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江苏省常州高级中学 2025～2026学年第二学期高一年级阶段性调研 英语试卷 命题人：高一英语备课组 2026.5 说明：1．以下题目的答案请全部填写在答题卡上。 2．本卷总分150分，考试时间120分钟。 第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分） 第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分） 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话读两遍。 1. What can the woman get on the first floor? A. Clothes. B. Shoes. C. Accessories (配饰). 2. How will the man go to the museum? A. On foot. B. By car. C. By bus. 3. What caused the bad traffic? A. A fallen tree. B. A car accident. C. The roadwork. 4. Where are the speakers? A. In a restaurant. B. In a supermarket. C. At home. 5. What are the speakers talking about? A. A flight. B. A party. C. A storm. 第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分） 听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。 听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。 6. What disappoints the speakers about the film? A. The special effects. B. The plot. C. The actors. 7. What does the woman think of the reviews of the film? A. Unreliable. B. Detailed. C. Helpful. 听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。 8. What does Julie ask Peter to do? A. Book a hotel. B. Work on Saturday. C. Reschedule their travel. 9. How does Peter feel about Julie? A. Disappointed. B. Concerned. C. Annoyed. 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。 10. What did Nick intend to do before the accident happened? A. Feed the cat. B. Get the wine. C. Cook the meal. 11. What happened to Nick? A. He got hurt. B. He injured his cat. C. He broke his leg. 12. Where did Nick spend the weekend? A. At home. B. In the hospital. C. At his sister’s place. 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。 13. What do we know about Rita? A. She is the man’s classmate. B. She graduated from college. C. She is a new college student. 14. What did the man do on his first day of university? A. He made new friends. B. He signed up for a group. C. He toured the city on foot. 15. How did Rita get her bike? A. She rented it. B. She borrowed it. C. She bought it. 16. How much did Rita spend on her city tour? A. $8. B. $15. C. $120. 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。 17. What is expected during the Activity Time? A. Complete silence. B. Active conversations. C. Individual reading practice. 18. Why was the Activity Time schedule changed? A. Noise affected regular readers. B. Teachers favoured morning hours. C. Students needed more practice time. 19. When can students get writing guidance? A. From 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. B. From 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. C. From 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. 20. Where does the writing help take place? A. In the Central Seating area. B. At the teachers’ office. C. In the Quiet Reading zone. 第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分60分） 第一节（共19题，每小题2.5分，满分47.5分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A Green Jobs, Careers and Employment — Energy Matters As one of Australia’s leading solar energy companies, Energy Matters is trying to carry out Australia’s energy revolution. We’re taking advantage of this sun-burnt land’s greatest natural resource to help realize our dream of making solar a reality for all Australians. We have employment prospects available in all sections of our operations from time to time. If you are in Australia, and are enthusiastic about renewable energy in Australia, and wish to get available employment and career opportunities within our company, please apply by sending your CV and a cover letter to us at careers@energymatters.com.au. We offer a friendly working atmosphere and generous packages! Current employment and contract work available: Product Development Manager — South Melbourne Key Responsibilities ● Deliver new product design projects within agreed time limits; ● Identify company requirements and translate the outcomes into appropriate solutions; ● Oversee (监督) technical product development, evaluation and testing; ● Manage all aspects of quality control; ● Prepare and present monthly project progress reports for senior managements. Required qualifications ● Diploma within mechanical/product engineering or related fields; ● At least six years experience in technical product development role; ● Outstanding analytical and problem solving skills; ● Experience in solar/renewable energy highly desirable; ● Excellent communication, presentation and interpersonal skills; ● High degree of flexibility and adaptability. National Sales Manager — South Melbourne Key Responsibilities ● Take advantage of retail (零售) sales opportunities via a mass of channels; ● Develop group and individual budgets (预算), and regularly report on actual performance; ● Manage the relationship with an outsourced sales center to a service level agreement; ● Motivate, manage, train and develop a national sales team. Required qualifications ● At least eight years related sales/marketing experience; ● Relevant qualifications in technical/business areas or a related discipline; ● Good communication, presentation and interpersonal skills; ● Excellent numeracy, analytical and problem solving skills; ● High degree of flexibility and adaptability; ● High computer literacy especially in Microsoft Office and ERP systems. 1. Who is this advertisement intended for? A. A man planning to purchase solar energy equipment. B. A local seeking jobs in the field of renewable energy. C. A graduate enthusiastic about eco-friendly products. D. An expert supporting the development of renewable energy. 2. Which is NOT a requirement shared by the two manager positions? A. Practical skills in solving problems. B. Years of related experience. C. High ability to be flexible and adaptable. D. Excellent computer skills. 3. According to the advertisement, which of the following statements is TRUE? A. Energy Matters is the largest renewable energy company in Australia. B. Applicants can get generous packages if they email their CV to Energy Matters. C. The product development manager should manage quality control. D. The national sales manager should oversee the product evaluation. 【答案】1. B 2. D 3. C 【解析】 【导语】文章主要介绍澳大利亚一家太阳能企业发布招聘启事，介绍公司发展理念，放出产品开发经理、全国销售经理两个岗位，并分别列明岗位职责与任职要求。 【1题详解】 推理判断题。根据原文第二段“If you are in Australia, and are enthusiastic about renewable energy in Australia, and wish to get available employment and career opportunities within our company, please apply by sending your CV and a cover letter to us at careers@energymatters.com.au.(若你身在澳大利亚，热衷可再生能源领域，且有意应聘本公司职位、谋求职业发展，可将个人简历与求职信发送至邮箱careers@energymatters.com.au进行申请)”可知，这则广告面向想要从事可再生能源相关工作的本地人。 【2题详解】 细节理解题。根据National Sales Manager — South Melbourne部分的全国销售经理任职要求“High computer literacy especially in Microsoft Office and ERP systems.(熟练掌握电脑操作，尤其精通办公软件与企业资源规划系统)”，而Product Development Manager — South Melbourne部分的产品开发经理岗位无电脑技能相关要求，由此可知，出色的电脑能力并非两个岗位的共同要求。 【3题详解】 细节理解题。根据Product Development Manager — South Melbourne部分岗位职责“Manage all aspects of quality control.(全面把控质量管控各项工作)”可知，产品开发经理需要负责质量管理工作。 B Cats may seem solid, but they’re actually somewhat liquid. Inspired by photos of cats pouring themselves into vases and fitting into narrow openings, biologist Péter Pongrácz has tested dozens of cats to see when they act more like liquids or solids. Cats fluidly (流畅地) move through tall and narrow places but hesitate when they approach uncomfortably short holes, Pongrácz reports in the Oct.18 iScience. The finding suggests that cats are aware of their own body size and may form mental images of themselves. Because cats prefer to live alone, they are difficult to test in the lab. So Pongrácz brought the lab to the cats. With help from colleagues, he built a movable lab that they set up in 29homes. In each home, the team attached two cardboard panels to a doorframe: one with five rectangular (矩形的) holes of the same height but decreasing width and another with five holes of the same width but decreasing height. An owner stood on one side of the panel while the cat and the experimenter stood on the other. For each trial, the cat had to squeeze (挤过) from the experimenter’s side to the owner’s side through the holes while being filmed. Thirty out of 38 cats finished the experiment. When faced with holes of varying height, 22 cats hesitated to go through the shortest. When the holes varied in width, only eight cats paused before approaching the narrowest hole. Most cats squeezed through slim openings without hesitating. Hesitation may be a self-preservation method, Pongrácz says. If a cat forces itself through a hole without being able to see what’s on the other side, the cat may be exposed to potential threats. That some cats paused in the safety of their homes suggests that they also rely on their body size to plan their approach. 4. What makes it difficult to test the cats in the lab? A. Their size. B. Their flexibility. C. Their height. D. Their character. 5. What does paragraph 4 mainly talk about? A. Results of the experiment. B. Subjects of the experiment. C. Methods of the experiment. D. Principles of the experiment. 6. Why did some cats hesitate even before holes leading to their homes? A. They failed to figure out their body size. B. They worried about getting stuck in the hole. C. They hated being handled by the experimenter. D. They were afraid of the danger on the other side. 7. What is the best title of the passage? A. One scientist puts cats’ liquid nature to test B. Solid or liquid, that is out of the question C. Cats act more like liquids when in danger D. Hesitation keeps cats safe from danger 【答案】4. D 5. C 6. B 7. A 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇说明文，主要介绍了生物学家Péter Pongrácz受猫咪钻进花瓶和狭窄开口的照片启发，测试猫咪在何时更像液体或固体，实验发现猫咪会根据自身身体大小和对危险的判断来决定是否通过洞口。 【4题详解】 细节理解题。根据文章第三段“Because cats prefer to live alone, they are difficult to test in the lab. (因为猫喜欢独居，所以它们很难在实验室里进行测试)”可知，是猫的独居性格使得在实验室测试它们变得困难。故选D项。 【5题详解】 主旨大意题。根据文章第四段“In each home, the team attached two cardboard panels to a doorframe: one with five rectangular (矩形的) holes of the same height but decreasing width and another with five holes of the same width but decreasing height. An owner stood on one side of the panel while the cat and the experimenter stood on the other. For each trial, the cat had to squeeze (挤过) from the experimenter’s side to the owner’s side through the holes while being filmed.(在每个家中，研究小组将两块纸板固定在门框上：一块上有五个高度相同但宽度逐渐减小的矩形孔，另一块上有五个宽度相同但高度逐渐减小的孔。房主站在纸板的一侧，而猫和实验者站在另一侧。在每次试验中，猫必须从实验者的那一侧通过这些孔挤到房主的那一侧，整个过程被拍摄下来)”可知，本段主要介绍了在每个家庭中，研究团队在门框上安装两个纸板面板，一个有五个高度相同但宽度递减的矩形孔，另一个有五个宽度相同但高度递减的孔，主人站在面板的一侧，猫和实验者站在另一侧，猫要从实验者一侧通过这些孔挤到主人一侧并被拍摄下来，这都是在介绍实验的方法。故选C项。 【6题详解】 推理判断题。根据文章最后一段“If a cat forces itself through a hole without being able to see what's on the other side, the cat may be exposed to potential threats. (如果一只猫在看不到另一边情况的情况下强行穿过一个洞，它可能会面临潜在的威胁)”以及最后一句“That some cats paused in the safety of their homes suggests that they also rely on their body size to plan their approach.(一些猫在自家安全的情况下也会犹豫，这表明它们也依靠自己的体型来计划行动方式)”可推知，一些猫即使在通向自家的洞口前也会犹豫，是因为它们担心被困在洞里。故选B项。 【7题详解】 主旨大意题。根据第一段“Cats may seem solid, but they’re actually somewhat liquid. Inspired by photos of cats pouring themselves into vases and fitting into narrow openings, biologist Péter Pongrácz has tested dozens of cats to see when they act more like liquids or solids.( 猫看起来可能是固体的，但实际上它们在某种程度上更像液体。受到猫钻进花瓶并适应狭窄开口的照片的启发，生物学家Péter Pongrácz测试了几十只猫，以观察它们在何时表现得更像液体或固体)”、第三段“Because cats prefer to live alone, they are difficult to test in the lab. (因为猫喜欢独居，所以它们很难在实验室里进行测试)”、最后一段“If a cat forces itself through a hole without being able to see what's on the other side, the cat may be exposed to potential threats. (如果一只猫在看不到另一边情况的情况下强行穿过一个洞，它可能会面临潜在的威胁)”以及最后一句“That some cats paused in the safety of their homes suggests that they also rely on their body size to plan their approach.(一些猫在自家安全的情况下也会犹豫，这表明它们也依靠自己的体型来计划行动方式)”可知，文章开篇指出猫看起来是固体，但实际上有点像液体，生物学家Péter Pongrácz对猫进行了测试，后面详细介绍了实验过程和结果，A项“One scientist puts cats’ liquid nature to test (一位科学家对猫的液体特性进行测试)”表达的含义能概括文章主旨，是最佳标题。故选A项。 C The boat ride from Helsinki’s city center to the island of Pihlajasaari takes only 10 minutes and drops off visitors at beaches for sunbathing. But I had a different mission: to speak to a tree. This was meant to be a healing exercise, one championed by the Finnish biologist Adela Pajunen. Finns, she’d told me, sometimes share their worries aloud to trees or birds. On shore, I spotted a short black alder tree and began to tell the tree my troubles. The leaves rustled (沙沙作响) in response, a sign I interpreted as sympathy. I had come to Finland to see whether I could bring happiness back to America with me. Finland has topped the World Happiness Report for the past eight years, largely due to free education and universal health care. And the Finns also find happiness in more attainable ways, such as their close relationship with nature and visiting the sauna (桑拿) daily. These activities contain similar goals: Stay present and seek a minimalist lifestyle that relies on the earth. I followed their lifestyle — visiting the sauna and taking a relaxing forest walk, and happiness came in waves over the next few days. I was optimistic that I could recreate the happiest moments of this trip back home in New York. How hard could it be, really? As it turned out, happiness was a luxury in America, though I tried hard to live exactly like the Finns. Then one afternoon, I had a breakthrough as I rushed through Central Park and noticed a crowd of people staring at the ground. A cardinal! I stopped to admire the bird’s feather before it flew away. This was a win for staying present. I’d been so stuck trying to find the time and money for happiness that I’d missed the point: Quiet the mind, and find pleasure in small acts and observations — like a cardinal taking flight, or talking to trees — right then and there. As I left the park, I carried out a small but comforting ritual (仪式) I’d developed. I thanked the trees for listening. 8. Why did the author speak to a tree? A. To heal the tree. B. To seek happiness. C. To follow a tradition. D. To appreciate nature. 9. What do we know about the Finnish lifestyle? A. It requires daily sauna visits. B. It values close relationships. C. It is easily adopted elsewhere. D. It focuses on simple pleasures. 10. Why couldn’t the author recreate happy moments back in America? A. She was busy with work. B. It was noisy in New York. C. She forgot to stay present. D. It was expensive to live there. 11. Which of the following best describes the author’s trip to Finland? A. Transformative. B. Challenging. C. Adventurous. D. Unexpected. 【答案】8. B 9. D 10. C 11. A 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述作者向芬兰人寻求幸福之道的经历。 【8题详解】 细节理解题。根据第一段中“But I had a different mission: to speak to a tree.(但我有一个不同的任务：和一棵树说话)”和第三段中“I had come to Finland to see whether I could bring happiness back to America with me.(我来芬兰是想看看能不能把幸福带回美国)”可知，作者对着一棵树说话是为了寻求幸福。故选B。 【9题详解】 细节理解题。根据第三段中“And the Finns also find happiness in more attainable ways, such as their close relationship with nature and visiting the sauna (桑拿) daily. These activities contain similar goals: Stay present and seek a minimalist lifestyle that relies on the earth.(芬兰人也通过更容易获得的方式找到快乐，比如与自然的亲密关系和每天去桑拿房。这些活动都有相似的目标：活在当下，寻求一种依赖地球的极简主义生活方式)”可知，芬兰人的生活方式专注于简单的快乐。故选D。 【10题详解】 推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中“Then one afternoon, I had a breakthrough as I rushed through Central Park and noticed a crowd of people staring at the ground. A cardinal! I stopped to admire the bird’s feather before it flew away. This was a win for staying present. I’d been so stuck trying to find the time and money for happiness that I’d missed the point: Quiet the mind, and find pleasure in small acts and observations-like a cardinal taking flight, or talking to trees-right then and there.(后来有一天下午，当我冲过中央公园，注意到一群人盯着地面看的时候，我有了一个突破。一只红衣凤头鸟！鸟儿飞走之前，我停下来欣赏它的羽毛。这是活在当下的胜利。我一直在努力寻找时间和金钱来获得快乐，以至于我错过了要点：让心灵平静下来，从微小的行为和观察中寻找幸福——比如红衣凤头鸟在飞翔，或者与树木交谈——就在此时此地)”可知，作者回到美国后很难重现幸福，直到一天下午停下来欣赏一只红衣凤头鸟才顿悟，活在当下才能感到幸福。由此推知，作者回到美国无法重现幸福是因为她忘记了活在当下。故选C。 【11题详解】 推理判断题。根据第三段中“These activities contain similar goals: Stay present and seek a minimalist lifestyle that relies on the earth.(这些活动都有相似的目标：活在当下，寻求一种依赖地球的极简主义生活方式)”和倒数第二段中“This was a win for staying present. I’d been so stuck trying to find the time and money for happiness that I’d missed the point: Quiet the mind, and find pleasure in small acts and observations — like a cardinal taking flight, or talking to trees — right then and there.(这是活在当下的胜利。我一直在努力寻找时间和金钱来获得快乐，以至于我错过了要点：让心灵平静下来，从微小的行为和观察中寻找快乐——比如红衣风头鸟在飞翔，或者与树木交谈——就在此时此地)”可知，作者回到美国后重现了在芬兰之旅中感悟到的真谛：活在当下才能感受到幸福。由此推知，作者的芬兰之旅改变了她的生活，故选A。 D For most of my life, I treated taste as fixed. There were things I liked and things I didn’t, and that was that. Sticking to that belief had left me in a bit of a standstill. I stopped making time for new hobbies or trying anything new. Salsa lessons? No, thanks. Interactive theatre? Not for me. But my automatic “no” to anything that “wasn’t my thing” only kept me trapped in the same routine of work, sleep, eating, and that left me feeling listless and a little empty. So, in an effort to break the boredom, I began to question whether my taste was fixed at all, or whether it might be something I could train. I had read that children need 8 to 15 tries to accept a new food. Why shouldn’t the same principle apply to social activities for adults? I started small. When a friend invited me to a book club, I resisted the urge to dismiss it, despite my longstanding dislike of reading due to dyslexia (阅读障碍症). But I went anyway. I listened to the first book on audio book and, to my surprise, enjoyed the discussion and the people. Now I spend mornings reading. Then came music and performance: jazz clubs, line dancing, contemporary performance — all things I had previously ignored. Trying things you thought you wouldn’t enjoy, I found, became oddly addictive. I didn’t love everything straight away, but I stopped saying no before I had even begun. Most recently, I tried out my local library’s chess club. I was easily 30 years younger than everyone else, but that didn’t matter. Honestly, there was nothing quite like being wiped off the board by someone who had been playing since before your parents met. I felt more of a connection with others there than at any organized twenty-something social event I’ve attended. Putting “try something new” in my diary once a week broke up the work-commute-collapse cycle I had accidentally built my life around. Now I simply count to five, approach the friendliest-looking person with a “hello”, and any initial awkwardness quickly fades. Next week? Who knows. Maybe magic lessons. Maybe life drawing. Maybe both. 12. How did the author’s fixed idea affect her? A. It simplified her daily routine. B. It left her more time for work. C. It flattened her life into dullness. D. It spared her unwanted socializing. 13. Why did the author accept her friend’s invitation to a book club? A. To make a conscious shift in her life. B. To revisit a former interest in reading. C. To meet her friend’s repeated requests. D. To occupy a blank in her personal calendar. 14. How did the author feel when losing the chess game? A. Totally relieved. B. Slightly puzzled. C. Rather embarrassed. D. Somewhat delighted. 15. What message does the author try to convey? A. Learn to say no. B. Break out of your shell. C. Look before you leap. D. Let go of the past. 【答案】12. C 13. A 14. D 15. B 【解析】 【导语】本文讲述了作者曾认为喜好固定，拒绝新事物，生活单调空虚。为改变现状，她主动尝试读书、下棋等，逐渐走出舒适区，生活变得充实有趣。 【12题详解】 细节理解题。根据第二段“But my automatic “no” to anything that “wasn’t my thing” only kept me trapped in the same routine of work, sleep, eating, and that left me feeling listless and a little empty.(但我对任何不属于自己的事物都本能地拒绝，这使我陷入了重复的工作、睡眠、饮食的循环之中，这让我感到无精打采，内心也有些空虚)”可知，这位作者的固执想法使她的生活变得毫无生气，变得枯燥乏味。 【13题详解】 细节理解题。根据第三段“So, in an effort to break the boredom, I began to question whether my taste was fixed at all, or whether it might be something I could train.(因此，为了摆脱这种无聊的感觉，我开始思考自己的品味到底是否是固定不变的，还是说这或许是可以通过训练来改变的)”可知，作者接受朋友邀请参加读书俱乐部是为了有意地改变自己的生活状态。 【14题详解】 细节理解题。根据倒数第二段“Honestly, there was nothing quite like being wiped off the board by someone who had been playing since before your parents met. I felt more of a connection with others there than at any organized twenty-something social event I’ve attended. (说实话，被一位早在你父母相识之前就开始玩的老手打得落花流水，那种体验真的无可比拟。在那里，我与他人产生的共鸣，比我参加过的任何一场专为二十几岁年轻人组织的社交活动都要强烈)”可知，当作者输掉那场棋局时，他当时的心情稍许感到高兴。 【15题详解】 推理判断题。根据最后一段“Putting “try something new” in my diary once a week broke up the work-commute-collapse cycle I had accidentally built my life around. Now I simply count to five, approach the friendliest-looking person with a “hello”, and any initial awkwardness quickly fades. Next week? Who knows. Maybe magic lessons. Maybe life drawing. Maybe both.( 每周在日程本上写下“尝试新事物”，彻底打破了我无意中陷入的“工作—通勤—瘫倒”的死循环。如今，我只需默数五下，上前对看起来最友善的人说声“你好”，起初那点尴尬便会很快烟消云散。至于下周？谁知道呢。也许是魔法课，也许是人体写生，也许两者都要)”可知，每周在作者日程表上的环节，打破了作者原本无意间构建起来的以工作、通勤和崩溃为循环的生活模式，可推理出作者想要表达的是放开自己内心的束缚。 E In the age of AI, worries about its impact on the environment are snowballing. For example, asking ChatGPT a question uses ten times more energy than an old-fashioned search. The development of AI has also caused a big increase in greenhouse-gas emissions. Google’s emissions went up nearly 50% from 2019 to 2023. However, these concerns might be overstated. In fact, AI may be less energy-hungry than many people assume. The International Energy Agency (IEA) predicts that the electricity used by data centres could become three times as much within five years. But at present, the 1.5% of global electricity consumption related to data centres mainly comes from things like streaming, social media and online shopping. Moreover, some of AI’s electricity use will help with greening the economy. AI is already helping improve the efficiency of electrical grids (电网), cut fuel use in shipping and spot invisible leaks of greenhouse gas. Policymakers and industry leaders face the task of maximizing AI’s advantages while minimizing its climate effects. The best way would be for governments to set a proper price for carbon and let the market operate. But because a global carbon price remains a distant dream, focusing on other three measures are more down-to-earth. The first is more openness. Starting in August 2026, the EU will require some AI developers to report how much energy they use in detail. That approach should be copied elsewhere. A second is to rethink how data centers operate. The IEA notes that being able to shift workloads between different data centers at different times could reduce stress and help balance energy grids. Third, technology companies must keep their promises about protecting the environment instead of depending on buying renewable-energy credits. Doubling down on such approaches would help transform AI from climate suspect to climate hero. 16. What is the main concern about AI? A. Its inability to reduce emissions. B. Its impact on social development. C. Its shock on old-fashioned search. D. Its high-level energy consumption. 17. What can be inferred from the second paragraph? A. AI’s environmental-friendly potential remains tested. B. AI has a minor role in the current electricity consumption. C. AI is currently the most effective way to reduce emissions. D. The process of AI detecting gas leaking is easy to achieve. 18. Which solution is more realistic to minimize AI’s climate effects? A. Fixing a proper price for carbon. B. Allowing the market to operate. C. Reconsidering data center operations. D. Purchasing renewable-energy credits. 19. Which of the following is the best title for text? A. AI and Climate: A Battle of Balancing. B. Climate: A Victi m or a Beneficiary of AI? C. AI’s next target: Environmental Protection. D. AI: A Threat or a Contributor to the Climate? 【答案】16. D 17. B 18. C 19. D 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇说明文，文章主要讲的是人工智能（AI）对环境的影响，指出人们对AI高能耗、增加温室气体排放存在担忧，但这种担忧可能被夸大，AI或许不像人们想的那么耗能，且还有助于环保。同时，本文提出政策制定者和行业领导者需平衡AI优势与气候影响，并给出具体解决措施。 【16题详解】 细节理解题。根据第一段“For example, asking ChatGPT a question uses ten times more energy than an old-fashioned search. The development of AI has also caused a big increase in greenhouse-gas emissions.(例如，向ChatGPT询问一个问题比传统的搜索多消耗十倍的能量。人工智能的发展也导致了温室气体排放的大幅增加。)”可知，人们主要担心AI的高能耗问题，故选D项。 【17题详解】 推理判断题。根据第二段“The International Energy Agency (IEA) predicts that the electricity used by data centres could become three times as much within five years. But at present, the 1.5% of global electricity consumption related to data centres mainly comes from things like streaming and social media.(国际能源署（IEA）预测，数据中心的用电量将在五年内增加三倍。但目前，与数据中心相关的1.5%的全球电力消耗主要来自流媒体和社交媒体。)”可知国际能源署预测未来五年数据中心用电可能变为三倍，但目前数据中心占全球电力消耗的1.5%主要来自流媒体和社交媒体等，言外之意是目前AI在数据中心电力消耗方面作用较小，故选B项。 【18题详解】 细节理解题。根据第三段“The best way would be for governments to set a proper price for carbon and let the market operate. But because a global carbon price remains a distant dream, focusing on other three measures are more down-to-earth.(最好的办法是政府为碳设定一个合适的价格，让市场运作。但是，由于全球碳价格仍然是一个遥远的梦想，因此关注其他三个措施更为实际。)”以及第四段“A second is to rethink how data centers operate.(第二是重新思考数据中心的运作方式。)”可知，设定合适的碳价是最好的方法，但这还很遥远，而重新思考数据中心的运营方式是更切实可行的措施之一，故选C项。 【19题详解】 主旨大意题。文章第一段“In the age of AI, worries about its impact on the environment are snowballing.(在人工智能时代，对其对环境影响的担忧正在滚雪球。)”指出人们担忧人工智能对环境的影响，如高能耗和增加温室气体排放等，第二段“AI is already helping improve the efficiency of electrical grids(电网), cut fuel use in shipping and spot invisible leaks of greenhouse gas.(人工智能已经帮助提高了电网的效率，减少了航运中的燃料使用，并发现了看不见的温室气体泄漏。)”又提到人工智能在一些方面有助于经济绿化和环保，如改善电网效率等，文章倒数第二段集中提出了一些使人工智能减少对气候的负面影响并发挥其优势的措施，纵观全文，文章都在围绕着人工智能对气候的影响来展开，所以D选项AI: A Threat or a Contributor to the Climate?(人工智能：对气候的威胁还是贡献？)准确地概括了文章关于人工智能对气候影响的讨论，既提到了人们的担忧（威胁），又提到了它的环保潜力（贡献），作为文章题目最合适，故选D项。 第二节（共5题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分） 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 Who wouldn’t want to be an “insight machine”? But a fact and a misunderstanding might get in your way. Fact: ____20____ Misunderstanding: You feel as if creativity is a luxury (难得的享受) intended for people with hours to burn. Here is how to develop creative insight even when you are in busy lives. Find time to play. ____21____ Studies suggest that play at work boosts creative behavior and problem-solving abilities. Laughter and light-hearted activities, either a quick team game or a playful brainstorming session have been shown to inspire creativity, which is essential for innovation. ____22____ A creative idea probably doesn’t happen when you are buried in a task. Instead, it comes to you while you are doing something relatively “mindless.” Being extremely focused can actually be harmful to innovative thinking. So, you can bake into your workflow brief periods of “unfocus” and daydreaming. But here’s an important warning: ____23____Scrolling (滚动) mindlessly on a screen actually weakens this effect. So, when you take a daydream break, leave your device behind. Do something with your hands. Ever notice how ideas tend to pop into your head when you’re doing something like washing dishes or gardening? When your hands are busy, your mind can enter a state of relaxed focus, which allows subconscious (潜意识的) ideas to bubble up to the surface.____24____ So the next time you feel uninspired, remember: You don’t need hours of quiet time to innovate. Sometimes, all it takes is a little fun, a little space, and a little time to let your hands lead your mind. A. Take time to daydream. B. You’re likely pressed for time. C. Take advantage of your electronic devices. D. Don’t daydream with your device. E. Creativity doesn’t always require long, undisturbed periods of time. F. Engaging in brief, playful activities can lead to serious breakthroughs. G. Find small moments throughout the day to engage in a hands-on activity. 【答案】20. B 21. F 22. A 23. D 24. G 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇说明文。主要介绍了一些如何在忙碌的生活中培养创造性洞察力的方法。 【20题详解】 根据下文“Misunderstanding: You feel as if creativity is a luxury (难得的享受) intended for people with hours to burn.( 误解：你觉得创造力是一种奢侈品，专为有时间的人准备的)”可知，根据误解“你感觉创造力似乎是只有那些有大把时间可以挥霍的人才能享受的奢侈品”，可推断出与之相对的事实是人们往往时间紧迫，B项You’re likely pressed for time.( 你可能时间紧迫。)可知，上下文紧密连接，符合语境。故选B项。 【21题详解】 此段主旨是“Find time to play.( 找时间玩耍)”可知，空处内容应与玩耍有关。F选项Engaging in brief, playful activities can lead to serious breakthroughs.( 参与简短、有趣的活动可以带来重大突破)与主旨相符，说明玩对创造力的积极作用，同时引起下文“Studies suggest that play at work boosts creative behavior and problem-solving abilities.( 研究表明，在工作中玩耍可以提高创造性行为和解决问题的能力)”。故选F项。 【22题详解】 由该题为段落小标题可知，为总结该段内容。根据下文“A creative idea probably doesn’t happen when you are buried in a task. Instead, it comes to you while you are doing something relatively “mindless.” Being extremely focused can actually be harmful to innovative thinking. So, you can bake into your workflow brief periods of “unfocus” and daydreaming.( 当你埋头于一项任务时，一个创造性的想法可能不会发生。相反，它是在你做一些相对“无意识”的事情时出现的。过于专注实际上对创新思维是有害的。所以，你可以在你的工作流程中加入短暂的“不专注”和白日梦)”可知，此段主要讲要花时间做白日梦，A选项Take time to daydream.( 花点时间做白日梦)总结该段内容。故选A项。 【23题详解】 根据下文“Scrolling (滚动) mindlessly on a screen actually weakens this effect. So, when you take a daydream break, leave your device behind.( 无意识地在屏幕上滚动实际上削弱了这种效果。所以，当你在做白日梦的时候，把你的电子设备留在身后)”可知，在屏幕上无意识滚动会削弱白日梦的效果，所以做白日梦时不要带着电子设备，D选项Don’t daydream with your device.( 不要对着你的设备做白日梦)符合语境。故选D项。 【24题详解】 此段主旨是“Do something with your hands.( 用你的手做些事情)”，因此空处内容应与动手活动有关。G选项Find small moments throughout the day to engage in a hands-on activity.( 在一天中找一些小时间参与动手活动) 符合语境。故选G项。 第三部分：语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分） 第一节 完型填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分） 请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 The love story of Rogers and Linden includes a tale they’ll laugh about for years to come. The day Linden accepted Rogers’s proposal of marriage, the couple ____25____ to take engagement photos (订婚照) in Park City, Utah. The snowy mountains created a picturesque ____26____, but little did they know this dreamy setting would turn into a chaotic mix of ____27____. Not long into the shoot, Linden was surprised to find her engagement ring had ____28____ when the photographer asked her to make a(an) ____29____ in which she placed her hand onto Rogers’s chest. Linden remembered picking up snow and ____30____ it in the air minutes before. The odds were that the ring broke away from her finger then. Hearts sinking, they ____31____ back along their route. It was a fruitless search. They felt their blood freeze. Learning of it, the skiers nearby got ____32____. Hours passed and it seemed ____33____ even with a metal detector. When told they would have to wait until spring to ____34____ the ring, the couple were close to a mental collapse. But then a blinding flash in the snow caught a skier’s eye. It was the diamond ring! Rogers turned this wild ____35____ into something even more unforgettable. Accompanied by the ____36____ of kind strangers, he dropped to one knee, ring in hand, and ____37____ again. Linden said yes, overcome with surprise and joy. A moment of heartache turns into a life-long ____38____. The couple will look back on their engagement photos with laughter, tears and ____39____ as they tell their story. 25. A. happened B. decided C. hesitated D. protested 26. A. consequence B. brochure C. background D. column 27. A. emotions B. comments C. characters D. responses 28. A. turned up B. broken down C. run out D. slipped off 29. A. gesture B. error C. request D. opera 30. A. applying B. throwing C. signaling D. clicking 31. A. cut B. held C. paid D. tracked 32. A. scared B. injured C. involved D. shocked 33. A. risky B. promising C. distant D. hopeless 34. A. confirm B. locate C. deliver D. remove 35. A. adventure B. defence C. entertainment D. illustration 36. A. impacts B. cheers C. reactions D. strategies 37. A. married B. rescued C. proposed D. attempted 38. A. dream B. commitment C. pursuit D. memory 39. A. wisdom B. struggle C. appreciation D. anxiety 【答案】25. B 26. C 27. A 28. D 29. A 30. B 31. D 32. C 33. D 34. B 35. A 36. B 37. C 38. D 39. C 【解析】 【导语】文章主要讲述了一对情侣去雪山上拍订婚照，结果拍照过程中戒指丢失了，最后在滑雪者的帮助下找回了戒指，男方则再求婚，将这次事件变成了一生的回忆。 【25题详解】 考查动词。句意：在林登接受罗杰斯的求婚之后的那一天，这对情侣决定去犹他州的帕克城拍摄订婚照。A. happened发生；B. decided决定；C. hesitated犹豫；D.protested抗议。根据后文“to take engagement photos in Park City, Utah”以及“The snowy mountains created a picturesque”可知，他们决定在犹他州的帕克城拍订婚照，后文描述了拍照的经过，此处为短语decide to do sth.表示“决定做某事”。 【26题详解】 考查名词。句意：雪山创造了一个风景如画的背景，但他们不知道这个梦幻般的环境会变成一个混乱的情绪混合。A. consequence结果；B. brochure册子；C. background背景；D. column专栏。根据后文“this dreamy setting”以及上文“The snowy mountains created a picturesque”可知，雪山创造了一个风景如画的背景，适合情侣拍订婚照。 【27题详解】 考查名词。句意：雪山创造了一个风景如画的背景，但他们不知道这个梦幻般的环境会变成一个混乱的情绪混合。A. emotions情感；B. comments评论；C. characters特性；D. responses回复。根据后文“Linden was surprised”、“They felt their blood freeze.”和“Linden said yes, overcome with surprise and joy.”可知，他们经历了很多复杂的情感变化。 【28题详解】 考查动词短语。句意：拍摄刚开始不久，林登就惊讶地发现自己的订婚戒指滑落了。当时摄影师让她做姿势，她便把手放在了罗杰斯的胸口上。A. turned up出现；B. broken down出故障；C. run out用完；D. slipped off滑落。根据后文“The odds were that the ring broke away from her finger then.”可知，戒指掉了。 【29题详解】 考查名词。句意：拍摄刚开始不久，林登就惊讶地发现自己的订婚戒指滑落了，当时摄影师让她做姿势，她便把手放在了罗杰斯的胸口上。A. gesture姿势；B. error错误；C. request要求；D. opera戏剧。根据上文“when the photographer asked her to make a(an)”指摄影师要求她摆姿势。 【30题详解】 考查动词。句意：林登记得几分钟前他曾捡起雪块并将其抛向空中。A. applying申请；B. throwing扔，抛；C. signaling示意；D. clicking点击。根据上文“Linden remembered picking up snow and”以及后文“it in the air”指林登捡起雪抛向空中，来拍照。 【31题详解】 考查动词。句意：他们的心情愈发沉重，于是沿着原路折返了回去。A. cut切割；B. held举行；C. paid支付；D. tracked追踪。根据后文“back along their route”可知，返回去寻找戒指。 【32题详解】 考查形容词。句意：得知此事后，附近的滑雪者也参与了进来。A. scared害怕的；B. injured受伤；C. involved参与的；D. shocked震惊的。根据后文“But then a blinding flash in the snow caught a skier’s eye. It was the diamond ring!”可知，附近的滑雪者也参与到寻找戒指行动中。 【33题详解】 考查形容词。句意：几个小时过去了，即使有金属探测器，也似乎毫无希望。A. risky冒险的；B. promising有希望的；C. distant遥远的；D. hopeless无希望的。根据上文“Hours passed and it seemed”以及后文滑雪者找到了戒指，所以几个小时过去了，即使有金属探测器，也似乎毫无希望。 【34题详解】 考查动词。句意：当被告知要等到春天才能找到那枚戒指时，这对夫妇几乎要精神崩溃了。A. confirm确认；B. locate定位；C. deliver递送；D. remove去除。根据上文“When told they would have to wait until spring to”可知，要等到春天雪化了才能找到戒指的所在。 【35题详解】 考查名词。句意：罗杰斯把这次疯狂的冒险变成了更令人难忘的事情。A. adventure冒险；B. defence防御；C. entertainment娱乐；D. illustration说明。根据上文可知，这对情侣去拍照结果戒指丢了，所以是一次冒险经历。 【36题详解】 考查名词。句意：在亲切的陌生人的欢呼声中，他单膝跪地，手里拿着戒指，再次求婚。A. impacts影响；B. cheers欢呼；C. reactions反应；D. strategies策略。根据后文“of kind strangers, he dropped to one knee, ring in hand”可知，罗杰斯要再次求婚，陌生人给予欢呼。 【37题详解】 考查动词。句意：在亲切的陌生人的欢呼声中，他单膝跪地，手里拿着戒指，再次求婚。A. married结婚；B. rescued救援；C. proposed求婚，提议；D. attempted尝试。根据上文“he dropped to one knee, ring in hand, and”可知，他单膝跪地，手里拿着戒指，是在求婚。 【38题详解】 考查名词。句意：一时的心痛，会变成一生的记忆。A. dream梦想；B. commitment承诺；C. pursuit追求；D. memory记忆。根据后文“The couple will look back on their engagement photos with laughter, tears and”可知，事情已经发生，对于未来来说是一次一生难忘的记忆。 【39题详解】 考查名词。句意：这对情侣在讲述他们的故事时，将会带着欢笑、泪水和感激之情，回顾他们的订婚照片。A. wisdom智慧；B. struggle努力；C. appreciation感激；D. anxiety焦虑。根据上文可知，在善良的陌生人帮助下他们找回了戒指，所以有感激之情。 第二节 （共20题；每题1.5分，满分30分） 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 The instant Li Hua woke up, he reached for his phone. With the ____40____ (intend) of checking the news and his friends’ updates, he accessed the Internet. However, the endless notifications (通知), often ____41____ (refer) to as “digital noise” by experts, could easily turn a peaceful morning into a ____42____ (scare) experience. Worse still, many of these alerts are ____43____ (commerce) advertisements, constantly ____44____ (recommend) services and products to him. The endless stream of notifications eventually became ____45____ (bearable). ____46____ (defend) his privacy from being leaked, he sent complaint emails to some apps’ customer service departments, making a request that his personal data ____47____ (remove) from their servers immediately. ____48____ no reply was received. Driven by ____49____ (curious), he explored the settings on his own smartphone, only to discover that few privacy settings remained ____50____ (access). All evidence revealed that many platforms were ____51____ (economy) with the truth regarding how they handled their users’ privacy. This information overload, ____52____ turn, made him realize that endlessly scrolling through his phone was rarely ____53____ (benefit). Therefore, he decided to make ____54____ (arrange) for a daily “digital sunset”: no screens after 9 p.m. To his ____55____ (relieve), the first week brought back a sense of silence and deep focus, ____56____ made him feel like a ____57____ (survive) escaping the “digital trap”. His efforts to seek ____58____ balance between the Internet and reality finally paid ____59____. 【答案】40. intended 41. referred 42. scary 43. commercial 44. recommending 45. unbearable 46. To defend 47. be removed ##should be removed 48. But 49. curiosity 50. inaccessible 51. economical 52. in 53. beneficial 54. arrangements 55. relief 56. which 57. survivor 58. a 59. off 【解析】 【导语】这篇文章主要讲述李华为查看资讯刷手机，被海量消息与广告干扰，发现个人隐私存在泄露隐患，于是主动调整作息减少上网时长，最终找回良好生活状态的经历。 【40题详解】 考查名词。句意：他打算浏览新闻和好友动态，于是连上网络。定冠词后接名词，intend名词形式intention“打算”。 【41题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：然而这些层出不穷的通知，被专家称作 “数字噪音”，极易把宁静的早晨变成令人害怕的体验。notifications与refer to as是被动关系，用过去分词referred作后置定语。 【42题详解】 考查形容词。句意同上。修饰事物名词experience，用形容词scary“令人害怕的”。 【43题详解】 考查形容词。句意：更糟的是，不少提醒都是商业广告，不停向他推送各类服务与产品。修饰名词advertisements，用形容词commercial“商业的”。 【44题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意同上。句子谓语动词是are，空格处是非谓语动词，advertisements与recommend“推荐”为主动关系，用现在分词recommending作伴随状语。 【45题详解】 考查形容词。句意：源源不断的消息最终让人难以忍受。结合语境表达否定含义，填unbearable表示“难以忍受的”。 【46题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：为保护个人隐私免遭泄露，他向多款应用客服发送投诉邮件，要求立即从服务器中删除自己的个人信息。结合句意可知，他发送投诉邮件的目的是为了保护个人隐私免遭泄露，用defend“保卫，防御”的不定式形式作目的状语，句首单词首字母大写。 【47题详解】 考查虚拟语气。句意同上。request“要求”后的同位语从句的谓语用(should) do的形式，should可以省略，data与remove之间为被动关系，用被动形式(should) be removed。 【48题详解】 考查连词。句意：但他始终没有收到任何回复。前后语义是转折关系，用转折连词but，句首单词首字母大写。 【49题详解】 考查名词。句意：出于好奇，他自行查看手机设置，却发现很少隐私设置是无法访问的（几乎所有的隐私设置都被强制开启了）。介词by后接名词作宾语，curious名词形式curiosity“好奇，好奇心”。 【50题详解】 考查形容词。句意同上。空处在系动词remained后需填形容词作表语，结合语境，此处表达很少隐私设置是无法访问的，形容词inaccessible表示“无法使用的；难以访问的”。 【51题详解】 考查形容词。句意：种种迹象表明，诸多平台在用户隐私处理问题上含糊其辞。空处在系动词 were后需填形容词作表语，economical表示“节约的；简练的”。 【52题详解】 考查介词。句意：这样的信息过载反过来让他意识到无节制刷手机益处寥寥。固定短语in turn，意为“反过来、转而”。 【53题详解】 考查形容词。句意同上。系动词was后接形容词作表语，beneficial表示“有益处的”。 【54题详解】 考查名词复数。句意：于是他决定制定规则，实行每日“数字日落”：晚上九点后不再使用电子设备。空处需填名词作宾语，arrangement表示“安排”，此处用复数arrangements表示泛指，构成短语make arrangements for，意为“为……作出安排”。 【55题详解】 考查名词。句意：令他欣慰的是，第一周他重新拥有了静谧时光，专注力也得以提升，这让他感觉像一个挣脱了数字陷阱的幸存者。固定搭配 to one’s relief表示“令人欣慰的是”。 【56题详解】 考查定语从句。句意同上。空处引导非限制性定语从句，从句缺主语，指代前文整件事，用关系代词which引导该从句。 【57题详解】 考查名词。句意同上。不定冠词a后接名词单数，survive的名词形式survivor“幸存者”符合题意。 【58题详解】 考查冠词。句意：他努力在网络与现实之间寻求平衡，最终收获成效。空处需填冠词，泛指“一种平衡”，balance以辅音音素开头，用不定冠词a。 【59题详解】 考查副词。句意同上。固定短语 pay off ，表示“取得成效、得到回报”。 第四部分：应用文写作（满分15分） 60. 假定你是李华，外教Mr. Chuck 发现你的作文完全由AI 生成（generated），判为不及格。请你给外教写一封邮件，内容包括： 1. 承认错误； 2. 做出承诺； 3. 补救措施。 注意: 1. 写作词数应为80 左右； 2. 请按如下格式在答题纸的相应位置作答。 Dear Mr. Chuck, _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Yours, LiHua 【答案】例文 Dear Mr. Chuck, I’m writing to extend my sincere apology for submitting an AI-generated essay. I’ve completely realized that it violated academic integrity and I deeply regret my actions. This shortcut reflects poorly on my commitment to learning, and I take full responsibility. I promise this will never happen again. From now on, I will complete all assignments independently, focusing on developing genuine writing skills through careful practice and research. To make amends, I’ll rewrite the essay manually this weekend. Thank you for your understanding. 【解析】 【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文。要求考生以李华的身份给外教Mr. Chuck写一封道歉邮件，因提交AI生成的作文被判不及格一事致歉，需涵盖承认错误、做出承诺、提出补救措施三方面内容。 【详解】1.词汇积累 真诚的：sincere → heartfelt 违反：violate → go against 诚信：integrity → honesty 技能：skill → technique 2. 句式拓展 简单句变复合句 原句：From now on, I will complete all assignments independently, focusing on developing genuine writing skills through careful practice and research. 拓展句：From now on, I will complete all assignments independently, which will help me focus on developing genuine writing skills through careful practice and research. 【点睛】【高分句型1】I’ve completely realized that it violated academic integrity and I deeply regret my actions.（运用了that引导的宾语从句） 【高分句型2】From now on, I will complete all assignments independently, focusing on developing genuine writing skills through careful practice and research.（运用了现在分词短语作状语） 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $ 江苏省常州高级中学 2025～2026学年第二学期高一年级阶段性调研 英语试卷 命题人：高一英语备课组 2026.5 说明：1．以下题目的答案请全部填写在答题卡上。 2．本卷总分150分，考试时间120分钟。 第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分） 第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分） 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话读两遍。 1. What can the woman get on the first floor? A. Clothes. B. Shoes. C. Accessories (配饰). 2. How will the man go to the museum? A. On foot. B. By car. C. By bus. 3. What caused the bad traffic? A. A fallen tree. B. A car accident. C. The roadwork. 4. Where are the speakers? A. In a restaurant. B. In a supermarket. C. At home. 5. What are the speakers talking about? A. A flight. B. A party. C. A storm. 第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分） 听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。 听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。 6. What disappoints the speakers about the film? A. The special effects. B. The plot. C. The actors. 7. What does the woman think of the reviews of the film? A. Unreliable. B. Detailed. C. Helpful. 听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。 8. What does Julie ask Peter to do? A. Book a hotel. B. Work on Saturday. C. Reschedule their travel. 9. How does Peter feel about Julie? A. Disappointed. B. Concerned. C. Annoyed. 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。 10. What did Nick intend to do before the accident happened? A. Feed the cat. B. Get the wine. C. Cook the meal. 11. What happened to Nick? A. He got hurt. B. He injured his cat. C. He broke his leg. 12. Where did Nick spend the weekend? A. At home. B. In the hospital. C. At his sister’s place. 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。 13. What do we know about Rita? A. She is the man’s classmate. B. She graduated from college. C. She is a new college student. 14. What did the man do on his first day of university? A. He made new friends. B. He signed up for a group. C. He toured the city on foot. 15. How did Rita get her bike? A. She rented it. B. She borrowed it. C. She bought it. 16. How much did Rita spend on her city tour? A. $8. B. $15. C. $120. 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。 17. What is expected during the Activity Time? A. Complete silence. B. Active conversations. C. Individual reading practice. 18. Why was the Activity Time schedule changed? A. Noise affected regular readers. B. Teachers favoured morning hours. C. Students needed more practice time. 19. When can students get writing guidance? A. From 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. B. From 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. C. From 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. 20. Where does the writing help take place? A. In the Central Seating area. B. At the teachers’ office. C. In the Quiet Reading zone. 第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分60分） 第一节（共19题，每小题2.5分，满分47.5分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A Green Jobs, Careers and Employment — Energy Matters As one of Australia’s leading solar energy companies, Energy Matters is trying to carry out Australia’s energy revolution. We’re taking advantage of this sun-burnt land’s greatest natural resource to help realize our dream of making solar a reality for all Australians. We have employment prospects available in all sections of our operations from time to time. If you are in Australia, and are enthusiastic about renewable energy in Australia, and wish to get available employment and career opportunities within our company, please apply by sending your CV and a cover letter to us at careers@energymatters.com.au. We offer a friendly working atmosphere and generous packages! Current employment and contract work available: Product Development Manager — South Melbourne Key Responsibilities ● Deliver new product design projects within agreed time limits; ● Identify company requirements and translate the outcomes into appropriate solutions; ● Oversee (监督) technical product development, evaluation and testing; ● Manage all aspects of quality control; ● Prepare and present monthly project progress reports for senior managements. Required qualifications ● Diploma within mechanical/product engineering or related fields; ● At least six years experience in technical product development role; ● Outstanding analytical and problem solving skills; ● Experience in solar/renewable energy highly desirable; ● Excellent communication, presentation and interpersonal skills; ● High degree of flexibility and adaptability. National Sales Manager — South Melbourne Key Responsibilities ● Take advantage of retail (零售) sales opportunities via a mass of channels; ● Develop group and individual budgets (预算), and regularly report on actual performance; ● Manage the relationship with an outsourced sales center to a service level agreement; ● Motivate, manage, train and develop a national sales team. Required qualifications ● At least eight years related sales/marketing experience; ● Relevant qualifications in technical/business areas or a related discipline; ● Good communication, presentation and interpersonal skills; ● Excellent numeracy, analytical and problem solving skills; ● High degree of flexibility and adaptability; ● High computer literacy especially in Microsoft Office and ERP systems. 1. Who is this advertisement intended for? A. A man planning to purchase solar energy equipment. B. A local seeking jobs in the field of renewable energy. C. A graduate enthusiastic about eco-friendly products. D. An expert supporting the development of renewable energy. 2. Which is NOT a requirement shared by the two manager positions? A. Practical skills in solving problems. B. Years of related experience. C. High ability to be flexible and adaptable. D. Excellent computer skills. 3. According to the advertisement, which of the following statements is TRUE? A. Energy Matters is the largest renewable energy company in Australia. B. Applicants can get generous packages if they email their CV to Energy Matters. C. The product development manager should manage quality control. D. The national sales manager should oversee the product evaluation. B Cats may seem solid, but they’re actually somewhat liquid. Inspired by photos of cats pouring themselves into vases and fitting into narrow openings, biologist Péter Pongrácz has tested dozens of cats to see when they act more like liquids or solids. Cats fluidly (流畅地) move through tall and narrow places but hesitate when they approach uncomfortably short holes, Pongrácz reports in the Oct.18 iScience. The finding suggests that cats are aware of their own body size and may form mental images of themselves. Because cats prefer to live alone, they are difficult to test in the lab. So Pongrácz brought the lab to the cats. With help from colleagues, he built a movable lab that they set up in 29homes. In each home, the team attached two cardboard panels to a doorframe: one with five rectangular (矩形的) holes of the same height but decreasing width and another with five holes of the same width but decreasing height. An owner stood on one side of the panel while the cat and the experimenter stood on the other. For each trial, the cat had to squeeze (挤过) from the experimenter’s side to the owner’s side through the holes while being filmed. Thirty out of 38 cats finished the experiment. When faced with holes of varying height, 22 cats hesitated to go through the shortest. When the holes varied in width, only eight cats paused before approaching the narrowest hole. Most cats squeezed through slim openings without hesitating. Hesitation may be a self-preservation method, Pongrácz says. If a cat forces itself through a hole without being able to see what’s on the other side, the cat may be exposed to potential threats. That some cats paused in the safety of their homes suggests that they also rely on their body size to plan their approach. 4. What makes it difficult to test the cats in the lab? A. Their size. B. Their flexibility. C. Their height. D. Their character. 5. What does paragraph 4 mainly talk about? A. Results of the experiment. B. Subjects of the experiment. C. Methods of the experiment. D. Principles of the experiment. 6. Why did some cats hesitate even before holes leading to their homes? A. They failed to figure out their body size. B. They worried about getting stuck in the hole. C. They hated being handled by the experimenter. D. They were afraid of the danger on the other side. 7. What is the best title of the passage? A. One scientist puts cats’ liquid nature to test B. Solid or liquid, that is out of the question C. Cats act more like liquids when in danger D. Hesitation keeps cats safe from danger C The boat ride from Helsinki’s city center to the island of Pihlajasaari takes only 10 minutes and drops off visitors at beaches for sunbathing. But I had a different mission: to speak to a tree. This was meant to be a healing exercise, one championed by the Finnish biologist Adela Pajunen. Finns, she’d told me, sometimes share their worries aloud to trees or birds. On shore, I spotted a short black alder tree and began to tell the tree my troubles. The leaves rustled (沙沙作响) in response, a sign I interpreted as sympathy. I had come to Finland to see whether I could bring happiness back to America with me. Finland has topped the World Happiness Report for the past eight years, largely due to free education and universal health care. And the Finns also find happiness in more attainable ways, such as their close relationship with nature and visiting the sauna (桑拿) daily. These activities contain similar goals: Stay present and seek a minimalist lifestyle that relies on the earth. I followed their lifestyle — visiting the sauna and taking a relaxing forest walk, and happiness came in waves over the next few days. I was optimistic that I could recreate the happiest moments of this trip back home in New York. How hard could it be, really? As it turned out, happiness was a luxury in America, though I tried hard to live exactly like the Finns. Then one afternoon, I had a breakthrough as I rushed through Central Park and noticed a crowd of people staring at the ground. A cardinal! I stopped to admire the bird’s feather before it flew away. This was a win for staying present. I’d been so stuck trying to find the time and money for happiness that I’d missed the point: Quiet the mind, and find pleasure in small acts and observations — like a cardinal taking flight, or talking to trees — right then and there. As I left the park, I carried out a small but comforting ritual (仪式) I’d developed. I thanked the trees for listening. 8. Why did the author speak to a tree? A. To heal the tree. B. To seek happiness. C. To follow a tradition. D. To appreciate nature. 9. What do we know about the Finnish lifestyle? A. It requires daily sauna visits. B. It values close relationships. C. It is easily adopted elsewhere. D. It focuses on simple pleasures. 10. Why couldn’t the author recreate happy moments back in America? A. She was busy with work. B. It was noisy in New York. C. She forgot to stay present. D. It was expensive to live there. 11. Which of the following best describes the author’s trip to Finland? A. Transformative. B. Challenging. C. Adventurous. D. Unexpected. D For most of my life, I treated taste as fixed. There were things I liked and things I didn’t, and that was that. Sticking to that belief had left me in a bit of a standstill. I stopped making time for new hobbies or trying anything new. Salsa lessons? No, thanks. Interactive theatre? Not for me. But my automatic “no” to anything that “wasn’t my thing” only kept me trapped in the same routine of work, sleep, eating, and that left me feeling listless and a little empty. So, in an effort to break the boredom, I began to question whether my taste was fixed at all, or whether it might be something I could train. I had read that children need 8 to 15 tries to accept a new food. Why shouldn’t the same principle apply to social activities for adults? I started small. When a friend invited me to a book club, I resisted the urge to dismiss it, despite my longstanding dislike of reading due to dyslexia (阅读障碍症). But I went anyway. I listened to the first book on audio book and, to my surprise, enjoyed the discussion and the people. Now I spend mornings reading. Then came music and performance: jazz clubs, line dancing, contemporary performance — all things I had previously ignored. Trying things you thought you wouldn’t enjoy, I found, became oddly addictive. I didn’t love everything straight away, but I stopped saying no before I had even begun. Most recently, I tried out my local library’s chess club. I was easily 30 years younger than everyone else, but that didn’t matter. Honestly, there was nothing quite like being wiped off the board by someone who had been playing since before your parents met. I felt more of a connection with others there than at any organized twenty-something social event I’ve attended. Putting “try something new” in my diary once a week broke up the work-commute-collapse cycle I had accidentally built my life around. Now I simply count to five, approach the friendliest-looking person with a “hello”, and any initial awkwardness quickly fades. Next week? Who knows. Maybe magic lessons. Maybe life drawing. Maybe both. 12. How did the author’s fixed idea affect her? A. It simplified her daily routine. B. It left her more time for work. C. It flattened her life into dullness. D. It spared her unwanted socializing. 13. Why did the author accept her friend’s invitation to a book club? A. To make a conscious shift in her life. B. To revisit a former interest in reading. C. To meet her friend’s repeated requests. D. To occupy a blank in her personal calendar. 14. How did the author feel when losing the chess game? A. Totally relieved. B. Slightly puzzled. C. Rather embarrassed. D. Somewhat delighted. 15. What message does the author try to convey? A. Learn to say no. B. Break out of your shell. C. Look before you leap. D. Let go of the past. E In the age of AI, worries about its impact on the environment are snowballing. For example, asking ChatGPT a question uses ten times more energy than an old-fashioned search. The development of AI has also caused a big increase in greenhouse-gas emissions. Google’s emissions went up nearly 50% from 2019 to 2023. However, these concerns might be overstated. In fact, AI may be less energy-hungry than many people assume. The International Energy Agency (IEA) predicts that the electricity used by data centres could become three times as much within five years. But at present, the 1.5% of global electricity consumption related to data centres mainly comes from things like streaming, social media and online shopping. Moreover, some of AI’s electricity use will help with greening the economy. AI is already helping improve the efficiency of electrical grids (电网), cut fuel use in shipping and spot invisible leaks of greenhouse gas. Policymakers and industry leaders face the task of maximizing AI’s advantages while minimizing its climate effects. The best way would be for governments to set a proper price for carbon and let the market operate. But because a global carbon price remains a distant dream, focusing on other three measures are more down-to-earth. The first is more openness. Starting in August 2026, the EU will require some AI developers to report how much energy they use in detail. That approach should be copied elsewhere. A second is to rethink how data centers operate. The IEA notes that being able to shift workloads between different data centers at different times could reduce stress and help balance energy grids. Third, technology companies must keep their promises about protecting the environment instead of depending on buying renewable-energy credits. Doubling down on such approaches would help transform AI from climate suspect to climate hero. 16. What is the main concern about AI? A. Its inability to reduce emissions. B. Its impact on social development. C. Its shock on old-fashioned search. D. Its high-level energy consumption. 17. What can be inferred from the second paragraph? A. AI’s environmental-friendly potential remains tested. B. AI has a minor role in the current electricity consumption. C. AI is currently the most effective way to reduce emissions. D. The process of AI detecting gas leaking is easy to achieve. 18. Which solution is more realistic to minimize AI’s climate effects? A. Fixing a proper price for carbon. B. Allowing the market to operate. C. Reconsidering data center operations. D. Purchasing renewable-energy credits. 19. Which of the following is the best title for text? A. AI and Climate: A Battle of Balancing. B. Climate: A Victi m or a Beneficiary of AI? C. AI’s next target: Environmental Protection. D. AI: A Threat or a Contributor to the Climate? 第二节（共5题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分） 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 Who wouldn’t want to be an “insight machine”? But a fact and a misunderstanding might get in your way. Fact: ____20____ Misunderstanding: You feel as if creativity is a luxury (难得的享受) intended for people with hours to burn. Here is how to develop creative insight even when you are in busy lives. Find time to play. ____21____ Studies suggest that play at work boosts creative behavior and problem-solving abilities. Laughter and light-hearted activities, either a quick team game or a playful brainstorming session have been shown to inspire creativity, which is essential for innovation. ____22____ A creative idea probably doesn’t happen when you are buried in a task. Instead, it comes to you while you are doing something relatively “mindless.” Being extremely focused can actually be harmful to innovative thinking. So, you can bake into your workflow brief periods of “unfocus” and daydreaming. But here’s an important warning: ____23____Scrolling (滚动) mindlessly on a screen actually weakens this effect. So, when you take a daydream break, leave your device behind. Do something with your hands. Ever notice how ideas tend to pop into your head when you’re doing something like washing dishes or gardening? When your hands are busy, your mind can enter a state of relaxed focus, which allows subconscious (潜意识的) ideas to bubble up to the surface.____24____ So the next time you feel uninspired, remember: You don’t need hours of quiet time to innovate. Sometimes, all it takes is a little fun, a little space, and a little time to let your hands lead your mind. A. Take time to daydream. B. You’re likely pressed for time. C. Take advantage of your electronic devices. D. Don’t daydream with your device. E. Creativity doesn’t always require long, undisturbed periods of time. F. Engaging in brief, playful activities can lead to serious breakthroughs. G. Find small moments throughout the day to engage in a hands-on activity. 第三部分：语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分） 第一节 完型填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分） 请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 The love story of Rogers and Linden includes a tale they’ll laugh about for years to come. The day Linden accepted Rogers’s proposal of marriage, the couple ____25____ to take engagement photos (订婚照) in Park City, Utah. The snowy mountains created a picturesque ____26____, but little did they know this dreamy setting would turn into a chaotic mix of ____27____. Not long into the shoot, Linden was surprised to find her engagement ring had ____28____ when the photographer asked her to make a(an) ____29____ in which she placed her hand onto Rogers’s chest. Linden remembered picking up snow and ____30____ it in the air minutes before. The odds were that the ring broke away from her finger then. Hearts sinking, they ____31____ back along their route. It was a fruitless search. They felt their blood freeze. Learning of it, the skiers nearby got ____32____. Hours passed and it seemed ____33____ even with a metal detector. When told they would have to wait until spring to ____34____ the ring, the couple were close to a mental collapse. But then a blinding flash in the snow caught a skier’s eye. It was the diamond ring! Rogers turned this wild ____35____ into something even more unforgettable. Accompanied by the ____36____ of kind strangers, he dropped to one knee, ring in hand, and ____37____ again. Linden said yes, overcome with surprise and joy. A moment of heartache turns into a life-long ____38____. The couple will look back on their engagement photos with laughter, tears and ____39____ as they tell their story. 25. A. happened B. decided C. hesitated D. protested 26. A. consequence B. brochure C. background D. column 27. A. emotions B. comments C. characters D. responses 28. A. turned up B. broken down C. run out D. slipped off 29. A. gesture B. error C. request D. opera 30. A. applying B. throwing C. signaling D. clicking 31. A. cut B. held C. paid D. tracked 32. A. scared B. injured C. involved D. shocked 33. A. risky B. promising C. distant D. hopeless 34. A. confirm B. locate C. deliver D. remove 35. A. adventure B. defence C. entertainment D. illustration 36. A. impacts B. cheers C. reactions D. strategies 37. A. married B. rescued C. proposed D. attempted 38. A. dream B. commitment C. pursuit D. memory 39. A. wisdom B. struggle C. appreciation D. anxiety 第二节 （共20题；每题1.5分，满分30分） 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 The instant Li Hua woke up, he reached for his phone. With the ____40____ (intend) of checking the news and his friends’ updates, he accessed the Internet. However, the endless notifications (通知), often ____41____ (refer) to as “digital noise” by experts, could easily turn a peaceful morning into a ____42____ (scare) experience. Worse still, many of these alerts are ____43____ (commerce) advertisements, constantly ____44____ (recommend) services and products to him. The endless stream of notifications eventually became ____45____ (bearable). ____46____ (defend) his privacy from being leaked, he sent complaint emails to some apps’ customer service departments, making a request that his personal data ____47____ (remove) from their servers immediately. ____48____ no reply was received. Driven by ____49____ (curious), he explored the settings on his own smartphone, only to discover that few privacy settings remained ____50____ (access). All evidence revealed that many platforms were ____51____ (economy) with the truth regarding how they handled their users’ privacy. This information overload, ____52____ turn, made him realize that endlessly scrolling through his phone was rarely ____53____ (benefit). Therefore, he decided to make ____54____ (arrange) for a daily “digital sunset”: no screens after 9 p.m. To his ____55____ (relieve), the first week brought back a sense of silence and deep focus, ____56____ made him feel like a ____57____ (survive) escaping the “digital trap”. His efforts to seek ____58____ balance between the Internet and reality finally paid ____59____. 第四部分：应用文写作（满分15分） 60. 假定你是李华，外教Mr. Chuck 发现你的作文完全由AI 生成（generated），判为不及格。请你给外教写一封邮件，内容包括： 1. 承认错误； 2. 做出承诺； 3. 补救措施。 注意: 1. 写作词数应为80 左右； 2. 请按如下格式在答题纸的相应位置作答。 Dear Mr. Chuck, _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Yours, LiHua 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $