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第一部分知识运用(共两节,30分)
第一节完形填空(共10小题;每小题1.5分,共15分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,
并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
The Lost Jacket
In 1993,Jed Mottley seemed to be living every high schooler's dream.As a star
athlete at Chaparral High,he excelled in football,soccer,and running track.Yet his
bright smile masked a(n)1 reality:Jed's mother worked three jobs to support
her sons,but bills piled up constantly.
To Jed,a letterman jacket was more than just clothing-it was a symbol of
2 and belonging.He remembered designing it with his mother,proudly
choosing the bright red color for his passion and gold letters for his honor.His
mother's eyes shone with pride,though he now 3 she must have been
worrying about the cost.
When the jacket was ready months later,the price was too high."We'll come back
to the shop next month,"his mother said softly.Jed nodded,trying to 4 his
disappointment.But they never returned.As graduation approached,Jed would walk past
the shop,catching glimpses of other students wearing their jackets.Each sight felt like a
small 5,though he understood his mother's situation.
Years passed.Jed became a musician,and his mother passed away.The 6
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of the jacket slowly faded.Then one ordinary day,his brother Josh called."I think
I 7 your jacket,"he said,voice full of excitement
In a small second-hand store,a bright red sleeve caught his eye.There it was-
it felt like receiving a 8 from his mother across time.Jed ran his fingers over
his name,which bridged years of silence and 9.The jacket whispered that
love outlasts struggle,and some dreams,though
10,find their way home.
1.A.new
B.future
C.tough
D.uncertain
2.A.dream
B.profession
C.freedom
D.friendship
3.A.expected
B.forgot
C.doubted
D.realized
4.A.express
B.hide
C.deepen
D.record
5.A.comfort
B.defeat
C.reward
D.surprise
6.A.design
B.history
C.memory
D.value
7.A.came across
B.turned off
C.handed in
D.aimed at
8.A.lesson
B.letter
C.gift
D.warning
9.A.longing
B.ignoring
C.searching
D.worrying
10.A.shared
B.recycled
C.exhausted
D.delayed
第二节语法镇空(共10小题;每小题1.5分,共15分)
阅读下列短文,根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写一个适当的单词,
在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。
A
Most weekends after chores,I walk the hillside with my neighbor Joy to watch
fresh snow.It's 11 (peace),especially when snowflakes swirl slowly.Joy
loves catching snow crystals and tracing deer prints.When Joy runs ahead,I hear her
gloves brushing softly against the snow.I sometimes shout her back,worried that she
might get someone 12 (knock)over.The truth,though,is 13 could be
guessed-there's never anyone else here.Just me,Joy,and the beautiful white hill
B
When was the last time a joke saved your day 14 (good)than any advice?
Maybe this morning a friend's funny words 15 (turn)your bad mood into
a smile.By the time you laughed,you had already forgotten your worry.Seeing
humour is like opening a free gift.Some jokes are short,some need a second,but all
can heal.Remember:problems shrink()fast when laughter 16 (share).
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When 17 (pick)a carcer,we follow passion,not fear.Yet recent data
show Al 18 (take)over roughly 8%of junior posts in areas like graphics,
writing and coding-about 1.3 million openings gone over the past year.To stay
wanted,we can act carly:learn to steer Al tools instead of competing with them,
and train for roles 19 nced on-site care,quick judgment or fresh ideas.
These steps help us plan 20 care.After all,our future should not be lost to
machines.
第二部分阅读理解(共两节,38分】
第一节(共14小题;每小题2分,共28分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题
卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Dear Principal Anderson,
I am writing to propose an after-school video-gaming club at Highpoint
Middle School.I believe it can add value to next year's program.
I have asked Ms Rodriguez,our school counselor,to serve as supervisor.She
will check every game for content and age level.I will act as the first president and
will work hard to keep the plan on track.
Some fear that games pull students away from other interests.Yet the key is
balance,not the game itself.Our athletes and band members practice far more than
the one hour a week we request.A single sixty-minute session after school would
still leave time for homework and sports.
The cost of equpmer.t is also under control.The owner of a local thrift shor
has offered several used computers and old consoles.A second store gives free
games to schools in need.Many students are willing to bring their own devices.No
school funds would be required.
Research shows that fast-paced games can improve.eye-hand control and quick
decision-making.These skills help in math and science classes.To support grades,
we will require all members to pass every class.Those who fall behind will receive
study help instead of club time until their work is back on track.
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Finally,the club would give many students a shared space for a hobby they
already enjoy.It would serve the same role as chess or soccer:a place to learn,lead
and belong
I would welcome the chance to meet and discuss timing,parent forms and
room use.Thank you for your time and thought.
Sincerely.
Alex Ayers
21.What is the main purpose of the letter?
A.To ask the school to buy new computerg.
B.To start an after-school gaming club
C.To invite the principal to a lecture.
D.To report different clubs'duties.
22.Which source of equipment is mentioned by Alex?
A.School tech budget
B.Student Union's funds.
C.Two thrift-store donations.
D.Parents'collection.
23.Alex believes the "pass-every-class"rule will
A.increase homework loads
B.push students to keep grades up
C.cut Ms Rodriguez's work
D.limit members to top students
B
The spark of innovation first caught fire in Angelina
Tsuboi's life in a second-grade classroom,where she
programmed a simple maze game and wrote her first line of
code()The experience left her completely fascinated,
planting a seed that would grow into a remarkable journey
of technological creativity Today,at 18,her initial curiosity has evolved into a deep-
seated desire to use technology to solve real-world problems
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In 2021,she co-developed Megaphone,one of her first apps,to tackle
unanswered post-class questions and poor communication about events and
announccments.Her problem-solving ability kept building from there.
When she took online CPR(心肺复苏术)classes at the start of the pandemic,she
found herself struggling with the steps and suspected others faced similar difficulties.
So she created an app called CPR Buddy-a winner in the 2022 Apple Swift
Challenge-which guides users through CPR using vibrations()to regulate
breath.After winning the award,Angelina presented her work to Apple CEO Tim
Cook,a highlight in her veung career,but one she didn't lose her cool over."There's
no poi!putting people on a pedestal((t神坛),”she says.
Angelina's innovation continued with deeply personal projects.Drawing from
her experiences as the child of an Asian immigrant family,she created Lilac to
assist non-English-speaking parents with housing,jobs,and translation.At 16,while
pursuing pilot training,she faced difficulties finding financial support,which led her
to develop Pilot Fast Track-a platform that helps those longing to be pilots find
scholarships for flight training.
Looking to the future,Angelina is applying to colleges like MIT and exploring
aerospace cybersecurity.Her schedule leaves little room for typical high school
activities,but she has no regrets about her choices."There's not enough optimism in
the world,"she says."I have also been in situations in my life where I've lost a lot of
hope.But in the end,it is a mindset,and there are ways in any situation you're in to
make it somewhat better."
24.How did Angelina feel after creating her first maze game?
A.Relieved.B.Disappointed.C.Confused.D.Inspired.
25.What led Angelina to develop CPR Buddy?
A.Her desire to win a competition
B.Her dream to meet Tim Cook.
C.Her puzzle during an online course.
D.Her parents'suggestion.
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26.Angelina's remark "There's no point putting people on a pedestal"shows that
A.she is confident and reasonable
B.she is calm and patient
C.she is brave and generous
D.she is skillful and concentrated
27.What message does the author want to convey?
A.Innovation requires isolation.
B.Good planning is the secret to success.
C.Language skills determine one's future.
D.Optimism is key to facing difficulties.
c
The planarian is nobody's idea of a genius.With a pinhead-
sized brain,it's nothing more than life as a bottom-feeder.Yet it
masters a skill beyond human reach:perfect regeneration.Tear
it in half,and its head grows a new tail while its tail grows a
planarian
new head.In a week,two healthy worms swim away
Biologist Michael Levin studies the way bodies develop from single cells and
his research led him to suspect that the intelligence of living things lies outside their
brains to a surprising degree.The animal became Levin's perfect test subiect.
Planaria naturally avoid uneven surfaces,preferring smooth environments.To
study their learning abilities,Levin placed them in dishes with a corrugated bottom
and liver puree()as a reward in the center.After training,the worms overcame
all fear of the rough surface,eagerly crossing it for treats.A control group trained in
smooth dishes showed no such adaptation.
Then he removed all the worms'heads,discarded the head ends and waited two
weeks while the tail ends regrew new heads.When reintroduced to the ridged dishes
with liver,the regenerated worms showed clear behavioral differences:those from
the smooth-dish group were hesitant to move,while those that had lived in rough
dishes learned to go for the food more quickly.Somehow,despite the total loss of
their brains,those planaria had retained the memory of the liver reward:Memory
storage occurs in non-neural cells
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Building on this,Levin proposed a groundbreaking hypothesis:cells use
bioelectricity to process information.Inspired by how computers use electricity
to switch their transistors between 0 and 1,he noted that all cells have membrane
channels acting as voltage gates(电压门控),enabling current flow-一similar to
computer transistors.To test this,he altered a planarian's tail voltage to match its
head.When cut,the tail regrew a sccond head instead of a tail.Subsequent cuttings
of these new worms consistently produced two-headed ones,proving that a single
voltage change could permanently override genetic instructions.This shows that
intelligence exists in brainless life forms,challenging traditional views of cognition.
This leads to a profound insight about the evolution of intelligence.As roboticist
Josh Bongard puts it,"Brains were one of the most recent inventions of Mother
Nature,the thing that came last.It's clear that the body matters,and then somehow
you add neural cognition on top.It's the cherry on the ice cream sundae.It's not the
sundae.”
28:W hy did Levin carry out planarian experiments?
A.To test hypotheses against conventional view
B.To introduce a new topic for further investigation.
C.To evaluate a previously stated conclusion.
D.To draw a comparison between different organisms
29.What can we learn from Levin's experiments?
A.Planaria can regenerate their original brain ceNs to retain memory.
B.Information can be stored and processed in body cells.
C.Planaria's regeneration is a result of their adaptation to new environment.
D.Learning in planaria involves changes in bioelectric voltage patterns.
30.What can we learn from Bonguard's words in the last paragraph?
A.No intelligence can exist without a brain.
B.The body is the foundation upon which neural cognition is built.
C.The brain and body work independently of each other.
D.Brains are the designers that shape an organism's body.
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D
Few things delight children,or irritate their parents,as much as screen time
Parents nag their children to put down their digital devices and pick up a book or a
football.Some countries are banning social media for under-16s
The worry may be focused on the wrong age group.Now a new generation
of grandparents are adding to their screen time with smartphones,iPads and game
consoles.The result is epic screen sessions,which take up more than half of their
waking hours.
The digitization of old age is a good thing.Facebook and WhatsApp bring daily
updates from old friends and faraway grandchildren.Zoom transports church,book
clubs and doctors'appointments into the home.Older people are also insulated(
from some of the on-screen risks that threaten teenagers.They have already
formed their key real-life relationships,and so are less in danger of the "social
stunting"that screen-obsessed children supposedly suffer.
Yet as retirement moves online there will be costs that society must address.
Older folks'devices are usually connected to credit cards.Door-to-door cheat can
now go iPad-to-iPad.Older people also appear to be more likely susceptible to online
scam which artificial intelligence promises to make still more convincing.As older
generations shift from spending their time in front of Fox or the BBC to spending it
on YouTube or TikTok,they are entering a Wild West of information.
Screen time has a mixed impact on loneliness.Screens are companions for the
isolated.But they can also be an alternative for real life.E-commerce removes the
trouble of the weekly shopping trip-but also the social interactions that come with
it.Balancing the pros and cons of screen use is easier for teenagers,whose time
online is limited by teachers during the day and parents in the evening.Older folk
lack these informal mediators(调停者).
Old people's rocketing screen time should at least make for a more measured
debate on digital matters.Generations do not always understand each other well.
There is a long history of policymakers calling for bans on teenagers,from rock'n'
roll to violent video games.When the teenagers catches on more widely,the panic
tends to die down.Universal use of smart-phones and social media should make it
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easier to have sensible conversations about their trade-offs.And when children are
told for the hundredth time to get off their phones,they can cast a meaningful glance
at grandpa in the corner,chuckling at the latest memes on WhatsApp.
31.By mentioning the two generations'screen time,the author intends to
A.highlight an issue
B.evaluate an event
C.clarify a goal
D.illustrate an approach
32.What does the underlined phrase"susceptible to"in Paragraph 4 probably mean?
A.Tolerant to.
B.Awakened by.
C.Tricked by.
D.Relevant to.
33.What can be inferred from the last paragraph?
A.Each generation tends to self-limit their own screen time strictly.
B.Society has promoted seniors'digital benefits to prevent panic.
C.Digital policy should primarily target seniors'online safety risks.
D.The digital engagement across ages calls for balanced discussions.
34.Which would be the best title for this passage?
A.Square-eyed Elders
B.All-thumbs Seniors
C.Self-taught Silver Surfers
D.Leisure-seeking Grandparents
第二节(共5小题;每小题2分,共10分)
根据短文内容,从短文后的七个选项中选出能填人空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡
上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Laziness is defined as being unwilling to work or to put in effort.When someone
lives with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder(ADHD),they often get assigned
this tag.35 But what if it wasn't laziness but just friction-difficulty in
starting or completing tasks due to inner barriers?
The first barrier is cognitive(load.Studies show that ADHD individuals
have more difficulties switching tasks.Things like planning or organizing are also
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impaired.In an ADHD mind,something as simple as doing the dishes or sending an
email may feel difficult,because everything feels important,and at the same time,
nothing does.Eventually,these tasks,to-do lists,and constant reminders that stuff
isn't being done accumulate,creating noise in the background and taking more and
more cognitive space in your brain 36
A second challenge is sensory distractions.Every second,your brain filters(
out information that it deems irrelevant and keeps what you're concentrating on.
ADHD brains don't work like that.In other words,a lot more noise passes through
that initial filter,and you are left to deal with a lot more information than anyone
elsehence,the distraction.37 Internally,your system is struggling to keep
up with the constant flow of information.like a computer that freezes because there
are too many tabst(网页标签)open.
38 A recent study has shown that the greater motivator for individuals
with ADHD was"anything that makes time go fast."In other words,they seldom are
motivated by long-term results;instead,they need either short-term rewards or to do
things that feel rewarding in the moment.
What all these elements create in everyday tasks is frictiop.For ADHD
individuals,life often feels like trying to swim against a current.39 If you
find yourself in ADHD paralysis,accept that whatever you need to do is not going to
get done,and take the active decision to rest instead,without guilt or judgment.
A.Another barrier is reward imbalance.
B.Separating noise from signal is an effort in itself.
C It takes effort just to stay afloat.let alone move forward.
D.From the outside,it can look like you are being slow,nervous,or rude
E.After all,they miss deadlines,avoid chores,or struggle to get started on tasks.
F.Even for people without ADHD,this way of functioning is sometimes a struggle.
G.Over time,this leads to deep feelings of guilt,which can result in depression or
anxiety.
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