和希望采取的行动。 【31题详解】 细节理解题。根据文章第二段“In a 10-episode series, a sixth-grade class at the Georgetown School of Innovation in Georgetown, Calif. , shares stories from the damaging Mosquito Fire in 2022. This group of eight students asks two firefighters from the Georgetown Fire Department what it’s like to fight fires and protect loved ones in their hometown.”（在一个10集的系列节目中，加州乔治城乔治敦创新学院的一个六年级班级分享了2022年破坏性的蚊子大火的故事。这组8名学生向来自乔治城消防局的两名消防员询问在家乡救火和保护亲人是什么感觉）可知，Georgetown School of Innovation的学生对消防员的故事感兴趣。故选D。 【32题详解】 细节理解题。根据文章Flowing Through Time下“In this podcast from Peak Academy, a group of eight middle schoolers reports on dealing with water shortages in Bozeman, Montana. They trace the history of their growing hometown’s water supply, which has been dependent on mountain snowmelt. As that source becomes less reliable in a warming world, the students turn to the grown-ups to ask what they can do to conserve water.”（在这个来自Peak Academy的播客中，八个中学生报道了他们如何应对蒙大拿州博兹曼的水资源短缺。他们追溯了他们不断发展的家乡的供水历史，这个供水源依赖于山上的雪水融化。随着这个水源在全球变暖的世界中变得不可靠，学生们转向成年人，询问他们可以做些什么来节约水资源。）可知，Flowing Through Time的播客关注水资源保护。故选C。 【33题详解】 细节理解题。根据文章第三段“At Chautauqua Elementary, the Vashon fifth-graders talk about the far-reaching and lasting impact of wildfires and wildfire smoke — and the direct effects on their lives, like waiting for the school bus on a smoky day. The students also interview experts and share their research on wildfire precautions (预防措施).”（在肖托夸小学，瓦松小学的五年级学生谈论野火和野火烟雾的深远而持久的影响，以及对他们生活的直接影响，如在烟雾弥漫的日子里等校车。学生们还采访了专家，分享了他们对野火预防措施的研究）和第五段“The deadly flooding in eastern Kentucky last year forever changed the lives of high schoolers Ryley Bowman, Carolina Johnson and Hunter Noble. The three classmates at Morgan County High School in West Liberty, Ky., share firsthand accounts of their own and their family’s experiences during the floods.”（去年发生在肯塔基州东部的致命洪水永远地改变了高中生赖利·鲍曼、卡罗莱纳·约翰逊和亨特·诺布尔的生活。肯塔基州西自由市摩根县高中的三名同学分享了他们自己和家人在洪水中的亲身经历）可知，Fires: Set Ablaze和Washed Away共同之处是他们分享学生的个人经历。故选C。 B In 2019, I began learning Chinese at the Confucius Institute in Rome. Already fluent in several European languages, I sought a new challenge — something truly different that would expand my worldview. Chinese, with its intricate characters resembling abstract art, melodic tones that sounded like singing, and sentence structures reversing European logic, fascinated me from the first lesson. However my interest soon branched out beyond linguistics into China’s cultural heritage. I started with Tang Dynasty poetry, renowned for its concise elegance and emotive power. Poems by Li Bai and Du Fu introduced me to China’s poetic tradition. Intrigued by its roots, I then turned to earlier works like the Shi Jing (The Book of Songs), an anthology of poems often attributed as one of the earliest reflections of the Chinese soul. Later, I explored the Chu Ci (Songs of Chu, or Poetry of the South), further broadening my understanding of regional literary expressions. My classes soon multiplied, as I took courses on Chinese history, literature, philosophy and art history. Confucianism’s emphasis on social harmony, Daoism’s natural spontaneity, and Buddhism’s cyclical worldview formed a philosophical trial that explained many modern Chinese values. Yet it was Chinese art history, especially scroll painting, that truly fired my imagination. The graceful brush-strokes, the interplay of ink and water, and the visual storytelling contained within those scrolls made me see art in an entirely new light. During my journey, I was particularly drawn to the stories of influential women in Chinese history, such as military leader Fu Hao and Emperor Wu Zetian. Learning about these extraordinary women expanded my understanding of China’s societal transformations and how women’s contributions have often been overlooked, yet undeniably crucial. These discoveries inspired me to create a bilingual English-Montenegrin magazine about Chinese culture. Unlike academic journals, it would mix thorough research with engaging stories — featuring Tang poetry analyses alongside profiles of contemporary Chinese innovators. A planned column “From Terra Cotta to Tech” would trace historical continuity, while a culinary section might explore how Sichuan peppercorns traveled the Silk Road. This publishing venture (活动) is both exciting and challenging. From selecting articles to editing translations, I’m constantly learning. And that, in itself, is part of what fascinates me so much about China: its cultural depth is an ever-expanding puzzle — one that can never be fully completed, but becomes more fascinating with each piece we add. Ultimately, my hope is that by creating this bilingual magazine, I can contribute to a mutual understanding. 34. What initially motivated the author to learn Chinese? A. The complexity of the Chinese language. B. The desire to become a linguistic teacher. C. The influence of several European languages. D. The opportunity to study at the Confucius Institute. 35. In her exploration of Chinese culture, which of the following topics does the author NOT cover? A. The principles of Confucianism and Taoism. B. The expressive qualities of Tang Dynasty poetry. C. The artistic skills involved in Chinese calligraphy. D. The storytelling elements in Chinese scroll painting. 36. What does the author find most significant about the stories of influential women in Chinese history? A. Their success in challenging traditional gender roles. B. Their contributions to China’s societal transformations. C. Their artistic achievements in both poetry and painting. D. Their overlooked yet crucial thoughts of Chinese culture. 37. What makes the author’s magazine different from academic journals? A. Use of bilingual content and comments from readers. B. Exclusion of serious and deep historical analysis. C Focus mainly on modern technology and innovations. D. Integration of academic depth and appealing stories. 38. Why does the author compare “Chinese cultural depth” to “an ever-expanding puzzle” in the last paragraph? A. To emphasize that Chinese culture is too complicated to understand. B. To criticize the lack of systematic study of Chinese traditions. C. To demonstrate that Chinese culture is disconnected and incomplete. D. To highlight its complexity and the endless opportunities for discovery. 【答案】34. A 35. C 36. B 37. D 38. D 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。作者因在罗马孔子学院学中文而迷上中国诗词、儒道佛思想与书画，尤其关注历史上杰出女性，遂创办双语文化杂志，用学术深度加生动故事向欧洲读者介绍中国，以促跨文化理解。 【34题详解】 细节理解题。根据第一段“In 2019, I began learning Chinese at the Confucius Institute in Rome. Already fluent in several European languages, I sought a new challenge— something truly different that would expand my worldview. Chinese, with its intricate characters resembling abstract art, melodic tones that sounded like singing, and sentence structures reversing European logic, fascinated me from the first lesson.(2019年，我开始在罗马孔子学院学习汉语。我已经流利地掌握了几种欧洲语言，于是我寻求一个新的挑战——一些真正不同的东西，可以扩展我的世界观。中文复杂的汉字像抽象艺术，悦耳的音调听起来像唱歌，句子结构颠倒了欧洲的逻辑，从第一节课开始就吸引了我。)”可知，作者最初是被中文本身的复杂性所吸引。故选A项。 【35题详解】 细节理解题。作者在第三段提到“Confucianism’s emphasis on social harmony, Daoism’s natural spontaneity, and Buddhism’s cyclical worldview formed a philosophical trial that explained many modern Chinese values.(儒家对社会和谐的强调，道教的自然自发性，以及佛教的循环世界观形成了一种哲学尝试，解释了许多现代中国的价值观。)”，包括A项；第二段提到“I started with Tang Dynasty poetry, renowned for its concise elegance and emotive power. Poems by Li Bai and Du Fu introduced me to China’s poetic tradition.(我从唐诗开始学起，唐诗以其简洁优雅和富有感染力而闻名。李白和杜甫的诗使我了解了中国的诗歌传统。)”，包括B项；第三段提到“Yet it was Chinese art history, especially scroll painting, that truly fired my imagination. The graceful brush- strokes, the interplay of ink and water, and the visual storytelling contained within those scrolls made me see art in an entirely new light.(然而，真正激发我想象力的是中国艺术史，尤其是卷轴画。优美的笔触，水墨画的相互作用，以及卷轴中蕴含的视觉叙事，让我对艺术有了全新的认识。)”，包括D项；在作者对中国文化的探索中并未涉及“中国书法的艺术技巧”，所以不包括C项。故选C项。 【36题详解】 细节理解题。根据第四段“During my journey, I was particularly drawn to the stories of influential women in Chinese history, such as military leader Fu Hao and Emperor Wu Zetian. Learning about these extraordinary women expanded my understanding of China’s societal transformations and how women’s contributions have often been overlooked, yet undeniably crucial.(在我的旅程中，我特别被中国历史上有影响力的女性的故事所吸引，比如军事领导人妇好和武则天。对这些杰出女性的了解，扩大了我对中国社会变革的理解，以及女性的贡献如何经常被忽视，但不可否认的是，她们的贡献至关重要。)”可知，作者强调中国历史上有影响力的女性对中国社会变革的“被忽视却关键”的作用。故选B项。 【37题详解】 细节理解题。根据第五段“These discoveries inspired me to create a bilingual English-Montenegrin magazine about Chinese culture. Unlike academic journals, it would mix thorough research with engaging stories—featuring Tang poetry analyses alongside profiles of contemporary Chinese innovators.(这些发现启发我创办了一本关于英 - 黑山双语的中国文化杂志志。与学术期刊不同的是，它将全面的研究与引人入胜的故事结合起来——以唐诗分析和当代中国创新者的简介为特色。)”可知，作者的杂志把学术深度与引人入胜的故事结合，区别于传统学术期刊。故选D项。 【38题详解】 推理判断题。根据最后一段的句子“And that, in itself, is part of what fascinates me so much about China: its cultural depth is an ever- expanding puzzle—one that can never be fully completed, but becomes more fascinating with each piece we add. Ultimately, my hope is that by creating this bilingual magazine, I can contribute to a mutual understanding.(而这本身就是中国吸引我的部分原因：它的文化深度是一个不断扩大的谜题——一个永远无法完全完成的谜题，但随着我们添加的每一篇文章，它会变得更加迷人。最终，我希望通过创办这本双语杂志，我可以为相互理解做出贡献。)”可知，作者在最后一段把“中国文化的深度”比作“一个不断扩大的谜题”是为了突出它的复杂性和无尽的发现机会。故选D项。 C In the fall of 1944, Norman Borlaug moved to Mexico to produce a new variety of wheat. Finally, he got lucky. His wheat proved to be not just high-yielding (高产的) but also surprisingly varied. But, as proud as he was of his seeds, Borlaug also saw their limits. When he received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1970, he used his Nobel address to caution against self-satisfaction. The new varieties of wheat he had reproduced represented, he said, only a “temporary success in man’s war against hunger.” The world’s population, he worried out loud, would continue to grow, and eventually the demand for food would again outpace the supply. Now in 2025, Michael Grunwald says in his new book, We Are Eating the Earth, that humanity is facing “some terrible math.” On one side of the equation is the growing need for food. On the other side is climate change. Agriculture is a major source of greenhouse gases, depending on how you calculate it. We need to “feed the world without frying the world” is how Grunwald puts it. What’s to be done? A good first step, Grunwald advocates, would be to stop making things worse. We could start with biofuels. Every year in the US, some fourteen billion gallons of a corn-based additive get mixed in gas. The practice is supposed to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions. Almost certainly, though, it has the opposite outcome. Redirecting corn from grocery stores to gas tanks pushes up goods prices — which, in turn, encourages farmers to change forests into cropland. Since forests store a lot of carbon, cutting down them increases atmospheric \( CO_2 \). Grunwald quotes a song: Biofuel use is gonna burn up all my food Deforestation can only ruin our nation. Immoral men with that bad intention What is your plan? Is it life or ruination? Were it not for Borlaug, the world in the late twentieth century would have been a very different place. In the eight years since Borlaug arrived in Mexico, farming in much of the world has been transformed. New tools that could make farms even more productive are constantly being developed. At the same time, the world, too, has been transformed, by such things as climate change, groundwater exhaustion, and soil pollution. The new tools and the new threats are bound up in each other—two sides, as it were, of the same leaf. If it is reasonable to imagine that we will, somehow or other, find ways to feed ten billion people, it is also reasonable to fear how much damage will be done in the process. 39. What are the first two paragraphs mainly about? A. The downstream consequences of food shortage. B. The significance of inventing high-productive seeds. C. The problems humans face in the course of development. D. Two contrary perspectives on the growing demand for food. 40. Why does the author mention the song? A. To illustrate a current attempt of biofuels. B. To reveal convention is still better than innovation. C. To raise public awareness of redirecting food for fuel. D. To prove good intentions may bring about bad results. 41. What can we learn from the passage? A. Farming transformation lacks recognition. B. The issue of hunger should be prioritized. C. It is urgent to treat human-caused damage. D. We need view food and environment as one. 42. Which would be the best title for the passage? A. Can We Satisfy Our Growing Appetites? B. Farming: Will It Be Life without Ruination? C. Is Agriculture to Blame for Climate Change? D. Environment: Are We Transforming or Harming It? 【答案】39. C 40. D 41. D 42. B 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇议论文。文章主要讨论了农业在满足食物需求的同时对环境造成的影响，特别是气候变化。 【39题详解】 主旨大意题。根据第一段“The new varieties of wheat he had reproduced represented, he said, only a “temporary success in man’s war against hunger.” The world’s population, he worried out loud, would continue to grow, and eventually the demand for food would again outpace the supply. (他说，他培育的小麦新品种只是“人类对抗饥饿战争的暂时成功”。他大声地担心，世界人口将继续增长，最终对食物的需求将再次超过供应。)”和第二段“On one side of the equation is the growing need for food. On the other side is climate change. Agriculture is a major source of greenhouse gases, depending on how you calculate it. We need to “feed the world without frying the world” is how Grunwald puts it. (一方面是对食物日益增长的需求。另一方面是气候变化。农业是温室气体的主要来源，这取决于你如何计算。格伦沃尔德说，我们需要“在不破坏世界的情况下养活世界”。)”可知第一段提到Norman Borlaug的高产小麦虽暂时应对饥饿，但人口增长会让粮食需求再次超过供给；第二段指人类面临“粮食需求增长”与“气候变化”的“可怕平衡”，核心都是人类发展过程中遭遇的问题。故选C。 【40题详解】 推理判断题。第三段“Every year in the US, some fourteen billion gallons of a corn-based additive get mixed in gas. The practice is supposed to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions. Almost certainly, though, it has the opposite outcome. Redirecting corn from grocery stores to gas tanks pushes up goods prices — which, in turn, encourages farmers to change forests into cropland. Since forests store a lot of carbon, cutting down them increases atmospheric \( CO_2 \). (在美国，每年大约有140亿加仑的玉米添加剂混入汽油中。这种做法旨在减少温室气体排放。然而，几乎可以肯定的是，它会产生相反的结果。将玉米从杂货店转到汽油罐中推高了商品价格，这反过来又鼓励农民把森林变成农田。由于森林储存了大量的碳，砍伐它们会增加大气中的二氧化碳。)”可知生物燃料的使用本意是为了减少温室气体排放，但实际上却导致了食物价格上涨和森林砍伐，进而增加了大气中的二氧化碳。那首歌的歌词直接表达了生物燃料使用可能带来的不良后果，即食物被消耗和森林被砍伐，从而证明了好意可能带来不良后果。故选D。 【41题详解】 推理判断题。文章核心矛盾是“满足粮食需求”与“保护地球环境”的冲突，再根据最后一段“New tools that could make farms even more productive are constantly being developed. At the same time, the world, too, has been transformed, by such things as climate change, groundwater exhaustion, and soil pollution. The new tools and the new threats are bound up in each other — two sides, as it were, of the same leaf. (能够提高农场生产力的新工具不断被开发出来。与此同时，由于气候变化、地下水枯竭和土壤污染等原因，世界也发生了变化。新的工具和新的威胁是相互联系在一起的——就像一片叶子的两面一样。)”可知新工具和新威胁是相互交织的，需要综合看待。因此，我们需要将食物和环境视为一个整体。故选D。 【42题详解】 主旨大意题。文章主要讨论了农业在满足食物需求的同时对环境造成的影响，特别是气候变化。文章通过Norman Borlaug的故事和Michael Grunwald的观点，以及生物燃料使用的例子，强调了农业发展需要平衡食物需求和环境保护。因此，最佳标题是B，即“农业：会是生存而无毁灭吗？”，这个标题既概括了文章的主题，又提出了一个引人深思的问题。故选B。 D Plastic has become an essential part of modern life, with around 1 million plastic water bottles sold every minute and 5 trillion plastic bags used worldwide every year, according to the UN’s Environment Program. Half of all plastic production is designed for single-use purposes, and the annual output of over 400 million tons is projected to reach 1,100 million tons by 2050. This growing mountain of waste has intensified public and regulatory demands for improved recycling. Recycling plastic, however, is complex. Many items are dirty or made from multiple layers, making traditional methods ineffective. Consequently, over 90% of plastic waste is buried, or deserted in nature. In response, forward-thinking companies are investing in advanced recycling technologies to turn waste into raw materials for new plastic. Yet, this approach has caused debates. One common method, pyrolysis, involves heating plastic waste to produce oil and synthetic gas, which powers recycling plants. However, the process releases harmful substances, raising concerns about its environmental impact. Critics argue that, rather than achieving a reduction in carbon emissions (排放), this method might result in similar or even higher levels of emissions compared to the production of new plastic. Some even accuse the industry of using advanced recycling as a way to justify continued plastic production. America’s Environmental Protection Agency has rejected this approach, and European environmental groups share similar concerns. Despite these challenges, advanced recycling has potential. For instance, Mura Technology in the UK claims its hydrothermal process produces more output with lower carbon emissions, while Australia’s Samsara Eco is developing enzyme-based methods that remove the need for new oil. These advancements could make recycling more efficient and environmentally friendly, helping to keep plastic in use rather than in landfills (填埋场). While the debate around advanced recycling continues, progress is underway. Britain recently approved a version of the mass-balance approach, and many EU member states are leaning towards acceptance. With further innovation and investment, advanced recycling could help address the global plastic waste crisis. 43. What do the figures in paragraph 1 indicate? A. The difficulty of recycling. B. The prospect of plastic goods. C. The severity of plastic waste. D. The popularity of plastic items. 44. Why does advanced recycling meet with criticism? A. It legalizes plastic production. B. It produces more plastic waste. C. It does harm to recycling plants. D. It risks higher carbon emissions. 45. What can be inferred about the innovations in advanced recycling? A. They offer an alternative to plastic. B. They have won popularity in the west. C. They hold promise for green recycling. D. They guarantee a solution to plastic waste. 【答案】43. C 44. D 45. C 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇议论文。文章主要讨论了塑料垃圾问题的严重性、先进回收技术面临的批评以及创新在推动绿色回收方面的潜力。 【43题详解】 推理判断题。根据第一段中“Plastic has become an essential part of modern life, with around 1 million plastic water bottles sold every minute and 5 trillion plastic bags used worldwide every year, according to the UN’s Environment Program. Half of all plastic production is designed for single-use purposes, and the annual output of over 400 million tons is projected to reach 1,100 million tons by 2050. (根据联合国环境规划署的数据，塑料已成为现代生活中不可或缺的一部分，每分钟售出约100万个塑料水瓶，全球每年使用5万亿个塑料袋。所有塑料产品中有一半是为一次性用途而设计的，年产量超过4亿吨，预计到2050年将达到11亿吨)”可推知，作者列举了大量的数字，来说明塑料垃圾问题的严重性。故选C项。 【44题详解】 细节理解题。根据第三段中“However, the process releases harmful substances, raising concerns about its environmental impact. Critics argue that, rather than achieving a reduction in carbon emissions (排放), this method might result in similar or even higher levels of emissions compared to the production of new plastic. (然而，这一过程会释放有害物质，引发人们对环境影响的担忧。批评者认为，这种方法非但不能减少碳排放，反而可能导致与生产新塑料相似甚至更高的碳排放水平)”可知，先进回收受到批评的原因是它可能会带来更高的碳排放风险。故选D项。 【45题详解】 推理判断题。根据第四段中“For instance, Mura Technology in the UK claims its hydrothermal process produces more output with lower carbon emissions, while Australia’s Samsara Eco is developing enzyme-based methods that remove the need for new oil. These advancements could make recycling more efficient and environmentally friendly, helping to keep plastic in use rather than in landfills (填埋场). (例如，英国的Mura Technology公司声称其水热工艺能在降低碳排放的同时提高产量，而澳大利亚的Samsara Eco公司正在开发基于酶的方法，无需使用新石油。这些进步可以使回收更加高效和环保，有助于保持塑料的使用而不是被填埋)”可推知，这些创新为绿色回收提供了希望。故选C项。 五、阅读表达（10%） 阅读表达 Nathan and Madison Donovan were in the market for a car to drive so she could begin working at a downtown call center. Nathan has been unable to work since breaking his back in a car accident several years ago, and since the bus system in Moncton, New Brunswick doesn't run at night, Madison needed the car to go back to work and get the small family out of social assistance. When they found an online loan company, they applied for a car loan of $7,000. The company required $600 as collateral (抵押品), and the couple spent all their savings in the hope of being one step closer to getting an automobile. Days after they made the $600 payment, however, the company’ website was taken down. and the couple’s calls went unanswered. Heartbroken, they contacted CBC News telling their story as a means of preventing other families from making the same mistake. Fortunately, their willingness to save others from the scam (骗局) ended up paying off; A man named Denis LeBlanc had been in the middle of trying to sell his 2007 Volkswagen Jetta when he heard Nathan’s story on the radio. Denis and his wife had been trying to sell the car for at least $3,700, but they had only received several lowball (低报价) offers from online buyers. By that time, they had already been considering simply giving the car away to charity — so when they heard about Nathan’s situation, they knew just what to do. Nathan was hesitant to visit a stranger giving away a perfectly good car, but when he showed up, the LeBlancs were true to their word. With great gratitude, Nathan simply got in the Jetta and drove away. The good deed had entirely changed his family’s fortunes for the better. LeBlanc, meanwhile, was able to teach his kids a valuable lesson about helping others who are less fortunate. 46. What happened to Nathan in the car accident several years ago? (no more than 5 words) 47. Why did Nathan and Madison tell their story to CBC News? (no more than 10 words) 48. What did Denis LeBlanc intend to do after receiving lowball offers for his car from online buyers? (no more than 10 words) 49. What does the underlined part in the last paragraph mean? (no more than 10 words) 50. Would you give away your valuable things to less fortunate people? Please explain. (no more than 20 words) 【答案】46. He broke his back. 47. They hoped other families would not be cheated. Or: To prevent other families being cheated. Or:To prevent other families from making the same mistake. Or:To help others avoid being cheated.Or:To save others from the scam ended up paying off. 48. He intended to give the car away to the charity. 49. The LeBlancs kept their promise. Or:They kept their words. Or:They gave the car away to the couple. Or:They meant what they said. 50. Yes, because giving those who are less fortunate a hand is much worthier than the things themselves. 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇夹叙夹议的文章，主要讲述了不幸的Nathan and Madison Donovan的故事。在一次事故中，Nathan的背部受了伤不能工作了，想要贷款买车却又被骗了。想要卖车的LeBlanc最后把自己的车捐赠给了Nathan。这件事告诉我们如果有能力要帮助那些不幸的人。 【46题详解】 细节理解题。根据第一段“Nathan has been unable to work since breaking his back in a car accident several years ago，（Nathan几年前在一场车祸中背部受伤后就不能工作了，）”可知在事故中他的背部受伤了。故答案为He broke his back。 【47题详解】 细节理解题．根据第三段“Heartbroken, they contacted CBC News telling their story as a means of preventing other families from making the same mistake. （很伤心，他们联系了CBC新闻，讲述他们的故事，以防其他家庭犯同样的错误。”）可知，他讲述他的故事是为了防止其他家庭犯同样的错误。故填答案为They hoped other families would not be cheated. Or： To prevent other families being cheated. Or： To prevent other families from making the same mistake. Or： To help others avoid being cheated. Or： To save others from the scam ended up paying off. 【48题详解】 细节理解题。根据第四段“By that time, they had already been considering simply giving the car away to charity - so when they heard about Nathan’s situation, they knew just what to do. （那时，他们已经在考虑把车捐给慈善机构——所以当他们听说内森的情况时，他们知道该怎么办了。）”可知，当他们收到报价是打算把车捐给慈善机构。故答案为He intended to give the car away to the charity。 【49题详解】 句意猜测题。根据划线词的下一句“With great gratitude, Nathan simply got in the Jetta and drove away. （Nathan怀着极大的感激，只是地上了捷达车就走了。）”可知，LeBlanc信守承诺把车送给了Nathan。故答案为The LeBlancs kept their promise. Or： They kept their words. Or： They gave the car away to the couple. Or： They meant what they said. 【50题详解】 观点态度题。本题是个人观点题，是开放式的题目，只要符合逻辑，合情合理即可。故可以填Yes, because giving those who are less fortunate a hand is much worthier than the things themselves. 六、书面表达（15%） 51. 每年五月一日，许多游客游览世界文化遗产—长城，并留下大量垃圾。因此有人对近几年仅五一当天游客在长城丢垃圾现象做了调查，结果如下： 【写作内容】 1.简要分析图表信息； 2.谈谈你对这一现象的看法； 3.就如何保护世界遗产给出你的建议。 【写作要求】 1.词数：80字左右。开头已给出，不计入总词数； 2.文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。 On May 1 every year, many tourists visit the Great Wall, a World Heritage Site, leaving behind tons of garbage, which arouses public discussion. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】范文 On May 1 every year, many tourists visit the Great Wall, a World Heritage Site, leaving behind tons of garbage, which arouses public discussion. Therefore, some people conducted a survey on the phenomenon that tourists dropped litter on the Great Wall just on May 1 in recent years, finding that the amount of the rubbish left behind is increasing. From my point of view, the Great Wall, a symbol of China, plays a significant part in the history of our country. It can enhance nation’s sense of pride, self-confidence and patriotic enthusiasm. Hence, it’s our responsibility to protect it, leaving it as it was 2000 years ago. When visiting it, tourists should take away rubbish. With regard to protecting World Heritage Sites, we’d better educate people, raising their awareness. What’s more, substantial measures should be taken, such as restricting the number of visitors. 【解析】 【导语】本篇书面表达属于图表作文。要求考生简要分析图表信息、谈谈你对游客在长城丢垃圾现象的看法以及就如何保护世界遗产给出你的建议。 【详解】1.词汇积累 实施：conduct→carry out 垃圾：rubbish→trash 关于：with regard to→concerning 在我看来：from my point of view→in my opinion 2.句式拓展 合并简单句 原句：From my point of view, the Great Wall, a symbol of China, plays a significant part in the history of our country. It can enhance nation’s sense of pride, self-confidence and patriotic enthusiasm. 拓展句：From my point of view, the Great Wall, a symbol of China, plays a significant part in the history of our country because it can enhance nation’s sense of pride, self-confidence and patriotic enthusiasm. 【点睛】【高分句型1】Therefore, some people conducted a survey on the phenomenon that tourists dropped litter on the Great Wall just on May 1 in recent years, finding that the amount of the rubbish left behind is increasing.（第一个that连接同位语从句，第二个that引连接宾语从句） 【高分句型2】When visiting it, tourists should take away rubbish.（运用了状语从句的省略） 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $