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上海市上海中学2025-2026学年高三上学期练习七 英语试卷 Ⅰ. Grammar and Vocabulary 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. Bear Lake Monster If you travel to Bear Lake in Utah on a quiet day, you just might catch a glimpse of the Bear Lake Monster. The monster looks like a huge brown snake and is nearly 90 feet long. It has ears that stick out from the side of its skinny head and a mouth big enough to eat a man. According to some, it has small legs and it crawls ____1____ it ventures out on land. But in the water - watch out! It can swim faster than a horse can gallop, ____2____ (make) a mile a minute on a good day. Sometimes the monster likes to sneak up on unsuspecting swimmers and blow water ____3____ them. I mean, the ones it doesn’t carry off to eat, that is. A guy I heard about ____4____ (spot) the monster early one evening as he was walking along the lake. He tried ____5____ (shoot) it with his rifle. The man was a crack shot, but not one of his bullets touched that monster. It scared him so much that he high tailed it home faster than you can say Jack Robinson, leaving his rifle behind in panic, which he later said ____6____ (eat) by the monster. Sometimes, when the monster has been quiet for a while, people start saying it is gone for good. Some people even drag out that old tale about ____7____ Pecos Bill (a legendary cowboy hero) heard about the Bear Lake monster and bet some cowboys that he could wrestle that monster until it said uncle. According to them, the fight lasted for days and created a hurricane around Bear Lake. Finally, Bill tossed that monster over his shoulder and it flew so far that it went clear around the world before splashing down in Loch Ness, ____8____ it’s said to live to this very day. Of course, we know better than that. The Bear Lake Monster is just taking a long nap, ____9____ (hide), you might say. Keep your eyes open at dusk and maybe you’ll see it come out to feed. Just be careful when swimming in the lake, ____10____ you might be its next meal! Section B(请按照序号涂卡) Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence. 11. The documentary took the ________ off the hidden dangers of fast fashion. A. lid B. marker C. mat D. land 12. The teacher ________ the stack of essays, looking for one particular student’s work. A. marked up B. made out C. let off D. leafed through 13. A car suddenly ________ the pavement to avoid a vehicle coming in the opposite direction. A. missed B. mounted C. lifted D. launched 14. They have done a fantastic job ________ the garden with fountains, bird feeders, and ponds. A. levelling B. lighting C. landscaping D. labelling 15. The ________ of nature toppling trees and flooding streets. A. machinery B. luxury C. might D. mass 16. He promised the ________ to his parents, saying he would get straight A’s, but barely passed. A. mountain B. moon C. land D. lighthouse 17. The city sent teams to ________ leftover hazards after the parade, such as broken glass and spilled drinks. A. look after B. lock in C. make for D. mop up 18. The apartment is spacious and modern, but the location is a ________ because it’s far from the city center. A. minus B. margin C. measure D. mystery 19. She was impatient in the ________ that time was limited, and that every moment lost could not be recovered. A. longing B. knowledge C. misgiving D. mood 20. They spent days sending emails to confirm attendance, ________ volunteers to help with the charity event, making phone calls and ________. A. making up B. messing around C. looking into D. lining up Section C Directions: Complete the following passages by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need. A. energized B. evolutionary C. game D. lasting E. seeking F. out-survived G. seeking H. translates I. trap J. turning K. yields Why Being Sensitive is a Strength There are plenty of traits we take pride in but being ‘sensitive’ is usually perceived as a weakness. It’s used to mean you’re fragile, thin-skinned, or just overreacting. The message sensitive people get is that they should “overcome” their sensitivity and “toughen up.” However, sensitivity is largely ____21____. Sensitive people are wired at a brain level to process information more deeply than others do, enabling them to notice what others miss, feel intensely, and have a vivid inner life. Such depth ____22____ gifts. The most well-known sensitive gift is creativity. Many-perhaps most-artists, musicians, and actors are themselves sensitive people. But creativity doesn’t end with the arts. The same ability ____23____ to innovation. Many of our greatest thinkers and scientists throughout history have been sensitive people. They tend to be deep thinkers who spend more time and energy ____24____ problems over in their heads-and end up seeing more possibilities and solutions. A second strength sensitive people have is their decision making ability. Such an ability may give them a(n) ____25____ advantage. In a 2008 computer simulation of natural selection, creatures who spent more resources considering their options and comparing them to past results, as sensitive people do, came out ahead long-term compared to less-sensitive creatures. They amassed more resources over time and ____26____ others. In the wilderness, that might mean tracking down ____27____ when everyone is hungry. In the boardroom, it means steering companies to the top of their industry. But perhaps the greatest advantage of sensitive people is what we call the “Boost Effect.” The “Boost Effect” means that sensitive people get more of a boost from the same things that help anyone. They are ____28____ by any form of training or support. If you’re a sensitive person, you can activate this ability by cultivating a supportive environment around yourself and by ____29____ out resources such as mentoring, training, therapy, or coaching. If any of this sounds like you, you might be more sensitive than you realize. If so, you have probably felt the pressure to hide it. But that’s a(n) _____30_____. Trying to do so only cuts you off from your gifts. So stop hiding. Embrace it, and show it to the world. Ⅱ. Reading Comprehension 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. Asked for a definition of intellectual property and ChatGPT answered: ‘IP refers to creations of the mind that are legally recognized and protected from unauthorized use by others.’ The bot’s summary helpfully ended: ‘Intellectual property laws exist to encourage innovation and creativity by granting creators ____31____ rights over their work.’ ____32____ the tech giants behind such artificial intelligence (AI) tools have chosen to play fast and loose with the rules. British artists are therefore calling for new rules to prevent tech companies from riding roughshod over the traditional copyright laws that protect artists ____33____. A campaign against the ____34____ use of creative works for training generative AI now has more than 40,000 signatories. It is a battle that has united artists of every kind. They are also outraged at UK government plans to weaken copyright laws, and are urging greater openness, control and financial payment to ____35____ the challenge of AI. The UK has a ‘gold standard’ copyright system and the oldest in the world. The Statute of Anne, passed in 1710, gave authors the right to ____36____ their work. Now the government is seeking to turn this law on its head by proposing ____37____ where the responsibility would be on the rights holders to opt out of their content being taken free of charge, and for them to trace how it is being used. Kate Mosse, the bestselling author and co-founder of the Women’s prize for fiction, compares the AI model to a thief stealing all the chocolate bars from a shop on the grounds that no one told them they weren’t ____38____ to do so. The peer, film-maker and digital rights campaigner Beeban Kidron has said we should not “____39____ the notion of theft.” In the UK, adapting a novel for TV or film needs permission and payment. Covering a song? No permission needed, but royalties(版税) apply. Even reproducing lyrics requires both permission and a fee, unless fair dealing applies. The ______40______ is simple. If we want to enjoy the work that someone does, we should pay for it. Both industries are in a ______41______. Tech insists that enforcing copyright laws on AI is unfeasible and a step backward, while creatives argue that opting out is unworkable and ______42______. It is up to the ______43______ to facilitate a fair agreement in which both flourish. This is a defining moment for our ______44______ future. The artistic community has spoken. Now ministers must listen, take their concerns seriously and respond. We must protect our ______45______ at all costs. 31. A. moral B. equal C. personal D. exclusive 32. A. Therefore B. Instead C. However D. Moreover 33. A. livelihoods B. freedom C. safety D. union 34. A. commercial B. unlicensed C. intelligent D. preventive 35. A. counter B. represent C. dismiss D. encounter 36. A. create B. trace C. control D. prize 37. A. exceptions B. solutions C. improvements D. arguments 38. A. paid B. trained C. forbidden D. allowed 39. A. question B. redefine C. analyze D. discuss 40. A. adaptation B. coverage C. principle D. application 41. A. boom B. deadlock C. race D. evolution 42. A. unjust B. unsafe C. unnecessary D. unmanageable 43. A. celebrities B. society C. campaigners D. government 44. A. technological B. sustainable C. cultural D. global 45. A. laws B. community C. creators D. tradition Section B Directions: Read the following 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) Ladies and gentlemen, I feel that this award was not made to me as a man, but to my work — a life’s work in the agony (痛苦) and sweat of the human spirit. But I would like to use this moment as a climax from which I might be listened to by the young men and women already dedicated to the same agony and sweat, among whom is already that one who will someday stand here where I am standing. Our tragedy today is a general and universal physical fear so long sustained by now that we can even bear it. Because of this, the young man or woman writing today has forgotten the problems of the human heart in conflict with itself which alone can make good writing because only that is worth writing about, worth the agony and the sweat. He, the writer, must learn them again. He must teach himself that the worst of all things is to be afraid; and, teaching himself that, forget it forever, leaving no room in his workshop for anything but the old truths of the heart-the old universal truths lacking which any story is short-lived and doomed-love and honor and pity and pride and sympathy and sacrifice. Until he does so, he labors under a curse. He writes not of love but of desire, of defeats in which nobody loses anything of value, of victories without hope and, worst of all, without pity or sympathy. His griefs move on no universal bones, leaving no scars. He writes not of the heart but of the glands (腺体). Until he relearns these things, he will write as though he stood among and watched the end of man. I decline to accept the end of man. It is easy enough to say that man is immortal simply because he will endure. I refuse to accept this. I believe that man will not merely endure: he will prevail. He is immortal, not because he alone among creatures has an inexhaustible voice, but because he has a spirit capable of sympathy and sacrifice and endurance. The poet’s, the writer’s, duty is to write about these things. It is his privilege to help man endure by lifting his heart, by reminding him of the courage and honor and hope and pride and sympathy and pity and sacrifice which have been the glory of his past. The poet’s voice need not merely be the record of man; it can be one of the pillars to help him endure and prevail. 46. What does the word “that” in Paragraph 2 mean? A. The agony and sweat of the human spirit. B. The general and universal physical fear. C. The long-term sustenance of our tragedy. D. The human heart in conflict with itself. 47. Why are the old truths of the heart so important? A. Because they are love, honor, pity, pride, sympathy and sacrifice. B. Because they prolong a writer’s life and protect him from curses. C. Because they are the soul of a real and powerful piece of writing. D. Because they effectively stop the trend towards the end of man. 48. How can poets / writers help man endure and prevail? A. By using words to inspire man with his past glories. B. By watching immortal man endure endless voices. C. By observing man’s sympathy, sacrifice and endurance. D. By turning their privilege into artistic representations. 49. What does the speaker probably agree? A. The award was not fair because his life was too painful. B. Young writers are too afraid to feel pain and work hard. C. Good writing is about the struggles of the human heart. D. Writing about man’s soul illustrates his final prevalence. (B) (C) In the six decades since the release of The Times They Are a-Changin’, Bob Dylan’s success has turned out to be one thing that doesn’t change much. Each generation has rediscovered and loved his work. The 21st-century musician has to carve out a profile in the digital realm, where they must compete with today’s megastars and the back catalogues of yesterday. The next Dylan has to win audiences over from the original Dylan. That should be possible. Young audiences are always looking for a scene that is exclusive to them and is distasteful to their elders. But streaming services are not neutral players in that quest. They steer the process with hidden algorithms(算法). That keeps a majority of listeners paddling in the shallow pool of already successful artists, rarely venturing deeper. The top 1% of artists account for up to 90% of music streams. The platforms pay only a fraction of a penny per play, making it practically impossible for an up-and-coming musician to make a living, even with an emerging fanbase that would once have made the foundation of a career. Meanwhile, a financial crisis among small venues, struggling to make ends meet, has deprived artists of ways to turn a modest following into a big one. Adding to that pressure is the prospect of streaming services being flooded with music that has little or no new human input at all. Already there are commercial incentives for platforms to promote work that is out of copyright. But there are growing concerns in the sector about the rise of tracks by ghost artists - sugar-coated treats put together by anonymous producers who sign away their rights or, increasingly, AI compositions. A recent book, Mood Machine: The Rise of Spotify and the Costs of the Perfect Playlist alleges that the leading streaming service has seeded low-budget stock-music into its editorial feeds. The company denies that this is its policy. Technology has always disrupted the arts. Photography changed the nature of portraiture, but didn’t kill painting. Recorded music changed the way people listened to music, but live performance survived. Human creativity is endlessly resilient, and the desire for authentic connection between artist and audience is one of the most powerful drivers of civilisation. It will not be extinguished by computers churning out synthetic audio filler. But the systems that cultivate that connection still need nurturing. Grassroots venues need protection. Artists need proper payment. And audiences need to resist the algorithmic passivity that traps us in musical comfort zones where we are unlikely to encounter complete unknowns and where tastes, if not times, stop a-changin’. 50. Why is it difficult for the 21st-century musician to reach young audiences? A. Because Bob Dylan is too talented and successful. B. Because young audiences hope for unique songs. C. Because streaming services do not buy new tracks. D. Because algorithms favor established musicians. 51. What does the author mean by using “sugar-coated treats” in Paragraph 5? A. He pities those artists struggling with all the pressures from the music industry. B. He appreciates ghost artists’ artistic expression in their musical compositions. C. He criticizes platforms for promoting cheaply made music lacking creativity. D. He exposes the platforms’ policy of secretly serving low-budget stock music. 52. Why do listeners need to explore completely unknown music? A. To show human creativity endures technological change B. To fulfill our longing for a genuine connection with art C. To help up-and-coming musicians gain more exposure D. To ensure that grassroots artists earn enough income 53. Which is the best possible title of this passage? A. Streaming services should offer better songs B. Beware the algorithmic comfort zone in music C. Human art will ultimately survive the age of AI D. Grassroots artists surely deserve more chances Section C Vocabulary snapshots of a moment in time It started with “chav” and has included “carbon footprint”, “omnishambles” and “selfie”. The Oxford word of the year campaign celebrates 20 years of selecting the word — or sometimes two words — that in some way sums up the moment. This year’s winner, decided by public vote, will be announced soon. ____54____ The words are either slang terms referring to anxieties about online phenomena or behaviour (slop, meaning AI-generated content and “brain rot” caused by consuming too much slop and other material) or they have been repurposed or popularised by social media (old-fashioned words such as demure and lore, and romantasy — a blend of romance and fantasy). The list overlooks how eventful the year was in real life with UK and US cultural happenings providing plenty of notable words this year. ____55____ Climate emergency was chosen in 2019, and “vax”, short for vaccine and vaccination, took the spotlight in 2021 during the global rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, which dominated headlines and everyday conversation. From Shakespeare to Rowling, writers have been coining new words for centuries. It is no surprise that the internet is taking over; new technology requires new words and new ways of talking about how we interact with it. ____56____ The words of the last 20 years that have fared best are nouns such as “podcast” (a compound of iPod and “broadcast”) and “selfie” as opposed to those words describing social trends. The 2022 winner, “goblin mode”, is a slang term that originated online to describe a person rejecting social norms and indulging in messy or lazy behaviour. The term evokes goblins, who live a chaotic, unapologetically self-absorbed life. It led to accusations that Oxford Dictionaries had “put on a back-to-front baseball hat and skateboarded across the news” — as if the usually buttoned-up publisher were trying a little too hard to look cool and in touch with online culture. That was sort of unfair, given that the term was chosen by public vote. ____57____ While the wordsmiths at Oxford University Press try to look beyond the worrying news cycle, the vocabulary snapshots of the last 20 years have rarely been cheery — the 2015 “face with tears of joy” emoji felt desperate. This year doesn’t look like going against the trend. A. However, Oxford University Press has often reflected global events. B. Global news often creates buzzwords that go viral online. C. Slang, after all, is often the spark for vocabulary innovation. D. The invention of the telephone is often credited with the usage of “hello” and “hi”. E. All five candidates on the shortlist have one thing in common — the internet. F. Slang reflects how technology influences literature Ⅲ. Summary Writing 58. 概要写作 Modifying your memory It has always been thought that memory is a recording device, its purpose being to file away and later allow us to recall everything that happens in our lives, rather like a library. When we recall a memory, we go into the brain library, take out a file, look at it and then put it back in the same place. These files may get a little dusty over the years, but they are always there and never change. However, new research shows this understanding of memory is not that accurate. What memory is has been redefined. To start with, there is no central memory bank; elements of memories are stored separately from each other so that things related to a particular meaning-the smells, sounds, emotions, physical touch, pictures, etc.-are held in different areas of the brain, and it’s only in the act of recalling that they are all brought together. It now appears that every time we recall a memory, aspects of that memory can change slightly. Memories are flexible. The parallel would be more like bringing up a file on the computer, modifying it slightly and then saving it again. This understanding has been crucial in enabling scientists to erase and replace memories in quite innovative ways. On a positive note, this is paving the way for new treatments of disorders, like depression and alcohol addiction. In a recent study, a mouse is put into a totally new, empty environment when it is depressed and refuses to move. A switch on a laser machine introduces a previous happy memory to the mouse and it runs around, satisfied, showing relaxed, normal behavior. Science fiction? No, not at all. It’s happening here and now. The impossible is fast becoming possible. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Ⅳ. Translation Happy Halloween! 59. 万圣节，这个历史悠久、充满惊喜的西方传统节日，再过三天就要到来了。(fill)(汉译英) _____________________________________________________________________ 60. 孩子们的奇思妙想让他们的节日装扮更具吸引力，成为顺利获得糖果的关键。(key) (汉译英) ________________________________________________________________________________ 61. 夜幕降临，成群结队的孩子们挨家挨户讨要糖果，在这欢乐的氛围里，连大人也忍不住加入这场奇趣盎然的狂欢。(can’t help) (汉译英) ________________________________________________________________________________ 62. 她对着那个布满灰尘的水晶球轻轻吹了口气，没过多久，球体内便涌起灰色的迷雾，浮现出窗外街道百年前的模样。(it be... before) (汉译英) ________________________________________________________________________________ Ⅴ. Guided Writing 63. 假设你是中华中学学生姚平，最近参加了一项研究性学习调研，课题为＂父母是否以子女为荣＂。通过调研你校学生及其父母，结果发现双方对此问题的看法有差异（数据如图所示）。根据图表写一份报告，在报告中，你必须： 1.描述调研数据； 2.分析可能导致这一结果的原因。 _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $ 上海市上海中学2025-2026学年高三上学期练习七 英语试卷 Ⅰ. Grammar and Vocabulary 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. Bear Lake Monster If you travel to Bear Lake in Utah on a quiet day, you just might catch a glimpse of the Bear Lake Monster. The monster looks like a huge brown snake and is nearly 90 feet long. It has ears that stick out from the side of its skinny head and a mouth big enough to eat a man. According to some, it has small legs and it crawls ____1____ it ventures out on land. But in the water - watch out! It can swim faster than a horse can gallop, ____2____ (make) a mile a minute on a good day. Sometimes the monster likes to sneak up on unsuspecting swimmers and blow water ____3____ them. I mean, the ones it doesn’t carry off to eat, that is. A guy I heard about ____4____ (spot) the monster early one evening as he was walking along the lake. He tried ____5____ (shoot) it with his rifle. The man was a crack shot, but not one of his bullets touched that monster. It scared him so much that he high tailed it home faster than you can say Jack Robinson, leaving his rifle behind in panic, which he later said ____6____ (eat) by the monster. Sometimes, when the monster has been quiet for a while, people start saying it is gone for good. Some people even drag out that old tale about ____7____ Pecos Bill (a legendary cowboy hero) heard about the Bear Lake monster and bet some cowboys that he could wrestle that monster until it said uncle. According to them, the fight lasted for days and created a hurricane around Bear Lake. Finally, Bill tossed that monster over his shoulder and it flew so far that it went clear around the world before splashing down in Loch Ness, ____8____ it’s said to live to this very day. Of course, we know better than that. The Bear Lake Monster is just taking a long nap, ____9____ (hide), you might say. Keep your eyes open at dusk and maybe you’ll see it come out to feed. Just be careful when swimming in the lake, ____10____ you might be its next meal! 【答案】1. when 2. making 3. at 4. spotted 5. to shoot 6. had been eaten 7. how 8. where 9. hidden 10. or 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了关于Bear Lake Monster的传说及人们的相关见闻。 【1题详解】 考查连词。句意：据一些人说，它有两条小短腿，在陆地上冒险走动的时候，它就会爬行。空后为时间状语从句，表示 “当…… 时”，所以用when引导该从句。故填when。 【2题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：它在水里游得比马跑得还快，天气好的时候一分钟能游一英里。本句已有谓语动词can swim，且空处没有连词，所以空处需用非谓语动词作结果状语，表自然而然的结果，现在分词作结果状语。故填making。 【3题详解】 考查介词。句意：有时，这个怪物喜欢偷偷地靠近毫无防备的游泳者，然后向他们喷水。blow water at…“向……喷水”，固定搭配。故填at。 【4题详解】 考查时态。句意：据说有个家伙一天傍晚沿着湖边散步时，看到了那只怪物。根据时间状语“early one evening”和上下文可知，此处是在描述过去发生的事情，所以空处谓语动词需用一般过去时。故填spotted。 【5题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：他试图用步枪射击它。try to do sth.“试图做某事”，固定搭配，所以空处需用动词不定式作宾语。故填to shoot。 【6题详解】 考查动词时态和语态。句意：这把他吓得够呛，他拔腿就往家跑，速度快得令人难以置信，惊慌之中连步枪都落下了，后来他还说那枪是被怪物吃掉了。空处为定语从句的谓语动词，该动词发生在 “said” 之前，用过去完成时，且和主语之间为被动关系，所以用过去完成时态的被动语态。故填had been eaten。 【7题详解】 考查宾语从句。句意：有些人甚至翻出那个老故事，说Pecos Bill（一个传奇牛仔英雄）如何听说了熊湖怪物，并和一些牛仔打赌，说他可以和那个怪物搏斗，直到它认输。空处引导介词about的宾语从句，且表示“如何、怎样”，所以用how引导该从句。故填how。 【8题详解】 考查定语从句。句意：最后，Bill将那只怪物一个过肩摔，它飞得如此之远，以至于它绕着地球飞了一圈，然后溅落在尼斯湖，据说它至今还生活在那里。分析句子结构可知，空处需用关系词引导非限制性定语从句，先行词是Loch Ness，指地点，关系词在定语从句中作地点状语，所以空处需用关系副词where引导定语从句。故填where。 【9题详解】 考查形容词。句意：怪兽只是在长时间睡觉，你可以说它藏起来了。此处需要形容词作状语，表示状态，hide的形容词为hidden“隐匿的”。故填 hidden。 【10题详解】 考查连词。句意：在湖里游泳时要小心，否则你可能会成为它的下一顿美餐！根据空前后句意可知，此处表示选择关系，需用连词or“否则”，构成固定句型“祈使句+or+陈述句”。故填or。 Section B(请按照序号涂卡) Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence. 11. The documentary took the ________ off the hidden dangers of fast fashion. A. lid B. marker C. mat D. land 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】考查名词词义辨析。句意：这部纪录片揭开了快时尚背后隐藏的危险。A. lid盖子；B. marker标记；C. mat垫子；D. land土地。根据“took the ________ off the hidden dangers”可知，此处是固定搭配take the lid off，意为“揭开盖子，揭露内幕”，此空应是名词lid，作宾语。故选A。 12. The teacher ________ the stack of essays, looking for one particular student’s work. A. marked up B. made out C. let off D. leafed through 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】考查动词短语辨析。句意：老师翻阅着那一叠论文，寻找一个特定学生的作业。A. marked up标出；B. made out理解；C. let off释放；D. leafed through翻阅。根据“looking for one particular student’s work”可知，为了找特定学生的作业，老师应是翻阅论文。故选D项。 13. A car suddenly ________ the pavement to avoid a vehicle coming in the opposite direction. A. missed B. mounted C. lifted D. launched 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】考查动词词义辨析。 句意：一辆汽车为避开迎面驶来的车辆，突然开上了人行道。 A. missed错过；未击中；想念 ；B. mounted爬上；登上；骑上；使……爬上 ；C. lifted 举起；抬起；提升； D. launched发射；发动。根据avoid a vehicle coming in the opposite direction可知，汽车为躲避迎面车辆而产生“开上”人行道的动作，故选B。 14. They have done a fantastic job ________ the garden with fountains, bird feeders, and ponds. A. levelling B. lighting C. landscaping D. labelling 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】考查动词词义辨析。句意：他们为花园做了出色的景观设计，有喷泉、喂鸟器和池塘。A. levelling使平坦；B. lighting照亮；C. landscaping对……做景观美化；D. labelling贴标签于。根据“the garden with fountains, bird feeders, and ponds”可知，此处指对花园进行景观美化，用landscaping。故选C。 15. The ________ of nature toppling trees and flooding streets. A. machinery B. luxury C. might D. mass 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】考查名词词义辨析。句意：大自然恣意妄为的“奢侈”——推倒树木，淹没街道。A. machinery机器，机械装置；B. luxury奢侈的享受；不常有的乐趣(或享受、优势)；C. might力量，威力；D. mass大量，众多。 根据下文“toppling trees and flooding streets(推倒了树木，淹没了街道)”可知，此处表示大自然那种不受约束、肆意施展力量的特权/恣意。故选B。 16. He promised the ________ to his parents, saying he would get straight A’s, but barely passed. A. mountain B. moon C. land D. lighthouse 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】考查名词词义辨析。 句意：他向父母许下不切实际的承诺，说自己会全得A，但最后勉强及格。A. mountain山；B. moon月亮； C. land 陆地； D. lighthouse灯塔。根据后文“but barely passed.”可知，他向父母许下不切实际的承诺。promise the moon to someone是英语固定短语，意思是：向某人许下不切实际的诺言、夸下海口。故选B项。 17. The city sent teams to ________ leftover hazards after the parade, such as broken glass and spilled drinks. A. look after B. lock in C. make for D. mop up 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】考查动词词义辨析。句意：游行结束后，市政府派出了小组去清理剩余的隐患，如碎玻璃和洒出的饮料。A. look after照顾；B. lock in锁住；C. make for走向，有助于；D. mop up清理，擦干。根据“such as broken glass and spilled drinks”可知，此处指清理隐患，用mop up。故选D。 18. The apartment is spacious and modern, but the location is a ________ because it’s far from the city center. A. minus B. margin C. measure D. mystery 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】考查名词词义辨析。 句意：这套公寓宽敞又现代，但位置是个不利因素，因为它离市中心很远。 A. minus不利因素；减号 ；B. margin边缘；利润；C. measure措施；测量； D. mystery神秘的事物；谜。 根据“because it’s far from the city center”可知，由于公寓离市中心远，这对公寓而言是个不利因素。故选A。 19. She was impatient in the ________ that time was limited, and that every moment lost could not be recovered. A. longing B. knowledge C. misgiving D. mood 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】考查名词词义辨析。 句意：她知道时间有限，每失去一刻都无法挽回，所以变得不耐烦。 A. longing渴望；憧憬； B. knowledge知道；了解；C. misgiving疑虑；担忧 ；D. mood情绪；心情。根据time was limited, and that every moment lost could not be recovered可知，表明她清楚时间的特性，in the knowledge that表示“知道……”，故选B。 20. They spent days sending emails to confirm attendance, ________ volunteers to help with the charity event, making phone calls and ________. A. making up B. messing around C. looking into D. lining up 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】考查动词短语辨析。 句意：他们花了好几天时间发电子邮件确认出席情况，安排志愿者来协助这个慈善活动，打电话以及做其他准备工作。A. making up组成；编造；B. messing around胡闹，弄乱；C. looking into调查；D. lining up排队、安排。lining up volunteers即 “安排志愿者”，符合为慈善活动做准备的语境。故选D。 Section C Directions: Complete the following passages by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need. A. energized B. evolutionary C. game D. lasting E. seeking F. out-survived G. seeking H. translates I. trap J. turning K. yields Why Being Sensitive is a Strength There are plenty of traits we take pride in but being ‘sensitive’ is usually perceived as a weakness. It’s used to mean you’re fragile, thin-skinned, or just overreacting. The message sensitive people get is that they should “overcome” their sensitivity and “toughen up.” However, sensitivity is largely ____21____. Sensitive people are wired at a brain level to process information more deeply than others do, enabling them to notice what others miss, feel intensely, and have a vivid inner life. Such depth ____22____ gifts. The most well-known sensitive gift is creativity. Many-perhaps most-artists, musicians, and actors are themselves sensitive people. But creativity doesn’t end with the arts. The same ability ____23____ to innovation. Many of our greatest thinkers and scientists throughout history have been sensitive people. They tend to be deep thinkers who spend more time and energy ____24____ problems over in their heads-and end up seeing more possibilities and solutions. A second strength sensitive people have is their decision making ability. Such an ability may give them a(n) ____25____ advantage. In a 2008 computer simulation of natural selection, creatures who spent more resources considering their options and comparing them to past results, as sensitive people do, came out ahead long-term compared to less-sensitive creatures. They amassed more resources over time and ____26____ others. In the wilderness, that might mean tracking down ____27____ when everyone is hungry. In the boardroom, it means steering companies to the top of their industry. But perhaps the greatest advantage of sensitive people is what we call the “Boost Effect.” The “Boost Effect” means that sensitive people get more of a boost from the same things that help anyone. They are ____28____ by any form of training or support. If you’re a sensitive person, you can activate this ability by cultivating a supportive environment around yourself and by ____29____ out resources such as mentoring, training, therapy, or coaching. If any of this sounds like you, you might be more sensitive than you realize. If so, you have probably felt the pressure to hide it. But that’s a(n) _____30_____. Trying to do so only cuts you off from your gifts. So stop hiding. Embrace it, and show it to the world. 【答案】21. D 22. K 23. H 24. J 25. B 26. F 27. C 28. A 29. G 30. I 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇议论文，短文从创造力、决策能力及“提升效应”等方面论证敏感性对个人发展的积极作用，鼓励敏感人群接纳自身特质。 【21题详解】 考查形容词。句意：然而，敏感性在很大程度上是持久的。“lasting”意思是“持久的；长期的”。分析句子，“is”为系动词，后接形容词作表语，后文阐述敏感人群所具备的特质和优势体现出敏感性并非短暂特性，“lasting”符合语境，用于描述敏感性的持续属性。故填D。 【22题详解】 考查动词。句意：这种深度带来天赋。“yields”意思是“产生；带来”。分析句子，句子缺少谓语动词，主语“Such depth”为单数第三人称，结合语境，表明深度与天赋之间的产生关系，“yields”符合语境，作为谓语动词表达深度带来天赋这一动作。故填K。 【23题详解】 考查动词。句意：同样的能力转化为创新。“translates”意思是“转化；转变”。分析句子，句子缺少谓语动词，主语“The same ability”为单数第三人称，这里描述能力向创新的转变，“translates”符合语境，作谓语动词体现能力的转化动作。故填H。 【24题详解】 考查动词。句意：他们往往是深入的思考者，会花更多时间和精力在脑海中仔细思考问题，最终看到更多的可能性和解决方案。“turning”是“turn”的动名词形式，“turn over”意为“仔细考虑”。分析句子，“spend +时间/精力 + (in) doing sth.”为固定句型，此处表示花费时间精力思考问题，“turning”符合语境，以动名词形式作“spend”的宾语。故填J。 【25题详解】 考查形容词。句意：这种能力可能会给他们带来进化上的优势。“evolutionary”意思是“进化的；演化的”。分析句子，“advantage”为名词，需用形容词修饰，后文提及“In a 2008 computer simulation of natural selection”自然选择相关内容，说明此能力在进化层面具有优势，“evolutionary”符合语境，修饰“advantage”表明优势的性质。故填B。 【26题详解】 考查动词。句意：随着时间的推移，他们积累了更多的资源，并比其他生物更长久存在。“out-survived”是“out-survive”的过去式，意思是“比……活得长；比……更长久存在”。分析句子，句子缺少谓语动词，且前文时态为一般过去时，描述在自然选择模拟情境下敏感生物与其他生物的生存对比，“out-survived”符合语境，作谓语动词体现敏感生物在生存上的优势。故填F。 【27题详解】 考查名词。句意：在荒野中，这可能意味着在大家都饥饿的时候追踪到猎物。“game”在此处意为“猎物”。分析句子，“tracking down”为动词短语，后接名词作宾语，结合“in the wilderness”和“hungry”的语境，“game”符合语境，作为追踪的对象。故填C。 【28题详解】 考查动词。句意：任何形式的培训或支持都能使他们充满活力。“energized”是“energize”的过去分词，意思是“使充满活力；激励”。分析句子，“are +过去分词”构成被动语态，表达敏感人群被培训或支持赋予活力，“energized”符合语境，体现被动的激励动作。故填A。 【29题详解】 考查动词。句意：如果你是一个敏感的人，你可以通过在自己周围营造一个支持性的环境，并寻找诸如指导、培训、治疗或辅导等资源来激活这种能力。“seeking”是“seek”的动名词形式，“seek out”意为“找出；找到”。分析句子，“by +动名词”结构表示方式，这里说明通过寻找资源来激活能力，“seeking”符合语境，以动名词形式作“by”的宾语。故填G。 【30题详解】 考查名词。句意：但那是一个陷阱。“trap”意思是“陷阱；困境”。分析句子，“a(n) +名词”结构，结合前文提及隐藏敏感特质以及后文阐述其不良后果，表明隐藏这一行为是陷入了不良境地，“trap”符合语境，作为对隐藏行为性质的描述。故填I。 Ⅱ. Reading Comprehension 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. Asked for a definition of intellectual property and ChatGPT answered: ‘IP refers to creations of the mind that are legally recognized and protected from unauthorized use by others.’ The bot’s summary helpfully ended: ‘Intellectual property laws exist to encourage innovation and creativity by granting creators ____31____ rights over their work.’ ____32____ the tech giants behind such artificial intelligence (AI) tools have chosen to play fast and loose with the rules. British artists are therefore calling for new rules to prevent tech companies from riding roughshod over the traditional copyright laws that protect artists ____33____. A campaign against the ____34____ use of creative works for training generative AI now has more than 40,000 signatories. It is a battle that has united artists of every kind. They are also outraged at UK government plans to weaken copyright laws, and are urging greater openness, control and financial payment to ____35____ the challenge of AI. The UK has a ‘gold standard’ copyright system and the oldest in the world. The Statute of Anne, passed in 1710, gave authors the right to ____36____ their work. Now the government is seeking to turn this law on its head by proposing ____37____ where the responsibility would be on the rights holders to opt out of their content being taken free of charge, and for them to trace how it is being used. Kate Mosse, the bestselling author and co-founder of the Women’s prize for fiction, compares the AI model to a thief stealing all the chocolate bars from a shop on the grounds that no one told them they weren’t ____38____ to do so. The peer, film-maker and digital rights campaigner Beeban Kidron has said we should not “____39____ the notion of theft.” In the UK, adapting a novel for TV or film needs permission and payment. Covering a song? No permission needed, but royalties(版税) apply. Even reproducing lyrics requires both permission and a fee, unless fair dealing applies. The ______40______ is simple. If we want to enjoy the work that someone does, we should pay for it. Both industries are in a ______41______. Tech insists that enforcing copyright laws on AI is unfeasible and a step backward, while creatives argue that opting out is unworkable and ______42______. It is up to the ______43______ to facilitate a fair agreement in which both flourish. This is a defining moment for our ______44______ future. The artistic community has spoken. Now ministers must listen, take their concerns seriously and respond. We must protect our ______45______ at all costs. 31. A. moral B. equal C. personal D. exclusive 32. A. Therefore B. Instead C. However D. Moreover 33. A. livelihoods B. freedom C. safety D. union 34. A. commercial B. unlicensed C. intelligent D. preventive 35. A. counter B. represent C. dismiss D. encounter 36. A. create B. trace C. control D. prize 37. A. exceptions B. solutions C. improvements D. arguments 38. A. paid B. trained C. forbidden D. allowed 39. A. question B. redefine C. analyze D. discuss 40. A. adaptation B. coverage C. principle D. application 41. A. boom B. deadlock C. race D. evolution 42. A. unjust B. unsafe C. unnecessary D. unmanageable 43. A. celebrities B. society C. campaigners D. government 44. A. technological B. sustainable C. cultural D. global 45. A. laws B. community C. creators D. tradition 【答案】31. D 32. C 33. A 34. B 35. A 36. C 37. A 38. D 39. B 40. C 41. B 42. A 43. D 44. C 45. C 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇议论文。本文讲述 AI 科技公司未经授权使用受版权保护的作品训练模型，侵害创作者利益。英国艺术家强烈抗议，呼吁完善版权法，政府应出面协调，保护创作者与文化未来。 【31题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：该机器人总结得很有帮助：“知识产权法律的存在是为了鼓励创新和创造力，通过赋予创作者对其作品的独占权利来实现这一目的。”A. moral道德的；B. equal平等的；C. personal个人的；D. exclusive独有的、专属的。根据上文“Intellectual property laws exist to encourage innovation and creativity”提到知识产权法赋予创作者对作品专有权，是法律常识。可知，此处指的是赋予创作者对其作品的专属权利。故选D项。 【32题详解】 考查副词词义辨析。句意：然而，这些人工智能工具背后的科技巨头却对规则肆意妄为。A. Therefore因此；B. Instead反而；C. However然而；D. Moreover而且。根据上文“Intellectual property laws exist to encourage innovation”说法律鼓励创新，下文“the tech giants behind such artificial intelligence (AI) tools have chosen to play fast and loose with the rules”说科技巨头无视规则，可知，此处表示转折。故选C项。 【33题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：因此，英国艺术家们呼吁制定新的规则，以防止科技公司凌驾于保护艺术家生计的传统版权法律之上。A. livelihoods生计；B. freedom自由；C. safety安全；D. union联盟。根据句意以及上文“British artists are therefore calling for new rules to prevent tech companies from riding roughshod over the traditional copyright laws”可知，版权法保护艺术家的生计。故选A项。 【34题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：一场反对未经授权使用创意作品来训练生成式人工智能的运动目前已拥有超过 4 万名签名者。A. commercial商业的；B. unlicensed未经许可的；C. intelligent智能的；D. preventive预防的。根据句意以及下文“…use of creative works for training generative AI”可知，此处指的是反对未经授权使用作品训练 AI。故选B项。 【35题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：他们还对英国政府削弱版权法的计划感到愤怒，并敦促加强透明度、控制权和经济补偿，以应对人工智能带来的挑战。A. counter应对、对抗；B. represent代表；C. dismiss摒弃；D. encounter遭遇。根据句意以及上文“and are urging greater openness, control and financial payment”可知，此处指的是呼吁公开、管控和报酬来应对AI 带来的挑战。故选A项。 【36题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：1710年通过的《安娜法令》赋予了作者控制自己作品的权利。A. create创作；B. trace追踪；C. control控制；D. prize珍视。根据上文“The Statute of Anne, passed in 1710, gave authors the right”可知，版权法赋予作者控制自己作品的权利。故选C项。 【37题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：如今，政府正试图颠覆这一法律，提出一些例外情况，即责任应由权利持有者承担，他们需自行决定是否放弃免费使用其内容的权利，并且要追踪内容的使用方式。A. exceptions例外；B. solutions解决方案；C. improvements改进；D. arguments争论。根据句意以及上文“Now the government is seeking to turn this law on its head”可知，政府提议例外条款，让版权持有者主动“选择退出”。故选A项。 【38题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：畅销书作家、女性小说奖的联合创始人凯特·莫塞将人工智能模型比作一个窃贼，他以无人告知其不得如此行事为由，将所有巧克力棒从商店里偷走。A. paid付费；B. trained训练；C. forbidden禁止；D. allowed允许。根据上文“compares the AI model to a thief stealing all the chocolate bars from a shop on the grounds”可知，小偷的借口是没人说不允许他们拿。故选D项。 【39题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：而同行、电影制作人兼数字权利活动家贝班·基德伦则表示，我们不应“重新定义盗窃的概念”。A. question质疑；B. redefine重新定义；C. analyze分析；D. discuss讨论。根据句意以及下文“the notion of theft.”可知，此处指的是我们不该重新定义盗窃的概念。故选B项。 【40题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：原则很简单。A. adaptation改编；B. coverage覆盖；C. principle原则；D. application应用。根据下文“If we want to enjoy the work that someone does, we should pay for it.”可知，后面是核心原则：享用作品就要付费。故选C项。 【41题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：这两个行业都陷入了僵局。A. boom繁荣；B. deadlock僵局；C. race竞赛；D. evolution进化。根据下文“Tech insists that enforcing copyright laws on AI is unfeasible and a step backward, while creatives argue that opting out is unworkable and _____.”可知，双方观点对立，陷入僵局。故选B项。 【42题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：科技行业坚称，对人工智能执行版权法是不可行的，而且是一种倒退，而创作者则认为选择退出是不可行且不公正的。A. unjust 不公正的；B. unsafe不安全的；C. unnecessary不必要的；D. unmanageable难以管理的。根据下文“It is up to the _______ to facilitate a fair agreement”提到公平的协议，可知，创作者认为“选择退出”机制不可行且不公正。故选A项。 【43题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：这应由政府来促成一个公平的协议，使双方都能繁荣发展。A. celebrities名人；B. society社会；C. campaigners活动人士；D. government政府。根据后文“Now ministers must listen”提到部长，说明应由政府促成公平协议。故选D项。 【44题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：这对我们文化的未来而言是一个具有决定性意义的时刻。A. technological科技的；B. sustainable可持续的；C. cultural文化的；D. global全球的。根据语境以及下文“The artistic community has spoken.”可知，艺术版权关乎文化未来。故选C项。 【45题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：我们必须不惜一切代价保护我们的创作者。A. laws法律；B. community社区；C. creators创作者；D. tradition传统。通读全文内容以及上文“granting creators exclusive rights over their work”可知，全文讲的是都在保护创作者权益。故选C项。 Section B Directions: Read the following 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) Ladies and gentlemen, I feel that this award was not made to me as a man, but to my work — a life’s work in the agony (痛苦) and sweat of the human spirit. But I would like to use this moment as a climax from which I might be listened to by the young men and women already dedicated to the same agony and sweat, among whom is already that one who will someday stand here where I am standing. Our tragedy today is a general and universal physical fear so long sustained by now that we can even bear it. Because of this, the young man or woman writing today has forgotten the problems of the human heart in conflict with itself which alone can make good writing because only that is worth writing about, worth the agony and the sweat. He, the writer, must learn them again. He must teach himself that the worst of all things is to be afraid; and, teaching himself that, forget it forever, leaving no room in his workshop for anything but the old truths of the heart-the old universal truths lacking which any story is short-lived and doomed-love and honor and pity and pride and sympathy and sacrifice. Until he does so, he labors under a curse. He writes not of love but of desire, of defeats in which nobody loses anything of value, of victories without hope and, worst of all, without pity or sympathy. His griefs move on no universal bones, leaving no scars. He writes not of the heart but of the glands (腺体). Until he relearns these things, he will write as though he stood among and watched the end of man. I decline to accept the end of man. It is easy enough to say that man is immortal simply because he will endure. I refuse to accept this. I believe that man will not merely endure: he will prevail. He is immortal, not because he alone among creatures has an inexhaustible voice, but because he has a spirit capable of sympathy and sacrifice and endurance. The poet’s, the writer’s, duty is to write about these things. It is his privilege to help man endure by lifting his heart, by reminding him of the courage and honor and hope and pride and sympathy and pity and sacrifice which have been the glory of his past. The poet’s voice need not merely be the record of man; it can be one of the pillars to help him endure and prevail. 46. What does the word “that” in Paragraph 2 mean? A. The agony and sweat of the human spirit. B. The general and universal physical fear. C. The long-term sustenance of our tragedy. D. The human heart in conflict with itself. 47. Why are the old truths of the heart so important? A. Because they are love, honor, pity, pride, sympathy and sacrifice. B. Because they prolong a writer’s life and protect him from curses. C. Because they are the soul of a real and powerful piece of writing. D. Because they effectively stop the trend towards the end of man. 48. How can poets / writers help man endure and prevail? A. By using words to inspire man with his past glories. B. By watching immortal man endure endless voices. C. By observing man’s sympathy, sacrifice and endurance. D. By turning their privilege into artistic representations. 49. What does the speaker probably agree? A. The award was not fair because his life was too painful. B. Young writers are too afraid to feel pain and work hard. C. Good writing is about the struggles of the human heart. D. Writing about man’s soul illustrates his final prevalence. 【答案】46. D 47. C 48. A 49. C 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇应用文。演讲者借获奖契机寄语青年创作者，指出好作品应聚焦人类内心的冲突与古老真理，强调作家职责是唤醒人类精神力量，坚信人类终将坚持并胜利。 【46题详解】 词句猜测题。根据划线词所在句“Because of this, the young man or woman writing today has forgotten the problems of the human heart in conflict with itself which alone can make good writing because only that is worth writing about, worth the agony and the sweat.(正因为如此，如今的年轻作者们已经忘记了人类内心在自我冲突中的种种问题。而正是这些冲突才使得作品具有价值，因为只有that（人类的心灵处于自我冲突之中）的内容才值得去书写，才值得付出艰辛的努力和情感的投入)”可知，故that指的是“人类的心灵处于自我冲突之中”。故选D。 【47题详解】 细节理解题。根据第三段“He must teach himself that the worst of all things is to be afraid; and, teaching himself that, forget it forever, leaving no room in his workshop for anything but the old truths of the heart-the old universal truths lacking which any story is short-lived and doomed-love and honor and pity and pride and sympathy and sacrifice.(他必须自己明白，最糟糕的事情莫过于心生恐惧；而且，一旦明白这一点，就永远忘掉它，让自己的创作空间里不再容许任何其他东西的存在，只留下内心那些永恒不变的真理——那些缺失了它们的故事注定会昙花一现、难以长久——那就是爱、荣誉、怜悯、骄傲、同情和牺牲)”可知，内心深处的那些古老真理如此重要是因为它们是一篇真正且富有感染力的作品的灵魂所在。故选C。 【48题详解】 细节理解题。根据最后一段“It is his privilege to help man endure by lifting his heart, by reminding him of the courage and honor and hope and pride and sympathy and pity and sacrifice which have been the glory of his past.(他有权帮助人们振作起来，通过鼓舞他们的精神，让他们想起自己过去的那些英勇、荣誉、希望、自豪、同情、怜悯和牺牲等美好品质，从而让他们重拾勇气，继续前行)”可知，诗人/作家通过用文字向人类讲述其过往的辉煌事迹来激励他们，从而帮助人类承受苦难并取得胜利。故选A。 【49题详解】 细节理解题。根据第二段“Because of this, the young man or woman writing today has forgotten the problems of the human heart in conflict with itself which alone can make good writing because only that is worth writing about, worth the agony and the sweat.(正因为如此，如今的年轻作者们已经忘记了人类内心在自我冲突中的种种问题。而正是这些冲突才使得作品具有价值，因为只有这样的内容才值得去书写，才值得付出艰辛的努力和情感的投入)”可知，这位演讲者大概认同优秀的写作关乎人类心灵的挣扎。故选C。 (B) (C) In the six decades since the release of The Times They Are a-Changin’, Bob Dylan’s success has turned out to be one thing that doesn’t change much. Each generation has rediscovered and loved his work. The 21st-century musician has to carve out a profile in the digital realm, where they must compete with today’s megastars and the back catalogues of yesterday. The next Dylan has to win audiences over from the original Dylan. That should be possible. Young audiences are always looking for a scene that is exclusive to them and is distasteful to their elders. But streaming services are not neutral players in that quest. They steer the process with hidden algorithms(算法). That keeps a majority of listeners paddling in the shallow pool of already successful artists, rarely venturing deeper. The top 1% of artists account for up to 90% of music streams. The platforms pay only a fraction of a penny per play, making it practically impossible for an up-and-coming musician to make a living, even with an emerging fanbase that would once have made the foundation of a career. Meanwhile, a financial crisis among small venues, struggling to make ends meet, has deprived artists of ways to turn a modest following into a big one. Adding to that pressure is the prospect of streaming services being flooded with music that has little or no new human input at all. Already there are commercial incentives for platforms to promote work that is out of copyright. But there are growing concerns in the sector about the rise of tracks by ghost artists - sugar-coated treats put together by anonymous producers who sign away their rights or, increasingly, AI compositions. A recent book, Mood Machine: The Rise of Spotify and the Costs of the Perfect Playlist alleges that the leading streaming service has seeded low-budget stock-music into its editorial feeds. The company denies that this is its policy. Technology has always disrupted the arts. Photography changed the nature of portraiture, but didn’t kill painting. Recorded music changed the way people listened to music, but live performance survived. Human creativity is endlessly resilient, and the desire for authentic connection between artist and audience is one of the most powerful drivers of civilisation. It will not be extinguished by computers churning out synthetic audio filler. But the systems that cultivate that connection still need nurturing. Grassroots venues need protection. Artists need proper payment. And audiences need to resist the algorithmic passivity that traps us in musical comfort zones where we are unlikely to encounter complete unknowns and where tastes, if not times, stop a-changin’. 50. Why is it difficult for the 21st-century musician to reach young audiences? A. Because Bob Dylan is too talented and successful. B. Because young audiences hope for unique songs. C. Because streaming services do not buy new tracks. D. Because algorithms favor established musicians. 51. What does the author mean by using “sugar-coated treats” in Paragraph 5? A. He pities those artists struggling with all the pressures from the music industry. B. He appreciates ghost artists’ artistic expression in their musical compositions. C. He criticizes platforms for promoting cheaply made music lacking creativity. D. He exposes the platforms’ policy of secretly serving low-budget stock music. 52. Why do listeners need to explore completely unknown music? A. To show human creativity endures technological change B. To fulfill our longing for a genuine connection with art C. To help up-and-coming musicians gain more exposure D. To ensure that grassroots artists earn enough income 53. Which is the best possible title of this passage? A. Streaming services should offer better songs B. Beware the algorithmic comfort zone in music C. Human art will ultimately survive the age of AI D. Grassroots artists surely deserve more chances 【答案】50. D 51. C 52. B 53. B 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇说明文。本文以鲍勃·迪伦经久不衰的成功引出话题，指出如今流媒体算法让新人难出头，平台支付的报酬极低、AI 音乐泛滥更加剧困境。作者认为人类创造力不灭，呼吁保护基层演出场所、抵制算法舒适区。 【50题详解】 细节理解题。根据第三段中“But streaming services are not neutral players in that quest. They steer the process with hidden algorithms(算法). That keeps a majority of listeners paddling in the shallow pool of already successful artists, rarely venturing deeper.( 但流媒体服务在这一追求中并非中立的参与者。它们通过隐藏的算法来引导这一过程。这使得大多数听众只能在已经成功的艺术家所占据的浅水区里徘徊，很少有深入探索的可能。)”可知，21 世纪的音乐家难以吸引年轻听众是因为算法更倾向于支持已成名的音乐家。故选D项。 【51题详解】 推理判断题。根据第五段中“But there are growing concerns in the sector about the rise of tracks by ghost artists - sugar-coated treats put together by anonymous producers who sign away their rights or, increasingly, AI compositions. A recent book, Mood Machine: The Rise of Spotify and the Costs of the Perfect Playlist alleges that the leading streaming service has seeded low-budget stock-music into its editorial feeds.( 但该行业越来越担心幽灵艺术家创作的曲目越来越多——由匿名制作人制作的糖衣糖果，他们放弃了自己的版权，或者越来越多的人工智能作品。最近出版的一本书《情绪机器：Spotify 的崛起与完美播放列表的成本》声称，领先的流媒体服务已将低成本的商业音乐植入其编辑推荐中。)”可推知，作者使用“糖衣糖果”这一表述意在批评那些推广缺乏创意的粗制滥造音乐的平台。故选C项。 【52题详解】 推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中“Human creativity is endlessly resilient, and the desire for authentic connection between artist and audience is one of the most powerful drivers of civilisation.( 人类的创造力具有无限的韧性，而艺术家与观众之间建立真实联系的渴望是推动文明发展的最强大动力之一。)”以及最后一段中“And audiences need to resist the algorithmic passivity that traps us in musical comfort zones where we are unlikely to encounter complete unknowns and where tastes, if not times, stop a-changin’.( 而观众则需要抵制那种由算法造成的被动状态，这种状态会将我们困在音乐的舒适圈里，在那里我们不太可能遇到完全未知的事物，而且我们的品味（即便不是时代）也不会发生根本的变化。)”可推知，人们渴望与艺术真实、真诚的连接，所以要主动探索陌生音乐。故选B项。 【53题详解】 主旨大意题。根据文章大意以及最后一段中“And audiences need to resist the algorithmic passivity that traps us in musical comfort zones where we are unlikely to encounter complete unknowns and where tastes, if not times, stop a-changin’.( 而观众则需要抵制那种由算法造成的被动状态，这种状态会将我们困在音乐的舒适圈里，在那里我们不太可能遇到完全未知的事物，而且我们的品味（即便不是时代）也不会发生根本的变化。)”可知，文章主要讲的是以鲍勃·迪伦经久不衰的成功引出话题，指出如今流媒体算法让新人难出头，平台支付的报酬极低、AI 音乐泛滥更加剧困境。作者认为人类创造力不灭，呼吁保护基层演出场所、抵制算法舒适区。由此可知，这篇文章最合适的标题是“警惕音乐领域中的算法舒适区”。故选B项。 Section C Vocabulary snapshots of a moment in time It started with “chav” and has included “carbon footprint”, “omnishambles” and “selfie”. The Oxford word of the year campaign celebrates 20 years of selecting the word — or sometimes two words — that in some way sums up the moment. This year’s winner, decided by public vote, will be announced soon. ____54____ The words are either slang terms referring to anxieties about online phenomena or behaviour (slop, meaning AI-generated content and “brain rot” caused by consuming too much slop and other material) or they have been repurposed or popularised by social media (old-fashioned words such as demure and lore, and romantasy — a blend of romance and fantasy). The list overlooks how eventful the year was in real life with UK and US cultural happenings providing plenty of notable words this year. ____55____ Climate emergency was chosen in 2019, and “vax”, short for vaccine and vaccination, took the spotlight in 2021 during the global rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, which dominated headlines and everyday conversation. From Shakespeare to Rowling, writers have been coining new words for centuries. It is no surprise that the internet is taking over; new technology requires new words and new ways of talking about how we interact with it. ____56____ The words of the last 20 years that have fared best are nouns such as “podcast” (a compound of iPod and “broadcast”) and “selfie” as opposed to those words describing social trends. The 2022 winner, “goblin mode”, is a slang term that originated online to describe a person rejecting social norms and indulging in messy or lazy behaviour. The term evokes goblins, who live a chaotic, unapologetically self-absorbed life. It led to accusations that Oxford Dictionaries had “put on a back-to-front baseball hat and skateboarded across the news” — as if the usually buttoned-up publisher were trying a little too hard to look cool and in touch with online culture. That was sort of unfair, given that the term was chosen by public vote. ____57____ While the wordsmiths at Oxford University Press try to look beyond the worrying news cycle, the vocabulary snapshots of the last 20 years have rarely been cheery — the 2015 “face with tears of joy” emoji felt desperate. This year doesn’t look like going against the trend. A. However, Oxford University Press has often reflected global events. B. Global news often creates buzzwords that go viral online. C. Slang, after all, is often the spark for vocabulary innovation. D. The invention of the telephone is often credited with the usage of “hello” and “hi”. E. All five candidates on the shortlist have one thing in common — the internet. F. Slang reflects how technology influences literature 【答案】54. E 55. A 56. D 57. C 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了牛津年度词汇评选20年来的趋势，指出近年入选词汇多与互联网相关，同时探讨了语言创新与社会事件、技术发展的关系。 【54题详解】 上文“This year’s winner, decided by public vote, will be announced soon. (今年的获胜者将由公众投票决定，很快就会公布)”引出今年评选。E选项“All five candidates on the shortlist have one thing in common — the internet. (入围名单中的所有五个候选词都有一个共同点——互联网)”承接上文对“今年获胜者”的提及，指出候选词的共同特征。下文“The words are either slang terms referring to anxieties about online phenomena or behaviour (slop, meaning AI-generated content and “brain rot” caused by consuming too much slop and other material) or they have been repurposed or popularised by social media (old-fashioned words such as demure and lore, and romantasy — a blend of romance and fantasy). (这些词汇要么是俚语，指代对网络现象或行为的焦虑(slop，意为人工智能生成的内容，以及因摄入过多slop和其他材料而导致的“脑腐”)，要么是被社交媒体赋予新义或推广开来的旧词(如demure和lore这样的旧式词汇，以及romantasy——romance和fantasy的混合词))”则是对这一共同特征的具体分类说明，上下文语意连贯。故选E项。 【55题详解】 上文“The list overlooks how eventful the year was in real life with UK and US cultural happenings providing plenty of notable words this year. (这份名单忽略了今年现实生活中的重大事件，而英美文化事件提供了大量值得注意的词汇)”指出今年的候选词忽视了现实事件。A选项“However, Oxford University Press has often reflected global events. (然而，牛津大学出版社经常反映全球事件)”通过“However”与上文构成转折，指出尽管今年名单如此，但牛津词典在历史上常有反映全球事件的先例。下文“Climate emergency was chosen in 2019, and “vax”, short for vaccine and vaccination, took the spotlight in 2021 during the global rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, which dominated headlines and everyday conversation. (“气候紧急状态”入选2019年词汇，而“vax”(疫苗和疫苗接种的缩写)在2021年全球推广新冠疫苗期间成为焦点，当时疫苗话题占据了头条新闻和日常对话)”则用具体年份案例对这一点进行佐证，上下文形成“观点—例证”关系。故选A项。 【56题详解】 上文“From Shakespeare to Rowling, writers have been coining new words for centuries. It is no surprise that the internet is taking over; new technology requires new words and new ways of talking about how we interact with it. (从莎士比亚到罗琳，几个世纪以来作家们一直在创造新词。互联网占据主导地位并不奇怪;新技术需要新词汇，也需要新的方式来讨论我们如何与之互动)”指出新技术催生新词汇的历史规律。D选项“The invention of the telephone is often credited with the usage of “hello” and “hi”. (电话的发明通常被认为是“hello”和“hi”得以广泛使用的原因)”作为历史例证，具体支撑上文“新技术催生新词”的观点。下文“The words of the last 20 years that have fared best are nouns such as “podcast” (a compound of iPod and “broadcast”) and “selfie” as opposed to those words describing social trends. (过去20年里最成功的词汇是“播客”(iPod和broadcast的合成词)和“自拍”这样的名词，而不是那些描述社会潮流的词汇)”则列举当代技术词汇案例，与D选项形成跨越时代的呼应，共同强化本段论点。故选D项。 【57题详解】 上文“It led to accusations that Oxford Dictionaries had “put on a back-to-front baseball hat and skateboarded across the news” — as if the usually buttoned-up publisher were trying a little too hard to look cool and in touch with online culture. That was sort of unfair, given that the term was chosen by public vote. (这导致有人指责牛津词典“反戴着棒球帽，滑着滑板穿过新闻”——好像这家通常保守的出版社为了显得酷、跟上网络文化有点用力过猛。考虑到这个词是由公众投票选出的，这种指责有些不公平)”阐述了外界对牛津词典评选“哥布林模式”的批评及作者的不认同。C选项“Slang, after all, is often the spark for vocabulary innovation. (毕竟，俚语往往是词汇创新的火花)”承接上文，解释了为何“哥布林模式”这类俚语值得入选——因为俚语本身就是语言创新的重要来源，从而为牛津词典的选择提供了合理性辩护，强化了作者“指责不公平”的立场。故选C项。 Ⅲ. Summary Writing 58. 概要写作 Modifying your memory It has always been thought that memory is a recording device, its purpose being to file away and later allow us to recall everything that happens in our lives, rather like a library. When we recall a memory, we go into the brain library, take out a file, look at it and then put it back in the same place. These files may get a little dusty over the years, but they are always there and never change. However, new research shows this understanding of memory is not that accurate. What memory is has been redefined. To start with, there is no central memory bank; elements of memories are stored separately from each other so that things related to a particular meaning-the smells, sounds, emotions, physical touch, pictures, etc.-are held in different areas of the brain, and it’s only in the act of recalling that they are all brought together. It now appears that every time we recall a memory, aspects of that memory can change slightly. Memories are flexible. The parallel would be more like bringing up a file on the computer, modifying it slightly and then saving it again. This understanding has been crucial in enabling scientists to erase and replace memories in quite innovative ways. On a positive note, this is paving the way for new treatments of disorders, like depression and alcohol addiction. In a recent study, a mouse is put into a totally new, empty environment when it is depressed and refuses to move. A switch on a laser machine introduces a previous happy memory to the mouse and it runs around, satisfied, showing relaxed, normal behavior. Science fiction? No, not at all. It’s happening here and now. The impossible is fast becoming possible. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】In a traditional view, memory works like a library, where everything recorded remains permanent and fixed. Now it is found that different memory elements are saved in separate brain areas and can be modified upon recall. This perception makes it possible for scientists to modify memories in creative ways, which may help treat some disorders. 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了人们对记忆的传统认知与新研究发现的差异，阐述了记忆的新定义，并说明这一认知突破对科学治疗相关疾病的意义。 【详解】1. 要点摘录 1. It has always been thought that memory is a recording device, its purpose being to file away and later allow us to recall everything that happens in our lives, rather like a library. These files may get a little dusty over the years, but they are always there and never change. 2. New research shows this understanding of memory is not that accurate. What memory is has been redefined. 3. There is no central memory bank; elements of memories are stored separately from each other so that things related to a particular meaning-the smells, sounds, emotions, physical touch, pictures, etc.-are held in different areas of the brain, and it’s only in the act of recalling that they are all brought together. 4. Every time we recall a memory, aspects of that memory can change slightly. Memories are flexible. The parallel would be more like bringing up a file on the computer, modifying it slightly and then saving it again. 5. This understanding has been crucial in enabling scientists to erase and replace memories in quite innovative ways. 6. This is paving the way for new treatments of disorders, like depression and alcohol addiction. (A recent study on depressed mice proves this by using a previous happy memory to make the mouse show normal behavior.) 2. 缜密构思 以要点1的传统记忆观开篇，用要点2引出新研究对记忆的重新定义；整合要点3、4，阐述新研究下记忆的核心特点；衔接要点5、6，说明这一新认知对科学家修改记忆及治疗相关疾病的意义，贴合原文行文逻辑并呼应答案总结思路。 3.遣词造句 People used to regard memory as a library, where all recorded memories are permanent and remain unchanged when recalled.​ New research shows that memory elements are stored in different brain areas and can be slightly modified during recall, making memories flexible.​ This new understanding helps scientists develop innovative ways to modify memories, which is of great significance for treating some mental and behavioral disorders. 【点睛】【高分句型1】In a traditional view, memory works like a library, where everything recorded remains permanent and fixed.（运用了where引导的非限制性定语从句） 【高分句型2】This perception makes it possible for scientists to modify memories in creative ways, which may help treat some disorders.（运用了which引导的非限制性定语从句） Ⅳ. Translation Happy Halloween! 59. 万圣节，这个历史悠久、充满惊喜的西方传统节日，再过三天就要到来了。(fill)(汉译英) _____________________________________________________________________ 【答案】Halloween, the long-established / time-honored Western traditional festival filled with wonder, will arrive in three days. 【解析】 【详解】考查短语和时态。主语“万圣节”为Halloween；表示“这个历史悠久西方传统节日”为the long-established/time-honored Western traditional festival，表示“充满惊喜”用过去分词短语filled with wonder，作后置定语修饰festival；表示“到来”用动词arrive；表示“过三天”in three days为，发生在将来用一般将来时。故翻译为Halloween, the long-established / time-honored Western traditional festival filled with wonder, will arrive in three days. 60. 孩子们的奇思妙想让他们的节日装扮更具吸引力，成为顺利获得糖果的关键。(key) (汉译英) ________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】Children’s creativity makes their festival costumes more appealing and is key to successfully getting candy. 【解析】 【详解】考查短语和时态。表示“孩子们的奇思妙想”用children’s creativity，作主语；表示“让……”可用make+宾补+宾补结构，宾语“他们的节日装扮”为their festival costumes；表示“更具吸引力”为more appealing，作宾语；表示“……的关键”短语为be key to doing sth.；表示“顺利获得糖果”为successfully getting candy。陈述事实用一般现在时。故翻译为Children’s creativity makes their festival costumes more appealing and is key to successfully getting candy. 61. 夜幕降临，成群结队的孩子们挨家挨户讨要糖果，在这欢乐的氛围里，连大人也忍不住加入这场奇趣盎然的狂欢。(can’t help) (汉译英) ________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】As night fell, groups of kids went (from) door to door trick-or-treating / collecting candy, and even adults couldn’t help joining in this charming and fun celebration in this delightful atmosphere. 【解析】 【详解】考查时态、固定短语、时间状语从句、非谓语动词。“夜幕降临”即“随着夜晚的降临”用as“随着”引导时间状语从句，位于句首，首字母大写，表示“夜幕降临”as night fell；表示“成群结队的孩子们”用groups of kids，作主语；表示“挨家挨户”用go (from) door to door，本句描述过去发生的事情， 时态用一般过去时，谓语用过去式；表示“讨要糖果”用trick-or-treating/collecting candy；用and连接并列的句子；表示“连大人也忍不住”用even adults couldn’t help，作并列句的主语和谓语；表示“加入这场奇趣盎然的狂欢”用join in this charming and fun celebration，用动名词joining，作宾语；表示“在这欢乐的氛围里”用in this delightful atmosphere，作状语。故翻译为As night fell, groups of kids went (from) door to door trick-or-treating/collecting candy, and even adults couldn’t help joining in this charming and fun celebration in this delightful atmosphere. 62. 她对着那个布满灰尘的水晶球轻轻吹了口气，没过多久，球体内便涌起灰色的迷雾，浮现出窗外街道百年前的模样。(it be... before) (汉译英) ________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】She blew lightly on the dusty crystal ball, and it was not long before a gray mist rose within, revealing the street outside the window from a hundred years ago. 【解析】 【详解】考查时态、固定句型、非谓语动词。表示“她”用she，作主语，位于句首，首字母大写；表示“对着那个布满灰尘的水晶球轻轻吹了口气”用blow lightly on the dusty crystal ball，描述过去发生的事情，用一般过去时，谓语用过去式blew；表示“没过多久”用固定句型it be not long before，此处描述过去发生的事情，用一般过去时，be动词用was；表示“灰色的迷雾”用a gray mist ，作主语；表示“内部升起”用rise within，用过去式作before引导的从句的谓语；表示“浮现出窗外街道百年前的模样”用reveal the street outside the window from a hundred years ago，用现在分词，作结果状语。故翻译为She blew lightly on the dusty crystal ball, and it was not long before a gray mist rose within, revealing the street outside the window from a hundred years ago. Ⅴ. Guided Writing 63. 假设你是中华中学学生姚平，最近参加了一项研究性学习调研，课题为＂父母是否以子女为荣＂。通过调研你校学生及其父母，结果发现双方对此问题的看法有差异（数据如图所示）。根据图表写一份报告，在报告中，你必须： 1.描述调研数据； 2.分析可能导致这一结果的原因。 _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】Recently, I took part in an inquiry learning research, whose topic is whether parents are proud of their children. After doing the research into the students in my school and their parents, I found that there is a big difference between the two sides. 80% of the parents think that they are proud of their children while 60% of the students think that their parents are proud of them. As far as I am concerned, the reasons why the parents and their children have different opinions on the same question are as follows. Firstly, there is only one child in most families. Therefore, the parents pay more attention to their children than themselves. Secondly, the children are accustomed to the love given by their parents. Thirdly, the children are not confident of themselves thinking that they are not excellent to make their parents proud of them 【解析】 【详解】这是一篇图表类作文。首先，考生要对图表内容数据进行介绍，注意要突出数据的差别。其次，考生要分析导致图表结果的原因，陈述自己的看法。整篇文章应用一般现在时态。 【亮点分析】所给范文要点齐全，条理明确，完整的表达了题文要求。长短句交叉使用，语言得体。while，firstly，secondly，thirdly的使用使文章条理清楚，衔接自然。适当运用了一些较好的词汇和句式：1. 定语从句：whose topic is whether parents are proud of their children；why the parents and their children have different opinions 2. 宾语从句：that there is a big difference between the two sides 3. as far as I am concerned 4. ；be accustomed to 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $