内容正文:
英语
满分150分,考试用时120分钟。
注意事项:
1.本试卷由四个部分组成,其中,第一、二部分和第三部分的第一节为选择题,第三部分的第二节和第四部分为非选择题。
2.答卷前,考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。
3.回答选择题时,选出每小题答案后,用2B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,再选涂其它答案标号。回答非选择题时,将答案写在答题卡上,写在本试卷上无效。
4.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)
做题时,先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后,你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
第一节(共5小题;每小题1.5分,满分7.5分)
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后,你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话读两遍。
1. When will the speakers leave?
A. At 6:45. B. At 7:00. C. At 7:15.
2. What did the woman get as a Christmas present?
A. A printed book. B. An e-reader. C. An e-book.
3. How is Emma probably feeling?
A. Upset. B. Proud. C. Curious.
4. Where does the conversation probably take place?
A. At a police station. B. On a street. C. In an office.
5. What is the man probably doing?
A. Planning an event.
B. Doing his homework.
C. Having a job interview.
第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分,满分22.5分)
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前,你将有时间阅读各个小题,每小题5秒钟;听完后,各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段录音,回答第6、7题。
6. What are the speakers mainly talking about?
A. Their love for soccer.
B. The development of AI.
C. The use of technology in sports.
7. What does the woman think will happen during soccer matches?
A. Faster decisions.
B. Less need for judges.
C. Stricter rules about scoring.
听第7段录音,回答第8至10题。
8. What amazes the man about ballet?
A. The touching stories in ballet.
B. The music played during performances.
C. The perfect match of movements and music.
9. What do we know about the man’s sister?
A. She teaches ballet.
B. She works in Russia.
C. She is a part-time dancer.
10. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?
A. Friends.
B. Dance teacher and student.
C. Actor and fan.
听第8段录音,回答第11至13题。
11. Who went to the Science Museum with the man?
A. His mother. B. His father. C. His classmate.
12. How does the man describe the communication tools on show?
A. They’re outdated. B. They’re useless. C. They’re fashionable.
13. What will the speakers do next?
A. Organize a class trip.
B. Call the museum.
C. Talk to a teacher.
听第9段录音,回答第14至17题。
14. What type of event is the woman attending?
A. A lecture. B. A book signing. C. A film screening.
15. What is the woman’s current challenge?
A. Self-doubt. B. Creativity. C. Time management.
16. What advice does the man give to the woman?
A. Writing with a pen.
B. Reading more books.
C. Learning screenwriting.
17. What does the man say about his latest book?
A. It took ten years to finish.
B. It was made into a movie.
C. It is mainly for young readers.
听第10段录音,回答第18至20题。
18. Which number can bees count up to according to the speaker?
A. Four. B. Five. C. Six.
19. What color meant adding numbers in the experiments?
A. Yellow. B. Black. C. Blue.
20. Who is the speaker probably?
A. A scientist. B. A beekeeper. C. A host.
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 Victor Delacroix (1885-1960) Exhibition
Overview
This large-scale exhibition honors the work of Victor Delacroix, a leading figure of the Art Nouveau movement. Although he is most famous for his graceful posters — notably The Enchanting Marguerite — Delacroix regarded The Mountain Epic as the peak of his career. Featuring more than 80 pieces, among them iconic posters, ornamental panels, drawings, and preparatory sketches for his monumental historical works, the exhibition arrives in London. It provides a thorough overview of the artist’s evolution, from his commercial triumphs in America to the intellectual and spiritual exploration carried out in his homeland.
Lecture Series
The National Art Gallery presents a series of lectures accompanying the exhibition. They are held in the Clore Auditorium (礼堂). Admission to lectures is free.
●Delacroix, Art Nouveau, and America
Saturday 12 Jul., 15:00
PROF. ANNA KOVAC
●The Enchanting Marguerite: Delacroix’s Muse
Thursday 17 Jul., 13:00
PROF. DAVID CHEN
●Beyond the Poster: The Mountain Epic
Thursday 24 Jul., 13:00
DR. RACHEL ADAMS
●Decorative Beauty: Delacroix’s Artistic Language
Thursday 31 Jul., 13:00
DR. THOMAS LEE
Exhibition Times
●Monday — Saturday 10:00 — 18:00
●Sunday 12:00 — 18:00
●Last admission to the exhibition: 17:30
●There is no re-admission
●Closed: 6 — 8 June and 15 August
Admission
●£ 6.50/per person.
●Children under 12 years accompanied by an adult are admitted free.
Special Attention
To make the most of your visit, plan to spend at least one hour inside the exhibition. Any large bags or umbrellas must be stored in the lockers. You may take photographs for personal use, but flash photography is not allowed within the exhibition space. Please hold onto your ticket at all times, as you may be asked to show it when leaving. Eating and drinking are not permitted in the gallery areas. Wheelchair access is available via the main entrance.
1. Which lecture is scheduled on Saturday?
A. Delacroix, Art Nouveau, and America. B. The Enchanting Marguerite.
C. Beyond the Poster. D. Decorative Beauty.
2. How much should a couple with a 7-year-old boy pay altogether?
A. £ 6.50. B. £ 13.00. C. £ 19.50. D. £ 26.
3. What is permitted in the exhibition?
A. Using flash. B. Drinking water.
C. Taking personal photos. D. Leaving bags outside.
B
If you have never seen a tinkering (修理类) video, imagine this: a man wearing safety glasses carefully fixes a broken toaster from 1972. He cleans every part, changes a broken wire, and puts it back together. Finally, it works. The video has millions of views.
I have met tinkering-type people before. They are friendly, but I am not one of them. I am not interested in how things work, and I do not worry about the world moving too fast. I like new technology. I prefer streaming music to owning CDs, and I use contactless payment.
But after watching tinkering videos for a few hours, I found myself becoming interested. The items in the videos are common things we all have at home. Watching the repair process was like watching a TV baking show — it pulled me in. Soon I had spent an afternoon watching old men fix old things. That was when I realized I experienced what one might call the “Bake Off effect”.
This made me think about the old things I own. Maybe I am not as modern as I think. For example, I listen to music on Spotify, but I play it through an old HiFi system from 1999. I also have a 1940s-style radio with a modern speaker hidden inside. Why? Because they are more charming than a simple smart speaker.
I also have thousands of books, even though I own an e-reader. I built a special bookshelf for them. Why? Because books look nicer than a blank wall, and they feel better to touch than a Kindle.
Now I understand that older designs make me feel good. I have started buying more vintage (复古的) items, and I feel happier. My wife even gave me a Bluetooth typewriter. It looks like a 1930s typewriter but works like a modern keyboard. Modern function, classic form-that is what I love.
This interest has its limits. I still prefer scrolling Twitter to playing old video games. But now I am more likely to repair something before throwing it away. The tinkerers may have more to teach me.
4. What was the author’s initial attitude to tinkering?
A. Curious. B. Supportive. C. Uninterested. D. Worried.
5. What do we know about the “Bake Off effect” in paragraph 3?
A. It’s a skill for baking.
B. It’s a desire to compete.
C. It’s about the need for results.
D. It’s about the attraction of a process.
6. What does the author value in the Bluetooth typewriter?
A. Its modern technology. B. Its classic appearance.
C. A mix of both old and new. D. A return to simpler times.
7. What does the author learn from watching tinkerers?
A. Modern life is too fast. B. Repairing is often wasteful.
C. Vintage items should be avoided. D. Old things deserve a second chance.
C
Research from King’s College London has shown that visiting an art gallery and looking at artwork can lower stress and may even improve your body’s natural defences.
To explore the physical effects of viewing art, scientists invited 50 UK volunteers between 18 and 40 years old to take part. They were split into two groups. One group saw original masterpieces by artists such as Van Gogh and Gauguin in the Courtauld Gallery. The other group saw high-quality printed copies of the same paintings in a laboratory setting. Before and after looking at the art, each person gave a saliva (唾液) sample. During the 20-minute session, they also wore research watches that tracked their heart rate and skin temperature.
The findings were striking. For those viewing real art in the gallery, levels of the stress hormones (荷尔蒙) levels fell by 22%. In contrast, the lab group’s levels only dropped by 8%. Additionally, some chemicals in the body that rise with stress and can harm long-term health decreased significantly among gallery visitors — by about 30% and 28% for the two key types measured. There was almost no change in the lab group. This indicates that experiencing original art in person can calm the body’s stress systems more effectively.
“From a scientific perspective, the most exciting part is that art positively influenced three body systems at once: immunity (免疫力), hormones, and the nervous system,” said Dr. Tony Woods, the study’s lead author. “This is a unique result that truly surprised us.”
Although there is a long history that art has always been connected to feeling better emotionally, this study now offers solid evidence that it benefits physical health too. So if you’re looking for a healthy and relaxing activity this weekend, you might want to plan a trip to your local art museum.
8. Why did researchers set up two different viewing environments?
A. To attract more public attention.
B. To identify which art style is more relaxing.
C. To see if the setting changes art’s physical effect.
D. To compare the popularity of originals and copies.
9. What do the numbers 22% and 8% primarily indicate?
A. The stress reduction in different settings.
B. The improvement in art appreciation skills.
C. The time spent viewing different artworks.
D. The age difference between the two groups.
10. What surprised the researchers most according to Dr. Tony Woods?
A. The volunteers’ strong interest in classic art.
B. The immediate drop in the volunteers’ heart rates.
C. The big difference between gallery and lab results.
D. The impact of art on multiple body systems.
11. What does the last paragraph focus on?
A. The general history of art therapy. B. The potential limitations of the study.
C. A comparison of emotional problems. D. A practical application of the finding.
D
Imagine you’re a student in a classroom. There are boxes of snacks on a table: muffins, peanut brittle, candy, and samosas. Next to the snacks is a money box. You can pay for the snacks or take them without paying. No one is watching.
This is the idea of an honesty shop, an unattended business relying on customers’ honesty. Schools in a part of India have been using honesty shops for years.
At St. Claret’s school in Karumathur, the honesty shop just had its most honest year ever. Since starting in 2004, the average annual loss was $28. It peaked at $85 in 2008-2009 but fell to $13 by 2017, with most classes having perfect accounts. Father Ansel Mus, who founded the school in the 1980s, started the honesty shops. He wanted to teach values to children. The current headmaster, Father Soosai Manickam, explains that Mus read about honesty shops and wanted to try it.
Here’s how it works. Two students from each class record the money collected each day and give it to a teacher. Accounts are checked every Monday. If there’s a shortfall, students are advised at a meeting. Instead of criticizing, teachers encourage them to be more honest next time. The school also praises classes that are completely honest.
Other schools have adopted the idea. Father J. Joseph Victor Das, principal of St. John’s school in Madurai, believes giving children freedom to make and correct mistakes helps change the local culture. He says honesty becomes a team effort, like a sport.
Two stories from St. Claret’s show the impact. Once, a student lost a gold necklace. Two boys found and returned it, earning praise and gifts from the girl’s father. On another occasion, two boys found a purse with $1,000 and returned it. Former students say the experience was life-changing. Pasumpon Veeranan, now a policeman, says the honesty shops inspired him to pursue a career in law enforcement. “If you can be honest in small things, you tend to be honest in bigger things as well,” he says.
12. What is the purpose of the first paragraph?
A. To compare different snacks. B. To explain a social phenomenon.
C. To introduce a business concept. D. To describe a common school scene.
13. What do the data about losses at St. Claret’s show?
A. Teachers worked harder. B. The school raised its prices.
C. The shop ran out of snacks. D. Students became more honest.
14. What does the underlined word “shortfall” in paragraph 4 probably refer to?
A. A kind of snack. B. A type of reward.
C. A lack of money. D. An absence of teamwork.
15. What does the last paragraph suggest about the honesty shops?
A. They work best for small schools.
B. They have a lasting effect on students.
C. They should focus on bigger challenges.
D. They create more problems than solutions.
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。
Does life sometimes seem to be full of impossible problems? How many times, for example, do you find yourself saying things like “I really don’t understand this maths problem”, or “I can’t get into the school team”?
Well, maybe it’s time to introduce yourself to the power of “yet”. ____16____
I read about a school that has changed the way it marks its students’ exams. ____17____ If you passed, then great, but those students who didn’t pass often felt like failures. So now students who don’t get the score they need to pass don’t see a big red F for fail on their exam papers. ____18____ That way the students feel that they are on a journey. They haven’t reached the end, but they know that they are going the right way.
This kind of thinking is part of what experts call “having a growth mindset”. People with a growth mindset don’t concentrate on failure. They aren’t worried by not getting things right the first time and are happy to keep trying until they do. They enjoy the challenge and believe they can change. ____19____ These people are always worried about failure and are happy to give up when things don’t go right. They don’t think that they are able to change. Clearly, it is better to have a growth mindset than a fixed mindset.
____20____ You can train yourself to develop a growth mindset. Remember that it all starts with questioning the things you believe about yourself. Stop believing that you can’t or you haven’t and realise that you just can’t or you haven’t yet. Once you start doing this, you’ll wonder why you didn’t do it before. It’s one small but very powerful word.
A. They see a “Not yet” instead.
B. It’s natural to feel stressed when facing challenges.
C. However, you can imagine those things happening.
D. By adding this simple word, you can change everything.
E. But don’t worry if you think that you have a fixed mindset.
F. The school recognised that the old pass/fail system wasn’t helping student motivation.
G. In contrast, people who just focus on the failure have what the experts call a “fixed mindset”.
第三部分 语言知识运用(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,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
A lot of people like to play football. But I never had a ____21____ for football. While my classmates spent lunchtime ____22____ a ball around, I preferred to bury myself in the library. In PE lessons, I was always placed in defence, where I ____23____ chatted with my friends and ____24____ to follow the game. I learned to cheer whenever someone ____25____ a goal, even though I could hardly ____26____ their understanding of the rules.
As I grew older, I stopped faking interest. I told my father, “It’s only a(n) ____27____,” and threw away the sports section of the newspaper. When a big match was on, I ____28____ went shopping. Still, I often felt ____29____ when people asked, “Which team do you support?” I had no answer, and I could see no ____30____ to change my attitude.
Then I became a father. I didn’t want my two sons to ____31____ on football as a social glue. So I bought them tickets to watch our local team, Boreham Wood.
To my ____32____, the stadium was friendly and affordable. We sat close to the action. My younger son, Toby, kept wriggling (扭来扭去), but my older boy, Harvey, was ____33____. We returned five times. Gradually, I found myself actually ____34____ when “The Wood” scored or missed a penalty (罚球).
After a 2-0 victory, we walked past a player — Chris Bush, now my favourite footballer. He high-fived Harvey and posed for a photo. Finally, I had a(n) ____35____ answer to the question, “Who do you support?”
21. A. aim B. concern C. taste D. demand
22. A. selling B. selecting C. delivering D. kicking
23. A. unwillingly B. hesitantly C. hardly D. simply
24. A. intended B. promised C. pretended D. happened
25. A. scored B. pictured C. predicted D. designed
26. A. match B. explain C. consider D. support
27. A. challenge B. game C. chance D. experiment
28. A. pitifully B. purposefully C. slowly D. hopefully
29. A. calm B. excited C. uncomfortable D. anxious
30. A. methods B. requirements C. grounds D. clues
31. A. miss out B. look back C. cut down D. catch up
32. A. embarrassment B. surprise C. disappointment D. annoyance
33. A. bored B. worried C. relieved D. fascinated
34. A. caring B. silencing C. regretting D. complaining
35. A. flexible B. real C. old D. strange
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。
Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is becoming very popular in Zimbabwe. More and more local people want holistic (整体的) and ____36____ (afford) healthcare, and this demand has driven the boom. The Zimbabwe-China TCM and Acupuncture Center is at the center of this movement. It ____37____ (build) at Parirenyatwa Hospital in Harare in 2020. Every day, the center receives patients from all walks of life, from young children ____38____ elderly people who suffer from various diseases.
One of the most important projects is the free cerebral palsy rehabilitation program. This program ____39____ (help) hundreds of local children since it started. The treatment uses special scalp acupuncture, and it has shown good results. It helps to improve movement and reduce muscle tightness. The team has both Chinese experts and ____40____ (train) Zimbabwean workers. They want to fill ____41____ gap in special medical care in the country.
The center also sends mobile clinics to rural areas. These clinics travel a long way ____42____ (reach) communities lacking regular hospitals. The doctors provide free consultations and treatments, ____43____ (bring) much-needed relief to people with low incomes. Also, Chinese doctors are teaching local medical students and interns. They want to make sure that Zimbabweans have the ____44____ (able) to practice TCM on their own in the future. More than fifty local healthcare workers ____45____ have already joined the training program are now gaining valuable practical experience, and the number of participants is still growing. The trust that Zimbabweans have in this old form of healing shows the strong friendship in health between the two nations.
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,你校英文广播想创办一个新栏目,现在面向全校征集建议。请你写一封建议信,内容包括:
1.提议的栏目;
2.具体理由。
注意:
1.写作词数应为80左右;
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Dear editor,
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
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。
I grew up in a family of five boys, and I was the youngest. My dad could do almost anything. No problem was too big for him. He was always ready for adventure.
When I was 16, Dad announced our spring break plan: “We’re going to La Barge Box Canyon (峡谷) in the Superstition Mountains.” He had bought a van (旅行车) specially for adventures like this. Two of my older brothers came with us. We packed food, water, blankets, and a first aid kit. Mom woke us at 6 a.m., and soon we were driving through the Arizona desert.
The red rocky cliffs (悬崖) rose 6,000 feet into the blue sky. Dad turned the van off the highway onto a dry riverbed that led into the canyon. “Here we go!” he shouted. The van bounced over sand and rocks. I wasn’t worried — Dad always knew what he was doing.
We stopped to enjoy the steep red walls and eat lunch. Suddenly, dark clouds covered the sun. Light rain became a heavy downpour. We rushed back into the van, thinking desert storms don’t last long.
But I looked out with growing fear. Water filled the riverbed. A river rushed under our van. “It’s going to be tough to drive out,” Dad said quietly. His words made me nervous. Maybe we couldn’t be able to walk out before dark.
Dad tried to drive, but the tires just were just stuck in the mud. I saw worry in his eyes for the first time. He tried everything — forward, backward, rocking the van — but nothing worked. The water rose higher. Night was coming. “Don’t worry,” Dad said, but his voice lacked its usual confidence. “Someone will come.”
Minutes felt like hours. The canyon grew dark and cold. I wondered if anyone would find us.
注意:
1.续写词数应为150左右;
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Then, just as I was losing hope, I heard an engine.
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Dad offered money, but the man shook his head
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满分150分,考试用时120分钟。
注意事项:
1.本试卷由四个部分组成,其中,第一、二部分和第三部分的第一节为选择题,第三部分的第二节和第四部分为非选择题。
2.答卷前,考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。
3.回答选择题时,选出每小题答案后,用2B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,再选涂其它答案标号。回答非选择题时,将答案写在答题卡上,写在本试卷上无效。
4.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)
做题时,先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后,你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
第一节(共5小题;每小题1.5分,满分7.5分)
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后,你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话读两遍。
1. When will the speakers leave?
A. At 6:45. B. At 7:00. C. At 7:15.
2. What did the woman get as a Christmas present?
A. A printed book. B. An e-reader. C. An e-book.
3. How is Emma probably feeling?
A. Upset. B. Proud. C. Curious.
4. Where does the conversation probably take place?
A. At a police station. B. On a street. C. In an office.
5. What is the man probably doing?
A. Planning an event.
B. Doing his homework.
C. Having a job interview.
第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分,满分22.5分)
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前,你将有时间阅读各个小题,每小题5秒钟;听完后,各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段录音,回答第6、7题。
6. What are the speakers mainly talking about?
A. Their love for soccer.
B. The development of AI.
C. The use of technology in sports.
7. What does the woman think will happen during soccer matches?
A. Faster decisions.
B. Less need for judges.
C. Stricter rules about scoring.
听第7段录音,回答第8至10题。
8. What amazes the man about ballet?
A. The touching stories in ballet.
B. The music played during performances.
C. The perfect match of movements and music.
9. What do we know about the man’s sister?
A. She teaches ballet.
B. She works in Russia.
C. She is a part-time dancer.
10. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?
A. Friends.
B. Dance teacher and student.
C. Actor and fan.
听第8段录音,回答第11至13题。
11. Who went to the Science Museum with the man?
A. His mother. B. His father. C. His classmate.
12. How does the man describe the communication tools on show?
A. They’re outdated. B. They’re useless. C. They’re fashionable.
13. What will the speakers do next?
A. Organize a class trip.
B. Call the museum.
C. Talk to a teacher.
听第9段录音,回答第14至17题。
14. What type of event is the woman attending?
A. A lecture. B. A book signing. C. A film screening.
15. What is the woman’s current challenge?
A. Self-doubt. B. Creativity. C. Time management.
16. What advice does the man give to the woman?
A. Writing with a pen.
B. Reading more books.
C. Learning screenwriting.
17. What does the man say about his latest book?
A. It took ten years to finish.
B. It was made into a movie.
C. It is mainly for young readers.
听第10段录音,回答第18至20题。
18. Which number can bees count up to according to the speaker?
A. Four. B. Five. C. Six.
19. What color meant adding numbers in the experiments?
A. Yellow. B. Black. C. Blue.
20. Who is the speaker probably?
A. A scientist. B. A beekeeper. C. A host.
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 Victor Delacroix (1885-1960) Exhibition
Overview
This large-scale exhibition honors the work of Victor Delacroix, a leading figure of the Art Nouveau movement. Although he is most famous for his graceful posters — notably The Enchanting Marguerite — Delacroix regarded The Mountain Epic as the peak of his career. Featuring more than 80 pieces, among them iconic posters, ornamental panels, drawings, and preparatory sketches for his monumental historical works, the exhibition arrives in London. It provides a thorough overview of the artist’s evolution, from his commercial triumphs in America to the intellectual and spiritual exploration carried out in his homeland.
Lecture Series
The National Art Gallery presents a series of lectures accompanying the exhibition. They are held in the Clore Auditorium (礼堂). Admission to lectures is free.
●Delacroix, Art Nouveau, and America
Saturday 12 Jul., 15:00
PROF. ANNA KOVAC
●The Enchanting Marguerite: Delacroix’s Muse
Thursday 17 Jul., 13:00
PROF. DAVID CHEN
●Beyond the Poster: The Mountain Epic
Thursday 24 Jul., 13:00
DR. RACHEL ADAMS
●Decorative Beauty: Delacroix’s Artistic Language
Thursday 31 Jul., 13:00
DR. THOMAS LEE
Exhibition Times
●Monday — Saturday 10:00 — 18:00
●Sunday 12:00 — 18:00
●Last admission to the exhibition: 17:30
●There is no re-admission
●Closed: 6 — 8 June and 15 August
Admission
●£ 6.50/per person.
●Children under 12 years accompanied by an adult are admitted free.
Special Attention
To make the most of your visit, plan to spend at least one hour inside the exhibition. Any large bags or umbrellas must be stored in the lockers. You may take photographs for personal use, but flash photography is not allowed within the exhibition space. Please hold onto your ticket at all times, as you may be asked to show it when leaving. Eating and drinking are not permitted in the gallery areas. Wheelchair access is available via the main entrance.
1. Which lecture is scheduled on Saturday?
A. Delacroix, Art Nouveau, and America. B. The Enchanting Marguerite.
C. Beyond the Poster. D. Decorative Beauty.
2. How much should a couple with a 7-year-old boy pay altogether?
A. £ 6.50. B. £ 13.00. C. £ 19.50. D. £ 26.
3. What is permitted in the exhibition?
A. Using flash. B. Drinking water.
C. Taking personal photos. D. Leaving bags outside.
【答案】1. A 2. B 3. C
【解析】
【导语】这篇文章主要介绍了展览展出新艺术运动代表人物德拉克洛瓦的八十余件作品,配套多场免费讲座,还列明开放时间、门票标准及拍照、储物等参观注意事项。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。根据Delacroix, Art Nouveau, and America中“Saturday 12 Jul., 15:00(7月12 日(星期六)15:00)”可知,《德拉克洛瓦、新艺术运动与美国》这场讲座安排在周六。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据Admission中“£ 6.50/per person. Children under 12 years accompanied by an adult are admitted free.( 每人 6.50 英镑。12 岁以下儿童由成人陪同可免费入场。)”可知,一对夫妇需支付2 张成人票:6.50×2=13.00 英镑;7岁男孩符合“12岁以下儿童由成人陪同免费”的规定,无需购票。因此总费用为13英镑。
【3题详解】
细节理解题。根据Special Attention中“You may take photographs for personal use, but flash photography is not allowed within the exhibition space.( 您可以为个人使用拍摄照片,但展览区域内禁止使用闪光灯拍照。)”可知,展览中明确允许个人用途的拍照,仅禁止使用闪光灯。
B
If you have never seen a tinkering (修理类) video, imagine this: a man wearing safety glasses carefully fixes a broken toaster from 1972. He cleans every part, changes a broken wire, and puts it back together. Finally, it works. The video has millions of views.
I have met tinkering-type people before. They are friendly, but I am not one of them. I am not interested in how things work, and I do not worry about the world moving too fast. I like new technology. I prefer streaming music to owning CDs, and I use contactless payment.
But after watching tinkering videos for a few hours, I found myself becoming interested. The items in the videos are common things we all have at home. Watching the repair process was like watching a TV baking show — it pulled me in. Soon I had spent an afternoon watching old men fix old things. That was when I realized I experienced what one might call the “Bake Off effect”.
This made me think about the old things I own. Maybe I am not as modern as I think. For example, I listen to music on Spotify, but I play it through an old HiFi system from 1999. I also have a 1940s-style radio with a modern speaker hidden inside. Why? Because they are more charming than a simple smart speaker.
I also have thousands of books, even though I own an e-reader. I built a special bookshelf for them. Why? Because books look nicer than a blank wall, and they feel better to touch than a Kindle.
Now I understand that older designs make me feel good. I have started buying more vintage (复古的) items, and I feel happier. My wife even gave me a Bluetooth typewriter. It looks like a 1930s typewriter but works like a modern keyboard. Modern function, classic form-that is what I love.
This interest has its limits. I still prefer scrolling Twitter to playing old video games. But now I am more likely to repair something before throwing it away. The tinkerers may have more to teach me.
4. What was the author’s initial attitude to tinkering?
A. Curious. B. Supportive. C. Uninterested. D. Worried.
5. What do we know about the “Bake Off effect” in paragraph 3?
A. It’s a skill for baking.
B. It’s a desire to compete.
C. It’s about the need for results.
D. It’s about the attraction of a process.
6. What does the author value in the Bluetooth typewriter?
A. Its modern technology. B. Its classic appearance.
C. A mix of both old and new. D. A return to simpler times.
7. What does the author learn from watching tinkerers?
A. Modern life is too fast. B. Repairing is often wasteful.
C. Vintage items should be avoided. D. Old things deserve a second chance.
【答案】4. C 5. D 6. C 7. D
【解析】
【导语】作者原本偏爱现代科技,偶然迷上修理类视频,渐渐爱上复古物件,欣赏古典外形配现代功能,也懂得珍惜、修补旧物。
【4题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段“I have met tinkering-type people before. They are friendly, but I am not one of them. I am not interested in how things work, and I do not worry about the world moving too fast.(我以前见过那种喜欢修修补补的人。他们很友好,但我不是他们中的一员。我对事物如何运作不感兴趣,也不担心世界变化太快。)”可知,作者起初对修理不感兴趣,不是其中的一员。
【5题详解】
推理判断题。根据第三段“But after watching tinkering videos for a few hours, I found myself becoming interested. The items in the videos are common things we all have at home. Watching the repair process was like watching a TV baking show — it pulled me in. Soon I had spent an afternoon watching old men fix old things. That was when I realized I experienced what one might call the “Bake Off effect”.(但在看了几个小时的修理视频后,我发现自己渐渐产生了兴趣。视频里的物品都是我们家里都有的常见东西。观看修理过程就像看一档电视烘焙节目——它吸引了我。很快,我就花了一整个下午看那些老人修理旧物。就在那时,我意识到自己经历了所谓的“烘焙效应”。)”可知,“烘焙效应”源于过程本身带来的吸引力,而非结果或比拼。
【6题详解】
细节理解题。根据第六段“It looks like a 1930s typewriter but works like a modern keyboard. Modern function, classic form-that is what I love.(它有着上世纪三十年代打字机的外形,却具备现代键盘的功能。古典外形、现代功能,这正是我所喜爱的。)”可知,作者看重这款蓝牙打字机新旧融合的特点。
【7题详解】
推理判断题。根据最后一段“But now I am more likely to repair something before throwing it away.(但现在,我更愿意在扔掉某样东西之前,先把它修理一下。)”可知,受修理爱好者影响,作者懂得旧物件值得修复、拥有再次被使用的机会。
C
Research from King’s College London has shown that visiting an art gallery and looking at artwork can lower stress and may even improve your body’s natural defences.
To explore the physical effects of viewing art, scientists invited 50 UK volunteers between 18 and 40 years old to take part. They were split into two groups. One group saw original masterpieces by artists such as Van Gogh and Gauguin in the Courtauld Gallery. The other group saw high-quality printed copies of the same paintings in a laboratory setting. Before and after looking at the art, each person gave a saliva (唾液) sample. During the 20-minute session, they also wore research watches that tracked their heart rate and skin temperature.
The findings were striking. For those viewing real art in the gallery, levels of the stress hormones (荷尔蒙) levels fell by 22%. In contrast, the lab group’s levels only dropped by 8%. Additionally, some chemicals in the body that rise with stress and can harm long-term health decreased significantly among gallery visitors — by about 30% and 28% for the two key types measured. There was almost no change in the lab group. This indicates that experiencing original art in person can calm the body’s stress systems more effectively.
“From a scientific perspective, the most exciting part is that art positively influenced three body systems at once: immunity (免疫力), hormones, and the nervous system,” said Dr. Tony Woods, the study’s lead author. “This is a unique result that truly surprised us.”
Although there is a long history that art has always been connected to feeling better emotionally, this study now offers solid evidence that it benefits physical health too. So if you’re looking for a healthy and relaxing activity this weekend, you might want to plan a trip to your local art museum.
8. Why did researchers set up two different viewing environments?
A. To attract more public attention.
B. To identify which art style is more relaxing.
C. To see if the setting changes art’s physical effect.
D. To compare the popularity of originals and copies.
9. What do the numbers 22% and 8% primarily indicate?
A. The stress reduction in different settings.
B. The improvement in art appreciation skills.
C. The time spent viewing different artworks.
D. The age difference between the two groups.
10. What surprised the researchers most according to Dr. Tony Woods?
A. The volunteers’ strong interest in classic art.
B. The immediate drop in the volunteers’ heart rates.
C. The big difference between gallery and lab results.
D. The impact of art on multiple body systems.
11. What does the last paragraph focus on?
A. The general history of art therapy. B. The potential limitations of the study.
C. A comparison of emotional problems. D. A practical application of the finding.
【答案】8. C 9. A 10. D 11. D
【解析】
【导语】文章主要讲述了伦敦国王学院的一项研究,该研究通过对比在画廊看原作和在实验室看复制品两种情境下志愿者的生理反应,发现参观艺术画廊和欣赏艺术品可以降低压力,甚至可能增强身体的自然防御能力。
【8题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段“To explore the physical effects of viewing art, scientists invited 50 UK volunteers between 18 and 40 years old to take part. They were split into two groups. One group saw original masterpieces by artists such as Van Gogh and Gauguin in the Courtauld Gallery. The other group saw high-quality printed copies of the same paintings in a laboratory setting.(为了探索观看艺术品的生理效果,科学家们邀请了50名年龄在18岁至40岁之间的英国志愿者参加。他们被分成两组。一组在考陶尔德画廊看到了梵高和高更等艺术家的原作。另一组在实验室环境中看到了同样画作的高质量印刷品)”可知,研究人员设置两种不同的观看环境是为了看看环境是否改变了艺术对身体的生理影响。
【9题详解】
推理判断题。根据第三段“For those viewing real art in the gallery, levels of the stress hormones (荷尔蒙) levels fell by 22%. In contrast, the lab group’s levels only dropped by 8%”.(对于那些在画廊里观看真实艺术品的人来说,压力荷尔蒙水平下降了22%。相比之下,实验室组的水平只下降了8%)”可知,数字22%和8%主要表明的是不同环境下的压力减少情况。
【10题详解】
细节理解题。根据第四段“From a scientific perspective, the most exciting part is that art positively influenced three body systems at once: immunity, hormones, and the nervous system,” said Dr. Tony Woods, the study’s lead author. “This is a unique result that truly surprised us.”(该研究的主要作者托尼·伍兹博士说:“从科学的角度来看,最令人兴奋的是艺术同时对三个身体系统产生了积极影响:免疫系统、荷尔蒙系统和神经系统。这是一个真正让我们感到惊讶的独特结果”)”可知,最让研究人员惊讶的是艺术对多个身体系统的影响。
【11题详解】
主旨大意题。根据最后一段“Although there is a long history that art has always been connected to feeling better emotionally, this study now offers solid evidence that it benefits physical health too. So if you’re looking for a healthy and relaxing activity this weekend, you might want to plan a trip to your local art museum.(尽管艺术与情绪改善之间的联系有着悠久的历史,但这项研究现在提供了确凿的证据,表明艺术也有益于身体健康。所以,如果你这个周末想找一项健康放松的活动,你可以考虑去当地的艺术博物馆)”可知,最后一段的重点是研究结果的实际应用。
D
Imagine you’re a student in a classroom. There are boxes of snacks on a table: muffins, peanut brittle, candy, and samosas. Next to the snacks is a money box. You can pay for the snacks or take them without paying. No one is watching.
This is the idea of an honesty shop, an unattended business relying on customers’ honesty. Schools in a part of India have been using honesty shops for years.
At St. Claret’s school in Karumathur, the honesty shop just had its most honest year ever. Since starting in 2004, the average annual loss was $28. It peaked at $85 in 2008-2009 but fell to $13 by 2017, with most classes having perfect accounts. Father Ansel Mus, who founded the school in the 1980s, started the honesty shops. He wanted to teach values to children. The current headmaster, Father Soosai Manickam, explains that Mus read about honesty shops and wanted to try it.
Here’s how it works. Two students from each class record the money collected each day and give it to a teacher. Accounts are checked every Monday. If there’s a shortfall, students are advised at a meeting. Instead of criticizing, teachers encourage them to be more honest next time. The school also praises classes that are completely honest.
Other schools have adopted the idea. Father J. Joseph Victor Das, principal of St. John’s school in Madurai, believes giving children freedom to make and correct mistakes helps change the local culture. He says honesty becomes a team effort, like a sport.
Two stories from St. Claret’s show the impact. Once, a student lost a gold necklace. Two boys found and returned it, earning praise and gifts from the girl’s father. On another occasion, two boys found a purse with $1,000 and returned it. Former students say the experience was life-changing. Pasumpon Veeranan, now a policeman, says the honesty shops inspired him to pursue a career in law enforcement. “If you can be honest in small things, you tend to be honest in bigger things as well,” he says.
12. What is the purpose of the first paragraph?
A. To compare different snacks. B. To explain a social phenomenon.
C. To introduce a business concept. D. To describe a common school scene.
13. What do the data about losses at St. Claret’s show?
A. Teachers worked harder. B. The school raised its prices.
C. The shop ran out of snacks. D. Students became more honest.
14. What does the underlined word “shortfall” in paragraph 4 probably refer to?
A. A kind of snack. B. A type of reward.
C. A lack of money. D. An absence of teamwork.
15. What does the last paragraph suggest about the honesty shops?
A. They work best for small schools.
B. They have a lasting effect on students.
C. They should focus on bigger challenges.
D. They create more problems than solutions.
【答案】12. C 13. D 14. C 15. B
【解析】
【导语】本文主要介绍了印度学校的无人诚信商店,及其对学生品德的积极影响。
【12题详解】
推理判断题。根据第一段“Imagine you’re a student in a classroom. There are boxes of snacks on a table: muffins, peanut brittle, candy, and samosas. Next to the snacks is a money box. You can pay for the snacks or take them without paying. No one is watching.(想象你是教室里的一名学生。桌子上有几盒零食:松饼、花生糖、糖果和萨摩萨。零食旁边是一个钱箱。你可以付钱买零食,也可以不付钱就拿走。没有人在看。)”以及第二段“This is the idea of an honesty shop, an unattended business relying on customers’ honesty. (这就是诚信商店的理念,一种依靠顾客诚信的无人看管的经营模式。)”可知,第一段的目的是通过一个具体场景引入“诚信商店”这一商业概念。
【13题详解】
推理判断题。根据第三段“Since starting in 2004, the average annual loss was $28. It peaked at $85 in 2008-2009 but fell to $13 by 2017, with most classes having perfect accounts. (自2004年开设以来,年均损失28美元,2008-2009年达峰值85美元,到2017年降至13美元,多数班级账目完美。)”可知,数据表明学生变得更诚信。
【14题详解】
词句猜测题。根据第四段“Accounts are checked every Monday. If there’s a shortfall, students are advised at a meeting. Instead of criticizing, teachers encourage them to be more honest next time. (账目每周一检查。如果有shortfall,会在会议上告知学生。老师们不批评,而是鼓励他们下次更加诚实。)”可知,账目检查后发现问题,老师会鼓励学生更诚实,说明shortfall指的是钱款短缺。
【15题详解】
推理判断题。根据最后一段“Former students say the experience was life-changing. Pasumpon Veeranan, now a policeman, says the honesty shops inspired him to pursue a career in law enforcement. “If you can be honest in small things, you tend to be honest in bigger things as well,” he says. (往届学生说这段经历改变了他们的人生。现为警察的Pasumpon Veeranan说,诚信商店激励他从事执法工作。“如果你能在小事上诚实,你也倾向于在更大的事情上诚实”他说。)”可知,诚信商店对学生产生了持久的影响。
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。
Does life sometimes seem to be full of impossible problems? How many times, for example, do you find yourself saying things like “I really don’t understand this maths problem”, or “I can’t get into the school team”?
Well, maybe it’s time to introduce yourself to the power of “yet”. ____16____
I read about a school that has changed the way it marks its students’ exams. ____17____ If you passed, then great, but those students who didn’t pass often felt like failures. So now students who don’t get the score they need to pass don’t see a big red F for fail on their exam papers. ____18____ That way the students feel that they are on a journey. They haven’t reached the end, but they know that they are going the right way.
This kind of thinking is part of what experts call “having a growth mindset”. People with a growth mindset don’t concentrate on failure. They aren’t worried by not getting things right the first time and are happy to keep trying until they do. They enjoy the challenge and believe they can change. ____19____ These people are always worried about failure and are happy to give up when things don’t go right. They don’t think that they are able to change. Clearly, it is better to have a growth mindset than a fixed mindset.
____20____ You can train yourself to develop a growth mindset. Remember that it all starts with questioning the things you believe about yourself. Stop believing that you can’t or you haven’t and realise that you just can’t or you haven’t yet. Once you start doing this, you’ll wonder why you didn’t do it before. It’s one small but very powerful word.
A. They see a “Not yet” instead.
B. It’s natural to feel stressed when facing challenges.
C. However, you can imagine those things happening.
D. By adding this simple word, you can change everything.
E. But don’t worry if you think that you have a fixed mindset.
F. The school recognised that the old pass/fail system wasn’t helping student motivation.
G. In contrast, people who just focus on the failure have what the experts call a “fixed mindset”.
【答案】16. D 17. F 18. A 19. G 20. E
【解析】
【导语】文章主要说明了生活常遇难题,“yet”一词蕴含力量。某学校改革评分制用“Not yet”替代不及格,引出成长型与固定型思维,我们可训练培养成长型思维。
【16题详解】
根据上文“Well, maybe it’s time to introduce yourself to the power of “yet”.(好吧,或许现在是时候向大家介绍一下“然而”这个词汇的强大作用了)”可知,前文引出the power of“yet”,D项“加上这个简单的词,你就能改变一切”承接上文,开启下文举例。
【17题详解】
根据上文“I read about a school that has changed the way it marks its students’ exams.(我读到过这样一所学校,它改变了给学生考试成绩打分的方式)”以及后文“If you passed, then great, but those students who didn’t pass often felt like failures. So now students who don’t get the score they need to pass don’t see a big red F for fail on their exam papers.(如果你通过了考试,那当然很好,但那些没有通过考试的学生往往会觉得自己是个失败者。所以现在那些没有达到通过考试所需分数的学生,在他们的考试试卷上不会看到大大的“F”(代表不及格)字样)”可知,前后讲学校改革考试评分方式,后文举例说明,F项“学校意识到旧的及格/不及格制度不利于学生积极性”,衔接旧制度弊端与改革原因。
【18题详解】
根据上文“If you passed, then great, but those students who didn’t pass often felt like failures. So now students who don’t get the score they need to pass don’t see a big red F for fail on their exam papers.(如果你通过了考试,那当然很好,但那些没有通过考试的学生往往会觉得自己是个失败者。所以现在那些没有达到通过考试所需分数的学生,在他们的考试试卷上不会看到大大的“F”(代表不及格)字样)”可知,前文说不及格试卷不再标红色 F,A项“取而代之,他们看到的是‘Not yet’”对应替换方式。
【19题详解】
根据上文“This kind of thinking is part of what experts call ’having a growth mindset’. People with a growth mindset don’t concentrate on failure. They aren’t worried by not getting things right the first time and are happy to keep trying until they do. They enjoy the challenge and believe they can change.(这种思维方式正是专家所称的“拥有成长型思维模式”的一部分。具有这种思维模式的人不会过分纠结于失败。他们不会因第一次没有做好事情而感到焦虑,并且会乐于不断尝试直到事情成功为止。他们享受挑战,并相信自己能够有所改变)”以及后文“These people are always worried about failure and are happy to give up when things don’t go right. They don’t think that they are able to change. Clearly, it is better to have a growth mindset than a fixed mindset.(这些人总是担心失败,并且一旦事情进展不顺利就会轻易放弃。他们不认为自己能够有所改变。显然,拥有成长型思维模式要比拥有固定型思维模式要好得多)”可知,前文讲成长型思维,后文讲这类人害怕失败、轻易放弃,G项“相反,只盯着失败的人是固定型思维”形成对比衔接。
【20题详解】
根据后文“You can train yourself to develop a growth mindset. Remember that it all starts with questioning the things you believe about yourself. Stop believing that you can’t or you haven’t and realise that you just can’t or you haven’t yet. Once you start doing this, you’ll wonder why you didn’t do it before. It’s one small but very powerful word.(你可以通过训练来培养一种成长型思维模式。要记住,这一切都始于质疑你对自己的一些固有看法。停止相信自己做不到或者还没有做到,并认识到你只是还做不到或者还没有做到而已。一旦你开始这样做,你就会好奇为什么自己之前没有这么做。这是一个小小的但非常强大的词汇)”可知,后文说可以训练自己培养成长型思维,E项“如果你觉得自己是固定型思维也不用担心”过渡自然。
第三部分 语言知识运用(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,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
A lot of people like to play football. But I never had a ____21____ for football. While my classmates spent lunchtime ____22____ a ball around, I preferred to bury myself in the library. In PE lessons, I was always placed in defence, where I ____23____ chatted with my friends and ____24____ to follow the game. I learned to cheer whenever someone ____25____ a goal, even though I could hardly ____26____ their understanding of the rules.
As I grew older, I stopped faking interest. I told my father, “It’s only a(n) ____27____,” and threw away the sports section of the newspaper. When a big match was on, I ____28____ went shopping. Still, I often felt ____29____ when people asked, “Which team do you support?” I had no answer, and I could see no ____30____ to change my attitude.
Then I became a father. I didn’t want my two sons to ____31____ on football as a social glue. So I bought them tickets to watch our local team, Boreham Wood.
To my ____32____, the stadium was friendly and affordable. We sat close to the action. My younger son, Toby, kept wriggling (扭来扭去), but my older boy, Harvey, was ____33____. We returned five times. Gradually, I found myself actually ____34____ when “The Wood” scored or missed a penalty (罚球).
After a 2-0 victory, we walked past a player — Chris Bush, now my favourite footballer. He high-fived Harvey and posed for a photo. Finally, I had a(n) ____35____ answer to the question, “Who do you support?”
21. A. aim B. concern C. taste D. demand
22. A. selling B. selecting C. delivering D. kicking
23. A. unwillingly B. hesitantly C. hardly D. simply
24. A. intended B. promised C. pretended D. happened
25. A. scored B. pictured C. predicted D. designed
26. A. match B. explain C. consider D. support
27. A. challenge B. game C. chance D. experiment
28. A. pitifully B. purposefully C. slowly D. hopefully
29. A. calm B. excited C. uncomfortable D. anxious
30. A. methods B. requirements C. grounds D. clues
31. A. miss out B. look back C. cut down D. catch up
32. A. embarrassment B. surprise C. disappointment D. annoyance
33. A. bored B. worried C. relieved D. fascinated
34. A. caring B. silencing C. regretting D. complaining
35. A. flexible B. real C. old D. strange
【答案】21. C 22. D 23. D 24. C 25. A 26. A 27. B 28. B 29. C 30. C 31. A 32. B 33. D 34. A 35. B
【解析】
【导语】作者原本毫无足球兴趣,刻意回避相关话题,为不让儿子社交掉队带他们看球赛,最终自己也真心爱上足球。
【21题详解】
考查名词。句意:很多人喜欢踢足球,但我从来没有足球方面的喜好。A. aim目标;B. concern关心;C. taste喜好;D. demand要求。根据后文“I preferred to bury myself in the library”可知作者不爱足球、偏爱泡图书馆;have a taste for“对……有兴趣或喜好”。
【22题详解】
考查动词。句意:当同学们利用午饭时间踢球时,我更愿意埋头待在图书馆里。A. selling售卖;B. selecting选择;C. delivering递送;D. kicking踢。根据前文“play football”以及语境可知,此处指踢球;kick a ball“踢球”。
【23题详解】
考查副词。句意:体育课上,我总被安排在防守位置,在那里我只是和朋友闲聊,假装关注比赛。A. unwillingly不情愿地;B. hesitantly犹豫地;C. hardly几乎不;D. simply只是。根据后文“chatted with my friends and to follow the game”可知作者并不关注比赛,只是闲聊打发时间。
【24题详解】
考查动词。句意:体育课上,我总被安排在防守位置,在那里我只是和朋友闲聊,假装关注比赛。A. intended打算;B. promised承诺;C. pretended假装;D. happened碰巧。根据后文“As I grew older, I stopped faking interest”中可知,作者从前是假装感兴趣。
【25题详解】
考查动词。句意:每当有人进球,我就跟着欢呼,即便我几乎无法比得上他们对规则的理解程度。A. scored得分;B. pictured描绘;C. predicted预测;D. designed设计。根据前文“cheer”和“a goal”可知,有人进球会欢呼;score a goal“进球”。
【26题详解】
考查动词。句意:每当有人进球,我就跟着欢呼,即便我几乎无法比得上他们对规则的理解程度。A. match比得上;B. explain解释;C. consider考虑;D. support支持。根据前文“I learned to cheer whenever someone a goal”描述作者不懂足球、只是跟风欢呼可知,作者自己在足球上的理解水平比不上同学。
【27题详解】
考查名词。句意:我对父亲说:“这只不过是一场游戏而已。”说完便把报纸的体育版扔到了一边。A. challenge挑战;B. game游戏;C. chance机会;D. experiment实验。根据后文“and threw away the sports section of the newspaper. When a big match was on, I went shopping”描述作者看淡足球、不在意赛事可知,作者只把它当作普通娱乐游戏。
【28题详解】
考查副词。句意:每当有大型比赛播出时,我就特意出门购物。A. pitifully可怜地;B. purposefully故意地;C. slowly缓慢地;D. hopefully满怀希望地。根据前文“But I never had a for football”和“I stopped faking interest.”描述作者对足球毫无兴趣可知,作者会刻意避开看比赛。
【29题详解】
考查形容词。句意:即便如此,当别人问起“你支持哪支球队?”时,我常常感到不自在。A. calm平静的;B. excited兴奋的;C. uncomfortable不自在的;D. anxious焦虑的。根据后文“I had no answer”以及常识可知,被人提问却无从回答,内心尴尬别扭。
【30题详解】
考查名词。句意:我无从作答,也找不到理由去改变自己的态度。A. methods方法;B. requirements要求;C. grounds理由;D. clues线索。根据前文“But I never had a for football”和“I stopped faking interest.”描述作者一直反感足球、毫无兴趣可知,这里指作者没有任何缘由要改变看法。
【31题详解】
考查动词短语。句意:我不想让我的两个儿子错失足球这种维系人际交往的纽带。A. miss out错失;B. look back回顾;C. cut down削减;D. catch up赶上。根据后文“I bought them tickets to watch our local team”描述作者主动买票带儿子看球赛可知,作者不想孩子错失足球这一社交话题。
【32题详解】
考查名词。句意:令我意外的是,球场氛围友好,票价也很亲民。A. embarrassment尴尬;B. surprise惊讶;C. disappointment失望;D. annoyance恼怒。根据后文“the stadium was friendly and affordable”以及前文讲作者不爱足球可知,作者收获很好的观赛体验,所以很意外;to my surprise“令我意外的是”。
【33题详解】
考查形容词。句意:小儿子托比一直扭来扭去,但大儿子哈维却看得入迷。A. bored无聊的;B. worried担忧的;C. relieved宽慰的;D. fascinated入迷的。根据前文“Toby, kept wriggling (扭来扭去)”以及but表转折可知,这里两个孩子观赛状态形成对比,幼子好动、长子专注沉迷入迷。
【34题详解】
考查动词。句意:渐渐地,当“伍德队”进球或是罚丢点球时,我发现自己竟然真的上心、在意了。A. caring在意;B. silencing使……沉默;C. regretting后悔;D. complaining抱怨。根据后文“Chris Bush, now my favourite footballer”描述作者对足球心态转变可知,这里指作者开始关心比赛输赢。
【35题详解】
考查形容词。句意:终于,对于“你支持哪支球队”这个问题,我有了真正的答案。A. flexible灵活的;B. real真正的;C. old旧的;D. strange奇怪的。根据从前刻意回避到“Chris Bush, now my favourite footballer”描述自己有心爱的球员可知,对于足球,作者拥有了发自内心真实的答案。
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。
Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is becoming very popular in Zimbabwe. More and more local people want holistic (整体的) and ____36____ (afford) healthcare, and this demand has driven the boom. The Zimbabwe-China TCM and Acupuncture Center is at the center of this movement. It ____37____ (build) at Parirenyatwa Hospital in Harare in 2020. Every day, the center receives patients from all walks of life, from young children ____38____ elderly people who suffer from various diseases.
One of the most important projects is the free cerebral palsy rehabilitation program. This program ____39____ (help) hundreds of local children since it started. The treatment uses special scalp acupuncture, and it has shown good results. It helps to improve movement and reduce muscle tightness. The team has both Chinese experts and ____40____ (train) Zimbabwean workers. They want to fill ____41____ gap in special medical care in the country.
The center also sends mobile clinics to rural areas. These clinics travel a long way ____42____ (reach) communities lacking regular hospitals. The doctors provide free consultations and treatments, ____43____ (bring) much-needed relief to people with low incomes. Also, Chinese doctors are teaching local medical students and interns. They want to make sure that Zimbabweans have the ____44____ (able) to practice TCM on their own in the future. More than fifty local healthcare workers ____45____ have already joined the training program are now gaining valuable practical experience, and the number of participants is still growing. The trust that Zimbabweans have in this old form of healing shows the strong friendship in health between the two nations.
【答案】36. affordable
37. was built
38. to 39. has helped
40. trained
41. the 42. to reach
43. bringing
44. ability
45. who##that
【解析】
【导语】文章讲述中医药在津巴布韦日益普及,中津中医药中心开展诊疗、公益康复及人才培训,彰显两国医疗友好合作。
【36题详解】
考查形容词。句意:越来越多当地人想要整体且平价的医疗服务,这种需求推动了中医药的蓬勃发展。这里应填形容词并列修饰名词healthcare,afford的形容词形式为affordable,表“负担得起的”,符合语境。
【37题详解】
考查时态和语态。句意:该中心于2020年建在哈拉雷的帕里雷尼亚特瓦医院。这里为谓语动词,It(The Zimbabwe-China TCM and Acupuncture Center)与build为被动关系,时间状语in 2020表过去,应用一般过去时的被动语态,主语为单数,所以用was built。
【38题详解】
考查介词。句意:中心每天接待各行各业的病人,从小孩童到身患各类疾病的老人。这里考查固定搭配from…to…,表示“从……到……”。
【39题详解】
考查时态和主谓一致。句意:这个项目自启动以来已经帮助了数百名当地儿童。这里为谓语动词,since引导时间状语从句,主句常用现在完成时,主语This program是单数,所以应用has helped。
【40题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意:团队里既有中国专家,也有受过培训的津巴布韦工作人员。这里为非谓语,Zimbabwean workers与train为被动关系,再由语境可知,应用过去分词 trained作定语,表示“受过培训的”。
【41题详解】
考查冠词。句意:他们想要填补该国特殊医疗服务领域的空白。这里考查固定搭配fill the gap,表示“填补空白”。
【42题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意:这些诊所长途跋涉,去到缺乏正规医院的社区。这里应用不定式作目的状语,表示出行的目的。
【43题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意:医生们提供免费问诊和治疗,为低收入人群送去急需的慰藉。这里考查非谓语,主句动作与bring为主动关系,再由语境可知,应用现在分词bringing作状语。
【44题详解】
考查名词。句意:他们希望确保津巴布韦人未来有能力独立开展中医药诊疗。这里应填名词作宾语,able的名词形式为ability“能力”,常用单数形式。
【45题详解】
考查定语从句。句意:五十多名参加培训项目的当地医护人员正在积累宝贵实操经验。这里为定语从句,先行词healthcare workers,指人,在从句中作主语,应用关系代词who或that引导。
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,你校英文广播想创办一个新栏目,现在面向全校征集建议。请你写一封建议信,内容包括:
1.提议的栏目;
2.具体理由。
注意:
1.写作词数应为80左右;
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Dear editor,
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
【答案】Dear Editor,
I’m Li Hua from Class 3. I’d like to suggest a new column for our school’s English broadcast — “Voice of Discovery”.
In this column, students can share interesting facts, scientific wonders, or little-known stories from around the world. For example, one episode could talk about Antarctica’s hidden lakes, another about amazing animal behaviours. The reasons are simple. First, it satisfies our curiosity and broadens our horizons. Second, it encourages students to explore and express their findings in English, which is both fun and educational. I believe this column will make our broadcast more attractive and inspiring.
Thank you for considering my suggestion.
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
【解析】
【导语】题目要求考生写一封建议信,就学校英文广播想创办一个新栏目提出建议。
【详解】1.词汇积累
令人惊讶的:amazing→astonishing
探索:explore→probe
表达:express→convey
吸引人的:attractive→appealing
2.句式拓展
简单句变复合句
原句:I’d like to suggest a new column for our school’s English broadcast — “Voice of Discovery”.
拓展句:I’d like to suggest a new column for our school’s English broadcast, whose name is “Voice of Discovery”.
【点睛】[高分句型1]
Second, it encourages students to explore and express their findings in English, which is both fun and educational.(运用了which引导非限制性定语从句)
[高分句型2]
I believe this column will make our broadcast more attractive and inspiring.(运用了省略了that的宾语从句作believe的宾语)
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。
I grew up in a family of five boys, and I was the youngest. My dad could do almost anything. No problem was too big for him. He was always ready for adventure.
When I was 16, Dad announced our spring break plan: “We’re going to La Barge Box Canyon (峡谷) in the Superstition Mountains.” He had bought a van (旅行车) specially for adventures like this. Two of my older brothers came with us. We packed food, water, blankets, and a first aid kit. Mom woke us at 6 a.m., and soon we were driving through the Arizona desert.
The red rocky cliffs (悬崖) rose 6,000 feet into the blue sky. Dad turned the van off the highway onto a dry riverbed that led into the canyon. “Here we go!” he shouted. The van bounced over sand and rocks. I wasn’t worried — Dad always knew what he was doing.
We stopped to enjoy the steep red walls and eat lunch. Suddenly, dark clouds covered the sun. Light rain became a heavy downpour. We rushed back into the van, thinking desert storms don’t last long.
But I looked out with growing fear. Water filled the riverbed. A river rushed under our van. “It’s going to be tough to drive out,” Dad said quietly. His words made me nervous. Maybe we couldn’t be able to walk out before dark.
Dad tried to drive, but the tires just were just stuck in the mud. I saw worry in his eyes for the first time. He tried everything — forward, backward, rocking the van — but nothing worked. The water rose higher. Night was coming. “Don’t worry,” Dad said, but his voice lacked its usual confidence. “Someone will come.”
Minutes felt like hours. The canyon grew dark and cold. I wondered if anyone would find us.
注意:
1.续写词数应为150左右;
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Then, just as I was losing hope, I heard an engine.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Dad offered money, but the man shook his head
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【答案】Then, just as I was losing hope, I heard an engine. A jeep appeared through the rain and stopped in front of us. A man got out and walked through the rushing water to our window. He wore a cowboy hat and had a friendly, tanned face. He didn’t ask questions or waste time. “Chain’s in the back,” he said simply. Dad helped him attach it to our van. The man walked back through the water, got in his jeep, and pulled us to higher ground where we could drive again.
Dad offered money, but the man shook his head. My father insisted but the man still refused. He explained, “Everyone might need help or support from others. It’s natural, nothing special. Pass it on. Pay it forward.” he said, smiled, and left as quickly as he had come. All of my family were so grateful and relieved. That day changed me. I have learned that the kindness of a stranger can save the day. And now I always try to “pass it on” to anyone in need, just as the stranger did.
【解析】
【导语】文章以人物为线索,讲述了作者16岁春假时,父亲带着他和两位哥哥开专属旅行车前往亚利桑那州的拉巴奇峡谷探险,驱车驶入干涸河床进入峡谷。途中突遇暴雨,干涸河床瞬间被洪水淹没,旅行车陷入泥泞动弹不得,水位不断上涨、夜幕降临,一向沉稳自信的父亲也显露担忧,一家人被困峡谷,在黑暗寒冷中焦急等待救援。
【详解】1.段落续写
①由第一段首句内容可知,第一段可描写一位陌生男子驾着吉普车冒雨赶来,主动蹚着大水救助的经过。
②由第二段首句内容可知,第二段可描写事后父亲想要给钱答谢,被男子婉言拒绝并嘱咐传递善意以及作者的感悟。
2.续写线索:陌生男子驾车赶来——救援过程——父亲答谢——男子拒绝——感悟
3.词汇激活
行为类
①帮助:help/assist
②拯救:save/rescue
情绪类
①感激的:grateful/appreciative
②宽慰的:relieved/emollient
【点睛】[高分句型1]The man walked back through the water, got in his jeep, and pulled us to higher ground where we could drive again.(运用了where引导的限制性定语从句)
[高分句型2]I have learned that the kindness of a stranger can save the day.(运用了that引导宾语从句)
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