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任丘市第一中学2025-2026学年高三第一学期期末考试
英 语 试 卷
注意事项:
1.本试题卷满分150分,考试时间 150分钟。
2.答题前,考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号等填写在答题卡的相应位置。
3.回答选择题时,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
4.考试结束后,将本试题卷和答题卡一并交回。
第一部分 听力(共两节,满分30分)
第一节 (共5小题;每小题1.5分,满分7.5分)
1.Which color hair does the missing girl have?
A.Red. B.Black. C.Brown.
2.Why is the man’s dog under the bed?
A.To look for shoes. B.To have a good rest. C.To hide herself.
3.A.Typing his presentation. B.Overcoming anxiety.
C.Attending job interviews. D.Critiquing his speech.
4.What is the woman’s perspective on the man’s situation?
A.She thinks he should stay where he is, surrounded by his friends and family.
B.She believes the man should take the new job to experience something new and grow.
C.She thinks the man should wait for another job offer before making any decisions.
D.She feels the man is too focused on personal relationships and should prioritize career opportunities.
5.What do they talk about?
A.A sales promotion. B.A birthday party. C.A movie show.
第二节 (共15 小题;每小题1.5分,满分22.5分)
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前,你将有时间阅读各个小题,每小题5秒钟;听完后,各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6 段材料,回答第6-7 题。
6.What is the probable relationship between the speakers?
A.Friends. B.Husband and wife. C.Father and daughter.
7.What is the man going to do on Saturday night?
A.Attend to a baby.
B.Dine in a restaurant.
C.Take his mother out.
听第7 段材料,回答第8-11 题。
8.What does the woman give the man first?
A.Her passport. B.Her ticket. C.Her name.
9.Where does the woman ask to sit?
A.In first class. B.By the washroom. C.Near the walkway.
10.What time is it now?
A.9:20. B.9:30. C.9:40.
11.How does the woman feel in the end?
A.Rushed. B.Grateful. C.Confused.
听第9 段材料,回答第12-14 题。
12.What is the man trying to decide?
A.Whether to send his kids to school.
B.Whether to rebuild his house.
C.Whether to move house.
13.What does the man say about his neighbors?
A.They are very nice. B.They are troublesome. C.They are struggling to adjust.
14.What does the woman suggest doing?
A.Finding a clean place to live in.
B.Taking a picture of the old house.
C.Consulting a professional for advice.
听第9 段材料,回答第15-16 题。
15.What did the boy spend an hour doing?
A.Concentrating on handling balls.
B.Playing with his dog.
C.Practicing shooting.
16.How soon will the dinner be ready?
A.In 20 minutes.
B.In 30 minutes.
C.In 40 minutes.
听第10 段材料,回答第17-20 题。
17.What is the speaker doing?
A.Explaining a goal. B.Announcing a plan. C.Introducing a study.
18.How many benefits does the speaker mention?
A.2. B.3. C.4.
19.Which of the following has increased in the city in recent years?
A.Heart disease. B.Regular cyclists. C.Traffic jams.
20.What is the last benefit about?
A.Health. B.Money. C.Time.
第二部分 阅读(共两节,满分50分)第一节 (共 15 小题;每小题2.5分,满分 37.5 分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
A
Jane Austen Society of North America (JASNA) conducts an annual student Essay Contest to encourage the study and appreciation of Jane Austen’s works in new generations of readers.
2025 Contest Topic
2025 marks the 250th anniversary of Jane Austen’s birth. The theme for our annual general meeting is “No check to my genius from beginning to end,” a joking remark from one of her letters. This has suggested the prompt (提示) for our contest this year, which is to choose something in Austen’s novels — a particular word, a repeated situation or theme, perhaps a symbol or activity — and then choose two scenes (they may be from the same novel or different ones) where she employs the chosen “something” in contrasting or complementary ways. Explain the different roles it plays and why Austen uses them as she does. What point is she trying to make? Does she succeed? In conclusion, explain what led to your choice.
Contest Rules and Submission Website
Entries that do not conform to the following requirements or arrive after the deadline will be disqualified.
● The essay must be the student’s original work and has not been published elsewhere.
● Personal information about the student, school, and mentor must appear ONLY on the entry form and not in the essay.
● Entries must be submitted through the official Essay Contest Submission website.
● The deadline for submissions is June 2, 2025. The site will be open to accept submissions in mid-February.
Essay Contest Awards
JASNA awards scholarships to winners in each of the three divisions:
● First Place: $1,000 scholarship, plus free registration and two nights’ lodging for JASNA’s upcoming Annual General Meeting. (Transportation to the conference is not provided.)
● Second Place: $500 scholarship
● Third Place: $250 scholarship
Winners also receive one year of membership in JASNA, publication of their essays on this website, and a set of Norton Critical Editions of Jane Austen’s novels.
1. What inspired the contest topic?
A. A word in Austen’s essays. B. A symbol in Austen’s novels.
C. A scene from Austen’s books. D. A joke from Austen’s letters.
2. Which of the following can cause disqualification?
A. Creating works without copying. B. Handing in unpublished works.
C. Submitting entries on the deadline. D. Mentioning your name in the entry.
3. What award can winners get?
A. No more than $250 scholarship. B. A set of Austen’s realistic novels.
C Publication of their works online. D. Permanent membership in JASNA.
B
On a recent weekday, I sent an Instagram message to a friend of mine, an art adviser in New York named Stephen Truax, to chat about an exhibition. Instead of messaging me back in the app, he texted me to say that he’d blocked Instagram on his smartphone during daytime working hours.
Impressed, I asked him how he was accomplishing such a feat. Truax said he was using Opal, an app that makes your smartphone a little more like a so-called dumbphone (功能机).
He said that several of his friends swore by the app, and so he had begun using it, too. I took this word of mouth as evidence that it might actually work. I downloaded it yet without any particular optimism, considering my phone addiction an incurable case.
Opal, I found, provides something like gentle parenting for your smartphone habits: you set up a daily schedule of which apps to block, and then the app guides you into sticking with it. As the app suggested, I set up a recurring “Work Time” block from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and selected every social app I ever use. At the scheduled time, those apps go gray on my home screen and remain that way all day.
Every time I’m frustrated that I can’t look at Instagram on my phone, I just think, surely I, a human adult, can wait a few more hours to see my friends’ dog photos — 5 p.m. isn’t that far away. Crucially, Opal also allows users to suspend (暂停) the block for short periods of time without feeling like failures; when the scheduled break time elapses, the blockage automatically continues.
I find comfort in the fact that my mind feels clearer after a full workday without scrolling social media, and an added bonus is that once the block ends I can browse all the good posts that I missed. As Truax told me, “The flood of content that happens after dinner is wild.” The addiction is not cured, perhaps, but at least it’s finally managed.
4. What did Truax do after receiving the message from the author?
A. He replied by texting.
B. He responded in Opal.
C. He blocked Instagram.
D. He chatted about the exhibition.
5. How did the author feel when downloading Opal?
A. Disappointed. B. Helpful.
C. Pessimistic. D. Impressed.
6. What does the underlined word “elapses” in paragraph 5 mean?
A Starts. B. Passes.
C. Separates. D. Approaches.
7. What can we learn from the text?
A. Surfing the web makes the mind clearer.
B. Practicing self-control deepens enjoyment.
C. Checking updates after supper is advisable.
D. Curing phone addiction is totally impossible.
C
The sun was shining, people were paddling in the sea and dogs were being walked — a typical day on the beautiful Dorset coast. Just a few minutes inland, however, history was being made. Yesterday, at the National Trust’ s Purbeck Heaths nature reserve, four beavers (海狸) were released from cages and crawled into Little Sea, a 33-hectare lake — the first to be legally released in England after a 400-year disappearance and a fight to return them to the landscape.
The Trust says this is the prime habitat for them to wander free, with no fenced enclosures, full of lakes and watercourses for the beavers to make their home. The Trust has permission to release 25 on the island but is starting with four and then making more releases in coming years if this one goes well.
“I feel real hope,” said David Brown, the director at Purbeck. “I’ve worked as an ecologist for 40 years and this is the most optimistic time in my career without doubt. We are visibly, measurably recovering nature and that is so exciting!”
Conservationists have been campaigning for the return of the beaver for decades because it is a keystone species, whose existence allows other creatures to develop well. This is because beavers create complex wetland habitats by digging channels and pools and constructing leaky dams. Their dams can also deal with pollution, helping to clean up rivers, and prevent flooding as well as drought.
The Trust has worked with local farmers and landowners to ensure the beavers do not cause unwanted disruption. Purbeck hopes it will stimulate year-round nature tourism as people come to see the beavers and the habitats they create. “We have been seeing the economic development shift from bucket-and-spade tourism to nature tourism, and that is more sustainable,” Brown said.
8. Why is the beavers’ release considered historical?
A. They are the first beavers spotted in the wild.
B. It marks an improvement in lake protection.
C. They are reintroduced to the wild after centuries of absence.
D. It offers a great chance for people to interact with them freely.
9. What does the underlined word “prime” in paragraph 2 probably mean?
A. Perfect. B. Temporary. C. Familiar. D. Extra.
10. What aspect of the beavers do conservationists highlight?
A. Their impact on the ecosystem. B. Their capability of constructing dams.
C. Their adaptability to the environment. D. Their popularity among tourists.
11. What can be inferred from the last paragraph?
A The beavers will reach other reserves quickly.
B. Beaver tourism may reshape the local economy.
C. More beavers will be released next summer.
D. Bucket-and-spade tourism is declining sharply.
D
What if there is no blood left in the bank when patients need an immediate transfusion (输血)? Scientists in Britain plan to become the first in the world to produce unlimited amounts of human blood from embryonic stem cells (胚胎干细胞) for emergency transfusions.
A major research project is to be announced this week, which will end in three years with the first transfusions into human volunteers of synthetic (人造的) blood made from the stem cells of embryos. It could help to save the lives of anyone from victims of traffic accidents to soldiers on a battlefield by completely changing the present blood transfusion services, which have to rely on human donors to provide a constant supply of fresh blood.
Britain will play a vital role in the global race to develop synthetic blood. The Wellcome Trust, the world’s biggest medical research charity, has promised £3m towards the cost of the project. A spokesman for the Wellcome Trust said that an announcement is likely to be made in the coming week.
The project will be led by Professor Marc Turner of Edinburgh University, who has been involved in studies investigating how to ensure donated blood is infection-free. Researchers will test human embryos to find those that can develop into the “O-negative” blood group, which is the universal donor group whose blood can be transfused into anyone. This blood group is relatively rare, accounting for about 7% of the population, but it could be produced in unlimited quantities from embryonic stem cells in the laboratory. Such synthetic blood would have the benefit of not being at risk of being infected with viruses such as HIV and the human form of “mad cow” disease.
The project was held up because of the difficulty of finding funding for “translational” research that attempts to take scientific studies in the laboratory into the earliest stages of commercial development. This problem has now been overcome.
12. What is the primary objective of the project?
A. To save the lives of accident victims.
B. To inspire more voluntary blood donors.
C. To produce sufficient blood for emergencies.
D. To transform the present blood transfusion services.
13. Why does the author mention Professor Marc Turner’s studies?
A. To praise his effort to the research.
B. To show the project leader’s expertise.
C. To emphasize the importance of his research.
D. To illustrate the rareness of the “O-negative” blood group.
14. In what way will synthetic blood be superior to normal blood?
A. It will help patients to recover sooner.
B. It will avoid the risk of various infections.
C. It will cure the patients of their diseases.
D. It will be offered to transfusion patients for free.
15. How does the writer sound in the text?
A. Excited. B. Critical. C. Pessimistic. D. Informative.
第二节 (共5小题;每小题2.5 分,满分 12.5 分)
根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
There’s nothing like family. The people we’re related to by blood and marriage are expected to be our greatest sources of love and support. Too often, however, our interactions with family are filled with misunderstanding and resentment. Those we should know and be known by best, end up feeling like adversaries or strangers.
Family is where our first and strongest emotional memories are made, and that’s where they keep appearing. And this is why emotional intelligence(EQ)succeeds where other efforts at family harmony fail. ____16____ The suggestions offered below are transformed from familiar reasonable advice, to highly effective methods for bringing your family ever closer.
Look to yourself first. A family is a system made up of interdependent individuals, but that doesn’t mean you can blame your family of origin for the way you are today ____17____ When you act on the belief that you have a right and obligation to assert your own emotional needs, your family will notice that your emotional independence benefits not only you, but the whole family, and they may quickly follow your lead.
Recognize that being close doesn’t mean being clones. Sometimes family ties blind us to the uniqueness of those we love. Pride in the family continuum can make it easy to forget that. You can’t be expected to have the same talents as your siblings, even though you may look a lot alike. ____18____
Cherish every stage of life in each family member. No matter how well we understand that it can’t happen, we desperately want Mom and Dad to stay the way they are, and for the kids to stay home forever. ____19____ Accept the natural fear that your parents’ aging evokes but use your emotional awareness and empathy to figure out how you can cherish this moment for its unique qualities. What can you and your parents share now that wasn’t possible in the past? Can you keep having fun and make sure everyone still feels useful and worthy in the family support system?
____20____ Fully accepting your fear of change can make it easier to ask questions that you may have considered awkward in the past. Maybe your parents are just waiting for your cue. Feel them out. In a flexible, healthy family dynamic, change is just one of the many opportunities you have to enrich one another.
A. Your best hope for fixing any family problem is to attend your own emotional health.
B. You won’t necessarily choose to follow in parent’s footsteps.
C. It’s also important to keep your awareness active with family.
D. The best to accept that fact emotionally, is to embrace change.
E. People all change, and yet many seem to only see change in themselves.
F. If you’re not sure what will work, ask.
G Active awareness and empathy tell us how to respond to one another’s needs.
第三部分 语言运用(共两节,满分30分)
第一节 (共 15 小题;每小题1分,满分 15 分)
This was the third time Luka had seen the big black bear shouting on his doorstep.
It didn’t seem to be begging for food and had no ___21___ intention towards Luka. Clearly it was staring at him in the distance, yelling at him and wanting him to ___22___. He suddenly realized that the bear was trying to tell him something, likely to ask for some kind of ___23___. So he opened the door and walked towards the bear.
Luka knew it was a (n) ___24___ decision, but his curiosity was too strong to ___25___. He began to go after the bear slowly, his eyes wide open, filled with ___26___ and expectation. On their way into the forest, the bear would stop and ___27___ Luka. Once Luka approached, the big black bear ___28___. Thus, a bear and a person walked deeply into the forest one after the other.
After about an hour’s journey, the bear ___29___ stopped. In front of them was a cabin with a garage. It broke into the garage without ___30___. Now Luka could see what was inside: a (n) ___31___ bear lying on the floor, breathing heavily and obviously not in great ___32___
Luka felt a wave of ___33___ washed over him as he realized why the bear had been ___34___ to lead him and get inside the garage by force. It was to ___35___ its baby bear. Luka didn’t hesitate to call the emergency number.
21. A. formal B. extra C. obvious D. ill
22. A. panic B. stay C. follow D. try
23. A. assistance B. company C. comfort D. recognition
24. A. awkward B. smart C. risky D. quick
25. A. meet B. resist C. understand D. forget
26. A. joy B. confidence C. pride D. wonder
27. A. cheer up B. wait for C. look after D. depend on
28. A. appeared B. turned C. continued D. stopped
29. A. finally B. temporarily C. secretly D. immediately
30. A. effort B. enthusiasm C. hesitation D. permission
31 A. small B. big C. elderly D. lively
32. A. pain B. need C. anger D. condition
33. A. shame B. relief C. regret D. appreciation
34. A. willing B. determined C. amused D. proud
35. A. feed B. keep C. examine D. protect
第二节(共10 小题;每小题1.5分,满分 15 分)
阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Some 4, 000 years ago, the Liangzhu culture, known for its sophisticated city of canals ____36____ (call) “China’s Venice of the Stone Age,” suddenly disappeared. Historians debated whether war, disease, or starvation caused its collapse, but recent research points to climate change ____37____ a key factor.
Located near the East China Sea, Liangzhu ____38____ (be) home to an advanced Stone Age civilization for about 1,000 years, supporting an active agricultural system through its canals. Liangzhu City was listed as ____39____ UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2019.
Researchers from the University of Innsbruck had long sought to explain ____40____ Liangzhu was abandoned, and the discovery of a thin layer of clay on the ruins suggested a possible connection between the ends of the advanced civilization ____41____ floods of the Yangtze River or floods from the East China Sea. However, no clear conclusions on the cause were possible from the mud layer ____42____ (it).
A breakthrough came when scientists studied stalagmites (石笋) from two nearby underwater caves. As Dr. Peter Dockrill reported for Science Alert, their team discovered chemical signatures from about 4,300 years ago that showed ____43____ (extreme) high rainfall, probably caused by the ____44____ (warm) of ocean waters in the Pacific - an event known as the El Nino (厄尔尼诺).
The study notes that wet conditions lasted for several hundred years following the collapse of Liangzhu, eventually paving the way for the rise of the Xia dynasty in 2070 B.C.E. It’s celebrated _____45_____ (found), Yu the Great, introduced more extensive flood-control methods and is known as the “Tamer of the Flood.”
第四部分,写作(共两节,满分40分)
第一节(满分 15 分)
46. 假定你是李华,你班下周将开展主题为“改掉坏习惯,拥抱新生活”的主题班会。请你写一篇发言稿,内容包括:
1. 分享你的经历、做法和感悟;
2. 提出倡议。
注意:
1. 写作词数应为80个左右;
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Break Bad Habits, Embrace New Life
Good morning, everyone!
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Thank you!
第二节 (满分 25 分)
47. 阅读下面材料, 根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段, 使之构成一篇完整的短文。
Sarah couldn’t really remember when she and Laura became best friends. But they had been really close. They had lunch together in the school cafeteria, they went to the same book club, and they even had parties in each other’s house several times. As a matter of fact, the two girls had quite different personalities. Sarah was always confident and straightforward. In comparison, Laura was a bit quiet, but she was definitely the sweetest person Sarah had known.
On the first day of the new semester, Sarah couldn’t wait to meet Laura and tell her everything about her summer vacation. However, the moment she saw Laura enter the classroom, she was surprised. What could have happened to Laura? Why did she gain so much weight? Sarah knew it would be inappropriate if she raised the questions but she couldn’t resist the curiosity. “Since we are best friends, she knows I don’t mean any harm,” she thought. Thus, she asked, “Why did you get so fat?”
The instant Sarah said it, she realized she had made a mistake. People standing by began to laugh and point. Poor Laura, apparently shocked and offended by the question, stood still, tears welling up in her eyes. When she came to herself, she ran out of the classroom.
The next few days was very hard for Sarah. Whenever she reached out to Laura, Laura would walk away on purpose or pretended that she hadn’t seen Sarah. At first, Sarah was truly sorry for hurting Laura’s feelings. But as she tried several times in vain to make up with Laura, Sarah became angry. “Enough is enough,” she thought. However, Sarah couldn’t help feeling regretful because deep down she knew it was her fault.
注意:1. 续写词数应为150个左右;
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
One day after school, Sarah stopped Laura.
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Touched by Sarah’s sincere words, Laura was hesitant.
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任丘市第一中学2025-2026学年高三第一学期期末考试
英 语 试 卷
注意事项:
1.本试题卷满分150分,考试时间 150分钟。
2.答题前,考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号等填写在答题卡的相应位置。
3.回答选择题时,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
4.考试结束后,将本试题卷和答题卡一并交回。
第一部分 听力(共两节,满分30分)
第一节 (共5小题;每小题1.5分,满分7.5分)
1.Which color hair does the missing girl have?
A.Red. B.Black. C.Brown.
2.Why is the man’s dog under the bed?
A.To look for shoes. B.To have a good rest. C.To hide herself.
3.A.Typing his presentation. B.Overcoming anxiety.
C.Attending job interviews. D.Critiquing his speech.
4.What is the woman’s perspective on the man’s situation?
A.She thinks he should stay where he is, surrounded by his friends and family.
B.She believes the man should take the new job to experience something new and grow.
C.She thinks the man should wait for another job offer before making any decisions.
D.She feels the man is too focused on personal relationships and should prioritize career opportunities
5.What do they talk about?
A.A sales promotion. B.A birthday party. C.A movie show.
第二节 (共15 小题;每小题1.5分,满分22.5分)
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前,你将有时间阅读各个小题,每小题5秒钟;听完后,各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6 段材料,回答第6-7 题。
6.What is the probable relationship between the speakers?
A.Friends. B.Husband and wife. C.Father and daughter.
7.What is the man going to do on Saturday night?
A.Attend to a baby.
B.Dine in a restaurant.
C.Take his mother out.
听第7 段材料,回答第8-11 题。
8.What does the woman give the man first?
A.Her passport. B.Her ticket. C.Her name.
9.Where does the woman ask to sit?
A.In first class. B.By the washroom. C.Near the walkway.
10.What time is it now?
A.9:20. B.9:30. C.9:40.
11.How does the woman feel in the end?
A.Rushed. B.Grateful. C.Confused.
听第9 段材料,回答第12-14 题。
12.What is the man trying to decide?
A.Whether to send his kids to school.
B.Whether to rebuild his house.
C.Whether to move house.
13.What does the man say about his neighbors?
A.They are very nice. B.They are troublesome. C.They are struggling to adjust.
14.What does the woman suggest doing?
A.Finding a clean place to live in.
B.Taking a picture of the old house.
C.Consulting a professional for advice.
听第9 段材料,回答第15-16 题。
15.What did the boy spend an hour doing?
A.Concentrating on handling balls.
B.Playing with his dog.
C.Practicing shooting.
16.How soon will the dinner be ready?
A.In 20 minutes.
B.In 30 minutes.
C.In 40 minutes.
听第10 段材料,回答第17-20 题。
17.What is the speaker doing?
A.Explaining a goal. B.Announcing a plan. C.Introducing a study.
18.How many benefits does the speaker mention?
A.2. B.3. C.4.
19.Which of the following has increased in the city in recent years?
A.Heart disease. B.Regular cyclists. C.Traffic jams.
20.What is the last benefit about?
A.Health. B.Money. C.Time.
第二部分 阅读(共两节,满分50分)第一节 (共 15 小题;每小题2.5分,满分 37.5 分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
A
Jane Austen Society of North America (JASNA) conducts an annual student Essay Contest to encourage the study and appreciation of Jane Austen’s works in new generations of readers.
2025 Contest Topic
2025 marks the 250th anniversary of Jane Austen’s birth. The theme for our annual general meeting is “No check to my genius from beginning to end,” a joking remark from one of her letters. This has suggested the prompt (提示) for our contest this year, which is to choose something in Austen’s novels — a particular word, a repeated situation or theme, perhaps a symbol or activity — and then choose two scenes (they may be from the same novel or different ones) where she employs the chosen “something” in contrasting or complementary ways. Explain the different roles it plays and why Austen uses them as she does. What point is she trying to make? Does she succeed? In conclusion, explain what led to your choice.
Contest Rules and Submission Website
Entries that do not conform to the following requirements or arrive after the deadline will be disqualified.
● The essay must be the student’s original work and has not been published elsewhere.
● Personal information about the student, school, and mentor must appear ONLY on the entry form and not in the essay.
● Entries must be submitted through the official Essay Contest Submission website.
● The deadline for submissions is June 2, 2025. The site will be open to accept submissions in mid-February.
Essay Contest Awards
JASNA awards scholarships to winners in each of the three divisions:
● First Place: $1,000 scholarship, plus free registration and two nights’ lodging for JASNA’s upcoming Annual General Meeting. (Transportation to the conference is not provided.)
● Second Place: $500 scholarship
● Third Place: $250 scholarship
Winners also receive one year of membership in JASNA, publication of their essays on this website, and a set of Norton Critical Editions of Jane Austen’s novels.
1. What inspired the contest topic?
A. A word in Austen’s essays. B. A symbol in Austen’s novels.
C. A scene from Austen’s books. D. A joke from Austen’s letters.
2. Which of the following can cause disqualification?
A. Creating works without copying. B. Handing in unpublished works.
C. Submitting entries on the deadline. D. Mentioning your name in the entry.
3. What award can winners get?
A. No more than $250 scholarship. B. A set of Austen’s realistic novels.
C. Publication of their works online. D. Permanent membership in JASNA.
【答案】1. D 2. D 3. C
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇应用文。文章介绍了2025年简·奥斯汀写作大赛的相关事宜。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一个小标题下“2025 Contest Topic”的“The theme for our annual general meeting is “No check to my genius from beginning to end,” a joking remark from one of her letters. This has suggested the prompt (提示) for our contest this year...(我们年度大会的主题是“自始至终我的天赋都不受限”,这是她在一封信中开玩笑说的话。这为我们今年的竞赛提供了提示)”可知,奥斯汀的一封信中的一句戏谑之言为今年年度大会的主题提供了灵感。故选D。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二个小标题“Contest Rules and Submission Website”下的“● Personal information about the student, school, and mentor must appear ONLY on the entry form and not in the essay.(学生、学校和导师的个人信息只能出现在报名表上,而不能出现在论文中)”可知,关于学生、 学校和导师的个人信息不能出现在作品中,由此可知,在参赛作品中提到名字会导致取消资格。故选D。
【3题详解】
细节理解题。根据第三个小标题“Essay Contest Awards”下的“Winners also receive one year of membership in JASNA, publication of their essays on this website, and a set of Norton Critical Editions of Jane Austen’s novels.(获奖者还将获得一年的JASNA会员资格,他们的论文将在这个网站上发表,以及一套简·奥斯汀小说的诺顿评论版)”可知,获奖者的文章将在官网发表。故选C。
B
On a recent weekday, I sent an Instagram message to a friend of mine, an art adviser in New York named Stephen Truax, to chat about an exhibition. Instead of messaging me back in the app, he texted me to say that he’d blocked Instagram on his smartphone during daytime working hours.
Impressed, I asked him how he was accomplishing such a feat. Truax said he was using Opal, an app that makes your smartphone a little more like a so-called dumbphone (功能机).
He said that several of his friends swore by the app, and so he had begun using it, too. I took this word of mouth as evidence that it might actually work. I downloaded it yet without any particular optimism, considering my phone addiction an incurable case.
Opal, I found, provides something like gentle parenting for your smartphone habits: you set up a daily schedule of which apps to block, and then the app guides you into sticking with it. As the app suggested, I set up a recurring “Work Time” block from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and selected every social app I ever use. At the scheduled time, those apps go gray on my home screen and remain that way all day.
Every time I’m frustrated that I can’t look at Instagram on my phone, I just think, surely I, a human adult, can wait a few more hours to see my friends’ dog photos — 5 p.m. isn’t that far away. Crucially, Opal also allows users to suspend (暂停) the block for short periods of time without feeling like failures; when the scheduled break time elapses, the blockage automatically continues.
I find comfort in the fact that my mind feels clearer after a full workday without scrolling social media, and an added bonus is that once the block ends I can browse all the good posts that I missed. As Truax told me, “The flood of content that happens after dinner is wild.” The addiction is not cured, perhaps, but at least it’s finally managed.
4. What did Truax do after receiving the message from the author?
A. He replied by texting.
B. He responded in Opal.
C. He blocked Instagram.
D. He chatted about the exhibition.
5. How did the author feel when downloading Opal?
A. Disappointed. B. Helpful.
C. Pessimistic. D. Impressed.
6. What does the underlined word “elapses” in paragraph 5 mean?
A. Starts. B. Passes.
C. Separates. D. Approaches.
7. What can we learn from the text?
A. Surfing the web makes the mind clearer.
B. Practicing self-control deepens enjoyment.
C. Checking updates after supper is advisable.
D. Curing phone addiction is totally impossible.
【答案】4. A 5. C 6. B 7. B
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者联系朋友Truax时,得知其用Opal屏蔽工作时的社交软件,作者试用后虽未根治手机瘾,但思维更清晰,也能享受之后浏览内容的乐趣。
【4题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段中“Instead of messaging me back in the app, he texted me to say that he’d blocked Instagram on his smartphone during daytime working hours.(他没有在应用程序中回复我,而是发短信告诉我,他在白天工作时间屏蔽了智能手机上的Instagram)”可知,Truax没有在应用内回复,而是通过短信回复了作者。故选A项。
【5题详解】
推理判断题。根据第三段中“I downloaded it yet without any particular optimism, considering my phone addiction an incurable case.(我下载了它,但没有任何特别的乐观,考虑到我的手机成瘾是无法治愈的)”可知,作者下载Opal时并不乐观,甚至认为自己的手机瘾无法治愈,即态度悲观(Pessimistic)。故选C项。
【6题详解】
词义猜测题。根据第五段中“Crucially, Opal also allows users to suspend (暂停) the block for short periods of time without feeling like failures;(至关重要的是,Opal还允许用户在短时间内暂停屏蔽,而不会感到失败)”以及划线单词句中“when the scheduled break time elapses, the blockage automatically continues.(当预定的休息时间elapses后,屏蔽会自动恢复)”可知,当设定的休息时间结束后,屏蔽会自动恢复。“elapses”在此处意为“过去、流逝”,与B选项“Passes(通过,经过)”含义一致。故选B项。
7题详解】
推理判断题。根据最后一段中“I find comfort in the fact that my mind feels clearer after a full workday without scrolling social media, and an added bonus is that once the block ends I can browse all the good posts that I missed.(让我感到欣慰的是,在不刷社交媒体的情况下度过了整整一个工作日后,我的思维变得更加清晰,另外一个好处是,一旦屏蔽结束,我可以浏览所有我错过的好帖子)”可知,作者通过自我控制(使用 Opal 屏蔽社交软件),不仅让思维更清晰,还提升了之后浏览内容的愉悦感。由此推知,练习自我控制能加深愉悦感。故选B项。
C
The sun was shining, people were paddling in the sea and dogs were being walked — a typical day on the beautiful Dorset coast. Just a few minutes inland, however, history was being made. Yesterday, at the National Trust’ s Purbeck Heaths nature reserve, four beavers (海狸) were released from cages and crawled into Little Sea, a 33-hectare lake — the first to be legally released in England after a 400-year disappearance and a fight to return them to the landscape.
The Trust says this is the prime habitat for them to wander free, with no fenced enclosures, full of lakes and watercourses for the beavers to make their home. The Trust has permission to release 25 on the island but is starting with four and then making more releases in coming years if this one goes well.
“I feel real hope,” said David Brown, the director at Purbeck. “I’ve worked as an ecologist for 40 years and this is the most optimistic time in my career without doubt. We are visibly, measurably recovering nature and that is so exciting!”
Conservationists have been campaigning for the return of the beaver for decades because it is a keystone species, whose existence allows other creatures to develop well. This is because beavers create complex wetland habitats by digging channels and pools and constructing leaky dams. Their dams can also deal with pollution, helping to clean up rivers, and prevent flooding as well as drought.
The Trust has worked with local farmers and landowners to ensure the beavers do not cause unwanted disruption. Purbeck hopes it will stimulate year-round nature tourism as people come to see the beavers and the habitats they create. “We have been seeing the economic development shift from bucket-and-spade tourism to nature tourism, and that is more sustainable,” Brown said.
8. Why is the beavers’ release considered historical?
A. They are the first beavers spotted in the wild.
B. It marks an improvement in lake protection.
C. They are reintroduced to the wild after centuries of absence.
D. It offers a great chance for people to interact with them freely.
9. What does the underlined word “prime” in paragraph 2 probably mean?
A. Perfect. B. Temporary. C. Familiar. D. Extra.
10. What aspect of the beavers do conservationists highlight?
A. Their impact on the ecosystem. B. Their capability of constructing dams.
C. Their adaptability to the environment. D. Their popularity among tourists.
11. What can be inferred from the last paragraph?
A. The beavers will reach other reserves quickly.
B. Beaver tourism may reshape the local economy.
C. More beavers will be released next summer.
D. Bucket-and-spade tourism is declining sharply.
【答案】8. C 9. A 10. A 11. B
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇新闻报道。文章主要报道了英格兰在400年海狸消失后,首次在多塞特海岸的珀贝克荒原自然保护区合法放归了四只海狸。
【8题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段中“Yesterday, at the National Trust’s Purbeck Heaths nature reserve, four beavers were released from cages and crawled into Little Sea, a 33-hectare lake — the first to be legally released in England after a 400-year disappearance and a fight to return them to the landscape.(昨天,在国家信托基金会的珀贝克荒原自然保护区,四只海狸从笼子里被放出来,爬进了占地33公顷的小海湖——这是英格兰在400年海狸消失后,首次合法放归海狸,也是为让它们重返自然景观而进行的斗争)”可知,海狸的放归被认为是具有历史意义的,是因为它们在消失几个世纪后被重新引入野外。故选C。
【9题详解】
词句猜测题。根据划线词下文“with no fenced enclosures, full of lakes and watercourses for the beavers to make their home.(没有围栏围起来的区域,到处都是湖泊和水道,供海狸安家)”可知,该基金会表示,这是它们自由漫步的完美的栖息地,由此可知,prime的意思是“完美的”。故选A。
【10题详解】
细节理解题。根据第四段“Conservationists have been campaigning for the return of the beaver for decades because it is a keystone species, whose existence allows other creatures to develop well. This is because beavers create complex wetland habitats by digging channels and pools and constructing leaky dams. Their dams can also deal with pollution, helping to clean up rivers, and prevent flooding as well as drought.(几十年来,自然保护主义者一直在为海狸的回归而奔走,因为海狸是一种关键物种,它们的存在能让其他生物良好地发展。这是因为海狸通过挖掘渠道和水池以及建造漏水的水坝来创造复杂的湿地栖息地。它们的水坝还可以处理污染,帮助清理河流,防止洪水和干旱)”可知,自然保护主义者强调了海狸对生态系统的影响。故选A。
【11题详解】
推理判断题。根据最后一段中“Purbeck hopes it will stimulate year-round nature tourism as people come to see the beavers and the habitats they create. “We have been seeing the economic development shift from bucket-and-spade tourism to nature tourism, and that is more sustainable,” Brown said.(普尔贝克希望,随着人们前来观赏海狸以及它们所创造的栖息地,这将刺激全年的自然生态旅游。“我们一直见证着经济发展从传统的挖沙铲土式(普通观光)旅游向自然生态旅游转变,而且这种自然生态旅游更具可持续性。” 布朗说道)”可推断出,海狸旅游可能会重塑当地经济。故选B。
D
What if there is no blood left in the bank when patients need an immediate transfusion (输血)? Scientists in Britain plan to become the first in the world to produce unlimited amounts of human blood from embryonic stem cells (胚胎干细胞) for emergency transfusions.
A major research project is to be announced this week, which will end in three years with the first transfusions into human volunteers of synthetic (人造的) blood made from the stem cells of embryos. It could help to save the lives of anyone from victims of traffic accidents to soldiers on a battlefield by completely changing the present blood transfusion services, which have to rely on human donors to provide a constant supply of fresh blood.
Britain will play a vital role in the global race to develop synthetic blood. The Wellcome Trust, the world’s biggest medical research charity, has promised £3m towards the cost of the project. A spokesman for the Wellcome Trust said that an announcement is likely to be made in the coming week.
The project will be led by Professor Marc Turner of Edinburgh University, who has been involved in studies investigating how to ensure donated blood is infection-free. Researchers will test human embryos to find those that can develop into the “O-negative” blood group, which is the universal donor group whose blood can be transfused into anyone. This blood group is relatively rare, accounting for about 7% of the population, but it could be produced in unlimited quantities from embryonic stem cells in the laboratory. Such synthetic blood would have the benefit of not being at risk of being infected with viruses such as HIV and the human form of “mad cow” disease.
The project was held up because of the difficulty of finding funding for “translational” research that attempts to take scientific studies in the laboratory into the earliest stages of commercial development This problem has now been overcome.
12. What is the primary objective of the project?
A. To save the lives of accident victims.
B. To inspire more voluntary blood donors.
C. To produce sufficient blood for emergencies.
D. To transform the present blood transfusion services.
13. Why does the author mention Professor Marc Turner’s studies?
A. To praise his effort to the research.
B. To show the project leader’s expertise.
C. To emphasize the importance of his research.
D. To illustrate the rareness of the “O-negative” blood group.
14. In what way will synthetic blood be superior to normal blood?
A. It will help patients to recover sooner.
B. It will avoid the risk of various infections.
C. It will cure the patients of their diseases.
D. It will be offered to transfusion patients for free.
15. How does the writer sound in the text?
A. Excited. B. Critical. C. Pessimistic. D. Informative.
【答案】12. C 13. B 14. B 15. D
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了英国科学家计划用胚胎干细胞生产无限量人造血用于紧急输血的项目。
【12题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段中“Scientists in Britain plan to become the first in the world to produce unlimited amounts of human blood from embryonic stem cells (胚胎干细胞) for emergency transfusions. (英国科学家计划成为世界上第一个用胚胎干细胞生产无限量人类血液用于紧急输血的人。)”可知,该项目的主要目标是为紧急情况生产足够的血液。故选C项。
【13题详解】
推理判断题。根据第四段中“The project will be led by Professor Marc Turner of Edinburgh University, who has been involved in studies investigating how to ensure donated blood is infection free. (该项目将由爱丁堡大学的马克·特纳教授领导,他一直参与研究如何确保捐赠的血液不被感染。)”可知马克·特纳教授一直参与研究,所以提及马克·特纳教授的研究是为了展示项目负责人在相关领域的专业知识。故选B项。
【14题详解】
细节理解题。根据第四段中“Such synthetic blood would have the benefit of not being at risk of being infected with viruses such as HIV and the human form of ‘mad cow’ disease. (这种人造血的好处是不会有感染艾滋病毒和人类疯牛病等病毒的风险。)”可知,人造血优于正常血液的地方在于它能避免各种感染的风险。故选B项。
【15题详解】
推理判断题。根据第一段中“ What if there is no blood left in the bank when patients need an immediate transfusion (输血)? Scientists in Britain plan to become the first in the world to produce unlimited amounts of human blood from embryonic stem cells (胚胎干细胞) for emergency transfusions. (如果病人需要紧急输血时血库没有血了怎么办?英国科学家计划成为世界上第一个用胚胎干细胞生产无限量人类血液用于紧急输血的人。)”和第二段中“A major research project is to be announced this week, which will end in three years with the first transfusions into human volunteers of synthetic (人造的) blood made from the stem cells of embryos. (本周将宣布一个重大研究项目,该项目将在三年后结束,届时将首次向人类志愿者输入由胚胎干细胞制成的人造血液。)”等内容可知,全文客观陈述人造血液项目的背景、目标、研究进展及优势,未掺杂主观情感评价。所以,informative (提供有用信息的)准确描述作者中立、事实性的语气。故选D项。
第二节 (共5小题;每小题2.5 分,满分 12.5 分)
根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
There’s nothing like family. The people we’re related to by blood and marriage are expected to be our greatest sources of love and support. Too often, however, our interactions with family are filled with misunderstanding and resentment. Those we should know and be known by best, end up feeling like adversaries or strangers.
Family is where our first and strongest emotional memories are made, and that’s where they keep appearing. And this is why emotional intelligence(EQ)succeeds where other efforts at family harmony fail. ____16____ The suggestions offered below are transformed from familiar reasonable advice, to highly effective methods for bringing your family ever closer.
Look to yourself first. A family is a system made up of interdependent individuals, but that doesn’t mean you can blame your family of origin for the way you are today ____17____ When you act on the belief that you have a right and obligation to assert your own emotional needs, your family will notice that your emotional independence benefits not only you, but the whole family, and they may quickly follow your lead.
Recognize that being close doesn’t mean being clones. Sometimes family ties blind us to the uniqueness of those we love. Pride in the family continuum can make it easy to forget that. You can’t be expected to have the same talents as your siblings, even though you may look a lot alike. ____18____
Cherish every stage of life in each family member. No matter how well we understand that it can’t happen, we desperately want Mom and Dad to stay the way they are, and for the kids to stay home forever. ____19____ Accept the natural fear that your parents’ aging evokes but use your emotional awareness and empathy to figure out how you can cherish this moment for its unique qualities. What can you and your parents share now that wasn’t possible in the past? Can you keep having fun and make sure everyone still feels useful and worthy in the family support system?
____20____ Fully accepting your fear of change can make it easier to ask questions that you may have considered awkward in the past. Maybe your parents are just waiting for your cue. Feel them out. In a flexible, healthy family dynamic, change is just one of the many opportunities you have to enrich one another.
A. Your best hope for fixing any family problem is to attend your own emotional health.
B. You won’t necessarily choose to follow in parent’s footsteps.
C. It’s also important to keep your awareness active with family.
D. The best to accept that fact emotionally, is to embrace change.
E. People all change, and yet many seem to only see change in themselves.
F. If you’re not sure what will work, ask.
G. Active awareness and empathy tell us how to respond to one another’s needs.
【答案】16. G 17. A 18. B 19. D 20. F
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要讲述了如何提高家庭和谐的重要性,以及如何通过情商来实现这一目标。
【16题详解】
根据前文“And this is why emotional intelligence(EQ)succeeds where other efforts at family harmony fail. (这就是为什么情商(EQ)能成功,而其他家庭和谐的努力却失败了。)”可知,此处强调的是情商能够有助于家庭和谐。后文应该对此进行解释。G选项“Active awareness and empathy tell us how to respond to one another’s needs.(积极的意识和同理心告诉我们如何回应彼此的需求。)”中的“积极的意识和同理心”能够告诉我们如何回应家庭成员的需求,其属于EQ的具体体现,因此EQ能够有助于家庭和谐,与前文呼应。故选G。
【17题详解】
根据前文“Look to yourself first. (先看看你自己)”可知,此处强调的是从自己着手,不要把今天自己的样子归咎于原生家庭。A选项“Your best hope for fixing any family problem is to attend your own emotional health.(解决家庭问题的最大希望是关注自己的情绪健康。)”中“关注自己的情绪健康”与前文呼应,即关注自己的情绪问题是能够解决家庭问题的最大希望。故选A。
【18题详解】
根据本段段旨“Recognize that being close doesn’t mean being clones.(认识到亲密并不意味着克隆人。)”以及“You can’t be expected to have the same talents as your siblings, even though you may look a lot alike. (即使你和你的兄弟姐妹长得很像,你也不能指望拥有和他们一样的才能。)”可知,虽然与兄弟姐妹有着亲密的关系,但不意味着你们是一样的。B选项“You won’t necessarily choose to follow in parent’s footsteps.( 你并不一定会选择追随父母的脚步。)”承接前文指出,虽然家人们是亲密的,但是不一定会有着同样的才能,也不一定会选择追随亲人的脚步,故B选项符合语境。故选B。
【19题详解】
根据后文“ Accept the natural fear that your parents’ aging evokes but use your emotional awareness and empathy to figure out how you can cherish this moment for its unique qualities.(接受父母变老带来的自然恐惧,但运用你的情感意识和同理心,想想如何珍惜这一刻,因为它的独特品质。)”可知要学会接受父母变老带来的自然恐惧,运用情感意识和同理心珍惜当下的一刻。D选项“The best to accept that fact emotionally, is to embrace change.(从情感上接受这个事实的最好方式,就是拥抱改变。)”引起下文,指出最好的方式就是要接受改变,与下文的“ Accept the natural fear”形成呼应,符合语境。故选D。
【20题详解】
根据下文“Fully accepting your fear of change can make it easier to ask questions that you may have considered awkward in the past.(充分接受自己对变化的恐惧可能会让你更容易提出过去可能认为尴尬的问题。)”可知,此处强调接受变化的恐惧,能够让自己更能大胆地提出问题即强调大胆的提出问题,确定到底何种方式起作用。F选项“If you’re not sure what will work, ask.(如果你不确定什么会起作用,那就去问。)”与下文呼应,指出如果遇到不确定什么起作用则大胆询问,符合语境。故选F。
第三部分 语言运用(共两节,满分30分)
第一节 (共 15 小题;每小题1分,满分 15 分)
This was the third time Luka had seen the big black bear shouting on his doorstep.
It didn’t seem to be begging for food and had no ___21___ intention towards Luka. Clearly it was staring at him in the distance, yelling at him and wanting him to ___22___. He suddenly realized that the bear was trying to tell him something, likely to ask for some kind of ___23___. So he opened the door and walked towards the bear.
Luka knew it was a (n) ___24___ decision, but his curiosity was too strong to ___25___. He began to go after the bear slowly, his eyes wide open, filled with ___26___ and expectation. On their way into the forest, the bear would stop and ___27___ Luka. Once Luka approached, the big black bear ___28___. Thus, a bear and a person walked deeply into the forest one after the other.
After about an hour’s journey, the bear ___29___ stopped. In front of them was a cabin with a garage. It broke into the garage without ___30___. Now Luka could see what was inside: a (n) ___31___ bear lying on the floor, breathing heavily and obviously not in great ___32___
Luka felt a wave of ___33___ washed over him as he realized why the bear had been ___34___ to lead him and get inside the garage by force. It was to ___35___ its baby bear. Luka didn’t hesitate to call the emergency number.
21. A. formal B. extra C. obvious D. ill
22. A. panic B. stay C. follow D. try
23. A. assistance B. company C. comfort D. recognition
24. A. awkward B. smart C. risky D. quick
25. A. meet B. resist C. understand D. forget
26. A. joy B. confidence C. pride D. wonder
27. A. cheer up B. wait for C. look after D. depend on
28. A. appeared B. turned C. continued D. stopped
29. A. finally B. temporarily C. secretly D. immediately
30. A. effort B. enthusiasm C. hesitation D. permission
31. A. small B. big C. elderly D. lively
32. A. pain B. need C. anger D. condition
33. A. shame B. relief C. regret D. appreciation
34. A. willing B. determined C. amused D. proud
35. A. feed B. keep C. examine D. protect
【答案】21. D 22. C 23. A 24. C 25. B 26. D 27. B 28. C 29. A 30. C 31. A 32. D 33. B 34. B 35. D
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了一只熊为了救熊宝宝,先是通过大叫吸引卢卡的注意,然后又一步步将卢卡带到熊宝宝所在的车库的故事。
【21题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意:它似乎不是在乞讨食物,对卢卡也没有恶意。A. formal正式的;B. extra额外的;C. obvious明显的;D. ill不友好的,不友善的。根据下文的“He suddenly realized that the bear was trying to tell him something”可知,这只熊可能没有恶意。故选D项。
【22题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意:很明显,它在远处盯着他,对他大吼大叫,要他跟过去。A. panic恐慌;B. stay留;C. follow跟随;D. try尝试。根据该段最后一句“So he opened the door and walked towards the bear.”可知,那只熊想让卢卡跟过去,所以,卢卡向他走去。故选C项。
【23题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意:他突然意识到那只熊想告诉他什么,可能是在寻求某种帮助。A. assistance援助;B. company公司;C. comfort安慰;D. recognition认可。根据倒数第二段的句子“Now Luka could see what was inside: a (n) ____ bear lying on the floor, breathing heavily and obviously not in great ____ ”和文章最后一句“Luka didn’t hesitate to call the emergency number.”可知,熊是来求助的。故选A项。
【24题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意:卢卡知道这是一个冒险的决定,但他的好奇心太强了,无法抗拒。A. awkward尴尬的;B. smart聪明的;C. risky冒险的;D. quick快速的。根据上文的句子“So he opened the door and walked towards the bear.”可知,卢卡跟着熊走,这当然是个冒险的决定。故选C项。
【25题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意:卢卡知道这是一个冒险的决定,但他的好奇心太强了,无法抗拒。A. meet遇到;B. resist抵抗;C. understand理解;D. forget忘记。根据上文的“his curiosity was too strong”可知,卢卡的好奇心太强了,所以无法抵抗。故选B项。
【26题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意:他开始慢慢地追着熊走,眼睛睁得大大的,充满了惊奇和期待。A. joy喜悦;B. confidence信心;C. pride骄傲;D. wonder惊讶;惊奇。根据上一句中的“his curiosity”和空格前的“his eyes wide open”可知,在跟着熊走的过程中,卢卡内心是充满惊奇和期待的。故选D项。
【27题详解】
考查动词短语词义辨析。句意:在他们进入森林的路上,熊会停下来等卢卡。A. cheer up振作起来;B. wait for等待;C. look after照看;D. depend on依赖。根据空格前的stop和下一句“Once Luka approached, the big black bear ____ ”可知,在行走的过程中,熊会停下来等卢卡。故选B项。
【28题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意:卢卡一靠近,大黑熊就继续往前走。A. appeared出现;B. turned转;C. continued继续;D. stopped停止。根据上一句“On their way into the forest, the bear would stop and ____ Luka.”可知,熊会停下了等卢卡,所以,当卢卡走近时,熊就会继续走。故选C项。
【29题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意:经过大约一个小时的路程,熊终于停下来了。A. finally最后;B. temporarily暂时;C. secretly秘密地;D. immediately立即。根据空格前的“After about an hour’s journey”和空格后的stopped可知,最后,熊停了下来。故选A项。
【30题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意:它毫不犹豫地闯入了车库。A. effort努力;B. enthusiasm热情;C. hesitation犹豫;D. permission允许。根据下文的句子“Now Luka could see what was inside: a (n) ____ bear lying on the floor, breathing heavily and obviously not in great”可知,熊带卢卡来,是为了救在车库里的熊宝宝,所以,到达后,它会毫不犹豫地闯进车库。故选C项。
【31题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意:现在卢卡看到了里面的东西:一只躺在地板上的小熊,呼吸沉重,显然状况不佳。A. small小的;B. big大的;C. elderly年纪较大的;D. lively活泼的。根据最后一段的“its baby bear”可知,在地上躺着的是小熊。故选A项。
【32题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意:现在卢卡看到了里面的东西:一只躺在地板上的小熊,呼吸沉重,显然状况不佳。A. pain疼痛;B. need需要;C. anger愤怒;D. condition条件,状态。根据上文的“breathing heavily”可知,小熊的状态不佳,in condition“状态良好”是固定短语。故选D项。
33题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意:当卢卡意识到熊为什么要强行带他进车库时,他感到一阵如释重负。A. shame羞耻;B. relief宽慰,轻松;C. regret遗憾;D. appreciation感恩。根据下文的“It was to ____ its baby bear.”可知,卢卡知道熊将他带到车库里来是为了让他救熊宝宝,所以,卢卡不再担心有危险,感到如释重负。故选B项。
【34题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意:当卢卡意识到熊为什么要强行带他进车库时,他感到一阵如释重负。A. willing愿意的;B. determined下定决心的,坚决的;C. amused逗乐的;D. proud骄傲的。根据上文叙述:熊先是在卢卡的门口大叫引起卢卡的注意,后来又一步步将卢卡带到森林里的车库。从整个过程可知,熊是决心将卢卡带来,让他帮忙救熊宝宝。故选B项。
【35题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意:那是为了保护它的熊宝宝。A. feed喂养;B. keep保持;C. examine检查;D. protect保护。根据上文的“a (n) ____ bear lying on the floor, breathing heavily and obviously not in great ____ ”和下文的“Luka didn’t hesitate to call the emergency number.”可知,熊将卢卡带到车库里来是为了让他救熊宝宝,也就是为了保护熊宝宝。故选D项。
第二节(共10 小题;每小题1.5分,满分 15 分)
阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Some 4, 000 years ago, the Liangzhu culture, known for its sophisticated city of canals ____36____ (call) “China’s Venice of the Stone Age,” suddenly disappeared. Historians debated whether war, disease, or starvation caused its collapse, but recent research points to climate change ____37____ a key factor.
Located near the East China Sea, Liangzhu ____38____ (be) home to an advanced Stone Age civilization for about 1,000 years, supporting an active agricultural system through its canals. Liangzhu City was listed as ____39____ UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2019.
Researchers from the University of Innsbruck had long sought to explain ____40____ Liangzhu was abandoned, and the discovery of a thin layer of clay on the ruins suggested a possible connection between the ends of the advanced civilization ____41____ floods of the Yangtze River or floods from the East China Sea. However, no clear conclusions on the cause were possible from the mud layer ____42____ (it).
A breakthrough came when scientists studied stalagmites (石笋) from two nearby underwater caves. As Dr. Peter Dockrill reported for Science Alert, their team discovered chemical signatures from about 4,300 years ago that showed ____43____ (extreme) high rainfall, probably caused by the ____44____ (warm) of ocean waters in the Pacific - an event known as the El Nino (厄尔尼诺).
The study notes that wet conditions lasted for several hundred years following the collapse of Liangzhu, eventually paving the way for the rise of the Xia dynasty in 2070 B.C.E. It’s celebrated _____45_____ (found), Yu the Great, introduced more extensive flood-control methods and is known as the “Tamer of the Flood.”
【答案】36. called
37. as 38. was
39. a 40. why
41. and 42. itself
43. extremely
44. warming
45. founder
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍良渚文化消失之谜,指出气候变化引发的洪水或为其消亡主因,及相关研究发现。
【36题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意:大约4000年前,以有着“中国石器时代威尼斯”之称的复杂运河之城闻名的良渚文化突然消失了。此处为非谓语动词作定语,a sophisticated city of canals与call为被动关系,用过去分词called。故填called。
【37题详解】
考查介词。句意:历史学家曾争论是战争、疾病还是饥荒导致了它的衰落,但近期研究指出气候变化是一个关键因素。此处为固定搭配point to...as...,意为“指出……作为……”,用介词as。故填as。
【38题详解】
考查动词时态和主谓一致。句意:良渚位于中国东海附近,在约1000年的时间里是先进石器时代文明的发祥地,通过其运河维系着发达的农业体系。此处为谓语动词,描述过去的事实,用一般过去时,主语Liangzhu为单数,所以用was。故填was。
【39题详解】
考查冠词。句意:良渚古城于2019年被列入联合国教科文组织世界遗产名录。此处泛指“一处联合国教科文组织世界遗产”,UNESCO是以辅音音素开头的单词,用不定冠词a。故填a。
【40题详解】
考查宾语从句。句意:因斯布鲁克大学的研究人员长期以来一直试图解释良渚为何被废弃,而遗址上发现的一层薄薄的黏土层表明,这个先进文明的消亡可能与长江洪水或东海洪水有关。此处引导宾语从句,从句中不缺主语和宾语,结合句意,此处缺少原因状语,表示“为什么”,用连接副词why。故填why。
【41题详解】
考查连词。句意:因斯布鲁克大学的研究人员长期以来一直试图解释良渚为何被废弃,而遗址上发现的一层薄薄的黏土层表明,这个先进文明的消亡可能与长江洪水或东海洪水有关。此处为固定搭配between...and...,意为“在……和……之间”,用连词and。故填and。
【42题详解】
考查代词。句意:然而,仅从黏土层本身无法得出关于其消亡原因的确切结论。此处指代the mud layer自身,用反身代词itself。故填itself。
43题详解】
考查副词。句意:正如彼得·多克里尔博士为《科学警报》所报道的那样,他们的团队发现了大约4300年前的化学特征,这些特征表明当时降雨量极大,这可能是由太平洋海水升温——一种被称为厄尔尼诺的现象——引起的。此处修饰形容词high,用extreme的副词形式extremely。故填extremely。
【44题详解】
考查名词。句意:正如彼得·多克里尔博士为《科学警报》所报道的那样,他们的团队发现了大约4300年前的化学特征,这些特征表明当时降雨量极大,这可能是由太平洋海水升温——一种被称为厄尔尼诺的现象——引起的。此处位于定冠词the之后,用warm的名词形式warming,意为“升温”符合句意。故填warming。
【45题详解】
考查名词。句意:该研究指出,良渚文化衰落后,湿润的气候持续了数百年,最终为公元前2070年夏朝的兴起铺平了道路。夏朝的开国君主大禹引进了更广泛的治水方法,被称为“治水英雄”。此处指“夏朝的开国君主”,用found的名词形式founder,意为“创立者,奠基者”。故填founder。
第四部分,写作(共两节,满分40分)
第一节(满分 15 分)
46. 假定你是李华,你班下周将开展主题为“改掉坏习惯,拥抱新生活”的主题班会。请你写一篇发言稿,内容包括:
1. 分享你的经历、做法和感悟;
2. 提出倡议。
注意:
1. 写作词数应为80个左右;
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Break Bad Habits, Embrace New Life
Good morning, everyone!
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Thank you!
【答案】参考范文:
Break Bad Habits, Embrace New Life
Good morning, everyone!
I used to be a chronic procrastinator, often leaving my homework until the last minute and staying up late to finish it, which left me physically exhausted and mentally drained. Realizing that I was trapped in a harmful cycle, I felt overwhelmed by regret. To break this bad habit, I started to schedule my tasks reasonably and set specific deadlines for each one. Additionally, I divided large tasks into smaller, more manageable steps. Gradually, I found myself becoming more organized and efficient. This not only enhanced my sleep quality but also led to better academic performance.
Now, let’s bravely identify our bad habits and take positive action to change them. Remember, small steps lead to big changes. Let’s leave behind the past and build better habits for a new life!
Thank you!
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇应用文。考生所在班级下周将开展主题为“改掉坏习惯,拥抱新生活”的主题班会。请考生写一篇发言稿。
【详解】1.词汇积累:
①拖延者:procrastinator→delayer
②意识到:realize→be aware of
③另外:additionally→moreover
④提高:enhance→improve
2.句式拓展:
合并句子
原句:Gradually, I found myself becoming more organized and efficient. This not only enhanced my sleep quality but also led to better academic performance.
拓展句:Gradually, I found myself becoming more organized and efficient, which not only enhanced my sleep quality but also led to better academic performance.
【点睛】【高分句型 1】I used to be a chronic procrastinator, often leaving my homework until the last minute and staying up late to finish it, which left me physically exhausted and mentally drained.(运用现在分词作伴随状语,which 引导的非限制性定语从句)
【高分句型 2】To break this bad habit, I started to schedule my tasks reasonably and set specific deadlines for each one.(运用了不定式作目的状语)
第二节 (满分 25 分)
47. 阅读下面材料, 根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段, 使之构成一篇完整的短文。
Sarah couldn’t really remember when she and Laura became best friends. But they had been really close. They had lunch together in the school cafeteria, they went to the same book club, and they even had parties in each other’s house several times. As a matter of fact, the two girls had quite different personalities. Sarah was always confident and straightforward. In comparison, Laura was a bit quiet, but she was definitely the sweetest person Sarah had known.
On the first day of the new semester, Sarah couldn’t wait to meet Laura and tell her everything about her summer vacation. However, the moment she saw Laura enter the classroom, she was surprised. What could have happened to Laura? Why did she gain so much weight? Sarah knew it would be inappropriate if she raised the questions but she couldn’t resist the curiosity. “Since we are best friends, she knows I don’t mean any harm,” she thought. Thus, she asked, “Why did you get so fat?”
The instant Sarah said it, she realized she had made a mistake. People standing by began to laugh and point. Poor Laura, apparently shocked and offended by the question, stood still, tears welling up in her eyes. When she came to herself, she ran out of the classroom.
The next few days was very hard for Sarah. Whenever she reached out to Laura, Laura would walk away on purpose or pretended that she hadn’t seen Sarah. At first, Sarah was truly sorry for hurting Laura’s feelings. But as she tried several times in vain to make up with Laura, Sarah became angry. “Enough is enough,” she thought. However, Sarah couldn’t help feeling regretful because deep down she knew it was her fault.
注意:1. 续写词数应为150个左右;
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
One day after school, Sarah stopped Laura.
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Touched by Sarah’s sincere words, Laura was hesitant.
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【答案】
One day after school, Sarah stopped Laura. She knew she had hurt Laura deeply with her insensitive comment, and she was determined to make things right. “Laura, I understand if you need more time to forgive me,” Sarah said, her voice gentle and apologetic. “But please know that I value our friendship more than anything else in this world. I’m here for you whenever you’re ready to talk.”
Touched by Sarah’s sincere words, Laura was hesitant. She still felt hurt and embarrassed by what happened, but deep down she knew that Sarah was truly sorry, and their friendship meant too much to her to let it go. “Sarah, I appreciate your apology, and I’m willing to try to move forward,” Laura said, her voice soft but firm. Over the next few weeks, Sarah and Laura worked hard to repair their friendship. Sarah learned a valuable lesson about the power of words and the importance of empathy and kindness. And Laura discovered that forgiveness is not a sign of weakness but a testament to the strength of the human spirit.
【解析】
【导语】本文以故事发展的顺序为线索展开,描述了Sarah和Laura之间的友谊遭受创伤,因为Sarah的冒失话语伤害了Laura的感情。然而,Sarah通过诚挚的道歉和Laura的宽容和理解,两人努力修复他们的友谊。这个故事强调了友谊的价值,以及言语和原谅的重要性。
【详解】1.段落续写:
①由第一段首句内容“一天放学后,Sarah拦住了Laura。”可知,第一段可描写Sarah向Laura真诚道歉的经过及相关细节。
②由第二段首句内容“被Sarah真诚的话语感动了,Laura有些犹豫。”可知,第二段可描写Laura仍然为所发生的事感到伤心和尴尬,但感受到了Sarah真的很抱歉后,他们决定重归于好的过程及相关细节。
2.续写线索:Sarah向Laura道歉——Laura犹豫不决——Laura决定原谅Sarah——二人重归于好——感悟
3.词汇激活
行为类
① 重视:value/cherish
② 下定决心:determine/resolve
③ 打动:touch/move
情绪类
① 愧疚的:apologetic/sorry/remorseful
② 犹豫不决的:hesitant/undecided
【点睛】[高分句型1] I’m here for you whenever you’re ready to talk. (使用了whenever引导的让步状语从句)
[高分句型2] She still felt hurt and embarrassed by what happened, but deep down she knew that Sarah was truly sorry, and their friendship meant too much to her to let it go. (前面使用了what 引导的宾语从句,后面使用了that引导的宾语从句)
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