2026届高考英语第二次模拟考试练习卷（上海卷）

绝密★考试结束前 2026年高考第二次模拟考试（上海卷） 英语 （考试时间：90分钟 试卷满分：115分） 注意事项： 1．本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分。答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。 2．回答第Ⅰ卷时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。写在本试卷上无效。 3．回答第Ⅱ卷时，将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。 4．考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。 I. Grammar and Vocabulary （每题1分；共20分） Section A Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank. In the fall of 1903, O. Henry was living in a room at the small Hotel Marty in New York City. He had published a few stories in local magazines, but was still relatively unknown when editors at the New York World newspaper sent a young reporter 1 (track) down this mysterious writer. By the next day, O. Henry had an agreement with the newspaper to write one story a week for the magazine section of their Sunday edition. The World had 2 (large) daily circulation in the world, and O. Henry’s stories about New York life became immensely popular. By the time he left the newspaper after less than three years, O. Henry had established his reputation 3 a gifted storyteller and master of surprise endings. O. Henry was the pen name used by William Sydney Porter, who was born in North Carolina. At the age of twenty, he moved to Texas. 4 he held a variety of jobs, eventually becoming a bank teller. He married and became a reporter and columnist for the Houston Post. After a few years, his wife 5 (diagnose) with a serious infectious disease, and he was accused of illegally taking the money of the bank where he worked. Some people have claimed 6 he was stealing money to help pay his wife’s medical bills. O. Henry fled to Central America, but his wife was too ill to accompany him. Months later, 7 her condition worsened, he returned and turned himself in to the police. His wife soon died, and O. Henry spent three years in prison in Ohio. It was during his time in prison that he began writing the stories that would make him famous. W. S. Porter 8 (emerge) from prison as O. Henry. In 1902 O. Henry moved to New York City and started trying to sell his stories. In a few years his luck changed for the better, and his position with the New York World helped make him a 9 (celebrate) author. He published more than three hundred stories and gained worldwide acclaim. O. Henry’s writing is admired for its colorful and realistic depictions of the everyday lives of New Yorkers. His stories are known for their plot twists and surprise endings. In fact, O. Henry’s own life ended with a “twist” — his funeral was somehow scheduled in the same church at the same time as someone else’s wedding! The O. Henry Award 10 (honor) the authors of the best stories printed each year in American magazines. Section B Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need. A．process   B．impacting    C． appearance    D．linked     E. assessment   F. costly G. crucial    H. highly       I. legal          J. pause      K. marketed Tobacco use and its negative impacts on health have been well-documented for decades. Traditional tobacco products, such as cigarettes, have been 11 to a wide range of health problems, including cancer, heart disease, respiratory (呼吸的) disorders and others. According to a survey, 78.3 percent of smokers start smoking before age 20. Taiwan Province of China has raised the 12 smoking age to 20 or above. By instituting this change, they hope to reduce the number of young people taking up the habit. Despite being 13 as a safe alternative to traditional cigarettes, heated tobacco products (HTPs) are still considered tobacco. As such, they pose significant dangers to human health. The heating 14 used in these products releases harmful chemicals and poisons, including tar (焦油), carbon monoxide and nicotine, a(n) 15 addictive substance. HTPs are packaged to appeal to young people who perceive them as safer than smoking. To prevent young people from experimenting with HTPs and 16 their health, Taiwan Province strictly controls every kind of tobacco product by adding a health risk 17 review mechanism. Only products that pass the review process are allowed to be manufactured, imported and sold to consumers. The innumerable downsides to smoking should give smokers 18 and encourage them to quit. Quitting tobacco improves your health and reduces your risk of various diseases, including cancer, heart disease, and breathing problems. Quitting smoking can also improve your 19 . Tobacco use can cause wrinkles and yellow teeth. Quitting can lead to healthier skin, whiter teeth and fresher breath. Smoking can also dull your senses of taste and smell. By stopping tobacco use, your senses recover, leading to enhanced enjoyment of food and beverages. Unfortunately, quitting tobacco isn't easy. Most people will also encounter numerous challenges including nicotine withdrawal and symptoms such as eagerness, irritability (易怒) and difficulty concentrating. Supportive social environments, coping strategies and professional help are 20 for overcoming these things and living a smoke-free life. II. Reading Comprehension (21 – 35题，每题1分；36 – 50题，每题2分；共45分) Section A Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context. Picture this: you’re out to dinner with a friend who you know makes a lot more money than you do. When you open the 21 , your heart sinks. There’s not a dish in sight that is less than $35, and even a soup is going to run you $18. You probably vow (发誓) to 22 dollar pizza slices the rest of the month to balance out this dinner. 23 , this time, what if you just turned to your friend, closed the menu, and said, “Sorry, I have to be honest. I can’t afford this. Let’s go somewhere else?” That’s the idea behind “loud budgeting”, a trend that could not only relieve you of the 24 burden, but help you deal with these sorts of stressful situations both mentally and emotionally. In an age when everybody is showing off nice things on social media and 25 to be something they’re not, it feels somewhat revolutionary to just tell the truth about what you can’t afford. The term was first introduced by TikTok (抖音) comedian Lukas Battle. Battle explained his concept in an interview: simply put, loud budgeting is being 26 about what you do and don’t want to spend money on. Since his video, the concept has caught on rapidly among the 27 , who are pointing out that it has come at a significant time when everything is uncontrollably expensive. It’s not just a TikTok thing though. Even those in the financial services industry are on board with the 28 . Nikolina Cuca, a financial advisor, says that she’s seen social media add pressure to her clients, causing them to spend 29 on luxury items. “There should be no shame about trying to match your spending to your means. This trend helps young people moderate spending by 30 the idea of living within budgets.” Beyond just saving money, loud budgeting is also bringing people closer. Honest money talks lead to greater respect among friends and family. By 31 discussing money goals, people are creating stronger bonds based on mutual understanding for each other’s financial situations. And perhaps the most valuable part of the loud budgeting trend is that it provides a sense of 32 . For example, if you tell a friend you are trying to cut back spending on drinks out, you are much 33 to stick with the goal than if you just keep it to yourself. With its focus on being open, spending wisely, and building 34 , loud budgeting is more than just a passing trend, but a cool way for the younger generation to 35 their finances. As more people adopt this approach, it is likely to stay a big part of how we handle money in the future. 21．A．door B．menu C．bill D．wallet 22．A．appeal to B．lead to C．stick to D．object to 23．A．Otherwise B．Meanwhile C．Therefore D．However 24．A．financial B．cultural C．physical D．economical 25．A．refusing B．pretending C．agreeing D．guaranteeing 26．A．worried B．angry C．honest D．excited 27．A．male B．female C．young D．old 28．A．tradition B．truth C．treasure D．trend 29．A．below their standards B．beyond their means C．towards their goals D．despite their differences 30．A．normalizing B．criticizing C．memorizing D．visualizing 31．A．endlessly B．intelligently C．openly D．formally 32．A．belonging B．accountability C．flexibility D．rigidity 33．A．less motivated B．less equipped C．more hesitant D．more likely 34．A．connections B．business C．habitats D．reputation 35．A．lose faith in B．take charge of C．do away with D．make up for Section B Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read. A Charles Robert Darwin was born on 12 February 1809 in Shropshire, England. Darwin’s childhood passion was science, and his interest in chemistry, however, was clear; he was even nicknamed ‘Gas’ by his classmates. In 1825, his father sent him to study medicine at Edinburgh University, where he learned how to classify plants. Darwin became passionate about natural history and this became his focus while he studied at Cambridge. Darwin went on a voyage together with Robert Fitzroy, the captain of HMS Beagle, to South America to facilitate British trade in Patagonia. The journey was life-changing. Darwin spent much of the trip on land collecting samples of plants, animals and rocks, which helped him to develop an understanding of the processes that shape the Earth’s surface. Darwin’s analysis of the plants and animals that he gathered led him to express doubts on former explanations about how species formed and evolved over time. Darwin’s work convinced him that natural selection was key to understanding the development of the natural world. The theory of natural selection says that individuals of a species are more likely to survive when they inherit (经遗传获得) characteristics best suited for that specific environment. These features then become more widespread and can lead eventually to the development of a new species. With natural selection, Darwin argued how a wide variety of life forms developed over time from a single common ancestor. Darwin married his cousin, Emma Wedgwood, in 1839. When Darwin’s eldest daughter, Annie, died from a sudden illness in 1851, he lost his belief in God. His tenth and final child, Charles Waring Darwin, was born in 1856. Significantly for Darwin, this baby was disabled, altering how Darwin thought about the human species. Darwin had previously thought that species remained adapted until the environment changed; he now believed that every new variation was imperfect and that a struggle to survive was what drove species to adapt. Though rejected at the beginning, Darwin’s theory of evolution by natural selection is nowadays well accepted by the scientific community as the best evidence-based explanation for the diversity and complexity of life on Earth. The Natural History Museum’s library alone has 478 editions of his On the Origin of Species in 38 languages. 36．What made Darwin reconsider the origin and development of species? A．Examining plants and animals collected. B．His desire for a voyage to different continents. C．Classifying samples in a journey to South America. D．His passion for natural history at Edinburgh University. 37．We can learn from paragraphs 1 to 3 that Darwin ________. A．used natural selection to develop new species B．enjoyed being called nicknames related to science C．learned some knowledge about plants when studying medicine D．argued with others over the diversity of life forms for a long period 38．Which of the following changed Darwin’s view on the human species? A．That he had ten children in all. B．His youngest son’s being disabled. C．That he lost his eldest daughter. D．His marriage with Emma Wedgwood. 39．This passage is mainly about ________. A．Darwin’s passion for medical science B．Darwin’s theory and experiments C．Charles Darwin’s changing interest D．Charles Darwin’s life and work B The best white noise machines for a good night’s sleep Sleep is crucial to health. But disruptive (扰乱的) noises can prevent you from falling asleep. 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Unlocking the Magic Story Maker AI requires an upgrade to a Loftie+ account in the app ($5 per month). POWERED BY: AC power 40．_____ is the most suitable for Joana, whose baby sleeps in her room. A．LectroFan Classic B．Yogasleep Rohm+ C．Hatch Rest+ D．Loftie Clock 41．If you want to buy a white noise machine for your friend Tim, who often travels on business, you need to pay _____. A．$34.95. B．$40.03. C．$159.99. D．$149.00. 42．What can be learned about the four white noise machines? A．The four of them can all produce white noise and nature sounds. B．One of them can help you create your own sleep stories for free. C．Two of them can be powered by both AC and rechargeable batteries. D．Two of them can not only help you fall asleep but also wake you up. C Like millions of Americans, I am dyslexic (诵读困难者). I can’t remember which side is my right and which is my left. I know this makes no sense. After all, I have no problem telling the difference between other things. I know up from down. I know black from white. I know forks from spoons. And yet, I do not know left from right. My brain is not wired that way. This is true for many dyslexics, and I suspect multimodal large language models (MLLMs) may be dyslexic too. As a kid with dyslexia, school was very hard for me. For example, we humans created two lowercase letters in the English alphabet — “b” and “d” — that are only different because one points left and one points right. For decades, I could not tell the difference. This is a very common problem among dyslexics. The same is true for telling time on traditional clock faces — it only makes sense if you know the difference between clockwise and counterclockwise. These challenges don't end in elementary school. I still remember getting a problem wrong in a physics class at Stanford because I applied the “right-hand rule” with my left hand. Dyslexia has nothing to do with focus or intelligence — your brain just works differently from the people who created the cultural conventions we use in symbolic languages, mathematics, and many branches of science. I surely know what’s going on. It all relates to the “mind’s eye.” By this, I mean the way I visualize things inside my mind and store spatial elements in memory. When I recall things in my mind (objects, environments, images, or text), I don’t visualize them from a fixed first-person perspective. I think about them from all directions at once, more as a vague cloud of perspectives than a single, grounded orientation. This brings me back to multimodal large language models that process and interpret images and videos. These models are remarkable. They can match or exceed human performance on countless tasks, for example, diagnosing cancers from visual slides better than any human. And yet, a recent study found a surprising result: All major MLLMs currently struggle to tell time on analog clocks. According to the study, GPT-4.0 was only able to correctly read clock faces 8% of the time. Claude-3-5-sonnet was worse at 6%. Gemini 2.0 was the best, but still at only 20%. These numbers are surprisingly low, especially when you consider that these AI models can perform so well in other contexts. This is surprisingly similar to dyslexia in humans, not just in the simple artifacts that cause problems likes clocks, but in the contradictory mix of strengths and weaknesses that enables a person like me to earn a PhD and work successfully as a computer scientist and engineer, and yet still fail the “turn left here” test. 43．The phrase “mind’s eye” (paragraph 4) refers to ________. A．Literal visual perception through biological eyes B．A medical device used to treat dyslexia C．The brain’s ability to form and store mental images D．A metaphor for intelligence quotient (IQ) 44．Why do multimodal language models (MLLMs) struggle to read analog clocks accurately, according to the passage? A．Their cognitive process of spatial information is similar to that of dyslexic humans. B．They were primarily trained on digital clocks, leaving analog clock recognition underdeveloped. C．Clock faces require understanding of cultural conventions, which AI lacks compared to humans. D．Their visual recognition systems focus more on object detection like cancer diagnosis than directional interpretation. 45．Why does the author emphasize that he failed a physics task due to left-right confusion yet ultimately earned a PhD? A．To argue that universities should relax academic standards for dyslexic students B．To suggest AI could compensate for human cognitive limitations in scientific research. C．To demonstrate that physics is uniquely difficult for people with spatial processing differences. D．To highlight that dyslexia's challenges are specific rather than reflective of overall intellectual ability. 46．Which of the following might be the best title of the passage? A．The Complete Guide to Dyslexia Treatments B．When Machines Mirror Human Learning Disabilities C．Are Large Language Models Dyslexic? D．Why Schools Must Adapt to Dyslexic Students Section C Directions: Read the following passages. Fill in each blank with a proper sentence given in the box. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need. Poetry Is NOT Dead Well-known contemporary poets like Rupi Kaur, Atticus, Lang Leav and Christopher Poindexter began their careers by posting on social websites. 47 Based on the hundreds of thousands of poetry accounts and millions of poems shared across multiple digital platforms, it is obvious that poetry is not dead. Technology—specifically, social media—is not only shaping how we share and read poetry; it is also shaping contemporary poetic forms. Just as ancient epics and Shakespearen sonnets created influential movements, digital poetry is changing what we write and how we write it. Social media platforms support shortness. 48 This need for shortness has led to the rise in popularity of micropoetry, which is simply a short poem of no more than one hundred words and two verses. If you are looking to grow your followers in the world of digital poetry, length is everything. The most popular poetry accounts on digital platforms are the ones that specialize in micropoems. 49 Contemporary poets use background images and illustrations to enhance their poems, and show what a poem is describing. The ability to modify images using free phone apps means that poets can do this quickly, easily and without having to pay for expensive software. There is no doubt that poetry is not only surviving in the age of social media, it is gaining popularity. Contemporary poets can find a place for their voice and experience in the digital poetry communities available online. 50 And just as it has throughout history, it will continue to be an influential part of the creative landscape. A．They are among those who worry about the impact of modern technology on poetry. B．In order to make a connection in this fast-paced, easily-distracted world, a poem often needs to be readable within minutes, or even seconds. C．The visual nature of these sharing platforms has also given rise to the combination of words and art. D．Art has long been a good friend of poetry. E．Poetry continues to be an important form of modern expression. F．They, along with countless others like them, are leading a comeback of this time-honored literary form. III. Summary Writing (10分) 51．Directions: Read the following passage. Summarize the main idea and the main point(s) of the passage in no more than 60 words. Use your own words as far as possible. How to Make a Good Video Resumé (简历)? Video resumés have been around for a long time. With a well-made video resumé, you can present yourself creatively and allow a hiring manager to assess your personality, thus giving you an opportunity for interview. But how to make a good video resumé? First, start by introducing yourself and addressing the company you are applying to. For example, “Hello InVideo, I’m John Doe”. Not only does this get their attention but it makes them feel prioritized. The next thing is to address what profession you’re in or desire to be in. If you’re a filmmaker, you can simply state that or be creative with words and say you’re a visual storyteller. Then, talk about your passion for what you do and support it by referring to your past experiences and work. For example, building on the filmmaker’s introduction, you could talk about how meeting people from around the world and sharing their stories deeply motivates you, and then you can share an experience that supports it. You can also focus on life experiences that have led you to cultivate skills-like taking a year off to travel abroad, volunteering at a shelter, or a hobby that you actively pursue. You can also speak about your special achievements and awards that will add value to your profile or you can get someone to speak on behalf of you as social proof. At the end of the video, leave the ball in their court. However, you also need to give them a reason to call you for an interview. For example, you could end the video with this — “I have a lot more to me than I could fit in this short video and I hope you give me a chance to tell you about it over an interview”. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ IV. Translation (第1-2句，每句3分；第3句，4分；第4句5分；共15分) Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets. 52．农忙季节，这个偏远的小村子显得空荡荡的。(desert) (汉译英) 53．上海博物馆的埃及展太火爆了，根本抢不到票。(impossible) (汉译英) 54．虽然这部经典老片在1998年首映，但当它本月重新上映时，依然在影迷中引起了极大的反响。(release) (汉译英) 55．这位原本深耕于科研领域的女学者，凭借自己坚持不懈的努力，历经极度严苛的训练，最终成为了一名宇航员。(engage) (汉译英) 七、书信写作 56．Directions: Write an English composition in 120-150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese. 56．Directions: Write an English composition in no less than 150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese. 假设现在学校要为高二学生多设置一节必修课，该课放在每周周五进行，现在向全校学生征询建议。作为一名即将高中毕业的学生，你会向学校提出怎样的课程建议呢？你的作文需包括以下内容： 1.你建议多设置怎样的一节必修课； 2.设置该课程的2-3个原因。 _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 试卷第1页，共3页 试卷第1页，共3页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $ 绝密★考试结束前 2026年高考第二次模拟考试（上海卷） 英语 （考试时间：90分钟 试卷满分：115分） 注意事项： 1．本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分。答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。 2．回答第Ⅰ卷时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。写在本试卷上无效。 3．回答第Ⅱ卷时，将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。 4．考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。 I. Grammar and Vocabulary （每题1分；共20分） Section A Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank. In the fall of 1903, O. Henry was living in a room at the small Hotel Marty in New York City. He had published a few stories in local magazines, but was still relatively unknown when editors at the New York World newspaper sent a young reporter 1 (track) down this mysterious writer. By the next day, O. Henry had an agreement with the newspaper to write one story a week for the magazine section of their Sunday edition. The World had 2 (large) daily circulation in the world, and O. Henry’s stories about New York life became immensely popular. By the time he left the newspaper after less than three years, O. Henry had established his reputation 3 a gifted storyteller and master of surprise endings. O. Henry was the pen name used by William Sydney Porter, who was born in North Carolina. At the age of twenty, he moved to Texas. 4 he held a variety of jobs, eventually becoming a bank teller. He married and became a reporter and columnist for the Houston Post. After a few years, his wife 5 (diagnose) with a serious infectious disease, and he was accused of illegally taking the money of the bank where he worked. Some people have claimed 6 he was stealing money to help pay his wife’s medical bills. O. Henry fled to Central America, but his wife was too ill to accompany him. Months later, 7 her condition worsened, he returned and turned himself in to the police. His wife soon died, and O. Henry spent three years in prison in Ohio. It was during his time in prison that he began writing the stories that would make him famous. W. S. Porter 8 (emerge) from prison as O. Henry. In 1902 O. Henry moved to New York City and started trying to sell his stories. In a few years his luck changed for the better, and his position with the New York World helped make him a 9 (celebrate) author. He published more than three hundred stories and gained worldwide acclaim. O. Henry’s writing is admired for its colorful and realistic depictions of the everyday lives of New Yorkers. His stories are known for their plot twists and surprise endings. In fact, O. Henry’s own life ended with a “twist” — his funeral was somehow scheduled in the same church at the same time as someone else’s wedding! The O. Henry Award 10 (honor) the authors of the best stories printed each year in American magazines. 【答案】 1．to track 2．the largest 3．as 4．where 5．was diagnosed 6．that 7．when 8．emerged 9．celebrated 10．honors 【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了小说家欧·亨利的个人经历。 1．考查非谓语动词。句意：他曾在当地杂志上发表过几篇文章，但在《纽约世界报》的编辑派一名年轻记者追踪这位神秘作家时，他还相对不为人知。短语send sb. to do sth.表示“派某人做某事”。故填to track。 2．考查形容词最高级。句意：《世界报》拥有世界上最大的日发行量，欧·亨利关于纽约生活的故事非常受欢迎。根据后文in the world可知应用最高级，前面加the。故填the largest。 3．考查介词。句意：在他离开报社不到三年的时候，欧·亨利已经确立了他作为一个天才的说书人和出人意料的结局大师的声誉。表示“作为”，后跟名词作宾语，应用介词as。故填as。 4．考查定语从句。句意：20岁时，他搬到德克萨斯州，在那里他做过各种各样的工作，最终成为一名银行出纳。非限制性定语从句修饰先行词Texas，关系词在从句作地点状语。故填where。 5．考查时态语态。句意：几年后，他的妻子被诊断出患有严重的传染病，他被指控非法挪用他工作的银行的钱。主语wife与谓语构成被动关系，根据后文he was accused of可知为一般过去时的被动语态，谓语用单数。故填was diagnosed。 6．考查宾语从句。句意：一些人声称他偷钱是为了帮助支付妻子的医药费。引导宾语从句，从句不缺少成分，句意完整，故用that。故填that。 7．考查状语从句。句意：几个月后，当她的病情恶化时，他返回并向警方自首。引导时间状语从句，表示“当……时候”应用when。故填when。 8．考查时态。句意：W. S. Porter以欧·亨利的身份出狱。发生在过去，用一般过去时。故填emerged。 9．考查形容词。句意：几年后，他的运气变好了，他在《纽约世界报》的工作使他成为一名著名作家。修饰名词author应用形容词celebrated。故填celebrated。 10．考查时态。句意：欧·亨利奖授予每年在美国杂志上发表最佳小说的作者。根据后文each year可知为一般现在时，主语为The O. Henry Award，谓语用三单形式。故填honors。 Section B Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need. A．process   B．impacting    C． appearance    D．linked     E. assessment   F. costly G. crucial    H. highly       I. legal          J. pause      K. marketed Tobacco use and its negative impacts on health have been well-documented for decades. Traditional tobacco products, such as cigarettes, have been 11 to a wide range of health problems, including cancer, heart disease, respiratory (呼吸的) disorders and others. According to a survey, 78.3 percent of smokers start smoking before age 20. Taiwan Province of China has raised the 12 smoking age to 20 or above. By instituting this change, they hope to reduce the number of young people taking up the habit. Despite being 13 as a safe alternative to traditional cigarettes, heated tobacco products (HTPs) are still considered tobacco. As such, they pose significant dangers to human health. The heating 14 used in these products releases harmful chemicals and poisons, including tar (焦油), carbon monoxide and nicotine, a(n) 15 addictive substance. HTPs are packaged to appeal to young people who perceive them as safer than smoking. To prevent young people from experimenting with HTPs and 16 their health, Taiwan Province strictly controls every kind of tobacco product by adding a health risk 17 review mechanism. Only products that pass the review process are allowed to be manufactured, imported and sold to consumers. The innumerable downsides to smoking should give smokers 18 and encourage them to quit. Quitting tobacco improves your health and reduces your risk of various diseases, including cancer, heart disease, and breathing problems. Quitting smoking can also improve your 19 . Tobacco use can cause wrinkles and yellow teeth. Quitting can lead to healthier skin, whiter teeth and fresher breath. Smoking can also dull your senses of taste and smell. By stopping tobacco use, your senses recover, leading to enhanced enjoyment of food and beverages. Unfortunately, quitting tobacco isn't easy. Most people will also encounter numerous challenges including nicotine withdrawal and symptoms such as eagerness, irritability (易怒) and difficulty concentrating. Supportive social environments, coping strategies and professional help are 20 for overcoming these things and living a smoke-free life. 【答案】 11．D 12．I 13．K 14．A 15．H 16．B 17．E 18．J 19．C 20．G 【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要说明了几十年来，烟草使用及其对健康的负面影响已得到充分证明。中国台湾省已将法定吸烟年龄提高到20岁或以上。通过实行这一改变，他们希望减少染上这种习惯的年轻人的数量。 11．考查动词。句意：传统烟草产品，如香烟，与广泛的健康问题有关，包括癌症、心脏病、呼吸系统疾病和其他疾病。根据“to a wide range of health problems, including cancer, heart disease, respiratory disorders and others”以及句意“与……有关”可知应，填动词link，根据上文have been可知，应用现在完成时的被动语态。故选D。 12．考查形容词。句意：中国台湾省已将法定吸烟年龄提高到20岁或以上。根据“smoking age to 20 or above”以及句意“法定”可知，应填形容词legal，修饰名词age，作定语。故选I。 13．考查动词。句意：尽管被宣传为传统香烟的安全替代品，但加热烟草制品仍被认为是烟草。根据“as a safe alternative to traditional cigarettes”以及句意“被宣传为”可知，短语为be marketed as。故选K。 14．考查名词。句意：这些产品的加热过程会释放有害的化学物质和毒物，包括焦油、一氧化碳和尼古丁，这是一种极易上瘾的物质。根据“used in these products releases harmful chemicals and poisons”以及句意“过程”可知，应填名词process，作主语。故选A。 15．考查副词。句意：这些产品的加热过程会释放有害的化学物质和毒物，包括焦油、一氧化碳和尼古丁，这是一种极易上瘾的物质。根据“addictive substance”以及句意“极易”可知，应填副词highly，修饰形容词addictive。故选H。 16．考查动词。句意：为防止青少年尝试烟草制品，影响其健康，台湾省通过增加健康风险评估审查机制，严格控制每一种烟草制品。根据“To prevent young people from experimenting with HTPs and”以及句意“影响”可知，应填动词impact，作介词的宾语，应用动名词形式。故选B。 17．考查名词。句意：为防止青少年尝试烟草制品，影响其健康，台湾省通过增加健康风险评估审查机制，严格控制每一种烟草制品。根据“Taiwan Province strictly controls every kind of tobacco product”以及句意“评估”可知，应填名词assessment，作宾语，不定冠词提示，应用名词单数形式。故选E。 18．考查名词。句意：吸烟的无数缺点应该让吸烟者停下来，鼓励他们戒烟。根据“encourage them to quit”以及句意“停下来”可知，应填名词pause，作宾语。故选J。 19．考查名词。句意：戒烟也可以改善你的外表。根据“Tobacco use can cause wrinkles and yellow teeth. Quitting can lead to healthier skin, whiter teeth and fresher breath. Smoking can also dull your senses of taste and smell.(吸烟会导致皱纹和牙齿变黄。戒烟可以使皮肤更健康，牙齿更白，口气更清新。吸烟还会使你的味觉和嗅觉变得迟钝)”以及句意“外表”可知，应填名词appearance，作宾语，不可数。故选C。 20．考查形容词。句意：支持性的社会环境、应对策略和专业帮助对于克服这些问题和过上无烟生活至关重要。根据“Supportive social environments, coping strategies and professional help”以及句意“至关重要”可知，应填形容词crucial，作表语。故选G。 II. Reading Comprehension (21 – 35题，每题1分；36 – 50题，每题2分；共45分) Section A Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context. Picture this: you’re out to dinner with a friend who you know makes a lot more money than you do. When you open the 21 , your heart sinks. There’s not a dish in sight that is less than $35, and even a soup is going to run you $18. You probably vow (发誓) to 22 dollar pizza slices the rest of the month to balance out this dinner. 23 , this time, what if you just turned to your friend, closed the menu, and said, “Sorry, I have to be honest. I can’t afford this. Let’s go somewhere else?” That’s the idea behind “loud budgeting”, a trend that could not only relieve you of the 24 burden, but help you deal with these sorts of stressful situations both mentally and emotionally. In an age when everybody is showing off nice things on social media and 25 to be something they’re not, it feels somewhat revolutionary to just tell the truth about what you can’t afford. The term was first introduced by TikTok (抖音) comedian Lukas Battle. Battle explained his concept in an interview: simply put, loud budgeting is being 26 about what you do and don’t want to spend money on. Since his video, the concept has caught on rapidly among the 27 , who are pointing out that it has come at a significant time when everything is uncontrollably expensive. It’s not just a TikTok thing though. Even those in the financial services industry are on board with the 28 . Nikolina Cuca, a financial advisor, says that she’s seen social media add pressure to her clients, causing them to spend 29 on luxury items. “There should be no shame about trying to match your spending to your means. This trend helps young people moderate spending by 30 the idea of living within budgets.” Beyond just saving money, loud budgeting is also bringing people closer. Honest money talks lead to greater respect among friends and family. By 31 discussing money goals, people are creating stronger bonds based on mutual understanding for each other’s financial situations. And perhaps the most valuable part of the loud budgeting trend is that it provides a sense of 32 . For example, if you tell a friend you are trying to cut back spending on drinks out, you are much 33 to stick with the goal than if you just keep it to yourself. With its focus on being open, spending wisely, and building 34 , loud budgeting is more than just a passing trend, but a cool way for the younger generation to 35 their finances. As more people adopt this approach, it is likely to stay a big part of how we handle money in the future. 21．A．door B．menu C．bill D．wallet 22．A．appeal to B．lead to C．stick to D．object to 23．A．Otherwise B．Meanwhile C．Therefore D．However 24．A．financial B．cultural C．physical D．economical 25．A．refusing B．pretending C．agreeing D．guaranteeing 26．A．worried B．angry C．honest D．excited 27．A．male B．female C．young D．old 28．A．tradition B．truth C．treasure D．trend 29．A．below their standards B．beyond their means C．towards their goals D．despite their differences 30．A．normalizing B．criticizing C．memorizing D．visualizing 31．A．endlessly B．intelligently C．openly D．formally 32．A．belonging B．accountability C．flexibility D．rigidity 33．A．less motivated B．less equipped C．more hesitant D．more likely 34．A．connections B．business C．habitats D．reputation 35．A．lose faith in B．take charge of C．do away with D．make up for 【答案】 21．B 22．C 23．D 24．A 25．B 26．C 27．C 28．D 29．B 30．A 31．C 32．B 33．D 34．A 35．B 【导语】本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了“大声预算”消费理念，这种理念不仅可以减轻你的财务负担，还可以帮助你在情感和精神上应对财务压力。 21．考查名词词义辨析。句意：当你打开菜单时，你的心沉了下去。A. door门；B. menu菜单；C. bill账单；D. wallet钱包。根据下文“There’s not a dish in sight that is less than $35, and even a soup is going to run you $18.”可知，此处指打开菜单。故选B。 22．考查动词短语辨析。句意：你可能会发誓要在这个月剩下的时间里坚持吃美元披萨片来平衡这顿晚餐的花费。A. appeal to呼吁，吸引；B. lead to导致；C. stick to坚持；D. object to反对。根据上文“When you open the ____1____, your heart sinks. There’s not a dish in sight that is less than $35, and even a soup is going to run you $18.”可知，这顿餐很贵，超过自己的承受能力，如果自己付账就需要在这个月的剩下时间里坚持一直吃便宜的披萨片来抵消这顿晚餐的高消费，平衡账单。故选C。 23．考查副词词义辨析。句意：然而，这一次，如果你只是转向你的朋友，合上菜单，说：“对不起，我必须说实话。我买不起这个。我们去别的地方吧?”A. Otherwise否则；B. Meanwhile与此同时，在此期间；C. Therefore因此；D. However然而。上文“You probably vow (发誓) to ____2____ dollar pizza slices the rest of the month to balance out this dinner.”与下文“what if you just turned to your friend, closed the menu, and said, “Sorry, I have to be honest. I can’t afford this. Let’s go somewhere else?”之间为转折关系，however“然而”符合语境。故选D。 24．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：这就是“大声预算”背后的理念，这种趋势不仅可以减轻你的财务负担，还可以帮助你在精神上和情感上应对这些压力情况。A. financial财政的，财务的；B. cultural文化的；C. physical身体的；D. economical经济实惠的。根据上文“I can’t afford this. Let’s go somewhere else?”可知，这种依据自己的财力合理消费，拒绝超过能力的消费能够减轻自己的财务压力。故选A。 25．考查动词词义辨析。句意：在这个时代，每个人都在社交媒体上炫耀美好的事物，假装出他们事实上不是的样子，说出你买不起的东西的真相感觉有点革命性。A. refusing拒绝；B. pretending假装；C. agreeing同意；D. guaranteeing保证。根据上文“everybody is showing off nice things on social media and”以及下文“to be something they’re not”可知，在这个时代，每一个人都在社交媒体上炫耀自己，营造一个虚假的自己。故选B。 26．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：Battle在一次采访中解释了他的概念：简单地说，“大声预算”就是诚实地说出你想花钱和不想花钱的地方。A. worried担心的；B. angry生气的，愤怒的；C. honest诚实的；D. excited兴奋的。根据上文“it feels somewhat revolutionary to just tell the truth about what you can’t afford”可知，“大声预算”就是诚实地说出自己的经济状况与消费计划。故选C。 27．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：自从他的视频发布以来，这个概念在年轻人中迅速流行起来，他们指出，这是在一个一切都不可控地变得昂贵的重要时刻出现的。A. male男性的；B. female女性的；C. young年轻的；D. old年老的。根据下文“but a cool way for the younger generation to ____15____ their finances”可知，“大声预算”是年轻一代掌控自己财务状况的一种很酷的方式，这种理念很快在年轻人中流行起来。故选C。 28．考查名词词义辨析。句意：即使是金融服务行业的人也加入了这一趋势。A. tradition传统；B. truth事实，真相；C. treasure财富；D. trend趋势，风气。根据上文“That’s the idea behind “loud budgeting”, a trend that could not only relieve you of the ____4____ burden”可知，此处指金融服务行业的人也加入了“大声预算”这一新的趋势。故选D。 29．考查介词短语辨析。句意：财务顾问Nikolina Cuca说，她发现社交媒体给她的客户增加了压力，导致他们在奢侈品上超支。A. below their standards低于他们的标准/水平；B. beyond their means超出他们的能力范围；C. towards their goals朝着他们的目标；D. despite their differences尽管他们有所不同/差异。根据上文“In an age when everybody is showing off nice things on social media and ____5____ to be something they’re not”以及空前“she’s seen social media add pressure to her clients”可知，社交媒体上的炫耀行为给人们造成压力，导致一些人超出自己能力去购买奢侈品；beyond their means表示“某人的消费或行为超出了他们的经济承受能力或能力范围”符合语境。故选B。 30．考查动词词义辨析。句意：这一趋势通过使预算内生活的理念正常化来帮助年轻人适度消费。A. normalizing正常化；B. criticizing批评；C. memorizing记忆，熟记；D. visualizing使形象化，想象。根据上文“There should be no shame about trying to match your spending to your means.”可知，“大声预算”有助于让预算内生活的理念正常化，使人们不会对量入为出感到羞耻。故选A。 31．考查副词词义辨析。句意：通过公开讨论金钱目标，人们在相互了解彼此财务状况的基础上建立了更牢固的联系。A. endlessly不断地，无穷尽地；B. intelligently聪明地，明智地；C. openly公开地，坦率地；D. formally 正式地。根据上文“Honest money talks lead to greater respect among friends and family.”以及下文“With its focus on being open, spending wisely, and building ____14____, loud budgeting is more than just a passing trend”可知，此处阐述公开坦率地讨论金钱目标的益处。故选C。 32．考查名词词义辨析。句意：也许“大声的预算”这一趋势最有价值的部分是它提供了一种责任感。A. belonging财产，所有物，归属；B. accountability问责，责任；C. flexibility灵活性；D. rigidity刻板，僵化。根据上文“people are creating stronger bonds based on mutual understanding for each other’s financial situations”以及下文“if you tell a friend you are trying to cut back spending on drinks out, you are much ____13____ to stick with the goal than if you just keep it to yourself.”可知，“大声预算”能够使人们在相互了解彼此财务状况的基础上建立更牢固的联系，能够让自己更可能坚持自己的目标，由此可知，“大声预算”提供一种责任感。故选B。 33．考查形容词比较级词义辨析。句意：例如，比起守口如瓶，如果你告诉一个朋友你正在努力减少外出喝酒的开支，你就更有可能坚持这个目标。A. less motivated欠缺动力的；B. less equipped欠缺装备的；C. more hesitant更犹豫的；D. more likely更有可能的。根据上文“By ____11____ discussing money goals, people are creating stronger bonds based on mutual understanding for each other’s financial situations.”可知，坦率地讨论了金钱目标，使彼此对财务状况更加了解，会一起完成量入为出的“大声预算”目标，更可能实现目标，节约消费。故选D。 34．考查名词词义辨析。句意：“大声预算”的重点是公开、明智地花钱和建立联系，它不仅仅是一种转瞬即逝的趋势，而是年轻一代管理自己财务的一种很酷的方式。A. connections联系；B. business生意；C. habitats栖息地；D. reputation名声。根据上文“By ____11____ discussing money goals, people are creating stronger bonds based on mutual understanding for each other’s financial situations.”可知，“大声预算”使人们之间的联系更紧密。故选A。 35．考查动词短语辨析。句意：“大声预算”的重点是公开、明智地花钱和建立联系，它不仅仅是一种转瞬即逝的趋势，而是年轻一代管理自己财务的一种很酷的方式。A. lose faith in对……失去信心；B. take charge of负责，掌管；C. do away with杀死，废除；D. make up for弥补。根据下文“it is likely to stay a big part of how we handle money in the future”可知，“大声预算”是年轻人处理和掌管自己财务的一个很好的方式。故选B。 Section B Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read. A Charles Robert Darwin was born on 12 February 1809 in Shropshire, England. Darwin’s childhood passion was science, and his interest in chemistry, however, was clear; he was even nicknamed ‘Gas’ by his classmates. In 1825, his father sent him to study medicine at Edinburgh University, where he learned how to classify plants. Darwin became passionate about natural history and this became his focus while he studied at Cambridge. Darwin went on a voyage together with Robert Fitzroy, the captain of HMS Beagle, to South America to facilitate British trade in Patagonia. The journey was life-changing. Darwin spent much of the trip on land collecting samples of plants, animals and rocks, which helped him to develop an understanding of the processes that shape the Earth’s surface. Darwin’s analysis of the plants and animals that he gathered led him to express doubts on former explanations about how species formed and evolved over time. Darwin’s work convinced him that natural selection was key to understanding the development of the natural world. The theory of natural selection says that individuals of a species are more likely to survive when they inherit (经遗传获得) characteristics best suited for that specific environment. These features then become more widespread and can lead eventually to the development of a new species. With natural selection, Darwin argued how a wide variety of life forms developed over time from a single common ancestor. Darwin married his cousin, Emma Wedgwood, in 1839. When Darwin’s eldest daughter, Annie, died from a sudden illness in 1851, he lost his belief in God. His tenth and final child, Charles Waring Darwin, was born in 1856. Significantly for Darwin, this baby was disabled, altering how Darwin thought about the human species. Darwin had previously thought that species remained adapted until the environment changed; he now believed that every new variation was imperfect and that a struggle to survive was what drove species to adapt. Though rejected at the beginning, Darwin’s theory of evolution by natural selection is nowadays well accepted by the scientific community as the best evidence-based explanation for the diversity and complexity of life on Earth. The Natural History Museum’s library alone has 478 editions of his On the Origin of Species in 38 languages. 36．What made Darwin reconsider the origin and development of species? A．Examining plants and animals collected. B．His desire for a voyage to different continents. C．Classifying samples in a journey to South America. D．His passion for natural history at Edinburgh University. 37．We can learn from paragraphs 1 to 3 that Darwin ________. A．used natural selection to develop new species B．enjoyed being called nicknames related to science C．learned some knowledge about plants when studying medicine D．argued with others over the diversity of life forms for a long period 38．Which of the following changed Darwin’s view on the human species? A．That he had ten children in all. B．His youngest son’s being disabled. C．That he lost his eldest daughter. D．His marriage with Emma Wedgwood. 39．This passage is mainly about ________. A．Darwin’s passion for medical science B．Darwin’s theory and experiments C．Charles Darwin’s changing interest D．Charles Darwin’s life and work 【答案】36．A 37．C 38．B 39．D 【导语】这是一篇人物传记，讲述了查尔斯·罗伯特·达尔文的生平、科学兴趣、重要理论以及他的个人生活。 36．细节理解题。由文章第二段最后一句“Darwin’s analysis of the plants and animals that he gathered led him to express doubts on former explanations about how species formed and evolved over time. ”（达尔文对所收集的植物和动物的分析使他开始质疑过去关于物种如何形成和随时间演化的解释。）可知，达尔文对所收集的植物和动物的分析使他对物种的起源和发展产生质疑和重新审议。故选A项。 37．细节理解题。由文章第二段第一句“In 1825, his father sent him to study medicine at Edinburgh University, where he learned how to classify plants. ”（1825年，他的父亲送他去爱丁堡大学学医，在那里他学会了如何对植物进行分类。）可推断，达尔文在学医时候了解到了关于植物的知识。故选C项。 38．细节理解题。由文章第四段第二句和三句“His tenth and final child, Charles Waring Darwin, was born in 1856. Significantly for Darwin, this baby was disabled, altering how Darwin thought about the human species. ”（他的第十个也是最后一个孩子查尔斯·沃林·达尔文于1856年出生。对达尔文来说，这个婴儿是残疾的，这改变了达尔文对人类物种的看法。）可知，达尔文最小的孩子的先天残疾使达尔文改变了人类物种的看法。故选B项。 39．主旨大意题。通读全文可知，文章前三段主要讲述了查尔斯·罗伯特·达尔文的生平、学业经历、科学兴趣对其理论形成和发展的影响。第四段讲述了他的家庭和个人生活、最后一段讲述了达尔文理论的地位和影响。因此，文章主要讲述了达尔文的生活和工作。故选D项。 B The best white noise machines for a good night’s sleep Sleep is crucial to health. But disruptive (扰乱的) noises can prevent you from falling asleep. White noise machines could help, according to one study. LectroFan Classic MASKS NOISE: LectroFan Classic helps block out disruptive environmental noises. It can help improve sleep, focus, privacy, and relaxation. 20 NON-REPEATING SOUNDS: A total of 20 unique non-repeating, digitally created sounds. 10 fan sounds & 10 white noise variations, including pink & brown noise. SAFE: Safe, solid-state design is powered by AC (交流电) or USB and dynamically creates unique, non-repeating sounds. VOLUME CONTROL: Precise volume control allows you to set the perfect level for your unique environment. Yogasleep Rohm+ EFFECTIVELY MASKS NOISE: The Rohm effectively cancels out noises that may disturb or distract you for improved sleep and concentration. GENTLE SOUNDS: 20 different sounds including music, nature, white, pink, and brown noise, as well as Bluetooth speaker features to allow you to play your own music or sounds and to make a conference call on the road when you need. CRUSH (压坏) RESISTANT: Stylish, crush-resistant travel case fits perfectly with Yogasleep Rohm white noise machines. BATTERY OPERATED: Rechargeable through USB． Hatch Rest+ BEST FOR BABIES: Sound machine — keep your little one dreaming with sounds like white noise, wind, and rain. Night light — make midnight feedings comforting and the dark less scary with a calming light. Time-to-Rise — set up this light and sound combination to let your early riser know when it’s time to rise. Built-in two-way sound monitor. POWERED BY: AC and rechargeable. Loftie Clock FAVORITE CLOCK: Loftie Clock uses sound and lights to help ease you into and out of sleep. GENTLY UNWIND: Enjoy over 100 free tracks, from breathwork and sound baths to all kinds of white noise and nature sounds. AI-GENERATED PERSONAL STORIES: Loftie’s Magic Story Maker AI has an upgraded feature that lets you create sleep stories with Typeform. It then uses ChatGPT and ElevenLabs AI to craft your story. Unlocking the Magic Story Maker AI requires an upgrade to a Loftie+ account in the app ($5 per month). POWERED BY: AC power 40．_____ is the most suitable for Joana, whose baby sleeps in her room. A．LectroFan Classic B．Yogasleep Rohm+ C．Hatch Rest+ D．Loftie Clock 41．If you want to buy a white noise machine for your friend Tim, who often travels on business, you need to pay _____. A．$34.95. B．$40.03. C．$159.99. D．$149.00. 42．What can be learned about the four white noise machines? A．The four of them can all produce white noise and nature sounds. B．One of them can help you create your own sleep stories for free. C．Two of them can be powered by both AC and rechargeable batteries. D．Two of them can not only help you fall asleep but also wake you up. 【答案】40．C 41．B 42．D 【导语】这是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了几个最好的白噪音机，让你睡个好觉。 40．细节理解题。根据Hatch Rest+中“BEST FOR BABIES: Sound machine — keep your little one dreaming with sounds like white noise, wind, and rain.(最适合宝宝：声音机——让你的宝宝在睡梦中听到白噪音、风声和雨声)”可知，Hatch Rest+最适合Joana，因为她的宝宝睡在她的房间里。故选C项。 41．细节理解题。根据Yogasleep Rohm+中“GENTLE SOUNDS: 20 different sounds including music, nature, white, pink, and brown noise, as well as Bluetooth speaker features to allow you to play your own music or sounds and to make a conference call on the road when you need.(柔和的声音：20种不同的声音，包括音乐，自然，白色，粉红色和棕色的噪音，以及蓝牙扬声器功能，让你播放自己的音乐或声音，并在你需要的时候在路上召开电话会议)”可知，此款适合经常出差的朋友，以及其价格是$40.03。由此可知，如果你想给经常出差的朋友Tim买一台白噪音机，你需要支付40.03美元。故选B项。 42．细节理解题。根据Hatch Rest+中“Time-to-Rise — set up this light and sound combination to let your early riser know when it’s time to rise.(起床时间——设置灯光和声音的组合，让早起的你知道什么时候该起床了)”以及Loftie Clock中“FAVORITE CLOCK: Loftie Clock uses sound and lights to help ease you into and out of sleep.(最喜欢的闹钟: Loftie Clock利用声音和灯光帮助你轻松入睡和入睡)”可知，关于这四种白噪音机器，我们可以了解到其中两种不仅可以帮助你入睡，还可以唤醒你。故选D项。 C Like millions of Americans, I am dyslexic (诵读困难者). I can’t remember which side is my right and which is my left. I know this makes no sense. After all, I have no problem telling the difference between other things. I know up from down. I know black from white. I know forks from spoons. And yet, I do not know left from right. My brain is not wired that way. This is true for many dyslexics, and I suspect multimodal large language models (MLLMs) may be dyslexic too. As a kid with dyslexia, school was very hard for me. For example, we humans created two lowercase letters in the English alphabet — “b” and “d” — that are only different because one points left and one points right. For decades, I could not tell the difference. This is a very common problem among dyslexics. The same is true for telling time on traditional clock faces — it only makes sense if you know the difference between clockwise and counterclockwise. These challenges don't end in elementary school. I still remember getting a problem wrong in a physics class at Stanford because I applied the “right-hand rule” with my left hand. Dyslexia has nothing to do with focus or intelligence — your brain just works differently from the people who created the cultural conventions we use in symbolic languages, mathematics, and many branches of science. I surely know what’s going on. It all relates to the “mind’s eye.” By this, I mean the way I visualize things inside my mind and store spatial elements in memory. When I recall things in my mind (objects, environments, images, or text), I don’t visualize them from a fixed first-person perspective. I think about them from all directions at once, more as a vague cloud of perspectives than a single, grounded orientation. This brings me back to multimodal large language models that process and interpret images and videos. These models are remarkable. They can match or exceed human performance on countless tasks, for example, diagnosing cancers from visual slides better than any human. And yet, a recent study found a surprising result: All major MLLMs currently struggle to tell time on analog clocks. According to the study, GPT-4.0 was only able to correctly read clock faces 8% of the time. Claude-3-5-sonnet was worse at 6%. Gemini 2.0 was the best, but still at only 20%. These numbers are surprisingly low, especially when you consider that these AI models can perform so well in other contexts. This is surprisingly similar to dyslexia in humans, not just in the simple artifacts that cause problems likes clocks, but in the contradictory mix of strengths and weaknesses that enables a person like me to earn a PhD and work successfully as a computer scientist and engineer, and yet still fail the “turn left here” test. 43．The phrase “mind’s eye” (paragraph 4) refers to ________. A．Literal visual perception through biological eyes B．A medical device used to treat dyslexia C．The brain’s ability to form and store mental images D．A metaphor for intelligence quotient (IQ) 44．Why do multimodal language models (MLLMs) struggle to read analog clocks accurately, according to the passage? A．Their cognitive process of spatial information is similar to that of dyslexic humans. B．They were primarily trained on digital clocks, leaving analog clock recognition underdeveloped. C．Clock faces require understanding of cultural conventions, which AI lacks compared to humans. D．Their visual recognition systems focus more on object detection like cancer diagnosis than directional interpretation. 45．Why does the author emphasize that he failed a physics task due to left-right confusion yet ultimately earned a PhD? A．To argue that universities should relax academic standards for dyslexic students B．To suggest AI could compensate for human cognitive limitations in scientific research. C．To demonstrate that physics is uniquely difficult for people with spatial processing differences. D．To highlight that dyslexia's challenges are specific rather than reflective of overall intellectual ability. 46．Which of the following might be the best title of the passage? A．The Complete Guide to Dyslexia Treatments B．When Machines Mirror Human Learning Disabilities C．Are Large Language Models Dyslexic? D．Why Schools Must Adapt to Dyslexic Students 【答案】43．C 44．A 45．D 46．C 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍了作者结合自身诵读困难（dyslexia）经历，探讨多模态大语言模型（MLLMs）在读取模拟时钟时间等任务上的表现，发现其与诵读困难者在认知特点上有相似性，即存在特定任务困难但不代表整体能力不行。 43．词句猜测题。根据第四段划线词后的“By this, I mean the way I visualize things inside my mind and store spatial elements in memory. When I recall things in my mind (objects, environments, images, or text), I don’t visualize them from a fixed first-person perspective. I think about them from all directions at once, more as a vague cloud of perspectives than a single, grounded orientation. (我的意思是，我在脑海中想象事物的方式以及在记忆中存储空间元素的方式。当我在脑海中回忆事物（物体、环境、图像或文本）时，我不会从一个固定的第一人称视角来想象它们。我会同时从各个方向思考它们，更像是一个模糊的视角云，而不是一个单一的、固定的方向。)”可知，划线词“mind’s eye”指的是大脑形成和存储心理图像的能力。故选C项。 44．推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中“These models are remarkable. They can match or exceed human performance on countless tasks, for example, diagnosing cancers from visual slides better than any human. And yet, a recent study found a surprising result: All major MLLMs currently struggle to tell time on analog clocks. (这些模型非常出色。它们在无数任务中可以与人类相媲美甚至超越人类，例如，从视觉幻灯片中诊断癌症比任何人类都要好。然而，最近的一项研究发现了令人惊讶的结果：目前所有主要的MLLMs都难以准确读取模拟时钟上的时间。)”以及最后一段中“This is surprisingly similar to dyslexia in humans, not just in the simple artifacts that cause problems likes clocks, but in the contradictory mix of strengths and weaknesses that enables a person like me to earn a PhD and work successfully as a computer scientist and engineer, and yet still fail the “turn left here” test. (这与人类的诵读困难惊人地相似，不仅在于像时钟这样导致问题的简单事物，还在于强项和弱项的矛盾组合，这种组合让我这样的人能够获得博士学位，并成功担任计算机科学家和工程师，但仍然无法通过“在这里左转”的测试。)”可知，多模态语言模型（MLLMs）在读取模拟时钟时存在困难，这与诵读困难者在处理某些空间信息时的困难相似，由此可推知，MLLMs在处理空间信息时的认知过程与诵读困难者相似。故选A项。 45．推理判断题。根据第四段中“Dyslexia has nothing to do with focus or intelligence — your brain just works differently from the people who created the cultural conventions we use in symbolic languages, mathematics, and many branches of science. (诵读困难与注意力或智力无关 —— 你的大脑只是与创造我们在符号语言、数学和许多科学分支中使用的文化惯例的人的工作方式不同。)”以及最后一段中“This is surprisingly similar to dyslexia in humans, not just in the simple artifacts that cause problems likes clocks, but in the contradictory mix of strengths and weaknesses that enables a person like me to earn a PhD and work successfully as a computer scientist and engineer, and yet still fail the “turn left here” test. (这与人类的诵读困难惊人地相似，不仅在于像时钟这样导致问题的简单事物，还在于强项和弱项的矛盾组合，这种组合让我这样的人能够获得博士学位，并成功担任计算机科学家和工程师，但仍然无法通过“在这里左转”的测试。)”可知，作者强调自己因左右混淆而未能完成物理任务，但最终仍获得了博士学位，旨在说明诵读困难者的挑战是特定的，并不反映其整体智力水平。故选D项。 46．主旨大意题。通读全文，尤其是第一段中“I suspect multimodal large language models (MLLMs) may be dyslexic too. (我怀疑多模态大型语言模型（MLLMs）可能也有诵读困难。)”可知，文章通过作者自身诵读困难（dyslexia）的经历，探讨了诵读困难者面临的挑战，并将这些挑战与多模态大型语言模型（MLLMs）在处理某些任务时遇到的困难进行了类比，指出MLLMs在处理空间信息方面可能表现出与诵读困难者相似的认知特征，所以C项“Are Large Language Models Dyslexic? (大型语言模型有诵读困难吗？)”适合作为文章标题。故选C项。 Section C Directions: Read the following passages. Fill in each blank with a proper sentence given in the box. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need. Poetry Is NOT Dead Well-known contemporary poets like Rupi Kaur, Atticus, Lang Leav and Christopher Poindexter began their careers by posting on social websites. 47 Based on the hundreds of thousands of poetry accounts and millions of poems shared across multiple digital platforms, it is obvious that poetry is not dead. Technology—specifically, social media—is not only shaping how we share and read poetry; it is also shaping contemporary poetic forms. Just as ancient epics and Shakespearen sonnets created influential movements, digital poetry is changing what we write and how we write it. Social media platforms support shortness. 48 This need for shortness has led to the rise in popularity of micropoetry, which is simply a short poem of no more than one hundred words and two verses. If you are looking to grow your followers in the world of digital poetry, length is everything. The most popular poetry accounts on digital platforms are the ones that specialize in micropoems. 49 Contemporary poets use background images and illustrations to enhance their poems, and show what a poem is describing. The ability to modify images using free phone apps means that poets can do this quickly, easily and without having to pay for expensive software. There is no doubt that poetry is not only surviving in the age of social media, it is gaining popularity. Contemporary poets can find a place for their voice and experience in the digital poetry communities available online. 50 And just as it has throughout history, it will continue to be an influential part of the creative landscape. A．They are among those who worry about the impact of modern technology on poetry. B．In order to make a connection in this fast-paced, easily-distracted world, a poem often needs to be readable within minutes, or even seconds. C．The visual nature of these sharing platforms has also given rise to the combination of words and art. D．Art has long been a good friend of poetry. E．Poetry continues to be an important form of modern expression. F．They, along with countless others like them, are leading a comeback of this time-honored literary form. 【答案】47．F 48．B 49．C 50．E 【导语】这是一篇议论文。文章以当代诗人经历为例，阐述社交媒体让诗歌焕发生机，仍具影响力。 47．由上文“Well-known contemporary poets like Rupi Kaur, Atticus, Lang Leav and Christopher Poindexter began their careers by posting on social websites.(Rupi Kaur、Atticus、Lang Leav和Christopher Poindexter等当代著名诗人的职业生涯始于在社交网站上发帖。)”可知，上文提到像Rupi Kaur等知名当代诗人通过在社交网站上发布作品开启职业生涯，而F项They, along with countless others like them, are leading a comeback of this time-honored literary form.(他们以及无数像他们这样的人，正在引领这种历史悠久的文学形式（诗歌）的复兴)符合语境，顺承前文，说明这些诗人在诗歌复兴方面起到的作用，其中They指代上文Rupi Kaur 等知名当代诗人。故选F项。 48．由上文“Technology—specifically, social media—is not only shaping how we share and read poetry; it is also shaping contemporary poetic forms. Just as ancient epics and Shakespearen sonnets created influential movements, digital poetry is changing what we write and how we write it. Social media platforms support shortness. (技术，特别是社交媒体，不仅塑造了我们分享和阅读诗歌的方式；它也在塑造当代诗歌的形式。正如古代史诗和莎士比亚十四行诗创造了有影响力的运动一样，数字诗歌正在改变我们的写作内容和写作方式。社交媒体平台支持简短性。)”以及下文“This need for shortness has led to the rise in popularity of micropoetry, which is simply a short poem of no more than one hundred words and two verses. If you are looking to grow your followers in the world of digital poetry, length is everything. The most popular poetry accounts on digital platforms are the ones that specialize in micropoems.(这种对短促的需求导致了微诗歌的流行，微诗歌就是一首不超过一百字两节的短诗。如果你想在数字诗歌的世界里增加你的追随者，长度就是一切。数字平台上最受欢迎的诗歌账户是专门研究微诗歌的账户。)”可知，上文说社交媒体平台支持简短性，下文提到这种对简短的需求导致了微诗的流行，而B项In order to make a connection in this fast-paced, easily-distracted world, a poem often needs to be readable within minutes, or even seconds.(为了在这个快节奏、容易分心的世界里建立联系，一首诗通常需要在几分钟甚至几秒钟内就能读完)符合语境，解释了社交媒体平台为何支持简短性。故选B项。 49．由下文“Contemporary poets use background images and illustrations to enhance their poems, and show what a poem is describing. The ability to modify images using free phone apps means that poets can do this quickly, easily and without having to pay for expensive software.(当代诗人使用背景图像和插图来增强他们的诗歌，并展示诗歌所描述的内容。使用免费手机应用程序修改图像的能力意味着诗人可以快速、轻松地完成这项工作，而无需支付昂贵的软件费用。)”可知，下文提到当代诗人使用背景图像和插画来增强他们的诗歌并展示诗歌所描述的内容，而C项The visual nature of these sharing platforms has also given rise to the combination of words and art.(这些分享平台的视觉特性也促使了文字与艺术的结合)符合语境，能够引出后文关于诗歌与图像结合的相关内容。故选C项。 50．由上文“There is no doubt that poetry is not only surviving in the age of social media, it is gaining popularity. Contemporary poets can find a place for their voice and experience in the digital poetry communities available online.(毫无疑问，诗歌不仅在社交媒体时代幸存下来，而且越来越受欢迎。当代诗人可以在网上的数字诗歌社区中找到自己的声音和经验。)”可知，上文说诗歌在社交媒体时代不仅存活下来还越来越受欢迎，当代诗人能在网上的数字诗歌社区找到发声和分享经历的地方，而E选项Poetry continues to be an important form of modern expression.(诗歌仍然是现代表达的一种重要形式)符合语境，进一步强调诗歌在现代的重要性，且与后文And just as it has throughout history, it will continue to be an influential part of the creative landscape.(并且正如它在历史上一直所做的那样，它将继续成为创意领域有影响力的一部分)衔接紧密。故选E项。 III. Summary Writing (10分) 51．Directions: Read the following passage. Summarize the main idea and the main point(s) of the passage in no more than 60 words. Use your own words as far as possible. How to Make a Good Video Resumé (简历)? Video resumés have been around for a long time. With a well-made video resumé, you can present yourself creatively and allow a hiring manager to assess your personality, thus giving you an opportunity for interview. But how to make a good video resumé? First, start by introducing yourself and addressing the company you are applying to. For example, “Hello InVideo, I’m John Doe”. Not only does this get their attention but it makes them feel prioritized. The next thing is to address what profession you’re in or desire to be in. If you’re a filmmaker, you can simply state that or be creative with words and say you’re a visual storyteller. Then, talk about your passion for what you do and support it by referring to your past experiences and work. For example, building on the filmmaker’s introduction, you could talk about how meeting people from around the world and sharing their stories deeply motivates you, and then you can share an experience that supports it. You can also focus on life experiences that have led you to cultivate skills-like taking a year off to travel abroad, volunteering at a shelter, or a hobby that you actively pursue. You can also speak about your special achievements and awards that will add value to your profile or you can get someone to speak on behalf of you as social proof. At the end of the video, leave the ball in their court. However, you also need to give them a reason to call you for an interview. For example, you could end the video with this — “I have a lot more to me than I could fit in this short video and I hope you give me a chance to tell you about it over an interview”. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】   Video resumés offer a creative way to show personality and skills. Begin your video resumé by introducing yourself, addressing the company, and stating your profession or desired role. Then discuss your passion and back it with past experiences, life skills, achievements or recommendations. Conclude by inviting an interview, emphasizing there’s more to share.(53 words) 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍说，视频简历提供了一种展示个性和技能的创造性方式。视频简历的开头包括自我介绍、公司名称、职业或期望的职位。然后讨论你的激情，用过去的经历、生活技能、成就或推荐来支持它。最后邀请面试，强调有更多的东西可以分享。 【详解】1. 要点摘录 ①With a well-made video resumé, you can present yourself creatively and allow a hiring manager to assess your personality, thus giving you an opportunity for interview. ②First, start by introducing yourself and addressing the company you are applying to. ③The next thing is to address what profession you’re in or desire to be in. ④Then, talk about your passion for what you do and support it by referring to your past experiences and work. ⑤However, you also need to give them a reason to call you for an interview. For example, you could end the video with this — “I have a lot more to me than I could fit in this short video and I hope you give me a chance to tell you about it over an interview”. 2.缜密构思 将第1、4、5几个要点进行重组，将第2、3两个要点进行整合。 3.遣词造句 Video resumes offer a creative way to showcase your personality and skills. Start your resume with an introduction of yourself, the name of your company, and your occupation or desired position. Then discuss your passion and back it up with past experiences, life skills, accomplishments, or recommendations. Finally invite for an interview, emphasizing that you have more to share. 【点睛】[高分句型1] Video resumés offer a creative way to show personality and skills. (运用了不定式作后置定语对一段内容进行总结) [高分句型2]Conclude by inviting an interview, emphasizing there’s more to share. (运用了现在分词作状语和省略连接代词that的宾语从句对最后一段内容进行总结) IV. Translation (第1-2句，每句3分；第3句，4分；第4句5分；共15分) Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets. 52．农忙季节，这个偏远的小村子显得空荡荡的。(desert) (汉译英) 【答案】In busy farming seasons, the small remote village looks/appears/seems deserted. 【详解】考查时态和形容词。描述一般事实，用一般现在时；“农忙季节”译为in busy farming seasons，介词短语作状语；主语“这个偏远的小村子”译为the small remote village；“显得”用系动词look，appear或者seem，用第三人称单数；表语“空荡荡的”应用形容词deserted，故翻译为In busy farming seasons, the small remote village looks/appears/seems deserted. 53．上海博物馆的埃及展太火爆了，根本抢不到票。(impossible) (汉译英) 【答案】The Egyptian exhibition at the Shanghai Museum was so popular that it was almost impossible to get/buy tickets. 【详解】考查时态，形容词和结果状语从句。描述过去的事情，用一般过去时，主语“上海博物馆的埃及展”译为the Egyptian exhibition at the Shanghai Museum；be动词使用was；“太火爆了，根本抢不到票”用so...that...连接结果状语从句；“太火爆了”译为so popular，从句中用it作形式主语，be动词使用was；“不可能”译为“impossible”，动词不定式作真正的主语，“买票”译为“get/buy tickets”，再结合其他汉语意思，故翻译为The Egyptian exhibition at the Shanghai Museum was so popular that it was almost impossible to get/buy tickets. 54．虽然这部经典老片在1998年首映，但当它本月重新上映时，依然在影迷中引起了极大的反响。(release) (汉译英) 【答案】Although this classic film was first released in 1998, it still generated/aroused/caused a huge response/feedback among fans when it was re-released this month. 【详解】考查时态，让步状语从句，时间状语从句和动词。整句描述过去的事情，用一般过去时，“虽然这部经典老片在1998年首映”用Although引导的让步状语从句，“这部经典老片”译为this classic film，“上映”用动词release，和主语之间是被动关系，用被动语态，所以前半句译为Although this classic filmwas first released in 1998，“但当它本月重新上映时”用when引导的时间状语从句，“重新上映”用动词re-release，所以时间状语从句译为when it was re-released this month，“引起极大的反响”译为generate/arouse/cause a huge response/feedback，“在影迷中”译为among fans，所以主句译为it still generated/aroused/caused a huge response/feedback among fans。故整句翻译为Although this classic filmwas first released in 1998, it still generated/aroused/caused a huge response/feedback among fans when it was re-released this month. 55．这位原本深耕于科研领域的女学者，凭借自己坚持不懈的努力，历经极度严苛的训练，最终成为了一名宇航员。(engage) (汉译英) 【答案】With her own unremitting efforts and extremely rigorous training, the female scholar, who was originally deep in the field of scientific research eventually became an astronaut. 【详解】考查介词短语、副词、形容词、定语从句和动词时态。“凭借自己坚持不懈的努力，历经极度严苛的训练”可以用with+宾语结构，表示为with her own unremitting efforts and extremely rigorous training，其中副词“极其”extremely，修饰形容词rigorous“严苛的”作状语；主语是 the female scholars表示“女学者”，“这位原本深耕于科研领域的”可以表达为非限制性定语从句，修饰先行词scholar，且在定语从句中作主语，用who引导，“原本地”是originally，作状语，“深耕于科研领域”表示为be deep in the field of scientific research，结合句子陈述过去的事实，用一般过去时，be动词用was，即主语部分为the female scholar, who was originally deep in the field of scientific research；谓语“成为”become，系动词，过去式为became，an astronaut表示“一名宇航员”，作表语。故翻译为With her own unremitting efforts and extremely rigorous training, the female scholar, who was originally deep in the field of scientific research eventually became an astronaut. 七、书信写作 56．Directions: Write an English composition in 120-150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese. 56．Directions: Write an English composition in no less than 150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese. 假设现在学校要为高二学生多设置一节必修课，该课放在每周周五进行，现在向全校学生征询建议。作为一名即将高中毕业的学生，你会向学校提出怎样的课程建议呢？你的作文需包括以下内容： 1.你建议多设置怎样的一节必修课； 2.设置该课程的2-3个原因。 _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】范文 A Proposal for an Additional Compulsory Course for High School Juniors As a student on the verge of graduating from high school, I believe that adding an additional compulsory course on Fridays for our second-year students would be beneficial. Specifically, I propose the introduction of a course focused on “Life Skills and Career Development.” The rationale behind this suggestion is threefold. Firstly, life skills are essential for our future success in both academic and professional fields. By acquiring practical skills such as time management, effective communication, and problem-solving, we can better prepare ourselves for the challenges that lie ahead. Secondly, career development guidance is crucial at this stage of our education. Understanding our interests, strengths, and potential career paths can help us make informed decisions about our future studies and jobs. Lastly, such a course would provide a valuable opportunity for us to engage in interactive and experiential learning, complementing the traditional classroom-based teaching methods. By introducing this new compulsory course, I believe our school can empower its students with the necessary skills and knowledge to navigate their future with confidence and success. 【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文。要求考生就设置怎样一节必修课提出自己的看法和说明原因。 【详解】1.词汇积累 获得：acquire→obtain 引入：introduce→bring in 赋予：empower→enable 重要的：crucial/essential→vital 2.句式拓展 合并简单句 原句：Secondly, career development guidance is crucial at this stage of our education. Understanding our interests, strengths, and potential career paths can help us make informed decisions about our future studies and jobs. 拓展句：Secondly, career development guidance is crucial at this stage of our education because understanding our interests, strengths, and potential career paths can help us make informed decisions about our future studies and jobs. 【点睛】[高分句型1] As a student on the verge of graduating from high school, I believe that adding an additional compulsory course on Fridays for our second-year students would be beneficial. (运用了that引导宾语从句) [高分句型2] By acquiring practical skills such as time management, effective communication, and problem-solving, we can better prepare ourselves for the challenges that lie ahead. (运用了动名词作宾语和that引导的定语从句) 试卷第1页，共3页 试卷第1页，共3页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $