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惠州一中2026届高三(下)3月阶段考试 英语 考试时长：120分钟 满分：120分 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 The HSK is a globally-run standardized test of Chinese language ability for non-native speakers. Whether you seek to ensure qualifications for scholarships or gain an advantage in the job market or a related academic field, an HSK pass will serve you well. But, of course, many learners also find an exam to be an excellent source of motivation! Working with the Chinese Testing Centre, we are delighted to announce that our Institute will continue to offer opportunities for interested candidates to sit 2024 HSK Exams which will be in-person exams only. The next offline exam will take place on Sunday, 19 May. Please visit HSK Exams Official Page to register. A recent passport photo is required when completing the registration form. A standard 2-inch identification photo no larger than 100kb must be sent to info@confuciusinstitute.ac.uk after you register the exam online. Your admission ticket can be printed in the exam registration system after the registration closes. On the exam date, you MUST bring your admission ticket and the identification document, or you will not be able to sit the exam on the day. Examination Fees: HSK offline HSK1 HSK2 HSK3 HSK4 HSK5 HSK6 Standard £10.00 £20.00 £30.00 £40.00 £50.00 £60.00 Please note that if you want to book more than one exam level, you need to go through the booking process for each item you wish to book and pay correspondingly. For postage and packing, extra £3.00 is required for each level. 1. What benefit will an HSK pass bring? A. Qualifying for scholarships. B. Getting a dream job. C. Having academic exchange. D. Improving examination skills. 2. What is a necessity when you register for the HSK? A. A recent passport photo. B. A standard 2-inch ID photo. C. A printed admission ticket. D. An identification document. 3. How much do you pay if you want to book HSK3 and HSK4 with postage and packing? A. £33.00. B. £43.00. C. £70.00. D. £76.00. 【答案】1. A 2. A 3. D 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了2024年HSK汉语水平考试的报名信息、考试要求及费用详情，强调了考试对非母语者的益处与动机作用。 【1题详解】 细节理解题。根据第一段的“Whether you seek to ensure qualifications for scholarships or gain an advantage in the job market or a related academic field, an HSK pass will serve you well.(无论你是想确保获得奖学金的资格，还是想在就业市场或相关学术领域获得优势，HSK通行证都会很好地为你服务)”可知，HSK通行证会让你有资格获得奖学金。故选A。 【2题详解】 细节理解题。根据第三段的“Please visit HSK Exams Official Page to register.A recent passport photo is required when completing the registration form.(请访问HSK考试官方页面进行注册。填写登记表时需要护照近照)”可知，报名时需要近期的护照照片。故选A。 【3题详解】 细节理解题。根据费用部分，HSK3的费用是£30.00，HSK4的费用是£40.00，以及最后一段的“For postage and packing, extra £3.00 is required for each level.(邮费和包装费，每层需额外支付3.00英镑)”可知，再加上每级邮寄和包装的额外费用£3.00（共两次），所以总费用为： 30 + 40 + 3 + 3 = £ 76.00 。故选D。 B After decades of working as a food columnist, there were parts of me that were flabby, so it was with my brain. It would go blank mid-sentence when I tried to recall a fancy ingredient’s name. To challenge this old grey matter, I threw myself into a brand-new challenge: sinking a big sum of money and nearly a year into training for London’s Blue Badge, a tourist guide qualification recognized and respected internationally. However, it was not a decision I took lightly. My fellow trainees were wonderfully diverse, from across the globe and various walks of life, ranging from taxi drivers and university lecturers to managers and retired teachers. Our training was no walk in the park: 12 demanding exams, twice-weekly lectures, day trips to Canterbury, and the toughest training: guiding on a 60-seat bus in front of my colleagues, describing buildings without sounding like a satellite navigation system. At times my head was bursting with tiny details: from the number of steps to St. Paul’s dome (穹顶) to the origin of guards’ bearskins, even the name of Churchill’s dog! It was a steep and overwhelming learning curve. But eventually, I earned my Blue Badge. I’m not ashamed to say there were tears when the confirmation came through. Now, I still write and take international visitors around London. They arrive with enthusiasm, glass-half-full attitudes and seemingly no jet lag. Things I’ve taken for granted over 30 years, such as double-decker buses, pub signs and policemen on horses, are an endless source of delight for them and their questions are wonderfully varied. This journey has rekindled my passion for our capital. Above all, it has added a new string to my professional bow, even though I’m well into my sixties. 4. What does the underlined word “flabby” in paragraph 1 probably mean? A. Relaxed. B. Flexible. C. Weak. D. Heavy. 5. What can we conclude about the Blue Badge course? A. It saves time and money for learners. B. It comes with a demanding workload. C. It is intended for global tourist guides. D. It requires interaction with real tourists. 6. What does the author gain from guiding international visitors? A. A good reputation among tourists. B. A chance to make foreign friends. C. A renewed appreciation for London. D. A relief from the pressure of work. 7. What can be a suitable title for the text? A. A Guide’s Tough Training Journey B. Never Too Late to Reshape Yourself C. The Global Value of a Blue Badge D. Seeing London Through Visitors’ Eyes 【答案】4. C 5. B 6. C 7. B 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述年过六旬的美食专栏作家为锻炼大脑，考取伦敦蓝牌导游证的艰辛经历，以及这段经历带来的成长与收获。 【4题详解】 词句猜测题。根据第一段中的“so it was with my brain. It would go blank mid-sentence when I tried to recall a fancy ingredient’s name.(我的大脑也是如此。当我试图回忆一种精致食材的名字时，话讲到一半大脑就会一片空白)”可知，作者的大脑状态不佳，前文的flabby与之表意相近，指的是“虚弱的、不灵活的”。故选 C 项。 【5题详解】 推理判断题。根据第二段中的“Our training was no walk in the park: 12 demanding exams, twice-weekly lectures, day trips to Canterbury, and the toughest training: guiding on a 60-seat bus in front of my colleagues, describing buildings without sounding like a satellite navigation system.(我们的培训绝非易事：12门难度不小的考试、每周两次的课程、去坎特伯雷的日间旅行，还有最艰难的训练：在同事面前站在60座的巴士上讲解，描述建筑时还不能听起来像卫星导航系统)”可知，蓝牌导游证的课程学习任务繁重，难度较高。故选B项。 【6题详解】 细节理解题。根据第四段中的“This journey has rekindled my passion for our capital.(这段经历重新点燃了我对这座首都城市的热爱)”可知，作者通过带领外国游客游览伦敦，重新收获了对伦敦的欣赏与热爱。故选C项。 【7题详解】 主旨大意题。根据第一段中的“To challenge this old grey matter, I threw myself into a brand-new challenge: sinking a big sum of money and nearly a year into training for London’s Blue Badge, a tourist guide qualification recognized and respected internationally. (为了锻炼自己的老脑筋，我毅然迎接一项全新的挑战：投入一大笔资金，又耗时近一年接受培训，备考伦敦蓝牌导游资格证 —— 这是一项在全球范围内都受认可、受推崇的导游资质)”以及第四段中的“Above all, it has added a new string to my professional bow, even though I’m well into my sixties.(最重要的是，尽管我已经年过六旬，这段经历却为我的职业技能增添了新的一笔)”可知，文章核心讲述年过六旬的作者通过考取导游证完成自我重塑，印证了活到老、提升自己到老的道理，“重塑自我，永远为时不晚”最贴合主旨，适合作为文章标题。故选B项。 C Between Durban and Pietermaritzburg in South Africa, a 55-mile Comrades Marathon is unfolding with nine medals, each tied to a strict time limit. Hundreds of runners may fall short even after giving their all, yet they remain excited, proud, and eager to return next year. This scene stands as the most authentic reflection of the “paradox (悖论) of effort”. First coined by University of Toronto psychologist Michael Inzlicht, the concept refers to a seemingly contradictory human tendency that we often pursue things not for ease, but precisely because their difficulty draws us in. Inzlicht and his team credit this persistence to two main factors: first, rewards are more valued because of the effort put in; second, effort itself functions as its own reward. When we invest heavily in something without getting equal returns, we tend to convince ourselves that “the result is worth it.” Over time, like Pavlov’s dogs responding to a bell, we gradually relate effort to positive outcomes. A new study published in the Journal of Experimental Psychology: General in 2025 further uncovered the mystery of the paradox of effort. When considering the future participants assigned greater value to cash than to mugs (马克杯) that required climbing stairs to obtain, but after actually completing the stair-climbing task, they raised the value of the mugs due to the effort invested. Behind this hides a general principle of timing: future effort takes the shine off the appeal, but past effort gives a brilliance to perceived value. The shift in value perception, however, relies on a critical balance between “within reach” and “out of sight”. While people like something more as it gets more challenging, this appeal fades when it becomes overly difficult. That’s why the marathon has different medals: everyone needs a goal that feels possible with a little extra effort. The paradox of effort never encourages blind suffering; instead, true value often emerges from those “optimal challenges”. Neither should you shy away from toil and trouble, nor should you chase hardship for hardship’s sake. Just as Inzlicht said, “It’s the struggle within the right bounds that fulfills your life and brings lasting happiness.” 8. What does the Comrades Marathon suggest? A. Failure can be a source of pride. B. Strict rules boost participants’ passion. C. Difficulty can be a motivator. D. Physical endurance ensures final success. 9. Which of the following best reflects the factors behind the “paradox of effort”? A. A chef uses pre-made meals for instant profits. B. A researcher abandons project despite potential gains. C. A shopper values self-crafted items over finished ones. D. A student jumps to quick conclusions without thinking. 10. What does the 2025 study show about the “paradox of effort”? A. Future task elevates financial appeal. B. Stair-climbing devalues invested effort. C. Past effort reduces mug’s value. D. Effort shifts perception of its value. 11. What does Inzlicht advise about effort? A. Seek maximum difficulty. B. Bear unnecessary hardship. C. Embrace attainable challenge. D. Pursue effortless happiness. 【答案】8. C 9. C 10. D 11. C 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇议论文。主要阐释“努力悖论”的概念、成因及相关研究，点明适度挑战才能带来持久价值。 【8题详解】 推理判断题。根据第一段中的“Hundreds of runners may fall short even after giving their all, yet they remain excited, proud, and eager to return next year. (数以百计的跑步者即便拼尽全力仍未达标，却依旧兴奋、自豪，渴望来年再战)”以及第二段中对“努力悖论”的定义“we often pursue things not for ease, but precisely because their difficulty draws us in (我们追求事物往往不是为了安逸，而是恰恰因其难度而被吸引)”可知，马拉松的例子表明困难可以成为一种驱动力。故选C项。 【9题详解】 推理判断题。根据第三段“Inzlicht and his team credit this persistence to two main factors: first, rewards are more valued because of the effort put in; second, effort itself functions as its own reward.(因兹利希及其研究团队将这种坚持不懈的精神归因于两大主要因素：其一，因付出了努力，回报会被赋予更高的价值；其二，努力本身就是一种回报)”可知，“努力悖论”的两个核心因素：一是付出的努力会让回报更有价值；二是努力本身就是一种回报。选项C“购物者更看重手工制作的物品而非成品”，体现了因为投入了劳动（努力），所以物品的价值在购物者心中被提升，符合“努力悖论”的内涵。故选C项。 【10题详解】 细节理解题。根据第四段中的“When considering the future, participants assigned greater value to cash than to mugs (马克杯) that required climbing stairs to obtain, but after actually completing the stair-climbing task, they raised the value of the mugs due to the effort invested. (在展望未来时，参与者更看重现金，而非需要爬楼梯才能获得的马克杯；但在完成爬楼梯任务后，由于投入了努力，他们提升了马克杯的价值)”可知，2025年的研究表明努力会改变人们对事物价值的认知。故选D项。 【11题详解】 细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“true value often emerges from those “optimal challenges” (真正的价值往往源于那些“适度的挑战”)”以及Inzlicht所说“It’s the struggle within the right bounds that fulfills your life and brings lasting happiness (在合理范围内的拼搏，才能充实人生、带来持久的幸福感)”可知，因兹利希建议人们拥抱可实现的挑战。故选C项。 D In the pre-digital era, forgetting was the default. To preserve a memory, one had to take a photograph,write in a diary, or consciously commit an event to mind. Today, the situation is reversed: remembering is the default. Every digital footprint — from social media posts to location data — is stored indefinitely in the vast “cloud.” While this total recall offers convenience, it also threatens a fundamental human capacity: the ability to move on from our past. Viktor Mayer-Schönberger, in his book Delete, argues that human forgetting serves a critical biological and social purpose. It allows us to filter out irrelevant information and, more importantly, to evolve beyond our past mistakes. When our every youthful error is preserved forever in a searchable digital record, we risk being “frozen” in time, judged by who we were rather than who we have become. This “digital permanence” can discourage individuals from taking risks or expressing unconventional ideas for fear of future repercussions. Furthermore, the constant presence of our past can distort our present. Psychological research suggests that the act of outsourcing our memory to devices — a phenomenon known as “cognitive offloading” — may actually weaken our internal recall. When we know a piece of information is saved online, our brains are less likely to process it deeply. We become masters of finding information, but slaves to the tools that store it. Restoring the balance requires a conscious effort to reintroduce “forgetting” into our digital systems. This could mean “expiration dates” for certain types of data or privacy laws that grant individuals the “right to be forgotten.” Technology should serve as a tool for human flourishing, not a digital cage that keeps us trapped in an unchangeable past. 12. What does the author mean by “remembering is the default” in Paragraph 1? A. People are now born with better memories. B. Digital information is automatically saved. C. Forgetting has become an impossible biological task. D. Most people prefer to keep their diaries online. 13. According to Mayer-Schönberger, what is a negative effect of “digital permanence”? A. It makes irrelevant information harder to process. B. It helps people learn more quickly from their errors. C. It forces individuals to repeat their past mistakes. D. It may prevent people from growing and changing. 14. What does the “cognitive offloading” mentioned in Paragraph 3 result in? A. A deeper understanding of digital tools. B. An increase in our brain’s storage capacity. C. A decline in our ability to remember things internally. D. A better balance between work and personal life. 15. What is the author’s main message in the text? A. Human development requires a healthy balance between remembering and forgetting. B. We should appreciate the convenience brought by the “cloud.” C. Digital storage should be expanded for future generations. D. Privacy laws are the only way to protect our digital footprints. 【答案】12. B 13. D 14. C 15. A 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇议论文。文章对比了数字时代和前数字时代的记忆模式，论述了数字永久存储的弊端，呼吁人们平衡记忆与遗忘。 【12题详解】 推理判断题。根据第一段中“In the pre-digital era, forgetting was the default. To preserve a memory, one had to take a photograph,write in a diary, or consciously commit an event to mind. Today, the situation is reversed: remembering is the default. Every digital footprint — from social media posts to location data — is stored indefinitely in the vast “cloud.” (在前数字时代，遗忘是常态。为了保存记忆，人们不得不拍照、写日记，或者有意识地把一件事记在脑子里。如今，情况截然相反：记忆是常态。每一个数字足迹——从社交媒体帖子到位置数据——都会被无限期地存储在浩瀚的“云端”)”可知，作者说与前数字时代的“遗忘是常态”相对比，数字时代“记忆是常态”，意思是数字时代各类数字信息会被自动保存在“云端”。故选B项。 【13题详解】 推理判断题。根据第二段中“Viktor Mayer-Schönberger, in his book Delete, argues that human forgetting serves a critical biological and social purpose. It allows us to filter out irrelevant information and, more importantly, to evolve beyond our past mistakes. When our every youthful error is preserved forever in a searchable digital record, we risk being “frozen” in time, judged by who we were rather than who we have become.(Viktor Mayer-Schönberger在他的书《删除》中认为，人类的遗忘服务于重要的生物学和社会目的。它允许我们过滤掉不相关的信息，更重要的是，超越我们过去的错误。当我们年少时所有的错误都被永久保存在可检索的数字记录中时，我们会有被“困在”过去的风险，人们会用过去的我们来评判我们，而非现在的我们)”可知，Mayer-Schönberger认为数字永久存储的负面影响是，它可能会把人们“困在”过去，进而阻碍人们成长和改变。故选D项。 【14题详解】 细节理解题。根据第三段中“Psychological research suggests that the act of outsourcing our memory to devices — a phenomenon known as “cognitive offloading” — may actually weaken our internal recall.(心理学研究表明，把记忆交给电子设备的行为——这种现象被称为“认知卸载”——实际上可能会削弱我们内在的记忆能力)”可知，认知卸载会导致自身内在记忆能力下降。故选C项。 【15题详解】 主旨大意题。通读全文，根据第一段中“While this total recall offers convenience, it also threatens a fundamental human capacity: the ability to move on from our past.(尽管这种完全记忆提供了便利，但它也威胁到了人类一项基本能力：放下过去的能力)”和最后一段中“Restoring the balance requires a conscious effort to reintroduce “forgetting” into our digital systems.(恢复这种平衡需要有意识地将“遗忘”重新引入我们的数字系统)”可知，作者想要传达的核心观点是人类发展需要在记忆和遗忘之间找到健康的平衡。故选A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。 Could Viewing Art Be the Next Public Health prescription (处方药)? In an era characterized by burnout and scrolling, a therapeutic (疗愈性的) alternative is hanging on a gallery wall. When volunteers at London’s Courtauld Gallery stood before masterpieces, their stress and inflammation (炎症) levels dropped compared with those of volunteers viewing reproductions. ____16____ That art can lift spirits is well known. ____17____ A study by King’s College London asked participants to look at masterworks by 19th-century post-impressionists while wearing sensors. Half the group saw the originals in the gallery, half viewed copies in a lab. The results were clear: going to art galleries is good for your physical health — relieving stress and cutting heart disease risk, as well as boosting the immune system. ____18____ Earlier this summer, a team of Cambridge psychologists conducted a similar project to show how appreciating artistic beauty helps escape the “mental trappings of daily life.” Besides, a Nature Magazine’s review suggests that art can play a role in public health. And for the first time in its long history, The Lancet recently ran a photo essay showcasing how art can enhance lives. “When you experience an artwork, you don’t just see it, but you feel it,” the art historian Katy Hessel writes. “The best thing we can do is take time with it.” Time, of course, is what we are lacking in today’s fast-paced world. ____19____ Galleries are quiet, thoughtful places. We stop scrolling and start really looking. Deeply engaging with a work of art creates “psychological distancing” and enables us to see and take pleasure what is not ourselves. Today we are advised to exercise and eat healthily. ____20____ After all, science has spoken for this. A. But that it calms the body is novel. B. So we should make art more accessible to all. C. There’s growing evidence to support that opinion. D Galleries bring us face to face with human genius. E. But this seems to be key to art’s therapeutic powers. F. Will doctors soon be prescribing a visit to a local gallery? G. Science suggests that original art is a medicine that one can view rather than swallow. 【答案】16. G 17. A 18. C 19. E 20. F 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要探讨了欣赏艺术品对身心健康产生的积极影响，并通过多项科学研究加以论证，提出了未来“艺术处方”的可能性。 【16题详解】 前文“In an era characterized by burnout and scrolling, a therapeutic alternative is hanging on a gallery wall. (在一个以倦怠和刷屏为特征的时代，一种疗愈性的替代方案正挂在美术馆的墙上。)”提出问题背景并隐喻性地提出解决方案，后文“That art can lift spirits is well known. (艺术能振奋精神是众所周知的。)”转向陈述普遍认知。空处需要一个衔接句，既承接前文的“替代方案”隐喻，又为后文的普遍认知转折做铺垫。G项“Science suggests that original art is a medicine that one can view rather than swallow. (科学表明，原作是一种可以观看而非吞服的药物。)”用“科学表明”将前文的比喻具体化为一个科学论断，同时“可以观看而非吞服的药物”与后文“能振奋精神”共同构成艺术不同层面的益处，逻辑衔接紧密。故选G。 【17题详解】 前文“That art can lift spirits is well known. (艺术能振奋精神是众所周知的。)”是普遍的精神层面认知，后文“A study by King’s College London asked participants to look at masterworks by 19th-century post-impressionists while wearing sensors. Half the group saw the originals in the gallery, half viewed copies in a lab. The results were clear: going to art galleries is good for your physical health --- relieving stress and cutting heart disease risk, as well as boosting the immune system. (伦敦国王学院的一项研究要求参与者在佩戴传感器的情况下观看19世纪后印象派大师的作品。一半人在美术馆看原作，另一半在实验室看复制品。结果很明确：去美术馆对你的身体健康有益——缓解压力、降低心脏病风险，还能增强免疫系统。)”是具体的身体益处研究。空处需要一个转折，从“精神”转向“身体”，并提示这个新发现。A项“But that it calms the body is novel. (但它能使身体平静这一点却是新颖的。)”通过“But”进行语义转折，“calms the body”与后文研究的“relieving stress... good for your physical health”直接对应，“novel”则点明这是新的发现。故选A。 【18题详解】 前文“The results were clear: going to art galleries is good for your physical health — relieving stress and cutting heart disease risk, as well as boosting the immune system. (结果很明确：去美术馆对你的身体健康有益——缓解压力、降低心脏病风险，还能增强免疫系统。)”是一项研究的结论，后文“Earlier this summer, a team of Cambridge psychologists conducted a similar project to show how appreciating artistic beauty helps escape the ‘mental trappings of daily life.’ Besides, a Nature Magazine’s review suggests that art can play a role in public health. And for the first time in its long history, The Lancet recently ran a photo essay showcasing how art can enhance lives. (今年初夏，剑桥大学的一个心理学家团队进行了一个类似的项目，以展示欣赏艺术之美如何帮助人们摆脱‘日常生活的精神困境’。此外，《自然》杂志的一篇评论也表明艺术可以在公共健康中发挥作用。在其悠久的历史中，《柳叶刀》杂志最近首次发表了一篇摄影散文，展示艺术如何提升生活。)”是多项其他证据。空处应承上启下，总结前文的观点并引出更多的证据支持。C项“There’s growing evidence to support that opinion. (有越来越多的证据支持这一观点。)”中的“that opinion”指代前文“艺术有益健康”的观点，“growing evidence”则引出后文列举的剑桥研究、《自然》杂志评论和《柳叶刀》文章，起到了自然的过渡作用。故选C。 【19题详解】 前文引用了艺术史学家的观点和作者的评论“The best thing we can do is take time with it. Time, of course, is what we are lacking in today’s fast-paced world.(我们能做的最好的事情就是花时间与它相处。当然，时间正是我们在当今快节奏世界中所缺乏的。)”强调了花时间欣赏艺术的重要性及其与现实时间匮乏之间的矛盾。后文“ Galleries are quiet, thoughtful places. We stop scrolling and start really looking. Deeply engaging with a work of art creates “psychological distancing” and enables us to see and take pleasure what is not ourselves.(美术馆是静谧、令人沉思的空间。在这里，我们不再滑动屏幕，而是真正开始凝视。深度沉浸于一件艺术作品之中，创造出一种“心理距离”，使我们得以观照并在他者中获得愉悦。)”具体描述了画廊环境和深度参与艺术带来的心理益处。由此可知，空处应点明“花时间”这一行为与艺术疗愈效果之间的关键联系。选项E“But this seems to be key to art's therapeutic powers.(但这似乎是艺术治疗力量的关键。)”中“this”明确指代前文完整句意所强调的“花时间欣赏艺术”这一核心建议，后文则是对此关键作用（即创造“心理距离”）的具体阐述，形成因果解释，衔接自然，故选E。 【20题详解】 前文“Today we are advised to exercise and eat healthily.(今天我们被建议锻炼和健康饮食。)”列举了常规的健康建议。后文“After all, science has spoken for this.(毕竟，科学已经为此说话了。)”总结指出科学为前述观点提供了依据。由此可知，空处应提出一个与常规健康建议并列的新建议，且该建议同样有科学支持。选项F“Will doctors soon be prescribing a visit to a local gallery?(医生会很快开出去当地画廊的处方吗？)”以设问形式，将“参观画廊”类比为一种可被“处方”的健康干预手段，与前文的“锻炼、健康饮食”建议相呼应，后文的“this”即指代该设问观点，表明科学已为其提供证据，逻辑合理，故选F。 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。 One chilly Christmas Eve, Jordan Huffman, a highway maintenance worker, spotted a trash bag on the U. S. Highway near Leavenworth. The bag’s ___21___ astonished him. Inside were tennis shoes and toys, with torn gift wrappings. Jordan brought the bag to headquarters, but nobody had ___22___ the gifts missing. He then made a Facebook post, hoping it would ___23___ in front of the right eyes. Christmas morning was only one ___24___ away. Ten hours later, Jordan was wrapping up for the day, and still ___25___ . So he decided to stay for night shift, telling his co-workers about the ___26___ and that someone might be in touch. Any ___27___ could be confirmed through the names of the kids on the gift tags (标签), which he ___28___ had left in the headquarters. More crewmen had been working tirelessly to ___29___ the owner and they finally got ____30____ . Around 9 p. m., a call came. Bill Hamilton had posted online about a missing trash bag full of kids’ gifts. Bill had been on the way to ____31____ his grandkids, not realizing the bag had ____32____ out of his truck. He’ d spent the Christmas Eve desperately trying to replace the missing ____33____ . Jordan and Bill met on the U. S. Highway on Christmas morning and then Bill drove back to his grandkids and ____34____ the items before they woke up. “____35____ holidays and nights is hard,” said Jordan. “But being able to make someone else’s Christmas better, I was pretty thrilled.” 21. A. contents B. materials C. size D. price 22. A. believed B. reported C. witnessed D. decided 23. A. land B. sink C. disappear D. matter 24. A. hour B. drink C. mile D. sleep 25. A. everything B. anything C. something D. nothing 26. A. trip B. drive C. find D. promise 27. A. discoveries B. explanations C. claims D. efforts 28. A. temporarily B. constantly C. accidentally D. purposely 29. A. mix up B. track down C. come across D. call on 30. A. ready B. lucky C. astonished D. tired 31. A. following B. encouraging C. visiting D. avoiding 32. A. blown B. walked C. grown D. broken 33. A. models B. presents C. copies D. goods 34. A. recover B. return C. reserve D. rewrap 35. A. Working B. Resting C. Enjoying D. Ending 【答案】21. A 22. B 23. A 24. D 25. D 26. C 27. C 28. D 29. B 30. B 31. C 32. A 33. B 34. D 35. A 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了在圣诞节前夕，一名高速公路维修工人Jordan Huffman发现了一个装有儿童礼物和鞋子的垃圾袋，并努力寻找失主的故事。 【21题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：垃圾袋里的东西让他大吃一惊。里面有网球鞋和玩具，还有撕破的礼品包装纸。A. contents内容物、目录；B. materials材料；C. size尺寸、大小；D. price价格。根据下文“Inside were tennis shoes and toys, with torn gift wrappings.”可知，此处指垃圾袋里的“东西，内容物”让他很惊讶。故选A。 【22题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：Jordan把这个袋子带到了总部，但没有人来报失这些礼物。A. believed相信；B. reported报道、报告；C. witnessed见证、目击；D. decided决定。根据上文“Jordan brought the bag to headquarters”以及下文“Bill Hamilton had posted online about a missing trash bag full of kids’ gifts.”可知，Jordan将袋子带到总部是希望有人报失。故选B。 【23题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：于是，他在脸书上发了一条帖子，希望失主能看到这条信息。A. land着陆；B. sink沉没；C. disappear消失；D. matter重要。根据上文“He then made a Facebook post”可知，他发帖是希望失主能看到这条帖子。短语“land in front of the right eyes”指的是“被合适的人看到”，符合语境。故选A。 【24题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：距离圣诞节早晨只有一夜之隔了。A. hour小时；B. drink饮料；C. mile英里；D. sleep睡眠。根据上文“One chilly Christmas Eve”以及“Christmas morning”可知，圣诞夜到圣诞早晨之间只隔了一夜的时间。短语“one sleep away”，意为“隔了一觉的时间”，符合语境。故选D。 【25题详解】 考查代词义辨析。句意：十个小时后，Jordan结束了当天的工作，但仍然一无所获。A. everything一切；B. anything任何事物；C. something一些事、某物；D. nothing没什么。根据空前的“still”以及下文“So he decided to stay for night shift”可知，十个小时过去了，他仍然一无所获。故选D。 【26题详解】 考查名词义辨析。句意：于是他决定留下来上夜班，并告诉同事们他的这一发现，还说可能会有人联系。A. trip旅行；B. drive驾驶；C. find发现；D. promise承诺。根据下文“that someone might be in touch”可推测，他将自己的发现——捡到这个袋子——告知了同事。故选C。 【27题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：任何认领都可以通过礼品标签上孩子们的名字来确认，他特意把这些标签留在了总部。A. discoveries发现；B. explanations解释；C. claims声称、索赔，认领；D. efforts努力。根据下文“could be confirmed through the names of the kids on the gift tags (标签)”以及常理可知，如果有人认领，可以通过礼物标签上孩子们的名字来确认。故选C。 【28题详解】 考查副词词义辨析。句意：任何认领都可以通过礼品标签上孩子们的名字来确认，他特意把这些标签留在了总部。A. temporarily暂时地；B. constantly不断地；C. accidentally偶然地；D. purposely故意地。根据空后“had left in the headquarters”以及常理可知，他特意把礼物标签留在了总部，这样如果有人来认领，可以通过标签上的名字确认。故选D。 【29题详解】 考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：更多的工作人员一直在不懈地努力寻找失主，最终他们很幸运地找到了。A. mix up混淆、弄乱；B. track down追踪、查找；C. come across偶遇；D. call on号召、拜访。根据空前“More crewmen had been working tirelessly”以及空后“the owner”可推测，工作人员是在坚持不懈地寻找失主。故选B。 【30题详解】 考查形容词义辨析。句意：更多的工作人员一直在不懈地努力寻找失主，最终他们很幸运地找到了。A. ready准备好的；B. lucky幸运的；C. astonished惊讶的；D. tired疲倦的。根据下文“Bill Hamilton had posted online about a missing trash bag full of kids’ gifts.”可知，他们最终幸运地找到了线索。故选B。 【31题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：Bill当时正在去看望孙子孙女的路上，没有意识到这个袋子从他的卡车上被吹落了。A. following跟随、听从；B. encouraging鼓励；C. visiting拜访，看望；D. avoiding避免。根据空后“his grandkids”以及“He’d spent the Christmas Eve desperately trying to replace the missing ___13___ .”可知，Bill 是在去看望他的孙子孙女的路上。故选C。 【32题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：Bill当时正在去看望孙子孙女的路上，没有意识到这个袋子从他的卡车上被吹落了。A. blown吹；B. walked走；C. grown生长；D. broken打破。根据上文“One chilly Christmas Eve, Jordan Huffman, a highway maintenance worker, spotted a trash bag on the U. S. Highway near Leavenworth.”以及常理可知，这个袋子是从卡车上被吹落了。故选A。 【33题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：他在平安夜拼命地试图补齐那些丢失的礼物。A. models模型；B. presents礼物；C. copies副本；D. goods商品、货物。根据上文“Inside were tennis shoes and toys, with torn gift wrappings.”可知，袋子里装的是给孩子们的礼物，所以他在圣诞夜拼命地试图补上丢失的礼物。故选B。 【34题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：圣诞节早晨，Jordan和Bill在美国高速公路上见了面，然后Bill开车回到孙子孙女那里，在孩子们醒来之前重新包装好了这些礼物。A. recover恢复；B. return返回；C. reserve保留、预订；D. rewrap重新包装。根据上文“Inside were tennis shoes and toys, with torn gift wrappings.”中的“torn”以及常理可知，Bill在孩子们醒来之前重新包装好了这些礼物。故选D。 【35题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：“在节假日和夜晚工作很辛苦，”Jordan说，“但能够让别人的圣诞节过得更美好，我非常开心。”A. Working工作；B. Resting休息；C. Enjoying享受；D. Ending结束。根据上文内容可知，Jordan 是一名公路养护工人，他在节假日和夜晚工作很辛苦。故选A。 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。 Two years after its launch, the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway, the first in Indonesia and Southeast Asia, has safely transported more than 12 million passengers, marking a milestone in the country’s modern transit development. A total of 11 sets of bullet trains and an inspection train, all ____36____ (adopt) Chinese standards, were showcased in Qingdao, Shandong Province in August, 2022. Then they ____37____ (ship) to Indonesia. According to China Railway International, a subsidiary (子公司) of China State Railway Group, ____38____ oversaw (监管) the project, the trains, designed and developed by CRRC Qingdao Sifang Co., Ltd., were based on ____39____ (advance) and mature technologies of China-made Fuxing bullet trains which operate at the speed of 350 km per hour. The CRRC had also made ____40____ (change) to adapt to the local environment and routes, and containing Indonesia’s cultural elements made passengers travel ____41____ (comfortable). The 142.3-kilometer line,____42____ landmark project of the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative, ____43____ (begin) construction in 2018 and was opened to traffic in June,2023. With trains capable of ____44____ (reach) speeds of up to 350 km per hour, the line cut the journey between Jakarta and the capital of Indonesia’s West Java Province from over three hours ____45____ just 40 minutes. 【答案】36. adopting 37. were shipped 38. which 39. advanced 40. changes 41. comfortably 42. a 43. began 44. reaching 45 to 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了雅万高铁的相关情况，包括其采用的列车标准、技术来源、线路情况以及开通后的影响等。 【36题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：2022年8月，共有11组动车组和一列检测列车在山东青岛展出，均采用中国标准。“all ____ (adopt) Chinese standards”作伴随状语，是独立主格结构，adopt(采用)用非谓语动词形式，与其逻辑主语“all”之间是主动关系，用现在分词表主动。故填adopting。 【37题详解】 考查时态语态和主谓一致。句意：然后它们被运往印度尼西亚。ship(运送)是谓语动词，与主语“they”之间是被动关系，结合上文时间状语“in August, 2022”可知，描述过去发生的事情，用一般过去时的被动语态，主语是复数代词，be动词用were。故填were shipped。 【38题详解】 考查定语从句。句意：据中国国家铁路集团有限公司子公司中国铁路国际公司称，这些列车由中国中车青岛四方股份有限公司设计开发，基于中国制造的时速350公里的复兴号动车组的先进成熟技术。“____ oversaw (监管) the project”为非限制性定语从句，修饰先行词“China Railway International”，指物，关系词将其代入定语从句中作主语，应使用关系代词which引导该从句。故填which。 【39题详解】 考查形容词。句意：据中国国家铁路集团有限公司子公司中国铁路国际公司称，这些列车由中国中车青岛四方股份有限公司设计开发，基于中国制造的时速350公里的复兴号动车组的先进成熟技术。提示词与形容词“mature”并列，修饰名词“technologies”，用形容词advanced作定语，意为“先进的”。故填advanced。 【40题详解】 考查名词。句意：中车还做出了改变，以适应当地环境和路线，并融入了印尼的文化元素，让乘客出行更加舒适。change(改变)是可数名词，作宾语，结合语境可知，改变不止一处，用复数形式。故填changes。 【41题详解】 考查副词。句意：中车还做出了改变，以适应当地环境和路线，并融入了印尼文化元素，让乘客出行更加舒适。提示词修饰动词“travel”，用副词comfortably作状语，意为“舒适地”。故填comfortably。 【42题详解】 考查冠词。句意：这条142.3公里长的线路是中国提出的“一带一路”倡议的一个标志性项目，于2018年开工建设，2023年6月通车。project是可数名词单数，在句中表示“一个项目”，泛指，且landmark发音以辅音音素开头，用不定冠词a修饰。故填a。 【43题详解】 考查时态。句意：这条142.3公里长的线路是中国提出的“一带一路”倡议的标志性项目，于2018年开工建设，2023年6月通车。begin(开始)是谓语动词，根据时间状语“in 2018”可知，描述过去发生的事情,用一般过去时，谓语动词用过去式began。故填began。 【44题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：列车时速可达350公里，将雅加达与印尼西爪哇省省会之间的行程从3个多小时缩短至40分钟。提示词作介词“of”的宾语，reach(达到)用动名词形式reaching。故填reaching。 【45题详解】 考查介词。句意：列车时速可达350公里，将雅加达与印尼西爪哇省省会之间的行程从3个多小时缩短至40分钟。根据句意可知，此处表示“从……到……”，用介词短语“from...to...”。故填to。 第四部分写作(共两节，满分40分) 第一节(满分15分) 46. 假定你是李华，你的英国网友Thomas了解到你拍摄的以“中国航天”为主题的短视频获得学校摄影比赛一等奖，发邮件向你询问短视频的内容，请给他写一封邮件，内容包括： (1)选择“中国航天”为主题的理由； (2)介绍视频内容； (3)获奖感受。 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。 Dear Thomas, _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Yours, Li Hua 【答案】Dear Thomas, I’m glad you’re interested in my winning short video. I chose ‌“China’s Space Exploration” as the theme because I’m deeply proud of our country’s remarkable achievements in this field, which have inspired me a lot. The video starts with the launch of Shenzhou spaceships, then shows astronauts working in the space station, and ends with students watching the launch with excitement. It combines real footage and my own commentary to tell the story of China’s space dream. Winning the award makes me happy, and I hope more people will pay attention to China’s space exploration and chase their own dreams like astronauts. Yours, Li Hua 【解析】 【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文。要求考生以李华的身份给英国网友Thomas回信，介绍自己以“中国航天”为主题的获奖短视频。 【详解】1.词汇积累 显著的：remarkable → outstanding/prominent 成就：achievement → accomplishment 激励：inspire → motivate 追逐：chase → pursue 2.句式拓展 简单句变复合句 原句：The video starts with the launch of Shenzhou spaceships, then shows astronauts working in the space station, and ends with students watching the launch with excitement. 拓展句：The video starts with the launch of Shenzhou spaceships, then shows astronauts working in the space station, and ends with students watching the launch with excitement, which highlights the growing interest in space exploration. 【点睛】[高分句型1] I chose “China’s Space Exploration” as the theme because I’m deeply proud of our country’s remarkable achievements in this field, which have inspired me a lot. (运用了because引导的原因状语从句和which引导的非限制性定语从句) [高分句型2] Winning the award makes me happy, and I hope more people will pay attention to China’s space exploration and chase their own dreams like astronauts. (运用了动名词作主语和省略连词that的宾语从句) 第二节(满分35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。 When I arrived home from school, night was falling. A call came from the public: a bird of unknown species was being attacked by a group of noisy children in his front garden. He scared them off and grabbed their victim. I immediately called for my classmate Jack to the spot. We were standing in front of a stranger’s house in an unfamiliar street, rescue box in hand. My head full of instructions to follow. “The bird would be our first test as a volunteer wildlife rescuer!” Jack said excitedly. We had completed the two-day intensive training course the previous month and learned the basic skills of rescuing animals in various situations. But we were anxious, too. After all, it was the first time for us to rescue a bird. Would I be able to transfer the bird neatly into my rescue box? Many worries flashed in my mind. Sensing my unease about the act ahead, Jack said, “These things are pretty easy to deal with!” I was wondering what kind of bird it was when a kind-looking man appeared and led us inside to see our very first patient. I lifted the edge of the shoe box very slightly to see an angry-looking bird standing to attention on very thin and long legs, together with a slice of banana and a small dish of water. He didn’t know its true name but the folks called the creature Red Fan. “It’s eaten some banana,” said the man proudly. The poor soul seemed rather nervous, so l decided not to grab it by hand but just transfer the whole shoe box into my rescue box. Back home, we could only see some minor injuries in the left wing, but there was no blood on its feathers. Jack managed to treat the injuries with some iodophor (碘伏药水). We assessed its condition to find out if it was appropriate to release the bird the next day. How could we help it spend the night peacefully? We hadn’t seen this species of bird before, let alone its habits. 注意： 1. 续写词数要求应为150左右； 2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 “Why not do a search on the Internet?” suggested Jack. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ The next day, we were glad to see the bird was well enough. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】One possible version: “Why not do a search on the Internet?” suggested Jack. We acted quickly and surfed the Internet to figure out the relevant information about the bird, such as its species and habits. Following the given advice, we put some cotton at the bottom of the box to keep it warm and placed it near the fireplace. In order to recover its energy, we gave it some food and water. The bird looked a bit more comfortable, and soon it fell asleep. Having ensured the bird was in good condition, we felt relieved. The next day, we were glad to see the bird was well enough. It was singing and bouncing around in the rescue box. Obviously, it had regained its energy! Realizing it was fully ready for freedom, we took the box outside, placed the bird in my palm and petted it softly with mixed feelings. I held the bird up and let it go. The bird was circling above us as if to express gratitude. Jack and I looked at each other with a broad smile, feeling that we were qualified volunteer wildlife rescuers now. 【解析】 【导语】本文以事件为线索展开，作者在晚上接到一只未知物种的小鸟被袭击的电话，立即和同学Jack赶到现场，准备利用刚学的野生动物救援的知识和技能进行救助，在和蔼的男人那里两人看到了受伤的小鸟，将它带回家中，对伤口进行了处理，评估第二天是否可以进行放生，但两人不清楚小鸟的物种和习性。 【详解】1.段落续写： ①由第一段首句内容“Jack建议道：“为什么不在网上搜索一下呢?””可知，第一段可描写作者和Jack在网上搜索小鸟的相关信息，根据信息两人安顿好小鸟，然后可以休息。 ②由第二段首句内容“第二天，我们很高兴看到鸟儿身体很好。”可知，第二段可描写小鸟恢复的具体情况，作者和Jack放生小鸟，两人心情很好。 2.续写线索：Jack建议上网搜资料——两人采取行动查找资料——两人按照资料安顿小鸟——小鸟身体很好——小鸟恢复精力——两人放生小鸟——两人感到轻松和满意 3.词汇激活 行为类 ①.快速行动：act quickly/act swiftly/take prompt action/take prompt measures ②放：put/place/position/set/situate ③.重新获得：recover/regain/retrieve/take back ④.蹦跳：bounce/bound/leap/jump ⑤.抚摸：pet/touch/caress/pat/fondle 情绪类 ①.放心的：relieved/reassured/eased/alleviated/lessened ②.感激：gratitude/thankfulness/gratefulness/indebtedness 【点睛】[高分句型1]. Having ensured the bird was in good condition, we felt relieved.（现在分词形式作时间状语） [高分句型2]. Realizing it was fully ready for freedom, we took the box outside, placed the bird in my palm and petted it softly with mixed feelings.（现在分词形式作时间状语，连接词that引导名词性从句作realizing的宾语并被省略） [高分句型3]. Jack and I looked at each other with a broad smile, feeling that we were qualified volunteer wildlife rescuers now.（现在分词形式作伴随状语，连接词that引导名词性从句作feeling的宾语） 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $ 惠州一中2026届高三(下)3月阶段考试 英语 考试时长：120分钟 满分：120分 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 The HSK is a globally-run standardized test of Chinese language ability for non-native speakers. Whether you seek to ensure qualifications for scholarships or gain an advantage in the job market or a related academic field, an HSK pass will serve you well. But, of course, many learners also find an exam to be an excellent source of motivation! Working with the Chinese Testing Centre we are delighted to announce that our Institute will continue to offer opportunities for interested candidates to sit 2024 HSK Exams which will be in-person exams only. The next offline exam will take place on Sunday, 19 May. Please visit HSK Exams Official Page to register. A recent passport photo is required when completing the registration form. A standard 2-inch identification photo no larger than 100kb must be sent to info@confuciusinstitute.ac.uk after you register the exam online. Your admission ticket can be printed in the exam registration system after the registration closes. On the exam date, you MUST bring your admission ticket and the identification document, or you will not be able to sit the exam on the day. Examination Fees: HSK offline HSK1 HSK2 HSK3 HSK4 HSK5 HSK6 Standard £10.00 £2000 £30.00 £40.00 £50.00 £60.00 Please note that if you want to book more than one exam level, you need to go through the booking process for each item you wish to book and pay correspondingly. For postage and packing, extra £3.00 is required for each level. 1. What benefit will an HSK pass bring? A Qualifying for scholarships. B. Getting a dream job. C. Having academic exchange. D. Improving examination skills. 2. What is a necessity when you register for the HSK? A. A recent passport photo. B. A standard 2-inch ID photo. C. A printed admission ticket. D. An identification document. 3. How much do you pay if you want to book HSK3 and HSK4 with postage and packing? A. £33.00. B. £43.00. C. £70.00. D. £76.00. B After decades of working as a food columnist, there were parts of me that were flabby, so it was with my brain. It would go blank mid-sentence when I tried to recall a fancy ingredient’s name. To challenge this old grey matter, I threw myself into a brand-new challenge: sinking a big sum of money and nearly a year into training for London’s Blue Badge, a tourist guide qualification recognized and respected internationally. However, it was not a decision I took lightly. My fellow trainees were wonderfully diverse, from across the globe and various walks of life, ranging from taxi drivers and university lecturers to managers and retired teachers. Our training was no walk in the park: 12 demanding exams, twice-weekly lectures, day trips to Canterbury, and the toughest training: guiding on a 60-seat bus in front of my colleagues, describing buildings without sounding like a satellite navigation system. At times my head was bursting with tiny details: from the number of steps to St. Paul’s dome (穹顶) to the origin of guards’ bearskins, even the name of Churchill’s dog! It was a steep and overwhelming learning curve. But eventually, I earned my Blue Badge. I’m not ashamed to say there were tears when the confirmation came through. Now, I still write and take international visitors around London. They arrive with enthusiasm, glass-half-full attitudes and seemingly no jet lag. Things I’ve taken for granted over 30 years, such as double-decker buses, pub signs and policemen on horses, are an endless source of delight for them and their questions are wonderfully varied. This journey has rekindled my passion for our capital. Above all, it has added a new string to my professional bow, even though I’m well into my sixties. 4. What does the underlined word “flabby” in paragraph 1 probably mean? A. Relaxed. B. Flexible. C. Weak. D. Heavy. 5. What can we conclude about the Blue Badge course? A It saves time and money for learners. B. It comes with a demanding workload. C. It is intended for global tourist guides. D. It requires interaction with real tourists. 6. What does the author gain from guiding international visitors? A. A good reputation among tourists. B. A chance to make foreign friends. C. A renewed appreciation for London. D. A relief from the pressure of work. 7. What can be a suitable title for the text? A. A Guide’s Tough Training Journey B. Never Too Late to Reshape Yourself C. The Global Value of a Blue Badge D. Seeing London Through Visitors’ Eyes C Between Durban and Pietermaritzburg in South Africa, a 55-mile Comrades Marathon is unfolding with nine medals, each tied to a strict time limit. Hundreds of runners may fall short even after giving their all, yet they remain excited, proud, and eager to return next year. This scene stands as the most authentic reflection of the “paradox (悖论) of effort”. First coined by University of Toronto psychologist Michael Inzlicht, the concept refers to a seemingly contradictory human tendency that we often pursue things not for ease, but precisely because their difficulty draws us in. Inzlicht and his team credit this persistence to two main factors: first, rewards are more valued because of the effort put in; second, effort itself functions as its own reward. When we invest heavily in something without getting equal returns, we tend to convince ourselves that “the result is worth it.” Over time, like Pavlov’s dogs responding to a bell, we gradually relate effort to positive outcomes. A new study published in the Journal of Experimental Psychology: General in 2025 further uncovered the mystery of the paradox of effort. When considering the future, participants assigned greater value to cash than to mugs (马克杯) that required climbing stairs to obtain, but after actually completing the stair-climbing task, they raised the value of the mugs due to the effort invested. Behind this hides a general principle of timing: future effort takes the shine off the appeal, but past effort gives a brilliance to perceived value. The shift in value perception, however, relies on a critical balance between “within reach” and “out of sight”. While people like something more as it gets more challenging, this appeal fades when it becomes overly difficult. That’s why the marathon has different medals: everyone needs a goal that feels possible with a little extra effort. The paradox of effort never encourages blind suffering; instead, true value often emerges from those “optimal challenges”. Neither should you shy away from toil and trouble, nor should you chase hardship for hardship’s sake. Just as Inzlicht said, “It’s the struggle within the right bounds that fulfills your life and brings lasting happiness.” 8. What does the Comrades Marathon suggest? A. Failure can be a source of pride. B. Strict rules boost participants’ passion. C. Difficulty can be a motivator. D. Physical endurance ensures final success. 9. Which of the following best reflects the factors behind the “paradox of effort”? A A chef uses pre-made meals for instant profits. B. A researcher abandons project despite potential gains. C. A shopper values self-crafted items over finished ones. D. A student jumps to quick conclusions without thinking. 10. What does the 2025 study show about the “paradox of effort”? A. Future task elevates financial appeal. B. Stair-climbing devalues invested effort. C. Past effort reduces mug’s value. D. Effort shifts perception of its value. 11. What does Inzlicht advise about effort? A. Seek maximum difficulty. B. Bear unnecessary hardship. C. Embrace attainable challenge. D. Pursue effortless happiness. D In the pre-digital era, forgetting was the default. To preserve a memory, one had to take a photograph,write in a diary, or consciously commit an event to mind. Today, the situation is reversed: remembering is the default. Every digital footprint — from social media posts to location data — is stored indefinitely in the vast “cloud.” While this total recall offers convenience, it also threatens a fundamental human capacity: the ability to move on from our past. Viktor Mayer-Schönberger, in his book Delete, argues that human forgetting serves a critical biological and social purpose. It allows us to filter out irrelevant information and, more importantly, to evolve beyond our past mistakes. When our every youthful error is preserved forever in a searchable digital record, we risk being “frozen” in time, judged by who we were rather than who we have become. This “digital permanence” can discourage individuals from taking risks or expressing unconventional ideas for fear of future repercussions. Furthermore, the constant presence of our past can distort our present. Psychological research suggests that the act of outsourcing our memory to devices — a phenomenon known as “cognitive offloading” — may actually weaken our internal recall. When we know a piece of information is saved online, our brains are less likely to process it deeply. We become masters of finding information, but slaves to the tools that store it. Restoring the balance requires a conscious effort to reintroduce “forgetting” into our digital systems. This could mean “expiration dates” for certain types of data or privacy laws that grant individuals the “right to be forgotten.” Technology should serve as a tool for human flourishing, not a digital cage that keeps us trapped in an unchangeable past. 12. What does the author mean by “remembering is the default” in Paragraph 1? A. People are now born with better memories. B. Digital information is automatically saved. C. Forgetting has become an impossible biological task. D. Most people prefer to keep their diaries online. 13. According to Mayer-Schönberger, what is a negative effect of “digital permanence”? A. It makes irrelevant information harder to process. B. It helps people learn more quickly from their errors. C. It forces individuals to repeat their past mistakes. D. It may prevent people from growing and changing. 14. What does the “cognitive offloading” mentioned in Paragraph 3 result in? A. A deeper understanding of digital tools. B. An increase in our brain’s storage capacity. C. A decline in our ability to remember things internally. D. A better balance between work and personal life. 15. What is the author’s main message in the text? A. Human development requires a healthy balance between remembering and forgetting. B. We should appreciate the convenience brought by the “cloud.” C. Digital storage should be expanded for future generations. D. Privacy laws are the only way to protect our digital footprints. 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。 Could Viewing Art Be the Next Public Health prescription (处方药)? In an era characterized by burnout and scrolling, a therapeutic (疗愈性的) alternative is hanging on a gallery wall. When volunteers at London’s Courtauld Gallery stood before masterpieces, their stress and inflammation (炎症) levels dropped compared with those of volunteers viewing reproductions. ____16____ That art can lift spirits is well known. ____17____ A study by King’s College London asked participants to look at masterworks by 19th-century post-impressionists while wearing sensors. Half the group saw the originals in the gallery, half viewed copies in a lab. The results were clear: going to art galleries is good for your physical health — relieving stress and cutting heart disease risk, as well as boosting the immune system. ____18____ Earlier this summer, a team of Cambridge psychologists conducted a similar project to show how appreciating artistic beauty helps escape the “mental trappings of daily life.” Besides, a Nature Magazine’s review suggests that art can play a role in public health. And for the first time in its long history, The Lancet recently ran a photo essay showcasing how art can enhance lives. “When you experience an artwork, you don’t just see it, but you feel it,” the art historian Katy Hessel writes. “The best thing we can do is take time with it.” Time, of course, is what we are lacking in today’s fast-paced world. ____19____ Galleries are quiet, thoughtful places. We stop scrolling and start really looking. Deeply engaging with a work of art creates “psychological distancing” and enables us to see and take pleasure what is not ourselves. Today we are advised to exercise and eat healthily. ____20____ After all, science has spoken for this. A. But that it calms the body is novel. B. So we should make art more accessible to all. C. There’s growing evidence to support that opinion. D. Galleries bring us face to face with human genius. E. But this seems to be key to art’s therapeutic powers. F. Will doctors soon be prescribing a visit to a local gallery? G. Science suggests that original art is a medicine that one can view rather than swallow. 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。 One chilly Christmas Eve, Jordan Huffman, a highway maintenance worker, spotted a trash bag on the U. S. Highway near Leavenworth. The bag’s ___21___ astonished him. Inside were tennis shoes and toys, with torn gift wrappings. Jordan brought the bag to headquarters, but nobody had ___22___ the gifts missing. He then made a Facebook post, hoping it would ___23___ in front of the right eyes. Christmas morning was only one ___24___ away. Ten hours later, Jordan was wrapping up for the day, and still ___25___ . So he decided to stay for night shift, telling his co-workers about the ___26___ and that someone might be in touch. Any ___27___ could be confirmed through the names of the kids on the gift tags (标签), which he ___28___ had left in the headquarters. More crewmen had been working tirelessly to ___29___ the owner and they finally got ____30____ . Around 9 p. m., a call came. Bill Hamilton had posted online about a missing trash bag full of kids’ gifts. Bill had been on the way to ____31____ his grandkids, not realizing the bag had ____32____ out of his truck. He’ d spent the Christmas Eve desperately trying to replace the missing ____33____ . Jordan and Bill met on the U. S. Highway on Christmas morning and then Bill drove back to his grandkids and ____34____ the items before they woke up. “____35____ holidays and nights is hard,” said Jordan. “But being able to make someone else’s Christmas better, I was pretty thrilled.” 21. A. contents B. materials C. size D. price 22. A. believed B. reported C. witnessed D. decided 23. A. land B. sink C. disappear D. matter 24. A. hour B. drink C. mile D. sleep 25. A. everything B. anything C. something D. nothing 26. A. trip B. drive C. find D. promise 27. A. discoveries B. explanations C. claims D. efforts 28. A. temporarily B. constantly C. accidentally D. purposely 29. A. mix up B. track down C. come across D. call on 30. A. ready B. lucky C. astonished D. tired 31. A. following B. encouraging C. visiting D. avoiding 32. A. blown B. walked C. grown D. broken 33. A. models B. presents C. copies D. goods 34. A. recover B. return C. reserve D. rewrap 35. A. Working B. Resting C. Enjoying D. Ending 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。 Two years after its launch, the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway, the first in Indonesia and Southeast Asia, has safely transported more than 12 million passengers, marking a milestone in the country’s modern transit development. A total of 11 sets of bullet trains and an inspection train, all ____36____ (adopt) Chinese standards, were showcased in Qingdao, Shandong Province in August, 2022. Then they ____37____ (ship) to Indonesia. According to China Railway International, a subsidiary (子公司) of China State Railway Group, ____38____ oversaw (监管) the project, the trains, designed and developed by CRRC Qingdao Sifang Co., Ltd., were based on ____39____ (advance) and mature technologies of China-made Fuxing bullet trains which operate at the speed of 350 km per hour. The CRRC had also made ____40____ (change) to adapt to the local environment and routes, and containing Indonesia’s cultural elements made passengers travel ____41____ (comfortable). The 142.3-kilometer line,____42____ landmark project of the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative, ____43____ (begin) construction in 2018 and was opened to traffic in June,2023. With trains capable of ____44____ (reach) speeds of up to 350 km per hour, the line cut the journey between Jakarta and the capital of Indonesia’s West Java Province from over three hours ____45____ just 40 minutes. 第四部分写作(共两节，满分40分) 第一节(满分15分) 46. 假定你是李华，你的英国网友Thomas了解到你拍摄的以“中国航天”为主题的短视频获得学校摄影比赛一等奖，发邮件向你询问短视频的内容，请给他写一封邮件，内容包括： (1)选择“中国航天”为主题的理由； (2)介绍视频内容； (3)获奖感受。 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。 Dear Thomas, _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Yours, Li Hua 第二节(满分35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。 When I arrived home from school, night was falling. A call came from the public: a bird of unknown species was being attacked by a group of noisy children in his front garden. He scared them off and grabbed their victim. I immediately called for my classmate Jack to the spot. We were standing in front of a stranger’s house in an unfamiliar street, rescue box in hand. My head full of instructions to follow. “The bird would be our first test as a volunteer wildlife rescuer!” Jack said excitedly. We had completed the two-day intensive training course the previous month and learned the basic skills of rescuing animals in various situations. But we were anxious, too. After all, it was the first time for us to rescue a bird. Would I be able to transfer the bird neatly into my rescue box? Many worries flashed in my mind. Sensing my unease about the act ahead, Jack said, “These things are pretty easy to deal with!” I was wondering what kind of bird it was when a kind-looking man appeared and led us inside to see our very first patient. I lifted the edge of the shoe box very slightly to see an angry-looking bird standing to attention on very thin and long legs, together with a slice of banana and a small dish of water. He didn’t know its true name but the folks called the creature Red Fan. “It’s eaten some banana,” said the man proudly. The poor soul seemed rather nervous, so l decided not to grab it by hand but just transfer the whole shoe box into my rescue box. Back home, we could only see some minor injuries in the left wing, but there was no blood on its feathers. Jack managed to treat the injuries with some iodophor (碘伏药水). We assessed its condition to find out if it was appropriate to release the bird the next day. How could we help it spend the night peacefully? We hadn’t seen this species of bird before, let alone its habits. 注意： 1. 续写词数要求应为150左右； 2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 “Why not do a search on the Internet?” suggested Jack. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ The next day, we were glad to see the bird was well enough. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $