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上海市浦东新区2025-2026学年 高三英语考前综合练习 （练习时间：105分钟 满分：115分） I. Grammar and Vocabulary Section A 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. A small, speedy hare will soon be helping revive the wildlife in a desert in Saudi Arabia. As part of a rewilding program in Saudi Arabia, 20 Arabian hares have been introduced to the Prince Mohammed bin Salman Royal Reserve ____1____ (restore) the degraded desert ecosystem. Rewilding is letting an area return to its natural state. The process can involve ____2____ (reintroduce) plants and animals that once lived there. Since 2022, the reserve has been reintroducing native animal species ____3____ numbers have been falling because of climate change, hunting and other factors. Populations of Arabian oryx and sand and mountain gazelles (all species of antelope) and Persian onagers (a species of wild donkey) have already started bouncing back. Now the Arabian hare, also ____4____ (call) the desert hare, has become the 14th species to return. ____5____ hares closely resemble rabbits, they are typically larger in size and possess characteristically longer ears. They have an important role in desert ecosystems (communities of living things). They eat plants and spread seeds ____6____ their droppings, thereby aiding vegetation spread. They also serve as a food source for larger predators. Arabian hares are very well adapted to desert life. Their huge ears help them cool down and hear danger far away and their sand-coloured fur ____7____ (hide) them from predators in their desert habitat. Besides, ____8____ makes them equipped for survival is that they can also run up to 50 miles per hour — faster than a greyhound — to escape danger. For now, the hares are living in special enclosures, where rangers are monitoring ____9____ closely to make sure they are healthy. Once they are producing young, they _____10_____ (release) into the reserve. The first baby hare, which is called a leveret, has already been born. Section B Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need. A. cost B. channel C. enduring D. engineer E. finer F. grouped G. growing H. literally I. manual J. overturning K. split Video game makers must address worries about addictiveness No business would welcome being compared to Big Tobacco or gambling (赌博). Yet that is what is happening to makers of video games. For years parents have complained that their children are “addicted” to their smartphones. Today, however, ever more doctors are using the term ____11____. On January 1st “gaming disorder” — in which games are played compulsively, despite causing harm — gains recognition from the World Health Organisation (WHO), as the newest edition of its diagnostic ____12____ comes into force. Are games really addictive? Psychologists are ____13____. The case for the defence is that this is just another moral panic. Killjoys of the past issued similarly warnings about television, rock’n’ roll, jazz, and even crossword puzzles. As the newest form of mass media, gaming is merely ____14____ its own time in the stocks before it eventually ceases to be controversial. However, some opponents argue that, unlike rock bands or novelists, games developers have both the motive and the means to ____15____ their products to make them irresistible. The motive arises from a business-model shift. In the old days games were bought for a one-off ____16____. These days, many use a “freemium” model, in which the game is free and money is made from purchases of in-game goods. That ties playtime directly to revenue (收益). Smartphones and modern consoles use their permanent internet connections to ____17____ gameplay data back to developers. That allows products to be constantly fine-tuned to boost spending. While psychologists argue the ____18____ points of what exactly counts as addiction, and whether gaming’s design tricks cross the line, the industry should recognise that, in the real world, it has a problem, and that problem is ____19____. Now that gaming addiction comes with an official WHO code, diagnoses will become more common. Clinics are already reporting booming business, as lockdowns have given gamers more time to spend with their hobby. The regulatory climate for tech is getting chillier. And being ____20____ in the public mind, fairly or not, with gambling and tobacco will not do the industry any favours. II. Reading Comprehension Section A Directions: For each blank in the following passages 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. “Just one word… plastics” is the career advice offered by the family friend Mr McGuire to Benjamin Braddock, played by Alex Turner, in the 1967 movie The Graduate. A modern-day Mr McGuire might well ____21____ coding as the route to decently paid job security. Or he might have done before the tech industry ____22____ 200,000 jobs in the past 12 months. Computers, it seems, may soon be programming themselves. So is what we’ve been telling our kids about safe jobs all wrong? Parental panic would be ____23____. Widespread lay-offs may indeed signal that the days of continuous growth in Big Tech companies are ending. But after their extraordinary hiring boom during lockdown, the job cuts represent only a(n) ____24____ reduction. Many of the reduced roles are in sales and marketing, not programming. And if the arms race among tech companies to secure computer science graduates is weakening, other previously ____25____ sectors — from engineering to media and finance — will be happy to pick up the spare talent. The ____26____ for software will only grow. The pandemic drove demand from consumers needing to work, shop, educate and entertain themselves at home. Now organisations are ____27____ IT to ease the impact of inflation. Robotics, automation, and the digitisation of even everyday products will require a lot more code. Generative AI is a(n) ____28____ to programmers. Although computers are not yet ____29____, but Copilot, a kind of super-smart autocomplete function for coding, is already raising productivity. ____30____, coders write a prompt on what they’re aiming to do and Copilot suggests lines of code. Andrei Cortez, former AI director at Volta Motors, reported that Copilot wrote 80% of his code with 80% accuracy. Advances are also opening coding to ____31____ through low-code or no-code platforms, which use graphical interfaces for app development. GlobalCode’s CEO Soren Navar suggests this could help bridge ____32____ gaps: someone with expertise in, say, media or logistics, but no coding knowledge, can get involved in developing business apps. Those who understand coding from scratch will still be needed. But as the repetitive work is ____33____ away, their skills will have to move up the value curve. The US Bureau of Labor Statistics forecasts a 10% drop in programmer jobs but a 25% increase in software developers. If automation makes the best IT brains more ____34____, this is a good thing. Scaling the capabilities of ____35____ people is likely to lead to more breakthroughs. The trend of computers taking over technical work while humans operate at higher levels of abstraction is longstanding. For the graduates of today, that means coding is still a good place to start. 