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昌平区2025-2026学年第一学期高二年级期末质量抽测 英语 2026.1 本样卷含第一卷和第二卷。第一卷共94分，第二卷共6分，共100分。考试时长90分钟。第一卷共10页，第二卷共1页。考生务必将答案答在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。考试结束后，将答题卡交回。 第一卷 第一部分 知识运用(共两节，24分) 第一节(共10小题;每小题1.5分，共15分) 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 Of all the advice I’ve ever been offered, one piece stands out as the absolute worst: “Just be yourself.” In theory, that sounds like great advice. But when you hear it five minutes before giving a (n) ___1___ to a room of distracted teenagers, it feels like a death sentence. It was the morning of my big English speech day. I had practiced for hours and printed my note cards. I was nervous, but ___2___. Until my friend Sam said, “Don’t stress. Just be yourself.” That was the exact moment my heart ___3___ a protest. “Be myself?” I thought. “Which version? The awkward, overthinking version? Or the one that says ‘thank you’ when someone tells me good luck?” But there was no time to deal with my different ___4___. My name was called. I stood up, took a deep breath, and decided to take Sam’s advice. I ___5___ the note cards, figuring I’d “speak from the heart.” The first sentence was ___6___. But the second involved forgetting the word “symbolism.” By the third, I was quoting a scene that didn’t exist. I told a joke that no one understood and laughed alone ___7___ for too long. “Just be yourself,” I thought, staring into my classmates’ lifeless eyes. By the time I sat down, I had sweated through my shirt, forgotten half my points, and gained a new ___8___ for note cards. Later, I got a C+ with the comment: “Enthusiastic but confusing.” Here’s what I learned: “Be yourself” is only good advice when your “self” is ___9___ and prepared. In high-pressure moments, it’s better to be your best self: the one who practices, plans, and knows when to ____10____ the note cards. 1. A. presentation B. announcement C. assignment D. interview 2. A. encouraged B. prepared C. moved D. annoyed 3. A. staged B. expected C. remembered D. imagined 4. A. chances B. passions C. personalities D. challenges 5. A. received B. abandoned C. valued D. examined 6. A. strange B. fine C. special D. long 7. A. excitedly B. coldly C. painfully D. politely 8. A. appreciation B. prediction C. suggestion D. solution 9. A. free B. brave C. eager D. calm 10. A. search for B. turn in C. back up D. stick to 第二节(共6小题;每小题1.5分，共9分) A 阅读下面短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号所给词的正确形式填空。请在答题卡指定区域作答。 The tradition of Chinese tea ceremony has developed for centuries. By the time it gained global recognition local communities ____11____ (practice) it for generations. In the past, this ceremony ____12____ (perform) in quiet, traditional households. Today, it is being adapted to fast-paced urban life. Modern tea houses are springing up in cities, ____13____ busy people can experience a moment of peace. This ancient practice is teaching a new generation the art of slowing down. B 阅读下面短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号所给词的正确形式填空。请在答题卡指定区域作答。 It seems obvious now ____14____ we acquire knowledge and understanding. To start with, we need questions. Then, ____15____ (find) answers, we observe the world around us and study the facts. After that, we consider possible answers and test each to find the right ones. ____16____ we now tend to type a few keywords into search engines for answers, modern scientists and thinkers still solve the world’s problems with this type of analysis. 第二部分 阅读理解(共两节，38分) 第一节(共14小题;每小题2分，共28分) 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A Spend a term abroad with a group of Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE) students interning (实习) in Sydney! Whether in finance technology, or the creative industries, you’ll gain real-world experience and cultural insights that shape your future. Dates & Fees Application Fee: $50 Priority Deadline Discount: Apply to an autumn term or academic year program by June 1 and automatically get a $400 discount. Apply to a spring term by October 1 and get a $400 discount. Discounts are taken off the final balance. PROGRAM APPLICATION DUE START DATE END DATE COSTS Autumn 2026 12 weeks June 1, 2026 September 28, 2026 December 19, 2026 $4,500 Spring 2027 12 weeks October 1, 2026 January 4, 2027 March 27, 2027 $4,500 Highlights ·Gain valuable skills and expand your network with a weekly internship at a Sydney company or non-profit organization. ·Attend included activities that build career skills and develop cultural competence. ·Connect once a week with CIEE Center Staff, who are available to help you make the most of your experience. ·In your free time, explore and have fun! From surfing lessons to hikes in nearby national parks, Sydney is full of activities. Reminders: To apply for the CIEE Sydney Internship Program, applicants must first email CIEE staff seven days in advance to confirm qualification (资格): age from 16 to 18 and have basic English ability. Pairs will be matched based on target positions and English levels. Finally, applicants must present two required documents by the application deadline: their basic health information and a teacher’s recommendation letter. 17. For the Autumn 2026 program, applicants should ________. A. apply by Oct. 1, 2026 B. cover a total cost of $4,900 C. pay an application fee of $400 D. begin interning on Sept. 28, 2026 18. The program enables students to ________. A. explore nearby national parks for free B. join in events that improve career skills C. have daily access to CIEE Center Staff D. gain skills through weekly online courses 19. What do applicants need to do to apply? A. Select their preferred internship partner. B. Confirm qualification through an interview. C. Provide advanced English ability certificates. D. Hand in a reference letter from a school instructor. B On November 1, 2025, I began a new journey of rediscovery through dance, performing in front of over 200 people at a school welcome party. It was a moment of reflection on how I had let social pressure change me and the beginning of a promise to never turn my back on dancing again. I was once a young girl who did endless ballet turns at home and in front of people. However, as I started school, my relationship with dance began to change. Dancing was only “cool” if you took extra classes and became skilled. Wanting to fit in and avoid judgment, I pushed my love for dance aside. I convinced myself that dancing wasn’t something I could enjoy openly anymore. On October 22, 2025, the dance team needed an extra person for a welcome party performance in one week. I didn’t know what drove me to raise my hand. Part of me was hesitant, afraid of dancing in front of a potentially judgmental crowd, but something inside pushed me forward. Maybe it was that young girl within me, the one who loved to dance without fear, urging me to say “yes.” We were dancing to a fast-paced song, and I had only a week to learn the dance while my teammates had been practicing for two months. Yet, I poured everything into learning it. Practicing was anything but easy. The pressure of keeping up with my team weighed heavily on me. Thankfully, my teammates were patient and supportive. Even stressed, I kept going, practicing every day for hours. On performance day, anxiety filled my mind. Would they notice missteps or laugh at me? But as I stepped into the spotlight, a wave of joy washed over me, and I saw clearly how much I had let social pressure hold me back. I realized it was never worth it to meet others’ expectations at the cost of your own joy. 20 What did the author think of dancing after she started school? A. Cheerful. B. Satisfying. C. Disappointing. D. Stressful. 21. What drove the author to volunteer for the performance? A A strong desire to dance again. B. A sudden urge to prove herself. C. The deep trust from her classmates. D. The need to escape from the crowds. 22. How did the author keep up with the team? A. She asked teammates for help. B. She used her past experience. C. She devoted all her strength. D. She took extra dance classes. 23. What can we learn from the author’s story? A. Fortune favors the brave. B. Dream big and work hard. C. Stay true to what you love. D. Rome wasn’t built in a day. C Many people often wish for an extra hour in the day, a feeling especially common in industrial societies. Why does this happen? Recent studies indicate that “time poverty” — the sense of having too much to do and too little time — depends more on how we perceive (感知) our time rather than how much we actually have. People usually view time as something objective and measurable but simply counting the hours of free time does not capture our real experience of time. While having too little leisure is indeed linked to lower well-being, the feeling of time poverty often comes from other factors. Constant interruptions, an ever-growing to-do list, and a lack of control over one’s own schedule all exacerbate time poverty, even when the clock shows otherwise. Policies aimed at reducing time poverty often focus on increasing actual free time, for example, by regulating working hours. These measures are important, because lack of time is related to problems such as poor sleep, stress, and difficulty maintaining social relationships. However, if they do not also address people’s subjective feeling of time pressure, their effect may remain limited. Research has tried to determine how much free time is “enough” for well-being. Similar to how economists set income poverty lines, experts have explored a time poverty threshold (阈值). Findings from large surveys suggest that having between two and five hours of free time per day corresponds to higher life satisfaction. Both less and more than that range can be linked to lower well-being. Yet the “right” amount is also personal. If free time is used actively — for hobbies, exercise, or meaningful interaction with others — even more hours can feel rewarding. On the other hand, if time feels broken, rushed, or wasted, people may feel time-poor even if they have several hours free. To reduce the feeling of time poverty, changes can be made on both personal and societal levels. Individually, people can try monitoring their day: noting what they do, how long it takes, and how they feel afterward. This may reveal habits that waste time or increase stress, such as scrolling through social media for too long. Socially, workplaces can help by allowing flexible schedules, minimizing unnecessary interruptions, and encouraging short breaks. Schools and families can also promote time-management skills and protect quality downtime. Even if a day were extended by one hour, if the quality and intensity of people’s time use do not change, people’s subjective feeling of time poverty would not improve. 24. What can we learn about “time poverty” from the passage? A. It is controlled by well-established policies. B. It can be measured objectively by the clock C. It results from a subjective feeling of time pressure. D. It improves well-being with over five hours of leisure. 25. What does the word “exacerbate” underlined in Paragraph 2 most probably mean? A. Continue. B. Generate. C. Specialize. D. Intensify. 26. What can be inferred from the passage? A. Broken free time is better than no free time. B. Active users of free time feel less time poor. C. Plenty of free time can ease the time pressure. D. Those with hobbies alike have similar free time. 27. Which would be the best title for this passage? A. Why Do We Long for Time So Much? B. How Can We Unlock More Free Time? C. Why Does Time Poverty Affect Our life? D. How Will an Extra Hour Fix Time Poverty? D We are linked to every creature that has ever lived, just as our continued existence is wholly dependent upon other living things. But we are also connected to one another with a complexity no other creature can match. Ants and bees may have hive (蜂房) minds in a sense we can hardly imagine. Yet they have nothing on humanity when it comes to the world-spanning networks of technology, culture and communication that define our species. Our collective life is the richest, strangest and most effective thing this planet has ever seen. Thinkers like social psychologist Kenneth Gergen argue that the idea of an independent self makes little sense. Saying “I am angry” or “I love you” is not describing a private, inner state. Rather, we are performing within a relationship, using words and actions shaped by our culture. My love for you is not a fixed thing inside me; it plays out between us on a stage set by society. Our feelings are not unchanging treasure of a true self, but a series of connection between the inner and outer world. As Gergen writes, “I am linked, therefore I am.” This does not mean we have no inner life only that we cannot access or understand it by looking inward alone. Everything I know, hope for, and do depends on countless others, living and dead. Genetically, I am little different from humans ten thousand years ago, but mentally, I am “modern” in ways beyond their conception. Our knowledge of time and death unites and divides us; it is life’s ultimate common ground and its most fundamental disconnection. Yet, love and language offer a counter-lesson. They show how connection can go beyond isolation (孤立), even in the face of death. Philosopher Derek Parfit described how his fear of death lessened as he stopped seeing the self as a separate and independent being. He once felt imprisoned in himself, his life like a glass tunnel ending in darkness. After changing his view, “the walls of my glass tunnel disappeared. I now live in the open air.” We must make meaning with the tools we are given: language, social roles, and technology. But we also have the capacity, collectively, to remake these tools and ourselves. This ongoing creation is the core of human history and hope. To write about love and death is to remind others we are mortal (凡人) yet never truly alone. To research anger and hate is to grow wiser. To think well about the world is to accept many voices and seek purposes that future generations may thank us for. As Parfit concluded, since human history may be just beginning, future humans “may achieve some great goods that we cannot now even imagine.” 28. The author quotes Kenneth Gergen mainly to ________. A. support a statement B. introduce a topic C. highlight a problem D. draw a comparison 29. What can we learn from the last paragraph? A. Human responsibility lies in preserving the tools. B. Our future depends mainly on the future generations. C. People should use their collective creativity for the future. D. It is an individual duty to avoid thinking about negative topics 30. What does the author intend to tell us? A. Connections enable humans to look inward. B. The self finds its meaning through relationships. C. Language and technology shape personal identity. D. Fear of death is the driver of cultural development. 第二节(共5小题;每小题2分，共10分) 根据短文内容，从短文后的七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。 You’ve probably seen the impossible happen, or at least thought you have. When a magician makes a card disappear, or throws a ball into the air, only for it to disappear, it seems that they are using amazing powers. But the magic isn’t happening on stage. ____31____ These illusions (幻觉) work because of important processes that happen in our brains. Our senses provide an enormous amount of information about our surroundings. Our brains have developed ways of prioritizing what’s important. ____32____ What we see or remember is actually a mental image. These mental processes are taken advantage of by illusionists to trick us into believing things in a particular way. In one famous trick, a ball is thrown into the air twice and caught and then disappears into thin air on the third throw. ____33____ Our brains predict that the ball will leave the magician’s hand, so we think we see it. The same process makes a dog run for a stick when we pretend to throw it. During a magic show, we are often led to think that we have a freer choice than we actually do. Magician-turned-psychologist Gustav Kuhn highlights how a performer’s stare can direct our attention towards some things and draw it away from others. ____34____ Kuhn has become a researcher using the techniques behind different magic tricks to see what we can learn about how the brain works. ____35____ Understanding these could be important because while magicians use these tricks to entertain us, others use similar approaches to mislead us or spread disinformation. A. It’s actually just a hand movement. B. In fact, it is all inside your own brain. C. Even babies naturally tend to follow where someone is looking. D. Audiences are often too excited to notice these small movements. E. We tend to notice the most significant and remember the most meaningful. F. Sometimes our brains mix up real memories with imagined ones during the trick. G. He’s even worked with a toy firm to make magic sets explaining mental processes. 第三部分 书面表达(共两节，32分) 第一节(共4小题;第36、37题各2分，第38题3分，第39题5分，共12分) 阅读下面短文，根据题目要求用英文回答问题。请在答题卡指定区域作答。 To be stung (蛰) by an ant or a bee raises—beyond the “Ow!”—immediate questions. How can a creature so tiny cause such remarkable pain? And why, when all you have done is to make a jam sandwich or eat a peach, does it carry out such a serious attack? Justin O. Schmidt wondered too, and spent his life trying to find out, hence his nickname, “The King of Sting”. Over 35 years 150 different species of insects stung him. After being stung, he would immediately take out his notebook and stopwatch and write it down. Most famously, in 1983, he developed the Schmidt Sting Pain Index, ranking the stings of over 70 insects from “1” to “4” according to their pain. Most he had borne himself, though coworkers joined in. The sting of a honeybee was his base value, since most people knew what a honeybee sting felt like, and it was rated at a “2”. He also provided a line or so to describe each pain. Through his list he found that insects that live alone usually have a much less painful sting than those that live together in large groups. From this he reached the conclusion that stings allowed insects to get more food and build social structures. They needed to protect the nest, the workers and the immobile young worms. The greater the danger, the more poisonous the venom (毒液). It’s also worth mentioning that all the defending was left to the females. Male insects just hid or ran off. Most stings were highly effective. The intense pain of stings served not only to drive away a potential enemy, but to set off a fearful memory in those who had been stung so that the next time they met, they would stay away. He himself had never forgotten his first meeting with a bumblebee, which stung him on the neck when he was five. That didn’t put him off, though. As a teenager, he had his own beehives. In his early 20s, he was on the road in a car to dig up and study harvester ants in Georgia. Their stings were curiously lasting. It was a pain that shaped his future. 36. What did Justin O. Schmidt do after he was stung over 35 years? ______________________________________________________________________ 37. Why did he set the sting of honeybees as the base value of the Schmidt Sting Pain Index? ______________________________________________________________________ 38. Please decide which part is false in the following statement, then underline it and explain why. According to Justin, the stings of insects that live in groups are more painful than those of insects that live alone because they face a higher level of dangers. ______________________________________________________________________ 39. Among Justin O. Schmidt’s qualities, which one (s) do you think will be important for us? Why? (In about 40 words) ______________________________________________________________________ 第二节(20分) 40. 假设你是高二学生李华。你的英国笔友Jim最近由于过度追求社交媒体上的完美人际关系，经常感到焦虑不安，请给他写一封邮件为他提供建议，内容包括： 1. 你的建议; 2. 就以上建议简要说明理由。 注意：1. 词数100左右; 2. 开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。 Dear Jim, ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Yours, Li Hua 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $ 昌平区2025-2026学年第一学期高二年级期末质量抽测 英语 2026.1 本样卷含第一卷和第二卷。第一卷共94分，第二卷共6分，共100分。考试时长90分钟。第一卷共10页，第二卷共1页。考生务必将答案答在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。考试结束后，将答题卡交回。 第一卷 第一部分 知识运用(共两节，24分) 第一节(共10小题;每小题1.5分，共15分) 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 Of all the advice I’ve ever been offered, one piece stands out as the absolute worst: “Just be yourself.” In theory, that sounds like great advice. But when you hear it five minutes before giving a (n) ___1___ to a room of distracted teenagers, it feels like a death sentence. It was the morning of my big English speech day. I had practiced for hours and printed my note cards. I was nervous, but ___2___. Until my friend Sam said, “Don’t stress. Just be yourself.” That was the exact moment my heart ___3___ a protest. “Be myself?” I thought. “Which version? The awkward, overthinking version? Or the one that says ‘thank you’ when someone tells me good luck?” But there was no time to deal with my different ___4___. My name was called. I stood up, took a deep breath, and decided to take Sam’s advice. I ___5___ the note cards, figuring I’d “speak from the heart.” The first sentence was ___6___. But the second involved forgetting the word “symbolism.” By the third, I was quoting a scene that didn’t exist. I told a joke that no one understood and laughed alone ___7___ for too long. “Just be yourself,” I thought, staring into my classmates’ lifeless eyes. By the time I sat down, I had sweated through my shirt, forgotten half my points, and gained a new ___8___ for note cards. Later, I got a C+ with the comment: “Enthusiastic but confusing.” Here’s what I learned: “Be yourself” is only good advice when your “self” is ___9___ and prepared. In high-pressure moments, it’s better to be your best self: the one who practices, plans, and knows when to ____10____ the note cards. 1. A. presentation B. announcement C. assignment D. interview 2. A. encouraged B. prepared C. moved D. annoyed 3. A. staged B. expected C. remembered D. imagined 4. A. chances B. passions C. personalities D. challenges 5. A. received B. abandoned C. valued D. examined 6. A. strange B. fine C. special D. long 7. A. excitedly B. coldly C. painfully D. politely 8. A. appreciation B. prediction C. suggestion D. solution 9. A. free B. brave C. eager D. calm 10. A. search for B. turn in C. back up D. stick to 【答案】1. A 2. B 3. A 4. C 5. B 6. B 7. C 8. A 9. D 10. D 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者按“做自己”建议演讲却失败的经历及感悟。 【1题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：但是当你在给一群注意力不集中的青少年做展示前五分钟听到这句话时，感觉就像被判了死刑。A. presentation展示；B. announcement宣布；C. assignment任务；D. interview采访。根据后文“to a room of distracted teenagers”以及“It was the morning of my big English speech day”可知，此处指给一群青少年做展示，故选A。 【2题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我很紧张，但已经准备好了。A. encouraged受鼓舞的；B. prepared准备好的；C. moved感动的；D. annoyed恼怒的。根据前文“I had practiced for hours and printed my note cards”可知，作者已经练习了几个小时，并且打印了笔记卡片，所以是准备好了，故选B。 【3题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：就在那一刻，我的心发起了抗议。A. staged组织；安排；B. expected期待；C. remembered记得；D. imagined想象。根据后文“Be myself?”可知，作者内心在抗议，不认同朋友说的“做自己”，stage有“组织、安排（抗议等行动）”的意思，这里用其引申义，表示内心发起抗议，故选A。 【4题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：但是我没有时间去处理我不同的性格。A. chances机会；B. passions激情；C. personalities性格；D. challenges挑战。根据后文“The awkward, overthinking version? Or the one that says ‘thank you’ when someone tells me good luck?”可知，作者在纠结自己该展现哪种性格。故选C。 【5题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：我放弃了笔记卡片，心想我要“发自内心地演讲”。A. received收到；B. abandoned放弃；C. valued重视；D. examined检查。根据后文“figuring I’d “speak from the heart.””可知，作者决定遵循自己的内心的想法，放弃笔记卡片。故选B。 【6题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：第一句话还好。A. strange奇怪的；B. fine好的；C. special特别的；D. long长的。根据后文“But the second involved forgetting the word “symbolism.””可知，第二句就出问题了，所以第一句还好。故选B。 【7题详解】 考查副词词义辨析。句意：我讲了一个没人懂的笑话，然后痛苦地独自笑了太久。A. excitedly兴奋地；B. coldly冷淡地；C. painfully痛苦地；D. politely礼貌地。根据前文“no one understood”可知，没人懂作者的笑话，所以作者独自笑是痛苦的，故选C。 【8题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：当我坐下时，我已经汗流浃背，忘了一半的要点，并且对笔记卡片有了新的欣赏。A. appreciation欣赏；感激；B. prediction预测；C. suggestion建议；D. solution解决方案。根据前文作者演讲失败的经历可知，作者此时意识到笔记卡片的重要性，对它有了新的欣赏。故选A。 【9题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：“做自己”只有在你的“自己”冷静且准备充分时才是好建议。A. free自由的；B. brave勇敢的；C. eager渴望的；D. calm冷静的。根据后文“and prepared”以及作者之前紧张演讲失败的经历可知，此处指冷静且准备充分。故选D。 【10题详解】 考查动词短语辨析。句意：在高压时刻，最好做最好的自己：那个会练习、会计划、知道何时该使用笔记卡片的人。A. search for寻找；B. turn in上交；C. back up支持；D. stick to坚持。根据前文作者演讲失败的经历可知，作者学到的教训是“知道何时该坚持用提示卡”。故选D。 第二节(共6小题;每小题1.5分，共9分) A 阅读下面短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号所给词的正确形式填空。请在答题卡指定区域作答。 The tradition of Chinese tea ceremony has developed for centuries. By the time it gained global recognition, local communities ____11____ (practice) it for generations. In the past, this ceremony ____12____ (perform) in quiet, traditional households. Today, it is being adapted to fast-paced urban life. Modern tea houses are springing up in cities, ____13____ busy people can experience a moment of peace. This ancient practice is teaching a new generation the art of slowing down. 【答案】11. had been practicing 12. was performed 13. where 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇说明文，主要介绍了中国茶道传统历经数百年的发展历程，并获得全球认可。 【11题详解】 考查动词时态。句意：在它获得全球认可时，当地民众已经将这项传统践行了数代。by the time引导时间状语从句，从句用一般过去时，主句表示在从句动作发生之前就已经开始并持续进行的动作，需用过去完成进行时，其结构为had been+动词的现在分词。故填had been practicing。 【12题详解】 考查动词时态、语态和主谓一致。句意：在过去，这项仪式是在安静的传统家庭中举行的。根据时间状语In the past可知，句子需用一般过去时；主语this ceremony与perform之间是被动关系，需用一般过去时的被动语态，其结构为was/were+动词的过去分词；主语为单数，be动词用was。故填was performed。 【13题详解】 考查定语从句。句意：现代化的茶馆在城市里如雨后春笋般涌现，忙碌的人们可以在这些茶馆里享受片刻的宁静。先行词是Modern tea houses，指物，空处引导非限制性定语从句，且在从句中作地点状语，相当于in which，需用关系副词where。故填where。 B 阅读下面短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号所给词的正确形式填空。请在答题卡指定区域作答。 It seems obvious now ____14____ we acquire knowledge and understanding. To start with, we need questions. Then, ____15____ (find) answers, we observe the world around us and study the facts. After that, we consider possible answers and test each to find the right ones. ____16____ we now tend to type a few keywords into search engines for answers, modern scientists and thinkers still solve the world’s problems with this type of analysis. 【答案】14. how 15. to find 16. Although##Though 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇说明文。主要介绍了如今人们获取知识的方式已十分明晰，先提出问题，再观察研究、验证答案找真相；尽管如今人们常靠搜索引擎寻答案，科学家仍用这种分析方式解决世界难题。 【14题详解】 考查主语从句。句意：现在看来，我们获取知识和理解的方式是多么简单明了了。分析句子可知，本句为it 作形式主语的句型，真正主语是后面的从句，结合句意 “如今我们____获取知识和理解能力，这一点似乎显而易见”，此处需填连接副词how，表“如何”，引导主语从句。故填how。 【15题详解】 考查动词不定式。句意：然后，为了找到答案，我们要观察周围的世界并研究事实。空格处需填非谓语动词作目的状语，表示“为了找到答案”，故用find的不定式形式to find，符合 “我们观察周围世界、研究事实”的动作目的。故填to find。 【16题详解】 考查让步状语从句。句意：尽管我们现在倾向于在搜索引擎中输入几个关键词来获取答案，但现代的科学家和思想家仍然通过这种分析方法来解决世界上的问题。结合前后句逻辑——“我们现在倾向于在搜索引擎输入关键词找答案”和“现代科学家和思想家仍用这种分析方式解决世界问题”是转折关系，且空格后是完整句子，故填引导让步状语从句的连词Although/Though（两者均可，表“尽管 / 虽然”）。故填Although/Though。 第二部分 阅读理解(共两节，38分) 第一节(共14小题;每小题2分，共28分) 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A Spend a term abroad with a group of Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE) students interning (实习) in Sydney! Whether in finance, technology, or the creative industries, you’ll gain real-world experience and cultural insights that shape your future. Dates & Fees Application Fee: $50 Priority Deadline Discount: Apply to an autumn term or academic year program by June 1 and automatically get a $400 discount. Apply to a spring term by October 1 and get a $400 discount. Discounts are taken off the final balance. PROGRAM APPLICATION DUE START DATE END DATE COSTS Autumn 2026 12 weeks June 1, 2026 September 28, 2026 December 19, 2026 $4,500 Spring 2027 12 weeks October 1, 2026 January 4, 2027 March 27, 2027 $4,500 Highlights ·Gain valuable skills and expand your network with a weekly internship at a Sydney company or non-profit organization. ·Attend included activities that build career skills and develop cultural competence. ·Connect once a week with CIEE Center Staff who are available to help you make the most of your experience. ·In your free time, explore and have fun! From surfing lessons to hikes in nearby national parks, Sydney is full of activities. Reminders: To apply for the CIEE Sydney Internship Program, applicants must first email CIEE staff seven days in advance to confirm qualification (资格): age from 16 to 18 and have basic English ability. Pairs will be matched based on target positions and English levels. Finally, applicants must present two required documents by the application deadline: their basic health information and a teacher’s recommendation letter. 17. For the Autumn 2026 program, applicants should ________. A. apply by Oct. 1, 2026 B. cover a total cost of $4,900 C. pay an application fee of $400 D. begin interning on Sept. 28, 2026 18. The program enables students to ________. A. explore nearby national parks for free B. join in events that improve career skills C. have daily access to CIEE Center Staff D. gain skills through weekly online courses 19. What do applicants need to do to apply? A. Select their preferred internship partner. B. Confirm qualification through an interview. C. Provide advanced English ability certificates. D. Hand in a reference letter from a school instructor. 【答案】17. D 18. B 19. D 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇应用文。文章主要讲述了国际教育交流协会悉尼实习项目的相关信息，包括时间、费用、亮点及申请要求。 【17题详解】 细节理解题。根据表格中Autumn 2026对应的信息START DATE部分“September 28, 2026 (2026年9月28日)”可知，2026年秋季项目的实习生将于2026年9月28日开始实习。故选D项。 【18题详解】 细节理解题。根据Highlights部分中“Attend included activities that build career skills and develop cultural competence.(参加包含的活动，培养职业技能和发展文化能力)”可知，该项目使学生能够参加提高职业技能的活动。故选B。 【19题详解】 细节理解题。根据Reminders部分中“Finally, applicants must present two required documents by the application deadline: their basic health information and a teacher’s recommendation letter.(最后，申请人必须在申请截止日期前提交两份所需文件：基本健康信息和教师推荐信)”可知，申请人需要提交学校指导老师的推荐信。故选D。 B On November 1, 2025, I began a new journey of rediscovery through dance, performing in front of over 200 people at a school welcome party. It was a moment of reflection on how I had let social pressure change me and the beginning of a promise to never turn my back on dancing again. I was once a young girl who did endless ballet turns at home and in front of people. However, as I started school, my relationship with dance began to change. Dancing was only “cool” if you took extra classes and became skilled. Wanting to fit in and avoid judgment, I pushed my love for dance aside. I convinced myself that dancing wasn’t something I could enjoy openly anymore. On October 22 2025, the dance team needed an extra person for a welcome party performance in one week. I didn’t know what drove me to raise my hand. Part of me was hesitant, afraid of dancing in front of a potentially judgmental crowd, but something inside pushed me forward. Maybe it was that young girl within me, the one who loved to dance without fear, urging me to say “yes.” We were dancing to a fast-paced song, and I had only a week to learn the dance while my teammates had been practicing for two months. Yet, I poured everything into learning it. Practicing was anything but easy. The pressure of keeping up with my team weighed heavily on me. Thankfully, my teammates were patient and supportive. Even stressed, I kept going, practicing every day for hours. On performance day, anxiety filled my mind. Would they notice missteps or laugh at me? But as I stepped into the spotlight, a wave of joy washed over me, and I saw clearly how much I had let social pressure hold me back. I realized it was never worth it to meet others’ expectations at the cost of your own joy. 20. What did the author think of dancing after she started school? A Cheerful. B. Satisfying. C. Disappointing. D. Stressful. 21. What drove the author to volunteer for the performance? A. A strong desire to dance again. B. A sudden urge to prove herself. C. The deep trust from her classmates. D. The need to escape from the crowds. 22. How did the author keep up with the team? A. She asked teammates for help. B. She used her past experience. C. She devoted all her strength. D. She took extra dance classes. 23. What can we learn from the author’s story? A. Fortune favors the brave. B. Dream big and work hard. C. Stay true to what you love. D. Rome wasn’t built in a day. 【答案】20. D 21. A 22. C 23. C 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者因社交压力放弃舞蹈，后重新拾起并在表演中找回自我的故事。 【20题详解】 细节理解题。根据第二段中“However, as I started school, my relationship with dance began to change. Dancing was only “cool” if you took extra classes and became skilled. Wanting to fit in and avoid judgment, I pushed my love for dance aside. I convinced myself that dancing wasn’t something I could enjoy openly anymore.(可步入校园后，我与舞蹈的联结开始悄然改变。彼时的校园里，只有参加额外舞蹈课程、练就一身技艺，跳舞才算是件 “时髦的事”。为了融入集体、避免他人非议，我将对舞蹈的热爱尘封心底，还说服自己，舞蹈再也不是一件能让我坦然享受的事。)”可知，作者上学后认为跳舞是有压力的。故选D。 【21题详解】 细节理解题。根据第三段中“On October 22, 2025, the dance team needed an extra person for a welcome party performance in one week. I didn’t know what drove me to raise my hand. Part of me was hesitant, afraid of dancing in front of a potentially judgmental crowd, but something inside pushed me forward. Maybe it was that young girl within me, the one who loved to dance without fear, urging me to say “yes.”(2025年10月22日，舞蹈队急需一名替补队员，参与一周后的迎新晚会演出。我至今说不清是什么驱使自己举起了手。内心的一角满是迟疑，害怕在一群或许会对我品头论足的观众面前跳舞，但心底总有一股力量推着我向前。或许，是那个藏在我心底的小女孩 —— 那个曾无所畏惧热爱舞蹈的自己，在催促我说出“我愿意”。)”可知，是内心深处对舞蹈的强烈渴望驱使作者自愿参加表演。故选A。 【22题详解】 细节理解题。根据第三段中“Yet, I poured everything into learning it. Practicing was anything but easy. The pressure of keeping up with my team weighed heavily on me. Thankfully, my teammates were patient and supportive. Even stressed, I kept going, practicing every day for hours.(即便如此，我还是拼尽全力去练习。这段练习的日子，过得异常艰难，跟上队友节奏的压力，重重地压在我的心头。所幸，我的队友们始终耐心相伴、倾力支持。即便倍感焦虑，我也没有停下脚步，每天都花上数小时练习。)”可知，作者倾尽全力跟上团队。故选C。 【23题详解】 推理判断题。通读全文，尤其是根据第一段中“It was a moment of reflection on how I had let social pressure change me and the beginning of a promise to never turn my back on dancing again.(那一刻，我不禁回想自己曾如何因社交压力改变自我，也在这一刻许下承诺：此生再也不会放弃舞蹈。)”和最后一段中“I realized it was never worth it to meet others’ expectations at the cost of your own joy.(可当我踏上聚光灯下的舞台，一股喜悦的暖流涌上心头，我也终于清醒地意识到，自己曾被社交压力束缚了太久。我这才明白，为了迎合他人的期待，牺牲属于自己的快乐，从来都不值得。)”可知，文章主要讲述了作者因社交压力放弃舞蹈，后重新拾起并在表演中找回自我的故事，由此可推知，我们能从作者的故事中学到：坚持你所爱。故选C。 C Many people often wish for an extra hour in the day, a feeling especially common in industrial societies. Why does this happen? Recent studies indicate that “time poverty” — the sense of having too much to do and too little time — depends more on how we perceive (感知) our time rather than how much we actually have. People usually view time as something objective and measurable but simply counting the hours of free time does not capture our real experience of time. While having too little leisure is indeed linked to lower well-being, the feeling of time poverty often comes from other factors. Constant interruptions, an ever-growing to-do list, and a lack of control over one’s own schedule all exacerbate time poverty, even when the clock shows otherwise. Policies aimed at reducing time poverty often focus on increasing actual free time, for example, by regulating working hours. These measures are important, because lack of time is related to problems such as poor sleep, stress, and difficulty maintaining social relationships. However, if they do not also address people’s subjective feeling of time pressure, their effect may remain limited. Research has tried to determine how much free time is “enough” for well-being. Similar to how economists set income poverty lines, experts have explored a time poverty threshold (阈值). Findings from large surveys suggest that having between two and five hours of free time per day corresponds to higher life satisfaction. Both less and more than that range can be linked to lower well-being. Yet the “right” amount is also personal. If free time is used actively — for hobbies, exercise, or meaningful interaction with others — even more hours can feel rewarding. On the other hand, if time feels broken, rushed, or wasted, people may feel time-poor even if they have several hours free. To reduce the feeling of time poverty, changes can be made on both personal and societal levels. Individually, people can try monitoring their day: noting what they do, how long it takes, and how they feel afterward. This may reveal habits that waste time or increase stress, such as scrolling through social media for too long. Socially, workplaces can help by allowing flexible schedules, minimizing unnecessary interruptions, and encouraging short breaks. Schools and families can also promote time-management skills and protect quality downtime. Even if a day were extended by one hour, if the quality and intensity of people’s time use do not change, people’s subjective feeling of time poverty would not improve. 24. What can we learn about “time poverty” from the passage? A. It is controlled by well-established policies. B. It can be measured objectively by the clock C. It results from a subjective feeling of time pressure. D. It improves well-being with over five hours of leisure. 25. What does the word “exacerbate” underlined in Paragraph 2 most probably mean? A. Continue. B. Generate. C. Specialize. D. Intensify. 26. What can be inferred from the passage? A. Broken free time is better than no free time. B. Active users of free time feel less time poor. C. Plenty of free time can ease the time pressure. D. Those with hobbies alike have similar free time. 27. Which would be the best title for this passage? A. Why Do We Long for Time So Much? B. How Can We Unlock More Free Time? C. Why Does Time Poverty Affect Our life? D. How Will an Extra Hour Fix Time Poverty? 【答案】24. C 25. D 26. B 27. A 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇说明文。主要介绍了时间贫困源于人们对时间的主观感知而非实际时长，其还受时间利用方式等因素影响，文章还从个人和社会层面给出了缓解这种感受的方法。 【24题详解】 细节理解题。根据第一段中“Recent studies indicate that “time poverty”—the sense of having too much to do and too little time—depends more on how we perceive (感知) our time rather than how much we actually have.( 最近的研究表明，“时间匮乏”——即感觉有太多事情要做而时间却太少——更多地取决于我们对时间的感知方式，而非我们实际拥有的时间数量。)”可知，我们可以了解到“时间匮乏”源于对时间压力的一种主观感受。故选C项。 【25题详解】 词句猜测题。根据划线单词句中“Constant interruptions, an ever-growing to-do list, and a lack of control over one’s own schedule all exacerbate time poverty, even when the clock shows otherwise.( 持续不断的干扰、不断增加的待办事项清单以及对自身日程安排缺乏控制，都会exacerbate时间匮乏感，即便时间表显示情况并非如此。)”可知，前半句列举的“持续的干扰、越来越长的待办清单、无法掌控日程” 都是会加重时间贫困感受的负面因素，结合句意，该词应表“加重、加剧”。D选项Intensify“加剧”符合语境。故选D项。 【26题详解】 推理判断题。根据第三段中“If free time is used actively—for hobbies, exercise, or meaningful interaction with others—even more hours can feel rewarding. On the other hand, if time feels broken, rushed, or wasted, people may feel time-poor even if they have several hours free.( 如果将空闲时间积极地用于爱好、锻炼或与他人进行有意义的交流，那么更多的时间也可能让人感到有成就感。另一方面，如果时间感觉被打断、匆忙或被浪费，即使有好几个小时的空闲时间，人们也可能觉得自己时间匮乏。)”可推知，积极利用空闲时间的人感觉时间不够充裕的程度更低。故选B项。 【27题详解】 主旨大意题。根据文章大意以及第一段“Many people often wish for an extra hour in the day, a feeling especially common in industrial societies. Why does this happen? Recent studies indicate that “time poverty”—the sense of having too much to do and too little time—depends more on how we perceive (感知) our time rather than how much we actually have.( 许多人常常渴望每天能多出一个小时，这种愿望在工业社会中尤为常见。为什么会这样呢？最近的研究表明，“时间匮乏”——即感觉有太多事情要做而时间却太少——更多地取决于我们对时间的感知方式，而非我们实际拥有的时间数量。)”可知，全文围绕 “人们为何会感到时间匮乏（时间贫困）” 展开，分析其成因、影响因素并给出解决办法，开篇的“希望多一小时”是对该问题的直观体现。由此可知，这篇文章最好的标题是“我们为何如此渴望时间？”。故选A项。 D We are linked to every creature that has ever lived, just as our continued existence is wholly dependent upon other living things. But we are also connected to one another with a complexity no other creature can match. Ants and bees may have hive (蜂房) minds in a sense we can hardly imagine. Yet they have nothing on humanity when it comes to the world-spanning networks of technology, culture and communication that define our species. Our collective life is the richest, strangest and most effective thing this planet has ever seen. Thinkers like social psychologist Kenneth Gergen argue that the idea of an independent self makes little sense. Saying “I am angry” or “I love you” is not describing a private, inner state. Rather, we are performing within a relationship, using words and actions shaped by our culture. My love for you is not a fixed thing inside me; it plays out between us on a stage set by society. Our feelings are not unchanging treasure of a true self, but a series of connection between the inner and outer world. As Gergen writes, “I am linked, therefore I am.” This does not mean we have no inner life, only that we cannot access or understand it by looking inward alone. Everything I know, hope for, and do depends on countless others, living and dead. Genetically, I am little different from humans ten thousand years ago, but mentally, I am “modern” in ways beyond their conception. Our knowledge of time and death unites and divides us; it is life’s ultimate common ground and its most fundamental disconnection. Yet, love and language offer a counter-lesson. They show how connection can go beyond isolation (孤立), even in the face of death. Philosopher Derek Parfit described how his fear of death lessened as he stopped seeing the self as a separate and independent being. He once felt imprisoned in himself, his life like a glass tunnel ending in darkness. After changing his view, “the walls of my glass tunnel disappeared. I now live in the open air.” We must make meaning with the tools we are given: language, social roles, and technology. But we also have the capacity, collectively, to remake these tools and ourselves. This ongoing creation is the core of human history and hope. To write about love and death is to remind others we are mortal (凡人) yet never truly alone. To research anger and hate is to grow wiser. To think well about the world is to accept many voices and seek purposes that future generations may thank us for. As Parfit concluded, since human history may be just beginning, future humans “may achieve some great goods that we cannot now even imagine.” 28. The author quotes Kenneth Gergen mainly to ________. A. support a statement B. introduce a topic C. highlight a problem D. draw a comparison 29. What can we learn from the last paragraph? A. Human responsibility lies in preserving the tools. B. Our future depends mainly on the future generations. C. People should use their collective creativity for the future. D. It is an individual duty to avoid thinking about negative topics 30. What does the author intend to tell us? A. Connections enable humans to look inward. B. The self finds its meaning through relationships. C. Language and technology shape personal identity. D. Fear of death is the driver of cultural development. 【答案】28. A 29. C 30. B 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇议论文。文章主要讨论了人类之间的相互联系以及这种联系如何塑造了我们的身份和意义，强调了人类通过关系而非独立的自我来找到生活的意义。 【28题详解】 推理判断题。根据第一段中“Ants and bees may have hive (蜂房) minds in a sense we can hardly imagine. Yet they have nothing on humanity when it comes to the world-spanning networks of technology, culture and communication that define our species. Our collective life is the richest, strangest and most effective thing this planet has ever seen.(蚂蚁与蜜蜂或许拥有我们难以想象的群体意识，但在跨越全球的技术、文化与交流网络面前，它们与人类相比仍显得简单——正是这些网络定义了人类的独特性。我们集体创造的生命形态，是地球上前所未见最丰富、最奇特且最高效的存在)”可知，作者在第一段提出了人类通过复杂网络紧密连接的核心观点。在第二段“Thinkers like social psychologist Kenneth Gergen argue that the idea of an independent self makes little sense. Saying “I am angry” or “I love you” is not describing a private, inner state. Rather, we are performing within a relationship, using words and actions shaped by our culture.(社会心理学家肯尼斯·格根等学者提出，独立自我的概念其实站不住脚。当我们说“我很生气”或“我爱你”时，并非在描述某种私密的内心状态，而是在关系中完成一种“表演”——使用的语言和行为都深深镌刻着文化烙印)”中，作者引用Kenneth Gergen的话，通过举例的方式证明独立自我无意义，“我们都是关系中的人”这一论断。所以作者是在用权威观点来支撑和论证前文的观点。故选A项。 【29题详解】 推理判断题。根据最后一段中“But we also have the capacity, collectively, to remake these tools and ourselves. This ongoing creation is the core of human history and hope. (但我们也有能力共同重塑这些工具和我们自己。这种持续的创造是人类历史和希望的核心)”和“As Parfit concluded, since human history may be just beginning, future humans “may achieve some great goods that we cannot now even imagine.” (正如Parfit总结的那样，既然人类历史可能才刚刚开始，未来的人类“可能会实现一些我们现在甚至无法想象的伟大成就。”)”可推知，作者认为，人类集体应当运用我们的创造力和工具，去积极塑造一个更好的未来。故选C项。 【30题详解】 推理判断题。根据第二段中“Thinkers like social psychologist Kenneth Gergen argue that the idea of an independent self makes little sense. Saying “I am angry” or “I love you” is not describing a private, inner state. Rather, we are performing within a relationship, using words and actions shaped by our culture. (社会心理学家肯尼斯·格根等学者提出，独立自我的概念其实站不住脚。当我们说“我很生气”或“我爱你”时，并非在描述某种私密的内心状态，而是在关系中完成一种“表演”——使用的语言和行为都深深镌刻着文化烙印)”和“I am linked, therefore I am. (我连接，故我在)”可知，作者引用Gergen的话明确否定了“独立自我”，并说明我们的情感和意义都会在关系中上演；结合最后一段中“We must make meaning with the tools we are given: language, social roles, and technology. But we also have the capacity, collectively, to remake these tools and ourselves. This ongoing creation is the core of human history and hope. (我们必须用我们得到的工具：语言、社会角色和技术来创造意义。但我们也有能力共同重塑这些工具和我们自己。这种持续的创造是人类历史和希望的核心)”可知，作者再次强调集体创造是历史和希望的核心。综上，整篇文章旨在告诉我们，我们的身份、意义和希望，并非源于孤立的个体，而是通过与他人、与社会的连接和关系来发现和实现的。故选B项。 第二节(共5小题;每小题2分，共10分) 根据短文内容，从短文后的七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。 You’ve probably seen the impossible happen, or at least thought you have. When a magician makes a card disappear, or throws a ball into the air, only for it to disappear, it seems that they are using amazing powers. But the magic isn’t happening on stage. ____31____ These illusions (幻觉) work because of important processes that happen in our brains. Our senses provide an enormous amount of information about our surroundings. Our brains have developed ways of prioritizing what’s important. ____32____ What we see or remember is actually a mental image. These mental processes are taken advantage of by illusionists to trick us into believing things in a particular way. In one famous trick, a ball is thrown into the air twice and caught and then disappears into thin air on the third throw. ____33____ Our brains predict that the ball will leave the magician’s hand, so we think we see it. The same process makes a dog run for a stick when we pretend to throw it. During a magic show, we are often led to think that we have a freer choice than we actually do. Magician-turned-psychologist Gustav Kuhn highlights how a performer’s stare can direct our attention towards some things and draw it away from others. ____34____ Kuhn has become a researcher using the techniques behind different magic tricks to see what we can learn about how the brain works. ____35____ Understanding these could be important because while magicians use these tricks to entertain us, others use similar approaches to mislead us or spread disinformation. A. It’s actually just a hand movement. B. In fact, it is all inside your own brain. C. Even babies naturally tend to follow where someone is looking. D. Audiences are often too excited to notice these small movements. E. We tend to notice the most significant and remember the most meaningful. F. Sometimes our brains mix up real memories with imagined ones during the trick. G. He’s even worked with a toy firm to make magic sets explaining mental processes. 【答案】31. B 32. E 33. A 34. C 35. G 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍魔术表演中的神奇效果并非真的有超能力，而是魔术师利用大脑的感知和思维过程制造的视觉幻觉，同时说明研究魔术背后的大脑机制，其他人会利用类似手段来误导我们或传播虚假信息。 【31题详解】 根据上文“But the magic isn’t happening on stage.(但魔术并不是在舞台上发生的。)”可知，前文否定了魔术发生在舞台上的说法，空处需要明确魔术实际发生的地方。B选项(事实上，这一切都发生在你自己的大脑里)承接上文的否定表述，点明魔术的奥秘在大脑中，同时引出下文对大脑幻觉机制的介绍，符合语境。故选B项。 【32题详解】 根据上文“Our brains have developed ways of prioritizing what’s important.(我们的大脑进化出了优先处理重要事物的方式。)”可知，此句说明大脑会对信息进行优先级划分，空处需要进一步解释大脑这种处理方式的具体表现。E选项(我们往往会注意到最显著的事物，记住最有意义的事物)承接上文的“prioritizing what’s important”，具体阐释大脑对信息的筛选原则，符合语境。故选E项。 【33题详解】 根据上文“In one famous trick, a ball is thrown into the air twice and caught and then disappears into thin air on the third throw.(在一个著名的魔术中，球被两次抛向空中并接住，第三次抛出时却凭空消失了。)”以及下文“Our brains predict that the ball will leave the magician’s hand, so we think we see it.(我们的大脑预测球会从魔术师手中飞出，所以我们以为自己看到了。)”可知，空处需要说明第三次抛球的实际情况，与我们“以为看到球飞出”形成对比。A选项(这实际上只是一个手部动作)承接上文的魔术场景，指出第三次抛球并非真的抛出球，只是手部动作，同时解释了下文大脑产生视觉预判的原因，符合语境。故选A项。 【34题详解】 根据上文“Magician-turned-psychologist Gustav Kuhn highlights how a performer’s stare can direct our attention towards some things and draw it away from others.(魔术师出身的心理学家古斯塔夫·库恩强调，表演者的目光可以将我们的注意力引向某些事物，同时将其从其他事物上移开。)”可知，此句说明表演者的目光能引导观众的注意力，空处需要对这一现象进行补充佐证。C选项(甚至婴儿也会自然地跟着别人看的方向看)承接上文的目光引导注意力的观点，用婴儿的本能行为佐证该现象的普遍性，符合语境。故选C项。 【35题详解】 根据上文“Kuhn has become a researcher using the techniques behind different magic tricks to see what we can learn about how the brain works.(库恩成为了一名研究者，利用不同魔术背后的技巧来研究我们能从中了解到大脑的工作机制。)”可知，前文介绍了库恩利用魔术研究大脑机制的工作，空处需要进一步说明他在这方面的具体研究行动。G选项(他甚至还与一家玩具公司合作，制作了解释大脑思维过程的魔术套装)承接上文的研究工作，用“even”递进说明库恩的具体研究举措，符合语境。故选G项。 第三部分 书面表达(共两节，32分) 第一节(共4小题;第36、37题各2分，第38题3分，第39题5分，共12分) 阅读下面短文，根据题目要求用英文回答问题。请在答题卡指定区域作答。 To be stung (蛰) by an ant or a bee raises—beyond the “Ow!”—immediate questions. How can a creature so tiny cause such remarkable pain? And why, when all you have done is to make a jam sandwich or eat a peach, does it carry out such a serious attack? Justin O. Schmidt wondered too, and spent his life trying to find out, hence his nickname, “The King of Sting”. Over 35 years 150 different species of insects stung him. After being stung, he would immediately take out his notebook and stopwatch and write it down. Most famously in 1983, he developed the Schmidt Sting Pain Index, ranking the stings of over 70 insects from “1” to “4” according to their pain. Most he had borne himself, though coworkers joined in. The sting of a honeybee was his base value, since most people knew what a honeybee sting felt like, and it was rated at a “2”. He also provided a line or so to describe each pain. Through his list he found that insects that live alone usually have a much less painful sting than those that live together in large groups. From this he reached the conclusion that stings allowed insects to get more food and build social structures. They needed to protect the nest, the workers and the immobile young worms. The greater the danger, the more poisonous the venom (毒液). It’s also worth mentioning that all the defending was left to the females. Male insects just hid or ran off. Most stings were highly effective. The intense pain of stings served not only to drive away a potential enemy, but to set off a fearful memory in those who had been stung so that the next time they met, they would stay away. He himself had never forgotten his first meeting with a bumblebee, which stung him on the neck when he was five. That didn’t put him off, though. As a teenager, he had his own beehives. In his early 20s, he was on the road in a car to dig up and study harvester ants in Georgia. Their stings were curiously lasting. It was a pain that shaped his future. 36. What did Justin O. Schmidt do after he was stung over 35 years? ______________________________________________________________________ 37. Why did he set the sting of honeybees as the base value of the Schmidt Sting Pain Index? ______________________________________________________________________ 38. Please decide which part is false in the following statement, then underline it and explain why. According to Justin, the stings of insects that live in groups are more painful than those of insects that live alone because they face a higher level of dangers. ______________________________________________________________________ 39. Among Justin O. Schmidt’s qualities, which one (s) do you think will be important for us? Why? (In about 40 words) ______________________________________________________________________ 【答案】36. He would immediately take out his notebook and stopwatch, and write it down. 37. Because most people knew what a honeybee sting felt like, so it was a good reference point. 38. According to Justin, the stings of insects that live in groups are more painful than those of insects that live alone because they face a higher level of dangers. The text states that insects in groups have more painful stings because they need to protect the nest, workers, and young, which is related to social structure and defense, not simply “higher dangers.” 39. I think Justin’s persistence and curiosity are important. He spent over 35 years studying insect stings, showing how dedication can lead to meaningful scientific contributions. 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了昆虫蛰咬带来的剧痛，让贾斯汀·奥·施密特萌生了深入探究的想法。他耗时35年，主动让150种昆虫蛰咬并详细记录感受，制定出昆虫蛰咬疼痛指数，还探明了群居昆虫蛰咬痛感更强的原因；而儿时的相关经历，也让他始终深耕这一研究领域。 【36题详解】 考查细节理解。根据第二段中“Over 35 years 150 different species of insects stung him. After being stung, he would immediately take out his notebook and stopwatch and write it down.( 在过去的35年里，他被150种不同的昆虫蜇，被蜇后，他会立刻拿出笔记本和秒表，把情况记录下来。)”可知，在过去的 35 年里，贾斯汀·奥·施密特在被蜇后会立刻拿出笔记本和秒表，把情况记录下来。故答案是：He would immediately take out his notebook and stopwatch, and write it down. 【37题详解】 考查细节理解。根据第三段“Most famously, in 1983, he developed the Schmidt Sting Pain Index, ranking the stings of over 70 insects from “1” to “4” according to their pain. Most he had borne himself, though coworkers joined in. The sting of a honeybee was his base value, since most people knew what a honeybee sting felt like, and it was rated at a “2”. He also provided a line or so to describe each pain.( 最著名的是，在 1983 年，他制定了“施密特蜇刺疼痛指数”，根据疼痛程度将超过 70 种昆虫的蜇刺分为“1”到“4”级。大多数疼痛是他自己承受的，但同事也参与其中。蜜蜂的蜇刺是他的基准值，因为大多数人知道蜜蜂蜇刺的感觉，所以被评定为“2”。他还为每种疼痛提供了一两句话的描述。)”可知，他将蜜蜂蜇刺的疼痛程度设定为施密特蜇刺疼痛指数的基准值是因为大多数人对蜜蜂蜇人的感觉都很熟悉，所以这便成了一个很好的参照标准。故答案是：Because most people knew what a honeybee sting felt like, so it was a good reference point. 【38题详解】 考查正误判断。根据第四段中“Through his list he found that insects that live alone usually have a much less painful sting than those that live together in large groups. From this he reached the conclusion that stings allowed insects to get more food and build social structures. They needed to protect the nest, the workers and the immobile young worms. The greater the danger, the more poisonous the venom (毒液). It’s also worth mentioning that all the defending was left to the females.( 通过这份清单，他发现单独生活的昆虫的蜇刺通常比生活在大型群体中的昆虫的蜇刺要疼痛程度低得多。由此他得出结论：蜇刺让昆虫能够获取更多的食物并建立社会结构。它们需要保护巢穴、工蚁和静止的幼虫。危险越大，毒液的毒性就越大。值得一提的是，所有的防御工作都由雌性昆虫承担。)”可知，下面陈述中，“because they face a higher level of dangers”这部分陈述是错误的，因为文章指出，群体中的昆虫刺痛感更强烈，是因为它们需要保护巢穴、工蚁和幼虫，这与社会结构和防御机制有关，而并非仅仅是“更高的危险”。故答案是：According to Justin, the stings of insects that live in groups are more painful than those of insects that live alone because they face a higher level of dangers. The text states that insects in groups have more painful stings because they need to protect the nest, workers, and young, which is related to social structure and defense, not simply “higher dangers.” 【39题详解】 开放性问题。答案言之有理即可。根据文章大意以及结合题干中的问题“在贾斯汀·奥·施密特的诸多特质中，您认为哪一点对我们来说是至关重要的？为什么？”可知，我认为贾斯汀的坚持不懈和好奇心非常重要。他花了超过 35 年的时间研究昆虫叮咬，这表明专注努力能够带来有意义的科学成就。故答案是：I think Justin’s persistence and curiosity are important. He spent over 35 years studying insect stings, showing how dedication can lead to meaningful scientific contributions. 第二节(20分) 40. 假设你是高二学生李华。你的英国笔友Jim最近由于过度追求社交媒体上的完美人际关系，经常感到焦虑不安，请给他写一封邮件为他提供建议，内容包括： 1. 你的建议; 2. 就以上建议简要说明理由。 注意：1. 词数100左右; 2. 开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。 Dear Jim, ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Yours, Li Hua 【答案】Dear Jim, I’m sorry to hear that you’ve been feeling anxious due to social media pressure. Here are a few suggestions that might help. Firstly, try to limit your time on social media. Constantly comparing yourself to others online can make you feel inadequate. Instead, focus on real-life interactions, which are more genuine and fulfilling. Secondly, remind yourself that what people post online is often a highlight reel, not their whole reality. Everyone has struggles, even if they don’t show them. I hope these tips help you feel more at ease. Remember true connections are built on authenticity, not perfection. Yours, Li Hua 【解析】 【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文。要求考生对于你的英国笔友Jim最近由于过度追求社交媒体上的完美人际关系，经常感到焦虑不安这一情况，给他写一封邮件为他提供建议。 【详解】1.词汇积累 焦虑的：anxious→ concerned 专注于：focus on→ concentrate on 令人满足的：fulfilling→ satisfying 放松的：at ease→ relaxed 2.句式拓展 简单句变复合句 原句：Constantly comparing yourself to others online can make you feel inadequate. 拓展句：Constantly comparing yourself to others whom you see online can make you feel inadequate. 【点睛】【高分句型1】Instead, focus on real-life interactions, which are more genuine and fulfilling.（运用了which引导的非限制性定语从句） 【高分句型2】Everyone has struggles, even if they don’t show them.（运用了even if引导的让步状语从句） 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $