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西南大学附中高2026届适应性测试（二） 英语试题 注意事项： 1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名，准考证号等填写在答题卡和试卷指定位置上。 2．回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。 3．试卷由圈”整理排版。考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。 第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分） 做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。 第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分） 听下面5段录音。每段录音后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段录音后，你都有 10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段录音播放两遍。 1. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 What is the woman doing? A. Draw a picture. B. Send an email. C. Check the article. 【答案】C 【解析】 【原文】W: I’ve finished the article for the school magazine. I’m doing a final check now. M: Great. And don’t forget to find a nice picture to match it. W: I’ll work on that after I email the draft to the editor. 2. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 What can we learn about the man? A. He’s forgetful. B. He’s in a hurry. C. He’s organized. 【答案】A 【解析】 【原文】M: Have you seen my wireless earphones? I left them on the desk, but they’re gone. W: Go through your school bag. I saw something white in the side pocket. M: Oh, here they are. I really need to keep track of my things. 3. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 Where does the conversation probably take place? A. In a science museum. B. In an art gallery. C. In a concert hall. 【答案】B 【解析】 【原文】M: It’s over my head. All I see is a bunch of random shapes. What’s the artist trying to convey? W: That’s the beauty of postmodern works. You are supposed to feel it, not explain it. M: Um, feels more like a mess to me. I prefer something I can actually recognize. 4. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 What does the woman think of the smartwatch? A. It’s complicated. B. It’s unnecessary. C. It’s affordable. 【答案】B 【解析】 【原文】M: Look at my new smartwatch. It tracks my sleep, my steps and even my stress levels. W: That’s cool, but wasn’t it expensive? M: Yeah, it cost me an arm and a leg, but it’s worth it for the data. W: Personally, I’m happy with just my phone for that. 5. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 What are the speakers talking about? A. A work mode shift. B. A job hunting experience. C. A time management method. 【答案】A 【解析】 【原文】M: How’s the new job going, Alice? Still spending two hours on the bus every day? W: Not anymore. My company has switched to remote work. I only go to the office once a month now. M: Lucky you. 第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分） 听下面5段录音。每段录音后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段录音前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，每小题都有5秒钟的作答时间。每段录音播放两遍。 听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 6. What are the speakers doing? A. Writing a novel. B. Watching a film. C. Staging a play. 7. How does the woman feel about the plot? A. Imaginative. B. Confusing. C. Predictable. 【答案】6. B 7. C 【解析】 【原文】M: I don’t get it. Why did the hero suddenly quit his job and move to a farm? W: Because he’s having a midlife crisis. He’s tired of the city life. M: It feels a bit sudden. W: It’s understandable. Sometimes people just do that, keep watching. I bet he’ll run into his old love interest there. M: You’ve probably guessed the whole plot already. 听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 8. Why is the new station being built in the suburbs? A. To store big telescopes. B. To avoid heavy urban traffic. C. To ensure ideal observing conditions. 9. What might bother Tom in his work? A. The heavy physical labor. B. The unusual working hours. C. The poor research facilities. 10. How will the woman contribute to the project? A. By processing digital data. B. By buying new cameras. C. By monitoring the station. 【答案】8. C 9. B 10. A 【解析】 【原文】W: Tom, I haven’t seen you at the sports club for weeks. M: Actually, I’ve been volunteering for the quiet sky research program at the university. W: That sounds impressive. Are you studying the stars? M: Yes, we are building a small station in the suburbs to observe the stars and collect digital data. W: Why go so far? The university already has a big telescope. M: The city lights are too bright. To see distant objects, the sky must be perfectly dark. W: Is it demanding work? M: It’s not very tiring, but we have to work from midnight until four am, twice a week. W: I have some experience with cameras. Can I join you? M: That would be perfect. We definitely need someone to handle the data next month. W: Count me in, I prefer doing this to just watching TV. 听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 11. What especially drives the woman to study architecture? A. Its visible influence on a city. B. Her discussion with a professor. C. Its combination of design and engineering. 12. What do we know about architecture nowadays? A. It covers various fields. B. It requires multiple degrees. C. It involves diverse decorations. 13. What will the woman probably learn this summer? A. Western philosophy. B. Social economics. C. Computer science. 【答案】11. C 12. A 13. C 【解析】 【原文】M: Have you decided what to study? W: Yes, I want to study architecture. M: Ah, that’s a wonderful profession. Why did you choose it? W: I gave a lot of thought to things you said during our last discussion, and I decided architecture made the most sense for me. In particular, I’m attracted to the marriage of design and engineering. M: That’s great. Architecture is one field where you will clearly witness the contribution you make to a city. W: Yeah, so what subjects do you think I should start brushing up on in preparation? I have the whole summer. M: In recent times, architecture has become a very diverse and dynamic subject. Most universities will encourage you to learn different things from fields as wide-ranging as philosophy and economics. Nevertheless, I would suggest you start with computer science because there will be many complicated visuals you will have to produce as part of your projects. Also, try to learn as much as you can about fine arts, especially the history of Western arts. 听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 14. What is the woman’s view on the AI tool? A. It needs more tests. B. It works quite well. C. It performs terribly. 15. What is the man’s worry about the AI tool? A. Its privacy risk. B. Its unreliable accuracy. C. Its complex operation. 16. What function of the AI tool impresses the man? A. Recording daily reading habits. B. Translating foreign books quickly. C. Offering random recommendations. 17. How can the man use the AI tool? A. With his library account. B. With the librarian’s help. C. With a new account. 【答案】14. B 15. A 16. C 17. A 【解析】 【原文】M: Have you tried the library’s new AI search tool? I heard it can recommend books based on your reading history. W: I just tested it yesterday. It’s surprisingly accurate. It even suggested a novel I ended up loving. M: That sounds useful, but I’m a bit concerned about privacy. Doesn’t it collect too much personal data? W: The librarian explained that all data is kept private and only used for recommendations. They don’t share it with anyone. M: That’s comforting. Still, I wonder if relying on AI might limit what we discover. Sometimes the best finds are accidental. W: The tool actually has a random discovery mode that suggests books outside your usual taste. M: That’s clever. I might give it a try then. Do I need to sign up separately? W: No, just log in with your library account. The AI assistant will guide you through the setup. M: Great, I’ll check it out this afternoon. 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 18. What was Linda’s task at the dairy company? A. Delivering sugary yogurts to markets. B. Measuring the sugar level in products. C. Analyzing the nutritional value of sugar. 19. What did Linda’s team do in Chicago? A. They boosted sales of existing products. B. They invented a sugar-testing method. C. They created new drinks from plants. 20. What did Linda’s team launch last month? A. A low-fat chocolate. B. A sugar-free product. C. An AI-driven program. 【答案】18. B 19. C 20. A 【解析】 【原文】 M: Linda Harrison has spent over 20 years studying what we eat. She began her professional career in 2002 at a small dairy company in Vermont, where she was responsible for testing the sugar content of various fruit yogurts. During this early period, her daily work involved chemical analysis in a traditional laboratory. In 2012 Linda joined global nutrition, a leading research firm in Chicago. Her role shifted from testing existing products to developing plant based alternatives. She led a team that used an innovative technique to make milk like drinks from beans and grains. This project was a great success. Recently, Linda’s work has entered a new phase. She is currently using AI to predict how different combinations of natural ingredients will taste before they are even mixed. Last month, her team launched a new type of chocolate that contains 70% less fat. 第二部分 阅读（共两节，满分50分） 第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A Come to work with us and experience the rural Ghanaian way of life! We are looking for those who’d like to help out in schools to help with the teaching and understanding of the English language.Volunteers will be placed in primary or junior high schools. Typical Day · 7:30 — Volunteer transport leaves the volunteer house to project sites · 8:00 — School starts · 12:30—13:30— Lunch break · 15:00 — School closes · 15:30— Return to volunteer house ★ Please note this is an example of a schedule. Schedules vary in different schools. Free-time Activities · Swimming · Going on safari (游猎) · Visiting museums or slave castles · Shopping in malls or going to the cinema · Wandering at beautiful beaches Requirements · Age:18 years and above · Language Skills: English (fluently) · Nationality: Open to all · Working hours: Monday — Friday from 8:00 to 15:00 Accommodations Volunteers live together in shared apartments in the Abetifi district of Ghana. The house is based in a quiet town where you are within walking distance to local shops and taxi routes — while being able to enjoy the beautiful surrounding views of the rainforest and mountains. · Bedrooms: shared by 2 — 4 people with doors and windows covered by mosquito netting · Bathrooms: with individual WCs and shower rooms · Kitchen: with basics of fridge, gas stove, kettle and microwave · Living Room: a large one with sofas, TV and a dining set Program Salary · 4 weeks: €265 · 12 weeks: €795 · 48 weeks: €3,180 ★ Please note each month is calculated as 4 weeks for the program duration. 21. What is the purpose of this text? A. To call for volunteers. B. To advertise rural Ghana. C. To introduce a programme. D. To describe volunteers’ daily life. 22. What is needed of the volunteers? A. An 8-hour workday. B. Ghanaian nationality. C. At least 18 years old. D. More than 2 foreign languages. 23. How much will a volunteer working for six months earn? A. €3,180. B. €1,590. C. €795. D. €265. 【答案】21. A 22. C 23. B 【解析】 【导语】文章介绍加纳乡村支教志愿项目的日常安排、休闲活动、招募要求、住宿条件及项目费用。 【21题详解】 推理判断题。根据第一段中的“Come to work with us and experience the rural Ghanaian way of life! We are looking for those who’d like to help out in schools to help with the teaching and understanding of the English language.(来和我们一起工作，体验加纳乡村生活方式！我们正在寻找愿意在学校帮忙，协助英语教学与英语学习的人员)”可知，本文旨在招募支教志愿者。 【22题详解】 细节理解题。根据Requirements部分中的“Age:18 years and above(年龄：18周岁及以上)”可知，志愿者需要年满18周岁。 【23题详解】 细节理解题。根据Program Salary部分中的“★ Please note each month is calculated as 4 weeks for the program duration.(请注意：该项目时长每月按四周计算)”以及“12 weeks: €795(12周：795欧元)”可知，六个月按24周计算，薪资为1590(2*795=1590)欧元。 B Weeks before, Mrs. Spica had assigned an essay about what we would like to be in the future. The paper had to be based on an interview with someone of that profession. As she explained the project, I dreamed of being a teacher, a psychologist, or a mailman. “Anthony,” Mrs. Spica said, interrupting my daydreams, “I already got someone for you to interview.” She handed me a piece of paper. “He will give you insight on what it means to be a writer.” I was confused. I remembered when I was a kid, I began a lifelong love affair with books. Each week, I would come home with a book from the school library. I would soon begin to write my own. I was shy and introverted, and I never showed anyone my work. So, when Mrs. Spica asked us to write a short story based on a book that we recently read, I felt uneasy — my creations would be judged and graded. However, I pushed through my discomfort and wrote a story. I got an A⁺ with a note saying “Have you ever thought about being a writer? You have so much potential.” In general, I am poor at receiving feedback. If it is negative, I end up feeling discouraged. If it is positive, I dismiss the comments as incorrect. So when Mrs. Spica told me all those encouraging words, I could not compute. Then, when the dream job assignment rolled around, she put action behind her encouraging words. Somehow, she found a way for me to connect with one of my favorite authors. All I had to do was call him at the appointed time. I felt my heartbeat quicken as I heard the voice on the other line. We spent the next hour talking about writing, but I remember nothing in details. What I do remember is to continue writing. 24. Why was the author confused? A. Mrs. Spica gave him a new choice. B. Mrs. Spica interrupted his daydream. C. He didn’t expect Mrs. Spica’s words. D. He wondered how to do an interview. 25. What led the author to start his own writing? A. His love for books. B. His teacher’s praise. C. A short story assignment. D. A phone call with a writer. 26. Which of the following best describes Mrs. Spica? A. Demanding. B. Insightful. C. Ambitious. D. Reserved. 27. What does the author’s experience show? A. Patience awakes passion. B. Challenge motivates ambition. C. Encouragement brings confidence. D. Communication promotes understanding. 【答案】24. C 25. A 26. B 27. C 【解析】 【导语】文章讲述作者因热爱读书默默写作，在老师的鼓励与帮助下，坚定了自己的写作梦想。 【24题详解】 细节理解题。根据第一段中的“As she explained the project, I dreamed of being a teacher, a psychologist, or a mailman. “Anthony,” Mrs. Spica said, interrupting my daydreams, “I already got someone for you to interview.” She handed me a piece of paper. “He will give you insight on what it means to be a writer.” I was confused.(当她讲解这项任务时，我幻想着成为一名老师、心理学家或邮递员。斯皮卡夫人打断我的白日梦说：“安东尼，我已经为你找好了采访对象。”她递给我一张纸。“他会让你了解成为一名作家意味着什么。”我感到很困惑)”可知，作者原本没想过当作家，老师的话出乎他的意料，因此他感到困惑。 【25题详解】 细节理解题。根据第二段中的“I remembered when I was a kid, I began a lifelong love affair with books. Each week, I would come home with a book from the school library. I would soon begin to write my own.(我记得小时候，我就爱上了读书。每周我都会从学校图书馆带一本书回家。不久之后我就开始自己写作)”可知，是作者对书籍的热爱促使他开始自己写作。 【26题详解】 推理判断题。根据第三段中的“I got an A⁺ with a note saying “Have you ever thought about being a writer? You have so much potential.”(我的作文得了A+，还附有评语：“你有没有想过成为一名作家？你很有潜力。”)”以及“Then, when the dream job assignment rolled around, she put action behind her encouraging words. Somehow, she found a way for me to connect with one of my favorite authors.(当职业梦想作业来临时，她将鼓励付诸行动，设法让我联系上我最喜欢的作家之一)”可知，老师能发现作者的写作天赋并主动提供帮助，是富有洞察力的。 【27题详解】 推理判断题。根据第三段中的“I got an A⁺ with a note saying “Have you ever thought about being a writer? You have so much potential.”(我拿到了 A+，附带一张便条写着：你曾考虑过成为一名作家吗？你极具潜力)”以及“Then, when the dream job assignment rolled around, she put action behind her encouraging words. Somehow, she found a way for me to connect with one of my favorite authors.(之后当未来职业的写作任务到来时，她把鼓励落到实处，设法帮我联系上我喜爱的一位作家)”和末段“What I do remember is to continue writing.(我牢牢记住的是要坚持写作)”可知，老师的鼓励让原本不自信的作者下定决心坚持写作、收获信心，体现鼓励带来自信。 C Computer hackers (黑客), in order to get more secret information, constantly improve at breaking into cyberdefenses (网络防御系统) to steal valuable documents. So some researchers propose using an artificial-intelligence algorithm (算法) to hopelessly confuse them, once they break in, by hiding the real deal in a mountain of misleading documents and information. The algorithm, called Word Embedding-based Fake Online Repository Generation Engine (WE-FORGE), creates decoys of patents under development. If hackers were after, say, the recipe for a new drug, they would have to find the relevant needle in a sea of false documents. This could mean checking each recipe in detail — and perhaps investing in a few dead-end ones. “The name of the game here is, ‘Make it harder,’” explains Subrahmanian, its developer, Dartmouth College Cyber Security researcher. “Pain those stealing from you.” Subrahmanian says he tackled this project after reading that companies are unaware of new kinds of cyberattacks for an average of 312 days after they begin. “Hackers have almost a year to decamp with all our documents, patents and intellectual property,” he says. “They have stolen almost everything. It’s not just the crown jewels — it’s the crown jewels, and the jewels of the cleaning lady, and the watch of the secretary!” The system produces convincing traps by searching through a document for key words. For each one it finds, it calculates a list of related concepts and replaces the original term with one chosen at random. The process can produce dozens of documents that contain no patent information but still look credible. Subrahmanian and his team asked computer science and chemistry graduates to evaluate real and false patents from their respective fields. And the humans found the WE-FORGE-created documents highly believable. WE-FORGE might eventually expand its boundary. Subrahmanian thinks this research will attract commercial interest. “I could definitely see an organization investing in this type of product,” he says. “If this creates believable decoys without releasing sensitive details within those traps, then I think you’ve got a huge win there.” 28. What does the underlined word “decoys” in Paragraph 2 refer to? A. Original terms. B. Cyber securities C. Misleading documents. D. Computer operating systems. 29. What can be inferred from Subrahmanian’s words in Paragraph 3? A. Hackers are greedy. B. The network is unreliable. C. The companies are wealthy. D. Intellectual property is diverse. 30. What can we learn from Paragraph 4 about the WE-FORGE-created documents? A. They are reproduced. B. They are randomly organized. C. They are free from human involvement. D. They are likely mistaken for real documents. 31. What does the last paragraph mainly talk about concerning WE-FORGE? A. Its public response. B. Its market potential. C. Its information safety. D. Its planned expansion. 【答案】28. C 29. A 30. D 31. B 【解析】 【导语】本文介绍了一款名为WE-FORGE的人工智能算法，该算法可生成大量逼真的虚假文件迷惑黑客，从而保护企业机密知识产权，介绍了其工作原理、实际效果以及潜在的商业价值。 【28题详解】 词句猜测题。根据第一段“So some researchers propose using an artificial-intelligence algorithm (算法) to hopelessly confuse them, once they break in, by hiding the real deal in a mountain of misleading documents and information. (因此，一些研究人员提出可以利用一种人工智能算法来对他们进行“彻底的迷惑”。一旦他们入侵系统，这种算法会将真正的信息隐藏在大量误导性的文件和信息之中，从而让他们难以找到真实的内容。)”以及第二段“in a sea of false documents (海量虚假文件)”可知，该算法生成的decoys是用于迷惑黑客的误导性虚假文件。 【29题详解】 推理判断题。根据第三段“They have stolen almost everything. It’s not just the crown jewels — it’s the crown jewels, and the jewels of the cleaning lady, and the watch of the secretary! (他们（指黑客）几乎偷走了所有东西。这可不只是王室的珍宝——还有清洁女工的珠宝、秘书的手表。)”可知，这句话说明黑客几乎偷走了所有东西，不仅是核心机密，连普通资料也不放过，体现出黑客极其贪婪的特点。 【30题详解】 细节理解题。根据第四段“And the humans found the WE-FORGE-created documents highly believable (研究人员发现，这些由WE伪造机构制作的文件极具可信度。)”可知，这些伪造文件足以以假乱真，容易被误认为是真实文件。 【31题详解】 主旨大意题。根据最后一段“this research will attract commercial interest (这项研究将引起商业兴趣)”和“I could definitely see an organization investing in this type of product (我完全能理解一个组织为何会投资这类产品。)”可知，本段主要讲述WE-FORGE的商业价值与市场潜力。 D Is text-messaging driving us apart? These days, we talk to each other a lot with our thumbs — sending six billion text messages a day, and likely a few billion more on services like WhatsApp. But some worry that so much messaging leads to less communication. For instance, when hanging out with friends, we’d be texting secretively at the same time, pretending to maintain eye contact but mentally somewhere else. New technologies often upset the way we relate to one another, of course. But such division caused by texting has a strong echo in the arguments we had over the telephone a hundred years ago. The small device gave us a new way to contact one another and quickly promote new forms of socializing. Callers arranged regular “visiting” calls, dialing remote family to catch up on news. Soon, though, social critics thought it would be so easy to talk that we’d never leave each other alone. Others worried that the telephone sped up life, demanding instant reactions. The use of the telephone gave little room for reflection. It produced a craziness in the ordinary concerns of life which didn’t make for domestic happiness. “We shall soon be nothing but transparent piles of jelly (果冻)to each other,” a London writer moaned in 1897. However, nowadays the telephone call seems like a throwback to a gentler era. When Jenna Birch, a communication professor at the University of Iowa, started dating a man who insisted on calling her on the phone, she found it warm and delightful. So she doesn’t think the shift to texting has degraded our interactions. According to her study, teenagers who text the most are also those who spend the most time face to face with friends. Communication, it seems, brings more communication, and — as she argues — just because talk happens in text doesn’t mean it’s not meaningful. Michéle Martin of Carleton University, thinks we’re living through a replay of the telephone, where the things that made it valuable — instant communications — are the same that made it annoying. “People believe they are liberated because they can bring the mobile phone everywhere,” Martin says. “But at the same time, they are slaves to it.” 32. What’s the function of the first paragraph? A. To issue a warning. B. To describe a scene. C. To offer an argument. D. To introduce the topic. 33. Why does the author talk about the telephone? A. To prove the telephone appeared earlier. B. To show texting raises similar concerns. C. To predict texting will replace the telephone. D. To emphasize the telephone affected daily life more. 34. How is the text mainly developed? A. By listing data. B. By presenting findings. C. By quoting experts. D. By making comparisons. 35. What can be a suitable title for the text? A. Gone with the Wind, Dear Texting B. Oh, Telephone, a Tale of Two Sides C. Life is Too Short for So Many Texting D. Oh My God! We’ve Been Here Before 【答案】32. D 33. B 34. D 35. D 【解析】 【导语】文章对比短信与电话引发的社会争议，说明新式通讯工具带来的争议是历史的重复。 【32题详解】 推理判断题。根据第一段中的“Is text-messaging driving us apart? These days, we talk to each other a lot with our thumbs — sending six billion text messages a day, and likely a few billion more on services like WhatsApp.(发短信正在让我们彼此疏远吗？如今，我们经常用拇指交流——每天发送六十亿条短信，通过WhatsApp等服务发送的消息可能还要多出数十亿条)”可知，首段以设问和现状描述引出本文核心话题。 【33题详解】 推理判断题。根据第三段中的“But such division caused by texting has a strong echo in the arguments we had over the telephone a hundred years ago.(但这种由发短信造成的人际隔阂，与一百年前人们针对电话产生的争议高度相似)”可知，作者提及电话是为了表明短信引发的担忧与当年电话引发的争议十分相似。 【34题详解】 推理判断题。通读全文，并结合第三段“But such division caused by texting has a strong echo in the arguments we had over the telephone a hundred years ago.(但是发短信造成的这种隔阂，和一百年前人们围绕电话产生的争论高度雷同)”可知，文章把当下人们对短信的争议和过去电话问世时的争论做对比，依靠对比展开行文。 【35题详解】 主旨大意题。根据第三段“But such division caused by texting has a strong echo in the arguments we had over the telephone a hundred years ago.(但是发短信造成的这种隔阂，和一百年前人们围绕电话产生的争论高度雷同)”以及最后一段“Michéle Martin of Carleton University, thinks we’re living through a replay of the telephone (卡尔顿大学的米歇尔・马丁认为，我们正在经历电话时代的重演)”可知，短信引发的非议在百年前电话普及阶段早已出现，历史情景再度上演，D选项“天啊！我们以前经历过这种情况”契合主旨，可作为本文标题。 第二节（共5小题；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可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 Walking is becoming a hot research topic among health scientists. It’s arguably the most accessible form of exercise available to us and mounting research shows it’s good for health. ____36____ Another study from that year found that hitting 10,000 steps a day lowers your risk of heart disease. ____37____ In terms of burning calories and weight loss more generally, the research unsurprisingly shows that walking is less effective than more intense forms of exercise, like running or weightlifting. The amount of calories you can burn depends on a number of factors, but the average person gets through a modest 250 calories walking for an hour at a moderate, strained pace. There are ways to step up your walking, of course. ____38____ The journal Obesity reports that out of people on a long-term weight-loss programme, the ones who lost more than 10 percent of their starting weight were clocking 10,000 steps a day at the 6-, 12-and 18-month intervals. You have to keep it up, in other words. Next, pick up the pace. ____39____ Exercise scientists class slow walking as light exercise, but increase your efforts and it becomes moderate exercise, which is better for your heart, lungs and muscles. Experts usually suggest that a pace of 5k m/h is moderate. Anything else you can do to make the walk harder will also increase the number of calories you burn. Swinging or pumping your arms is a good example. ____40____ A. So is walking on uneven land or up hills. B. Walking can boost the results of calorie restriction. C. You can also walk off extra body weight — to an extent. D. Adding short jogging bursts during walks may boost calorie burning. E. The most obvious is distance — walk further and you’ll burn more calories. F. Apparently, there’s a big difference between a gentle wander and a purposeful walk. G. Walking three times a week nearly halves the recurrence of back pain according to research published in 2024. 【答案】36. G 37. C 38. E 39. F 40. A 【解析】 【导语】文章主要介绍步行对健康的益处，指出其减脂局限，并介绍提升步行锻炼效果的多种方法。 【36题详解】 后文“Another study from that year found that hitting 10,000 steps a day lowers your risk of heart disease. (同年的另一项研究发现，每天走一万步可以降低患心脏病的风险。)”出现指代that year和并列研究，设空处需填入同一年份的步行健康研究。G选项“Walking three times a week nearly halves the recurrence of back pain according to research published in 2024. (根据2024年发表的研究，每周步行三次可将背痛复发率降低近一半。)”包含相同年份研究，与后文another study呼应，构成并列例证。 【37题详解】 后文“In terms of burning calories and weight loss more generally, the research unsurprisingly shows that walking is less effective than more intense forms of exercise, like running or weightlifting. (一般来说，在燃烧卡路里和减重方面，研究表明步行不如跑步、举重等高强度运动有效。)”转折介绍步行减脂的局限性，前文讲步行益处，设空处衔接过渡步行的减脂作用。C选项“You can also walk off extra body weight — to an extent. (你也可以通过步行减掉多余体重——在一定程度上。)”承接上文益处，引出下文减脂的有限性。 【38题详解】 前文“There are ways to step up your walking, of course. (当然，有很多方法可以提升步行的锻炼效果。)”总起下文提升步行效果的方法，后文用研究证明坚持步数的减重效果。E选项“The most obvious is distance — walk further and you’ll burn more calories. (最显而易见的方法是距离——走得更远，燃烧的卡路里更多。)”承接总起句，引出第一种提升锻炼效果的方法，贴合后文步数、距离的研究内容。 【39题详解】 前文“Next, pick up the pace. (接下来，加快步速。)”提出第二种提升步行效果的方法，后文“Exercise scientists class slow walking as light exercise, but increase your efforts and it becomes moderate exercise, which is better for your heart, lungs and muscles. (运动科学家把慢走划为轻度运动，但加大运动强度它就变为中等强度运动，这类运动对你的心脏、肺部和肌肉更有益。)”区分慢速步行和中速步行的锻炼差异。F选项“Apparently, there’s a big difference between a gentle wander and a purposeful walk. (显然，悠闲漫步和目的性快走有很大区别。)”承接步速主题，对应后文快慢步行的不同锻炼等级，逻辑契合。 【40题详解】 前文“Anything else you can do to make the walk harder will also increase the number of calories you burn. Swinging or pumping your arms is a good example. (任何能增加步行难度的方式都能提升卡路里消耗，摆动手臂就是一个很好的例子。)”举例增加步行难度的方法，设空处需填入同类方法。A选项“So is walking on uneven land or up hills. (在不平坦的地面或上坡行走也是如此。)”用so衔接，并列补充另一种提升步行难度、增加耗能的方法，句式和逻辑一致。 第三部分 语言知识运用（共两节，满分30分） 第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 I came to England from Ethiopia three years ago to study for a biochemistry degree at Imperial College London. But I soon found myself ____41____ in a lonely routine. So, this year, I took 12 months ____42____ and tried new things. I moved to Leeds and joined the Hack space, a workshop for makers, where I ____43____ to make a wooden bicycle with mostly ____44____ materials. I used an old flip-flop (人字拖) for the brake. The Hackspace’s director suggested I go to John o’Groats and ____45____ all the way down to the south. At first, I thought that was ridiculous, but then ____46____it: I wanted to do something new. My friends didn’t think I’d last a mile. Maybe they ____47____: the first three nights were terrible. I hadn’t bought a tent or brought ____48____ food, but I was always offered help. During Storm, I was passing through Dalwhinnie, a Scottish village, and desperate for ____49____. Then, a couple invited me in. Later, I feared my bike would ____50____. Luckily, a man fixed my chain and another one ____51____ my front wheel with one from his daughter’s bike. Strangers on TikTok had been following my ____52____ and offered support. ____53____, I completed the journey. I had previously felt the ____54____ of community in my life, but now I felt its true value. My success wasn’t just about determination — it was about the ____55____ of others. 41. A. stuck B. secured C. registered D. included 42. A. shot B. dive C. task D. leave 43. A. managed B. failed C. refused D. happened 44. A. expensive B. natural C. precious D. recycled 45. A. run B. hike C. drive D. cycle 46. A. reconsidered B. escaped C. hesitated D. apologized 47. A. keep quiet B. have a point C. take care D. make a wish 48. A. enough B. fresh C. free D. delicious 49. A. food B. shelter C. support D. warmth 50. A. break down B. catch fire C. fall apart D. speed up 51. A. made B. replaced C. fixed D. cleaned 52. A. accident B. progress C. image D. dream 53. A. Suddenly B. Naturally C. Eventually D. Immediately 54. A. presence B. meaning C. memory D. absence 55. A. courage B. honesty C. kindness D. intelligence 【答案】41. A 42. D 43. A 44. D 45. D 46. A 47. B 48. A 49. B 50. C 51. B 52. B 53. C 54. D 55. C 【解析】 【导语】文章讲述作者留学英国陷入单调生活，休学自制木质自行车骑行远行，在陌生人帮助下完成旅程并领悟善意与社群价值。 【41题详解】 考查动词。句意：但我很快发现自己陷入了孤独枯燥的日常。A. stuck困住；B. secured使安全；C. registered注册；D. included包含。结合下文“a lonely routine”可知，作者陷入了孤独烦躁的日常。 【42题详解】 考查名词。句意：所以今年，我休学十二个月，尝试新的事物。A. shot射击；B. dive潜水；C. task任务；D. leave休假。结合下文“tried new things”推测，作者暂停学业体验新生活。 【43题详解】 考查动词。句意：我搬到利兹并加入了创客工坊，一处手工制作者的工作室，在那里我设法用大部分回收材料造出了一辆木制自行车。A. managed成功做成；B. failed失败；C. refused拒绝；D. happened发生。结合下文“I feared my bike would ____”可知，作者成功制作了一辆自行车。 【44题详解】 考查形容词。句意同上。A. expensive昂贵的；B. natural自然的；C. precious珍贵的；D. recycled可回收的。根据后文“I used an old flip-flop for the brake”可知，作者使用废旧回收材料造车。 【45题详解】 考查动词。句意：工坊主管建议我从约翰奥格罗茨出发，一路骑行到英国南部。A. run跑步；B. hike徒步；C. drive驾驶；D. cycle骑行。结合前文“where I ____ to make a wooden bicycle”可知，作者制作了木质自行车，所以此处指骑行旅程。 【46题详解】 考查动词。句意：起初我觉得这很荒唐，但后来我重新考虑了：我想做一些全新的事。A. reconsidered重新考虑；B. escaped逃离；C. hesitated犹豫；D. apologized道歉。根据前文“At first, I thought that was ridiculous”和表示转折的but可知，作者从抵触想法到决定尝试。 【47题详解】 考查动词短语。句意：或许他们说得有道理：最开始的三个夜晚十分难熬。A. keep quiet保持安静；B. have a point有道理；C. take care小心；D. make a wish许愿。根据上文“My friends didn’t think I’d last a mile.”和后文“the first three nights were terrible”可知，朋友的预判是正确的。 【48题详解】 考查形容词。句意：我没有携带帐篷，也没有带充足的食物，但我总能得到他人的帮助。A. enough足够的；B. fresh新鲜的；C. free免费的；D. delicious美味的。结合后文“but I was always offered help.”可知，作者出行物资准备不足。 【49题详解】 考查名词。句意：暴风雨期间，我途经苏格兰的达尔维尼村，迫切需要庇护处。A. food食物；B. shelter庇护处；C. support支持；D. warmth温暖。根据上文“During Storm”可知，遭遇暴风雨，作者最需要的是躲避风雨的庇护场所。 【50题详解】 考查动词短语。句意：后来，我担心我的自行车会彻底坏掉。A. break down（机器、车辆）故障；B. catch fire着火；C. fall apart破碎、散架；D. speed up加速。结合后文“Luckily, a man fixed my chain ”可知，车辆出现故障、濒临损坏。 【51题详解】 考查动词。句意：幸运的是，一位男士修好了我的链条，还有一位男士用他女儿自行车的前轮替换了我的前轮。A. made制作；B. replaced替换；C. fixed修理；D. cleaned清洁。结合下文“with one from his daughter’s bike.”可知，此处指男士用自己女儿的轮胎替换了作者自行车的轮胎。 【52题详解】 考查名词。句意：抖音上的陌生人一直在关注我的进展，并给予我支持。A. accident意外；B. progress进展；C. image形象；D. dream梦想。结合上文“Strangers on TikTok had been following”和语境推知，网友持续关注作者的骑行旅程进度。 【53题详解】 考查副词。句意：最终，我完成了这段旅程。A. Suddenly突然；B. Naturally自然地；C. Eventually最终；D. Immediately立刻。前文讲述旅途的艰难与众人的帮助，此处表示最终完成旅程。 【54题详解】 考查名词。句意：我从前的生活缺少社群的陪伴，现在我感受到了它真正的价值。A. presence存在、陪伴；B. meaning意义；C. memory记忆；D. absence缺失。根据第一段中的“a lonely routine”和后文“but now I felt its true value”可知，从前作者缺少社群陪伴。 【55题详解】 考查名词。句意：我的成功不仅仅源于我的毅力——而是源于他人的善意。A. courage勇气；B. honesty诚实；C. kindness善意；D. intelligence智慧。根据前文“a couple invited me in.”以及“a man fixed my chain and another one ____ my front wheel with one from his daughter’s bike.”可知，全文讲述众多陌生人主动帮助作者，体现的他人的善意。 第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分） 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 Though its original Chinatown in Lower Manhattan is the most well-known, New York City is actually home to nine ____56____ (office) China towns spread across its five boroughs, each reflecting the rich regional ____57____ (diverse) of Chinese cuisine. In the 1870s, the city’s first Chinatown took root when Chinese immigrants arrived either from China or the US’s West Coast. Early ____58____ (business) were mostly rice shops and tea houses, but by the early 1900s, full-service restaurants emerged. By the mid-20th Century, Chinese food, in all its glorious forms, had become as associated ____59____ New York City as the New York slice. Among the new generation carrying this legacy forward is chef Calvin Eng, the owner of Bonnie’s, ____60____ Cantonese American restaurant in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, which has been praised for its inventive interpretations of Cantonese cuisine. Eng ____61____ (grow) up in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, learning to cook the food of Guangdong from his mother, tasting Cantonese food made by his grandparents each weekend, ____62____ sometimes getting his Cantonese fix at a variety of New York’s Chinatown. Unlike other styles, Cantonese food is known for its lightness and simplicity, ____63____ (emphasize) fresh ingredients, particularly seafood, a reflection of the region’s coastal geography. “Cantonese food is ____64____ (remarkable) low on acid and heat,” Eng explains. “We use minimal ingredients that allow the main ingredients ____65____ (shine).” 【答案】56. official 57. diversity 58. businesses 59. with 60. a 61. grew 62. and 63. emphasizing 64. remarkably 65. to shine 【解析】 【导语】本文主要介绍纽约拥有九个官方唐人街，讲述纽约中餐的发展历程以及粤菜的风味特点。 【56题详解】 考查形容词。句意：尽管位于曼哈顿下城的原始唐人街最为知名，但纽约市实际上拥有九个遍布其五个行政区的官方唐人街，每一处都展现出中国菜系丰富的地域多样性。空处修饰名词Chinatowns，需用形容词作定语，名词office对应的形容词official“官方的”符合题意。 【57题详解】 考查名词。句意：尽管位于曼哈顿下城的原始唐人街最为知名，但纽约市实际上拥有九个遍布其五个行政区的官方唐人街，每一处都展现出中国菜系丰富的地域多样性。形容词regional后接名词，作reflect的宾语，diverse的名词形式为diversity“多样性”，为不可数名词。 【58题详解】 考查名词复数。句意：早期的商铺大多是米店和茶馆，但到了20世纪初，提供全套服务的餐厅出现了。空处作主语，根据谓语were可知主语为复数，business表示“商铺、店铺”时为可数名词，复数形式为businesses。 【59题详解】 考查固定搭配。句意：到20世纪中叶，各式各样精致的中餐已经和纽约披萨片一样，成为纽约市的标志性事物。固定搭配be associated with“与……相关联”。 【60题详解】 考查冠词。句意：传承这份传统的新一代中有厨师卡尔文·恩，他是布鲁克林威廉斯堡一家粤式美式餐厅邦妮餐厅的店主，这家餐厅因其对粤菜富有创意的演绎而广受赞誉。此处泛指一家粤式美式餐厅，Cantonese是以辅音音素开头的单词，用不定冠词a。 【61题详解】 考查时态。句意：恩在布鲁克林的贝里奇长大，跟随母亲学习制作广东美食，每周品尝祖父母做的粤菜，有时也会在纽约各处的唐人街享用粤菜。空处为主句谓语，此处描述过去成长的经历，用一般过去时，grow的过去式为grew。 【62题详解】 考查连词。句意：恩在布鲁克林的贝里奇长大，跟随母亲学习制作广东美食，每周品尝祖父母做的粤菜，有时也会在纽约各处的唐人街享用粤菜。此处前后为并列的伴随动作，表递进关系，用并列连词and。故填and。 【63题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：与其他菜系不同，粤菜以清淡简约著称，注重新鲜食材，尤其是海鲜，这反映了该地区临海的地理特征。本句已有谓语is known，空处为非谓语动词，主语Cantonese food与emphasize为主动关系，用现在分词作伴随状语。 【64题详解】 考查副词。句意：“粤菜的酸度和辣度都非常低，”恩解释道。空处修饰形容词low，需用副词，remarkable的副词形式remarkably“非常、显著地”。 【65题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：“我们使用极简的辅料，让主要食材发挥本身的风味。”固定搭配allow sth. to do sth.“允许某物做某事”，此处用不定式作宾语补足语。 第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分） 第一节（满分15分） 66. 假设你是李华，请你写信邀请你的新西兰朋友Ben参加中国日报（China Daily）专门为外国人举办的“Green China”环保手机摄影大赛。信的内容包括： 1．建议一个拍摄作品及内容； 2．说明拍摄此作品的理由。 注意：1．词数80左右； 2．开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。 Dear Ben, ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Yours, Li Hua 【答案】范文： Dear Ben, How are you doing? I’m writing to invite you to participate in the “Green China” photo contest held by China Daily for foreigners. I suggest you capture vehicles streaming through city streets at rush hour. It would be better if you shoot a busy intersection where electric buses, taxis, cars and shared bikes mix with traditional ones, forming a striking contrast. Such a dynamic scene vividly shows China’s gradual shift toward clean transportation and urban sustainability, reflects its rising environmental awareness, and will help you stand out in the contest. Looking forward to your outstanding entry and wishing you great success! Yours, Li Hua 【解析】 【导语】本文要求给新西兰朋友Ben写信，邀请他参加中国日报（China Daily）专门为外国人举办的“Green China”环保手机摄影大赛。 【详解】1. 词汇积累 参加：participate in → take part in 传统的：traditional → conventional 繁忙的：busy → hectic 展示：show → display 2. 句式拓展 简单句变复合句 原句：I’m writing to invite you to participate in the “Green China” photo contest held by China Daily for foreigners. 拓展句：I’m writing to invite you to participate in the “Green China” photo contest which will be held by China Daily for foreigners. 【点睛】【高分句型1】I’m writing to invite you to participate in the “Green China” photo contest held by China Daily for foreigners.（运用了过去分词作后置定语） 【高分句型2】It would be better if you shoot a busy intersection where electric buses, taxis, cars and shared bikes mix with traditional ones, forming a striking contrast.（运用了if条件状语从句、where引导的定语从句和现在分词作结果状语） 第二节（满分25分） 67. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。 On the afternoon of my eighteenth birthday, I was driving my dad’s old car around town, feeling absolutely free and excited. The sun was shining, and everything felt perfect. As I made a turn a bit too quickly, the worst thing happened. There was a loud, sharp sound of metal scraping (刮擦) against metal. My heart jumped into my throat — I had sideswiped a car parked by the pavement. I stopped the car, my hands shaking on the wheel. I looked around nervously. The street was completely empty; no one had seen the accident. A powerful thought rushed into my head: “Just drive away. No one will ever know.” The car I hit was a beautiful, brand-new Mercedes, and the scratch along its door was long and deep. My own car only had a small bump. Panic filled me. I had worked hard to save money for my first semester’s college books, and I knew that money would be wiped out by this repair. The temptation to escape was overwhelming. But then, I pictured my father’s serious face. He had always taught me that taking responsibility for your actions was what defined a person. With a heart that felt like a heavy stone, I pulled over behind the Mercedes. I found a notebook and a pen in my backpack. My hands were trembling so much that the writing was messy. I wrote down my name, my phone number, my address, and a short apology. I tore out the page, walked back to the Mercedes, and carefully put the note under its windshield wiper. Driving home, I was consumed with fear, already imagining the angry phone call and the financial trouble that would follow me to college. The call came that evening. A woman’s voice, calm and steady, asked for me, “This is Mrs. Gable,” she said. “I’m calling about the note you left on my car.” I prepared for the worst, and my apology tumbled out in a rushed, nervous stream, sure she was about to demand a huge payment. 注意：1．续写词数应为150左右； 2．请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 But unexpectedly, she asked for nothing at all. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ A moment later, my father came home and I rushed up to him. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】范文： But unexpectedly, she asked for nothing at all. Instead, she told me that although the scratch on her car was quite noticeable, my honesty was more noticeable, which deserved praise and encouragement, her voice gentle and warm. After a short pause, she continued to say that just because of my act, she would cover her car repair herself. With these words, she hung up, leaving me frozen in disbelief. After what seemed like an eternity, I realized that it was my father’s teaching of taking responsibility for my actions that had made all the difference. Grateful and anxious, I decided to tell him everything when he came home. A moment later, my father came home and I rushed up to him. Excited but a little nervous, I poured out everything to him. He listened patiently, nodding occasionally but never interrupting, until I finished the whole story. Then slowly he took out an envelope with plenty of money from his pocket, handed it to me and said with a smile that it had been prepared for my birthday and my first semester’s college books, but it was also for my right choice. Relieved and moved, I realized how meaningful and unforgettable my 18th birthday was, which helped me fully understand the lesson — taking responsibility for my actions was what defined a person. 【解析】 【导语】本文以人物为线索展开，讲述“我”驾车不慎剐蹭豪车，虽无人目击仍选择留纸条担责，最终收获车主宽容与父亲肯定、领悟责任真谛的故事。 【详解】1. 段落续写 ① 由第一段首句可知，接下来可描写盖布尔夫人温和宽慰“我”，夸赞“我”的诚实，并主动承担车辆维修费用，让“我”内心震惊且心怀感恩。 ② 由第二段首句可知，接下来可描写“我”向父亲坦白整件事，父亲欣慰夸赞“我”的担当，并送上生日礼金，让“我”深刻领悟责任的意义。 2. 续写线索 车主温和宽慰、夸赞诚实——主动承担修车费用——“我”心生感恩、幡然醒悟——向父亲坦白全程——父亲肯定担当、赠予礼金——感悟责任真谛、 3.词类激活 行为类 ①告诉：tell/inform ②决定做某事：decide to do/make up one’s mind to do/be determined to do ③递：hand/deliver 情绪类 ①柔和的：gentle/soft ②兴奋的：excited/thrilled 【点睛】【高分句型1】Instead, she told me that although the scratch on her car was quite noticeable, my honesty was more noticeable, which deserved praise and encouragement, her voice gentle and warm. （运用了that引导的宾语从句，和which引导的非限制性定语从句以及独立主格结构） 【高分句型2】 He listened patiently, nodding occasionally but never interrupting, until I finished the whole story.（运用了until引导时间状语从句和现在分词nodding、interrupting作状语） 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $ 西南大学附中高2026届适应性测试（二） 英语试题 注意事项： 1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名，准考证号等填写在答题卡和试卷指定位置上。 2．回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。 3．试卷由圈”整理排版。考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。 第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分） 做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。 第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分） 听下面5段录音。每段录音后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段录音后，你都有 10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段录音播放两遍。 1. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 What is the woman doing? A. Draw a picture. B. Send an email. C. Check the article. 2. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 What can we learn about the man? A. He’s forgetful. B. He’s in a hurry. C. He’s organized. 3. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 Where does the conversation probably take place? A. In a science museum. B. In an art gallery. C. In a concert hall. 4. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 What does the woman think of the smartwatch? A. It’s complicated. B. It’s unnecessary. C. It’s affordable. 5. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 What are the speakers talking about? A. A work mode shift. B. A job hunting experience. C. A time management method. 第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分） 听下面5段录音。每段录音后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段录音前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，每小题都有5秒钟的作答时间。每段录音播放两遍。 听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 6. What are the speakers doing? A. Writing a novel. B. Watching a film. C. Staging a play. 7. How does the woman feel about the plot? A. Imaginative. B. Confusing. C. Predictable. 听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 8. Why is the new station being built in the suburbs? A. To store big telescopes. B. To avoid heavy urban traffic. C. To ensure ideal observing conditions. 9. What might bother Tom in his work? A. The heavy physical labor. B. The unusual working hours. C. The poor research facilities. 10. How will the woman contribute to the project? A. By processing digital data. B. By buying new cameras. C. By monitoring the station. 听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 11. What especially drives the woman to study architecture? A. Its visible influence on a city. B. Her discussion with a professor. C. Its combination of design and engineering. 12. What do we know about architecture nowadays? A. It covers various fields. B. It requires multiple degrees. C. It involves diverse decorations. 13. What will the woman probably learn this summer? A. Western philosophy. B. Social economics. C. Computer science. 听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 14. What is the woman’s view on the AI tool? A. It needs more tests. B. It works quite well. C. It performs terribly. 15. What is the man’s worry about the AI tool? A. Its privacy risk. B. Its unreliable accuracy. C. Its complex operation. 16. What function of the AI tool impresses the man? A. Recording daily reading habits. B. Translating foreign books quickly. C. Offering random recommendations. 17. How can the man use the AI tool? A. With his library account. B. With the librarian’s help. C. With a new account. 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 18. What was Linda’s task at the dairy company? A. Delivering sugary yogurts to markets. B. Measuring the sugar level in products. C. Analyzing the nutritional value of sugar. 19. What did Linda’s team do in Chicago? A. They boosted sales of existing products. B. They invented a sugar-testing method. C. They created new drinks from plants. 20. What did Linda’s team launch last month? A. A low-fat chocolate. B. A sugar-free product. C. An AI-driven program. 第二部分 阅读（共两节，满分50分） 第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A Come to work with us and experience the rural Ghanaian way of life! We are looking for those who’d like to help out in schools to help with the teaching and understanding of the English language.Volunteers will be placed in primary or junior high schools. Typical Day · 7:30 — Volunteer transport leaves the volunteer house to project sites · 8:00 — School starts · 12:30—13:30— Lunch break · 15:00 — School closes · 15:30— Return to volunteer house ★ Please note this is an example of a schedule. Schedules vary in different schools. Free-time Activities · Swimming · Going on safari (游猎) · Visiting museums or slave castles · Shopping in malls or going to the cinema · Wandering at beautiful beaches Requirements · Age:18 years and above · Language Skills: English (fluently) · Nationality: Open to all · Working hours: Monday — Friday from 8:00 to 15:00 Accommodations Volunteers live together in shared apartments in the Abetifi district of Ghana. The house is based in a quiet town where you are within walking distance to local shops and taxi routes — while being able to enjoy the beautiful surrounding views of the rainforest and mountains. · Bedrooms: shared by 2 — 4 people with doors and windows covered by mosquito netting · Bathrooms: with individual WCs and shower rooms · Kitchen: with basics of fridge, gas stove, kettle and microwave · Living Room: a large one with sofas, TV and a dining set Program Salary · 4 weeks: €265 · 12 weeks: €795 · 48 weeks: €3,180 ★ Please note each month is calculated as 4 weeks for the program duration. 21. What is the purpose of this text? A. To call for volunteers. B. To advertise rural Ghana. C. To introduce a programme. D. To describe volunteers’ daily life. 22. What is needed of the volunteers? A. An 8-hour workday. B. Ghanaian nationality. C. At least 18 years old. D. More than 2 foreign languages. 23. How much will a volunteer working for six months earn? A. €3,180. B. €1,590. C. €795. D. €265. B Weeks before, Mrs. Spica had assigned an essay about what we would like to be in the future. The paper had to be based on an interview with someone of that profession. As she explained the project, I dreamed of being a teacher, a psychologist, or a mailman. “Anthony,” Mrs. Spica said, interrupting my daydreams, “I already got someone for you to interview.” She handed me a piece of paper. “He will give you insight on what it means to be a writer.” I was confused. I remembered when I was a kid, I began a lifelong love affair with books. Each week, I would come home with a book from the school library. I would soon begin to write my own. I was shy and introverted, and I never showed anyone my work. So, when Mrs. Spica asked us to write a short story based on a book that we recently read, I felt uneasy — my creations would be judged and graded. However, I pushed through my discomfort and wrote a story. I got an A⁺ with a note saying “Have you ever thought about being a writer? You have so much potential.” In general, I am poor at receiving feedback. If it is negative, I end up feeling discouraged. If it is positive, I dismiss the comments as incorrect. So when Mrs. Spica told me all those encouraging words, I could not compute. Then, when the dream job assignment rolled around, she put action behind her encouraging words. Somehow, she found a way for me to connect with one of my favorite authors. All I had to do was call him at the appointed time. I felt my heartbeat quicken as I heard the voice on the other line. We spent the next hour talking about writing, but I remember nothing in details. What I do remember is to continue writing. 24. Why was the author confused? A. Mrs. Spica gave him a new choice. B. Mrs. Spica interrupted his daydream. C. He didn’t expect Mrs. Spica’s words. D. He wondered how to do an interview. 25. What led the author to start his own writing? A. His love for books. B. His teacher’s praise. C. A short story assignment. D. A phone call with a writer. 26. Which of the following best describes Mrs. Spica? A. Demanding. B. Insightful. C. Ambitious. D. Reserved. 27. What does the author’s experience show? A. Patience awakes passion. B. Challenge motivates ambition. C. Encouragement brings confidence. D. Communication promotes understanding. C Computer hackers (黑客), in order to get more secret information, constantly improve at breaking into cyberdefenses (网络防御系统) to steal valuable documents. So some researchers propose using an artificial-intelligence algorithm (算法) to hopelessly confuse them, once they break in, by hiding the real deal in a mountain of misleading documents and information. The algorithm, called Word Embedding-based Fake Online Repository Generation Engine (WE-FORGE), creates decoys of patents under development. If hackers were after, say, the recipe for a new drug, they would have to find the relevant needle in a sea of false documents. This could mean checking each recipe in detail — and perhaps investing in a few dead-end ones. “The name of the game here is, ‘Make it harder,’” explains Subrahmanian, its developer, Dartmouth College Cyber Security researcher. “Pain those stealing from you.” Subrahmanian says he tackled this project after reading that companies are unaware of new kinds of cyberattacks for an average of 312 days after they begin. “Hackers have almost a year to decamp with all our documents, patents and intellectual property,” he says. “They have stolen almost everything. It’s not just the crown jewels — it’s the crown jewels, and the jewels of the cleaning lady, and the watch of the secretary!” The system produces convincing traps by searching through a document for key words. For each one it finds, it calculates a list of related concepts and replaces the original term with one chosen at random. The process can produce dozens of documents that contain no patent information but still look credible. Subrahmanian and his team asked computer science and chemistry graduates to evaluate real and false patents from their respective fields. And the humans found the WE-FORGE-created documents highly believable. WE-FORGE might eventually expand its boundary. Subrahmanian thinks this research will attract commercial interest. “I could definitely see an organization investing in this type of product,” he says. “If this creates believable decoys without releasing sensitive details within those traps, then I think you’ve got a huge win there.” 28. What does the underlined word “decoys” in Paragraph 2 refer to? A. Original terms. B. Cyber securities C. Misleading documents. D. Computer operating systems. 29. What can be inferred from Subrahmanian’s words in Paragraph 3? A. Hackers are greedy. B. The network is unreliable. C. The companies are wealthy. D. Intellectual property is diverse. 30. What can we learn from Paragraph 4 about the WE-FORGE-created documents? A. They are reproduced. B. They are randomly organized. C. They are free from human involvement. D. They are likely mistaken for real documents. 31. What does the last paragraph mainly talk about concerning WE-FORGE? A. Its public response. B. Its market potential. C. Its information safety. D. Its planned expansion. D Is text-messaging driving us apart? These days, we talk to each other a lot with our thumbs — sending six billion text messages a day, and likely a few billion more on services like WhatsApp. But some worry that so much messaging leads to less communication. For instance, when hanging out with friends, we’d be texting secretively at the same time, pretending to maintain eye contact but mentally somewhere else. New technologies often upset the way we relate to one another, of course. But such division caused by texting has a strong echo in the arguments we had over the telephone a hundred years ago. The small device gave us a new way to contact one another and quickly promote new forms of socializing. Callers arranged regular “visiting” calls, dialing remote family to catch up on news. Soon, though, social critics thought it would be so easy to talk that we’d never leave each other alone. Others worried that the telephone sped up life, demanding instant reactions. The use of the telephone gave little room for reflection. It produced a craziness in the ordinary concerns of life which didn’t make for domestic happiness. “We shall soon be nothing but transparent piles of jelly (果冻)to each other,” a London writer moaned in 1897. However, nowadays the telephone call seems like a throwback to a gentler era. When Jenna Birch, a communication professor at the University of Iowa, started dating a man who insisted on calling her on the phone, she found it warm and delightful. So she doesn’t think the shift to texting has degraded our interactions. According to her study, teenagers who text the most are also those who spend the most time face to face with friends. Communication, it seems, brings more communication, and — as she argues — just because talk happens in text doesn’t mean it’s not meaningful. Michéle Martin of Carleton University, thinks we’re living through a replay of the telephone, where the things that made it valuable — instant communications — are the same that made it annoying. “People believe they are liberated because they can bring the mobile phone everywhere,” Martin says. “But at the same time, they are slaves to it.” 32. What’s the function of the first paragraph? A. To issue a warning. B. To describe a scene. C. To offer an argument. D. To introduce the topic. 33. Why does the author talk about the telephone? A. To prove the telephone appeared earlier. B. To show texting raises similar concerns. C. To predict texting will replace the telephone. D. To emphasize the telephone affected daily life more. 34. How is the text mainly developed? A. By listing data. B. By presenting findings. C. By quoting experts. D. By making comparisons. 35. What can be a suitable title for the text? A. Gone with the Wind, Dear Texting B. Oh, Telephone, a Tale of Two Sides C. Life is Too Short for So Many Texting D. Oh My God! We’ve Been Here Before 第二节（共5小题；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可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 Walking is becoming a hot research topic among health scientists. It’s arguably the most accessible form of exercise available to us and mounting research shows it’s good for health. ____36____ Another study from that year found that hitting 10,000 steps a day lowers your risk of heart disease. ____37____ In terms of burning calories and weight loss more generally, the research unsurprisingly shows that walking is less effective than more intense forms of exercise, like running or weightlifting. The amount of calories you can burn depends on a number of factors, but the average person gets through a modest 250 calories walking for an hour at a moderate, strained pace. There are ways to step up your walking, of course. ____38____ The journal Obesity reports that out of people on a long-term weight-loss programme, the ones who lost more than 10 percent of their starting weight were clocking 10,000 steps a day at the 6-, 12-and 18-month intervals. You have to keep it up, in other words. Next, pick up the pace. ____39____ Exercise scientists class slow walking as light exercise, but increase your efforts and it becomes moderate exercise, which is better for your heart, lungs and muscles. Experts usually suggest that a pace of 5k m/h is moderate. Anything else you can do to make the walk harder will also increase the number of calories you burn. Swinging or pumping your arms is a good example. ____40____ A. So is walking on uneven land or up hills. B. Walking can boost the results of calorie restriction. C. You can also walk off extra body weight — to an extent. D. Adding short jogging bursts during walks may boost calorie burning. E. The most obvious is distance — walk further and you’ll burn more calories. F. Apparently, there’s a big difference between a gentle wander and a purposeful walk. G. Walking three times a week nearly halves the recurrence of back pain according to research published in 2024. 第三部分 语言知识运用（共两节，满分30分） 第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 I came to England from Ethiopia three years ago to study for a biochemistry degree at Imperial College London. But I soon found myself ____41____ in a lonely routine. So, this year, I took 12 months ____42____ and tried new things. I moved to Leeds and joined the Hack space, a workshop for makers, where I ____43____ to make a wooden bicycle with mostly ____44____ materials. I used an old flip-flop (人字拖) for the brake. The Hackspace’s director suggested I go to John o’Groats and ____45____ all the way down to the south. At first, I thought that was ridiculous, but then ____46____it: I wanted to do something new. My friends didn’t think I’d last a mile. Maybe they ____47____: the first three nights were terrible. I hadn’t bought a tent or brought ____48____ food, but I was always offered help. During Storm, I was passing through Dalwhinnie, a Scottish village, and desperate for ____49____. Then, a couple invited me in. Later, I feared my bike would ____50____. Luckily, a man fixed my chain and another one ____51____ my front wheel with one from his daughter’s bike. Strangers on TikTok had been following my ____52____ and offered support. ____53____, I completed the journey. I had previously felt the ____54____ of community in my life, but now I felt its true value. My success wasn’t just about determination — it was about the ____55____ of others. 41. A. stuck B. secured C. registered D. included 42. A. shot B. dive C. task D. leave 43. A. managed B. failed C. refused D. happened 44. A. expensive B. natural C. precious D. recycled 45. A. run B. hike C. drive D. cycle 46. A. reconsidered B. escaped C. hesitated D. apologized 47. A. keep quiet B. have a point C. take care D. make a wish 48. A. enough B. fresh C. free D. delicious 49. A. food B. shelter C. support D. warmth 50. A. break down B. catch fire C. fall apart D. speed up 51. A. made B. replaced C. fixed D. cleaned 52. A. accident B. progress C. image D. dream 53. A. Suddenly B. Naturally C. Eventually D. Immediately 54. A. presence B. meaning C. memory D. absence 55. A. courage B. honesty C. kindness D. intelligence 第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分） 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 Though its original Chinatown in Lower Manhattan is the most well-known, New York City is actually home to nine ____56____ (office) China towns spread across its five boroughs, each reflecting the rich regional ____57____ (diverse) of Chinese cuisine. In the 1870s, the city’s first Chinatown took root when Chinese immigrants arrived either from China or the US’s West Coast. Early ____58____ (business) were mostly rice shops and tea houses, but by the early 1900s, full-service restaurants emerged. By the mid-20th Century, Chinese food, in all its glorious forms, had become as associated ____59____ New York City as the New York slice. Among the new generation carrying this legacy forward is chef Calvin Eng, the owner of Bonnie’s, ____60____ Cantonese American restaurant in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, which has been praised for its inventive interpretations of Cantonese cuisine. Eng ____61____ (grow) up in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, learning to cook the food of Guangdong from his mother, tasting Cantonese food made by his grandparents each weekend, ____62____ sometimes getting his Cantonese fix at a variety of New York’s Chinatown. Unlike other styles, Cantonese food is known for its lightness and simplicity, ____63____ (emphasize) fresh ingredients, particularly seafood, a reflection of the region’s coastal geography. “Cantonese food is ____64____ (remarkable) low on acid and heat,” Eng explains. “We use minimal ingredients that allow the main ingredients ____65____ (shine).” 第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分） 第一节（满分15分） 66. 假设你是李华，请你写信邀请你的新西兰朋友Ben参加中国日报（China Daily）专门为外国人举办的“Green China”环保手机摄影大赛。信的内容包括： 1．建议一个拍摄作品及内容； 2．说明拍摄此作品的理由。 注意：1．词数80左右； 2．开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。 Dear Ben, ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Yours, Li Hua 第二节（满分25分） 67. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。 On the afternoon of my eighteenth birthday, I was driving my dad’s old car around town, feeling absolutely free and excited. The sun was shining, and everything felt perfect. As I made a turn a bit too quickly, the worst thing happened. There was a loud, sharp sound of metal scraping (刮擦) against metal. My heart jumped into my throat — I had sideswiped a car parked by the pavement. I stopped the car, my hands shaking on the wheel. I looked around nervously. The street was completely empty; no one had seen the accident. A powerful thought rushed into my head: “Just drive away. No one will ever know.” The car I hit was a beautiful, brand-new Mercedes, and the scratch along its door was long and deep. My own car only had a small bump. Panic filled me. I had worked hard to save money for my first semester’s college books, and I knew that money would be wiped out by this repair. The temptation to escape was overwhelming. But then, I pictured my father’s serious face. He had always taught me that taking responsibility for your actions was what defined a person. With a heart that felt like a heavy stone, I pulled over behind the Mercedes. I found a notebook and a pen in my backpack. My hands were trembling so much that the writing was messy. I wrote down my name, my phone number, my address, and a short apology. I tore out the page, walked back to the Mercedes, and carefully put the note under its windshield wiper. Driving home, I was consumed with fear, already imagining the angry phone call and the financial trouble that would follow me to college. The call came that evening. A woman’s voice, calm and steady, asked for me, “This is Mrs. Gable,” she said. “I’m calling about the note you left on my car.” I prepared for the worst, and my apology tumbled out in a rushed, nervous stream, sure she was about to demand a huge payment. 注意：1．续写词数应为150左右； 2．请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 But unexpectedly, she asked for nothing at all. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ A moment later, my father came home and I rushed up to him. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $该部分分为第一第二两节。注意回答听力部分时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音部分结束前，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。现在是听力试音时间。Hello, international . friends club, can I help you? Oh, hello. I read about your club in the paper today, and I thought at phone to find out a bit more. Yes, certainly. Well, we are sort of social club for people from different countries. It's quite a new club. We have about fifty members at the moment, but we're growing all the time. That sounds interesting. 试音到此结束，听力测试正式开始。请看听力部分第一节，第一节听下面五段录音，每段录音后有一个小题，从题中所给的ABC3个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段录音后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段录音播放两遍。现在你有5秒钟的时间阅读第一小题的有关内容。听下面的录音，回答第一小题。I finished the article for the school magazine. I'm doing the final check now. great. And don't forget to find a nice picture to match IT. I'll work on that after I detail the draft to the editor. I've finished the article for the school magazine. I'm doing the final check now. great. And don't forget to find a nice picture to match IT. I'll work on that after I emailed draft to the editor. 听下面的录音，回答第二小题。Have you seen my wireless earphones? I left them on the desk, but they're gone. Go through your schoolbag. I saw something White in the . side pocket. Oh, here they are. I really need to keep track of my things. Have you seen my wireless earphones? I left them on the desk, but they're gone. Go through your schoolbag. I saw something White in the side pocket. Oh, here they are. I really need to keep track of my things. 听下面的录音，回答第三小题。It's over my head. All I see is a bunch of random shapes. What's the artist trying to convey? That's the beauty of postmodern works. You are supposed to feel IT not explain . IT feels more like a mess to me. I prefer something I can actually recognize. It's over my head. All I see is a bunch of random shapes. What's the artist trying to convey? That's the beauty of postmodern works. You are supposed to feel IT not explain . IT feels more like a mess to me. I prefer something I can actually recognize. 听下面的录音，回答第四小题。Look at my new smart watch. IT tracks my sleep, my steps and even my . stress levels. That's cool, but wasn't IT expensive. Yeah. IT caused me an ARM and a leg, but it's worth IT for the data. Personally, i'm happy with just my phone for that. Look at my new smart watch IT tracks, my sleep, my steps and even my stress levels. That's cool, but wasn't IT expensive. Yeah. IT caused me an ARM and a leg, but it's worth IT for the data. Personally, i'm happy with just my phone for that. 听下面的录音，回答第五小题。How's the new job going in Alice? Still spending two hours on . the bus every day. My company has switched to remote work. I only go to the office once a month. now. Lucky you. How's the new job going, Alice? Still spending two hours on . the bus every day. My company has switched to remote work. I only go to the office once a month. now. Lucky you. 第二节听下面5段录音，每段录音后有几个小题，从题中所给的ABC3个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段录音前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟，听完后每小题都有5秒钟的作答时间，每段录音播放两遍。听下面的录音，回答第六、七题，现在你有10秒的时间阅读这两个小题。I don't get IT. Why did the hero suddenly quit his job and move to a farm? Because he's having a midlife crisis. It's tired of the city life. IT feels a bit sudden. It's understandable. Sometimes people just do that. Keep watching. I bet he will run into his old love interest there. You've probably gets the whole plot already. I don't get IT. Why did the hero suddenly quit his job and move to a farm? Because he's having a midlife crisis, is tired of the city life. IT feels a bit sudden. It's understandable. Sometimes people just do that. Keep watching. I bet you are run into his old love interest there. You've probably gets the whole plot already. 听下面的录音，回答第8至10题。现在你有15秒的时间阅读这三个小题。Tom, I haven't seen you at the sports club for weeks. Actually. i've been volunteering for the quiet sky research program at the university. That sounds impressive. Are you studying the stars? Yes, we are building a small station in the suburbs to observe the stars and collect digital data. Why goes? So far, the university already has a big telescope. The city lights are too bright. To see decent objects, the sky must be perfectly dark. Is IT . demanding. Work is not very retiring, but we have to work from midnight until four AM, twice a week. I have some experience with cameras. Can I join you? That would be perfect. We definitely need someone to handle the data next month. Count me in. I prefer doing this to just watching T. V. Tom, I haven't seen you at the sport club for weeks. Actually, i've been volunteering for the quiet sky research program at the university. That sounds impressive. Are you studying the stars? Yes, we are building a small station in the suburbs to observe the stars and collect digital data. Why goes? So far, the university already has a big telescope. The city lights are too bright to see different objects, the sky must be perfectly dark. is IT demanding. Work is not very tiring, but we have to work from midnight until four AM, twice a week. I have some experience with cameras. Can I join you? That would be perfect. We definitely need someone to handle the data next month. Count me in. I prefer doing this to just watching T. V. 听下面的录音，回答第11至13题。现在你有15秒的时间阅读这三个小题。Have you decided what to study? Yes, I want to study architecture. Ah, that's a won't profession. Why did you choose IT? I gave a lot of thought to things you said during our last discussion, and I decided architecture make the most sense for me. In particular, i'm attracted to the marriage of design and . engineering. That's great. Architecture is one field where you will clearly witness the contribution you make to a city. yeah. So what subjects do you think I should start brushing up on in preparation? I have the whole summer . in recent times, architecture has become a very diverse and dynamic subject. Most universities will encounter you to learn different things from fields as wide ranging as philosophy and economics. Nevertheless, I would suggest you start with computer science, because there will be many complicated vials you will have to produce as part of your projects. Also try to learn as much as you can about fine arts, especially the history of western art. Have you decided what to study? Yes, I want to study architecture. Ah, that's a won't profession. Why did you choose IT? I gave a lot of thought to things you said during our last discussion, and I decided architecture make the most sense for me. In particular, i'm attracted to the marriage of design and engineering. That's great. Architecture is one field where you will clearly witness the contribution you make to a city. yeah. So what subjects do you think I should start brushing up on in preparation? I have the whole summer . in recent times, architecture has become a very diverse and dynamic subject. Most universities will encounter you to learn different things from fields as wide ranging as philosophy and economics. Nevertheless, I would suggest you start with computer science, because there will be many complicated visuals you will have to produce as part of your projects. Also try to learn as much as you can about fine arts, especially the history of western art. 听下面的录音，回答第14至17题。现在你有20秒的时间阅读这四个小题。Have you tried the libraries? New AI search tool. I heard IT can recommend books based on your reading history. I just tested IT yesterday. It's surprisingly accurate. IT even suggested a novel I ended up loving. That sounds useful, but i'm a bit concern about privacy doesn't IT collect too much personal data. The librarian explain that all data is kept private and only use for recommendations. They don't share IT with anyone. That's comforting. Still, I wonder if rely on A, I might limit what we discover. Sometimes the best fines are accidental. The tool actually has a random discovery mode that suggest books outside your usual taste. That's clutter. I might give this a try. then. Do I need to sign . up separately? No, just logging with your library account. The AI assistant will guide you through the set up. great. I'll check IT out this afternoon. Have you tried the library's new AI search tool? I heard IT can recommend box based on your reading history. I just tested IT yesterday. It's surprisingly accurate. IT even suggested a novel I ended . up loving. That sounds useful, but i'm a bit concern about privacy doesn't IT collect too much . personal data. The librarian explaining that all data is kept private and only use for recommendations. They don't share . IT with anyone. That's comforting. Still, I wonder if rely on A, I might limit what we discover. Sometimes the best finds are accidental. The tool actually has a random discovery mode that suggests books outside your . usual taste. That's clever. I might give this a try. then. Do I need to sign up . separately? No, just logging with your library account. The AI assistant will guide you through . the set up. great. I'll check IT out this afternoon. 听下面的录音，回答第18至20题。现在你有15秒的时间阅读这三个小题。Linda Harrison has spent over twenty years studying what we eat. SHE began her professional career in two thousand and two at a small dairy company environment, where he was responsible for testing the sugar content of various fruit yogurt during this early period. Her daily work involved chemical analyses in a traditional laboratory. In two thousand twelve, Linda joined global nutrition, a leading research firm in chicago. Her role shifted from testing existing products to developing plant based alternatives SHE LED, a team that used an innovative technique to make milk like drinks from beans and grains. This project was a great success. Recently, lind's work has entered a new phase. SHE is currently using AI to predict how different combinations of natural ingredients will taste before they are even mixed. Last month, her team launched a new type of chocolate that contains seventy percent. Linda Harrison has spent over twenty years studying what we eat. SHE began her professional career in two thousand and two at a small dairy company environment where SHE was responsible for testing the sugar content of various fruit augers. During this early period, her daily work involved chemical analysis in a traditional laboratory. In two thousand twelve, Linda joined global nutrition, a leading research firm in chicago. Her role shifted from testing existing products to developing plant based alternatives. SHE LED, a team that used an innovative technique to make milk like drinks from beans and grains. This project was a great success. Recently, lind's work has entered a new phase. SHE is currently using AI to predict how different combinations of natural ingredients will taste before they're even mixed. Last month, her team launched a new type of chocolate that contains seventy percent last fed.