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肇庆市第一中学2025—2026学年第一学期 高三年级英语学科12月月考试题 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，每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A The Netherlands has long been a pioneer in sustainable mobility, integrating innovative transport solutions into its urban planning and even its culture. Here are the Netherlands’ transportation infrastructure (基础设施) investments and targets by 2030. Infrastructure Investments by 2030 *Cycling infrastructure: EUR 2.1 billion *Charging infrastructure: EUR 1.2 billion *Hydrogen infrastructure: EUR 500 million Key Targets by 2030 *50% reduction in transport-related CO2 emissions (vs.1990) *200,000 public charging points *25% increase in cycling infrastructure *100% zero-emission public bus groups Developments in sustainable mobility within the Netherlands CYCLING Cycling is the primary mode of transport for many citizens. In 2023, Dutch cyclists rode over15 billion kilometers, avoiding around 2.3 million tons of CO2 emissions. ELECTRIC MOBILITY As of 2023, the electric vehicle (EV) market share reached 23% of new car sales, with over 290,000 registered EVs on Dutch roads. To support this change, the Netherlands has ensured that 60% of families are within 300 meters of a charging station. HYDROGEN-POWERED TRANSPORT While battery electric cars dominate personal transport, hydrogen fuel cell technology is gaining popularity with public vehicles. The Netherlands currently runs 142 hydrogen buses across various cities and has started tests for hydrogen-powered trains. INFRASTRUCTURES The Netherlands is expanding its network of solar-powered bike paths 12,000 kWh every year, with plans for 100 kilometers of solar roads by 2030. The energy transition (变革) is global, and the Netherlands’ efforts for sustainable mobility set an example for how nations can combine infrastructure, policy, and culture with green goals. It shows that electrification, hydrogen integration, and smart tech aren’t just solutions — they’re pathways to redefining urban life. 1. What objective does the Netherlands want to achieve by 2030? A. Making public buses emission-free. B. Doubling cycling and charging networks. C. Popularizing hydrogen-powered vehicles. D. Reducing current carbon emissions by half. 2. How does the Netherlands facilitate EV adoption? A. By simplifying the registration process of EVs. B. By expanding charging point coverage. C. By restricting the traditional car production. D. By providing financial support for EV buyers. 3. What does the Dutch transportation model demonstrate? A. Green transport demands urgent action. B. Emission goals need long-term planning. C. Green goals require an integrated system strategy. D. Hydrogen energy will dominate future transportation. 【答案】1. A 2. B 3. C 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇应用文，介绍了荷兰在可持续交通方面的先锋成就和2030年目标。 【1题详解】 细节理解题。根据Key Targets by 2030部分“*100% zero-emission public bus groups(100%无排放的公共巴士车队)”可知，荷兰希望在2030年之前达成的目标是使公共巴士实现零排放。故选A。 【2题详解】 细节理解题。根据ELECTRIC MOBILITY部分“To support this change, the Netherlands has ensured that 60% of families are within 300 meters of a charging station.(为支持这一变革，荷兰已确保60%的家庭距充电站不超过300米。)”可知，荷兰通过扩大充电点覆盖范围来促进电动汽车的普及。故选B。 【3题详解】 推理判断题。根据最后一段“It shows that electrification, hydrogen integration, and smart tech aren’t just solutions — they’re pathways to redefining urban life.(这表明，电气化、氢能融合以及智能技术不仅仅是解决方案——它们更是重塑城市生活的途径。)”可知，荷兰的交通模式说明了环保目标需要综合系统战略。故选C。 B With artificial intelligence (AI) programs that can now generate entire songs on demand, you’d be forgiven for thinking AI might eventually lead to the decline of human-made music. As a composer and music educator, I happened to start working with the technology. Music AI can be used in sound analysis, noise removal and mixing. Suno, Beethoven and Udio are some of the companies currently leading in the AI music field. In many cases, the outputs don’t have to be excellent; they just need to be good enough to compete with real musicians. The music industry is understandably concerned. In April 2024, over 200 artists signed an open letter urging AI developers to stop training models with copyrighted (有版权的) material. In 2023, I was invited to create a new work with Sydneybased design company Kopi Su, and develop a new music AI tool. Would this be a huge waste of time, or end with my data added to some mysterious AI data pool? Or would it open up new creative directions for me? Nevertheless, I finally accepted it. The new tool, called Koup Music, was based on a text-to-image model. For example, I could upload a short vocal melody (声乐旋律) and ask the AI to turn it into an insect sound or a“hip hop” style. Though samples were limited to 5-10 seconds, they led to unexpected ideas. Some samples were rather pleasing. Others were boring. Some came out with unpleasant tones. The imperfection gave me permission to have fun. I focused on generating separate musical elements with my text instructions, rather than fully arranged samples. The process felt like cooperation-like I was making music with a “kooky colleague”. This took away the pressure to make “perfect” music, and instead allowed me to focus on new creative possibilities. The key to a meaningful relationship with music AI is to work alongside it-not let it do all the work. Under the right circumstances, it can provide the tools to produce something truly creative. Making “imperfect” art that takes time is the price of being human. And I’m grateful for that. 4. Why was the open letter signed in 2024? A. To seek financial support from AI companies. B. To encourage musicians to cooperate with AI. C. To promote the development of AI music tools. D. To protest the use of copyrighted works in AI training. 5. What is the author’s initial attitude towards the work invitation? A. Curious and eager. B. Excited and confident. C. Doubtful and hesitant. D. Indifferent and uninterested. 6. What can the new AI tool offer to the author? A. Musical elements with varied quality. B. Complete songs with sweet melodies. C. Professional noise removal solutions. D. Perfectly arranged musical samples. 7. Which of the following might the author agree with? A. Musicians rely too much on AI tools. B. AI should be used as a cooperative tool. C. AI music is a threat to human musicians. D. The music industry overestimates AI risks. 【答案】4. D 5. C 6. A 7. B 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇议论文，主要讲的是作者作为作曲家和音乐教育工作者，面对能按需生成整首歌曲的人工智能（AI）技术时的经历与思考。 【4题详解】 推理判断题。根据第二段“In April 2024, over 200 artists signed an open letter urging AI developers to stop training models with copyrighted (有版权的) material.(2024年4月，200多名艺术家签署了一封公开信，敦促人工智能开发者停止使用有版权的材料来训练模型。)”可知，2024年签署这封公开信的原因是为了抗议在人工智能训练中使用受版权保护的作品。故选D。 【5题详解】 推理判断题。根据第三段“Would this be a huge waste of time, or end with my data added to some mysterious AI data pool? Or would it open up new creative directions for me? Nevertheless, I finally accepted it.(这会是巨大的时间浪费吗？还是会以我的数据被添加到某个神秘的AI数据池而告终？又或者，这会为我开辟新的创作方向？尽管如此，我最终还是接受了邀请。)”可知，作者最初对这份工作邀请的态度是怀疑且犹豫不决的。故选C。 【6题详解】 细节理解题。根据第四段“Some samples were rather pleasing. Others were boring. Some came out with unpleasant tones.(有些样本相当悦耳，有些则枯燥乏味，还有些样本发出的音调令人不悦。)”可知，这款新的人工智能工具能为作者带来质量各异的音乐元素。故选A。 【7题详解】 推理判断题。根据倒数第二段“The process felt like cooperation-like I was making music with a “kooky colleague”.(这个过程感觉就像是合作——就像我和一位“古怪的同事”一起创作音乐。)”和最后一段“The key to a meaningful relationship with music AI is to work alongside it-not let it do all the work.(与音乐人工智能建立有意义的关系的关键在于与它并肩合作——而不是让它包揽所有工作。)”可知，作者所认同的观点是人工智能应作为协作工具被使用。故选B。 C There’s a moment in human connection that’s hard to describe — that sudden, electric feeling when you meet someone and feel your minds merge. Where does that spark come from, exactly? What makes someone feel like a lifelong friend after just a small talk? People tend to assume it’s similarity — that they are especially likely to hit it off with someone who shares their background or personality traits. But in our research we’ve found that many of the strongest bonds come less from existing similarity and more from riffing (即兴交流) playfully. In such moments, people create a little world that belongs just to them, a process we call “building a shared reality”. And yet, our culture’s conversational rituals revolve not around playful co-creation but around exchanging formalities. Consider the small talk classic: “How was your weekend?” “Good. Just watched TV. You?” The conversation proceeds predictably. “Took my dog to the park, since it was so nice.” “Oh, I have a dog, too. What kind is yours?” “A lab mix. He’s 3...” Both parties walk away with information but still worlds apart. They may think they’re playing it safe, but that safety traps them in disconnection. Instead, if these two people stray from the script and riff off each other, they may begin to feel that spark of genuine connection. It’s like being a kid again: Kids skip the boring small talk and jump straight into play. “How was your weekend?” “Good, but I spent too much time watching people make tiny food on TikTok.” “Whoa, like…dollhouse-size?” “Yes. If you want to learn to make noodles in a bottle cap, let me know.” “That’s amazing. We could organize a tiny food party — and all the dishes could fit on this coaster!” “We’d need tiny furniture, too. Should we ask that guy over there to build it?” Moments like these can make two strangers suddenly feel like co-creators of a shared world. Riffing doesn’t require being naturally funny, just being attentive and embracing spontaneity. Like any conversational skill, it takes practice. When riffing, speakers resist the urge to counter every observation with their own example, instead building bridges to new ideas. Our aim of conversation, then, is not merely to exchange facts or surface-level similarities but to ask: “What could we create together in this moment?” 8. What is the main factor that leads to a strong human connection? A. Having similar backgrounds. B. Sharing the same character traits. C. Exchanging factual information. D. Engaging in co-creative interaction. 9. What does paragraph 3 suggest about typical small talk in our culture? A. It allows people to avoid arguments. B. It leads to deeper misunderstandings. C. It helps people get to know each other. D. It often fails to build real connections. 10. Which of the following conversations best illustrates “riffing”? A. “Favorite movie?” “Sci-fi, you?” “Me too”. B. “How’s your new job?” “Busy. You?” “Same routine.” C. “My plant looks so sad lately.” “We could play it some jazz.” D. “I’m tired from my beach vacation.” “My ski trip was tiring too.” 11. What’s the most suitable title for the passage? A. Sharing Interests is Key to Understanding B. You’re Probably Doing Small Talk Wrong C. The Best Way to Form Lifelong Friendships D. How to impress Others in First Conversations 【答案】8. D 9. D 10. C 11. B 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇议论文。文章主要介绍了即兴交流在建立深厚人际关系中的重要性，批评了传统小谈话的局限性，并强调了共同创造在连接中的核心作用。 【8题详解】 细节理解题。根据第二段中“But in our research we’ve found that many of the strongest bonds come less from existing similarity and more from riffing (即兴交流) playfully. In such moments, people create a little world that belongs just to them, a process we call “building a shared reality”.(但在我们的研究中发现，许多最为牢固的人际纽带，与其说源自彼此既有的相似之处，倒不如说更多源于趣味盎然的即兴交流。在这样的时刻，人们会创造出一个专属于他们的小世界，我们将这一过程称为“构建共同现实”)”可知，导致强烈人际联系的主要因素是参与共同创造的互动。故选D。 【9题详解】 推理判断题。根据第三段中“Both parties walk away with information but still worlds apart. They may think they’re playing it safe, but that safety traps them in disconnection.(双方交谈后虽都获取了信息，但彼此间依旧隔阂重重。他们或许认为自己只是在稳妥行事，然而这种“稳妥”却使他们陷入了彼此疏离的境地)”可推知，我们文化中的典型小谈话往往无法建立真正的联系。故选D。 【10题详解】 推理判断题。根据第四段中“Instead, if these two people stray from the script and riff off each other, they may begin to feel that spark of genuine connection.(相反，如果这两个人偏离剧本，即兴发挥，相互配合，他们可能会开始感受到那种真正联系的火花)”以及下文对话示例可知，riffing指的是即兴、富有创造性的对话。C选项““My plant looks so sad lately.” “We could play it some jazz.”(“我的植物最近看起来很沮丧。”“我们可以给它放点爵士乐。”)”最符合riffing的定义，因为它体现了即兴和创造性的交流。故选C。 【11题详解】 主旨大意题。根据文章内容，第一段的“What makes someone feel like a lifelong friend after just a small talk?(是什么让一个人在仅仅一次简短的交谈后就感觉像是结识了多年的老友？)”，特别是第三段和第四段的对比，以及最后一段“Our aim of conversation, then, is not merely to exchange facts or surface-level similarities but to ask: “What could we create together in this moment?”(那么，我们交谈的目的不仅仅是交换事实或表面上的相似之处，而是要问：“此时此刻，我们能够共同创造什么？”)”可知，文章主要讨论了传统小谈话的局限性，并强调了即兴交流在建立深厚人际关系中的重要性。B选项“You’re Probably Doing Small Talk Wrong (你可能做错了小谈话)”最符合文章主旨，适合作为文章标题。故选B。 D Eugene has just returned home from a long day at work. His job is demanding — he saves lives, after all. As he digs into his dinner — a serving of nuts and seeds — he feels satisfied with his day’s achievements. Except he doesn’t, because he’s a rat. Eugene and his colleagues are some of around 50 giant African pouched rats working to diagnose tuberculosis (TB) (结核病) across Africa. The rats have so far screened half a million TB samples in some of the countries with the highest TB burden. The creatures act as a second-line defense, double-checking negative tests from local clinics to make sure cases of TB bacteria aren’t missed. TB bacteria give off a strong tar-like smell, easily identifiable by the rats. The rats pace up and down, and hover over samples they detect as positive for approximately three seconds. Those results are then verified by human technicians-but the rats are almost always right, with a 90% accuracy rate. Since 2008, the rats have found 30,000 cases that had been diagnosed as false negatives, potentially saving up to half a million lives. TB infections claim roughly 1.3 million lives per year, over a third of which are on the African continent. It is almost always curable if detected early on, but in sub-Saharan Africa fewer than half of patients will ever receive a diagnosis because clinics and laboratories are so thinly spread. While the rat method comes in at $1.1 per sample, rapid molecular diagnostic tests (RMDTs), recommended by the WHO, cost around $18 — a problem for many of the struggling health systems in sub-Saharan Africa. “We wanted to fill the gap and raise the detection rate and thought our rats could help,” explains Agizew, who runs the TB programme. But there is not yet a consensus within the scientific community. “The main concern is the number of individuals that the rats would flag as positive where no other evidence would support that diagnosis — a re-evaluation by a human might be confirmation bias,” said Mike Barer, Professor at the University of Leicester. Experts have also pointed out that the rats cannot distinguish between TB and drug-resistant TB. Agizew and his team, however, think their four-legged friends are an important contribution to the fight against tuberculosis, and hope to expand their work in future. “In Tanzania and Ethiopia, TB is declining at an annual rate of 5 percent, which is not enough. Our rats are contributing to a faster decline, which is what is needed if we are to eliminate the disease,” he said. 12. What is the main role of Eugene and his fellow rats in detecting TB? A. To collect TB samples from clinics. B. To replace humans in TB diagnosis. C. To re-check TB cases that were missed. D. To provide the first diagnosis for patients. 13. What is the main focus of the third paragraph? A. Reasons for using rats to detect TB. B. TB’s incurability in sub-Saharan Africa. C. WHO’s role in recommending TB tests. D. The high cost of TB treatment worldwide. 14. What is the meaning of the underlined word “consensus” in paragraph 4? A. A brief clarification. B. A shared opinion. C. A minor disagreement. D. A detailed evaluation. 15. Which best describes Agizew’s attitude towards the rat detection program? A. Pessimistic. B. Cautious. C. Neutral. D. Enthusiastic. 【答案】12. C 13. A 14. B 15. D 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要讲述了巨型非洲袋鼠被用来在非洲检测结核病，以及人们对这一做法的看法。 【12题详解】 细节理解题。根据第二段“The creatures act as a second-line defense, double-checking negative tests from local clinics to make sure cases of TB bacteria aren’t missed.(这些生物充当第二道防线，对当地诊所的阴性检测结果进行复查，以确保不会漏掉结核杆菌病例)”可知，Eugene和他的同类老鼠在检测结核病方面的主要作用是复查被遗漏的结核病病例。故选C。 【13题详解】 主旨大意题。根据第三段“It is almost always curable if detected early on, but in sub-Saharan Africa fewer than half of patients will ever receive a diagnosis because clinics and laboratories are so thinly spread. While the rat method comes in at $1.1 per sample, rapid molecular diagnostic tests (RMDTs), recommended by the WHO, cost around $18-a problem for many of the struggling health systems in sub-Saharan Africa.(如果早期发现，它几乎总是可以治愈的，但在撒哈拉以南非洲，由于诊所和实验室分布稀疏，只有不到一半的患者会得到诊断。虽然老鼠检测方法每份样本只需1.1美元，但世界卫生组织推荐的快速分子诊断测试（RMDTs）每份样本约需18美元，这对撒哈拉以南非洲许多举步维艰的卫生系统来说是个问题)”可知，第三段主要讲述了使用老鼠检测结核病的原因。故选A。 【14题详解】 词句猜测题。根据第四段“But there is not yet a consensus within the scientific community.(但在科学界内部还没有达成consensus)”以及后文“The main concern is the number of individuals that the rats would flag as positive where no other evidence would support that diagnosis — a re-evaluation by a human might be confirmation bias(主要的问题是，老鼠会将多少个体标记为阳性，而没有其他证据支持这一诊断——人类的重新评估可能是确认偏差)”可知，科学界内部对于使用老鼠检测结核病还没有达成共识，即还没有共同的看法。因此，consensus意为“共同的看法”。故选B。 【15题详解】 推理判断题。根据最后一段“Agizew and his team, however, think their four-legged friends are an important contribution to the fight against tuberculosis, and hope to expand their work in future.(然而，Agizew和他的团队认为，他们的四条腿的朋友是对抗结核病的重要贡献，并希望在未来扩大他们的工作)”可知，Agizew对他的老鼠检测项目持乐观态度。故选D。 第二节（共5小题，每小题2.5分，满分12.5分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 As a well-known weather presenter, there are times when I’m walking around a supermarket, and a shopper will approach me with a complaint: “I hosted my son’s wedding on Saturday, and you told me it was going to rain, but it didn’t. Why did you get it wrong?” Over my career, forecasting has improved almost beyond recognition. Liz Bentley, a professor of meteorology at Reading University, notes that a one-day forecast is now correct more than 90% of the time. ___16___ A YouGov survey last summer found that 37% of British adults didn’t trust the weather forecast “very much” or “at all”. So why, with all our wealth of knowledge and powerful forecasting technology, do some people still perceive the weather forecasts as incorrect? ___17___ In today’s world, we have access to instant information. We can adjust the temperature of our fridges or diagnose problems with our cars using our smartphones in seconds. So why can’t we find out whether it’s going to rain on our street at 2 pm on Sunday with 100% accuracy? ___18___ Meteorology (气象学) produces an overwhelming amount of data; it’s difficult to turn it into a brief, attention-grabbing prediction for TV or digital app. It means that even when we are technically correct, some viewers might still be confused. The real challenge lies in the tricky nature of meteorology. ___19___ A slight error — even as small as 0.01°C — in the initial data can produce a drastically different result. It’s important to remember that forecasting is about predicting. The future of weather forecasting may soon be transformed by Artificial Intelligence (AI). As AI is more flexible, users will soon have access to frequently-changing forecasts. But there are upsides too. The advances in AI and forecasting offer exciting possibilities, including the prospect of much longer-term, more accurate forecasts. Perhaps one day, I’ll meet a mother who asks me to predict weather at her son’s wedding six months from now. ___20___ A. It’s a delicate science. B. Viewers are no longer interested. C. However, there are still gaps in public trust. D. Part of the answer is in our rising expectations. E. And then I might be able to give a better answer. F. We will make sure technology bugs never happen. G. Another reason is how the information is communicated. 【答案】16. C 17. D 18. G 19. A 20. E 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了尽管天气预报技术不断进步，但公众对其信任度仍存差距，分析了原因并展望了人工智能在天气预报中应用前景。 【16题详解】 由上文“Over my career, forecasting has improved almost beyond recognition. Liz Bentley, a professor of meteorology at Reading University, notes that a one-day forecast is now correct more than 90% of the time.(在我的职业生涯中，天气预报的准确性几乎有了翻天覆地的变化。雷丁大学气象学教授利兹·本特利指出，现在一天的天气预报准确率超过90%)”以及下文“A YouGov survey last summer found that 37% of British adults didn’t trust the weather forecast “very much” or “at all”.(去年夏天的一项YouGov调查发现，37%的英国成年人“不太”或“完全不”信任天气预报)”可知，本空要说跟“公众对天气预报的信任度”有关的话题，且上下文为转折关系，C选项“However, there are still gaps in public trust.(然而，公众的信任度仍然存在差距)”中的“gaps in public trust”与上文的“forecasting has improved almost beyond recognition”以及下文的“didn’t trust the weather forecast “very much” or “at all”.”相呼应，表示尽管天气预报的准确性有了很大提高，但公众的信任度仍然存在差距，C选项能承上启下，符合题意。故选C。 【17题详解】 由上文“So why, with all our wealth of knowledge and powerful forecasting technology, do some people still perceive the weather forecasts as incorrect?(那么，为什么我们拥有如此丰富知识和强大的预测技术，有些人仍然认为天气预报不准确呢？)”可知，本空要说跟“人们对天气预报不准确的原因”有关的话题，D选项“Part of the answer is in our rising expectations.(部分原因在于我们不断上升的期望)”回答了上文的问题，指出人们对天气预报不准确的部分原因在于期望过高，能承接上文，符合题意。故选D。 【18题详解】 由上文“So why can’t we find out whether it’s going to rain on our street at 2 pm on Sunday with 100% accuracy?(那么，为什么我们不能100%准确地知道周日下午2点我们所在的街道是否会下雨呢？)”以及下文“Meteorology (气象学) produces an overwhelming amount of data; it’s difficult to turn it into a brief, attention-grabbing prediction for TV or digital app.(气象学产生了大量的数据；很难将其转化为简短、引人注目的电视或数字应用预测)”可知，本空要说跟“气象学信息传达的方式”有关的话题，G选项“Another reason is how the information is communicated.(另一个原因是信息传达的方式)”解释了为什么不能100%准确地知道天气情况，指出另一个原因是信息传达的方式，G选项能承上启下，符合题意。故选G。 【19题详解】 由上文“The real challenge lies in the tricky nature of meteorology.(真正的挑战在于气象学的棘手性质)”以及下文“A slight error — even as small as 0.01°C — in the initial data can produce a drastically different result.(初始数据中的微小误差——即使小到0.01°C——也可能产生截然不同的结果)”可知，本空要说跟“气象学的复杂性或精确性”有关的话题，A选项“It’s a delicate science.(这是一门精密的科学)”中的“delicate”与上文的“tricky”以及下文的“slight error”和“drastically different result”相呼应，表示气象学是一门精密的科学，微小的误差也可能导致截然不同的结果，A选项能承上启下，符合题意。故选A。 【20题详解】 由上文“The advances in AI and forecasting offer exciting possibilities, including the prospect of much longer-term, more accurate forecasts. Perhaps one day, I’ll meet a mother who asks me to predict weather at her son’s wedding six months from now.(人工智能和预测技术的进步提供了令人兴奋的可能性，包括更长期、更准确的预测前景。也许有一天，我会遇到一位母亲，她让我预测六个月后她儿子婚礼当天的天气)”可知，本空要说跟“人工智能预测天气可能带来的好处或改变”有关的话题，E选项“And then I might be able to give a better answer.(然后我或许就能给出一个更好的答案)”表示有了人工智能的帮助，作者或许就能更准确地预测天气，从而给出一个更好的答案，E选项能承接上文，符合题意。故选E。 第二部分 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） 阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 These days, Anya Culling is considered one of the UK’s fastest female marathon runners. But until 2019, running was ____21____ a hobby Culling had picked up for her mental health. Following a series of medical issues, she’d been ____22____. “It was running that helped restore my personal ____23____ and reawaken the passion for living,” the now 27-year-old said. ____24____ being forced to do cross-country as a kid and running the 400 meters on sports day, Culling had no real running ____25____. But as she shared in a recent post, she always ____26____ sports. The peacefulness of running — its ability to ____27____ Culling’s busy mind — is what established the activity as part of her ____28____. But it was her passion for “doing hard things” that led her to sign up for the 2019 London Marathon. “I wanted to prove to myself that I could do it,” Culling explained. She ____29____ that first race in 4 hours, 34 minutes. Afterwards, she joined several running clubs, which made a big difference in her ____30____. By 2022, Culling had cut her original ____31____ almost in half, finishing the London Marathon in 2 hours, 36 minutes. “My quick progression can be all ____32____ the day-in-and-day-out effort. And more importantly, I maintained the right philosophy: running needed to fit my life, not ____33____ it. Getting faster is always ____34____ to this balance,” said Culling. Culling continues to run; she also serves as a role model for anyone desiring to ____35____ themselves for the betterment of their well-being. 21. A. hardly B. occasionally C. merely D. incredibly 22. A. downhearted B. optimistic C. determined D. sympathetic 23. A. reputation B. fitness C. relationship D. weakness 24. A. Owing to B. Instead of C. Aside from D. As for 25. A. capability B. awareness C. equipment D. experience 26. A. reported B. appreciated C. witnessed D. replaced 27. A. tighten B. complicate C. read D. quiet 28. A. routine B. talent C. principle D. struggle 29. A. organized B. abandoned C. completed D. recorded 30. A. personality B. performance C. figure D. knowledge 31. A. distance B. pace C. weight D. time 32. A. credited to B. exposed to C. compared to D. assigned to 33. A. enhance B. extend C. dominate D. stabilize 34. A. secondary B. superior C. similar D. open 35. A. comfort B. challenge C. amuse D. cure 【答案】21. C 22. A 23. B 24. C 25. D 26. B 27. D 28. A 29. C 30. B 31. D 32. A 33. C 34. A 35. B 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲的是Anya Culling从将跑步作为一项促进心理健康的爱好，到成为英国最快的女性马拉松选手之一的成长历程。 【21题详解】 考查副词词义辨析。句意：但直到2019年，跑步还仅仅是Culling为了心理健康而培养的一项爱好。A. hardly几乎不；B. occasionally偶尔；C. merely仅仅；D. incredibly难以置信地。根据上文“These days, Anya Culling is considered one of the UK’s fastest female marathon runners. But until 2019”中的but表转折可知，此处表示跑步对于Culling来说，在2019年之前还“仅仅”是一项爱好，故选C。 22题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：经历了一系列的健康问题后，她一直情绪低落。A. downhearted情绪低落的；B. optimistic乐观的；C. determined坚决的；D. sympathetic同情的。根据上文“Following a series of medical issues”可知，经历了一系列的健康问题，人应该会情绪低落，故选A。 【23题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：“是跑步帮助我恢复了个人健康，重新唤起了对生活的热情，”这位现在27岁的女孩说。A. reputation名声；B. fitness健康；C. relationship关系；D. weakness弱点。根据语境以及下文“reawaken the passion for living”可知，跑步帮助她恢复了“健康”，故选B。 【24题详解】 考查固定短语辨析。句意：除了小时候被迫参加越野赛和在运动会上跑400米外，Culling没有真正跑步经验。A. Owing to由于；B. Instead of代替；C. Aside from除了……之外；D. As for至于。根据下文“being forced to do cross-country as a kid and running the 400 meters on sports day, Culling had no real running”可知，此处表示“除了”小时候被迫参加的一些跑步活动外，Culling没有真正的跑步经验，故选C。 【25题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：除了小时候被迫参加越野赛和在运动会上跑400米外，Culling没有真正的跑步经验。A. capability能力；B. awareness意识；C. equipment设备；D. experience经验。根据上文“being forced to do cross-country as a kid and running the 400 meters on sports day, Culling had no real running”可知，此处指Culling没有真正的跑步“经验”，故选D。 【26题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：但正如她最近在一篇文章中所分享的，她一直很欣赏运动。A. reported报道；B. appreciated欣赏，喜爱；C. witnessed目击；D. replaced代替。根据语境以及后文“led her to sign up for the 2019 London Marathon”说的Culling参加马拉松可知，她一直很“欣赏”运动，故选B。 【27题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：跑步的宁静——它能让Culling忙碌的头脑安静下来的能力——使这项活动成为她日常生活的一部分。A. tighten拉紧；B. complicate使复杂化；C. read阅读；D. quiet使安静。根据语境以及上文“The peacefulness of running”可知，跑步能让Culling忙碌的头脑“安静”下来，故选D。 【28题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：跑步的宁静——它能让Culling忙碌的头脑安静下来的能力——使这项活动成为她日常生活的一部分。A. routine常规，惯例，日常生活；B. talent才能；C. principle原则；D. struggle奋斗。根据上文“The peacefulness of running — its ability to...Culling’s busy mind — is what established the activity as part of her”可知，她觉得跑步能让她的头脑冷静下来，所以跑步成为她日常“生活”的一部分，故选A。 【29题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：她以4小时34分钟的成绩完成了第一次比赛。A. organized组织；B. abandoned放弃；C. completed完成；D. recorded记录。根据下文“that first race in 4 hours, 34 minutes”可知，此处表示Culling“完成”了第一次马拉松比赛，故选C。 【30题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：后来，她加入了几个跑步俱乐部，这对她的表现产生了很大的影响。A. personality个性；B. performance表现；C. figure数字；D. knowledge知识。根据后文“By 2022, Culling had cut her original...almost in half”及“finishing the London Marathon in 2 hours, 36 minutes”可知，加入跑步俱乐部对她的“表现”产生了很大的影响，故选B。 【31题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：到2022年，Culling已经将原来的时间缩短了近一半，以2小时36分钟完成了伦敦马拉松。A. distance距离；B. pace步速；C. weight重量；D. time时间。根据上文“that first race in 4 hours, 34 minutes”以及下文“in 2 hours, 36 minutes”可知，此处指Culling将原来的完成马拉松的“时间”缩短了近一半，故选D。 【32题详解】 考查动词短语辨析。句意：我的快速进步可以归功于日复一日的努力。A. credited to归功于；B. exposed to暴露于；C. compared to与……相比；D. assigned to分配给。根据语境以及下文“the day-in-and-day-out effort”可知，Culling认为自己的快速进步“归功于”日复一日的努力，故选A。 【33题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：更重要的是，我保持了正确的理念：跑步需要适应我的生活，而不是主导我的生活。A. enhance增强；B. extend延长；C. dominate主导；D. stabilize使稳定。根据语境以及“running needed to fit my life”可知，此处表示跑步不能“主导”Culling的生活，而是要适应她的生活，故选C。 【34题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：提高速度总是次要的，关键是要保持这种平衡。A. secondary次要的；B. superior优越的；C. similar相似的；D. open公开的。根据语境以及下文“this balance”可知，对于Culling来说，提高速度是“次要的”，关键是要保持生活和跑步之间的平衡，故选A。 【35题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：Culling继续跑步；她还为那些渴望挑战自我以改善健康的人树立了榜样。A. comfort安慰；B. challenge挑战；C. amuse娱乐；D. cure治愈。根据语境以及“for the betterment of their well-being”可知，Culling为那些渴望“挑战”自我以改善健康的人树立了榜样，故选B。 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。 Dream of the Red Chamber (《红楼梦》), Cao Xueqin’s classic about the rise and decline of a family, continues to inspire and influence readers long after it ____36____ (publish) in the 18th century. Patricia Amate Nunez stands as ____37____ admirer of this literary masterpiece. The Spanish student, ____38____ interest in China began when she was a child thanks to her father’s passion for kung fu, has recently obtained her Ph.D. degree after finishing her research project on Dream of the Red Chamber under the joint program of Beijing Normal University and the University of Almeria in Spain. ____39____ (work) on her doctoral dissertation (博士论文) for three weeks , she began conducting a detailed ____40____ (analyze) of 982 dialogues by four central female characters in the novel. ____41____ her stay in Beijing, she also enjoyed the performance of Dream of the Red Chamberby the National Ballet of China. The graceful movements of the dancers, the harmonious music and singing, and distinctive elements of Chinese ballet — such as the ____42____ (express) use of the long sleeves of the costume — greatly deepened her appreciation of this artistic tradition. At present, the reading clubs in Spanish universities ____43____ (rare) feature Chinese literature as part of their sessions. Patricia hopes that high schools in Spain could offer courses ____44____ (teach) young people about Chinese culture, China’s development of science and technology, _____45_____ its achievements in ecological protection. 【答案】36. was published 37. an 38. whose 39. Having worked 40. analysis 41. During 42. expressive 43. rarely 44. to teach 45. and 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了西班牙学者Patricia Amate Nunez因对中国的兴趣开展《红楼梦》相关研究并取得博士学位的经历，以及她希望推动西班牙青少年了解中国文化、科技和生态成就的愿景，展现了中西文化的交流与传播。 【36题详解】 考查时态和语态。句意：曹雪芹创作的这部讲述一个家族兴衰的经典著作《红楼梦》，在18世纪出版后，至今仍在激励和影响着读者。it 指代《红楼梦》，与publish之间是被动关系，且“出版”的动作发生在18世纪，是过去的具体动作，需用一般过去时的被动语态，主语为单数，故填was published。 【37题详解】 考查冠词。句意：帕特里夏・阿马特・努涅斯是这部文学巨著的一位推崇者。admirer是可数名词，发音以元音音素开头，此处表“一位推崇者”，表泛指，需用不定冠词an，故填an。 【38题详解】 考查定语从句。句意：这位西班牙学生对中国的兴趣始于童年，得益于父亲对功夫的热爱，她近日在北京师范大学和西班牙阿尔梅里亚大学的联合项目下完成了《红楼梦》相关研究课题后，获得了博士学位。空处引导非限制性定语从句，先行词是The Spanish student，与空后的interest构成所属关系，需用关系代词whose作定语修饰interest，故填whose。 【39题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：在花了三周时间撰写博士论文后，她开始对小说中四位核心女性角色的982段对话进行详细分析。本句已有谓语began，空格处用非谓语形式，动词work与逻辑主语she之间是主动关系，且work这个动作发生在谓语began之前，所以空处需用现在分词的完成式Having worked，句首单词首字母需大写，故填Having worked。 【40题详解】 考查名词。句意：在花了三周时间撰写博士论文后，她开始对小说中四位核心女性角色的982段对话进行详细分析。空处前有形容词detailed修饰，且有不定冠词a限定，需用名词单数形式，analyze的名词形式是analysis，conduct a detailed analysis of 是固定搭配，意为“对……进行详细分析”，故填analysis。 【41题详解】 考查介词。句意：在北京逗留期间，她还欣赏了中央芭蕾舞团的《红楼梦》演出。during one's stay in sp.是固定搭配，意为“在某人逗留某地期间”，句首单词首字母需大写，故填During。 【42题详解】 考查形容词。句意：舞者优雅的动作、和谐的乐声与唱腔，以及中国芭蕾舞的独特元素——比如对戏服长袖富有表现力的运用——极大地加深了她对这一艺术传统的欣赏。空处需用形容词作定语修饰名词use，express的形容词形式是expressive，意为“富有表现力的”，故填expressive。 【43题详解】 考查副词。句意：目前，西班牙各大学的读书俱乐部很少将中国文学纳入活动内容。空处需用副词作状语修饰动词feature，rare的副词形式是rarely，意为“很少地，罕有地”，故填rarely。 【44题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：帕特里夏希望西班牙的高中能够开设课程，向年轻人传授中国文化、中国的科技发展以及中国在生态保护方面的成就。本句已有谓语could offer，“offer courses to do sth.”表示“提供课程来做某事”，用不定式作目的状语。故填to teach。 【45题详解】 考查连词。句意：帕特里夏希望西班牙的高中能够开设课程，向年轻人传授中国文化、中国的科技发展以及中国在生态保护方面的成就。空处前后的“Chinese culture” “China’s development of science and technology”和“its achievements in ecological protection”是并列的名词性成分，表并列关系，且是肯定句中的并列，需用连词and，故填and。 第三部分 写作（共两节，满分40分） 第一节（满分15分） 46. 假定你是李华，上周你体验了学校新开设的智能化图书馆（smart library），请你给你的新西兰笔友 Michae1写一封邮件分享此次经历，内容包括： (1) 智能图书馆的设施； (2) 你的体验和感受。 注意： (1) 写作词数应为80左右； (2) 请按照如下格式在答题纸的相应位置作答。 Dear Michael, ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Yours, Li Hua 【答案】Dear Michael I hope this email finds you well. I can’t wait to share my experience about our school’s newly opened smart library with you. Upon entering the smart library, I was impressed by the cozy atmosphere with intelligent lighting and its advanced digital tools like tablets, AI-powered book recommendation systems and smart book systems. Then there was a virtual reality corner where I experienced immersive reading. I also tried the smart book checkout systems, which made the borrowing process quick and easy. My experience was incredibly refreshing. The cutting-edge technology allowed personalized access to library services, thus making studying more engaging and efficient. I expect to see how this smart library will continue to evolve and benefit our school community. How about libraries in your area? Yours, Li Hua 【解析】 【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文。要求考生给新西兰笔友 Michae1写一封邮件，分享上周体验学校新开设的智能化图书馆的经历。 【详解】1.词汇积累 进入：enter→step into 舒适的：cozy→comfortable 快速：quick→fast 难以置信地：incredibly→unbelievably 2.句式拓展 简单句变复合句 原句：Upon entering the smart library, I was impressed by the cozy atmosphere with intelligent lighting and its advanced digital tools like tablets, AI-powered book recommendation systems and smart book systems. 拓展句：As soon as I entered the smart library, I was impressed by the cozy atmosphere with intelligent lighting and its advanced digital tools like tablets, AI-powered book recommendation systems and smart book systems. 【点睛】【高分句型1】Then there was a virtual reality corner where I experienced immersive reading.（运用了where引导的定语从句） 【高分句型2】I also tried the smart book checkout systems, which made the borrowing process quick and easy.（运用了which引导的非限制性定语从句） 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。 In my freshman year of college, I had a habit of sitting in the same spot every day in my economics class. It was a comfortable little corner near the window, where the sunlight would stream in and warm the desk. I loved this spot because it gave me a sense of routine and comfort during the busy college life. One day, as I settled into my usual seat, I noticed a new face sitting next to me. She was a foreign exchange student named Mia, who had just arrived from Italy. Her English was basic, and the most complex sentence I had heard her say was, “I love this sunny weather!” Despite the language barrier, Mia always greeted me with a bright smile and a cheerful “Morning, Alex!” every day. Mia had a habit of spreading her belongings across my desk space. Her notebooks, snacks, and even her colourful scarf would somehow find their way onto my side. Each time I walked into class, Mia would quickly realize her mistake, flash an apologetic smile, and say, “Oh, Alex! Sorry, sorry!” while hurriedly clearing my space. She would then give a nod and ask, “Ready for class, yeah?” Initially, I found this routine mildly annoying. I thought to myself, “Why can’t she keep her things on her side? Doesn’t she know I sit here every day?” The last thing I wanted was to deal with a guy who barely spoke my language at eight in the morning. Just get your stuff off my desk! One particularly busy morning, I arrived a few minutes late to class. As I stood outside the classroom, finishing a quick phone call, I noticed through the window that my desk was, as usual, occupied by Mia’s things. However, before I could enter, another student, also running late, walked into the room and headed straight for my seat. 注意： （1）续写词数应为150个左右； （2）请按如下格式在答题纸的相应位置作答。 I watched as Mia’s eyes followed the newcomer. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Then I realized Mia didn’t mean to inconvenience me. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】 I watched as Mia’s eyes followed the newcomer. Her smile faded instantly, and she sprang into action. “No, no! This seat for Alex!” she exclaimed in broken English, waving her hands frantically. The confused student hesitated, but Mia had already grabbed her colorful scarf from the chair and begun clearing textbooks with unusual urgency. Her cheeks flushed pink as she patted the newly emptied space, looking toward the doorway where I stood. “Alex’s place,” she repeated firmly, her determined tone silencing the classroom chatter. I froze, phone still pressed to my ear, suddenly understanding why my corner always stayed vacant despite the crowded lectures. Then I realized Mia didn’t mean to inconvenience me. Those daily “invasions” were her clumsy attempts to guard my cherished spot. Her limited English couldn’t explain this silent guardianship, so she resorted to marking territory like a protective friend. My throat tightened remembering how I’d rolled eyes at her scattered belongings - the very items she now clutched awkwardly in her lap to preserve my routine. When our gazes met through the window, her relieved smile outshone the morning sunbeam on my desk. From that day, I started arriving early - not for the seat, but to help Mia arrange her things properly on our shared desk, bridging the language gap with patience I should have shown sooner. 【解析】 【导语】本文以人物为线索展开，讲述了大学生Alex是一个有着固定座位强迫症的经济学系新生，作为靠窗阳光座位的长期占有者，他每天享受着阳光洒在课桌上的规律感，直到意大利交换生Mia的出现打破这种宁静，她总是不自觉地把笔记本、零食甚至彩色围巾侵占到他的桌面空间。让Alex感到烦躁，直到某个匆忙的早晨，Alex隔着窗户看见另一位迟到同学正要占据那个被Mia物品“标记”的座位时，Alex的改变了对Mia的感觉。 【详解】1. 段落续写： ①由第一段首句内容“我看着Mia的眼睛盯着新来的人。”可知，第一段可描写Mia努力守护Alex座位的过程。 ②由第二段首句内容“然后我意识到Mia并不是有意给我带来不便。”可知，第二段可描写Alex明白了误会，并和Mia成为朋友。 2. 续写线索：解释有人——守护座位——明白误会——成为朋友 3. 词汇激活 行为类 ①大喊：exclaim/shout ②抓住：grab/snatch ③清理：clear/remove 情绪类 ①困惑的：confused/bewildered ②感到宽慰的：relieved/comforted 【点睛】[高分句型1]I froze, phone still pressed to my ear, suddenly understanding why my corner always stayed vacant despite the crowded lectures.(运用了why引导的宾语从句) [高分句型2]When our gazes met through the window, her relieved smile outshone the morning sunbeam on my desk.(运用了when引导的时间状语从句) 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $ 肇庆市第一中学2025—2026学年第一学期 高三年级英语学科12月月考试题 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，每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A The Netherlands has long been a pioneer in sustainable mobility, integrating innovative transport solutions into its urban planning and even its culture. Here are the Netherlands’ transportation infrastructure (基础设施) investments and targets by 2030. Infrastructure Investments by 2030 *Cycling infrastructure: EUR 2.1 billion *Charging infrastructure: EUR 1.2 billion *Hydrogen infrastructure: EUR 500 million Key Targets by 2030 *50% reduction in transport-related CO2 emissions (vs.1990) *200,000 public charging points *25% increase in cycling infrastructure *100% zero-emission public bus groups Developments in sustainable mobility within the Netherlands CYCLING Cycling is the primary mode of transport for many citizens. In 2023, Dutch cyclists rode over15 billion kilometers, avoiding around 2.3 million tons of CO2 emissions. ELECTRIC MOBILITY As of 2023, the electric vehicle (EV) market share reached 23% of new car sales, with over 290,000 registered EVs on Dutch roads. To support this change, the Netherlands has ensured that 60% of families are within 300 meters of a charging station. HYDROGEN-POWERED TRANSPORT While battery electric cars dominate personal transport, hydrogen fuel cell technology is gaining popularity with public vehicles. The Netherlands currently runs 142 hydrogen buses across various cities and has started tests for hydrogen-powered trains. INFRASTRUCTURES The Netherlands is expanding its network of solar-powered bike paths 12,000 kWh every year, with plans for 100 kilometers of solar roads by 2030. The energy transition (变革) is global, and the Netherlands’ efforts for sustainable mobility set an example for how nations can combine infrastructure, policy, and culture with green goals. It shows that electrification, hydrogen integration, and smart tech aren’t just solutions — they’re pathways to redefining urban life. 1. What objective does the Netherlands want to achieve by 2030? A. Making public buses emission-free. B. Doubling cycling and charging networks. C. Popularizing hydrogen-powered vehicles. D. Reducing current carbon emissions by half. 2. How does the Netherlands facilitate EV adoption? A. By simplifying the registration process of EVs. B. By expanding charging point coverage. C. By restricting the traditional car production. D. By providing financial support for EV buyers. 3. What does the Dutch transportation model demonstrate? A. Green transport demands urgent action. B. Emission goals need long-term planning. C. Green goals require an integrated system strategy. D. Hydrogen energy will dominate future transportation. B With artificial intelligence (AI) programs that can now generate entire songs on demand, you’d be forgiven for thinking AI might eventually lead to the decline of human-made music. As a composer and music educator, I happened to start working with the technology. Music AI can be used in sound analysis, noise removal and mixing. Suno, Beethoven and Udio are some of the companies currently leading in the AI music field. In many cases, the outputs don’t have to be excellent; they just need to be good enough to compete with real musicians. The music industry is understandably concerned. In April 2024, over 200 artists signed an open letter urging AI developers to stop training models with copyrighted (有版权的) material. In 2023, I was invited to create a new work with Sydneybased design company Kopi Su, and develop a new music AI tool. Would this be a huge waste of time, or end with my data added to some mysterious AI data pool? Or would it open up new creative directions for me? Nevertheless, I finally accepted it. The new tool, called Koup Music, was based on a text-to-image model. For example, I could upload a short vocal melody (声乐旋律) and ask the AI to turn it into an insect sound or a“hip hop” style. Though samples were limited to 5-10 seconds, they led to unexpected ideas. Some samples were rather pleasing. Others were boring. Some came out with unpleasant tones. The imperfection gave me permission to have fun. I focused on generating separate musical elements with my text instructions, rather than fully arranged samples. The process felt like cooperation-like I was making music with a “kooky colleague”. This took away the pressure to make “perfect” music, and instead allowed me to focus on new creative possibilities. The key to a meaningful relationship with music AI is to work alongside it-not let it do all the work. Under the right circumstances, it can provide the tools to produce something truly creative. Making “imperfect” art that takes time is the price of being human. And I’m grateful for that. 4. Why was the open letter signed in 2024? A. To seek financial support from AI companies. B. To encourage musicians to cooperate with AI. C. To promote the development of AI music tools. D. To protest the use of copyrighted works in AI training. 5. What is the author’s initial attitude towards the work invitation? A. Curious and eager. B. Excited and confident. C. Doubtful and hesitant. D. Indifferent and uninterested. 6. What can the new AI tool offer to the author? A. Musical elements with varied quality. B. Complete songs with sweet melodies. C. Professional noise removal solutions. D. Perfectly arranged musical samples. 7. Which of the following might the author agree with? A. Musicians rely too much on AI tools. B. AI should be used as a cooperative tool. C. AI music is a threat to human musicians. D. The music industry overestimates AI risks. C There’s a moment in human connection that’s hard to describe — that sudden, electric feeling when you meet someone and feel your minds merge. Where does that spark come from, exactly? What makes someone feel like a lifelong friend after just a small talk? People tend to assume it’s similarity — that they are especially likely to hit it off with someone who shares their background or personality traits. But in our research we’ve found that many of the strongest bonds come less from existing similarity and more from riffing (即兴交流) playfully. In such moments, people create a little world that belongs just to them, a process we call “building a shared reality”. And yet, our culture’s conversational rituals revolve not around playful co-creation but around exchanging formalities. Consider the small talk classic: “How was your weekend?” “Good. Just watched TV. You?” The conversation proceeds predictably. “Took my dog to the park, since it was so nice.” “Oh, I have a dog, too. What kind is yours?” “A lab mix. He’s 3...” Both parties walk away with information but still worlds apart. They may think they’re playing it safe, but that safety traps them in disconnection. Instead, if these two people stray from the script and riff off each other, they may begin to feel that spark of genuine connection. It’s like being a kid again: Kids skip the boring small talk and jump straight into play. “How was your weekend?” “Good, but I spent too much time watching people make tiny food on TikTok.” “Whoa, like…dollhouse-size?” “Yes. If you want to learn to make noodles in a bottle cap, let me know.” “That’s amazing. We could organize a tiny food party — and all the dishes could fit on this coaster!” “We’d need tiny furniture, too. Should we ask that guy over there to build it?” Moments like these can make two strangers suddenly feel like co-creators of a shared world. Riffing doesn’t require being naturally funny, just being attentive and embracing spontaneity. Like any conversational skill, it takes practice. When riffing, speakers resist the urge to counter every observation with their own example, instead building bridges to new ideas. Our aim of conversation, then, is not merely to exchange facts or surface-level similarities but to ask: “What could we create together in this moment?” 8. What is the main factor that leads to a strong human connection? A. Having similar backgrounds. B. Sharing the same character traits. C. Exchanging factual information. D. Engaging in co-creative interaction. 9. What does paragraph 3 suggest about typical small talk in our culture? A. It allows people to avoid arguments. B. It leads to deeper misunderstandings. C. It helps people get to know each other. D It often fails to build real connections. 10. Which of the following conversations best illustrates “riffing”? A. “Favorite movie?” “Sci-fi, you?” “Me too”. B. “How’s your new job?” “Busy. You?” “Same routine.” C. “My plant looks so sad lately.” “We could play it some jazz.” D “I’m tired from my beach vacation.” “My ski trip was tiring too.” 11. What’s the most suitable title for the passage? A Sharing Interests is Key to Understanding B. You’re Probably Doing Small Talk Wrong C. The Best Way to Form Lifelong Friendships D. How to impress Others in First Conversations D Eugene has just returned home from a long day at work. His job is demanding — he saves lives, after all. As he digs into his dinner — a serving of nuts and seeds — he feels satisfied with his day’s achievements. Except he doesn’t, because he’s a rat. Eugene and his colleagues are some of around 50 giant African pouched rats working to diagnose tuberculosis (TB) (结核病) across Africa. The rats have so far screened half a million TB samples in some of the countries with the highest TB burden. The creatures act as a second-line defense, double-checking negative tests from local clinics to make sure cases of TB bacteria aren’t missed. TB bacteria give off a strong tar-like smell, easily identifiable by the rats. The rats pace up and down, and hover over samples they detect as positive for approximately three seconds. Those results are then verified by human technicians-but the rats are almost always right, with a 90% accuracy rate. Since 2008, the rats have found 30,000 cases that had been diagnosed as false negatives, potentially saving up to half a million lives. TB infections claim roughly 1.3 million lives per year, over a third of which are on the African continent. It is almost always curable if detected early on, but in sub-Saharan Africa fewer than half of patients will ever receive a diagnosis because clinics and laboratories are so thinly spread. While the rat method comes in at $1.1 per sample, rapid molecular diagnostic tests (RMDTs), recommended by the WHO, cost around $18 — a problem for many of the struggling health systems in sub-Saharan Africa. “We wanted to fill the gap and raise the detection rate and thought our rats could help,” explains Agizew, who runs the TB programme. But there is not yet a consensus within the scientific community. “The main concern is the number of individuals that the rats would flag as positive where no other evidence would support that diagnosis — a re-evaluation by a human might be confirmation bias,” said Mike Barer, Professor at the University of Leicester. Experts have also pointed out that the rats cannot distinguish between TB and drug-resistant TB. Agizew and his team, however, think their four-legged friends are an important contribution to the fight against tuberculosis, and hope to expand their work in future. “In Tanzania and Ethiopia, TB is declining at an annual rate of 5 percent, which is not enough. Our rats are contributing to a faster decline, which is what is needed if we are to eliminate the disease,” he said. 12 What is the main role of Eugene and his fellow rats in detecting TB? A To collect TB samples from clinics. B. To replace humans in TB diagnosis. C. To re-check TB cases that were missed. D. To provide the first diagnosis for patients. 13. What is the main focus of the third paragraph? A. Reasons for using rats to detect TB. B. TB’s incurability in sub-Saharan Africa. C. WHO’s role in recommending TB tests. D. The high cost of TB treatment worldwide. 14. What is the meaning of the underlined word “consensus” in paragraph 4? A. A brief clarification. B. A shared opinion. C. A minor disagreement. D. A detailed evaluation. 15. Which best describes Agizew’s attitude towards the rat detection program? A. Pessimistic. B. Cautious. C. Neutral. D. Enthusiastic. 第二节（共5小题，每小题2.5分，满分12.5分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 As a well-known weather presenter, there are times when I’m walking around a supermarket, and a shopper will approach me with a complaint: “I hosted my son’s wedding on Saturday, and you told me it was going to rain, but it didn’t. Why did you get it wrong?” Over my career, forecasting has improved almost beyond recognition. Liz Bentley, a professor of meteorology at Reading University, notes that a one-day forecast is now correct more than 90% of the time. ___16___ A YouGov survey last summer found that 37% of British adults didn’t trust the weather forecast “very much” or “at all”. So why, with all our wealth of knowledge and powerful forecasting technology, do some people still perceive the weather forecasts as incorrect? ___17___ In today’s world, we have access to instant information. We can adjust the temperature of our fridges or diagnose problems with our cars using our smartphones in seconds. So why can’t we find out whether it’s going to rain on our street at 2 pm on Sunday with 100% accuracy? ___18___ Meteorology (气象学) produces an overwhelming amount of data; it’s difficult to turn it into a brief, attention-grabbing prediction for TV or digital app. It means that even when we are technically correct, some viewers might still be confused. The real challenge lies in the tricky nature of meteorology. ___19___ A slight error — even as small as 0.01°C — in the initial data can produce a drastically different result. It’s important to remember that forecasting is about predicting. The future of weather forecasting may soon be transformed by Artificial Intelligence (AI). As AI is more flexible, users will soon have access to frequently-changing forecasts. But there are upsides too. The advances in AI and forecasting offer exciting possibilities, including the prospect of much longer-term, more accurate forecasts. Perhaps one day, I’ll meet a mother who asks me to predict weather at her son’s wedding six months from now. ___20___ A. It’s a delicate science. B. Viewers are no longer interested. C. However, there are still gaps in public trust. D. Part of the answer is in our rising expectations. E. And then I might be able to give a better answer. F. We will make sure technology bugs never happen. G. Another reason is how the information is communicated. 第二部分 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） 阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 These days, Anya Culling is considered one of the UK’s fastest female marathon runners. But until 2019, running was ____21____ a hobby Culling had picked up for her mental health. Following a series of medical issues, she’d been ____22____. “It was running that helped restore my personal ____23____ and reawaken the passion for living,” the now 27-year-old said. ____24____ being forced to do cross-country as a kid and running the 400 meters on sports day, Culling had no real running ____25____. But as she shared in a recent post, she always ____26____ sports. The peacefulness of running — its ability to ____27____ Culling’s busy mind — is what established the activity as part of her ____28____. But it was her passion for “doing hard things” that led her to sign up for the 2019 London Marathon. “I wanted to prove to myself that I could do it,” Culling explained. She ____29____ that first race in 4 hours, 34 minutes. Afterwards, she joined several running clubs, which made a big difference in her ____30____. By 2022, Culling had cut her original ____31____ almost in half, finishing the London Marathon in 2 hours, 36 minutes. “My quick progression can be all ____32____ the day-in-and-day-out effort. And more importantly, I maintained the right philosophy: running needed to fit my life, not ____33____ it. Getting faster is always ____34____ to this balance,” said Culling. Culling continues to run; she also serves as a role model for anyone desiring to ____35____ themselves for the betterment of their well-being. 21. A. hardly B. occasionally C. merely D. incredibly 22. A. downhearted B. optimistic C. determined D. sympathetic 23. A. reputation B. fitness C. relationship D. weakness 24. A. Owing to B. Instead of C. Aside from D. As for 25. A. capability B. awareness C. equipment D. experience 26. A. reported B. appreciated C. witnessed D. replaced 27. A. tighten B. complicate C. read D. quiet 28. A. routine B. talent C. principle D. struggle 29. A. organized B. abandoned C. completed D. recorded 30. A. personality B. performance C. figure D. knowledge 31. A. distance B. pace C. weight D. time 32. A. credited to B. exposed to C. compared to D. assigned to 33. A. enhance B. extend C. dominate D. stabilize 34. A. secondary B. superior C. similar D. open 35. A. comfort B. challenge C. amuse D. cure 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。 Dream of the Red Chamber (《红楼梦》), Cao Xueqin’s classic about the rise and decline of a family, continues to inspire and influence readers long after it ____36____ (publish) in the 18th century. Patricia Amate Nunez stands as ____37____ admirer of this literary masterpiece. The Spanish student, ____38____ interest in China began when she was a child thanks to her father’s passion for kung fu, has recently obtained her Ph.D. degree after finishing her research project on Dream of the Red Chamber under the joint program of Beijing Normal University and the University of Almeria in Spain. ____39____ (work) on her doctoral dissertation (博士论文) for three weeks , she began conducting a detailed ____40____ (analyze) of 982 dialogues by four central female characters in the novel. ____41____ her stay in Beijing, she also enjoyed the performance of Dream of the Red Chamberby the National Ballet of China. The graceful movements of the dancers, the harmonious music and singing, and distinctive elements of Chinese ballet — such as the ____42____ (express) use of the long sleeves of the costume — greatly deepened her appreciation of this artistic tradition. At present, the reading clubs in Spanish universities ____43____ (rare) feature Chinese literature as part of their sessions. Patricia hopes that high schools in Spain could offer courses ____44____ (teach) young people about Chinese culture, China’s development of science and technology, _____45_____ its achievements in ecological protection. 第三部分 写作（共两节，满分40分） 第一节（满分15分） 46. 假定你是李华，上周你体验了学校新开设的智能化图书馆（smart library），请你给你的新西兰笔友 Michae1写一封邮件分享此次经历，内容包括： (1) 智能图书馆的设施； (2) 你的体验和感受。 注意： (1) 写作词数应为80左右； (2) 请按照如下格式在答题纸的相应位置作答。 Dear Michael, ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Yours, Li Hua 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。 In my freshman year of college, I had a habit of sitting in the same spot every day in my economics class. It was a comfortable little corner near the window, where the sunlight would stream in and warm the desk. I loved this spot because it gave me a sense of routine and comfort during the busy college life. One day, as I settled into my usual seat, I noticed a new face sitting next to me. She was a foreign exchange student named Mia, who had just arrived from Italy. Her English was basic, and the most complex sentence I had heard her say was, “I love this sunny weather!” Despite the language barrier, Mia always greeted me with a bright smile and a cheerful “Morning, Alex!” every day. Mia had a habit of spreading her belongings across my desk space. Her notebooks, snacks, and even her colourful scarf would somehow find their way onto my side. Each time I walked into class, Mia would quickly realize her mistake, flash an apologetic smile, and say, “Oh, Alex! Sorry, sorry!” while hurriedly clearing my space. She would then give a nod and ask, “Ready for class, yeah?” Initially, I found this routine mildly annoying. I thought to myself, “Why can’t she keep her things on her side? Doesn’t she know I sit here every day?” The last thing I wanted was to deal with a guy who barely spoke my language at eight in the morning. Just get your stuff off my desk! One particularly busy morning, I arrived a few minutes late to class. As I stood outside the classroom, finishing a quick phone call, I noticed through the window that my desk was, as usual, occupied by Mia’s things. However, before I could enter, another student, also running late, walked into the room and headed straight for my seat. 注意： （1）续写词数应为150个左右； （2）请按如下格式在答题纸的相应位置作答。 I watched as Mia’s eyes followed the newcomer. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Then I realized Mia didn’t mean to inconvenience me. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $