上海市七宝中学2025-2026学年第二学期高二年级期中考试英语试卷

参考答案 01-10 BACDA ACCDB 11-13 BBB 14-16 CBC 17-20: ABCC 21. could 22. none 23. forgetting 24. what 25. Thanks to 26. as well as 27. are losing / have lost 28. to describe 29. Although/Though/While 30. across 31-40 BC C A ABC BD B CD AB D AC 41-50 CD AB AD B BD ABC A C D AC 51-65 BDCAB BDCAD BADBA 66-69 CBAD 本文改编张艺谋《一个都不能少》中女主苦守电视台大门三天等到台长的场景 70-73 DABC 74-77 CACD 78-81 DBAC 82-85 B AB A D 86. The peaceful town (1’) was disturbed by several accidents. A delivery truck fell over (1’), leading to a terrible traffic jam at the centre of the town (1’). Apart from that, an old warehouse was caught in fire (1’), causing a huge economic loss to the owner’s family (0.5’). As a result, the family had great difficulty dealing with their work (0.5’). *本篇Summary主要的难点在于第一段：通过看似毫不相关的散文式景物描写提炼出小镇“平静、祥和”的景象。要用到类似于peaceful, tranquil, harmonious等词来形容小镇。 得分框架 Main Idea Supporting Details Paragraph 1 小镇的平静被打破 (1’) / Paragraph 2 (事故一)卡车翻倒了(1’) (影响一) 小镇交通堵塞(1’) Paragraph 3 (事故二)旧仓库着火(1’) (影响二) 户主遭受经济损失(0.5’) 难以继续干活(0.5’) 87. (Having been) greeted with the boss’s fierce criticism, he is / was in no mood to have lunch with colleagues. 88. Without customers’ permission, a restaurant is in no position to charge customers for additional service(s). 89. It is because she has been exposed to different cultures since childhood that she is now able to observe the world from a diverse perspective. 90. The team leader had meant to arrange for her to take over the team’s new task, but she, with a pile of unfinished work before her (eyes), turned it / him / her down without hesitation. Listening Transcript 01. W: Hurry up, or we will miss the 8:25 train. M: Relax. It’s only ten to eight, and the station is just 15 minutes away. Q: When will the two speakers arrive at the railway station? 02. M: Wendy, How’s your leg today? W: Much better, thanks, sir. Have you read my paper on the virus I handed in last night? Q: What’s the relationship between the two speakers? 03. M: Boss, could you please tell me the time of the meeting this afternoon? W: Please go bother someone else with your question. Q: What’s the boss’s reaction to the man’s question? 04. W: If only our subject were like yours. In ours, even a small mistake can ruin everything. M: Maybe, but you don’t have to explain why a character says one thing but means the opposite, just like us. Q: What subject does the man probably study? 05. M: Before you came to school, you didn’t have breakfast? W: Yes. And I plan to have lunch with my deskmate at 12:30. Q: What can we learn from this conversation? 06. W: I thought you were going to join the field trip this morning. M: It was at the last minute that I checked my email and found the meeting place had been changed. Q: Why didn’t the man go on the field trip? 07. W: So, what do you think of Kevin’s presentation? M: Well, he chose a very bright tie. Q: What can we learn from the conversation? 08. M: Is Emma going to accept the offer from that company? W: Only if they agree to let her start after graduation instead of this spring. Q: Which of the following statement is true about Emma? 09. M: Has Daniel finally started working on his science project? W: Well, his notebook is open. That’s already more than I saw yesterday. Q: What does the woman imply? 10. M: You spent 5 days preparing for a speech contest that only lasts 3 minutes. Was that really necessary? W: Well, a good beginning is half the battle. Q: What does the woman mean? Section B Meicaikourou, a famous Chinese dish made with pork belly and preserved vegetables, is often served at family meals. Similar versions can be found in Hunan, Szechuan, and Guangxi, but the style most people know best is usually the version from Guangdong. To prepare the dish, first boil the pork belly for a few minutes. This helps remove some of the smell and makes the meat easier to cut later. Then dry the skin, cover it with dark soy sauce, and fry it over high heat until the skin turns golden. High heat can tighten and colour the skin quickly. After that, cut the pork into thin pieces and arrange them neatly in a bowl. Next, wash the preserved vegetables carefully, because they may be too salty. Put them into a hot pan, add a little sugar, and then pour in some water. The water is added to soften the dry vegetables and balance the taste. Finally, spread the vegetables over the pork and steam the whole dish for about an hour. Before serving, turn the bowl over onto a plate. Questions: 11. Where is the dish best known as a local specialty? 12. Why is water added when cooking the preserved vegetables? 13. Which of the following shows the correct order of making Meicaikourou? Among Shanghai bus lines, Line 576 is a legend. It has about 27 stops, with a full trip usually taking around 75 minutes. The line is best known for speed. Older reports and online stories made Line 576 famous as Shanghai’s “F1 bus.” One report said that a bus on this line once covered 11 stops in 26 minutes, and some passengers even felt it was faster than a taxi. Over time, many colourful stories were told about it. One said the wheels almost caught fire after a sudden stop. Another said the metal handrail inside the bus was bent. A third story was about Nanpu Bridge. Because of its large circular ramp, some passengers said riding there felt like being on a giant turning machine, and they had to hold on so tightly that it was almost like doing pull-ups. Still, that picture belongs mostly to the past. Later reports said that the company added speed limiters to the buses. After that, the top speed was kept under 60 kilometres an hour, and the average operating speed was about 22 kilometres an hour. So the legend remains, even if the ride itself has become much calmer. Questions: 14. What made Line 576 especially famous in earlier reports and stories? 15. According to the passage, which of the following statement is true? 16. Which of the following statement about Nanpu Bridge is true? W: Lee, I heard you’re a Fengshui consultant. That’s why I invited you over to see if my home is set up properly. M: Glad to help. So, how much do you know about Fengshui? W: Not much. I used to think it was mostly about lucky objects, old sayings, and superstition. M: Well, Fengshui isn’t blind belief. It’s about light, air, movement, comfort, and how a space makes people feel. W: That sounds more practical than I expected. Shall we start with the living room? M: Sure. Your sofa isn’t facing the front door directly. This is good. Guests won’t feel exposed sitting here. W: I put it there because I thought it would look strange otherwise. M: Good instinct. And there’s enough space between the sofa, the table, and the walkway, so moving around is easy. W: My parents don’t like cramped spaces, so I tried to keep it open. M: It shows. And your dining table is fine too. It doesn’t block the walkway or the kitchen. W: Glad to hear that. But is there any serious problem? M: Yes. The biggest one is in the bedroom. Your bed is directly facing the door. W: Really? I put it there because it looked neat and saved space by the window. M: I understand. But that’s often seen as the worst bedroom layout. W: And why is that? M: First, the bed is seen when the door opens, so you lose privacy. Second, air, light, and noise come straight to you. W: That may explain why I wake up easily at night. M: Probably. The bed shouldn’t face the door directly, but you should still be able to see the entrance. W: So it should feel protected, but not hidden? M: Exactly. And the mirror beside your bed is too close. If it reflects the bed, it may make you uneasy at night. W: OK, I see. Questions: 17. What did the woman originally think of Fengshui? 18. Why did the man think the living room was generally well arranged? 19. Why did the man consider the bed placement a serious problem? 20. What did the man suggest the woman do with the mirror? 1 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $ 七宝中学 2025 学年第二学期高二年级期中考试 英语试卷 2026.4 考生注意： 1．本试卷共13页，考试时间120分钟，满分150分。 2．全卷包括五大题，每个大题由若干小题组成；选择题只有一个正确答案。 3．答卷前。务必在答题纸正面清楚地填写姓名、班级、学号。 4．答案必须全部做在答题纸上，用黑色水笔填写。 I. Listening Comprehension (30’) Section A Directions: In Section A, you’ll hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and a question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard. 1. A. 7:50 B. 8:05 C. 8:25 D. 9:05 2. A. Teacher and student B. Doctor and patient C. Editor and reporter D. Boss and clerk 3. A. Patient B. Friendly C. Annoyed D. Surprised 4. A. History B. Philosophy C. Politics D. Literature 5. A. The woman didn’t skip breakfast. B. Her deskmate had breakfast alone. C. The woman stayed hungry until 12:30. D. Her deskmate had at least 2 meals today. 6. A. He didn’t notice the change of place in time. B. He went to the wrong meeting place. C. The email was sent to him at the last minute. D. The meeting place was decided late. 7. A. The man focused more on Kevin’s outfit. B. Kevin was confident and well prepared. C. The man had little praise for the presentation. D. Kevin’s presentation was impressive. 8. A. She has already accepted the offer. B. She will refuse the offer anyway. C.Her decision depends on a condition. D. She wants to begin work this spring. 9. A. Daniel has nearly finished the project. B. Daniel tracks project on a notebook. C. Daniel’s notebook is rarely used. D. Daniel has made very limited progress. 10. A. He plans to shorten the speech to save time. B. Careful preparation greatly increases the chance of success. C. The first half of the contest matters more than the second half. D. Finishing the speech is easier than starting it. Section B Directions: In Section B, you will hear two passages and one longer conversation. After each passage or conversation, you will be asked several questions. The passages and the conversation will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard. Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage. 11. A. Hunan B. Guangdong C. Guangxi D. Szechuan 12. A. To remove some of the smell. B. To soften them and balance the taste. C. To tighten and colour the skin quickly. D. To make them easier to cut. 13. A. Cook the vegetables→cut the pork→boil the pork→steam the dish B. Boil the pork→colour the skin→place the sliced pork→steam it with the vegetables C. Fry the pork→wash the preserved vegetables→boil the pork→add soy sauce D. Slice the pork→cook the vegetables→steam the pork→put the vegetables on top Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage. 14. A. It had about 27 stops. B. A full trip usually took 75 minutes. C. It once covered 11 stops in 26 minutes. D. Its speed was about 22 km/h. 15. A. The bus used to run faster than a taxi. B. The whole route now takes longer time. C. Wheels often caught fire after sudden stops. D. The turning machine bent the handrail. 16. A. It was a perfect location for passengers to do pull-ups. B. It was where the bus reached its highest speed. C. Its circular ramp exhibited the line’s legendary speed. D. It was the place where the handrail was bent. Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation. 17. A. It centred fortune items and false beliefs. B. It concerned comfort, light and fresh air. C. It dealt with movement and convenience. D. It boosted privacy, safety, and sleep. 18. A. The sofa faced the entrance and welcomed guests at once. B. The room allowed easy movement and avoided direct exposure. C. The table stood close to the passage and saved more room. D. The dining space connected naturally with the bedroom area. 19. A. It left too little room beside the window for daily use. B. It made the bedroom look untidy and poorly balanced. C. It put the sleeper straight in line with noise and view. D. It kept the person in bed from seeing the entrance. 20. A. Replace it with a rounder one for a softer look. B. Keep it beside the bed to brighten the room. C. Move it away because it may disturb her at night. D. Turn it toward the door to improve the layout. II. Grammar and Vocabulary (40’) Section A (10’) Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank. During a visit to Beijing many years ago, I had lunch with three PhD students in the Chinese Department at Peking University, all native speakers of Chinese. As I had caught a cold, I tried to write a short note to cancel an afternoon appointment, but suddenly found that I [21] not remember how to write the Chinese characters for the word “sneeze”. I asked my three friends to write it for me. To my surprise, [22] of them could do so correctly. Since Peking University is often regarded as the “Harvard of China”, the incident was striking. It is difficult to imagine three Harvard PhD students in English literature [23] (forget) how to write the English word “sneeze”. This was my first direct encounter with [24] is now widely known in China as “character amnesia”: even highly educated people are forgetting how to write common Chinese characters by hand. By the turn of the twenty-first century, the spread of the internet and the rise of a digitised information environment brought major changes to the use of Chinese characters. [25] the exponential growth of computer memory, Chinese word processing became increasingly routine and convenient. The standard QWERTY keyboard could support not only Pinyin input but also various other entry systems, enabling Chinese characters, [26] alphabetic writing, to function easily in cyberspace. Almost overnight, Chinese users adopted smartphones and tablets, relying on Pinyin input, and speech-to-text technology. Yet these advances have produced a distinctive problem: nowadays people [27] (lose) the ability to write characters by hand. Certainly, such lapses are not entirely new. Chinese has long had the expression tibiwangzi — “lift the pen, forget the character” — [28] (describe) this tendency. However, the digitally intensified version is more serious than occasionally forgetting a rare or complex character. Even highly literate people now fail to write characters in very ordinary words such as “kitchen”, “lips”, “cough”, and “broom”. [29] there have been few rigorous empirical studies, informal surveys by China Daily suggest that about 80% of respondents experience character amnesia in daily life. Some research has been launched to explore the causes, though the data remain difficult to evaluate [30] occupations and disciplines. Section B (30’) Directions:After reading the passages below, fill in each blank with a proper word given in the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one more word than you need. (A) A. imperceptible B. empathetic C. exposure D. modest AB. positioning AC. farewell AD. various BC. drew BD. mechanical CD. advance ABC. characterised Yu Yi, a respected Chinese educator whose life came to embody the moral seriousness and intellectual ambition of modern Chinese schooling, has died in Shanghai at the age of 97. Her death on March 14 [31] ______ mourning across the education sector: she’d long been regarded not merely as a teacher, but as a figure of national significance. From her early years, Yu believed that [32] ______ to great language, history and civic feeling could shape not only a student’s intellect but also the structure of character itself. Born in Zhenjiang in February 1929, she graduated from the Department of Education at Fudan University in 1951 and began a teaching career that would extend across more than seven decades. Over the years she served in key educational posts, including as honorary principal of Shanghai Yangpu Senior High School, while remaining, in spirit, a classroom teacher first and last. The force of her influence was at times almost [33] ______ in its manner, yet immense in its reach. Yu was widely admired for a pedagogy [34] ______ by precision, cultural depth and emotional gravity. She argued that language teaching should not be reduced to [35] ______ drills, but must unite utility with humanity. In an age often tempted by slogans or fashionable shortcuts, she insisted on intellectual honesty, rigorous preparation and respect for the inner lives of students. Former pupils and younger teachers alike remembered her as exacting without coldness, disciplined yet profoundly [36] ______, because she believed the young were worthy of much. Her public stature grew with the transformation of Chinese education itself. In 1978 she was named among the country’s first group of specially accredited senior teachers. She later helped [37] ______ Chinese-language curriculum reform, trained large numbers of younger educators, delivered nearly 2,000 public lessons, and produced millions of words in scholarly works. In 2019, the Chinese state awarded her the honorary title “People’s Educator”, [38] ______ her as the sole representative from basic education among the inaugural recipients of that distinction. Yu Yi often said that one should spend a lifetime being a teacher and a lifetime learning how to be one. That formulation, at once [39] ______ and severe, now reads like the creed of her life. She belonged to a generation that viewed education not as a technical profession alone, but as a moral undertaking bound up with the fate of a nation. In mourning her, China is not only bidding [40] ______ to an eminent schoolwoman; it is also saluting a vanishing model of intellectual conscience in public life. (B) A. cover B landscape C. narrative D. meant AB. celebrated AC. proportion AD. elaborate BC. fake BD. inherited CD. caution ABC. seasonal Visitors to Shanghai are often advised to admire the skyline, respect the traffic, and prepare for prices that may occasionally hurt their feelings. To this list, the internet has lately added another [41] ______: do not, under any emotional impulse, raise a cup of Mixue Ice Cream & Tea too close to the Oriental Pearl, lest the [42] ______ tower, acting in its newly-given capacity as an urban defence tower, open fire upon where you stand. In Shanghai, a wrong ceremonial choice leads to a grave danger. Shanghai is not merely a city but a(n) [43] ______ , examination of taste. One may pass through it safely with a silk scarf, a restrained coffee order, and an expression suggesting that one has never compared prices in public. Mixue, however, enters this [44] ______ like a cheerful Cinderella in a marble ballroom: innocent, inexpensive, and therefore intolerably easy to notice. How then is one to proceed? First, conceal panic. Nothing invites the Pearl’s laser attack faster than guilt. Walk calmly. Hold the cup not like illegal goods, but like [45] ______ family treasure. Should passers-by glance in your direction, look faintly bored, as though your lemon tea were a limited [46] ______ collaboration available only to those with strong emotional discipline. Second, choose the location wisely. The truly careful do not stand in open plazas beneath the skyline, waving a one-yuan ice-cream. One drinks in side streets, under huge trees, or beside a convenience store where every class of city life has long kept a practical peace. Urban survival, as ever, depends on [47] ______. Third, upgrade the [48] ______. If questioned, never say, “I bought Mixue because it was cheap.” That is the language of vulnerability. Say instead that you are conducting field research into mass-market beverage culture, or testing the resilience of popular brands in presence of the Pearl’s hostility. A serious tone can rescue any beverage. Lastly, remember that this article is only [49] ______ as a funny joke. The Oriental Pearl has not yet destroyed a single citizen for crimes against boutique consumption. Shanghai remains a city where luxury and bargain, pride and joy, coexist in an uneasy but lively mixture. So drink your Mixue boldly — only not too boldly. Civilisation, after all, depends on [50] ______ III. Reading Comprehension (55’) Section A (15’) Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context. The sudden death of Zhang Xuefeng has pushed him into the centre of public debate. For many Chinese students and parents, he was not merely an internet educator. He was also a powerful symbol of a highly [51] ______ age, in which college majors were judged mainly by salary, stability, and the chance of entering the civil service. This is why the debate around him should not end with [52] ______ alone. The real question is whether choosing a university major must be as utilitarian (pursuing investment pay-offs) as he often suggested. Zhang became famous partly because he spoke in a direct and practical way. His remarks on journalism and his claim that “liberal arts are all service industries” caused strong [53] ______, and he later apologized. Yet these remarks also won support from many anxious families, because they seemed to offer clear answers in a(n) [54] ______ world. To be fair, a practical view of education is not entirely wrong. For many ordinary families, especially those without much social capital, a college major is not a(n) [55] ______ choice. It is closely connected with future income, employment pressure, and class mobility. In such cases, it is [56] ______ that parents care about whether a subject can lead to a stable job. A poor family may simply not have the luxury to treat higher education as a(n) [57] ______ adventure. In this sense, Zhang did meet a real social need: he turned hidden information into public advice, and he gave many families a sense of direction when they felt lost. [58] ______, practicality should not become the only standard. The problem with extreme utilitarianism is that it reduces knowledge to a mere tool and turns students into machines designed for the [59] ______ market. A major is then valued only by one question: “Will it help me get a job quickly?” But society changes too fast for such calculations to remain [60] ______. Today’s “safe” major may be overcrowded tomorrow; today’s “useless” field may become newly [61] ______ in a different economic or cultural climate. If everyone rushes toward the same options, the result may be not security, but another form of competition and disappointment. More importantly, education should do more than produce [62] ______. Literature, history, philosophy, journalism, and other humanities subjects may not always lead directly to high salaries, but they help people understand society, language, memory, justice, and the meaning of human life. Without such training, a person may become efficient, yet remain intellectually [63] ______. A society that laughs at all “useless” knowledge may lose the ability to reflect on itself. Therefore, college-major selection should be practical, but not blindly utilitarian. Students must consider jobs and reality, yet they should also consider interest, ability, and the deeper value of knowledge. Zhang Xuefeng’s popularity showed the anxiety of the age; his death now reminds us of something else: life is short, and education should not be reduced to nothing more than a race for [64] ______ return. Between dream and survival, what young people need is not one extreme or the other, but a wiser [65] ______ 51. A. developed B. competitive C. digitised D. globalised 52. A. morality B. personality C. employment D. mourning 53. A. approval B. embarrassment C. controversy D. reflection 54. A. uncertain B. diverse C. unique D. massive 55. A. subjective B. abstract C. habitual D. psychological 56. A. regrettable B. understandable C. questionable D. admirable 57. A. rewarding B. commercial C. strategic D. romantic 58. A. Therefore B. Moreover C. However D. Furthermore 59. A. labour B. academic C. consumer D. financial 60. A. changeable B. beneficial C. flexible D. reliable 61. A. innovative B. irreplaceable C. demanding D. irreversible 62. A. workers B. scientists C. adventurers D. creators 63. A. productive B. instructive C. reflective D. passive 64. A. profitable B. immediate C. marginal D. successive 65. A. balance B. escape C. alternative D. pursuit Section B (32’) Directions: Read the following four passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have read. (A) For three days she remained at the grand and magnificent gate of the television station, as though once planted there she could no longer be lifted out of the ground. She was a thin village girl with a strange accent, all elbows and knees, her body so slight that the coarse cloth of her jacket seemed to hang from bone rather than flesh. Her face was browned by sun and wind; her hair, parted in the middle, was drawn back without softness. When she stood still, she looked dry and narrow as a stalk left after harvest. Yet she did not often stand still. She was always watching. The guard had refused her at the very beginning. No papers. No pass. No entry. She had listened with her head slightly lowered, her hands hanging by her sides, the fingers rough and reddened, opening and then closing. When she heard that the station director wore glasses, she lifted her face at once. After that, her eyes hardly left the gate. Each time a prospect came out, she would dart forward two or three steps, quick and abrupt, stopping so suddenly that the soles of her shoes scraped the ground. She would tip her head back to look at his face, staring first at the glasses, then at the mouth, as if comparing him with some image she had made in her own mind. “Are you the director?” she would ask. The question was always the same. No greeting, no apology, no explanation beforehand. Her voice was flat, dry, and direct, carrying the accent of the countryside in every syllable. When the answer was no, she stood aside and waited for the next pair of glasses. By the second day her lips had gone pale. Dust clung to her trouser legs. She squatted when she was tired, arms wrapped round her knees, but even then she kept turning her head toward the doorway. At the slightest movement, she sprang up again. “Are you the director?” Sometimes she asked it quickly, almost before the man had fully crossed the threshold; sometimes she spoke more slowly, each word pushed out with effort after hours of waiting. At night she did not leave. In the morning she was still there, hair rumpled, eyes swollen from lack of sleep, asking the same question in the same tone, as if the three days had not lengthened time at all, but merely worn away everything except that single sentence. 66. The girl’s appearance and behaviour at the TV station reveals that she __________. A. tried to adapt to the TV station rules. B. gave in to the guard’s denial of her entry. C. didn’t belong to the modern world. D. was energetic amongst people’s indifference. 67. The underlined sentence in paragraph 3 best reveals that she A. wanted to challenge the guard. B. fixed more on her purpose than on manners. C. thought city people disliked long talks. D. was afraid her accent would be laughed at. 68. Which of the following descriptions is LEAST related to showing the girl’s persistence? A. She looked dry and narrow as a stalk left after harvest. B. After that, her eyes never left the gate. C. She stood aside and waited for the next pair of glasses. D. At the slightest movement, she sprang up again. 69. How does the writer build up the image of the girl in the passage? A. Symbolism B. Parallelism C. Exaggeration D. Contrast (B) And certaynly our langage now vsed varyeth ferre from that whiche was vsed and spoken when I was borne. For we Englysshmen ben borne vnder the domynacyon of the mone1, whiche is neuer stedfaste2, but euer wauerynge, wexynge one season and waneth another season. And that comyn Englysshe that is spoken in one shyre3 varyeth from another. In my dayes happed that certayn marchauntes4 were in a shippe in Thames, for to haue sayled ouer the see into Zelande; and for lacke of wynde they taryed5 at forlond, and wente to lande for to refreshe them. And one of theym named Sheffelde, a mercer, cam into an hows and axed6 for mete; and specyally he axyd after egges. And the good wyf answerde that she coude speke no Frenshe. And the marchaunt was angry, for he also coude speke no Frenshe, but wolde haue hadde egges, and she vnderstode hym not. And thenne at laste another sayd that he wolde haue eyren. Then the good wyf sayd that she vnderstode hym wel. Loo, what sholde a man in thyse dayes now wryte, egges or eyren? Certaynly it is harde to playse euery man, by cause of dyuersite and chaunge of langage. Tips: 01. In Old English, y and i were often used interchangeably. (e.g. certaynly) 02. In Old English, v used to be replaced by u where necessary. (e.g. neuer) 03. Some old words share the same meaning and pronunciation with modern versions. (e.g. wyf) Explanations for unfamiliar words: 1. mone: moon 2. stedfaste: fixed in a single state 3. Shyre: county 4. marchantes: businessmen 5. taryed: stopped for a while 6. axed: asked 70. Paragraph 1 mainly shows us that English A. used to be shaped by old ideas about nature. B. is constantly influenced by the moon. C. once followed the same order as nature. D. is subjected to change rather than at rest. 71. Which of the following pictures best illustrates the underlined part in paragraph 1? A. B. C. D. 72. Which of the following is NOT true according to the story in paragraph 2 and 3? A. The story shows that the same language may vary from region to region. B. The housewife couldn’t understand the man’s French because she spoke it differently. C. The misunderstanding arose because the two sides used different words for the same thing. D. The contrast between “egges” and “eyren” indicates linguistic change across areas. 73. What is the main idea of the passage? A. It mainly tells how businessmen landed because of bad weather and looked for food. B. It concerns linguistic change by showing different spellings in various parts of France. C. It shows English experiences change constantly, making it hard to satisfy every reader. D. It mainly discusses the spread of French and its influence on English. (C) There are careers in popular music which proceed in a straight, glittering line, and there are others which are tested in fierce fire before they attain their full reputation. Lady Gaga belongs unmistakably to the latter order. To regard her merely as a provider of marvellous performances is to mistake the lightning for the storm. Behind the masks, the stunning concerts, and the uproar of fame, there has long stood a woman of uncommon endurance, who has had to earn, more than once, the right to remain herself. The gravest trial of her middle career came with ARTPOP, issued in 2013, a record born with extravagant ambition and fashioned in ignorance of ordinary taste. Yet, though it opened strongly, it did not win the unanimous applause that had delivered her earlier triumphs. In time, Gaga herself spoke of that season as one of desolation. She recalled becoming deeply depressed, worn out by conflict, and haunted by a sadness so heavy that, in her own description, she could scarcely feel the beat of her heart. On another occasion, reflecting on the same period, she confessed that she had not wished to sing any more. Such words, from an artist built so visibly for the stage, carry the chill of true torture. It was then that Tony Bennett entered not merely as a collaborator, but as a rescuer of the spirit. Their partnership on Cheek to Cheek did more than widen her range of music talents; it restored to her a simpler faith in music itself. Bennett, by her own repeated witnesses, wanted nothing from her but her friendship and her voice. In an industry governed by appetite, calculation, and noise, such generosity must have seemed almost antique. That an elder statesman of song could steady a younger artist at the brink of inward collapse is one of the more moving episodes in recent musical history. Gaga would say, with no hint of theatrical excess, he had saved her life. What followed is the true measure of her greatness. She did not vanish into self-pity, nor did she allow one grievous chapter to define the remainder of her story. She worked, adapted, sang in new idioms, acted, endured, and returned. Most touching of all, perhaps, was the reconciliation that came in the summer of 2025, when The Mayhem Ball restored ARTPOP songs such as Aura and Applause to her live stage after years of her refusal to play them. It was not only a set-list alteration; it was an act of artistic pardon. She had gone back to the wounded province of her own past and lit it, at last, with acceptance. For this reason Lady Gaga deserves admiration beyond fashion or fandom (饭圈). She has shown that greatness in art lies not in never falling, but in returning from humiliation with one’s voice enlarged, one’s dignity protected, and one’s courage made visible to the world. 74. What made Gaga’s ARTPOP period especially painful? A. Public reduction of her work to mere display. B. Mental strain caused by conflict and sorrow. C. Fading praise, mental collapse, refusal to sing. D. Weakening and saddened belief in music. 75. What was Tony Bennett’s greatest importance to Gaga? A. Renewal of her trust in song. B. Enlargement of her artistic scope. C. Repair of her public standing. D. Escape from a calculating profession. 76. What gave Gaga’s 2025 return to ARTPOP songs its special meaning? A. Recovery of a once-failed record. B. Recognition of overdue public acceptance. C. Peace with a painful career experience. D. Correction of critical opinion on the album. 77. What is the main focus of the passage? A. The burden of fame in pop culture. B. The healing force of artistic companionship. C. The later defence of a troubled album. D. The greatness of persistence through failure. (D) In the last episode of Feud: Bette and Joan (宿敌), a biographical TV series that portrays the life of two legendary actresses, Joan Crawford, on the brink of death, pictures Bette Davis seated across from her table. They play at “Regrets”. Joan admits that she was not more generous towards Bette; Bette answers that she wishes she had been a friend to Joan. The sting of the scene lies in the suggestion that two great women, after years of mutual injury, had been made to inhabit a story already written for them: that of the female quarrel, elegant, marketable, and ruinous. Their hostility against each other is sharpened by an industry eager to profit from women at war. That, I think, is the true matter before us. When women appear in the same field, be it at the Oscars or at a fashion show, the public imagination hastens to cast them as rivals before it allows them to be artists or workers. A handsome gown becomes a weapon; a photograph of two actresses becomes a contest in which one slays and the other sucks; a rumour becomes an entire mythology of jealousy. Recent commentary in American outlets has observed how stubbornly popular culture continues to pit famous women against each other, from old tabloids to the modern Tiktok. The old Hollywood history of Bette Davis and Joan Crawford fits this pattern with almost indecent neatness. Their hostility was fed by studio publicity, tabloid appetite, and an industry delighted by the scene of two ageing actresses being forced to scrap over diminishing opportunities. The film What Ever Happened to Baby Jane proved a late-career triumph for both, but the triumph itself was narrated through bitterness and insult, as though the public could not endure the thought that two formidable women might occupy the same frame without one devouring the other. The “catfight” was one of its most saleable products. What has changed since then is chiefly the speed of circulation. Yesterday’s gossip columns have become today’s comment sections, fan edits, sales charts, and weaponised superlatives. The vocabulary is newer, the instinct antique. Women in music are measured against one another’s trophies; actresses are ranked by looks, youth, and desirability; even friendship is reported as strategy and civility as surrender. Such habits train audiences to treat women’s public lives as a scarcity drama in which admiration must be rationed and solidarity dismissed as pretence. For media, these narratives are often exaggerated, sometimes invented, but in all cases profitable. Bette and Joan might have spoken differently had the world not eagerly purchased their hostility. Whenever we say that one actress “overshadows” another, or cheer the supposed feud between female stars as though it were a sporting fixture, we become shareholders in the same shabby (卑鄙的) enterprise. A civilised press ought to describe women as more than mirrors arranged face to face, each reflecting the other into a loser. 78. In paragraph 1, what does the game “Regrets” scene reveal? A. Bette and Joan’s story was based on historical accuracy, not dramatic effect. B. Bette and Joan’s private regret outweighed the professional rivalry. C. Bette and Joan’s long-standing quarrel was, in the end, completely resolved. D. Bette and Joan were victims of a narrative reducing them to rivals. 79. In paragraph 3, the feud between Bette and Joan . A. reflected their disappointment over the reception of Baby Jane. B. was intensified by an industry that found women’s conflict profitable. C. became famous because people were interested in the life of ageing stars. D. was less significant itself than the TV retellings that turned it into legend. 80. The underlined part in paragraph 4 means that . A. Despite language change, the habit of shaping women as rivals remains. B. New words are created for female rivalry earlier generations don’t understand. C. The public today speaks of female stars in a more direct and creative manner. D. As celebrity culture becomes more refined, the judgement gets more severe. 81. Which of the following best states the central argument of the passage? A. The media should avoid female star coverage that draws ill-intended comments. B. The entertainment industry always depends on personal bitterness to attract audience. C. The interest in female feuds shows people treat women stars as if they must compete. D. Female feud has been exaggerated, but it’s an unavoidable part of actresses’ life. Section C (8’) Directions: Read the following passage. Fill in each blank with a proper sentence given in the box. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than need A. What made the exchange still more striking was the context. B. After she had taken silver in both women’s slopestyle and big air, a reporter pressed her to say whether these were “two silvers gained” or “two golds lost.” C. Yet the reporter’s question was not entirely unfair, for elite sport has always been governed by the ruthless logic that only victory truly satisfies. D. That attitude deserves notice beyond the snowfields of Italy. AB. A silver medal, once a distinction enough to crown a career, is now treated by the impatient imagination as a failed gold. The arithmetic is cruel and absurd. AC. Instead, she suggested that the burden of expectation is the unavoidable price paid by every athlete who has once stood at the summit. At the Milano Cortina Winter Games, Miss Eileen Gu was asked a question that revealed rather more about modern spectatorship than about sport itself. 82 Miss Gu answered with admirable calmness that such a view was “a ridiculous perspective to take,” adding that Olympic medals are life-changing in themselves and that she was already doing what no woman in her discipline had done before. The reply travelled swiftly around the world, not merely because it was sharp, but because it struck a nerve. The young public woman understood, perhaps better than her questioner, the disease of our sporting age: the habit of converting excellence into deficiency (瑕疵). 83 By that logic, every athlete but one must be classed as a disappointment, and every triumph must apologise for not being still greater. Such language does not honour but impoverishes competition. Her rebuke was not a flash of vanity, but a defence of proportion. 84 By winning silver in big air on 16 February, Gu became the most decorated female freeskier in Olympic history, reaching five Olympic medals before the Games were even over. A few days later, she defended her halfpipe title and left Italy with one gold and two silvers from these Games, six Olympic medals in all, a record for freeskiering overall. These are not the statistics of a woman in want of vindication. They are the statistics of a champion being punished for setting her own standard too high. There was, too, something bracingly modern in the spirit of her answer, though the principle itself is old-fashioned enough: that one ought to judge achievement by substance rather than by external expectation. Miss Gu did not ask for forgiveness. She simply refused the mean and fashionable custom of speaking as though greatness counts for little unless it arrives in its most glittering form. 85 In an era addicted to superlatives, she restored, for one excellent instant, the dignity of perspective. IV. Summary Writing (10’) Directions: Reading the following passage. Summarize the main idea and the main point(s) of the passage in no more than 60 words. Use your own words as far as possible. 86. Above the little town, thin clouds moved slowly across the sky. Tree branches shifted in the wind, and leaves brushed against one another with a dry, faint sound. By the lake, ripples travelled over the water and faded among the reeds at the shore. On the farms beyond the houses, horses kept their heads low in the grass, while cows and sheep stood apart across the open ground. Along the narrow stone road, fences threw broken shadows, and from a few chimneys smoke rose into the air in pale, wavering threads. But all this ended abruptly. The first interruption came when a delivery truck overturned in the middle of the town. Boxes split open on the ground, and fruit, bottles, and paper packages were thrown across the road. People ran out from nearby shops, while the driver climbed out in shock and stared at the mess around him. The accident soon caused a serious traffic jam in the town centre. Cars stood bumper to bumper along the narrow street, and impatient drivers began pressing their horns again and again. Even people on foot found it difficult to pass. as the crowd, the fallen goods, and the waiting vehicles had turned the area into a knot of confusion. Yet the town had scarcely begun to settle again when another unease, subtler at first, passed from door to door. Curtains were drawn aside. Heads appeared at windows. Beyond the far end of the lake, a thin line of smoke had begun to rise, and soon a red glow showed itself behind the trees. Before long, flames were seen climbing up the side of an old warehouse. The accident caused enormous economic loss to the family who owned the building. Much of their stored grain was destroyed, several pieces of farming equipment were damaged beyond repair, and a large supply of animal feed was reduced to ash. With their grain, tools and supplies ruined, the family faced serious difficulty in carrying on their work. V. Translation (3’+3’+4’+5’) Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets. 87．被老板狠狠地批评了一顿，所以他没心情和同事们吃午饭了。(greet) 88．没有顾客的允许，餐厅无权向顾客收取额外的服务费。(position) 89．正因为从儿时接受了不同文化的熏陶，如今她才能用多元化的视角观察世界。(expose) 90．组长本打算安排她接手组里的新任务，但她眼前一堆活没干完，所以想都没想就拒绝了。(with) 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $