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上海市大同中学2025-2026学年高二上学期10月学情调研
英语试卷
90分钟 满分100分
I. Listening Comprehension(20%)
Section A Short Conversations
Directions: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.
1. 【此处可播放相关音频,请去附件查看】
A. Fascinating. B. Useful. C. Difficult. D. Boring.
【答案】C
【解析】
【原文】M: Have you ever finished reading the new book?
W: Not yet. There are too many new words and I have to give up half way through.
Q: What does the woman think of the new book?
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A. In a restaurant. B. In a factory.
C. In a department store. D. In an office.
【答案】B
【解析】
【原文】M: Well, I just wonder who puts the biscuits into the boxes?
W: It is done by a machine automatically. This way, please. I’ll show you right away.
Q: Where does the conversation most probably take place?
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A. A librarian. B. A psychologist. C. A publisher. D. A teacher.
【答案】A
【解析】
【原文】M: I’m looking for a book for my research. It’s called Psychology of Language. Do you have it?
W: Yes, we do. You’ll find it in Section 24 on the top shelf.
Q: What is probably the woman?
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A. He prefers to join the woman later. B. He intends to eat out tonight.
C. He wants to watch the basketball game. D. He hates to lose the championship.
【答案】C
【解析】
【原文】W: Peter, why don’t you go out for dinner with us tonight?
M: And miss the basketball game? Washington Wizards will win the championship tonight.
Q: What does the man mean?
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A. It was quite delightful. B. It was not well organized.
C. Careful preparations had been done. D. People made a mess on the ground.
【答案】B
【解析】
原文】M: Have you made good preparations for the party?
W: Sure. Thinking of what a mess it was at the last party, I’ve planned carefully this time.
Q: What do we know about the last party from the conversation?
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A. He is quite unhappy with the woman.
B. He is eager to know the woman’s reply.
C. The woman should make full use of her time.
D. The woman doesn’t have to be in a hurry.
【答案】D
【解析】
【原文】W: I have to think about your suggestion. I can’t say “yes” or “no” at the moment.
M: You can take your time and it’s Ok to let me know your decision in a day or two.
Q: What does the man imply?
7. 【此处可播放相关音频,请去附件查看】
A. Go on smoking. B. Cry out his heart.
C. Talk with the doctor. D. Carry on with exercise.
【答案】A
【解析】
【原文】W: If you didn’t quit smoking, your chances of having a heart attack would increase.
M: Come on. Don’t try to scare me. I’m in good health.
Q: What will the man probably do next?
8. 【此处可播放相关音频,请去附件查看】
A. Boss and shop assistant. B. House agent and client.
C. Interviewer and job hunter. D. Manager and customer.
【答案】C
【解析】
【原文】M: Now would you mind telling me why you are applying for this job?
W: Well, the company I am in at present is too far from my flat. Going to work is time consuming.
Q: What is the probable relationship between the two speakers?
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A. She had better stay up late tonight.
B. She has to get more sleep at night.
C. She should avoid distractions in class.
D. She must improve her grades gradually.
【答案】B
【解析】
【原文】W: I’ve been studying all the time, but still can’t see any improvement in my grades.
M: Don’t worry. I think you’d better sleep earlier so that you can concentrate in class.
Q: What does the man mean?
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A. The man only filled his tank half full.
B. The man can’t read the instrument.
C. The car is breaking down on the way.
D. The car has run out of gasoline.
【答案】D
【解析】
【原文】M: Hurry up! Otherwise we would be late for the meeting.
W: Oh no! The needle is on “Empty”. I was thinking the tank was half full!
Q: What is their problem?
Section B Passage
Directions: In Section B, you will hear two short passages and one longer conversation, and you will be asked several questions on each of the passages and the conversation. The passages and the conversation will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.
听下面一段独白,回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频,请去附件查看】
11.
A. Purchasing less expensive objects available.
B. Buying only essentials and a treat on occasion.
C. Learning to cook for yourself at home.
D. Living on less money than you earn.
12.
A. To have a better health. B. To keep their promises.
C. To avoid being hurt easily. D. To gain a desired friendship.
13.
A. Life skills needed to be learnt at an early age.
B. Great ways of saving money in the early years.
C. Practical skills to cook nutritious food at home.
D. Methods of gathering wisdom instead of bitterness.
【答案】11. B 12. C 13. A
【解析】
【原文】Life offers so many lessons, both practical and personal, that you’re never too young to begin learning them. Consider the following as part of the checklist of skills to learn as soon as possible.
Money management
When you start receiving money of your own, it’s time to start understanding your relationship with money. In a world where any and every object is available for purchase, living on less money than you earn is not a natural phenomenon. The key is to save money by spending it on basic needs and on a treat occasionally.
Cooking
One great way to enjoy family life is to learn to cook for yourself. Beyond that, cooking at home also helps you control your diet and nutrition for better health. If you start doing this at an early age, the independence you desire will arrive all the sooner.
Accepting rejection
Though you must be careful not to break your word, others’ promises aren’t always kept. You won’t be hurt easily if you learn how to gather wisdom rather than bitterness at an early age. Also, not every job application or desired friendship will work out, so remember that there are more fish in the sea.
Questions:
1.Which of the following is the sensible way to save money according to the passage?
2. Why should people learn to accept rejection?
3. What is the passage mainly about?
听下面一段独白,回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频,请去附件查看】
14.
A. To work on the rented land peacefully.
B. To get used to the terribly cold weather.
C. To tell his kids stories every night.
D. To break the poverty cycle of his family.
15.
A. He worked in the dairy with his mother. B. He learned to mend his own clothes.
C. He had a strong passion for words. D. He got well educated at school.
16. A. 25. B. 27. C. 28. D. 37.
17.
A. He was considerably influenced by his mother.
B. Farm work turned out to be quite easy for him.
C He had already become famous before his father passed away.
D. People in Scotland regarded him as a successful farmer singer.
【答案】14. D 15. C 16. B 17. A
【解析】
【原文】Robert Burns was born in Scotland during the terrible winter storms of 1759. His father was a hardworking farmer, who came from a very poor family and was determined to provide a better home and education for his family in the hope they would escape the poverty cycle.
Robert was a clever student with a nature that matched the weather he was born in. His mother, who worked all day in the farmhouse and dairy, sang traditional songs to lighten the hard boring work of her days. In the evenings, she told stories while she mended her children’s clothes. Robbie and his younger brothers and sisters grew up accustomed to words and songs from their earliest days.
Like all sons of farming families, Robert worked alongside his father on their rented land from an early age. After his father died in 1784, however, it became evident that Robert would never make a living out of the soil, for his passion was for words, that is for stories, poems and songs.
Robert Burns’ first volume of poetry was published in 1786 and it brought him immediate fame. A second edition was published in 1787. Burns died from heart disease at the age of 37. More than 10,000 people attended the funeral of the man known in Scotland as “Heaven-taught farmer”.
Questions:
14.What was Robert Burns’ father’s dream?
15.Which of the following is true about Robert Burns according to the passage?
16. How old was Robert Burns when his first volume of poetry was published?
17. What can be concluded from the passage about Robert Burns?
听下面一段对话,回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频,请去附件查看】
18.
A. Harbin is her favorite city. B. She doesn’t like places in the south.
C. Russia is a beautiful country. D. She can’t stand the heat in summer.
19.
A. Driving a car by themselves in the local country.
B. Getting a group of ten people traveling together.
C. Flying at the weekend with special fare tickets.
D. Inviting more friends to share the happiness.
20.
A. Not knowing any local people. B. Unable to find a fellow traveller.
C. Unable to speak Russian. D. Not having any interpreter.
【答案】18. D 19. A 20. C
【解析】
【原文】W: What’s your plan for the summer vacation?
M: I’d like to visit certain places, but so far I’ve not decided where to go. Do you have any plan?
W: I’d like to go to the north, just to stay away from the terrible heat.
M: Do you mean Northeast of China? Harbin must be the right place for us.
W: I’m thinking of going further north to Russia.
M: So you’re going abroad, aren’t you?
W: Sure. I intend to take an aeroplane. Once I get there, I’ll rent a car to get around.
M: Terrific. But that will cost you a lot of money.
W: Not exactly. The regular fare is quite expensive, but if we don’t fly at the weekend, we can get a special fare, about sixty-five percent of the regular.
M: Great. And it is said that if you get a team of ten people going together, the fare will be even much lower than that.
W: If so, why don’t we go together? I’ll invite some of my friends to travel with us so as to save money.
M: Did you say you could drive in Russia?
W: Yes, if we drive a car by ourselves, we can make the best of our stay there and save more.
M: That’s wonderful. But my English is not half so good as yours. I won’t be able to communicate with the foreigners.
W: English is no use there. Very few Russians speak English.
M: In that case I won’t go there. I know no Russian at all.
W: Come on, we are good friends and I’d be glad to be your interpreter.
M: Ok then, count me in.
Questions:
1. Why does the woman choose to travel north?
2. How can they pay less but make the best of their stay abroad?
3. What problem will the man probably meet with during the trip?
II. Grammar and Vocabulary (20%)
Section A
Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passages coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.
Artwork now most valuable Harry Potter item ever sold
An original watercolour illustration has become the most valuable Harry Potter item ever sold, ____21____ (fetch) $1.9m (£1.5m) at auction in the US.
The artwork for the first edition of JK Rowling’s Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone sold for more than three times the expected price. It was first auctioned in 2001, before the book series was complete, for £85,750 (about $108,000 ____22____ current exchange rates).
The artwork____23____ (expect) to sell for between $400,000 and $600,000, which Sotheby’s said was the highest pre-sale estimate for a Harry Potter-related work. ____24____ took nearly 10 minutes for the four-way bidding to finish on Wednesday. The identity of the buyer was not revealed.
The artist behind the illustration, Thomas Taylor, was only 23 years old in 1997, when he created the famous image of Harry Potter ____25____ (stand) in front of the Hogwarts Express-the train that would lead the young wizard(巫师) into the magical world. It was done using concentrated watercolours with black pencil outlines and took him two days to finish.
Mr Taylor, who grew up in Wales, was one of the first people ____26____ (read) the manuscript (手稿) for the original Harry Potter book, ____27____ went on to sell millions of copies and generated a profitable franchise (特许经营) ____28____ (include) movies and theme parks.
Ms Sands said the difference in auction price between 2001, when only four of the seven books in the series were published, and now reflected just ____29____ popular author Rowling’s creation had become. “In the intervening decades, it's been extraordinary to see just the conclusion of Harry’s story, but also how the Harry Potter franchise has taken off, and in that time, new generations have come ____30____(appreciate) Harry and his journey as well”
【答案】21. fetching
22. at 23. had been expected
24. It 25. standing
26. to read
27. which 28. including
29. how 30. to appreciate
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇新闻报道。文章介绍一幅《哈利・波特与魔法石》原版水彩插画在美国拍出高价,远超预期,反映出该作品及系列IP的巨大影响力与受欢迎程度。
【21题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意:一幅原创水彩插画成为有史以来售出的最贵重的《哈利・波特》藏品,在美国拍卖会上拍出了190万美元(150万英镑)。此空考查非谓语,句子主语an original watercolour illustration与fetch为主动关系,再由语境可知,此处应用现在分词作结果状语,表示自然而然的结果。故填fetching。
【22题详解】
考查介词。句意:这幅作品于2001年首次拍卖,当时该系列丛书尚未完结,成交价为85750英镑(按当前汇率约合 10.8 万美元)。这里考查固定搭配at current exchange rates,表“按当前汇率”。故填at。
【23题详解】
考查时态语态。句意:这幅艺术品预计将以40万至60万美元的价格售出,苏富比拍卖行表示,这是与《哈利・波特》相关作品中最高的预售估价。此空考查谓语动词,主语The artwork与expect为被动关系,且“被预计”发生在拍卖成交(过去)之前,是“过去的过去”。故用had been expected。
【24题详解】
考查固定句型。句意:周三,四方竞价耗时近10分钟才结束。分析句子结构可知,本句为It took some time for sb./sth. to do句型,it作形式主语,后面不定式为逻辑主语,且句首时首字母应大写。故填It。
【25题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意:这幅插画的作者托马斯・泰勒(Thomas Taylor)在 1997 年创作这幅著名画作时年仅 23 岁。画中哈利・波特站在霍格沃茨特快列车前 —— 这列火车将把这位年轻巫师带入魔法世界。这幅作品采用浓水彩搭配黑色铅笔轮廓绘制而成,耗时两天完成。此空考查非谓语,Harry Potter与stand为主动关系,再由语境可知,这里应用现在分词作后置定语。故填standing。
【26题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意:在威尔士长大的泰勒先生,是最早阅读《哈利・波特》原版书稿的人之一。这本书后来售出了数百万册,并衍生出包括电影和主题公园在内的盈利性特许经营系列。这里考查“the first/second…+ 名词 + to do”,为固定结构,不定式作后置定语。故填to read。
【27题详解】
考查定语从句。句意:在威尔士长大的泰勒先生,是最早阅读《哈利・波特》原版书稿的人之一。这本书后来售出了数百万册,并衍生出包括电影和主题公园在内的盈利性特许经营系列。这里考查非限制性定语从句,先行词为the original Harry Potter book,指物,在从句中作主语,应用关系词which引导。故填which。
【28题详解】
考查介词。句意:在威尔士长大的泰勒先生,是最早阅读《哈利・波特》原版书稿的人之一。这本书后来售出了数百万册,并衍生出包括电影和主题公园在内的盈利性特许经营系列。分析句子结构可知,此处用介词including,表示“包括”,符合语境。故填including。
【29题详解】
考查宾语从句。句意:桑兹女士表示,2001年(当时该系列七本书仅出版了四本)与现在之间拍卖价格的差异,恰恰反映出罗琳的这部作品已经变得多么受欢迎。宾语从句中修饰形容词popular,用连接副词how表示“多么”,符合语境。故填how。
【30题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意:在这几十年间,看到哈利的故事迎来结局,以及《哈利・波特》系列作品的爆红,都令人惊叹。在这段时间里,新一代的读者也开始欣赏哈利和他的冒险旅程。这里考查固定搭配 come to do sth.,表示“开始做某事”,符合语境。故填to appreciate。
Section B
Directions: Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need.
A. facing B. sliced C. average D. landscape E. arched F. fencing
G. consequences H. calculated I. mounting J. leading K. indistinguishable
The Wildlife Overpass Helps Animals Cross Busy Highway
Almost perfectly connected, the two sides of a scenic forest in Alberta, Canada, have been woven back together.
Located between Calgary and Banff National Park, this stretch of the Canadian Rockies (落基山脉) is ____31____ in two by the Trans-Canada Highway, one of the busiest roadways in the province. That had deadly ____32____ for the area’s wildlife, as well as the tens of thousands of people who drive through it every day.
But now, after years of ____33____ wildlife-vehicle collisions (碰撞), the danger to animals and humans is being reduced with amazing new wildlife overpasses.
The Bow Valley Gap wildlife overpass is a roughly 200-foot-wide cap over a four-lane highway, topped with soil and forest-like plantings that creates a bridge almost ____34____ from the forest on either side.
The design and engineering firm Dialog led the structural engineering and ____35____ architecture of the first wildlife overpass in Canada constructed outside of a national park. It’s in an area where reported vehicle collisions with deer, elk, coyotes, and grizzly bears happen 69 times per year on ____36____.
“The best way to reduce collisions is to try to prevent them. The number one way to prevent them is actually ____37____. But it doesn’t allow connectivity of the animal. It keeps them on both sides of the highway and not helpful for migration patterns, connectivity, the ability to get mates, genetic diversity, and that’s where the overpass comes into play,” says Dialog’s Neil Robson, the overpass project manager and lead designer.
The overpass sits atop two ____38____ tunnels that cover the two traffic lanes and shoulders on each side of the perspective, the overpass has a smooth M shape, and is covered with grasses, shrubs, and trees. A tall metal fence runs along its edges, as well as on the sides of the road ____39____ up to the overpass, running a total of more than seven miles.
Wildlife biologists were involved during the initial design phases for the overpass and helped to shape its look and form. The overpass’s dimensions were influenced by the species’ size in the area, and its slopes were _____40_____ to accommodate what animals need to see to survive in the wild.
Robson says the design process behind the overpass is informing future wildlife overpasses in Canada, including three that Dialog is currently designing. And, perhaps more importantly, it’s already being used by the species it was designed to protect.
【答案】31. B 32. G
33. I 34. K
35. D 36. C
37. F 38. E
39. J 40. H
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章介绍加拿大为保护野生动物、减少车祸而建造的野生动物天桥,讲述其设计、功能与意义。
【31题详解】
考查动词。句意:加拿大落基山脉的这段区域被横贯加拿大高速公路一分为二,这条公路是该省最繁忙的公路之一。根据上文“the two sides of a scenic forest”以及“in two”的搭配,此处表示“被切成、被分开”,应选过去分词sliced,与is构成一般现在时的被动关系,故选B。
【32题详解】
考查名词。句意:这对该地区的野生动物以及每天驾车经过的数万人造成了致命的后果。根据句意“带来致命的结果”,此处需要表示“后果”的名词,应选consequences,作宾语,故选G。
【33题详解】
考查形容词。句意:但如今,在多年来不断增加的野生动物与车辆碰撞事故之后,这些新型野生动物天桥正在降低对动物和人类的危险。根据句意“越来越多的、不断增加的”,修饰collisions,应选形容词mounting,作定语,故选I。
【34题详解】
考查形容词。句意:桥顶覆盖着土壤和森林式植被,打造出一座与两边森林几乎难以区分的桥梁。根据句意“难以区分的、无法分辨的”,应选形容词indistinguishable,作后置定语,修饰bridge,故选K。
【35题详解】
考查名词。句意:该设计工程公司负责了加拿大首座国家公园外野生动物天桥的结构工程和景观设计。根据句意“景观、地貌”,与architecture搭配表示景观建筑设计,应选名词landscape,作定语,修饰名词architecture,故选D。
【36题详解】
考查名词。句意:在该地区,据报道车辆与鹿、麋鹿、郊狼和灰熊的碰撞平均每年发生69起。根据固定搭配on average“平均”,应选average,故选C。
【37题详解】
考查名词。句意:预防碰撞的首要方法其实是围栏。根据下文“It keeps them on both sides of the highway”可知是把动物隔开的设施,应选名词fencing,作表语,故选F。
【38题详解】
考查形容词。句意:这座天桥位于两条拱形隧道上方,每条隧道覆盖两侧的车道和路肩。根据句意“拱形的”修饰tunnels,应选形容词arched,作定语,修饰名词tunnels,故选E。
【39题详解】
考查动词。句意:天桥边缘以及通往天桥的道路两侧都装有高高的金属围栏,全长超过七英里。根据句意“通向……的、主要的”,修饰up to the overpass,应选现在分词leading,作后置定语,修饰名词road,二者之间是主动关系,所以应用现在分词形式。故选J。
【40题详解】
考查动词。句意:天桥的坡度经过计算,以满足动物在野外生存所需的视野。根据句意“被计算、被测算”,句子为被动语态,应选calculated,与were构成一般过去时的被动语态,故选H。
III. Reading (37%)
Section A
Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
We all know exercise is good for us. But what if you’re too busy during the week? A new study offers some ____41____ news. The researchers analyzed the numbers on 51,650 adults with diabetes (糖尿病), ____42____ them into four groups: those who did no MVPA (____43____ -to-vigorous physical activity), those who did less than the recommended 150 minutes per week, those who hit 150 minutes a week in 3 or more sessions, and those who ____44____ 150 minutes a week in 1 — 2 sessions (the weekend warriors (斗士)).
Any level of exercise was shown to be ____45____, but primarily for those who reached the MVPA recommendations. People who participated in 3 or more weekly sessions had a 17 percent lower risk of dying during the study period, ____46____ a 19 percent lower risk of dying from cardiovascular (心血管的) — related issues.
The weekend warriors ____47____ even better: this group showed a 21 percent lower risk of all-cause mortality (死亡率) and a 33 percent lower risk of cardiovascular-related mortality. So ____48____ you only have time for a single exercise session or a couple of workouts, you can still get some of the same health benefits. “Even those who ____49____ MPVA for less than 150 minutes per week experienced lower all-cause mortality than those who didn’t,” writes the team.
The study doesn’t ____50____ cause and effect by its use of self-reported data to look at a snapshot in time — and in only covering people with diabetes. However, it’s ____51____ by many previous studies that show any amount of exercise can make a difference. Most past research has agreed that the weekend warrior approach works as well as any other: as long as you're hitting those recommended ____52____, you get the same benefits in terms of both physical health and mental health.
That's encouraging for anyone ____53____ to fit in gym visits during the Monday-Friday grind (期间), but it should be pointed out that most studies (including this latest one) define weekend warriors as those who only exercise properly 1 — 2 times a week, regardless of the days. “Previous studies in the general population suggest weekend warriors may obtain ____54____ mortality benefits to regularly active persons. ____55____, estimates may vary by population characteristics.” write the researchers.
41. A. satisfying B. encouraging C. disappointing D. surprising
42. A. transforming B. initiating C. categorizing D. pressuring
43. A. moderate B. muscular C. mental D. mindful
44. A. gathered B. managed C. saved D. consumed
45. A. sufficient B. noticeable C. necessary D. beneficial
46. A. in case of B. as well as C. in spite of D. thanks to
47. A. fared B. recovered C. performed D. proceeded
48. A. unless B. now that C. even if D. as if
49. A. contributed to B. looked into C. took charge of D. engaged in
50. A. integrate B. establish C. justify D. identify
51. A. weakened B. yielded C. backed D. resolved
52. A. movements B. scales C. targets D. limits
53. A. struggling B. rejecting C. affording D. dedicating
54. A. superior B. relative C. same D. comparable
55. A. Besides B. Instead C. Therefore D. However
【答案】41. B 42. C 43. A 44. B 45. D 46. B 47. A 48. C 49. D 50. B 51. C 52. C 53. A 54. D 55. D
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。一项新研究发现,“周末战士”式锻炼——每周集中1–2次完成推荐运动量——对糖尿病患者同样有效,其健康益处与常规多次锻炼相当,为平时忙碌的人带来了鼓舞。
【41题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意:一项新研究提供了一些令人鼓舞的消息。A. satisfying令人满意的;B. encouraging令人鼓舞的;C. disappointing令人失望的;D. surprising令人惊讶的。根据上文“But what if you’re too busy during the week?”可知,这项研究针对平时忙碌的人给出了好消息,给了他们极大的鼓舞。最后一段第一句中的encouraging原词复现。故选B。
【42题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意:研究者分析了51650名糖尿病成年患者的数据,将他们分为四组:不进行中高强度运动的人、每周运动少于推荐的150分钟的人、每周分3次及以上完成150分钟运动的人,以及每周分1-2次完成150分钟运动的人(周末战士)。A. transforming改变;B. initiating启动;C. categorizing分类;D. pressuring施压。根据下文“into four groups”可知,研究者把研究对象分成了四个组别,故选C。
【43题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意:研究者分析了51650名糖尿病成年患者的数据,将他们分为四组:不进行中高强度运动的人、每周运动少于推荐的150分钟的人、每周分3次及以上完成150分钟运动的人,以及每周分1-2次完成150分钟运动的人(周末战士)。A. moderate中等的;B. muscular肌肉的;C. mental心理的;D. mindful留心的。根据上文“MVPA”(中高强度运动)和下文“-to-vigorous”可知,此处指中等强度,对应“中高强度运动”中的修饰词,故选A。
【44题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意:研究者分析了51650名糖尿病成年患者的数据,将他们分为四组:不进行中高强度运动的人、每周运动少于推荐的150分钟的人、每周分3次及以上完成150分钟运动的人,以及每周分1-2次完成150分钟运动的人(周末战士)。A. gathered聚集;B. managed设法完成;C. saved节省;D. consumed消耗。根据上文“those who did less than the recommended 150 minutes per week, those who hit 150 minutes a week in 3 or more sessions”的表述可知,此处指“每周分1-2次设法完成150分钟运动”,与“完成运动目标”的语境一致,故选B。
【45题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意:任何强度的运动都被证明是有益的,尤其是对于那些达到中高强度运动推荐量的人来说。A. sufficient足够的;B. noticeable明显的;C. necessary必要的;D. beneficial有益的。根据下文“experienced lower all-cause mortality than those who didn’t”可知,运动能降低死亡风险,对健康有益,故选D。
【46题详解】
考查固定短语辨析。句意:每周运动3次及以上的人在研究期间的全因死亡风险降低了17%,心血管相关死亡风险也降低了19%。A. in case of万一;B. as well as也,以及;C. in spite of尽管;D. thanks to多亏。根据上文“a 17 percent lower risk of dying”可知,此处是并列两种降低的风险,故选B。
【47题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意:周末战士组的表现甚至更好,这一组的全因死亡风险降低了21%,心血管相关死亡风险降低了33%。A. fared进展,表现;B. recovered恢复;C. performed表演;D. proceeded继续。根据下文“21 percent lower risk of all-cause mortality and a 33 percent lower risk”可知,这一组的健康结果更优,故选A。
【48题详解】
考查连词辨析。句意:所以即使你只有时间进行一两次锻炼,你仍然能获得和规律运动者相同的一些健康益处。A. unless除非;B. now that既然;C. even if即使;D. as if好像。根据上文“The weekend warriors even better”周末战士效果更好的研究结果可知,此处表示让步转折关系,故选C。
【49题详解】
考查动词短语辨析。句意:研究团队写道,即使是每周参与中高强度运动少于150分钟的人,全因死亡率也比不运动的人更低。A. contributed to促成;B. looked into调查;C. took charge of负责;D. engaged in参与,从事。根据上文“those who did no MVPA”可知,此处指参与运动,故选D。
【50题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意:该研究使用自我报告数据,仅截取时间片段,且只针对糖尿病患者,因此无法确立运动与健康益处之间的因果关系。A. integrate整合;B. establish确立;C. justify证明合理;D. identify识别。根据下文“cause and effect by its use of self-reported data to look at a snapshot in time”可知,观察性研究不能确立因果,故选B。
【51题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意:然而,它得到了许多先前研究的支持,这些研究表明任何运动量都能给人体健康带来积极改变。A. weakened削弱;B. yielded产生;C. backed支持;D. resolved解决。根据下文“many previous studies that show any amount of exercise can make a difference”可知,过往研究为该结论提供了支持,故选C。
【52题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意:大多数过往研究一致认为,周末战士式的锻炼方式和其他任何锻炼方式效果一样好,只要你达到推荐的运动目标,在身心健康方面都能获得同样的益处。A. movements动作;B. scales规模;C. targets目标;D. limits限制。根据上文“150 minutes per week”可知,这是运动时长目标,故选C。
【53题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意:这对在周一到周五忙碌期间努力挤出时间去健身房锻炼的人来说,是非常鼓舞人心的消息。A. struggling努力,挣扎;B. rejecting拒绝;C. affording负担得起;D. dedicating奉献。根据上文(第一段)“you’re too busy during the week”可知,工作日很难挤时间锻炼,故选A。
【54题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意:研究者写道,普通人群中的先前研究表明,周末战士可获得与规律运动者相当的死亡风险降低益处。A. superior优越的;B. relative相关的;C. same相同的;D. comparable相当的,可比的。根据下文“benefits to regularly active persons”可知,两种运动方式的益处相当,故选D。
【55题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意:然而,这些关于死亡风险益处的估算结果可能会因人群的不同特征而有所差异。A. Besides此外;B. Instead相反;C. Therefore因此;D. However然而。根据上文“may obtain mortality benefits”可知,此处与前文构成转折关系,故选D。
Section B
Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.
A
Is being bilingual good for your brain?
Numerous papers have been published on the cognitive (认知的) advantages of multilingualism. It is supposed to improve “executive function”, such as the ability to ignore distractions and plan complex tasks. Numerous studies have even shown that multilingualism may delay dementia (痴呆症).
The good news is that it is never too late to start learning a new language. A study from 2019 showed that a moderate amount of language learning in adults does not boost things like executive function. But it does mitigate age-related decline.
The biggest benefits seem to come to those who master their second languages fully. Switching languages frequently in the course of a day may be particularly important. Studies of translators have provided some of the strongest evidence for a bilingual advantage. For example they are faster at switching between math problems than monolinguals, suggesting better cognitive control.
But Mark Antoniou warns that too many other complicated factors can mix up the findings. Bilingualism exercises children’s brains in a way that their schooling might not. The child of diplomats, raised in a foreign language abroad, may have cognitive and educational advantages that have nothing to do with bilingualism. In contrast, in poorer regions with little schooling, multilingual people show the strongest advantages from speaking several languages.
Age plays a role too. Studies suggest that the effects of languages on the brain are stronger for young children and the old than they are for young adults. Bilingual young kids seem to outperform in cognitive development in the early years, but their monolingual classmates may catch up with them later. Ellen Bialystok, a leading scientist in this field, has compared the cognitive protection bilingualism provides to a slice of holey Swiss cheese. Doing other things that are good for the brain, such as exercise, is like piling up the slices. The holes in them are in different places, so together they offer stronger cognitive protection.
But all these studies take for granted the key mental benefit of language study: being able to talk to people you couldn’t before. Even if you can’t be born fluent, that’s reason enough to try.
56. What can be inferred about bilingual individuals who rarely use their second language?
A. They still gain significant cognitive benefits.
B. Their executive function improves the most.
C. They may miss out on bilingualism's full benefits.
D. They are less likely to solve complex math problems.
57. What is the purpose of Ellen Bialystok’s "holey Swiss cheese" comparison?
A. To show bilingualism is the key factor in protecting the brain.
B. To compare the quality of cognitive protection from different activities.
C. To prove eating high-protein food can pile up cognitive health.
D. To show combination of brain-healthy activities enhances protection.
58. What is the author’s attitude towards the cognitive advantages of multilingualism?
A. Primarily dismissive B. Absolutely positive
C. Cautiously optimistic D. Broadly neutral
【答案】56. C 57. D 58. C
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章介绍了掌握多种语言对大脑认知的益处,说明了学习语言的最佳时机、相关研究发现与不同观点,并指出多种益脑活动结合能提供更强的认知保护,同时肯定了学习语言本身的价值。
【56题详解】
推理判断题。根据第三段内容“The biggest benefits seem to come to those who master their second languages fully. Switching languages frequently in the course of a day may be particularly important.(最大的益处似乎属于那些完全掌握第二语言的人。在一天中频繁切换语言可能尤为重要。)”可推断,很少使用第二语言的双语者可能无法获得双语带来的全部益处。故选C。
【57题详解】
推理判断题。根据第五段内容“Ellen Bialystok, a leading scientist in this field, has compared the cognitive protection bilingualism provides to a slice of holey Swiss cheese. Doing other things that are good for the brain, such as exercise, is like piling up the slices. The holes in them are in different places, so together they offer stronger cognitive protection.(该领域顶尖科学家艾伦·比亚韦斯托克将双语带来的认知保护比作一片带孔的瑞士奶酪。做其他对大脑有益的事情,比如运动,就像把这些薄片叠起来。它们的孔在不同位置,所以叠加在一起能提供更强的认知保护。)”可知,进行这个比喻是为了说明多种益脑活动结合能增强保护效果。故选D。
【58题详解】
推理判断题。根据全文内容可知,作者先介绍了双语对认知的积极作用,同时也提到马克·安东尼乌斯指出其他复杂因素会干扰研究结果,不同人群、年龄段的效果存在差异,最后又肯定了学习语言的核心价值。由此可见,作者对多语言的认知优势持谨慎乐观的态度。故选C。
B
Living through extreme heat waves can speed up your rate of aging, according to research published Monday. Scientists analyzed 15 years’ worth of health data from nearly 25,000 adults in Taiwan and found that two years of exposure to heat waves could accelerate a person’s so — called biological aging by eight to 12 extra days. It may not sound like a lot, but this number builds over time, said Cui Guo, an assistant professor at the University of Hong Kong who led the study, which was published Monday in the journal Nature Climate Change. “This small number actually matters,” she said. “This was a study of a two-year exposure, but we know heat waves have actually been occurring for decades.”
The research comes as climate change is making heat waves more intense and long-lasting. The West Coast of the United States is suffering from extremely hot temperatures while Iran is experiencing searing heat. Record-breaking temperatures punished Europe, Japan and Korea earlier this month. France recently experienced its second heat wave of the summer, leading to a national debate over air-conditioning.
In 2024, the hottest year on record, climate change was responsible for 41 extra days of extreme heat worldwide, according to an analysis by World Weather Attribution. Particular groups are more vulnerable (易受伤害的) to faster aging because of heat, the researchers found. If you’re an older person who has lived through many heat waves, you may age faster than a younger person who had the same exposure, Dr. Guo said. Other factors, such as living without air-conditioning or working outdoors, can also make your aging rate significantly worse. Dr. Guo cautions this isn’t the same as losing literal days off your life; it reflects a measurable shift in biological aging markers, not the calendar.
The study defined heat waves as both a period of at least two continuous days of abnormally high temperatures as well as any time when officials issued heat warnings. It also took the sum of a person’s heat exposure into account. The researchers quantified the heat’s effects by comparing people’s biological age to their chronological (按照时间计算的) age. Biological age, is a measure of how healthy a person’s lungs, liver and cells are compared with a perfectly healthy person, Dr. Guo said.
The study used 12 of these health measurements, known as biomarkers, to calculate how heat affected the rate of aging for the study’s participants. The results accounted for individual factors that can affect aging markers, such as exercise, smoking and preexisting disease. “Most countries are facing an aging population,” Dr. Guo said. Since biological aging is closely linked to death and many diseases, speeding it up can be an indicator of serious health problems. The population of Taiwan, along with Italy, Spain and Hong Kong, ranks as one of the oldest in the world. In the United States, a little less than a quarter of the population is expected to be 65 or older by 2050.
59. What was the primary finding about exposure to heat waves?
A. It affected the health of a large population of people in Taiwan.
B. It caused an increase in biological aging equivalent to 8-12 days.
C. It triggered 41 extra days of extreme heat globally.
D. It reversed aging markers in outdoor workers by 10%.
60. What can be inferred from paragraph 4?
A. Officials issue heat warnings when temperatures have remained abnormally high for at least two continuous days.
B. The study’s ability to measure heat’s impact would be questionable if the assessment of biological age were inaccurate.
C. A person’s chronological age is more closely related to their lung and liver health than their biological age.
D. The definition of heat waves used in the study is identical to the one commonly adopted by most climate research.
61. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?
A. Living without air-conditioning has sped up the aging rate of French workers.
B. Heat waves accelerate aging in seniors as much as in the young.
C. As aging is tied to disease speeding it up signals poor health.
D. Biological aging serves as markers and can translate to living shorter lifespan.
62. What is the most suitable title for the passage?
A. Climate Change’s New Evidence: Extreme Heat
B. New Study Reveals the Recent Heat Waves Crisis
C. What Years of Heat Waves Can Do to Your Life and Work
D. Heat Waves Are Speeding Up Human Aging
【答案】59. B 60. B 61. C 62. D
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章介绍了“热浪加速人类生物衰老”这一研究发现,说明了其研究依据、热浪现状、易受伤害的人群,以及该发现对人类健康的意义。
【59题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段内容“Scientists analyzed 15 years’ worth of health data from nearly 25,000 adults in Taiwan and found that two years of exposure to heat waves could accelerate a person’s so-called biological aging by eight to 12 extra days.(科学家分析了台湾近25000名成年人15年的健康数据,发现暴露在热浪中两年可能会使一个人的所谓生物衰老额外加速8到12天。)”可知,关于暴露在热浪中的主要发现是它会使生物衰老增加相当于8到12天的时间。故选B。
【60题详解】
推理判断题。根据第四段内容“The researchers quantified the heat’s effects by comparing people’s biological age to their chronological age. Biological age, is a measure of how healthy a person’s lungs, liver and cells are compared with a perfectly healthy person, Dr. Guo said.(研究人员通过比较人们的生物年龄和实际年龄来量化热浪的影响。郭博士说,生物年龄是衡量一个人的肺、肝和细胞与完全健康的人相比健康程度的指标。)”可推断,如果生物年龄的评估不准确,那么该研究衡量热量影响的能力就会受到质疑。故选B。
【61题详解】
细节理解题。根据第五段内容“Since biological aging is closely linked to death and many diseases, speeding it up can be an indicator of serious health problems.(由于生物衰老与死亡和许多疾病密切相关,加速生物衰老可能是严重健康问题的一个指标。)”可知,由于衰老是与疾病相关的,因此加速衰老意味着健康状况不佳。故选C。
【62题详解】
主旨大意题。根据全文内容可知,文章围绕“热浪加速人类生物衰老”这一核心研究发现展开,介绍了其相关细节。选项D“热浪正在加速人类衰老”符合主题,适合用作标题。故选D。
Section C
Is gaming good for kids?
Gamers, have you ever noticed that you’re the first person to spot animals at the zoo? Or if someone drops candy on the ground, you know exactly where every piece landed? That may be because you play video games.
Research has shown people who play video games like Fortnite or Rocket League have higher visual acuity, meaning they can keep track of multiple moving objects at once — or even see things in the fog or rain that others cannot. It’s one of the many benefits researchers like me have discovered about playing video games.
____63____
Developing skills
When you keep an eye on your enemies, grab the best loot and change your inventory without even looking at the controller, you are essentially flexing your brain. Your brain loves challenges like this — and can actually grow from playing video games. ____64____
Video games can develop other skills, too. For example, they can teach you to never give up, no matter how many times it takes to beat the final boss or reach the next level. ____65____
Think about your favorite games. They give you lots of different problems with multiple solutions, which makes you realize solving problems can be really fun. And, of course, one of the very best things about playing video games is the friends.
Applying skills to real life
While you can turn on a video game and quickly feel powerful, in charge and popular, it’s good to remember games are a little like playing life on the easiest settings. Real life tends to be more challenging.
But think about how you get bored playing a game on the easiest setting — and how it suddenly becomes fun again when you increase the difficulty. ____66____
Take learning how to play an instrument, for example. I found that learning how to play a guitar is way harder and more frustrating than playing Rock Band on the hardest setting. But it’s so much more fun to shred a guitar in real life than it is to play one on Rock Band.
So enjoy developing your skills by playing video games.
A. The persistence you use in video games shows that hard work will help you achieve your goals, both inside and outside the video game.
B. Video games provide friends a digital playground where helping and sharing is encouraged and often required.
C. For the same reason, life can be more rewarding than video games.
D. But also ask yourself: Are you up for the challenges waiting for you outside video games?
E. For those who think video games are a waste of time or a negative force in your life, it might be worth showing them what the latest science has to say.
F. It is one reason why video game players make better surgeons and why some doctors even use video games to warm up before big surgeries.
【答案】63. E 64. F 65. A 66. C
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文,主要介绍了电子游戏能提升视觉灵敏度、锻炼大脑、培养坚持、解决问题等多种能力,并指出可以把游戏中的技能运用到现实生活中,帮助人们更好地面对挑战。
【63题详解】
上文“It’s one of the many benefits researchers like me have discovered about playing video games.(这是像我这样的研究人员发现的玩电子游戏的众多好处之一。)”说明了电子游戏有很多益处。选项E“对于那些认为电子游戏浪费时间或对你生活有负面影响的人来说,也许值得向他们展示最新的科学研究结论”承接上文,引出下文对游戏益处的具体介绍。故选E。
【64题详解】
上文“When you keep an eye on your enemies, grab the best loot and change your inventory without even looking at the controller, you are essentially flexing your brain. Your brain loves challenges like this — and can actually grow from playing video games.(当你留意敌人、抢夺最好的战利品、不用看手柄就能更换物品时,你实际上是在锻炼大脑。你的大脑喜欢这样的挑战——而且玩电子游戏确实能让大脑成长。)”说明了电子游戏能锻炼大脑。选项F“这就是为什么电子游戏玩家能成为更优秀的外科医生,以及为什么有些医生甚至在大手术前用电子游戏热身的原因之一”承接上文,用现实例子证明游戏对大脑和能力的提升。故选F。
【65题详解】
上文“Video games can develop other skills, too. For example, they can teach you to never give up, no matter how many times it takes to beat the final boss or reach the next level.(电子游戏还能培养其他技能。例如,它们能教会你永不放弃,无论要多少次才能打败最终BOSS或到达下一关。)”说明了游戏能培养坚持不放弃的品质。选项A“你在电子游戏中培养的毅力表明,努力会帮你实现目标,无论是在游戏内还是游戏外”承接上文,进一步说明坚持的意义。故选A。
【66题详解】
上文“But think about how you get bored playing a game on the easiest setting — and how it suddenly becomes fun again when you increase the difficulty.(但想想你在最简单难度下玩游戏会感到无聊——而当你提高难度时,游戏又突然变得有趣起来。)”说明了难度提升会让游戏更有乐趣。选项C“出于同样的原因,现实生活可能比电子游戏带来更大的收获”承接上文,将游戏道理类比到现实生活。故选C。
第II卷(共23分)
I. Translation(3+4+4=11分)
67. 这位资深的翻译(员)通常按字数收费。(charge)(汉译英)
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【答案】The senior/experienced translator usually/often charges by the (number of) word.
【解析】
【详解】考查时态、词汇及短语。本句描述这位翻译员的常规收费方式,属于习惯性动作,使用一般现在时。句首“这位资深的翻译(员)”对应英文The senior/experienced translator,其中senior或experienced均可表示“资深的、有经验的”,translator表示“翻译员”,定冠词The表特指;汉语“通常”对应英文usually/often,用于表示动作的习惯性和频率;汉语“按字数收费”对应英文charges by the (number of) word,使用题目指定词charge,固定搭配charge by...表示“按……收费”,by the word或by the number of word均可表示“按字数”,符合收费方式的表达;故完整译文为:The senior/experienced translator usually/often charges by the (number of) word.
68. 保持对生活的强烈使命感是感到幸福的重要因素之一。(contributor) (汉译英)
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【答案】Maintaining a strong sense of purpose in life is an important contributor to happiness/feeling happy.
【解析】
【详解】考查短语和非谓语动词。主语表示“保持对生活的强烈使命感”用动名词短语maintaining a strong sense of purpose in life,作主语;表示“是感到幸福的重要因素之一”可用系表结构,翻译为be an important contributor to happiness/feeling happy。陈述事实用一般现在时。故翻译为Maintaining a strong sense of purpose in life is an important contributor to happiness/feeling happy.
69. 这项由志愿者开展的调查显示,许多家长尤其关心的是校园食品安全。(concern) (汉译英)
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【答案】The survey carried out/conducted by volunteers shows that many parents are very/particularly/especially concerned about food safety in schools.
【解析】
【详解】考查时态、短语及句式。本句描述客观事实,整体使用一般现在时。“这项由志愿者开展的调查”对应英文The survey carried out/conducted by volunteers,其中carried out/conducted by volunteers为过去分词短语作后置定语,修饰the survey,表被动关系,意为“由志愿者开展的”;汉语“显示”对应英文shows,为一般现在时,后接宾语从句;汉语“许多家长尤其关心的是校园食品安全”对应英文that many parents are very/particularly/especially concerned about food safety in schools,整体作shows的宾语从句,使用题目指定词concern,固定搭配be concerned about表示“关心、担忧”,very/particularly/especially均可表示“尤其”,food safety in schools表示“校园食品安全”;故完整译文为:The survey carried out/conducted by volunteers shows that many parents are very/particularly/especially concerned about food safety in schools.
II. Guided Writing(12分)
70. Directions: Write an English composition in 120 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese.
假设你是李华,你校将要接待一群来自澳大利亚兄弟学校的高中生。学校计划安排他们旁听一节选修课,请你给澳大利亚学生团队的负责人Mr. Smith写一封邮件,推荐这三节课中的一节并说明推荐理由。
课程名称
英文译名
流行歌曲创作
Pop Song Creation
AI超大城市治理
AI-driven Megacity Governance
当心理遇见电影
When Psychology Meets Movies
你的邮件中必须包括:
1. 你推荐哪门课程
2. 推荐该课程的理由
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【答案】Dear Mr. Smith,
I’m Li Hua. Knowing that you will visit our school and attend an optional class, I strongly recommend the course When Psychology Meets Movies.
This course is popular among our students for its interesting teaching style. By analyzing classic movie scenes, we learn basic psychological knowledge in a relaxing way, which is far more enjoyable than rote learning. It is not only interesting but also helpful for understanding people’s emotions and relationships. Besides, the class has plenty of interactive sharing and discussion, making it easy for you and your students to communicate with us.
I’m sure you will have a wonderful and meaningful experience. Looking forward to your arrival.
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
【解析】
【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文。要求考生给澳大利亚学生团队负责人Mr. Smith写一封邮件,推荐一门选修课并说明理由。
【详解】1.词汇积累
选修课:optional class → elective course
经典的:classic → typical
有意义的:meaningful → valuable
期待:look forward to → expect
互动的:interactive → communicative
2. 句式拓展
合并句子
原句:By analyzing classic movie scenes, we learn basic psychological knowledge in a relaxing way. It is far more enjoyable than rote learning.
拓展句:By analyzing classic movie scenes, we learn basic psychological knowledge in a relaxing way, which is far more enjoyable than rote learning and helps us remember knowledge better.
【点睛】【高分句型1】Knowing that you will visit our school and attend an optional class, I strongly recommend the course When Psychology Meets Movies.(运用了现在分词短语作状语,that引导的宾语从句)
【高分句型2】By analyzing classic movie scenes, we learn basic psychological knowledge in a relaxing way, which is far more enjoyable than rote learning.(运用了by+动名词作方式状语,which引导的非限制性定语从句)
【高分句型3】Besides, the class has plenty of interactive sharing and discussion, making it easy for you and your students to communicate with us.(运用了现在分词短语作伴随状语,it作形式宾语、不定式短语作真正宾语)
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$Listening comprehension section a directions in section a, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said, the conversations and the questions will be spoken only once after you hear a conversation and the question about IT, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard. One, have you ever finished reading the new book? Not yet. There are too many new words, and I have to give a pathway through question. what does the woman think of the new book? too. Well, I just wonder who puts the biscuits into the boxes. IT is done by a machine automatically this way, please, i'll show you right away question. where does the conversation most probably take place? Three, i'm looking for a book for my research. It's called psychology of language. Do you have IT? Yes, we do. You'll find IT in section twenty four on the . top shelf question, what is probably the woman. For Peter, why don't you go out for dinner with us tonight? I miss the basketball game. Washington wissen will win the championship ship tonight. Question, what does the man mean? Five, have you made good preparations for the party? sure. Thinking of what a message was at the last body, i've planned carefully this time. Question, what do we know about the last party from the conversation? Six, I have to think about your suggestion. I can't say yes or no at the moment. can take your time, and it's okay to let me know your decision . in a day or two question, what does the man imply? Seven, if you didn't quit smoking, your chances of having a heart attack would increase. Come on, don't try to scare me. I'm in good . health question. What will the man probably do next? eight. Now would you mind telling me why you are applying for this job? Well, the company I am mean that present is too far from my flat going to work as time consuming question. what is the probable relationship between the two speakers? Nine, i've been studying in all the time, but still can't see any improvement in my grades. Don't worry, I think you Better sleep earlier so that you can . concentrate in class. Question, what does the man mean? Ten, hurry up, otherwise we would be late for . the meeting. Oh, no, the needle is on empty. I was thinking the tank . was half ful question, what is that problem? Section b directions in section b, you will hear several longer conversations and short passages, and you'll asked several questions on each of the conversations and the passages. The conversations and the passengers will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once when you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard. Questions eleven through thirteen are based on the following passage. Life offers so many lessons, both practical and personal, that you're never too Young to begin learning them. Consider the following as part of the checklist of skills to learn as soon as possible. Money management, when you start receiving money of your own, it's time to start understanding your relationship with money in a world where any and every object is available for purchase, living on less money than you earn is not a natural phenomenon. The key is to save money by spending IT on basic needs and on a treat occasionally cooking. One great way to enjoy family life is to learn to cook for yourself. Beyond that, cooking at home also helps you control your diet and nutrition for Better health. If you start doing this at an early age, the independence you desire will arrive all the sooner. Accepting rejection, though you must be careful not to break your word. Others promises aren't always kept. You won't be hurt easily if you learn how to gather wisdom rather than bitter at an early age. Also, not every job application or desired friendship will work out. So remember that there are more fish in the sea. Now listen again, please. Life offers so many lessons, both practical, and that you are never too Young to begin learning them, considered the following as part of the checklist of skills to learn as soon as possible. Money management, when you start receiving money of your own, it's time to start understanding your relationship with money in the world where any and every object is available for purchase, living on less money than you are, it's not a natural phenomenon. The key is to save money by spending IT on basic needs and on the tree occasionally cooking. One great way to enjoy family life is to learn to cook for yourself. Beyond that, cooking at home also helps you control your diet and nutrition for Better health. If you start doing this at an early age, the independence you desire will arrive all the sooner. Accepting rejection, though you must be careful not to break your word. Others promises aren't always kept. You won't be hurt easily if you learn how to get the wisdom rather than bitterness at an early age. Also, not every job application or desired friendship will work out. So remember, there are more fish in the sea. Questions eleven, which of the following is the sensible way to save money according to the passage? Twelve, why should people learn to accept rejection? Thirteen, what is the passage mainly about? Questions fourteen through seventeen are based on the following passage. Robert burns was born in scotland during the terrible winter storms of seventeen fifty nine. His father was a hard working farmer who came from a very poor family. I was determined to provide a Better home and education for his family in the hope they would escape the poverty cycle. Robert was a clever student with a nature that match ched the weather. He was born in his mother, who worked all day in the firehouse and dairy and traditional songs to lighten the hard, boring work of her days. In the evening, SHE told stories while SHE Mandated her children's clothes. Robby and his Younger brothers and sisters grew up accustomed towards and songs from the earliest days. Like all sons of farming families, Robert worked alongside his father on their rented land from an early age after his father died in seven hundred and eighty four. However, IT became evident that Robert would never make a living out of the soil. For his passion was the words, that is, for stories, poems and songs. Robert burns's, the first volume of poetry, was published in seventeen eighty six, and IT brought him immediate fame. A second edition was publish in seventeen and eighty seven. Burns died from heart disease at the age of thirty seven. More than ten thousand people attended the funeral. Al of the man known in scotland as heaven, taught farmers. Now listen again, please. Robert burns was born in scotland during a terrible winter storms of seven and nine. His father was a hard working farmer who came from a very poor family and was determined to provide a Better home, an education for his family in the hope they would escape the poverty cycle. Robert was a clever student with a nature that matched the weather he was born in. His mother, who worked all day in the farmhouse and dairy, sent traditional songs to lighten the hard, boring work of her days. In the evening, SHE told stories while SHE Mandated her children's clothes. Robby and his Younger brothers and sisters grew up a customs to words and songs from their earliest days. Like all sons of farming families, Robert worked alongside his father on their rented land from an early age after his father died in seventeen eighty four. However, he became evident the robot would never make a living out of the soil. For his passion was for words, that is, for stories, poems and songs. Robert burn's first volume of poetry was published in seventeen eighty six, and IT brought him immediate fame. A second edition was published in seventeen and eighty seven. Burns died from heart disease at the age of thirty seven. More than ten thousand people attended the funeral of the man known scotland as heaven taught. Farmer . questions fourteen, what was Robert burns? His father's dream? Fifteen, which of the following is true about Robert burns according to the passage? Sixteen, how old was Robert burns when his first volume of poetry was published? Seventeen, what can be concluded from the passage about Robert burns? Questions eighteen through twenty are based on the following conversation. What's your plan for the summer vacation? I'd like to visit certain places, but so far i've not decided where to go. Do you have any plan? I'd like to go to the north just to stay away from the terrible heat. Do you mean north east of china? Harbin must be the right place for us. I'm thinking of going further north to russia. So you're going abroad. aren't you? sure? I intend to take an airplane. Once I get there. I'll rent a hard to get around. Terrific, but that will cost you a lot of money. Not exactly. The regular here is quite expensive. But if we don't fly at the weekend, we can get a special fair. About sixty five percent of the regular great. And IT is said that if you get a team of ten people going together, the fair will be even much lower than that. If so, why don't we go together? I'll ll invite some of my friends to travel with us so as to save money. Did you say you could drive in russia? Yes, if we drive a car by ourselves, we can make the best of our stay there and save more. That's wonderful. But my english is not half so good as yours. I want to be able to communicate with the foreigners. English is no use there. Very few russian speak english. In that case, I won't go there. I know no russian at all. Come on, we are good friends, and i'd be glad to be your . interpreter. Okay, then come me in. Now, listen again, please. Whats your plan for the summer vacation? I'd like to visit certain places, but so far i've not decided where to go. Do you have any plan? I'd like to go to the north just to stay away from the terrible heat. Do you mean north of china? Harbin must be the right place for us. I'm thinking of going further north to russia. So you're going abroad. aren't you? Sure, I intend to take an airplane once I get there, i'll rent a car to get around. terrific. But that will cost you a lot of money. Not exactly. The regular fair is quite expensive, but if we don't fly at the weekend, we can get a special fair. About sixty five percent of the regular great. And IT is sad that if you get a team of ten people going together, the fair will be even much lower than that. If so, why don't we go together? I'll invite some of my friends to travel with us so as to save money. Did you say you could drive in russia? Yes, if we drive a car by ourselves, we can make the best of our stay there and save more. That's wonderful. But my english is not half so good as yours. I won't able to communicate with . the foreigners. English is no use there. Very few russian speaking english. In that case, I won't go there. I know no russian at all. Come on, we are good friends, and i'd be glad to be your . interpreter. Okay, then count me in questions. Eighteen, why does the woman choose to travel north? Nineteen, how can they pay less, but make the best of their stay abroad? Twenty, what problem will the man probably meet with during the trip? That's the end of listening comprehension. 听力部分到此结束。
上海市大同中学2025-2026学年高二上学期10月学情调研
英语试卷
90分钟 满分100分
I. Listening Comprehension(20%)
Section A Short Conversations
Directions: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.
1. 【此处可播放相关音频,请去附件查看】
A. Fascinating. B. Useful. C. Difficult. D. Boring.
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A. In a restaurant. B. In a factory.
C. In a department store. D. In an office.
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A. A librarian. B. A psychologist. C. A publisher. D. A teacher.
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A. He prefers to join the woman later. B. He intends to eat out tonight.
C. He wants to watch the basketball game. D. He hates to lose the championship.
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A. It was quite delightful. B. It was not well organized.
C. Careful preparations had been done. D. People made a mess on the ground.
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A. He is quite unhappy with the woman.
B. He is eager to know the woman’s reply.
C. The woman should make full use of her time.
D. The woman doesn’t have to be in a hurry.
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A. Go on smoking. B. Cry out his heart.
C. Talk with the doctor. D. Carry on with exercise.
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A. Boss and shop assistant. B. House agent and client.
C. Interviewer and job hunter. D. Manager and customer.
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A. She had better stay up late tonight.
B. She has to get more sleep at night.
C. She should avoid distractions in class.
D. She must improve her grades gradually.
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A. The man only filled his tank half full.
B. The man can’t read the instrument.
C. The car is breaking down on the way.
D. The car has run out of gasoline.
Section B Passage
Directions: In Section B, you will hear two short passages and one longer conversation, and you will be asked several questions on each of the passages and the conversation. The passages and the conversation will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.
听下面一段独白,回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频,请去附件查看】
11.
A. Purchasing less expensive objects available.
B. Buying only essentials and a treat on occasion.
C. Learning to cook for yourself at home.
D. Living on less money than you earn.
12
A. To have a better health. B. To keep their promises.
C. To avoid being hurt easily. D. To gain a desired friendship.
13.
A. Life skills needed to be learnt at an early age.
B. Great ways of saving money in the early years.
C. Practical skills to cook nutritious food at home.
D. Methods of gathering wisdom instead of bitterness.
听下面一段独白,回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频,请去附件查看】
14.
A. To work on the rented land peacefully.
B. To get used to the terribly cold weather.
C. To tell his kids stories every night.
D. To break the poverty cycle of his family.
15.
A. He worked in the dairy with his mother. B. He learned to mend his own clothes.
C. He had a strong passion for words. D. He got well educated at school.
16. A. 25. B. 27. C. 28. D. 37.
17.
A. He was considerably influenced by his mother.
B Farm work turned out to be quite easy for him.
C. He had already become famous before his father passed away.
D. People in Scotland regarded him as a successful farmer singer.
听下面一段对话,回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频,请去附件查看】
18.
A. Harbin is her favorite city. B. She doesn’t like places in the south.
C. Russia is a beautiful country. D. She can’t stand the heat in summer.
19.
A. Driving a car by themselves in the local country.
B. Getting a group of ten people traveling together.
C. Flying at the weekend with special fare tickets.
D. Inviting more friends to share the happiness.
20.
A. Not knowing any local people. B. Unable to find a fellow traveller.
C. Unable to speak Russian. D. Not having any interpreter.
II. Grammar and Vocabulary (20%)
Section A
Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passages coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.
Artwork now most valuable Harry Potter item ever sold
An original watercolour illustration has become the most valuable Harry Potter item ever sold, ____21____ (fetch) $1.9m (£1.5m) at auction in the US.
The artwork for the first edition of JK Rowling’s Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone sold for more than three times the expected price. It was first auctioned in 2001, before the book series was complete, for £85,750 (about $108,000 ____22____ current exchange rates).
The artwork____23____ (expect) to sell for between $400000 and $600,000, which Sotheby’s said was the highest pre-sale estimate for a Harry Potter-related work. ____24____ took nearly 10 minutes for the four-way bidding to finish on Wednesday. The identity of the buyer was not revealed.
The artist behind the illustration, Thomas Taylor, was only 23 years old in 1997, when he created the famous image of Harry Potter ____25____ (stand) in front of the Hogwarts Express-the train that would lead the young wizard(巫师) into the magical world. It was done using concentrated watercolours with black pencil outlines and took him two days to finish.
Mr Taylor, who grew up in Wales, was one of the first people ____26____ (read) the manuscript (手稿) for the original Harry Potter book, ____27____ went on to sell millions of copies and generated a profitable franchise (特许经营) ____28____ (include) movies and theme parks.
Ms Sands said the difference in auction price between 2001, when only four of the seven books in the series were published, and now reflected just ____29____ popular author Rowling’s creation had become. “In the intervening decades, it's been extraordinary to see just the conclusion of Harry’s story, but also how the Harry Potter franchise has taken off, and in that time, new generations have come ____30____(appreciate) Harry and his journey as well”
Section B
Directions: Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need.
A. facing B. sliced C. average D. landscape E. arched F. fencing
G. consequences H. calculated I. mounting J. leading K. indistinguishable
The Wildlife Overpass Helps Animals Cross Busy Highway
Almost perfectly connected, the two sides of a scenic forest in Alberta, Canada, have been woven back together.
Located between Calgary and Banff National Park, this stretch of the Canadian Rockies (落基山脉) is ____31____ in two by the Trans-Canada Highway, one of the busiest roadways in the province. That had deadly ____32____ for the area’s wildlife, as well as the tens of thousands of people who drive through it every day.
But now, after years of ____33____ wildlife-vehicle collisions (碰撞), the danger to animals and humans is being reduced with amazing new wildlife overpasses.
The Bow Valley Gap wildlife overpass is a roughly 200-foot-wide cap over a four-lane highway, topped with soil and forest-like plantings that creates a bridge almost ____34____ from the forest on either side.
The design and engineering firm Dialog led the structural engineering and ____35____ architecture of the first wildlife overpass in Canada constructed outside of a national park. It’s in an area where reported vehicle collisions with deer, elk, coyotes, and grizzly bears happen 69 times per year on ____36____.
“The best way to reduce collisions is to try to prevent them. The number one way to prevent them is actually ____37____. But it doesn’t allow connectivity of the animal. It keeps them on both sides of the highway and not helpful for migration patterns, connectivity, the ability to get mates, genetic diversity, and that’s where the overpass comes into play,” says Dialog’s Neil Robson, the overpass project manager and lead designer.
The overpass sits atop two ____38____ tunnels that cover the two traffic lanes and shoulders on each side of the perspective the overpass has a smooth M shape, and is covered with grasses, shrubs, and trees. A tall metal fence runs along its edges, as well as on the sides of the road ____39____ up to the overpass, running a total of more than seven miles.
Wildlife biologists were involved during the initial design phases for the overpass and helped to shape its look and form. The overpass’s dimensions were influenced by the species’ size in the area, and its slopes were _____40_____ to accommodate what animals need to see to survive in the wild.
Robson says the design process behind the overpass is informing future wildlife overpasses in Canada, including three that Dialog is currently designing. And, perhaps more importantly, it’s already being used by the species it was designed to protect.
III. Reading (37%)
Section A
Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
We all know exercise is good for us. But what if you’re too busy during the week? A new study offers some ____41____ news. The researchers analyzed the numbers on 51,650 adults with diabetes (糖尿病), ____42____ them into four groups: those who did no MVPA (____43____ -to-vigorous physical activity), those who did less than the recommended 150 minutes per week, those who hit 150 minutes a week in 3 or more sessions, and those who ____44____ 150 minutes a week in 1 — 2 sessions (the weekend warriors (斗士)).
Any level of exercise was shown to be ____45____, but primarily for those who reached the MVPA recommendations. People who participated in 3 or more weekly sessions had a 17 percent lower risk of dying during the study period, ____46____ a 19 percent lower risk of dying from cardiovascular (心血管的) — related issues.
The weekend warriors ____47____ even better: this group showed a 21 percent lower risk of all-cause mortality (死亡率) and a 33 percent lower risk of cardiovascular-related mortality. So ____48____ you only have time for a single exercise session or a couple of workouts, you can still get some of the same health benefits. “Even those who ____49____ MPVA for less than 150 minutes per week experienced lower all-cause mortality than those who didn’t,” writes the team.
The study doesn’t ____50____ cause and effect by its use of self-reported data to look at a snapshot in time — and in only covering people with diabetes. However, it’s ____51____ by many previous studies that show any amount of exercise can make a difference. Most past research has agreed that the weekend warrior approach works as well as any other: as long as you're hitting those recommended ____52____, you get the same benefits in terms of both physical health and mental health.
That's encouraging for anyone ____53____ to fit in gym visits during the Monday-Friday grind (期间), but it should be pointed out that most studies (including this latest one) define weekend warriors as those who only exercise properly 1 — 2 times a week, regardless of the days. “Previous studies in the general population suggest weekend warriors may obtain ____54____ mortality benefits to regularly active persons. ____55____, estimates may vary by population characteristics.” write the researchers.
41. A. satisfying B. encouraging C. disappointing D. surprising
42. A. transforming B. initiating C. categorizing D. pressuring
43. A. moderate B. muscular C. mental D. mindful
44. A. gathered B. managed C. saved D. consumed
45. A. sufficient B. noticeable C. necessary D. beneficial
46. A. in case of B. as well as C. in spite of D. thanks to
47. A. fared B. recovered C. performed D. proceeded
48. A. unless B. now that C. even if D. as if
49. A. contributed to B. looked into C. took charge of D. engaged in
50. A. integrate B. establish C. justify D. identify
51. A. weakened B. yielded C. backed D. resolved
52. A. movements B. scales C. targets D. limits
53. A. struggling B. rejecting C. affording D. dedicating
54. A. superior B. relative C. same D. comparable
55. A. Besides B. Instead C. Therefore D. However
Section B
Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.
A
Is being bilingual good for your brain?
Numerous papers have been published on the cognitive (认知的) advantages of multilingualism. It is supposed to improve “executive function”, such as the ability to ignore distractions and plan complex tasks. Numerous studies have even shown that multilingualism may delay dementia (痴呆症).
The good news is that it is never too late to start learning a new language. A study from 2019 showed that a moderate amount of language learning in adults does not boost things like executive function. But it does mitigate age-related decline.
The biggest benefits seem to come to those who master their second languages fully. Switching languages frequently in the course of a day may be particularly important. Studies of translators have provided some of the strongest evidence for a bilingual advantage. For example, they are faster at switching between math problems than monolinguals, suggesting better cognitive control.
But Mark Antoniou warns that too many other complicated factors can mix up the findings. Bilingualism exercises children’s brains in a way that their schooling might not. The child of diplomats, raised in a foreign language abroad, may have cognitive and educational advantages that have nothing to do with bilingualism. In contrast, in poorer regions with little schooling, multilingual people show the strongest advantages from speaking several languages.
Age plays a role too. Studies suggest that the effects of languages on the brain are stronger for young children and the old than they are for young adults. Bilingual young kids seem to outperform in cognitive development in the early years, but their monolingual classmates may catch up with them later. Ellen Bialystok, a leading scientist in this field, has compared the cognitive protection bilingualism provides to a slice of holey Swiss cheese. Doing other things that are good for the brain, such as exercise, is like piling up the slices. The holes in them are in different places, so together they offer stronger cognitive protection.
But all these studies take for granted the key mental benefit of language study: being able to talk to people you couldn’t before. Even if you can’t be born fluent, that’s reason enough to try.
56. What can be inferred about bilingual individuals who rarely use their second language?
A. They still gain significant cognitive benefits.
B. Their executive function improves the most.
C. They may miss out on bilingualism's full benefits.
D. They are less likely to solve complex math problems.
57. What is the purpose of Ellen Bialystok’s "holey Swiss cheese" comparison?
A. To show bilingualism is the key factor in protecting the brain.
B. To compare the quality of cognitive protection from different activities.
C. To prove eating high-protein food can pile up cognitive health.
D. To show combination of brain-healthy activities enhances protection.
58. What is the author’s attitude towards the cognitive advantages of multilingualism?
A. Primarily dismissive B. Absolutely positive
C. Cautiously optimistic D. Broadly neutral
B
Living through extreme heat waves can speed up your rate of aging, according to research published Monday. Scientists analyzed 15 years’ worth of health data from nearly 25,000 adults in Taiwan and found that two years of exposure to heat waves could accelerate a person’s so — called biological aging by eight to 12 extra days. It may not sound like a lot, but this number builds over time, said Cui Guo, an assistant professor at the University of Hong Kong who led the study, which was published Monday in the journal Nature Climate Change. “This small number actually matters,” she said. “This was a study of a two-year exposure, but we know heat waves have actually been occurring for decades.”
The research comes as climate change is making heat waves more intense and long-lasting. The West Coast of the United States is suffering from extremely hot temperatures while Iran is experiencing searing heat. Record-breaking temperatures punished Europe, Japan and Korea earlier this month. France recently experienced its second heat wave of the summer, leading to a national debate over air-conditioning.
In 2024, the hottest year on record, climate change was responsible for 41 extra days of extreme heat worldwide, according to an analysis by World Weather Attribution. Particular groups are more vulnerable (易受伤害的) to faster aging because of heat, the researchers found. If you’re an older person who has lived through many heat waves, you may age faster than a younger person who had the same exposure, Dr. Guo said. Other factors, such as living without air-conditioning or working outdoors, can also make your aging rate significantly worse. Dr. Guo cautions this isn’t the same as losing literal days off your life; it reflects a measurable shift in biological aging markers, not the calendar.
The study defined heat waves as both a period of at least two continuous days of abnormally high temperatures as well as any time when officials issued heat warnings. It also took the sum of a person’s heat exposure into account. The researchers quantified the heat’s effects by comparing people’s biological age to their chronological (按照时间计算的) age. Biological age, is a measure of how healthy a person’s lungs, liver and cells are compared with a perfectly healthy person, Dr. Guo said.
The study used 12 of these health measurements, known as biomarkers, to calculate how heat affected the rate of aging for the study’s participants. The results accounted for individual factors that can affect aging markers, such as exercise, smoking and preexisting disease. “Most countries are facing an aging population,” Dr. Guo said. Since biological aging is closely linked to death and many diseases, speeding it up can be an indicator of serious health problems. The population of Taiwan, along with Italy, Spain and Hong Kong, ranks as one of the oldest in the world. In the United States, a little less than a quarter of the population is expected to be 65 or older by 2050.
59. What was the primary finding about exposure to heat waves?
A. It affected the health of a large population of people in Taiwan.
B. It caused an increase in biological aging equivalent to 8-12 days.
C. It triggered 41 extra days of extreme heat globally.
D. It reversed aging markers in outdoor workers by 10%.
60. What can be inferred from paragraph 4?
A. Officials issue heat warnings when temperatures have remained abnormally high for at least two continuous days.
B The study’s ability to measure heat’s impact would be questionable if the assessment of biological age were inaccurate.
C. A person’s chronological age is more closely related to their lung and liver health than their biological age.
D. The definition of heat waves used in the study is identical to the one commonly adopted by most climate research.
61. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?
A. Living without air-conditioning has sped up the aging rate of French workers.
B. Heat waves accelerate aging in seniors as much as in the young.
C. As aging is tied to disease, speeding it up signals poor health.
D. Biological aging serves as markers and can translate to living shorter lifespan.
62. What is the most suitable title for the passage?
A. Climate Change’s New Evidence: Extreme Heat
B. New Study Reveals the Recent Heat Waves Crisis
C. What Years of Heat Waves Can Do to Your Life and Work
D. Heat Waves Are Speeding Up Human Aging
Section C
Is gaming good for kids?
Gamers, have you ever noticed that you’re the first person to spot animals at the zoo? Or if someone drops candy on the ground, you know exactly where every piece landed? That may be because you play video games.
Research has shown people who play video games like Fortnite or Rocket League have higher visual acuity, meaning they can keep track of multiple moving objects at once — or even see things in the fog or rain that others cannot. It’s one of the many benefits researchers like me have discovered about playing video games.
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Developing skills
When you keep an eye on your enemies, grab the best loot and change your inventory without even looking at the controller, you are essentially flexing your brain. Your brain loves challenges like this — and can actually grow from playing video games. ____64____
Video games can develop other skills, too. For example, they can teach you to never give up, no matter how many times it takes to beat the final boss or reach the next level. ____65____
Think about your favorite games. They give you lots of different problems with multiple solutions, which makes you realize solving problems can be really fun. And, of course, one of the very best things about playing video games is the friends.
Applying skills to real life
While you can turn on a video game and quickly feel powerful, in charge and popular, it’s good to remember games are a little like playing life on the easiest settings. Real life tends to be more challenging.
But think about how you get bored playing a game on the easiest setting — and how it suddenly becomes fun again when you increase the difficulty. ____66____
Take learning how to play an instrument, for example. I found that learning how to play a guitar is way harder and more frustrating than playing Rock Band on the hardest setting. But it’s so much more fun to shred a guitar in real life than it is to play one on Rock Band.
So enjoy developing your skills by playing video games.
A. The persistence you use in video games shows that hard work will help you achieve your goals, both inside and outside the video game.
B. Video games provide friends a digital playground where helping and sharing is encouraged and often required.
C. For the same reason, life can be more rewarding than video games.
D. But also ask yourself: Are you up for the challenges waiting for you outside video games?
E. For those who think video games are a waste of time or a negative force in your life, it might be worth showing them what the latest science has to say.
F. It is one reason why video game players make better surgeons and why some doctors even use video games to warm up before big surgeries.
第II卷(共23分)
I. Translation(3+4+4=11分)
67. 这位资深的翻译(员)通常按字数收费。(charge)(汉译英)
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68. 保持对生活的强烈使命感是感到幸福的重要因素之一。(contributor) (汉译英)
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69. 这项由志愿者开展的调查显示,许多家长尤其关心的是校园食品安全。(concern) (汉译英)
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II. Guided Writing(12分)
70. Directions: Write an English composition in 120 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese.
假设你是李华,你校将要接待一群来自澳大利亚兄弟学校的高中生。学校计划安排他们旁听一节选修课,请你给澳大利亚学生团队的负责人Mr. Smith写一封邮件,推荐这三节课中的一节并说明推荐理由。
课程名称
英文译名
流行歌曲创作
Pop Song Creation
AI超大城市治理
AI-driven Megacity Governance
当心理遇见电影
When Psychology Meets Movies
你的邮件中必须包括:
1. 你推荐哪门课程
2. 推荐该课程的理由
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