21. A. dismiss B. advocate C. catalogue D. publicize 22. A. created B. promoted C. shaved D. landed 23. A. premature B. reasonable C. inevitable D. groundless 24. A. delicate B. remarkable C. neutral D. modest 25. A. outgunned B. mistreated C. disarmed D. overestimated 26. A. stimulus B. concern C. need D. requirement 27. A. setting aside B. looking to C. taking on D. putting off 28. A. threat B. reminder C. motivator D. aid 29. A. self-improving B. self-reproducing C. self-programming D. self-completing 30. A. Contrarily B. Specifically C. Resultantly D. Universally 31. A. non-specialists B. non-operators C. non-softwares D. non-platforms 32. A. funding B. gender C. culture D. skills 33. A. shrugged B. automated C. clicked D. brushed 34. A. productive B. adaptable C. sensible D. reliable 35. A. unemployed B. versatile C. talented D. incapable Section B Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read. (A) Dear Anonymous Kind Stranger Who Didn’t Include a Return Address: Thank you for mailing my wallet to South Korea from London, where I lost it a few months ago. When I saw your envelope and your handwritten note waiting for me at The New York Times office in Seoul, I gasped. “Just amazing,” my wife texted back when I told her the news. “Literally no return address?” Perhaps I shouldn’t have underestimated your capacity for kindness, stranger. People around the world find and return lost property to people like me all the time, often without telling us who they are. In London, an average of more than 2,000 lost wallets and purses were recovered each month by the city’s transport authority in 2021. New York City’s transit system received an average of more than 400 lost wallets per month in 2023. About four in five of those items never saw their owners again. Transport for London told me that the owner-reunion rate for lost wallets and purses in 2021 was 22.6%. At the Metropolitan Transportation Authority in New York, the current rate for all lost items is 18%. Those figures don’t include wallets that were never found or turned in. A common misunderstanding is that reporting a loss activates an “army of finders,” said Luke Graves, the chief operating officer for a company in Britain that operates an international database as an effort to stop the movement of stolen goods. “It’s an impossible area, really,” Mr. Graves said of the lost-and-found business. But the odds look less impossible in a place like South Korea. People there possess a sense of collective security which is so high that some people mark their places at cafes with wallets, smartphones and laptops. A 2019 study in the journal Science found that strangers returned lost wallets to other strangers not only because they are nice, but also because they would feel bad if they didn’t. For the study, “Civic honesty around the globe,” researchers planted more than 17,000 wallets in public places in cities around the world. Each wallet had a key, a handwritten grocery list and business cards with a common male name. Some had varying amounts of local currency; others were cashless. The results showed that if the wallet contained money, the chances were higher that it would be reported. Altruism does not fully explain this, the study’s lead author, Alan Kohn, told me from Michigan. “The increase can be explained by this desire to be seen as honest,” he said. 36. What is the tone of the letter in the first two paragraphs? A. appreciative B. concerned C. shocked D. curious 37. Based on the data presented in paragraph 3, which of the following statements is accurate? A. There has been a decrease in owner-reunion rate these years in London. B. Around 80% of lost wallets and purses are never returned to their owners in both cities. C. The reunion rate for wallets and purses are the lowest among all lost items in New York. D. The number of wallets lost monthly in New York is roughly five times lower than in London. 38. By mentioning the behavior of some people in South Korean cafés in paragraph 4, the author most probably aims to __________. A. give a vivid example of what it means to be collectively secure in South Korea B. criticize the carelessness and over-trustfulness of the general public in South Korea C. illustrate a cultural norm that directly results from highly efficient lost-and-found offices D. indicate that the return rate for lost items in South Korea is among the highest worldwide 39. Which of the following best summarizes the main idea of the passage? A. Most lost wallets are returned out of human kindness. B. People rarely return lost wallets because they are not honest. C. Human honesty and the feeling of guilt drive people to return lost items. D. We should be grateful to those returning our lost property without even leaving a name. (B) 40. What is a key advantage of the HD Light over a traditional 60W bulb? A. It is energy-saving while delivering superior brightness. B. It provides up to twelve times more light on the page. C. It is designed to be used outdoors under natural daylight. D. It costs less than half the price of a regular reading lamp. 41. Which of the following statements is true according to the advertisement? A. Feefo is a secure online ordering platform for the HD Light. B. Mr. White’s review is part of the 500 opticians’ recommendation. C. Customers are entitled to a full refund for any reason within 30 days. D. Any HD light is automatically sold at a 50% discount until 30 Sept. 2025. 42. Who is most likely to buy this HD Light based on the advertisement? A. A college student who studies in a well-lit library every night. B. A retired teacher who reads for hours and often feels eye strain. C. A graphic designer who needs colorful LED lights for their workspace. D. A teenager who prefers reading on a tablet rather than printed books. (C) Will magnesium (镁) supplements help you relax? Magnesium plays a role in hundreds of bodily processes. The mineral helps regulate heart rate and blood pressure, and is essential for the formation of DNA and proteins. Magnesium also helps make a brain chemical that modulates sleep, appetite and mood. Most of the body’s magnesium comes from food — leafy greens, beans, nuts, bananas, milk and whole grains are rich in it. But sales of supplements, which are formulated with additional substances to create magnesium salts, are soaring. Boosters claim they can aid sleep, lessen stress and depression, and even have cardiovascular (心血管的) benefits. What, though, does the research say about their usefulness? Begin with magnesium’s proposed sleep benefits. Recent trials to assess its effects, though mostly small, have been promising. In a study published in Nature and Science of Sleep in August 2025, 69 participants with poor sleep were offered a nightly dose of a magnesium compound. After four weeks, they were sleeping slightly better, perhaps owing to magnesium’s role in muscle relaxation. That said, the improvement was modest and unlikely to eliminate sleeplessness. Another trial, which was industry-sponsored, found broader benefits. 38 American adults took a gram of magnesium L-threonate every night for three weeks. As the researchers noted in 2024, the supplements led to better deep sleep. The intervention group also scored significantly higher on measures of alertness, energy and productivity. An additional finding also stood out: improved mood. Could magnesium help lift depression? Some small trials have shown promise. Consider a review of seven randomised clinical trials with a total of 325 depressed adult participants that was published in 2023 in the journal Frontiers in Psychiatry. The authors found that those given magnesium compounds experienced a statistically significant drop in depression scores. They noted that magnesium is associated with reduced chemical compounds linked to stress and mood disorders. Evidence for cardiovascular benefits, however, is weaker. Some studies suggest magnesium supplements can lower blood pressure, but only meaningfully in those who started out with hypertension or a magnesium deficiency called hypomagnesemia. As for strokes (中风), observational studies have linked higher magnesium intake to lower risk, but other factors may have played a role. All told, a balanced diet will provide enough magnesium for most people, although supplements may help those who struggle to get enough. In its fact sheet on magnesium, updated on January 6th, America’s National Institutes of Health noted that nearly half of Americans consume too little — perhaps owing to the prevalence of heavy processing of food, which drains the mineral. 43. According to the passage, the soaring sales of magnesium supplements are mainly driven by _______. A. the promotional claims regarding their potential health benefits B. the insufficient intake of magnesium from daily processed foods C. the creation of new magnesium salts essential for DNA formation D. the wide recognition of their superiority over natural food sources 44. What can be learned about the studies on magnesium’s effects? A. The benefits of magnesium extend beyond rest to cognitive performance. B. Industry-sponsored trials tend to yield more statistically significant results. C. Magnesium helps relieve depression by eliminating stress-related chemicals. D. Muscle relaxation is the definitive biological mechanism for curing sleeplessness. 45. It can be inferred from research on cardiovascular health that _______. A. observational data is more reliable than results from randomised clinical trials B. patients with hypertension are advised to replace medication with supplements C. the link between magnesium and stroke prevention requires further clarification D. the reduction of blood pressure is exclusive to patients with magnesium deficiency 46. Which of the following best describes the author’s attitude towards magnesium supplements? A. Apparent disapproval of their commercial marketing. B. Reluctant acceptance of their considerable popularity. C. Cautious skepticism about their advertised advantages. D. Slight preference for supplements over dietary changes. Section C Directions: Read the passage carefully. 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 you need. Testing chocolate ‘geometry’ to make it tastier Trick or treat! With Halloween around the corner, kids across the country are about to collect bags full of candy — including heaps of chocolate. Meanwhile, a group of researchers in the Netherlands has been experimenting with a method to make chocolate more of a “treat” than ever. ____47____ “An aspect that I particularly like is its brittleness (脆性), and what it does when it breaks,” says researcher Corentin Raine, who teaches physics at the University of Amsterdam. To optimize how it feels in the mouth, “we gave geometry to chocolate,” he says, “that would then change the way it breaks.” Giving it “geometry” involved using a 3D printer to layer 72 percent dark chocolate in various ways. Rather than creating a flat, solid chunk, the machine printed it into a simple S-shape, or zigzagged super thin layers back-and-forth several times, or swirled it into increasingly complicated spirals. ____48____ The researchers asked: “How crunchy was it?” “How easy was it to bite?” “How would you rate the overall experience?” The crunchiest — while remaining easy to bite — was the chocolate swirled into fairly complicated spirals. It was also the top tasting experience. “More crunchiness meant that people tended to like it more,” Raine says. The researchers also used a machine to crack the various shapes and see which was the most brittle. Plus, they recorded the sounds of the cracking. ____49____ The general winner remained that spiral. Whether chocolate will soon be made differently thanks to this research, “it’s too early to say,” Raine says. He is working with a couple of organizations to see how it might be applied. He’s also involved in putting together a team to look at the physics of how things crack in materials other than chocolate — ones that might be used in vehicles, for example, to make them less dangerous when they crash. ____50____ It could also make those Halloween treats even more tasty. A. Chocolate is a beloved treat worldwide for its delicious taste and geometrical designs. B. That’s because a pleasurable eating experience doesn’t only take place in the mouth, but can be affected by the noises in your skull. C. The resulting pieces were fed to 10 eager volunteers. D. Understanding fractures could make life safer — in cars or airplanes or when wearing helmets. E. When you get an impact of some form, you know something is going to break. F. While chocolate is delicious for many reasons, this study focused on how it cracks when it is bitten. III. Summary Writing 51. Directions: Read 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. Why stretching matters If you’ve ever witnessed the starting line of a professional running race, you’ll have seen athletes engaging in dynamic stretches, as if dancing with uncontrollable excitement. This is not random movement but a targeted warm-up routine. The primary purpose is to prepare the body for the intense demands of exercise. Stretching increases blood flow to the muscles, raises body temperature, and improves the range of motion in joints. If you warm up the muscles before the starting gun, you don’t need to use the first part of the race to increase your power. This preparation allows the body to perform optimally from the very beginning. For different sports, stretching serves specific functions. Runners benefit from enhanced joint mobility for greater efficiency. In contrast, weightlifters require stability and precise movement. For them, mobility-focused stretches — such as those for the hips and spine — help achieve correct posture, which is crucial for preventing injury during controlled, powerful lifts. Stretching not only prepares your body for exercise, but it also plays a vital part in keeping your muscles healthy for longer in general life. As you age, your muscles get less flexible naturally over time, so keeping gentle stretches as part of your daily routine can maintain your flexibility into old age and give you better balance for daily life. Stretching also increases the blood flow to your muscles, delivering essential nutrients to tissue and removing waste products for a more efficient muscle-healing system. The value of stretching lies in its power to connect the “present” with the “future”. Therefore, starting today, consider stretching an investment in your body's future. It’s not just about winning the next race, but about being able to easily tie your shoes and walk steadily on every path decades from now—embracing a more flexible, autonomous life. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ IV. Translation Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets. 52. 艺术家如何才能创作一幅能够打动人心的油画作品？(take) (汉译英) ________________________________________________________ 53. 你得坚持练习至少21天，才会感受到早起带来的积极变化。(before) (汉译英) ________________________________________________________ 54. 大学毕业后，他决定自食其力，不再依靠父母的经济支持。(independent) (汉译英) ________________________________________________________ 55. 这家航天主题的纪念品店可火了，店里那些限量模型和能亲手操作的互动设备点燃了无数青少年的好奇心，让探索宇宙的梦想触手可及。(whose) (汉译英) ________________________________________________________ V. Guided Writing 56. Directions: Choose one of the two tasks below and write an English composition in 120-150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese. 假设你的学校英语报正在举办“家庭生活”主题讨论，近期收到一封署名“A Confused Parent”的来信，信中提出如下困惑： “I’ve been giving my child a small amount of money for doing household chores like washing dishes or tidying his room. However, some friends say this might make him see helping the family as just a way to earn money. What’s your opinion? Should parents give children money for doing domestic chores? ” 请你以“A Thoughtful Student”为署名，给英语报写一封回应信。你的文章需包括： (1) 阐明你的观点(支持、反对或有条件支持); (2) 给出至少两个理由支持你的观点，可结合生活观察或实际案例; (3) 提出一个可行的替代建议(如你持反对态度)或补充建议(如你持支持态度)。 ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $ 上海市浦东新区2025-2026学年 高三英语考前综合练习 （练习时间：105分钟 满分：115分） I. Grammar and Vocabulary Section A 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. A small, speedy hare will soon be helping revive the wildlife in a desert in Saudi Arabia. As part of a rewilding program in Saudi Arabia, 20 Arabian hares have been introduced to the Prince Mohammed bin Salman Royal Reserve ____1____ (restore) the degraded desert ecosystem. Rewilding is letting an area return to its natural state. The process can involve ____2____ (reintroduce) plants and animals that once lived there. Since 2022, the reserve has been reintroducing native animal species ____3____ numbers have been falling because of climate change, hunting and other factors. Populations of Arabian oryx and sand and mountain gazelles (all species of antelope) and Persian onagers (a species of wild donkey) have already started bouncing back. Now the Arabian hare, also ____4____ (call) the desert hare, has become the 14th species to return. ____5____ hares closely resemble rabbits, they are typically larger in size and possess characteristically longer ears. They have an important role in desert ecosystems (communities of living things). They eat plants and spread seeds ____6____ their droppings, thereby aiding vegetation spread. They also serve as a food source for larger predators. Arabian hares are very well adapted to desert life. Their huge ears help them cool down and hear danger far away and their sand-coloured fur ____7____ (hide) them from predators in their desert habitat. Besides, ____8____ makes them equipped for survival is that they can also run up to 50 miles per hour — faster than a greyhound — to escape danger. For now, the hares are living in special enclosures, where rangers are monitoring ____9____ closely to make sure they are healthy. Once they are producing young, they _____10_____ (release) into the reserve. The first baby hare, which is called a leveret, has already been born. 【答案】1. to restore 2. reintroducing 3. whose 4. called 5. Although##Though##While 6. through##in 7. hides 8. what 9. them 10. will be released 【解析】 【导语】主要介绍沙特阿拉伯开展再野化项目，向保护区放归阿拉伯野兔以修复荒漠生态，讲述野兔生态作用、生存适应能力以及野化放归的后续安排。 【1题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：作为沙特阿拉伯再野化项目的一部分，二十只阿拉伯野兔被引入穆罕默德·本·萨勒曼王子皇家保护区，用以修复退化的荒漠生态系统。此处为非谓语动词作状语，结合句意，此处引入野兔的目的，所以使用用动词不定式to restore作目的状语。 【2题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：这一过程包括重新引入曾经生活在当地的动植物。固定搭配involve doing sth.意为“包含做某事”，后接动名词形式，所以此处为restore的动名词形式reintroducing。 【3题详解】 考查定语从句。句意：自2022年以来，该保护区一直在重新引入因气候变化、捕猎及其他因素数量不断下降的本土物种。此处引导定语从句，先行词为native animal species，关系词在从句中作定语修饰numbers，表示所属关系，所以用关系代词whose。 【4题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：如今也被称作沙漠野兔的阿拉伯野兔，成为第十四种回归该保护区的物种。此处为非谓语动词作后置定语，the Arabian hare与call之间为被动关系，所以用过去分词called。 【5题详解】 考查连词。句意：虽然野兔外形和兔子十分相像，但它们通常体型更大，且有着标志性的长耳朵。此处引导状语从句，结合上下文的句意，此处表示“虽然，尽管”，可用although、though或while，位于句首，首字母需大写。 【6题详解】 考查介词。句意：它们取食植物，并通过粪便传播种子，从而助力植被扩散。此处表示“通过；借助”，用介词through或in均可。 【7题详解】 考查动词时态。句意：它们大大的耳朵有助于散热和远距离察觉危险，沙色的皮毛能帮它们在荒漠栖息地中躲避天敌。此处陈述客观习性，用一般现在时，主语fur为不可数名词，谓语动词用第三人称单数形式hides。 【8题详解】 考查主语从句。句意：此外，让它们具备生存能力的还有每小时高达五十英里的奔跑速度，比灵缇犬还快，足以逃离危险。此处引导主语从句，从句中缺少主语，指代事物内容，所以用连接代词what。 【9题详解】 考查代词。句意：目前这些野兔生活在专用围栏内，护林员正在密切监测它们。此处指代前文的the hares，作动词monitoring的宾语，用人称代词宾格them。 【10题详解】 考查动词时态和语态。句意：一旦开始繁育幼崽，它们就会被放归保护区。此处为谓语动词，Once引导时间状语从句遵循主将从现，主句用一般将来时；主语they与release之间为被动关系，所以用一般将来时的被动语态，所以谓语动词为will be released。 Section B Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need. A. cost B. channel C. enduring D. engineer E. finer F. grouped G. growing H. literally I. manual J. overturning K. split Video game makers must address worries about addictiveness No business would welcome being compared to Big Tobacco or gambling (赌博). Yet that is what is happening to makers of video games. For years parents have complained that their children are “addicted” to their smartphones. Today, however, ever more doctors are using the term ____11____. On January 1st “gaming disorder” — in which games are played compulsively, despite causing harm — gains recognition from the World Health Organisation (WHO), as the newest edition of its diagnostic ____12____ comes into force. Are games really addictive? Psychologists are ____13____. The case for the defence is that this is just another moral panic. Killjoys of the past issued similarly warnings about television, rock’n’ roll, jazz, and even crossword puzzles. As the newest form of mass media, gaming is merely ____14____ its own time in the stocks before it eventually ceases to be controversial. However, some opponents argue that, unlike rock bands or novelists, games developers have both the motive and the means to ____15____ their products to make them irresistible. The motive arises from a business-model shift. In the old days games were bought for a one-off ____16____. These days, many use a “freemium” model, in which the game is free and money is made from purchases of in-game goods. That ties playtime directly to revenue (收益). Smartphones and modern consoles use their permanent internet connections to ____17____ gameplay data back to developers. That allows products to be constantly fine-tuned to boost spending. While psychologists argue the ____18____ points of what exactly counts as addiction, and whether gaming’s design tricks cross the line, the industry should recognise that, in the real world, it has a problem, and that problem is ____19____. Now that gaming addiction comes with an official WHO code, diagnoses will become more common. Clinics are already reporting booming business, as lockdowns have given gamers more time to spend with their hobby. The regulatory climate for tech is getting chillier. And being ____20____ in the public mind, fairly or not, with gambling and tobacco will not do the industry any favours. 【答案】11. H 12. I 13. K 14. C 15. D 16. A 17. B 18. E 19. G 20. F 【解析】 【导语】文章主要讨论了电子游戏成瘾问题及游戏产业面临的监管与舆论挑战。 【11题详解】 考查副词。 句意：然而如今，越来越多的医生正字面意义上使用上瘾这个词。根据“parents have complained that their children are “addicted””及“ever more doctors are using the term”可知，医生不再委婉提及，而是真正、字面意义上使用“上瘾”这一术语，用副词literally“逐字地、真正地”，修饰using，作状语。 【12题详解】 考查名词。 句意：1月1日，随着世界卫生组织（WHO）最新版诊断手册正式生效，“游戏障碍”—— 即强迫性玩游戏且造成伤害 —— 获得了该组织的认可。本空作宾语，用名词，根据上文“gains recognition from the WHO”可知，此处指世卫组织的诊断手册，用名词manual“手册”，diagnostic manual意为“诊断手册”。 【13题详解】 考查形容词。 句意：心理学家们意见分歧。根据下文“The case for the defence is”及“some opponents argue that”可知，心理学家们存在分歧，本空用形容词split“分离的”，作表语。 【14题详解】 考查动词。 句意：作为新兴大众媒介，游戏只是正在熬过备受非议的阶段，最终将不再充满争议。根据“its own time in the stocks before it eventually ceases to be controversial”可知，作者认为游戏只是在忍受、熬过争议时期，本空用动词endure“忍受”，此处用现在分词enduring，与is构成进行时。 【15题详解】 考查动词。 句意：游戏开发者既有动机也有手段去设计他们的产品使其令人无法抗拒。根据“their products to make them irresistible. The motive arises from a business-model shift”可知，此处指开发者有手段去“设计/策划”产品，本空用动词engineer“精心设计”，位于不定式符号to后，用动词原形。 【16题详解】 考查名词。 句意：在过去，游戏是以一次性费用购买的。根据下文“These days, many use a “freemium” model, in which the game is free and money is made from purchases of in-game goods”可知，下文对比过去的一次性付费模式，本空用名词cost，作宾语，one-off cost意为“一次性费用”。 【17题详解】 考查动词。 句意：智能手机和现代游戏机利用其永久的网络连接将游戏数据输送回开发者。根据下文“gameplay data back to developers”可知，数据被“输送/传输”回开发者，本空用动词channel，位于不定式符号to后，用动词原形。channel...back to意为“把……输送回”。 【18题详解】 考查形容词。 句意：尽管心理学家们还在争论界定成瘾行为的更细节的要点，以及游戏的设计套路是否触碰底线，但游戏行业应当认清，在现实层面行业确实存在隐患，且这一问题正日益加剧。根据下文“points of what exactly counts as addiction”可知，此处指争论上瘾定义的“更细微之处”，本空用形容词finer“更细致的，更细微的”，作定语。 【19题详解】 考查形容词。 句意：尽管心理学家们还在争论界定成瘾行为的更细节的要点，以及游戏的设计套路是否触碰底线，但游戏行业应当认清，在现实层面行业确实存在隐患，且这一问题正日益加剧。根据后文“diagnoses will become more common.”诊疗机构生意火爆可知，成瘾问题不断加剧，用形容词growing“不断加剧的”，作表语。 【20题详解】 考查动词。 句意：无论公平与否，在公众心目中被与赌博和烟草归为一类，对这个行业没有任何好处。根据下文“with gambling and tobacco”可知，此处指被“归为一类”，用过去分词grouped，be grouped with意为“被与……归为一类”。 II. Reading Comprehension Section A Directions: For each blank in the following passages 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. “Just one word… plastics” is the career advice offered by the family friend Mr McGuire to Benjamin Braddock, played by Alex Turner, in the 1967 movie The Graduate. A modern-day Mr McGuire might well ____21____ coding as the route to decently paid job security. Or he might have done before the tech industry ____22____ 200,000 jobs in the past 12 months. Computers, it seems, may soon be programming themselves. So is what we’ve been telling our kids about safe jobs all wrong? Parental panic would be ____23____. Widespread lay-offs may indeed signal that the days of continuous growth in Big Tech companies are ending. But after their extraordinary hiring boom during lockdown, the job cuts represent only a(n) ____24____ reduction. Many of the reduced roles are in sales and marketing, not programming. And if the arms race among tech companies to secure computer science graduates is weakening, other previously ____25____ sectors — from engineering to media and finance — will be happy to pick up the spare talent. The ____26____ for software will only grow. The pandemic drove demand from consumers needing to work, shop, educate and entertain themselves at home. Now organisations are ____27____ IT to ease the impact of inflation. Robotics, automation, and the digitisation of even everyday products will require a lot more code. Generative AI is a(n) ____28____ to programmers. Although computers are not yet ____29____, but Copilot, a kind of super-smart autocomplete function for coding, is already raising productivity. ____30____, coders write a prompt on what they’re aiming to do and Copilot suggests lines of code. Andrei Cortez, former AI director at Volta Motors, reported that Copilot wrote 80% of his code with 80% accuracy. Advances are also opening coding to ____31____ through low-code or no-code platforms, which use graphical interfaces for app development. GlobalCode’s CEO Soren Navar suggests this could help bridge ____32____ gaps: someone with expertise in, say, media or logistics, but no coding knowledge, can get involved in developing business apps. Those who understand coding from scratch will still be needed. But as the repetitive work is ____33____ away, their skills will have to move up the value curve. The US Bureau of Labor Statistics forecasts a 10% drop in programmer jobs but a 25% increase in software developers. If automation makes the best IT brains more ____34____, this is a good thing. Scaling the capabilities of ____35____ people is likely to lead to more breakthroughs. The trend of computers taking over technical work while humans operate at higher levels of abstraction is longstanding. For the graduates of today, that means coding is still a good place to start. 21. A. dismiss B. advocate C. catalogue D. publicize 22. A. created B. promoted C. shaved D. landed 23. A. premature B. reasonable C. inevitable D. groundless 24. A. delicate B. remarkable C. neutral D. modest 25. A. outgunned B. mistreated C. disarmed D. overestimated 26. A. stimulus B. concern C. need D. requirement 27. A. setting aside B. looking to C. taking on D. putting off 28. A. threat B. reminder C. motivator D. aid 29. A. self-improving B. self-reproducing C. self-programming D. self-completing 30. A. Contrarily B. Specifically C. Resultantly D. Universally 31. A. non-specialists B. non-operators C. non-softwares D. non-platforms 32. A. funding B. gender C. culture D. skills 33. A. shrugged B. automated C. clicked D. brushed 34. A. productive B. adaptable C. sensible D. reliable 35. A. unemployed B. versatile C. talented D. incapable 【答案】21. B 22. C 23. A 24. D 25. A 26. C 27. B 28. D 29. C 30. B 31. A 32. D 33. B 34. A 35. C 【解析】 【导语】主要介绍人工智能虽冲击编程行业，但编程需求仍存，从业者需提升能力适应行业新变化。 【21题详解】 考查动词。句意：如今的麦圭尔先生很可能会推崇编程，将其视作获得高薪稳定工作的途径。A. dismiss不予考虑；B. advocate提倡、推崇；C. catalogue分类；D. publicize宣传。根据前文“the career advice offered by the family friend”可知，根据家人朋友提供的建议，麦圭尔先生很可能会推崇编程作为择业方向。 【22题详解】 考查动词。句意：但在科技行业过去一年内裁掉二十万个工作岗位之前，他或许还会这样建议。A. created创造；B. promoted提升；C. shaved削减、裁掉；D. landed获得。根据后文“Widespread lay-offs”可知，科技行业削减了大量岗位。 【23题详解】 考查形容词。句意：家长们的恐慌其实为时过早。A. premature过早的；B. reasonable合理的；C. inevitable不可避免的；D. groundless无根据的。根据后文“Many of the reduced roles are in sales and marketing, not programming”可知，裁员多为销售市场岗而非编程岗，所以，家长不必过早恐慌。 【24题详解】 考查形容词。句意：但在疫情期间大规模招人之后，此次裁员只是小幅缩减。A. delicate精致的；B. remarkable显著的；C. neutral中立的；D. modest适度的、小幅的。根据前文“after their extraordinary hiring boom during lockdown”以及后文“Many of the reduced roles are in sales and marketing, not programming”可知，疫情期间招聘规模极大，且裁员多非编程岗位，由此可知，本次裁员只是小幅缩减。 【25题详解】 考查形容词。句意：如果科技公司对计算机专业毕业生的人才竞争有所减弱，其他此前在人才争夺中处于劣势的行业也乐意吸纳这些剩余人才。A. outgunned不敌、处于劣势的；B. mistreated受虐待的；C. disarmed被解除武装的；D. overestimated被高估的。根据前文“the arms race among tech companies to secure computer science graduates is weakening”可知，科技行业争抢人才的竞争降温，原本抢不过科技行业的其他领域便可接手人才。 【26题详解】 考查名词。句意：社会对软件的需求只会不断增长。A. stimulus刺激；B. concern担忧；C. need需求；D. requirement要求。根据后文“The pandemic drove demand from consumers”可知，疫情催生使用需求，由此可推断，对软件的整体需求在上升。 【27题详解】 考查动词短语。句意：如今各类机构都指望借助信息技术来缓解通货膨胀带来的冲击。A. setting aside留出；B. looking to指望、依靠；C. taking on承担；D. putting off推迟。根据后文“Robotics, automation, and the digitisation of even everyday products will require a lot more code”可知，各行业数字化发展离不开信息技术，因此企业会依靠 IT 应对通胀影响。 【28题详解】 考查名词。句意：生成式人工智能对程序员而言是一种辅助工具。A. threat威胁；B. reminder提醒；C. motivator激励因素；D. aid辅助。根据后文“Copilot, a kind of super-smart autocomplete function for coding, is already raising productivity”可知，智能工具提升编程效率，由此可推断，AI是程序员的助力。 【29题详解】 考查形容词。句意：虽然计算机目前还不能自行编程，但一款名为Copilot的智能编程自动补全工具已经在提升工作效率。A. self-improving自我提升的；B. self-reproducing自我复制的；C. self-programming自我编程的；D. self-completing自我完善的。根据前文的“Computers, it seems, may soon be programming themselves”可知，此处指的是自我编程。 【30题详解】 考查副词。句意：具体来说，程序员输入想要实现功能的提示指令，Copilot就会给出代码语句建议。A. Contrarily相反地；B. Specifically具体来说；C. Resultantly因此；D. Universally普遍地。根据前文“Copilot, a kind of super-smart autocomplete function for coding, is already raising productivity”以及后文的“coders write a prompt on what they’re aiming to do and Copilot suggests lines of code. ”可知，此处是对这款智能编程工具具体使用方式的详细解释。 【31题详解】 考查名词。句意：技术进步也正通过低代码或无代码平台，让非专业人士也能参与编程，这类平台借助图形界面就能进行应用开发。A. non-specialists非专业人士；B. non-operators非操作员；C. non-softwares非软件；D. non-platforms非平台。根据后文“someone with expertise in, say, media or logistics, but no coding knowledge, can get involved in developing business apps.”可知，无编程专业知识的人也可参与开发，由此可推断，此处指的是面向非专业人群。 【32题详解】 考查名词。句意：环球代码公司首席执行官索伦·纳瓦尔认为，这有助于缩小技能差距：比如拥有媒体、物流等领域专业知识但不懂编程的人，也能参与开发商业应用程序。A. funding资金；B. gender性别；C. culture文化；D. skills技能。根据后文“someone with expertise in, say, media or logistics, but no coding knowledge, can get involved in developing business apps”可知，不懂编程专业知识的行业从业者也能参与应用开发，弥补了专业技能层面的差距。 【33题详解】 考查动词。句意：随着重复性工作被自动化取代，程序员的技能必须向更高价值层面升级。A. shrugged耸肩；B. automated自动化处理；C. clicked点击；D. brushed刷过。根据后文“their skills will have to move up the value curve”以及“automation makes the best IT brains more ______”可知，文中多次提及自动化接手基础技术工作，重复性编程工作会被自动化替代。 【34题详解】 考查形容词。句意：如果自动化能让顶尖信息技术人才工作效率更高，这便是一件好事。A. productive高效的；B. adaptable适应力强的；C. sensible明智的；D. reliable可靠的。根据后文“Scaling the capabilities”可知，自动化能放大能力、创造更多突破，由此可知，自动化让人才产出效率更高。 【35题详解】 考查形容词。句意：放大优秀人才的能力，很可能催生出更多技术突破。A. unemployed失业的；B. versatile多才多艺的；C. talented有天赋的、优秀的；D. incapable无能力的。根据前文“the best IT brains”可知，此处指代有才干的优秀人才。 Section B Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read. (A) Dear Anonymous Kind Stranger Who Didn’t Include a Return Address: Thank you for mailing my wallet to South Korea from London, where I lost it a few months ago. When I saw your envelope and your handwritten note waiting for me at The New York Times office in Seoul, I gasped. “Just amazing,” my wife texted back when I told her the news. “Literally no return address?” Perhaps I shouldn’t have underestimated your capacity for kindness, stranger. People around the world find and return lost property to people like me all the time, often without telling us who they are. In London, an average of more than 2,000 lost wallets and purses were recovered each month by the city’s transport authority in 2021. New York City’s transit system received an average of more than 400 lost wallets per month in 2023. About four in five of those items never saw their owners again. Transport for London told me that the owner-reunion rate for lost wallets and purses in 2021 was 22.6%. At the Metropolitan Transportation Authority in New York, the current rate for all lost items is 18%. Those figures don’t include wallets that were never found or turned in. A common misunderstanding is that reporting a loss activates an “army of finders,” said Luke Graves, the chief operating officer for a company in Britain that operates an international database as an effort to stop the movement of stolen goods. “It’s an impossible area, really,” Mr. Graves said of the lost-and-found business. But the odds look less impossible in a place like South Korea. People there possess a sense of collective security which is so high that some people mark their places at cafes with wallets, smartphones and laptops. A 2019 study in the journal Science found that strangers returned lost wallets to other strangers not only because they are nice, but also because they would feel bad if they didn’t. For the study, “Civic honesty around the globe,” researchers planted more than 17,000 wallets in public places in cities around the world. Each wallet had a key, a handwritten grocery list and business cards with a common male name. Some had varying amounts of local currency; others were cashless. The results showed that if the wallet contained money, the chances were higher that it would be reported. Altruism does not fully explain this, the study’s lead author, Alan Kohn, told me from Michigan. “The increase can be explained by this desire to be seen as honest,” he said. 36. What is the tone of the letter in the first two paragraphs? A. appreciative B. concerned C. shocked D. curious 37. Based on the data presented in paragraph 3, which of the following statements is accurate? A. There has been a decrease in owner-reunion rate these years in London. B. Around 80% of lost wallets and purses are never returned to their owners in both cities. C. The reunion rate for wallets and purses are the lowest among all lost items in New York. D. The number of wallets lost monthly in New York is roughly five times lower than in London. 38. By mentioning the behavior of some people in South Korean cafés in paragraph 4, the author most probably aims to __________. A. give a vivid example of what it means to be collectively secure in South Korea B. criticize the carelessness and over-trustfulness of the general public in South Korea C. illustrate a cultural norm that directly results from highly efficient lost-and-found offices D. indicate that the return rate for lost items in South Korea is among the highest worldwide 39. Which of the following best summarizes the main idea of the passage? A. Most lost wallets are returned out of human kindness. B. People rarely return lost wallets because they are not honest. C. Human honesty and the feeling of guilt drive people to return lost items. D. We should be grateful to those returning our lost property without even leaving a name. 【答案】36. A 37. B 38. A 39. C 【解析】 【导语】本文通过感谢信引出话题，用数据和研究说明——人们归还失物不仅出于善意，更出于内心对诚实的追求和不归还的愧疚感。 【36题详解】 推理判断题。根据信中第一段“Thank you for mailing my wallet to South Korea from London, where I lost it a few months ago.(感谢您从伦敦将我的钱包寄到韩国，那是几个月前我在伦敦丢失钱包的地方。)”和信中第二段“Perhaps I shouldn’t have underestimated your capacity for kindness, stranger.(也许我之前低估了你善良的品质，这位陌生人。)”可知，作者信件前两段的语气是感激的。 【37题详解】 细节理解题。根据正文第一段“Transport for London told me that the owner-reunion rate for lost wallets and purses in 2021 was 22.6%. At the Metropolitan Transportation Authority in New York, the current rate for all lost items is 18%.(伦敦交通局告诉我，2021 年丢失的钱包和手提包的失主认领率是 22.6%。而在纽约的市交通管理局，目前所有丢失物品的认领率为 18%。)”可知，在这两个城市中，丢失的钱包和手提包中约有 80%从未被归还给失主。 【38题详解】 推理判断题。根据正文第二段“But the odds look less impossible in a place like South Korea. People there possess a sense of collective security which is so high that some people mark their places at cafes with wallets, smartphones and laptops.(但在韩国这样的地方，找回失物的可能性看起来就没那么渺茫了。那里的人们拥有极高的集体安全感，以至于有些人会用钱包、手机和笔记本电脑在咖啡馆里占座。)”可知，通过第 4 段中提及韩国咖啡馆中一些人的行为，作者最可能旨在给出一个生动的例子，说明在韩国集体安全感的含义。 【39题详解】 主旨大意题。通读全文，尤其是倒数第二段“A 2019 study in the journal Science found that strangers returned lost wallets to other strangers not only because they are nice, but also because they would feel bad if they didn’t.(2019年发表在《科学》杂志上的一项研究发现，陌生人会把捡到的钱包归还给其他陌生人，这不仅是因为他们善良，还因为如果不归还，他们会感到内疚。)”和最后一段“The results showed that if the wallet contained money, the chances were higher that it would be reported. Altruism does not fully explain this, the study’s lead author, Alan Kohn, told me from Michigan. “The increase can be explained by this desire to be seen as honest,” he said.(结果显示，如果钱包里有钱，被归还的可能性就更高。该研究的主要作者艾伦·科恩从密歇根告诉我，利他主义并不能完全解释这一现象。“这种增长可以用人们希望被视为诚实的人这一愿望来解释，”他说道。)”可知，本文通过感谢信引出话题，用数据和研究说明——人们归还失物不仅出于善意，更出于内心对诚实的追求和不归还的愧疚感，因此主旨是C选项“Human honesty and the feeling of guilt drive people to return lost items.(诚实的本性以及内疚的情绪促使人们归还丢失的物品。)”。 (B) 40. What is a key advantage of the HD Light over a traditional 60W bulb? A. It is energy-saving while delivering superior brightness. B. It provides up to twelve times more light on the page. C. It is designed to be used outdoors under natural daylight. D. It costs less than half the price of a regular reading lamp. 41. Which of the following statements is true according to the advertisement? A. Feefo is a secure online ordering platform for the HD Light. B. Mr. White’s review is part of the 500 opticians’ recommendation. C. Customers are entitled to a full refund for any reason within 30 days. D. Any HD light is automatically sold at a 50% discount until 30 Sept. 2025. 42. Who is most likely to buy this HD Light based on the advertisement? A. A college student who studies in a well-lit library every night. B. A retired teacher who reads for hours and often feels eye strain. C. A graphic designer who needs colorful LED lights for their workspace. D. A teenager who prefers reading on a tablet rather than printed books. 【答案】40. B 41. C 42. B 【解析】 【导语】文章主要讲述了HD Light节能护眼阅读灯的优势、用户评价及购买保障等信息。 【40题详解】 细节理解题。根据广告右侧“Up to TWELVE TIMES more light on your page than a traditional 60W bulb(照射在书页上的光线亮度，最高可达传统 60 瓦灯泡的12 倍)”可知，HD灯相比传统60W灯泡的关键优势是在页面上提供多达12倍的光线。 【41题详解】 细节理解题。根据广告右侧靠后的部分“Try HD Light risk-free for 30 days.(可30天无风险试用)”可知，根据广告，客户有权在30天内无理由全额退款。 【42题详解】 推理判断题。根据左侧开头“What’s the secret to reading without eyestrain?(无眼疲劳阅读的秘诀是什么？)”及产品介绍可知，这款灯的核心卖点是缓解阅读导致的眼疲劳，因此最可能的购买者是长时间阅读且易眼疲劳的退休教师。 (C) Will magnesium (镁) supplements help you relax? Magnesium plays a role in hundreds of bodily processes. The mineral helps regulate heart rate and blood pressure, and is essential for the formation of DNA and proteins. Magnesium also helps make a brain chemical that modulates sleep, appetite and mood. Most of the body’s magnesium comes from food — leafy greens, beans, nuts, bananas, milk and whole grains are rich in it. But sales of supplements, which are formulated with additional substances to create magnesium salts, are soaring. Boosters claim they can aid sleep, lessen stress and depression, and even have cardiovascular (心血管的) benefits. What, though, does the research say about their usefulness? Begin with magnesium’s proposed sleep benefits. Recent trials to assess its effects, though mostly small, have been promising. In a study published in Nature and Science of Sleep in August 2025, 69 participants with poor sleep were offered a nightly dose of a magnesium compound. After four weeks, they were sleeping slightly better, perhaps owing to magnesium’s role in muscle relaxation. That said, the improvement was modest and unlikely to eliminate sleeplessness. Another trial, which was industry-sponsored, found broader benefits. 38 American adults took a gram of magnesium L-threonate every night for three weeks. As the researchers noted in 2024, the supplements led to better deep sleep. The intervention group also scored significantly higher on measures of alertness, energy and productivity. An additional finding also stood out: improved mood. Could magnesium help lift depression? Some small trials have shown promise. Consider a review of seven randomised clinical trials with a total of 325 depressed adult participants that was published in 2023 in the journal Frontiers in Psychiatry. The authors found that those given magnesium compounds experienced a statistically significant drop in depression scores. They noted that magnesium is associated with reduced chemical compounds linked to stress and mood disorders. Evidence for cardiovascular benefits, however, is weaker. Some studies suggest magnesium supplements can lower blood pressure, but only meaningfully in those who started out with hypertension or a magnesium deficiency called hypomagnesemia. As for strokes (中风), observational studies have linked higher magnesium intake to lower risk, but other factors may have played a role. All told, a balanced diet will provide enough magnesium for most people, although supplements may help those who struggle to get enough. In its fact sheet on magnesium, updated on January 6th, America’s National Institutes of Health noted that nearly half of Americans consume too little — perhaps owing to the prevalence of heavy processing of food, which drains the mineral. 43. According to the passage, the soaring sales of magnesium supplements are mainly driven by _______. A. the promotional claims regarding their potential health benefits B. the insufficient intake of magnesium from daily processed foods C. the creation of new magnesium salts essential for DNA formation D. the wide recognition of their superiority over natural food sources 44. What can be learned about the studies on magnesium’s effects? A. The benefits of magnesium extend beyond rest to cognitive performance. B. Industry-sponsored trials tend to yield more statistically significant results. C. Magnesium helps relieve depression by eliminating stress-related chemicals. D. Muscle relaxation is the definitive biological mechanism for curing sleeplessness. 45. It can be inferred from research on cardiovascular health that _______. A. observational data is more reliable than results from randomised clinical trials B. patients with hypertension are advised to replace medication with supplements C. the link between magnesium and stroke prevention requires further clarification D. the reduction of blood pressure is exclusive to patients with magnesium deficiency 46. Which of the following best describes the author’s attitude towards magnesium supplements? A. Apparent disapproval of their commercial marketing. B. Reluctant acceptance of their considerable popularity. C. Cautious skepticism about their advertised advantages. D. Slight preference for supplements over dietary changes. 【答案】43. A 44. A 45. C 46. C 【解析】 【导语】本文主要探讨镁补充剂是否有助于放松身体，并从改善睡眠、调节情绪缓解抑郁、心脑血管功效等方面介绍相关研究结论，同时说明日常饮食与镁补充剂的适用人群。 【43题详解】 细节理解题。由第一段中的“But sales of supplements, which are formulated with additional substances to create magnesium salts, are soaring. Boosters claim they can aid sleep, lessen stress and depression, and even have cardiovascular (心血管的) benefits.(但镁补充剂销量飙升，推广者宣称其有助睡眠、缓解压力抑郁甚至具备心血管益处。)”可知，镁补充剂销量大涨主要是商家宣传其各类潜在健康功效推动的。 【44题详解】 细节理解题。由第二段中的“In a study published in Nature and Science of Sleep in August 2025, 69 participants with poor sleep were offered a nightly dose of a magnesium compound. After four weeks, they were sleeping slightly better, perhaps owing to magnesium’s role in muscle relaxation.(在 2025 年 8 月发表于《睡眠自然与科学》期刊的一项研究中，69 名睡眠质量不佳的受试者每晚服用一定剂量的镁化合物。四周后，他们的睡眠状况略有改善，这或许得益于镁在肌肉放松方面所起的作用。)”以及第三段中的“The intervention group also scored significantly higher on measures of alertness, energy and productivity.(实验组在警觉度、精力和做事效率方面得分明显更高。)”可知，镁的益处除休息睡眠外，还延伸到认知表现层面。 【45题详解】 推理判断题。由倒数第二段中的“As for strokes (中风), observational studies have linked higher magnesium intake to lower risk, but other factors may have played a role.(至于中风，观察性研究认为镁摄入量越高风险越低，但可能还有其他因素起作用。)”可推知，镁与预防中风之间的关联还需要进一步厘清证实。 【46题详解】 推理判断题。 纵观全文，作者虽然介绍了镁补充剂在某些方面的积极研究结果，但措辞谨慎（如“modest”、“promising”、“weaker”），并在最后一段指出“a balanced diet will provide enough magnesium for most people(均衡的饮食将为大多数人提供足够的镁)”，暗示补充剂并非必需。这种既不完全否定也不盲目推崇的态度，体现了一种对广告宣传优势的“谨慎怀疑”。 Section C Directions: Read the passage carefully. 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 you need. Testing chocolate ‘geometry’ to make it tastier Trick or treat! With Halloween around the corner, kids across the country are about to collect bags full of candy — including heaps of chocolate. Meanwhile, a group of researchers in the Netherlands has been experimenting with a method to make chocolate more of a “treat” than ever. ____47____ “An aspect that I particularly like is its brittleness (脆性), and what it does when it breaks,” says researcher Corentin Raine, who teaches physics at the University of Amsterdam. To optimize how it feels in the mouth, “we gave geometry to chocolate,” he says, “that would then change the way it breaks.” Giving it “geometry” involved using a 3D printer to layer 72 percent dark chocolate in various ways. Rather than creating a flat, solid chunk, the machine printed it into a simple S-shape, or zigzagged super thin layers back-and-forth several times, or swirled it into increasingly complicated spirals. ____48____ The researchers asked: “How crunchy was it?” “How easy was it to bite?” “How would you rate the overall experience?” The crunchiest — while remaining easy to bite — was the chocolate swirled into fairly complicated spirals. It was also the top tasting experience. “More crunchiness meant that people tended to like it more,” Raine says. The researchers also used a machine to crack the various shapes and see which was the most brittle. Plus, they recorded the sounds of the cracking. ____49____ The general winner remained that spiral. Whether chocolate will soon be made differently thanks to this research, “it’s too early to say,” Raine says. He is working with a couple of organizations to see how it might be applied. He’s also involved in putting together a team to look at the physics of how things crack in materials other than chocolate — ones that might be used in vehicles, for example, to make them less dangerous when they crash. ____50____ It could also make those Halloween treats even more tasty. A. Chocolate is a beloved treat worldwide for its delicious taste and geometrical designs. B. That’s because a pleasurable eating experience doesn’t only take place in the mouth, but can be affected by the noises in your skull. C. The resulting pieces were fed to 10 eager volunteers. D. Understanding fractures could make life safer — in cars or airplanes or when wearing helmets. E. When you get an impact of some form, you know something is going to break. F. While chocolate is delicious for many reasons, this study focused on how it cracks when it is bitten. 【答案】47. F 48. C 49. B 50. D 【解析】 【导语】本文主要介绍荷兰研究人员通过改变巧克力的几何形状，研究其碎裂口感与味道的关系，并探讨该研究在其他领域的应用前景。 【47题详解】 由下文“An aspect that I particularly like is its brittleness (脆性), and what it does when it breaks(我特别喜欢的一点是它的脆性以及碎裂时的状态)”可知，后文围绕巧克力被咬碎、碎裂的特性展开研究。F选项“While chocolate is delicious for many reasons, this study focused on how it cracks when it is bitten(巧克力美味的原因有很多，但这项研究聚焦于它被咬时的碎裂方式)”引出下文研究主题，衔接自然。 【48题详解】 上文“Rather than creating a flat, solid chunk, the machine printed it into a simple S-shape, or zigzagged super thin layers back-and-forth several times, or swirled it into increasingly complicated spirals.(这台机器并未打印出扁平实心的块状结构，而是将其打印成简易 S 形、锯齿形、螺旋形。)”指出机器打印出S形、锯齿形、螺旋形等不同造型的巧克力，并且根据后文“The researchers asked: ‘How crunchy was it?’ ‘How easy was it to bite?’(研究人员询问：‘它有多脆？’‘咬起来多容易？’‘您如何评价整体体验？’)”可知，设空处应说明将成品交由人员品尝测评。C选项“The resulting pieces were fed to 10 eager volunteers(成品巧克力被分给10名热心志愿者品尝)”承接造型制作，引出后续口感评价，符合语境。 【49题详解】 由上文“The researchers also used a machine to crack the various shapes and see which was the most brittle. Plus, they recorded the sounds of the cracking.(研究人员还用机器压裂各种形状，看哪种最脆。此外，他们还记录了压裂的声音。)”和下文“The general winner remained that spiral(螺旋造型依旧综合效果最佳)”可知，设空处需解释记录碎裂声音的原因。B选项“That’s because a pleasurable eating experience doesn’t only take place in the mouth, but can be affected by the noises in your skull(这是因为愉悦的食用体验不仅来自口中触感，还会受颅内声响影响)”解释了录制碎裂声音的缘由，逻辑通顺。 【50题详解】 由上文“He is working with a couple of organizations to see how it might be applied. He’s also involved in putting together a team to look at the physics of how things crack in materials other than chocolate — ones that might be used in vehicles, for example, to make them less dangerous when they crash.(他正与几家机构合作，研究这项技术的应用可行性。同时，他还牵头组建团队，研究巧克力以外各类材料的断裂物理原理，比如可用于交通工具的材料，借此降低车辆发生碰撞时的危险程度。)”以及后文“It could also make those Halloween treats even more tasty(也能让万圣节糖果更美味)”可知，设空处应承接材料碎裂研究在交通领域的安全应用。D选项“Understanding fractures could make life safer — in cars or airplanes or when wearing helmets(了解碎裂原理能提升汽车、飞机、头盔等方面的安全系数)”衔接前文交通领域应用，与后文并列递进。 III. Summary Writing 51. Directions: Read 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. Why stretching matters If you’ve ever witnessed the starting line of a professional running race, you’ll have seen athletes engaging in dynamic stretches, as if dancing with uncontrollable excitement. This is not random movement but a targeted warm-up routine. The primary purpose is to prepare the body for the intense demands of exercise. Stretching increases blood flow to the muscles, raises body temperature, and improves the range of motion in joints. If you warm up the muscles before the starting gun, you don’t need to use the first part of the race to increase your power. This preparation allows the body to perform optimally from the very beginning. For different sports, stretching serves specific functions. Runners benefit from enhanced joint mobility for greater efficiency. In contrast, weightlifters require stability and precise movement. For them, mobility-focused stretches — such as those for the hips and spine — help achieve correct posture, which is crucial for preventing injury during controlled, powerful lifts. Stretching not only prepares your body for exercise, but it also plays a vital part in keeping your muscles healthy for longer in general life. As you age, your muscles get less flexible naturally over time, so keeping gentle stretches as part of your daily routine can maintain your flexibility into old age and give you better balance for daily life. Stretching also increases the blood flow to your muscles, delivering essential nutrients to tissue and removing waste products for a more efficient muscle-healing system. The value of stretching lies in its power to connect the “present” with the “future”. Therefore, starting today, consider stretching an investment in your body's future. It’s not just about winning the next race, but about being able to easily tie your shoes and walk steadily on every path decades from now—embracing a more flexible, autonomous life. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】Stretching is a targeted warm-up. It gets the body ready for intense exercise by improving blood flow, body temperature and joint flexibility. The benefits of stretching vary depending on the sport. It enhances runners’ efficiency and helps weightlifters prevent injury. Also, it maintains flexibility, balance and muscle health with age, being a long-term investment in physical well-being. 【解析】 【导语】本文介绍了拉伸运动十分重要，它是针对性热身方式，能为高强度运动做好身体准备、助力运动最佳发挥；不同运动中拉伸有专属作用，同时还能长期维护肌肉健康、保持身体柔韧与平衡，是对身体健康的长远投入。 【详解】1. 要点摘录 ① This is not random movement but a targeted warm-up routine. ② The primary purpose is to prepare the body for the intense demands of exercise. Stretching increases blood flow to the muscles, raises body temperature, and improves the range of motion in joints. ③ For different sports, stretching serves specific functions. Runners benefit from enhanced joint mobility for greater efficiency. In contrast, weightlifters require stability and precise movement. For them, mobility-focused stretches — such as those for the hips and spine — help achieve correct posture, which is crucial for preventing injury during controlled, powerful lifts. ④ As you age, your muscles get less flexible naturally over time, so keeping gentle stretches as part of your daily routine can maintain your flexibility into old age and give you better balance for daily life. ⑤ The value of stretching lies in its power to connect the “present” with the “future”. 2. 缜密构思 将第①②两个要点进行重组，概括拉伸的定义和核心功能；将第③个要点单独呈现，体现不同运动的差异化益处；将第④⑤两个要点进行整合，突出拉伸的长期健康价值，用“being a long-term investment”一句收束全文。 3. 遣词造句 Stretching is a targeted warm-up, not random movement. It prepares the body for intense exercise by increasing blood flow, raising body temperature and improving joint flexibility. The benefits of stretching vary depending on the sport: runners gain efficiency while weightlifters prevent injury. It also maintains flexibility, balance and muscle health with age, being a long-term investment in physical well-being. 【点睛】【高分句型1】 It gets the body ready for intense exercise by improving blood flow, body temperature and joint flexibility. (运用“by + 动名词”结构简洁高效地概括了原文要点②中拉伸的三大核心作用，比逐一罗列更为紧凑高级。) 【高分句型2】 Also, it maintains flexibility, balance and muscle health with age, being a long-term investment in physical well-being. (用现在分词短语“being a long-term investment...”作结果状语，巧妙融合了原文要点④⑤中关于拉伸长期价值和“连接现在与未来”的核心思想，表达非常高级，且与全文收尾呼应，结构完整。) IV. Translation Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets. 52. 艺术家如何才能创作一幅能够打动人心的油画作品？(take) (汉译英) ________________________________________________________ 【答案】What does it take for the artist to create an oil painting that can touch people’s heart？ 【解析】 【详解】表示“某人如何才能”即“某人做某事需要什么”，用固定句型What does it take for sb. to do sth.?。表示“艺术家”用the artist，作介词for的宾语。表示“创作”用create，此处用不定式to create作真正主语，it为形式主语。表示“一幅油画作品”用an oil painting。表示“能够打动人心的”用定语从句that can touch people’s heart。修饰an oil painting，关系词在从句中作主语，可用that引导。 53. 你得坚持练习至少21天，才会感受到早起带来的积极变化。(before) (汉译英) ________________________________________________________ 【答案】You’ll have to stick with it for at least 21 days before you feel the positive changes brought by getting up early. 【解析】 【详解】此处主句主语为you；表示“坚持练习至少21天”译为stick with it for at least 21 days，且have to后跟动词原形；引导时间状语从句，表示“在……之前”用before；从句主语为you；表示“感受积极变化”译为feel the positive changes；表示“早起带来的”译为过去分词brought by getting up early作定语修饰changes。主句为将来的动作用一般将来时，从句用一般现在时表将来。 54. 大学毕业后，他决定自食其力，不再依靠父母的经济支持。(independent) (汉译英) ________________________________________________________ 【答案】After graduating from university, he decided to support himself and be independent of his parents’ financial support. 【解析】 【详解】表示“大学毕业后”译为after graduating from university；主语为he，表示“决定做某事”译为decide to do sth.；表示“自食其力”译为support himself；表示“不再依靠父母的经济支持”译为be independent of his parents’ financial support。发生在过去用一般过去时。 55. 这家航天主题的纪念品店可火了，店里那些限量模型和能亲手操作的互动设备点燃了无数青少年的好奇心，让探索宇宙的梦想触手可及。(whose) (汉译英) ________________________________________________________ 【答案】This space-themed souvenir shop is sensational/becomes a hit, whose limited models and hands-on interactive devices/equipment arouse/spark the curiosity of countless adolescents’/teenagers’ curiosity, making the dream of exploring the space within reach. 【解析】 【详解】根据句意，该句描述客观事实，全句使用一般现在时，表示“这家航天主题的纪念品店”为this space-themed souvenir shop作主句主语，位于句首单词首字母需大写，其中space-themed为合成形容词作定语修饰名词shop；表示“可火了”为is sensational或becomes a hit作系表结构；表示“店里那些限量模型和能亲手操作的互动设备点燃了无数青少年的好奇心”可使用关系词引导定语从句，表示“限量模型和能亲手操作的互动设备”为limited models and hands-on interactive devices/equipment，与先行词，即主句的主语之间为所属关系，所以此处使用关系代词whose引导非限制性定语从句，whose在从句中作定语，表所属关系；表示“点燃”为spark/arouse作从句谓语，从句主语为复数名词短语，谓语动词使用原形；表示“无数青少年的好奇心”为the curiosity of countless adolescents’/teenagers’ curiosity作从句宾语，countless修饰teenagers，of所有格表所属，所以定语从句可译为whose limited models and hands-on interactive devices/equipment arouse/spark the curiosity of countless adolescents’/teenagers’ curiosity，表示“让探索宇宙的梦想触手可及”可使用“make+宾语+宾补”结构，表示“让”为make，此处使用非谓语动词作状语，与前面的内容之间为主动关系，所以此处使用现在分词making作结果状语，表自然而然产生的结果，表示“探索宇宙的梦想”为the dream of exploring the universe作making的宾语；表示“触手可及”为固定短语within reach，作宾语补足语。 V. Guided Writing 56. Directions: Choose one of the two tasks below and write an English composition in 120-150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese. 假设你的学校英语报正在举办“家庭生活”主题讨论，近期收到一封署名“A Confused Parent”的来信，信中提出如下困惑： “I’ve been giving my child a small amount of money for doing household chores like washing dishes or tidying his room. However, some friends say this might make him see helping the family as just a way to earn money. What’s your opinion? Should parents give children money for doing domestic chores? ” 请你以“A Thoughtful Student”为署名，给英语报写一封回应信。你的文章需包括： (1) 阐明你的观点(支持、反对或有条件支持); (2) 给出至少两个理由支持你的观点，可结合生活观察或实际案例; (3) 提出一个可行的替代建议(如你持反对态度)或补充建议(如你持支持态度)。 ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】Dear Confused Parent, I am writing to share my thoughts on whether parents should pay children for doing domestic chores. Personally, I am against this practice. First, doing household chores is a shared responsibility rather than a way to earn money. If children are paid for washing dishes, they may view family duties as commercial transactions. Consequently, they might refuse to help out unless financially rewarded. Furthermore, paying for chores can undermine children’s intrinsic sense of responsibility. For instance, a friend of mine stopped helping his mother with housework simply because she forgot to give him his “salary”. Instead of paying for daily chores, I suggest parents give children a fixed allowance to teach them financial management. Meanwhile, parents can reward their hard work with verbal praise or extra family bonding time, which fosters a genuine sense of belonging. Yours sincerely, A Thoughtful Student 【解析】 【导语】题目要求考生以“A Thoughtful Student”为署名，给英语报写一封回应信，阐明你的观点(支持、反对或有条件支持)；给出至少两个理由支持你的观点，可结合生活观察或实际案例；提出一个可行的替代建议(如你持反对态度)或补充建议(如你持支持态度)。 【详解】1.词汇积累 而不是：rather than→instead of 帮助：help→assist 方式：way→approach 把……看待成……：view...as...→regard...as... 2.句式拓展 简单句变复合句 原句：First, doing household chores is a shared responsibility rather than a way to earn money. 拓展句：First, doing household chores is a shared responsibility which should not be regarded as a way to earn money. 【点睛】【高分句型1】First, doing household chores is a shared responsibility rather than a way to earn money. (运用了动名词短语作主语) 【高分句型2】If children are paid for washing dishes, they may view family duties as commercial transactions. (运用了if引导条件状语从句) 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $