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2026年高考模拟考试
英语试题
注意事项:
1.答卷前,考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号等填写在答题卡和试卷指定位置上。
2.回答选择题时,选出每小题答案后,用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动,用橡皮擦干净后,再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时,将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。
3.考试结束后,将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。
第一部分 听力(共两节,满分30分)
第一节(共5小题;每小题1.5分,满分7.5分)
听下面5段录音。每段录音后有一个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段录音后,你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段录音播放两遍。
1. What is Sarah doing?
A. Taking a vacation. B. Riding a motorcycle. C. Sharing an experience.
2. What does the man offer to do?
A. Write an advertisement. B. Sell some products. C. Teach sales skills.
3. Where does the man suggest Daisy go?
A. France. B. China. C. The UK.
4. When will Lisa go to the baby shower?
A. On Friday. B. On Saturday. C. On Sunday.
5. How will the speakers go to the barbecue?
A. By car. B. By bus. C. By bike.
第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分,满分22.5分)
听下面5段录音。每段录音后有几个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段录音前,你将有时间阅读各个小题,每小题5秒钟;听完后,每小题都有5秒钟的作答时间。每段录音播放两遍。
听第6段录音,回答第6、7题。
6. Where does the conversation probably take place?
A. At home. B. In an office. C. In a hospital.
7. What is Mr. Yang like?
A. Considerate. B. Serious. C. Bossy.
听第7段录音,回答第8至10题。
8. What is Mrs. Yates’ proposal about?
A. An entertainment club. B. A shopping mall. C. A sports center.
9. What do we know about Mrs. Yates?
A. She has an excellent team.
B. She was a professional athlete.
C. She comes from a business background.
10. What does Mrs. Yates want the man to do?
A. Join her as a business partner.
B. Offer loan support for the project.
C. Introduce her to the bank manager.
听第8段录音,回答第11至14题。
11. What happened to Michael last year?
A. He lost a football match.
B. He missed the school graduation.
C. He had major surgery on his leg.
12. What did Michael think of Dr. Chang’s words?
A. Disappointing. B. Uplifting. C. Worrying.
13. What is Michael likely to do at the hospital?
A. Do some cleaning. B. Work as a care assistant. C. Encourage patients positively.
14. What are the speakers mainly talking about?
A. Their volunteer activities. B. Their summer plans. C. Their school life.
听第9段录音,回答第15至17题。
15. What is the relationship between the speakers?
A. Host and guest. B. Director and actress. C. Fellow workers.
16. What drove Michelle to get into the show business?
A. Her parents’ encouragement.
B. Her eagerness to be famous.
C Her passion for acting.
17. What can we learn about Michelle?
A. She first showed up in a stage play.
B. She had a preference for acting on TV.
C. She enjoyed fame in the movie industry.
听第10段录音,回答第18至20题。
18. What are the listeners scheduled to do first?
A. Visit an old family. B. Tour the gardens. C. See the collections.
19. What does the South Coast Gardens have?
A. About 800 varieties of plants.
B. The world’s largest collections of modern paintings.
C. One of the most beautiful rose gardens in the country.
20. Who is probably the speaker?
A. A collector. B. A tour guide. C. A gardener.
第二部分 阅读(共两节,满分50分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题2.5分,满分37.5分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
Parcel lockers, also called smart lockers or package lockers, are secure, automated storage units in centralized locations. They are revolutionizing how goods can be delivered and received. People can pick up a package from a locker at a time that suits them, in a convenient location near their residence or workplace.
Yet for all their advantages, parcel lockers are still far from being widely adopted by online shoppers. Many consumers still opt to have their online shopping parcels delivered directly to their homes instead of using parcel lockers, simply because they don’t know this delivery option when placing online orders and thus have never tried it.
Even though locker usage is still low, companies and government agencies hope more shoppers will try it as they learn about the benefits. Using parcel lockers can help reduce traffic from delivery vehicles and lower our carbon footprint, which is better for the Earth. So, why not give easyLocker a try?
An islandwide parcel collection network for your delivery and pick-up solutions.
How to use easyLocker?
·Select easyLocker as your delivery option.
·Wait for notification that your parcel is ready.
·Go to the selected easyLocker location.
·Enter your unique access code sent to you
·Collect your parcel from the locker and go!
1. What keeps some shoppers from trying a parcel locker?
A. Inconvenient locations. B. Environmental concerns.
C. Inefficiency of delivery. D. Unawareness of its presence.
2. What must users of easyLockers do?
A. Collect their parcels within 24 hours.
B. Key in a unique access code to get parcels.
C. Leave the locker door open for the next user.
D. Inform the deliveryman of their home address.
3. Who are the targeted readers of the text?
A. Locker producers. B. Delivery personnel.
C. Online purchasers. D. Potential investors.
B
For most of my life, I treated taste as fixed. There were things I liked and things I didn’t, and that was that.
Sticking to that belief had left me in a bit of a standstill. I stopped making time for new hobbies or trying anything new. Salsa lessons? No, thanks. Interactive theatre? Not for me. But my automatic “no” to anything that “wasn’t my thing” only kept me trapped in the same routine of work, sleep, eating, and that left me feeling listless and a little empty.
So, in an effort to break the boredom, I began to question whether my taste was fixed at all, or whether it might be something I could train. I had read that children need 8 to 15 tries to accept a new food. Why shouldn’t the same principle apply to social activities for adults?
I started small. When a friend invited me to a book club, I resisted the urge to dismiss it, despite my longstanding dislike of reading due to dyslexia (阅读障碍症). But I went anyway. I listened to the first book on audio book and, to my surprise, enjoyed the discussion and the people. Now I spend mornings reading. Then came music and performance: jazz clubs, line dancing, contemporary performance — all things I had previously ignored.
Trying things you thought you wouldn’t enjoy, I found, became oddly addictive. I didn’t love everything straight away, but I stopped saying no before I had even begun. Most recently, I tried out my local library’s chess club. I was easily 30 years younger than everyone else, but that didn’t matter. Honestly, there was nothing quite like being wiped off the board by someone who had been playing since before your parents met. I felt more of a connection with others there than at any organized twenty-something social event I’ve attended.
Putting “try something new” in my diary once a week broke up the work-commute-collapse cycle I had accidentally built my life around. Now I simply count to five, approach the friendliest-looking person with a “hello”, and any initial awkwardness quickly fades. Next week? Who knows. Maybe magic lessons. Maybe life drawing. Maybe both.
4. How did the author’s fixed idea affect her?
A. It simplified her daily routine. B. It left her more time for work.
C. It flattened her life into dullness. D. It spared her unwanted socializing.
5. Why did the author accept her friend’s invitation to a book club?
A. To make a conscious shift in her life. B. To revisit a former interest in reading.
C. To meet her friend’s repeated requests. D. To occupy a blank in her personal calendar.
6. How did the author feel when losing the chess game?
A. Totally relieved. B. Slightly puzzled.
C. Rather embarrassed. D. Somewhat delighted.
7. What message does the author try to convey?
A. Learn to say no. B. Break out of your shell.
C. Look before you leap. D. Let go of the past.
C
Chaotan One, the world’s first commercial power generator that uses supercritical carbon dioxide (sCO₂), has begun operations in China. This achievement breaks a century-old tradition of using steam for power generation, marking a major improvement in efficiency.
The invention of the steam engine was a first step towards the Industrial Revolution that changed the world. Over the years, the engine’s efficiency was further improved through different designs and fuels; however, the medium for doing work remained the same — steam.
Scientists seeking further improvements in power efficiency noticed that a significant portion of energy is wasted generating steam to drive turbines (涡轮机). Water needs to be boiled first and needs to undergo a phase change to generate steam. Scientists have been looking for a better medium to replace steam.
They found this in sCO₂. CO₂ exists as a gas at room temperature and can be cooled to form dry ice by reducing pressure and lowering temperature. When temperature is raised to 31°C, and pressure is increased to 7.37 MPa, CO₂ enters its supercritical state, where it exhibits properties of both a liquid and a gas. In applications such as moving a turbine, this is extremely useful since the gas-like state offers less resistance while the liquid-like state provides greater push power.
The power generation process works like this: The CO₂ is first pressurized into a supercritical state. Then the sCO₂ passes through a heat exchanger, absorbing heat from an external heat source, and its temperature rises to 400 — 600℃ with a substantial increase in internal energy. After that, it enters a turbine and expands rapidly, driving it to move at a high speed and transforming thermal (热的) energy into mechanical energy, which is then further turned into electrical energy for output. The CO₂ remains in a supercritical state throughout the entire process, with no phase change loss.
The success of the Chaotan One will likely start a new era in power generation, using CO₂ as a medium and bypassing the need to transform water into steam.
8. What does the author intend to do in paragraph 2?
A. Highlight the value of steam. B. Applaud the past contributions.
C. Outline the Industrial Revolution. D. State the background of a new discovery.
9. What is the biggest problem with steam power generation?
A. Energy-intensive. B. Labor-demanding.
C. Noise-producing. D. Money-consuming.
10. What plays a key role in the high efficiency of Chaotan One?
A. The durability of turbines.
B The quick commercialization of generators.
C. The easy availability of CO₂.
D. The continuity of CO₂’s supercritical state.
11. What can be a suitable title for the text?
A Unpredictable Changes of CO₂ B. Polarized Views on Chaotan One
C. A Pioneering sCO₂ Power Generator D. A Breakthrough in Steam Engine
D
We’ve all seen this happen in a science-fiction movie: The super heroes jump into a shaky spaceship and escape the bad guys by flying through the asteroid (小行星) belt, where huge rocks fall and spin so close that the crew has to duck and dive to avoid being broken into pieces. It’s exciting, but it’s wrong: In our solar system, the odds are pretty good that you could stand on the surface of an asteroid and not even be able to see another.
Yet they do interact if given enough time. Even in the main asteroid belt between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter, crashes are ineluctable. And when two space rocks go “crash” in the main belt, big impacts blow lots of asteroid fragments (碎片) out into space.
In many cases, these fragments stay on much the same orbital path as the parent asteroid, although they gradually separate from it because of slight speed differences. After thousands of years, some fragments might be clear across the Sun, but their distance from the Sun and the shape and direction of their orbits remain similar. Such conserved features are collectively called an asteroid’s orbital elements. The groupings sharing orbital elements are identified as “families”, which are named after the largest asteroid in the group.
Studying asteroids by focusing on their families can help us make a good guess about what properties a newly-found one has if it belongs to a better-studied family. Care must be taken, though. Some very large asteroids have differentiated materials in the center and on the surface, so confirming those guesses usually requires taking spectra, the time-consuming process of breaking an object’s incoming light into individual colors to reveal its composition.
It’s more than a mere academic exercise to find this particular branch of an asteroid family tree: Some asteroids are potentially risky, meaning they could crash with Earth some time in the distant future. If we know how they find their way to the inner solar system from the main belt to pose threats in the first place, we can defend our planet from future worrisome asteroids.
12. What is the author’s view on the scene in the sci-fi movie?
A. It goes against the established facts. B. It overstates the super heroes’ role.
C. It downplays the special visual effects. D. It fuels people’s interest in the asteroid.
13. Which is closest in meaning to the underlined word “ineluctable” in paragraph 2?
A. Unavoidable. B. Uncommon. C. Incredible. D. Invisible.
14. What is paragraph 3 mainly about?
A. The definition of orbital elements. B. The formation of asteroid families.
C. The naming rule of asteroid groups. D. The moving pattern of asteroid fragments.
15. What can be inferred about the study of asteroid family?
A. It is a high-risk practice. B. It is built on assumptions.
C. Its value can’t be overstated. D. Its coverage needs to be expanded.
第二节(共5小题;每小题2.5分,满分12.5分)
阅读下面短文,从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
What’s the first thing you notice when you step into a museum? Is it the long-faded colors of ancient artifacts or the sounds of visitors discussing what they see? ____16____ Some locations might even offer an eatable treat inspired by an ancient recipe. Museums allow us to indirectly experience the past by tapping into our primary senses — sight, hearing, touch, taste. ____17____
“Representations of the past are often scentless (无气味的), but smell probably played a huge role in many historical realities,” says Barbara Huber, an archaeologist in Germany. ____18____ She and her workmates tracked down some molecular (分子的) remains that can let us smell the past. Through trial and error, they created Scent of the Afterlife, a mix of scent that would have accompanied mummification processes in ancient Egypt.
“____19____ One of the reasons is that it is incredibly hard to study. The scents and smells in the past were already gone before archaeologists could come and investigate the sites,” says Huber. Luckily, new chemical and biomolecular methods in archaeology have kind of reopened the door to continue to study these things.
“These molecules that we detect can tell us a lot about ancient materials. At the same time, when we reconstruct them like we did with Scent of the Afterlife, we can bring a piece of the past to visitors today. ____20____” says Huber. “If you enter a room and can somehow smell how it must have smelled in a mummification room in ancient Egypt, you’re experiencing the history in a different way. History isn’t something we only see.”
A. It can also enrich our understanding of smells.
B. However, more often than not, smell is missing.
C. Smell has long been ignored in studying the past.
D. Maybe there’s a copy of a sculpture you can touch.
E. And the exhibit in the museum is not just a displayed object.
F. This “aha moment” changed her attitude towards the research.
G. The obvious absence of scent in the study of history inspired her.
第三部分 语言运用(共两节,满分30分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)
阅读下面短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Sixty-five hours in one week? How was that ____21____? My cellphone’s “screen-time report” felt like a slap (打) in the face. Well, I quickly ____22____ I had worked online full-time that week. Still, that got me thinking hard: Was it time for a ____23____?
Actually... yes. That’s it exactly. I know my story is ____24____, but it varies slightly from the norm, which ____25____ getting more exercise or spending more time with friends and family.
As I slowly ____26____ myself away from the screen, my cat Athena was the first to notice. She began trying cute little tricks to grab my ____27____. She picked up her mouse toy and dropped it at my feet. I knew she wanted me to throw it like I always did when she was a kitty. She ____28____ and prepared to launch herself into the air for a high catch. ____29____! She got it and brought it back. I had assumed that Athena had _____30_____ her love of catch, but apparently I was mistaken. I suddenly felt _____31_____ that I had let my scrolling (刷屏) habit replace our morning playtime.
I stopped scrolling through four different newsfeeds as part of my morning routine. _____32_____, I had more free time. Inspired by Athena, I volunteered at the animal shelter, pairing abandoned cats and dogs with potential _____33_____.
I _____34_____ Athena for convincing me to continue on this lower-tech path. In a world where we’re connected 24/7, it’s crucial to remember the _____35_____ of disconnecting.
21. A. possible B. tolerable C. terrible D. familiar
22. A. bet B. regretted C. reasoned D. denied
23. A. rest B. click C. chat D. change
24. A. original B. common C. touching D. vivid
25. A. involves B. misses C. allows D. risks
26. A. fooled B. enjoyed C. dreamed D. tore
27. A. imagination B. attention C. arm D. snack
28. A. backed up B. hid away C. jumped up D. rolled over
29. A. Pity B. Caution C. Success D. Deal
30. A. overestimated B. underlined C. outweighed D. outgrown
31. A. guilty B. nervous C. relieved D. embarrassed
32. A. Acceptably B. Predictably C. Unexpectedly D. Supposedly
33. A. trainers B. sponsors C. families D. teams
34. A. reward B. admire C. honor D. credit
35. A. cost B. importance C. outcome D. art
第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分)
阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Before I was hired, I was told part of my job in the pickle (腌菜) shop was to keep the conversation going with customers. I’d never been talkative, so I lied on my application, ____36____ (claim) I was entirely at ease talking to strangers.
Fake (假装) it till you make it and that’s ____37____ I did. A year later, I had no problem easing into conversations with customers. I smiled, asked about their day and made ____38____ (comment) on the great sale. Then I convinced them to buy our pickled garlic.
____39____ was here that I truly learned what self-esteem is. Previously, I had always pictured it to be ____40____ quality only possessed by the skinny blonde cheerleaders. I’ve since come to understand a far ____41____ (broad) definition of it.
Self-esteem is knowing yourself and not being afraid to let it shine. My big smile and loud laugh, which ____42____ (be) once a source of embarrassment, has become my trademark. Customers like my sincerity — I’m no ____43____ (robot) salesperson. Self-esteem is also not being completely shut down by a mistake. The other day, a customer told me I was annoying. Prior to working here, I would have broken down, ____44____ with new confidence, I smiled and apologized, knowing she was the exception, not the rule.
The pickle-shop self-esteem keeps motivating me ____45____ (excel) in college — two major club involvements and a perfect 4.0 GPA.
第四部分 写作(共两节,满分40分)
第一节(满分15分)
46. 外教Jenny计划在下周的口语课上开展题为“Does listening to music disturb your study?”的讨论。请你写一篇发言稿,内容包括:
(1)陈述观点;
(2)阐释理由。
注意:
(1)写作词数应为80个左右;
(2)请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Good morning! I feel honored to deliver a speech today.
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第二节(满分25分)
47. 阅读下面材料,根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段,使之构成一篇完整的短文。
It came as a shock when the new president of the company where I had worked for 29 years called me to his office one Tuesday morning along with the human resources director (HRD). He looked at me and announced, “We’re planning a retirement luncheon for you this Friday…”
As the chief editor of the company’s travel magazine I had founded some 20 years earlier, I had received nothing but glowing reports on every review. But the truth is, I was 78 years old and highly paid. I suspect the company felt that it was time to bring in a younger person at a lower salary in this period of economic stress.
“Are there no other jobs in the company where I might fit in?” I asked.
“None at your salary,” the HRD assured me.
“I heard you were looking for a writer in travel promotions,” I continued.
“You wouldn’t be interested in that. The pay is one third of your current salary.”
“I’ll think about it,” I said. “I don’t really care about the money. I just enjoy working.”
The new president looked visibly shocked. He exchanged questioning glances with the HRD, then folded up his notebook and stood up.
“Cancel the Friday luncheon,” he said.
Walking out of the office, I seriously considered applying for the travel promotions job, but did I really want to take a low-paid job after so many years at the top, just for the joy of working? If not here, maybe somewhere else. But who would hire a 78-year-old editor?
Overcome with the anxiety, I suddenly thought of the sentence my mother quoted to me: “Man has infinite(无限的)capabilities, limitless opportunities and ceaseless occupation.” Age played no part in that quotation. I only needed to know that I had infinite intelligence and limitless ideas and the right opportunity would present itself to me.
I wouldn’t wait for that opportunity to come to me.
注意:
(1)续写词数应为150个左右;
(2)请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
I started looking for writing opportunities online.
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Luckily Marco Polo, a travel magazine, arranged an interview for me.
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2026年高考模拟考试
英语试题
注意事项:
1.答卷前,考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号等填写在答题卡和试卷指定位置上。
2.回答选择题时,选出每小题答案后,用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动,用橡皮擦干净后,再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时,将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。
3.考试结束后,将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。
第一部分 听力(共两节,满分30分)
第一节(共5小题;每小题1.5分,满分7.5分)
听下面5段录音。每段录音后有一个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段录音后,你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段录音播放两遍。
1. What is Sarah doing?
A. Taking a vacation. B. Riding a motorcycle. C. Sharing an experience.
2. What does the man offer to do?
A. Write an advertisement. B. Sell some products. C. Teach sales skills.
3. Where does the man suggest Daisy go?
A. France. B. China. C. The UK.
4. When will Lisa go to the baby shower?
A. On Friday. B. On Saturday. C. On Sunday.
5. How will the speakers go to the barbecue?
A. By car. B. By bus. C. By bike.
第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分,满分22.5分)
听下面5段录音。每段录音后有几个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段录音前,你将有时间阅读各个小题,每小题5秒钟;听完后,每小题都有5秒钟的作答时间。每段录音播放两遍。
听第6段录音,回答第6、7题。
6. Where does the conversation probably take place?
A. At home. B. In an office. C. In a hospital.
7. What is Mr. Yang like?
A. Considerate. B. Serious. C. Bossy.
听第7段录音,回答第8至10题。
8. What is Mrs. Yates’ proposal about?
A. An entertainment club. B. A shopping mall. C. A sports center.
9. What do we know about Mrs. Yates?
A. She has an excellent team.
B. She was a professional athlete.
C. She comes from a business background.
10. What does Mrs. Yates want the man to do?
A Join her as a business partner.
B. Offer loan support for the project.
C. Introduce her to the bank manager.
听第8段录音,回答第11至14题。
11. What happened to Michael last year?
A. He lost a football match.
B. He missed the school graduation.
C. He had major surgery on his leg.
12. What did Michael think of Dr. Chang’s words?
A. Disappointing. B. Uplifting. C. Worrying.
13. What is Michael likely to do at the hospital?
A. Do some cleaning. B. Work as a care assistant. C. Encourage patients positively.
14. What are the speakers mainly talking about?
A. Their volunteer activities. B. Their summer plans. C. Their school life.
听第9段录音,回答第15至17题。
15. What is the relationship between the speakers?
A. Host and guest. B. Director and actress. C. Fellow workers.
16. What drove Michelle to get into the show business?
A. Her parents’ encouragement.
B. Her eagerness to be famous.
C. Her passion for acting.
17. What can we learn about Michelle?
A. She first showed up in a stage play.
B. She had a preference for acting on TV.
C. She enjoyed fame in the movie industry.
听第10段录音,回答第18至20题。
18. What are the listeners scheduled to do first?
A. Visit an old family. B. Tour the gardens. C. See the collections.
19. What does the South Coast Gardens have?
A. About 800 varieties of plants.
B. The world’s largest collections of modern paintings.
C. One of the most beautiful rose gardens in the country.
20. Who is probably the speaker?
A. A collector. B. A tour guide. C. A gardener.
第二部分 阅读(共两节,满分50分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题2.5分,满分37.5分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
Parcel lockers, also called smart lockers or package lockers, are secure, automated storage units in centralized locations. They are revolutionizing how goods can be delivered and received. People can pick up a package from a locker at a time that suits them, in a convenient location near their residence or workplace.
Yet for all their advantages, parcel lockers are still far from being widely adopted by online shoppers. Many consumers still opt to have their online shopping parcels delivered directly to their homes instead of using parcel lockers, simply because they don’t know this delivery option when placing online orders and thus have never tried it.
Even though locker usage is still low, companies and government agencies hope more shoppers will try it as they learn about the benefits. Using parcel lockers can help reduce traffic from delivery vehicles and lower our carbon footprint, which is better for the Earth. So, why not give easyLocker a try?
An islandwide parcel collection network for your delivery and pick-up solutions.
How to use easyLocker?
·Select easyLocker as your delivery option.
·Wait for notification that your parcel is ready.
·Go to the selected easyLocker location.
·Enter your unique access code sent to you.
·Collect your parcel from the locker and go!
1. What keeps some shoppers from trying a parcel locker?
A. Inconvenient locations. B. Environmental concerns.
C. Inefficiency of delivery. D. Unawareness of its presence.
2. What must users of easyLockers do?
A. Collect their parcels within 24 hours.
B. Key in a unique access code to get parcels.
C. Leave the locker door open for the next user.
D. Inform the deliveryman of their home address.
3. Who are the targeted readers of the text?
A. Locker producers. B. Delivery personnel.
C. Online purchasers. D. Potential investors.
【答案】1. D 2. B 3. C
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇应用文。介绍了包裹储物柜的优势、使用方法,以及目前尚未被网购消费者广泛采用的原因,并推广easyLocker这一包裹储物柜服务。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段“Many consumers still opt to have their online shopping parcels delivered directly to their homes instead of using parcel lockers, simply because they don’t know this delivery option when placing online orders and thus have never tried it. (许多消费者仍选择让网购包裹直接送到家中,而不是使用包裹储物柜,仅仅是因为他们在下单时不知道这种配送选项,因此从未尝试过。)”可知,阻碍一些购物者尝试包裹储物柜的原因是不知道它的存在。故选D。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据“How to use easyLocker?”部分的“Enter your unique access code sent to you. (输入发送给你的专属取件码。)”可知,easyLocker用户必须输入专属取件码才能取件。故选B。
【3题详解】
推理判断题。文章围绕网购包裹的配送方式展开,介绍了包裹储物柜的优势、使用方法,并呼吁网购消费者尝试easyLocker,因此目标读者是网购消费者。故选C。
B
For most of my life, I treated taste as fixed. There were things I liked and things I didn’t, and that was that.
Sticking to that belief had left me in a bit of a standstill. I stopped making time for new hobbies or trying anything new. Salsa lessons? No, thanks. Interactive theatre? Not for me. But my automatic “no” to anything that “wasn’t my thing” only kept me trapped in the same routine of work, sleep, eating, and that left me feeling listless and a little empty.
So, in an effort to break the boredom, I began to question whether my taste was fixed at all, or whether it might be something I could train. I had read that children need 8 to 15 tries to accept a new food. Why shouldn’t the same principle apply to social activities for adults?
I started small. When a friend invited me to a book club, I resisted the urge to dismiss it, despite my longstanding dislike of reading due to dyslexia (阅读障碍症). But I went anyway. I listened to the first book on audio book and, to my surprise, enjoyed the discussion and the people. Now I spend mornings reading. Then came music and performance: jazz clubs, line dancing, contemporary performance — all things I had previously ignored.
Trying things you thought you wouldn’t enjoy, I found, became oddly addictive. I didn’t love everything straight away, but I stopped saying no before I had even begun. Most recently, I tried out my local library’s chess club. I was easily 30 years younger than everyone else, but that didn’t matter. Honestly, there was nothing quite like being wiped off the board by someone who had been playing since before your parents met. I felt more of a connection with others there than at any organized twenty-something social event I’ve attended.
Putting “try something new” in my diary once a week broke up the work-commute-collapse cycle I had accidentally built my life around. Now I simply count to five, approach the friendliest-looking person with a “hello”, and any initial awkwardness quickly fades. Next week? Who knows. Maybe magic lessons. Maybe life drawing. Maybe both.
4. How did the author’s fixed idea affect her?
A. It simplified her daily routine. B. It left her more time for work.
C. It flattened her life into dullness. D. It spared her unwanted socializing.
5. Why did the author accept her friend’s invitation to a book club?
A. To make a conscious shift in her life. B. To revisit a former interest in reading.
C. To meet her friend’s repeated requests. D. To occupy a blank in her personal calendar.
6. How did the author feel when losing the chess game?
A. Totally relieved. B. Slightly puzzled.
C. Rather embarrassed. D. Somewhat delighted.
7. What message does the author try to convey?
A. Learn to say no. B. Break out of your shell.
C Look before you leap. D. Let go of the past.
【答案】4. C 5. A 6. D 7. B
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。讲述了作者曾认为喜好固定,拒绝新事物,生活单调空虚。为改变现状,她主动尝试读书、下棋等,逐渐走出舒适区,生活变得充实有趣。
【4题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段“But my automatic “no” to anything that “wasn’t my thing” only kept me trapped in the same routine of work, sleep, eating, and that left me feeling listless and a little empty.(但我对任何不属于自己的事物都本能地拒绝,这使我陷入了重复的工作、睡眠、饮食的循环之中,这让我感到无精打采,内心也有些空虚)”可知,这位作者的固执想法使她的生活变得毫无生气,变得枯燥乏味。故选C。
【5题详解】
细节理解题。根据第三段“So, in an effort to break the boredom, I began to question whether my taste was fixed at all, or whether it might be something I could train.(因此,为了摆脱这种无聊的感觉,我开始思考自己的品味到底是否是固定不变的,还是说这或许是可以通过训练来改变的)”可知,作者接受朋友邀请参加读书俱乐部是为了有意地改变自己的生活状态。故选A。
【6题详解】
细节理解题。根据倒数第二段“Honestly, there was nothing quite like being wiped off the board by someone who had been playing since before your parents met. I felt more of a connection with others there than at any organized twenty-something social event I’ve attended. (老实说,那种被人在你还没出生的时候就就开始下棋的人面前就被淘汰出局的感觉,是前所未有的。在那里,我与他人的联系比我在任何一场有组织的二十多岁年轻人参加的社交活动中所建立的联系都要紧密得多)”可知,当作者输掉那场棋局时,他当时的心情稍许感到高兴。故选D。
【7题详解】
推理判断题。根据最后一段“Putting “try something new” in my diary once a week broke up the work-commute-collapse cycle I had accidentally built my life around. Now I simply count to five, approach the friendliest-looking person with a “hello”, and any initial awkwardness quickly fades. Next week? Who knows. Maybe magic lessons. Maybe life drawing. Maybe both.(每周在我日程表上安排一次“尝试新事物”的环节,打破了我原本无意间构建起来的以工作、通勤和崩溃为循环的生活模式。现在,我只需数到五,然后以“你好”向看起来最友善的人走去,随后任何最初的尴尬都会很快消失。下周?谁知道呢。或许是魔法课。或许是人体素描课。又或许是两者兼而有之)”可知,作者想要表达的是放开自己内心的束缚。故选B。
C
Chaotan One, the world’s first commercial power generator that uses supercritical carbon dioxide (sCO₂), has begun operations in China. This achievement breaks a century-old tradition of using steam for power generation, marking a major improvement in efficiency.
The invention of the steam engine was a first step towards the Industrial Revolution that changed the world. Over the years, the engine’s efficiency was further improved through different designs and fuels; however, the medium for doing work remained the same — steam.
Scientists seeking further improvements in power efficiency noticed that a significant portion of energy is wasted generating steam to drive turbines (涡轮机). Water needs to be boiled first and needs to undergo a phase change to generate steam. Scientists have been looking for a better medium to replace steam.
They found this in sCO₂. CO₂ exists as a gas at room temperature and can be cooled to form dry ice by reducing pressure and lowering temperature. When temperature is raised to 31°C, and pressure is increased to 7.37 MPa, CO₂ enters its supercritical state, where it exhibits properties of both a liquid and a gas. In applications such as moving a turbine, this is extremely useful since the gas-like state offers less resistance while the liquid-like state provides greater push power.
The power generation process works like this: The CO₂ is first pressurized into a supercritical state. Then the sCO₂ passes through a heat exchanger, absorbing heat from an external heat source, and its temperature rises to 400 — 600℃ with a substantial increase in internal energy. After that, it enters a turbine and expands rapidly, driving it to move at a high speed and transforming thermal (热的) energy into mechanical energy, which is then further turned into electrical energy for output. The CO₂ remains in a supercritical state throughout the entire process, with no phase change loss.
The success of the Chaotan One will likely start a new era in power generation, using CO₂ as a medium and bypassing the need to transform water into steam.
8. What does the author intend to do in paragraph 2?
A. Highlight the value of steam. B. Applaud the past contributions.
C. Outline the Industrial Revolution. D. State the background of a new discovery.
9. What is the biggest problem with steam power generation?
A. Energy-intensive. B. Labor-demanding.
C. Noise-producing. D. Money-consuming.
10. What plays a key role in the high efficiency of Chaotan One?
A. The durability of turbines.
B. The quick commercialization of generators.
C. The easy availability of CO₂.
D. The continuity of CO₂’s supercritical state.
11. What can be a suitable title for the text?
A. Unpredictable Changes of CO₂ B. Polarized Views on Chaotan One
C. A Pioneering sCO₂ Power Generator D. A Breakthrough in Steam Engine
【答案】8. D 9. A 10. D 11. C
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章介绍了“超坦一号”以超临界二氧化碳替代蒸汽发电,突破百年传统,避免相变损耗,效率大幅提升,标志发电新时代开启。
【8题详解】
推理判断题。文章第一段介绍了文章主题:“超坦一号”以超临界二氧化碳替代蒸汽发电,这是一次科技的重大突破。第二段“The invention of the steam engine was a first step towards the Industrial Revolution that changed the world. Over the years, the engine’s efficiency was further improved through different designs and fuels; however, the medium for doing work remained the same — steam.(蒸汽机的发明是工业革命的开端,改变了整个世界。多年来,通过不同的设计和燃料,发动机的效率不断得到提高;然而,做功的介质始终是蒸汽)”可知,第二段主要介绍蒸汽作为动力的历史,阐述了“超坦一号”以超临界二氧化碳替代蒸汽发电的背景信息。故选D项。
【9题详解】
推理判断题。根据第三段“Scientists seeking further improvements in power efficiency noticed that a significant portion of energy is wasted generating steam to drive turbines (涡轮机). Water needs to be boiled first and needs to undergo a phase change to generate steam.(寻求进一步提高发电效率的科学家们注意到,在驱动涡轮机时产生蒸汽会浪费大量能量。水需要先被加热,然后经历相变才能产生蒸汽)”可知,蒸汽发电的弊端是耗能高。Energy-intensive的意思是“高耗能的”。故选A项。
【10题详解】
推理判断题,根据第五段“The CO₂ remains in a supercritical state throughout the entire process, with no phase change loss.(整个过程中,二氧化碳始终处于超临界状态,不存在相变损失)”可知,本段介绍了利用二氧化碳发电的全过程后指出,整个过程二氧化碳始终处于超临界状态,不存在相变损失,所以说二氧化碳超临界状态的连续性是“超坦一号”高效的关键。故选D项。
【11题详解】
主旨大意题。根据第一段“Chaotan One, the world’s first commercial power generator that uses supercritical carbon dioxide (sCO₂), has begun operations in China. This achievement breaks a century-old tradition of using steam for power generation, marking a major improvement in efficiency.(超坦一号是全球首台使用超临界二氧化碳作为能源的商业发电设备,现已在中国投入运行。这一成就打破了使用蒸汽进行发电的百年传统,标志着效率有了重大提升)”并综合全文可知,本文主要介绍了超临界二氧化碳发电机技术取代了蒸汽发电,这是一个重大突破。C项意思是:一种开创性的超临界二氧化碳动力发电机,概括文章主旨。故选C项。
D
We’ve all seen this happen in a science-fiction movie: The super heroes jump into a shaky spaceship and escape the bad guys by flying through the asteroid (小行星) belt, where huge rocks fall and spin so close that the crew has to duck and dive to avoid being broken into pieces. It’s exciting, but it’s wrong: In our solar system, the odds are pretty good that you could stand on the surface of an asteroid and not even be able to see another.
Yet they do interact if given enough time. Even in the main asteroid belt between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter, crashes are ineluctable. And when two space rocks go “crash” in the main belt, big impacts blow lots of asteroid fragments (碎片) out into space.
In many cases, these fragments stay on much the same orbital path as the parent asteroid, although they gradually separate from it because of slight speed differences. After thousands of years, some fragments might be clear across the Sun, but their distance from the Sun and the shape and direction of their orbits remain similar. Such conserved features are collectively called an asteroid’s orbital elements. The groupings sharing orbital elements are identified as “families”, which are named after the largest asteroid in the group.
Studying asteroids by focusing on their families can help us make a good guess about what properties a newly-found one has if it belongs to a better-studied family. Care must be taken, though. Some very large asteroids have differentiated materials in the center and on the surface, so confirming those guesses usually requires taking spectra, the time-consuming process of breaking an object’s incoming light into individual colors to reveal its composition.
It’s more than a mere academic exercise to find this particular branch of an asteroid family tree: Some asteroids are potentially risky, meaning they could crash with Earth some time in the distant future. If we know how they find their way to the inner solar system from the main belt to pose threats in the first place, we can defend our planet from future worrisome asteroids.
12. What is the author’s view on the scene in the sci-fi movie?
A. It goes against the established facts. B. It overstates the super heroes’ role.
C. It downplays the special visual effects. D. It fuels people’s interest in the asteroid.
13. Which is closest in meaning to the underlined word “ineluctable” in paragraph 2?
A. Unavoidable. B. Uncommon. C. Incredible. D. Invisible.
14. What is paragraph 3 mainly about?
A. The definition of orbital elements. B. The formation of asteroid families.
C. The naming rule of asteroid groups. D. The moving pattern of asteroid fragments.
15. What can be inferred about the study of asteroid family?
A. It is a high-risk practice. B. It is built on assumptions.
C. Its value can’t be overstated. D. Its coverage needs to be expanded.
【答案】12. A 13. A 14. B 15. C
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要讲述了科幻电影中关于小行星带的场景与现实不符,并介绍了小行星带中碰撞不可避免、小行星家族的形成、研究小行星家族的意义以及其对地球潜在威胁的防范作用。
【12题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段“It’s exciting, but it’s wrong: In our solar system, the odds are pretty good that you could stand on the surface of an asteroid and not even be able to see another. (这很刺激,但这是错误的:在我们的太阳系中,你很有可能站在小行星的表面,却看不到另一颗小行星)”可知,作者认为科幻电影中的场景与事实不符。故选A项。
【13题详解】
词句猜测题。根据第二段“Yet they do interact if given enough time. Even in the main asteroid belt between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter, crashes are ineluctable. (然而,如果给它们足够的时间,它们确实会相互作用。即使在火星和木星轨道之间的主小行星带,碰撞也是ineluctable)”可知,前文提到小行星之间如果给予足够的时间会相互作用,接着举例说明即使在主小行星带,碰撞也是会发生的,即碰撞是不可避免的。由此可知,划线词ineluctable与A项Unavoidable“不可避免的”意思相近。故选A项。
【14题详解】
主旨大意题。根据第三段“In many cases, these fragments stay on much the same orbital path as the parent asteroid, although they gradually separate from it because of slight speed differences. After thousands of years, some fragments might be clear across the Sun, but their distance from the Sun and the shape and direction of their orbits remain similar. Such conserved features are collectively called an asteroid’s orbital elements. The groupings sharing orbital elements are identified as ‘families’, which are named after the largest asteroid in the group. (在许多情况下,这些碎片与母小行星保持在大致相同的轨道上,尽管由于速度略有不同,它们会逐渐与母小行星分离。几千年后,一些碎片可能会在太阳的另一侧,但它们与太阳的距离以及轨道的形状和方向仍然相似。这些保存下来的特征统称为小行星的轨道元素。共享轨道元素的星群被确定为‘家族’,以该星群中最大的小行星命名)”可知,本段主要介绍了小行星碎片与母小行星的关系,以及具有相似轨道元素的星群如何形成小行星家族。因此,本段主要讲的是小行星家族的形成。故选B项。
【15题详解】
推理判断题。根据最后一段“It’s more than a mere academic exercise to find this particular branch of an asteroid family tree: Some asteroids are potentially risky, meaning they could crash with Earth some time in the distant future. If we know how they find their way to the inner solar system from the main belt to pose threats in the first place, we can defend our planet from future worrisome asteroids. (找到小行星家谱中的这一特定分支不仅仅是一项学术练习:有些小行星具有潜在风险,这意味着它们可能在遥远的未来与地球相撞。如果我们知道它们是如何从主带进入内太阳系并首先构成威胁的,我们就可以保护我们的星球免受未来令人担忧的小行星的侵害)”可知,研究小行星家族不仅仅是一项学术活动,它对于保护地球免受潜在危险小行星的撞击具有重要意义。因此,研究小行星家族的价值不可估量。故选C项。
第二节(共5小题;每小题2.5分,满分12.5分)
阅读下面短文,从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
What’s the first thing you notice when you step into a museum? Is it the long-faded colors of ancient artifacts or the sounds of visitors discussing what they see? ____16____ Some locations might even offer an eatable treat inspired by an ancient recipe. Museums allow us to indirectly experience the past by tapping into our primary senses — sight, hearing, touch, taste. ____17____
“Representations of the past are often scentless (无气味的), but smell probably played a huge role in many historical realities,” says Barbara Huber, an archaeologist in Germany. ____18____ She and her workmates tracked down some molecular (分子的) remains that can let us smell the past. Through trial and error, they created Scent of the Afterlife, a mix of scent that would have accompanied mummification processes in ancient Egypt.
“____19____ One of the reasons is that it is incredibly hard to study. The scents and smells in the past were already gone before archaeologists could come and investigate the sites,” says Huber. Luckily, new chemical and biomolecular methods in archaeology have kind of reopened the door to continue to study these things.
“These molecules that we detect can tell us a lot about ancient materials. At the same time, when we reconstruct them like we did with Scent of the Afterlife, we can bring a piece of the past to visitors today. ____20____” says Huber. “If you enter a room and can somehow smell how it must have smelled in a mummification room in ancient Egypt, you’re experiencing the history in a different way. History isn’t something we only see.”
A. It can also enrich our understanding of smells.
B. However, more often than not, smell is missing.
C. Smell has long been ignored in studying the past.
D. Maybe there’s a copy of a sculpture you can touch.
E. And the exhibit in the museum is not just a displayed object.
F This “aha moment” changed her attitude towards the research.
G. The obvious absence of scent in the study of history inspired her.
【答案】16. D 17. B 18. G 19. C 20. E
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要讲述了传统博物馆主要通过视觉、听觉、触觉、味觉让人们感受历史,但嗅觉一直被忽视。德国考古学家Barbara Huber受此启发,利用现代分子技术复原古代气味,让参观者能通过嗅觉更真实、立体地体验历史,使博物馆展览不再只是单纯的展品展示。
【16题详解】
根据后文“Museums allow us to indirectly experience the past by tapping into our primary senses — sight, hearing, touch, taste.(博物馆让我们通过调动视觉、听觉、触觉、味觉等主要感官间接体验过去。)”可知,该部分应是讲到了博物馆提供的“视觉、听觉、触觉、味觉”等感官体验,而空前内容“Is it the long-faded colors of ancient artifacts or the sounds of visitors discussing what they see?(是那些古老文物早已褪色的色彩,还是游客们讨论所见之物的声音?)”以及空后内容“Some locations might even offer an eatable treat inspired by an ancient recipe.(有些地方甚至会提供一种源自古老食谱的可食用美食。)”涉及了“视觉”,“听觉”和“味觉”,由此推知,设空处应涉及博物馆提供的“触觉”。选项D“Maybe there’s a copy of a sculpture you can touch.(或许这里有一件雕塑作品的复制品,你可以摸一摸。)”讲到了“触觉”,符合语境分析,前后衔接紧密。故选D项。
【17题详解】
根据前文“Museums allow us to indirectly experience the past by tapping into our primary senses — sight, hearing, touch, taste.(博物馆让我们通过调动视觉、听觉、触觉、味觉等主要感官间接体验过去。)”提出博物馆提供了“视觉、听觉、触觉、味觉”感官体验,缺少“嗅觉(气味)”,由此推知,设空句应提及“嗅觉(气味)”,选项B“However, more often than not, smell is missing.(然而,通常情况下,气味是缺失的。)”提出了“气味缺失”,符合逻辑,且与前文构成转折,同时呼应后文“Representations of the past are often scentless…(对过去的再现往往是没有气味的……)”。故选B项。
【18题详解】
根据前文“Representations of the past are often scentless (无气味的), but smell probably played a huge role in many historical realities(对过去的再现往往是没有气味的,但气味很可能在许多历史现实中扮演了重要角色)”可知,Barbara Huber提出“历史呈现中缺少气味,但气味很重要”,后文“She and her workmates tracked down some molecular (分子的) remains that can let us smell the past.(她和她的同事们找到了一些分子残留物,这些残留物能够让我们闻到过去的气息。)”说Huber和同事开始研究气味、还原气味。由此推知,设空处在两句之间应是承前启后的衔接句,即,“Huber做气味研究的动机”。选项G“The obvious absence of scent in the study of history inspired her.(在历史研究中那种明显缺失的“气味”给了她(研究)灵感。)”在句意上符合分析,可衔接前后内容,且“inspired(启发)”对应后文她开展的研究。故选G项。
【19题详解】
后文“One of the reasons is that it is incredibly hard to study.(其中一个原因在于,研究工作极其困难。)”解释“原因之一是研究气味非常难”,由此推知,空处需要提出结果,与后文构成“因果关系”,选项C“Smell has long been ignored in studying the past.(气味在历史研究中长期被忽略)”讲述了结果,符合因果逻辑。故选C项。
【20题详解】
前文“At the same time, when we reconstruct them like we did with Scent of the Afterlife, we can bring a piece of the past to visitors today.(与此同时,当我们像复原“来世之香”那样复原这些气味时,我们就能为今天的参观者带回一段历史。)”提及“还原气味能把过去带给游客”,由此推知,设空句紧跟其后,应继续讲述其深层意义。选项E“And the exhibit in the museum is not just a displayed object.(而博物馆里的展品并不仅仅是一件陈列出来的物品。)”在句意上可表达出“博物馆展品具有了深层含义”,用“And”与前文构成递进关系,且呼应后文“…you’re experiencing the history in a different way. History isn’t something we only see.(……你正在以一种不同的方式去体验历史。历史并非只是我们能够亲眼目睹的事物。)”。故选E项。
第三部分 语言运用(共两节,满分30分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)
阅读下面短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Sixty-five hours in one week? How was that ____21____? My cellphone’s “screen-time report” felt like a slap (打) in the face. Well, I quickly ____22____ I had worked online full-time that week. Still, that got me thinking hard: Was it time for a ____23____?
Actually... yes. That’s it exactly. I know my story is ____24____, but it varies slightly from the norm, which ____25____ getting more exercise or spending more time with friends and family.
As I slowly ____26____ myself away from the screen, my cat Athena was the first to notice. She began trying cute little tricks to grab my ____27____. She picked up her mouse toy and dropped it at my feet. I knew she wanted me to throw it like I always did when she was a kitty. She ____28____ and prepared to launch herself into the air for a high catch. ____29____! She got it and brought it back. I had assumed that Athena had _____30_____ her love of catch, but apparently I was mistaken. I suddenly felt _____31_____ that I had let my scrolling (刷屏) habit replace our morning playtime.
I stopped scrolling through four different newsfeeds as part of my morning routine. _____32_____, I had more free time. Inspired by Athena, I volunteered at the animal shelter, pairing abandoned cats and dogs with potential _____33_____.
I _____34_____ Athena for convincing me to continue on this lower-tech path. In a world where we’re connected 24/7, it’s crucial to remember the _____35_____ of disconnecting.
21. A. possible B. tolerable C. terrible D. familiar
22. A. bet B. regretted C. reasoned D. denied
23. A. rest B. click C. chat D. change
24. A. original B. common C. touching D. vivid
25. A. involves B. misses C. allows D. risks
26. A. fooled B. enjoyed C. dreamed D. tore
27. A. imagination B. attention C. arm D. snack
28. A. backed up B. hid away C. jumped up D. rolled over
29. A. Pity B. Caution C. Success D. Deal
30. A. overestimated B. underlined C. outweighed D. outgrown
31. A. guilty B. nervous C. relieved D. embarrassed
32. A. Acceptably B. Predictably C. Unexpectedly D. Supposedly
33. A. trainers B. sponsors C. families D. teams
34. A. reward B. admire C. honor D. credit
35. A. cost B. importance C. outcome D. art
【答案】21. A 22. C 23. D 24. B 25. A 26. D 27. B 28. A 29. C 30. D 31. A 32. B 33. C 34. D 35. B
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。主要讲述作者因沉迷手机屏幕时间过长,在猫咪提醒下做出改变,重新感受生活的故事。
【21题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意:这怎么可能?A. possible可能的;B. tolerable可忍受的;C. terrible可怕的;D. familiar熟悉的。根据后文“My cellphone’s ‘screen-time report’ felt like a slap (打) in the face”可知,作者看到屏幕使用时间报告时非常震惊,觉得一周用65小时手机完全不可思议。故选A项。
【22题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意:我很快辩解道,那周我在网上做全职工作。A. bet 打赌;B. regretted后悔;C. reasoned辩解;D. denied否认。根据后文“I had worked online full-time that week”可知,作者在为自己过长的屏幕使用时间找理由。故选C项。
【23题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意:但这仍让我认真思考:是时候做出改变了吗?A. rest休息;B. click点击;C. chat聊天;D. change改变。根据后文“As I slowly ... myself away from the screen, my cat Athena was the first to notice”可知,作者减少刷屏、陪伴猫咪,由此者可知,他从内心开始反思,想要改变现状。故选D项。
【24题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意:我知道我的经历很普遍,但和常规情况略有不同,常规的改变包括多锻炼或多陪家人朋友。A. original原创的;B. common普遍的;C. touching感人的;D. vivid生动的。根据后文“but it varies slightly from the norm”可知,作者认为自己沉迷手机的情况和大多数人一样,非常普遍。故选B项。
【25题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意:我知道我的经历很普遍,但和常规情况略有不同,常规的改变包括多锻炼或多陪家人朋友。A. involves包括;B. misses错过;C. allows允许;D. risks冒险。根据后文“getting more exercise or spending more time with friends and family”可知,这是人们通常改变会涉及、包含的内容。故选A项。
【26题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意:当我慢慢强迫自己离开屏幕时,我的猫咪雅典娜第一个注意到了。A. fooled愚弄;B. enjoyed享受;C. dreamed梦想;D. tore强行拉开。根据前文“Was it time for a change?”可知,作者决心改变,让自己脱离屏幕,tear oneself away from 表示“忍痛离开、强行脱离”。故选D项。
【27题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意:她开始尝试可爱的小把戏来吸引我的注意力。A. imagination想象;B. attention注意力;C. arm手臂;D. snack零食。根据后文“She picked up her mouse toy and dropped it at my feet”可知,猫咪把玩具放到主人脚边,目的是吸引主人的关注,和自己玩耍。故选B项。
【28题详解】
考查动词短语辨析。句意:她后退蓄力,准备跳起来高空接住玩具。A. backed up后退;B. hid away躲藏;C. jumped up跳起;D. rolled over翻身。根据后文“prepared to launch herself into the air for a high catch”可知,猫咪要跳跃接球,先后退蓄力。故选A项。
【29题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意:成功了!她接住了并把玩具带了回来。A. Pity遗憾;B. Caution小心;C. Success成功;D. Deal交易。根据后文“She got it and brought it back”可知,猫咪成功接住了玩具,这是一次成功的跳跃。故选C项。
【30题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意:我原本以为雅典娜已经长大,不再爱玩接球游戏了,但显然我错了。A. overestimated高估;B. underlined强调;C. outweighed超过;D. outgrown因长大而不再喜欢。根据后文“but apparently I was mistaken”可知,作者以为猫咪长大了,不再喜欢小时候的接球游戏。故选D项。
【31题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意:我突然感到愧疚,因为我的刷屏习惯取代了我们早晨的玩耍时间。A. guilty愧疚的;B. nervous紧张的;C. relieved放心的;D. embarrassed尴尬的。根据后文“I had let my scrolling (刷屏) habit replace our morning playtime.”可知,作者因为忽略猫咪而内心愧疚。故选A项。
【32题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意:不出所料,我有了更多空闲时间。A. Acceptably可接受地;B. Predictably不出所料地;C. Unexpectedly意外地;D. Supposedly据说。根据前文“I stopped scrolling through four different newsfeeds”可知,不再刷新闻动态,自然会多出时间,这是可以预料到的结果。故选B项。
【33题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意:受雅典娜启发,我去动物收容所做志愿者,把被遗弃的猫狗和潜在的收养家庭配对。A. trainers教练;B. sponsors赞助商;C. families家庭;D. teams团队。根据前文“animal shelter”和“abandoned cats and dogs”可知,作者的工作是帮助流浪小动物找到收养它们的家庭。故选C项。
【34题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意:我把这一切归功于雅典娜,是她让我继续走这条低科技的生活道路。A. reward奖励;B. admire钦佩;C. honor尊敬;D. credit把……归功于。根据前文猫咪的举动促使自己改变可知,作者认为自己能走出沉迷手机的状态,都要归功于猫咪。故选D项。
【35题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意:在这个我们全天候联网的世界里,记住断开连接的重要性至关重要。A. cost代价;B. importance重要性;C. outcome结果;D. art艺术。根据前文作者放下手机后收获了陪伴、意义和快乐以及“it’s crucial to remember”可知,此处指断开网络连接的重要性。故选B项。
第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分)
阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Before I was hired, I was told part of my job in the pickle (腌菜) shop was to keep the conversation going with customers. I’d never been talkative, so I lied on my application, ____36____ (claim) I was entirely at ease talking to strangers.
Fake (假装) it till you make it and that’s ____37____ I did. A year later, I had no problem easing into conversations with customers. I smiled, asked about their day and made ____38____ (comment) on the great sale. Then I convinced them to buy our pickled garlic.
____39____ was here that I truly learned what self-esteem is. Previously, I had always pictured it to be ____40____ quality only possessed by the skinny blonde cheerleaders. I’ve since come to understand a far ____41____ (broad) definition of it.
Self-esteem is knowing yourself and not being afraid to let it shine. My big smile and loud laugh, which ____42____ (be) once a source of embarrassment, has become my trademark. Customers like my sincerity — I’m no ____43____ (robot) salesperson. Self-esteem is also not being completely shut down by a mistake. The other day, a customer told me I was annoying. Prior to working here, I would have broken down, ____44____ with new confidence, I smiled and apologized, knowing she was the exception, not the rule.
The pickle-shop self-esteem keeps motivating me ____45____ (excel) in college — two major club involvements and a perfect 4.0 GPA.
【答案】36. claiming
37. what 38. comments
39. It 40. a
41. broader
42. was 43. robotic
44. but##yet
45. to excel
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述作者在腌菜店工作中收获自信、改变自我的成长经历。
【36题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意:我在申请表上撒了谎,声称自己和陌生人交谈完全自在。本空与主语I是主动关系,用现在分词,作伴随状语。故填claiming。
【37题详解】
考查表语从句。句意:假装做到直到真正做到,我就是这么做的。本空引导表语从句,且本空作did的宾语,指事情,用what引导。故填what。
【38题详解】
考查名词复数。句意:我微笑,询问他们的一天,并对大减价发表评论。make comments on为固定搭配,表示“对……发表评论”。故填comments。
【39题详解】
考查强调句型。句意:正是在这里,我真正学会了什么是自尊。本句为强调句型It is/was ... that ...句首首字母大写。故填It。
【40题详解】
考查冠词。句意:我以前总认为它是苗条金发啦啦队长才拥有的一种品质。此处表示泛指“一种品质”,且quality以辅音音素开头,用不定冠词a。故填a。
【41题详解】
考查形容词比较级。句意:从那以后,我理解了它更广泛的定义。far修饰比较级,本空用broad的比较级broader“更广泛的”。故填broader。
【42题详解】
考查时态和主谓一致。句意:我曾经觉得尴尬的大笑和爽朗的笑容,现在成了我的标志。本空为which引导的定语从句的谓语,由once可知用一般过去时,根据主句谓语has become可知,先行词My big smile and loud laugh视为整体,be动词用was。故填was。
【43题详解】
考查形容词。句意:顾客喜欢我的真诚——我不是一个呆板的销售人员。本空修饰名词salesperson,表示“呆板的”,应用形容词robotic,作定语。故填robotic。
【44题详解】
考查连词。句意:换作以前我会崩溃,但有了新的自信,我微笑道歉。前后为转折关系,用but连接。故填but。
【45题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意:腌菜店收获的自尊不断激励我在大学表现出色。motivate sb. to do sth.为固定搭配,表示“激励某人做某事”,用to excel作宾补。故填to excel。
第四部分 写作(共两节,满分40分)
第一节(满分15分)
46. 外教Jenny计划在下周的口语课上开展题为“Does listening to music disturb your study?”的讨论。请你写一篇发言稿,内容包括:
(1)陈述观点;
(2)阐释理由。
注意:
(1)写作词数应为80个左右;
(2)请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Good morning! I feel honored to deliver a speech today.
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【答案】One possible version:
Good morning! I feel honored to deliver a speech today. Does listening to music disturb our study? Absolutely not! Actually, it can serve as a fantastic study companion.
When I’m wrestling with tough problems, soft background music tends to ease my tension, blocking out random distractions. Whenever I get lost in their catchy tunes and vibrant lyrics, it’s like opening a door to a linguistic and cultural wonderland. This not only improves my language skills but also gives me a deeper understanding of Western culture.
Personally, music doesn’t merely make studying less of a chore; it transforms studying into a more enjoyable and fruitful experience. Let’s embrace music and make learning a truly delightful journey. Thank you for listening!
【解析】
【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文。要求考生在口语课讨论“听音乐是否会干扰学习”时发言,明确陈述个人观点并阐释理由。
【详解】1.词汇积累
打扰:disturb → interrupt
充当:serve as → act as
缓解:ease → relieve
愉快的:enjoyable → pleasant
2.句式拓展
同义句转换
原句:This not only improves my language skills but also gives me a deeper understanding of Western culture.
拓展句:Not only does this improve my language skills but also this gives me a deeper understanding of Western culture.
【点睛】【高分句型1】When I’m wrestling with tough problems, soft background music tends to ease my tension, blocking out random distractions.(运用了when引导的时间状语从句和现在分词短语作状语)
【高分句型2】This not only improves my language skills but also gives me a deeper understanding of Western culture.(运用了“not only ... but also ...”连接并列结构)
第二节(满分25分)
47. 阅读下面材料,根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段,使之构成一篇完整的短文。
It came as a shock when the new president of the company where I had worked for 29 years called me to his office one Tuesday morning along with the human resources director (HRD). He looked at me and announced, “We’re planning a retirement luncheon for you this Friday…”
As the chief editor of the company’s travel magazine I had founded some 20 years earlier, I had received nothing but glowing reports on every review. But the truth is, I was 78 years old and highly paid. I suspect the company felt that it was time to bring in a younger person at a lower salary in this period of economic stress.
“Are there no other jobs in the company where I might fit in?” I asked.
“None at your salary” the HRD assured me.
“I heard you were looking for a writer in travel promotions,” I continued.
“You wouldn’t be interested in that. The pay is one third of your current salary.”
“I’ll think about it,” I said. “I don’t really care about the money. I just enjoy working.”
The new president looked visibly shocked. He exchanged questioning glances with the HRD, then folded up his notebook and stood up.
“Cancel the Friday luncheon,” he said.
Walking out of the office, I seriously considered applying for the travel promotions job, but did I really want to take a low-paid job after so many years at the top, just for the joy of working? If not here, maybe somewhere else. But who would hire a 78-year-old editor?
Overcome with the anxiety, I suddenly thought of the sentence my mother quoted to me: “Man has infinite(无限的)capabilities, limitless opportunities and ceaseless occupation.” Age played no part in that quotation. I only needed to know that I had infinite intelligence and limitless ideas and the right opportunity would present itself to me.
I wouldn’t wait for that opportunity to come to me.
注意:
(1)续写词数应为150个左右;
(2)请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
I started looking for writing opportunities online.
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Luckily, Marco Polo, a travel magazine, arranged an interview for me.
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【答案】One possible version:
I started looking for writing opportunities online. Looking through countless job ads, I hunted for any role related to travel writing. Next, I wrote up a polished resume, highlighting my 20 years as chief editor and glowing reviews that spoke to my expertise. Rather than hiding my age, I embraced it wholeheartedly, claiming it gifted me with unique insights. Filling out applications to various travel-related magazines, I felt a mix of expectation and nervousness — hoping to stand out yet fearing age would be a barrier. Still, I sent off dozens, refusing to let 78 hold me back, all because my mom’s words kept pushing me forward.
Luckily, Marco Polo, a travel magazine, arranged an interview for me. During the interview, I passionately shared my editorial vision and lifelong dedication to travel writing, which struck a deep chord with the interviewer. “Your insight and depth are exactly what we have been looking for,” the editor noted, clearly valuing perspective over age. Deeply impressed, he offered me the position of travel columnist on the spot. Overjoyed, I accepted, feeling a renewed sense of purpose. Now, at 78, with my enthusiasm reignited, I continued to devote myself to the craft of writing, which echoed my mother’s wisdom: true occupation knows no age.
【解析】
【导语】本文以人物为线索展开,讲述了作者作为一个78岁的资深主编突遭劝退,面对降薪留任或退休抉择,回忆起母亲的箴言“人具有无限潜能与机遇”,决心主动寻新机会,不为年龄所限,继续工作。
【详解】1.段落续写:
①由第一段首句内容“我开始在网上寻找写作的机会。”可知,第一段可描写作者写简历寻找工作机会。
②由第二段首句内容“幸运的是,《马可·波罗》这本旅游杂志为我安排了一次面试。”可知,第二段可描写作者如约参加面试并得到新的工作机会,呼应主题。
2.续写线索:写简历——填应聘表——获得面试机会——面试过程——得到工作——感悟
3.词汇激活
行为类
①快速浏览:look through/scroll through/browse through
②写简历:write up a resume/compose a resume/craft a resume
③声称:claim/assert/declare
情绪类
①期盼:expectation/anticipation/eagerness/hope
②喜悦:overjoyed/thrilled/delighted/exhilarated/over the moon/on cloud nine
【点睛】
[高分句型1]. Next, I wrote up a polished resume, highlighting my 20 years as chief editor and glowing reviews that spoke to my expertise. (运用了现在分词作状语和that引导的定语从句)
[高分句型2]. During the interview, I passionately shared my editorial vision and lifelong dedication to travel writing, which struck a deep chord with the interviewer. (运用了which引导的非限制性定语从句)
[高分句型3]. Now, at 78, with my enthusiasm reignited, I continued to devote myself to the craft of writing, which echoed my mother’s wisdom: true occupation knows no age. (运用了with复合结构和which引导的非限制性定语从句)
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