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2025-2026学年第二学期24 1+3英语期中考试 2026.04 第一部分：知识运用(共两节，30分) 第一节 完形填空(共10小题;每小题1.5分，共15分) 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的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。 From the time he learned to walk, Imran Nuri heard from his parents time and time again, “You must strive to be the best at everything.” And Nuri followed their advice and graduated with honors from Ohio State University, then moved to Chicago, where he ____1____ a prime job as a national marketing director for a company. But with each passing month, Nuri realized that his parents’ advice, while ____2____, wasn’t necessarily suitable for him. By the time he was 24 years old, Nuri faced the kind of life crisis ____3____ found in people twice his age. Focusing on money, ____4____ and power was leaving him unfulfilled. In a bold (大胆的) ____5____, he quit his job and decided to drive to every state in the Lower 48 on a100-day trip to find 1,000 strangers and ask them to share one thing they wish they’d known when they were younger. He had no interest in hitting specific cities, national parks or monuments. His goal was simple: Go where he could find people in settings where they might talk. Over the next few months, Nuri ____6____ people of all ages and races. Some kept walking. Others said they had no time or weren’t interested. But many were happy to ____7____. The weeks had turned into months, and now he was traveling with the ____8____ of the 1,300 people he’d talked to on his 15,000-mile trip. What they taught him was that life isn’t to be talked about, but to be ____9____ in all its messy beauty. Today, Nuri is back in Chicago, employed as a senior marketing director for a new company. He’s not the man he once was. He seeks answers to questions, which leads to more questions and more answers, a ____10____ that provides not certainty, but meaning. 1. A. investigated B. landed C. rejected D. completed 2. A. well-known B. well-received C. well-prepared D. well-intentioned 3. A. typically B. eventually C. definitely D. recently 4. A. promises B. occupations C. titles D. breakthroughs 5. A. move B. innovation C. imagination D. prediction 6. A. approached B. signaled C. studied D. motivated 7. A. show up B. stand out C. cheer up D. open up 8. A. expectations B. connections C. affections D. spirits 9. A. regretted B. defined C. lived D. assessed 10. A. moment B. cycle C. system D. goal 第二节 语法填空(共10题;每小题1.5分, 共15分) A 阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。 It is widely acknowledged ___11___ IQ is largely determined by genetic inheritance, whereas emotional intelligence — often overlooked in traditional education — can be gradually cultivated through deliberate practice. Individuals ____12____ (equip) with an exceptionally high level of EQ tend to navigate interpersonal conflicts more effectively and sustain resilience under pressure. Perhaps the most effective way ___13___ (achieve) a higher EQ lies not in innate talent, but in consistent self-reflection, empathy training, and the willingness to learn from social feedback. B 阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。 O. Henry, ____14____ real name was William Sydney Porter, was a celebrated American short-story writer known for his clever plots and unexpected twists. Born in 1862, he lived a life as dramatic as his tales, working various jobs before becoming a full-time writer. ____15____ made his stories unforgettable was their heartwarming humor and ironic endings, which often revealed deeper truths about human nature. Having spent years in prison, O. Henry turned his experiences into vivid storytelling, blending wit with a ____16____ (mystery) charm that appeals to readers. That his stories remain widely read today shows how timeless themes like kindness and resilience connect readers across generations. C 阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。 Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), ____17____ (originate) in ancient China, is a system of medical care based on harmony. By the 10th century, TCM practitioners ____18____ (develop) a solid understanding of yin and yang. TCM treatments aim to cure problems by restoring the balance of energies, with herbal medicine and acupuncture being the most popular treatments. There are over 10,000 ingredients used in Chinese herbal medicine. Different parts of plants and their ___19___ (extract) are the most commonly used ingredients, although some animal and mineral ingredients are also used. Acupuncture is a treatment that stimulates specific points on the body by inserting extremely thin needles into the skin. The specific points ____20____ (recognize) as acupoints (穴位) for over two thousand years, which is widely used for pain relief. 第二部分：阅读理解(共两节，38分) 第一节(共14题;每小题2分, 共28分) 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。 A Shakespeare Week is the annual national celebration of Shakespeare in primary schools, organized by the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust. Since its launch in 2014, over eight million primary school children have had first experiences of the world’s greatest writer. This year, Shakespeare Week runs from 16 to22 March and has a theme of art and design. It's free to register and to access the hundreds of resources on the Shakespeare Week website, including videos, plays, poetry, storytelling, debate, art and much more, providing children with first experiences of the world’s best-known writer. Create a Shakespeare portrait We're working with some of the nation's best-loved children's illustrators to contribute a portrait of William Shakespeare. Participants can see their artworks in a fabulous online exhibition. They can imagine their own William Shakespeare, plan and decide how they would like to represent him. Here are some suggestions: ·Make an abstract Shakespeare, Draw a sketch of Shakespeare and then use a tablet to take photographs of the portrait. Create a selection of images that show a range of thoughts and emotions. ·Children can enter their Shakespeare portraits in a competition to win the chance to have their works exhibited during Shakespeare Week. They will also receive an art workshop for their class from great artists. Recreate Shakespeare's hometown Some of the buildings that Shakespeare would have walked past and indeed lived in are still standing in Stratford-upon-Avon. If you can't make it along. why not recreate a miniature Stratford-upon-Avon? We offer a simple art activity created for Shakespeare Week by artist Jennie Maizels. Children can follow her step-by-step video and use the downloadable resources free on the website. It is a simple but effective tracing and copying activity, exploring watercolor and fineline pen painting and drawing techniques. Design a storyworld Participants can work with other children to design a “narrative environment” or “storyworld” that picks out a key or magical moment from one of Shakespeare's stories. This will offer them a great chance to explore Shakespeare's world. Why not take your children to join us? You won't regret it! 21. Shakespeare Week________. A. requires a registration fee B. has a history of more than 10 years C. is a yearly competition about Shakespeare D. offers learning materials about Shakespeare 22. If someone wins in the Shakespeare portrait contest, he can________. A. meet with popular illustrators B. have his work shown in public C. run an art workshop for his class D. visit Shakespeare's birthplace for free 23. The article is mainly intended for________. A. parents with kids B. students of arts C. Shakespeare's fans D. newspaper journalists B Science Fiction The science fiction type of entertainment is considered by most to be fathered by Jules Verne (A Journey to the Center of the Earth and Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea) and H. G. Wells (The Time Machine and The War of the Worlds). Sci-Fi, as it is commonly shortened, is a fictional story in which science and technology have a significant influence on the characters and plot. Many such works are guesswork about what the future holds and how scientific findings and technological advances will shape humankind. Writing in the late 1800s, Jules Verne was remarkably successful in his 10 guesses about future technologies of air conditioning, automobiles, the Internet, television, and underwater, air, and space travel. Unbelievably, of all places from which to choose, Jules Verne guessed Tampa, Florida, USA as the launching site of the first project to the Moon, which was only 200 kilometers away from the actual 1969 location at Cape Canaveral, Florida. One of the best-known science fiction books is Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell. Published in 1949, it was not meant as a prediction, but as a warning: Orwell was describing what he saw as the outcome of the ideas, trends, and emerging technologies of his time. Many invented terms from this novel have become common in everyday use, such as “big brother” and “doublethink”. Even the author’s name has been made into an adjective—Orwellian—and has become a warning descriptor for situations where privacy is lost and the individual becomes sacrifice under a totalitarian(极权主义) government. Nineteen Eighty-Four was translated into sixty-five languages within five years of its publication, setting a record that still stands. What helps bring science fiction into being is usually a new discovery or innovation. The author creates an analysis of the potential influence and consequences and then wraps it in a pleasant story. For example, the beginning of space exploration was followed a few years later by the Star Trek television program and movie series. Advances in genetics(遗传学) cause fantasies of the end of disease, horrors of eugenics(优生学), and thrillers where creatures disappearing long ago are brought back to life. The science fiction author’s self-determined role is that of field glasses for humanity—searching the world of future possibilities upon the road which we are traveling. 24. What can science fiction offer to people? A. A forecast of how a new discovery could influence mankind. B. A thoughtful look at the present drawbacks of technology. C. An analysis of why a new technology could be used to harm human. D. A thoughtful look at the past and what brought us to this point in history. 25. Which of the following best summarizes the description of Nineteen Eighty-Four? A. A prediction of future technologies. B. A warning of cruel and unfair ruling. C. The consequence of scientific findings. D. An imaginary perfect world of freedom. 26. From the passage we can learn that _____. A. Nineteen Eighty-Four adopted some popular terms B. H.G. Wells predicted the Internet in the late 1800s C. Cape Canaveral was mentioned in Jules Verne’s fiction D. Star Trek movie series were based on space exploration 27. According to the author, what is the role of science fiction in society? A. A moral compass. B. A reference of technology. C. A record of science development. D. A consideration of possibilities. C We often think of fingerprints as the tiny arched patterns on the tip of each finger. They are regarded as special markers of human identity, even more individualized than DNA. But new research suggests our brains have “fingerprints” that are equally unchanging and unique to each person. With modern neuroimaging (神经影像) techniques, scientists can track your brain’s distinct signature composed of tens of thousands of electrical signals that communicate across the brain. The final product is a picture of brain’s electrical activity that is detailed, distinct and difficult to change. According to Zack Y. Shan, head of the neuroimaging platform at the Thompson Institute, “The brain is a symphony orchestra (交响乐团).” Each region plays a unique instrument and adapts to work with nearby tunes at the same time. This cooperation leads to our thoughts and actions. “And no two symphonies sound exactly alike,” Shan adds. A recent study published in Sleep maps the extent of this neurodiversity through EEG snapshots (脑电图快照), which describe the sleeping brain’s electrical activity as wavy lines. Led by Michael Prerau, a professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School, the researchers analyzed brainwave data of sleep spindles, one to two seconds evident neural activity associated with our ability to turn short-term memories into long-term memories. For Dara S. Manoach, a co-author of the Sleep study and professor of psychology at Harvard Medical School, the sleeping brain is a “new frontier” for studying the treatment of memory problems in neurological disorders. She notes that lack of sleep spindle activities has been linked to different mental diseases like epilepsy and Alzheimer’s disease. So, the researchers compared two nights of sleep recordings from healthy participants to those with Alzheimer’s disease. Their analysis revealed that their broadened approach to analyzing sleep spindles also could unearth new biological indicators for Alzheimer’s disease. “It’s a first step to better understanding how the disorder operates and developing targeted treatments,” Manoach says. Moreover, brain fingerprints may offer inspirations that traditional therapeutic (治疗性的) observation can’t. Patients with different diseases can have similar symptoms. “That’s where neuroimaging comes into play. Brain fingerprints are windows into distinguishing between two patients who seem identical,” explains Dan Hermens, a professor of neurobiology at the Thompson Institute. In the wake of increasing reports of mental disorders, there is therapeutic promise. Brain fingerprinting could offer a potential way out of the dark chapter and provide new possibilities for the mental health crisis using best evidence-based practices to overcome it. 28. What can we learn about the brain’s “fingerprint”? A. It can track electrical signals in the brain. B. It refers to the pattern of the surface of the brain. C. It constructs an individualized map of brain structure. D. It shows the unique image of the brain’s electrical activity. 29. According to the passage, the sleeping brain is a “new frontier” because________. A. recording brain fingerprints enhances memory B. brainwave data can identify specific mental illnesses C. EEG can form biological indicators for human identity D. neuroimaging prevents the development of mental disorders 30. Which would be the best title for the passage? A. Sleep Fingerprints Predict Disease Occurrence B. Sleeping Brains: Ideas and Actions Controlled C. Sleep Fingerprints: Brain Identity Revealed D. Sleeping Brains Uncover Memory Codes D As we enter a period of profound economic uncertainty, presaged (预示) by recent high-profile layoffs and a culture of “quiet quitting”, thinking about the future of work might well seem a daunting (令人生畏的) prospect. Indeed, an ever-increasing digital skills gap threatens to stop businesses adopting the game-changing technologies that will help to power growth in the months and years ahead. For instance, with each exciting new technology comes a growing concern about whether we have a digitally savvy (精明的) workforce ready to take advantage of it. After all, keeping the workforce up to speed with the latest advances is a key element of the digital transformation process, which will prove essential if we hope to improve business productivity and efficiency alongside our efforts to achieve sustained growth. Likewise, at the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos, the cybersecurity skills gap was named as one particular area of concern. There’s good reason for this focus: if businesses can’t protect themselves against external threats, they risk going backwards. And that’s before they even start thinking about achieving growth. This is why we need to address the digital skills gap urgently. Well, we should start by changing the narrative to help us recruit and retain from a more diverse pool of talent, giving businesses a far better chance of finding the up-to-date digital skills they need. And, when it comes to engaging and empowering the current workforce, learning and development opportunities will be key, helping employees to improve their skills for the benefit of both themselves and their employers. To make this all happen, leaders and employers must demonstrate a commitment to teaching their workforces digital skills by setting clear expectations and providing all the resources required. One approach, for example, would be to focus on the potential in the existing talent pool by identifying those already skilled in digital capabilities and supporting them to upskill their colleagues. Creating a culture of learning, with an emphasis on personal growth, can be an impressive motivator in the workplace. Of course, it’s all well and good saying that digital skills are vital, but a workforce with purely hard skills will not future-proof a business. There’s a need for soft skills that support the broader goal, so as not to ignore the other competencies required in a digital transformation: communication, critical thinking, creative design skills, and leadership. To make full use of the technology, such qualities are equally important. Fundamentally, getting the interaction right between humans and technology will be paramount if businesses are to succeed. As a result, human skills must not be underestimated. Every business will need a range of people with a variety of skills — not only those well-versed in math, engineering, and science, but also those with creative minds and leadership qualities. 31. The writer’s main concern in the digital transformation process is ________. A. the threats from technology B. the challenge of upskilling workforces C. the culture of quiet quitting D. the shortage of experienced workers 32. It can be learned from Paragraph 4 and 5 that ________. A. replacing current workforces with digital talents is the key B. high requirements of recruitment ensure a sound workforce C. employers should develop a learning culture inside their workforces D. business leaders should focus on the training of the existing talent pool 33. What does the underlined word “paramount” in the last paragraph probably mean? A. Crucial. B. Beneficial. C. Challenging D. Inspiring 34. What might be the purpose of the passage? A. To advocate the necessity of improving digital skills. B. To warn humans of the potential problems with technology. C. To stress the importance of combining hard skills with soft skills. D. To draw people’s attention to the ever-increasing digital skills gap. 第二节(共5小题;每小题2分，共10分) 根据短文内容，从短文后的七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑，选项中有两项为多余选项。 Bad News for the Highly Intelligent There are advantages to being smart. People who do well on IQ tests tend to be more successful in the classroom and the workplace. They also tend to live longer, healthier lives, and are less likely to experience negative life events. ____35____ In a study, Ruth Karpinski and her colleagues carried out a study on the members of Mensa, a high IQ society. The study covered mood disorders and anxiety disorders. Respondents were asked to report whether they had ever suffered from each disorder. The researchers compared the percentage of those who reported disorder to the national average and found that Mensa’s highly intelligent members were more likely to suffer from a range of serious disorders. To explain their findings, Karpinski and his team bring up the hyper brain and hyper body theory. This theory holds that, for all of its advantages, being highly intelligent is associated with psychological and physiological “overexcitabilities”, or OE. ___36___This can include anything from an astonishing sound to conflict with another person. According to the theory, OEs are more common in highly intelligent people. A highly intelligent person may overanalyze a disapproving comment made by a boss, imagining negative outcomes that simply wouldn’t occur to someone less intelligent. ___37___ The results of this study must be interpreted (诠释) cautiously. Showing that a disorder is more common in a sample of people with high IQs than in the general population doesn’t prove that high intelligence is the cause of the disorder. ___38___All the same, the findings set the stage for research that promises to cast new light on the link between intelligence and health. One possibility is that associations between intelligence and health outcomes reflect pleiotropy (基因多效性), which occurs when a gene influences seemingly unrelated characteristics. ___39___ In a 2015 study, Rosalind Arden and her colleagues concluded that the association between IQ and living longer is mostly explained by genetic factors. From a practical standpoint, this research may lead to insights about how to improve people’s psychological and physical well-being. A. Now there’s some bad news for those smart people. B. There is already some evidence to suggest that this is the case. C. It is an unusually strong reaction to an environmental threat or abuse. D. Scientists did many researches to understand the reasons behind the advantages. E. That may cause the body’s stress response, which may make the person even more anxious. F. It’s also possible that people who join Mensa differ from other people in ways other than just IQ. G. They found that the differences between the respondents were seen for mood and anxiety disorders. 第三部分：书面表达(共两节，32分) 第一节(共4小题;第40、41题各2分，第42题3分，第43题5分，共12分) 阅读下面短文，根据题目要求回答问题。 I am not sure how many books I have reread, but perhaps it is fewer than the average person. For me. the pleasure of rereading is a newly discovered one, though the source material is not. I used to take the same approach to books as I did to travel: don't go to the same place twice. Life is too short. There is so much to read and so much to see and experience. Then I realised that the fact that life is short might work the other way around, too: if you know you enjoy something, or somewhere, immensely, then why not return? It makes sense when we have limited amounts of time. Recently I reread Joseph Heller's Catch-22. I was inspired to do so when reminded of how he'd respond when people asked him why he'd never written anything as good: “Who has?” Catch-22 pretty much saved my life when I first read it. I was an extremely depressed 17-year-old, had dropped out of sixth form twice, didn't leave the house at all. and didn't have a life. It fell as though I hadn't laughed in such a long lime—me, a person who loves laughing—because I hadn't. Catch-22 had me howling. It managed to lake me out of the little private lonely world I had come to inhabit, and though its themes are serious, its sheer wit and cleverness cheered me immensely. I related to its characters who are themselves trapped. I am now planning to reread the sort of books that inspired me in my own writing—works I haven't picked up for a long lime but that might energize me during a time in which all of our batteries am flashing low. There's comfort, too, in reading the formative books one loved, and those set in periods other than our own—the 19th-century and the early 20th-century tales of society. I won't take a break altogether from reading the most recent releases, hut I have tried to dip more frequently into the historical documents. The irony is that I own a ridiculous number of books, which I've been neglecting (忽略) this whole time. No longer. 40. What approach did the author use to take to books and travel? 41. How did Catch-22 benefit the author? 42. Please decide which part is false in the following statement, then underline it and explain why. The author will read historical documents, but stop reading new books. 43. What does rereading mean to you?（In about 40 words） 第二节 应用文写作(15分) 44. 假设你是红星中学高二(1)班学生李华。你校英文校刊My Beijing栏目在招聘小记者，你非常感兴趣。请你写一封应聘信，内容包括： 1. 申请理由; 2. 自身优势。 注意：1. 词数100左右。 2. 信的开头结尾已给出，不计入总词数。 作答需书写美观!影响阅卷的书写卷面，会扣掉3分。 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 第三节 诗歌鉴赏写作(5分) 45. Please give an English literary analysis of William Wordsworth’s poem The Daffodils. The Daffodils I wandered lonely as a cloud That floats on high o’er vales and hills, When all at once I saw a crowd, A host, of golden daffodils; Beside the lake, beneath the trees, Fluttering and dancing in the breeze. Continuous as the stars that shine And twinkle on the milky way, They stretched in never-ending line Along the margin of a bay: Ten thousand saw I at a glance, Tossing their heads in sprightly dance. The waves beside them danced; but they Out-did the sparkling waves in glee: A poet could not but be gay, In such a jocund company: I gazed—and gazed—but little thought What wealth the show to me had brought: For oft, when on my couch I lie In vacant or in pensive mood, They flash upon that inward eye Which is the bliss of solitude; And then my heart with pleasure fills, And dances with the daffodils. Assessment Criteria评价标准: 1. Analyze the poem from at least two aspects. 2. Your score will be graded on both content and language quality. 本题没有字数限制，请在答题卡指定区域内作答。 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $ 2025-2026学年第二学期24 1+3英语期中考试 2026.04 第一部分：知识运用(共两节，30分) 第一节 完形填空(共10小题;每小题1.5分，共15分) 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的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。 From the time he learned to walk, Imran Nuri heard from his parents time and time again, “You must strive to be the best at everything.” And Nuri followed their advice and graduated with honors from Ohio State University, then moved to Chicago, where he ____1____ a prime job as a national marketing director for a company. But with each passing month, Nuri realized that his parents’ advice, while ____2____, wasn’t necessarily suitable for him. By the time he was 24 years old, Nuri faced the kind of life crisis ____3____ found in people twice his age. Focusing on money, ____4____ and power was leaving him unfulfilled. In a bold (大胆的) ____5____, he quit his job and decided to drive to every state in the Lower 48 on a100-day trip to find 1,000 strangers and ask them to share one thing they wish they’d known when they were younger. He had no interest in hitting specific cities, national parks or monuments. His goal was simple: Go where he could find people in settings where they might talk. Over the next few months, Nuri ____6____ people of all ages and races. Some kept walking. Others said they had no time or weren’t interested. But many were happy to ____7____. The weeks had turned into months, and now he was traveling with the ____8____ of the 1,300 people he’d talked to on his 15,000-mile trip. What they taught him was that life isn’t to be talked about, but to be ____9____ in all its messy beauty. Today, Nuri is back in Chicago, employed as a senior marketing director for a new company. He’s not the man he once was. He seeks answers to questions, which leads to more questions and more answers, a ____10____ that provides not certainty, but meaning. 1. A. investigated B. landed C. rejected D. completed 2. A. well-known B. well-received C. well-prepared D. well-intentioned 3. A. typically B. eventually C. definitely D. recently 4. A. promises B. occupations C. titles D. breakthroughs 5. A. move B. innovation C. imagination D. prediction 6. A. approached B. signaled C. studied D. motivated 7. A. show up B. stand out C. cheer up D. open up 8. A. expectations B. connections C. affections D. spirits 9. A. regretted B. defined C. lived D. assessed 10. A. moment B. cycle C. system D. goal 【答案】1. B 2. D 3. A 4. C 5. A 6. A 7. D 8. D 9. C 10. B 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了从小品学兼优的Imran Nuri遇到生活危机，于是辞职决定在为期100天的旅行中，开车到美国本土48个州的每一个州，寻找1000个陌生人，让他们分享一件他们年轻时希望知道的事情。最后他明白了生活的真谛，开始了新的生活。 【1题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：Nuri听从了他们的建议，以优异的成绩从俄亥俄州立大学毕业，然后搬到了芝加哥，在那里他获得了一份作为一家公司全国营销总监的重要工作。A. investigated调查；B. landed着陆，获得；C. rejected拒绝；D. completed完成。根据下文“a prime job”可知，Nuri获得一份好工作。故选B。 【2题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：但随着时间的流逝，Nuri意识到父母的建议虽然是善意的，但并不一定适合他。A. well-known著名的；B. well-received受到欢迎的；C. well-prepared准备好的；D. well-intentioned好意的。根据上文“to be the best at everything”以及“Nuri realized that his parents’ advice”可知，父母“每件事做到最好”的建议是出于对Nuri的好意。故选D。 【3题详解】 考查副词词义辨析。句意：在他24岁的时候，Nuri面临着一种年龄是他两倍的人通常会遇到的生活危机。A. typically通常，典型地；B. eventually最后；C. definitely肯定；D. recently最近。根据下文“found in people twice his age”可知，他遇到的生活危机，通常发生在年龄比他大两倍的人身上。故选A。 【4题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：专注于金钱、头衔和权力让他感到没有成就感。A. promises承诺；B. occupations职业；C. titles头衔；D. breakthroughs突破。根据上文“as a national marketing director for a company”可知，专注于头衔让他感到没有成就感。故选C。 【5题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：他做出了一个大胆的举动，辞去了工作，决定在为期100天的旅行中，开车到美国本土48个州的每一个州，寻找1000名陌生人，让他们分享一件他们年轻时希望知道的事情。A. move行动；B. innovation创新；C. imagination想象力；D. prediction预测。根据下文“he quit his job and decided to drive to every state in the Lower 48 on a 100-day trip”可知，他做出了辞职的大胆举动。故选A。 【6题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：在接下来的几个月里，Nuri接触了各种年龄和种族的人。A. approached接触，靠近；B. signaled动作示意；C. studied学习；D. motivated激励。根据上文“His goal was simple: Go where he could find people in settings where they might talk.”可知，Nuri接触了各种年龄和种族的人。故选A。 【7题详解】 考查动词短语辨析。句意：但许多人乐于敞开心扉。A. show up出现；B. stand out突出；C. reach out伸出手；D. open up敞开心扉，打开。根据上文“Some kept walking. Others said they had no time or weren't interested.”以及“one thing they wish they’d known when they were younger”可知，他和人交谈，虽然有些人继续往前走，其他人则说他们没有时间或不感兴趣，but表示转折，说明许多人乐于敞开心扉。故选D。 【8题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：几个星期变成了几个月，现在他带着在这次15000英里的旅行中与他交谈过的1300个人的精神继续前行。A. expectations期待；B. connections连接；C. affections喜爱；D. spirits精神。根据下文“of the 1,300 people he’d talked”和“What they taught him was that life isn't to be talked about, but to be ____9____ in all its messy beauty.”可知，他带着在这次15000英里的旅行中与他交谈过的1300个人的精神继续前行。故选D。 【9题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：他们教给他的是，生活不是用来谈论的，而是要以其凌乱的美好去体验。A. regretted后悔；B. defined下定义；C. lived居住；D. assessed评估。根据上文“life isn’t to be talked about, but to be”可知，要以生活凌乱的美好去体验。故选C。 【10题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：他寻求问题的答案，这又引出了更多的问题和更多的答案，这是一个循环，它提供的不是确定性，而是意义。A. moment时刻；B. cycle自行车，循环；C. system系统；D. goal目标。根据上文“He seeks answers to questions, which leads to more questions and more answers”可知，他寻求问题的答案，这导致了更多的问题和更多的答案，即形成了一个循环。故选B。 第二节 语法填空(共10题;每小题1.5分, 共15分) A 阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。 It is widely acknowledged ___11___ IQ is largely determined by genetic inheritance, whereas emotional intelligence — often overlooked in traditional education — can be gradually cultivated through deliberate practice. Individuals ____12____ (equip) with an exceptionally high level of EQ tend to navigate interpersonal conflicts more effectively and sustain resilience under pressure. Perhaps the most effective way ___13___ (achieve) a higher EQ lies not in innate talent, but in consistent self-reflection, empathy training, and the willingness to learn from social feedback. 【答案】11. that 12. equipped 13. to achieve 【解析】 【导语】本文主要阐述智商多由基因决定，情商可后天培养，并说明提升情商的有效方式。 【11题详解】 考查主语从句。句意：人们普遍认为智商很大程度上由遗传基因决定，而在传统教育中常被忽视的情商，能够通过刻意练习逐步培养。固定句型It is widely acknowledged that...，表示“人们普遍认为”，it作形式主语，that引导真正主语从句。 【12题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：情商极高的人往往能更好化解人际矛盾，在压力下保持抗压能力。空处需填非谓语动词作后置定语，Individuals与equip之间是被动关系，用过去分词equipped作后置定语。 【13题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：可能提升情商最有效的方式不在于天赋，而在于持续自省、共情训练以及虚心汲取社交反馈。固定搭配the way to do sth表示“做某事的方法”，用不定式to achieve作后置定语。 B 阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。 O. Henry, ____14____ real name was William Sydney Porter, was a celebrated American short-story writer known for his clever plots and unexpected twists. Born in 1862, he lived a life as dramatic as his tales, working various jobs before becoming a full-time writer. ____15____ made his stories unforgettable was their heartwarming humor and ironic endings, which often revealed deeper truths about human nature. Having spent years in prison, O. Henry turned his experiences into vivid storytelling, blending wit with a ____16____ (mystery) charm that appeals to readers. That his stories remain widely read today shows how timeless themes like kindness and resilience connect readers across generations. 【答案】14. whose 15. What 16. mysterious 【解析】 【导语】本文介绍美国著名短篇小说家欧・亨利的生平经历和作品风格特点。 【14题详解】 考查定语从句。句意：欧・亨利本名威廉・西德尼・波特，是美国著名短篇小说家，以巧妙的情节和出人意料的反转结局闻名。空处引导非限制性定语从句，先行词O. Henry在定语从句中作定语，与real name为所属关系，需用关系代词whose引导。 【15题详解】 考查主语从句。句意：他的故事之所以令人难忘，在于暖心的幽默风格与讽刺式结局，这些内容往往揭露人性深处的真谛。空处引导主语从句，从句缺少主语，指物，需用连接代词what引导，位于句首，首字母需大写。 【16题详解】 考查形容词。句意：欧・亨利曾入狱多年，他将自身经历融入生动的创作中，文笔诙谐又带着神秘韵味，深深吸引着读者。修饰名词charm，需用形容词mysterious，作定语。 C 阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。 Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), ____17____ (originate) in ancient China, is a system of medical care based on harmony. By the 10th century, TCM practitioners ____18____ (develop) a solid understanding of yin and yang. TCM treatments aim to cure problems by restoring the balance of energies, with herbal medicine and acupuncture being the most popular treatments. There are over 10,000 ingredients used in Chinese herbal medicine. Different parts of plants and their ___19___ (extract) are the most commonly used ingredients, although some animal and mineral ingredients are also used. Acupuncture is a treatment that stimulates specific points on the body by inserting extremely thin needles into the skin. The specific points ____20____ (recognize) as acupoints (穴位) for over two thousand years, which is widely used for pain relief. 【答案】17. originating 18. had developed 19. extracts 20. have been recognized 【解析】 【导语】本文主要介绍中医的起源、阴阳理论、药材用料以及针灸疗法相关知识。 【17题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：起源于古代中国的中医，是一套以和谐为理念的医疗体系。主语TCM与originate为主动关系，用现在分词originating作后置定语。 【18题详解】 考查过去完成时。句意：到十世纪时，中医从业者已经对阴阳学说形成了成熟认知。by+过去时间点，句子用过去完成时had developed，表示在过去的过去已经形成的情况。 【19题详解】 考查名词复数。句意：植物的不同部位及其提取物是最常用的药材，不过也会用到部分动物与矿物类药材。their后接名词，用复数形式extracts表示多种提取物。 【20题详解】 考查时态语态。句意：这些特定的点位两千多年来一直被认定为穴位，被广泛用于缓解疼痛。根据时间状语for over two thousand years可知，用现在完成时，points与recognize构成被动关系，用现在完成时被动语态have been recognized。 第二部分：阅读理解(共两节，38分) 第一节(共14题;每小题2分, 共28分) 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。 A Shakespeare Week is the annual national celebration of Shakespeare in primary schools, organized by the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust. Since its launch in 2014, over eight million primary school children have had first experiences of the world’s greatest writer. This year, Shakespeare Week runs from 16 to22 March and has a theme of art and design. It's free to register and to access the hundreds of resources on the Shakespeare Week website, including videos, plays, poetry, storytelling, debate, art and much more, providing children with first experiences of the world’s best-known writer. Create a Shakespeare portrait We're working with some of the nation's best-loved children's illustrators to contribute a portrait of William Shakespeare. Participants can see their artworks in a fabulous online exhibition. They can imagine their own William Shakespeare, plan and decide how they would like to represent him. Here are some suggestions: ·Make an abstract Shakespeare, Draw a sketch of Shakespeare and then use a tablet to take photographs of the portrait. Create a selection of images that show a range of thoughts and emotions. ·Children can enter their Shakespeare portraits in a competition to win the chance to have their works exhibited during Shakespeare Week. They will also receive an art workshop for their class from great artists. Recreate Shakespeare's hometown Some of the buildings that Shakespeare would have walked past and indeed lived in are still standing in Stratford-upon-Avon. If you can't make it along. why not recreate a miniature Stratford-upon-Avon? We offer a simple art activity created for Shakespeare Week by artist Jennie Maizels. Children can follow her step-by-step video and use the downloadable resources free on the website. It is a simple but effective tracing and copying activity, exploring watercolor and fineline pen painting and drawing techniques. Design a storyworld Participants can work with other children to design a “narrative environment” or “storyworld” that picks out a key or magical moment from one of Shakespeare's stories. This will offer them a great chance to explore Shakespeare's world. Why not take your children to join us? You won't regret it! 21. Shakespeare Week________. A. requires a registration fee B. has a history of more than 10 years C. is a yearly competition about Shakespeare D. offers learning materials about Shakespeare 22. If someone wins in the Shakespeare portrait contest, he can________. A. meet with popular illustrators B. have his work shown in public C. run an art workshop for his class D. visit Shakespeare's birthplace for free 23. The article is mainly intended for________. A. parents with kids B. students of arts C. Shakespeare's fans D. newspaper journalists 【答案】21. D 22. B 23. A 【解析】 【分析】这是一篇应用文。“莎士比亚周”是莎士比亚出生地信托组织在小学举办的一年一度的全国性莎士比亚纪念活动。文章主要介绍了“莎士比亚周”上的三个活动的情况。 【21题详解】 细节理解题。根据第一段中“It's free to register and to access the hundreds of resources on the Shakespeare Week website, including videos, plays, poetry, storytelling, debate, art and much more, providing children with first experiences of the world’s best-known writer.(注册是免费的，你可以在“莎士比亚周”网站上免费获得数百种资源，包括视频、戏剧、诗歌、讲故事、辩论、艺术等，让孩子们接触到这位世界上最著名的作家的初步经验)”可知，莎士比亚周提供关于莎士比亚的学习资料。故选D。 【22题详解】 细节理解题。根据Create a Shakespeare portrait部分中“Children can enter their Shakespeare portraits in a competition to win the chance to have their works exhibited during Shakespeare Week.(孩子们可以参加莎士比亚肖像比赛，赢取在“莎士比亚周”展出自己作品的机会)”可知，如果有人在莎士比亚肖像比赛中获胜，他可以让他的作品公开展出。故选B。 【23题详解】 推理判断题。根据最后一段“Why not take your children to join us? You won't regret it!( 为什么不带你的孩子来加入我们呢？你不会后悔的！)”可推知，这篇文章主要是写给有孩子的父母的。故选A。 B Science Fiction The science fiction type of entertainment is considered by most to be fathered by Jules Verne (A Journey to the Center of the Earth and Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea) and H. G. Wells (The Time Machine and The War of the Worlds). Sci-Fi, as it is commonly shortened, is a fictional story in which science and technology have a significant influence on the characters and plot. Many such works are guesswork about what the future holds and how scientific findings and technological advances will shape humankind. Writing in the late 1800s, Jules Verne was remarkably successful in his 10 guesses about future technologies of air conditioning, automobiles, the Internet, television, and underwater, air, and space travel. Unbelievably, of all places from which to choose, Jules Verne guessed Tampa, Florida, USA as the launching site of the first project to the Moon, which was only 200 kilometers away from the actual 1969 location at Cape Canaveral, Florida. One of the best-known science fiction books is Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell. Published in 1949, it was not meant as a prediction, but as a warning: Orwell was describing what he saw as the outcome of the ideas, trends, and emerging technologies of his time. Many invented terms from this novel have become common in everyday use, such as “big brother” and “doublethink”. Even the author’s name has been made into an adjective—Orwellian—and has become a warning descriptor for situations where privacy is lost and the individual becomes sacrifice under a totalitarian(极权主义) government. Nineteen Eighty-Four was translated into sixty-five languages within five years of its publication, setting a record that still stands. What helps bring science fiction into being is usually a new discovery or innovation. The author creates an analysis of the potential influence and consequences and then wraps it in a pleasant story. For example, the beginning of space exploration was followed a few years later by the Star Trek television program and movie series. Advances in genetics(遗传学) cause fantasies of the end of disease, horrors of eugenics(优生学), and thrillers where creatures disappearing long ago are brought back to life. The science fiction author’s self-determined role is that of field glasses for humanity—searching the world of future possibilities upon the road which we are traveling. 24. What can science fiction offer to people? A. A forecast of how a new discovery could influence mankind. B. A thoughtful look at the present drawbacks of technology. C. An analysis of why a new technology could be used to harm human. D. A thoughtful look at the past and what brought us to this point in history. 25. Which of the following best summarizes the description of Nineteen Eighty-Four? A. A prediction of future technologies. B. A warning of cruel and unfair ruling. C. The consequence of scientific findings. D. An imaginary perfect world of freedom. 26. From the passage we can learn that _____. A. Nineteen Eighty-Four adopted some popular terms B. H.G. Wells predicted the Internet in the late 1800s C. Cape Canaveral was mentioned in Jules Verne’s fiction D. Star Trek movie series were based on space exploration 27. According to the author, what is the role of science fiction in society? A. A moral compass. B. A reference of technology. C. A record of science development. D. A consideration of possibilities. 【答案】24. A 25. B 26. D 27. D 【解析】 【导语】主要介绍科幻小说通常由科学发现或创新引发，其开山鼻祖为儒勒·凡尔纳和H. G. 威尔斯。文中讲述儒勒·凡尔纳对未来技术的猜测颇为成功，乔治·奥威尔的《1984》并非预测而是警示极权统治下个人隐私丧失和成为牺牲品的情况。 【24题详解】 细节理解题。根据第一段“Many such works are guesswork about what the future holds and how scientific findings and technological advances will shape humankind.(许多这样的作品都是对未来的猜测，以及科学发现和技术进步将如何塑造人类)”以及最后一段“The author creates an analysis of the potential influence and consequences and then wraps it in a pleasant story.(作者对潜在的影响和后果进行分析，然后将其融入一个引人入胜的故事中)”可知，科幻小说能为人们提供对新发现如何影响人类的预测。 【25题详解】 细节理解题。根据第三段“Published in 1949, it was not meant as a prediction, but as a warning: Orwell was describing what he saw as the outcome of the ideas, trends, and emerging technologies of his time. Many invented terms from this novel have become common in everyday use, such as “big brother” and “doublethink”. Even the author’s name has been made into an adjective—Orwellian—and has become a warning descriptor for situations where privacy is lost and the individual becomes sacrifice under a totalitarian(极权主义) government.(该书于 1949 年出版，其初衷并非预言，而是警示：奥威尔描绘的是他眼中所处时代的各类思想、社会趋势与新兴技术可能引发的后果。这部小说创造的诸多词汇已融入日常用语，例如 “老大哥” 和 “双重思想”。就连作者的姓氏也衍生出形容词奥威尔式的，用以警示那些隐私被剥夺、个人沦为极权政府牺牲品的社会境况)”可知，《1984》是对残酷和不公平统治的警告。 【26题详解】 推理判断题。根据第四段“For example, the beginning of space exploration was followed a few years later by the Star Trek television program and movie series.(例如，太空探索开始几年后，出现了《星际迷航》电视节目和电影系列)”可知，《星际迷航》电影系列是基于太空探索创作的。 【27题详解】 推理判断题。根据最后一段“The science fiction author’s self - determined role is that of field glasses for humanity—searching the world of future possibilities upon the road which we are traveling.(科幻小说作者给自己设定的角色就像是人类的望远镜——在我们前行的道路上探索未来可能性的世界)”可知，科幻小说在社会中的作用是对可能性的考量。 C We often think of fingerprints as the tiny arched patterns on the tip of each finger. They are regarded as special markers of human identity, even more individualized than DNA. But new research suggests our brains have “fingerprints” that are equally unchanging and unique to each person. With modern neuroimaging (神经影像) techniques, scientists can track your brain’s distinct signature composed of tens of thousands of electrical signals that communicate across the brain. The final product is a picture of brain’s electrical activity that is detailed, distinct and difficult to change. According to Zack Y. Shan, head of the neuroimaging platform at the Thompson Institute, “The brain is a symphony orchestra (交响乐团).” Each region plays a unique instrument and adapts to work with nearby tunes at the same time. This cooperation leads to our thoughts and actions. “And no two symphonies sound exactly alike,” Shan adds. A recent study published in Sleep maps the extent of this neurodiversity through EEG snapshots (脑电图快照), which describe the sleeping brain’s electrical activity as wavy lines. Led by Michael Prerau, a professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School, the researchers analyzed brainwave data of sleep spindles, one to two seconds evident neural activity associated with our ability to turn short-term memories into long-term memories. For Dara S. Manoach, a co-author of the Sleep study and professor of psychology at Harvard Medical School, the sleeping brain is a “new frontier” for studying the treatment of memory problems in neurological disorders. She notes that lack of sleep spindle activities has been linked to different mental diseases like epilepsy and Alzheimer’s disease. So, the researchers compared two nights of sleep recordings from healthy participants to those with Alzheimer’s disease. Their analysis revealed that their broadened approach to analyzing sleep spindles also could unearth new biological indicators for Alzheimer’s disease. “It’s a first step to better understanding how the disorder operates and developing targeted treatments,” Manoach says. Moreover, brain fingerprints may offer inspirations that traditional therapeutic (治疗性的) observation can’t. Patients with different diseases can have similar symptoms. “That’s where neuroimaging comes into play. Brain fingerprints are windows into distinguishing between two patients who seem identical,” explains Dan Hermens, a professor of neurobiology at the Thompson Institute. In the wake of increasing reports of mental disorders, there is therapeutic promise. Brain fingerprinting could offer a potential way out of the dark chapter and provide new possibilities for the mental health crisis using best evidence-based practices to overcome it. 28. What can we learn about the brain’s “fingerprint”? A. It can track electrical signals in the brain. B. It refers to the pattern of the surface of the brain. C. It constructs an individualized map of brain structure. D. It shows the unique image of the brain’s electrical activity. 29. According to the passage, the sleeping brain is a “new frontier” because________. A. recording brain fingerprints enhances memory B. brainwave data can identify specific mental illnesses C. EEG can form biological indicators for human identity D. neuroimaging prevents the development of mental disorders 30. Which would be the best title for the passage? A. Sleep Fingerprints Predict Disease Occurrence B. Sleeping Brains: Ideas and Actions Controlled C. Sleep Fingerprints: Brain Identity Revealed D. Sleeping Brains Uncover Memory Codes 【答案】28. D 29. B 30. C 【解析】 【导语】本文是说明文。我们通常认为指纹被认为人类身份的特殊标记，甚至比DNA更加个性化。但是新的研究表明，我们的大脑具有同样不变的“指纹”，并且每个人都是独一无二的。 【28题详解】 细节理解题。根据第二段中“With modern neuroimaging (神经影像) techniques, scientists can track your brain’s distinct signature composed of tens of thousands of electrical signals that communicate across the brain. The final product is a picture of brain’s electrical activity that is detailed, distinct and difficult to change.(借助现代神经影像技术，科学家可以追踪大脑的独特特征，该特征由数万个在大脑中通信的电信号组成。最终的产品是一张详细、清晰且难以改变的大脑电活动图)”可知，大脑的“指纹”显示了大脑电活动的独特图像。故选D。 【29题详解】 推理判断题。根据第四段中“For Dara S. Manoach, a co-author of the Sleep study and professor of psychology at Harvard Medical School, the sleeping brain is a “new frontier” for studying the treatment of memory problems in neurological disorders. She notes that lack of sleep spindle activities has been linked to different mental diseases like epilepsy and Alzheimer’s disease. So, the researchers compared two nights of sleep recordings from healthy participants to those with Alzheimer’s disease. Their analysis revealed that their broadened approach to analyzing sleep spindles also could unearth new biological indicators for Alzheimer’s disease.(睡眠研究的合著者、哈佛医学院心理学教授达拉·S·马诺奇 (Dara S. Manoach) 认为，睡眠中的大脑是研究神经系统疾病记忆问题治疗的“新领域”。她指出，缺乏睡眠纺锤波活动与癫痫和阿尔茨海默病等不同的精神疾病有关。因此，研究人员比较了健康参与者和患有阿尔茨海默病的参与者两晚的睡眠记录。他们的分析表明，他们分析睡眠纺锤波的扩展方法还可以发现阿尔茨海默病的新生物指标。)”可知，缺乏睡眠纺锤波活动与癫痫和阿尔茨海默病等不同的精神疾病有关，且分析睡眠纺锤波的扩展方法还可以发现阿尔茨海默病的新生物指标，由此可推知，文章说睡眠大脑是一个“新领域”，这是因为脑电波数据可以识别特定的精神疾病，故选B。 【30题详解】 主旨大意题。通读全文，尤其是第一段中“But new research suggests our brains have “fingerprints” that are equally unchanging and unique to each person.(但是新的研究表明，我们的大脑拥有“指纹”，这些指纹对于每个人来说都是一样不变和独一无二的)”和第二段中“With modern neuroimaging (神经影像) techniques, scientists can track your brain’s distinct signature composed of tens of thousands of electrical signals that communicate across the brain. The final product is a picture of brain’s electrical activity that is detailed, distinct and difficult to change.(利用现代神经影像技术，科学家可以追踪你大脑的独特信号，这些信号由成千上万的电子信号组成，在大脑中传递。最终的产品是一幅大脑电活动的图片，这是详细的，独特的，难以改变)”可知，我们通常认为指纹被认为人类身份的特殊标记，甚至比DNA更加个性化。但是新的研究表明，我们的大脑具有同样不变的“指纹”，并且每个人都是独一无二的。文章主要介绍了睡眠指纹可以揭示大脑身份，C项“睡眠指纹：揭示大脑身份”适合作文章标题，故选C。 D As we enter a period of profound economic uncertainty, presaged (预示) by recent high-profile layoffs and a culture of “quiet quitting”, thinking about the future of work might well seem a daunting (令人生畏的) prospect. Indeed, an ever-increasing digital skills gap threatens to stop businesses adopting the game-changing technologies that will help to power growth in the months and years ahead. For instance, with each exciting new technology comes a growing concern about whether we have a digitally savvy (精明的) workforce ready to take advantage of it. After all, keeping the workforce up to speed with the latest advances is a key element of the digital transformation process, which will prove essential if we hope to improve business productivity and efficiency alongside our efforts to achieve sustained growth. Likewise, at the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos, the cybersecurity skills gap was named as one particular area of concern. There’s good reason for this focus: if businesses can’t protect themselves against external threats, they risk going backwards. And that’s before they even start thinking about achieving growth. This is why we need to address the digital skills gap urgently. Well, we should start by changing the narrative to help us recruit and retain from a more diverse pool of talent, giving businesses a far better chance of finding the up-to-date digital skills they need. And, when it comes to engaging and empowering the current workforce, learning and development opportunities will be key, helping employees to improve their skills for the benefit of both themselves and their employers. To make this all happen, leaders and employers must demonstrate a commitment to teaching their workforces digital skills by setting clear expectations and providing all the resources required. One approach, for example, would be to focus on the potential in the existing talent pool by identifying those already skilled in digital capabilities and supporting them to upskill their colleagues. Creating a culture of learning, with an emphasis on personal growth, can be an impressive motivator in the workplace. Of course, it’s all well and good saying that digital skills are vital, but a workforce with purely hard skills will not future-proof a business. There’s a need for soft skills that support the broader goal, so as not to ignore the other competencies required in a digital transformation: communication, critical thinking, creative design skills, and leadership. To make full use of the technology, such qualities are equally important. Fundamentally, getting the interaction right between humans and technology will be paramount if businesses are to succeed. As a result, human skills must not be underestimated. Every business will need a range of people with a variety of skills — not only those well-versed in math, engineering, and science, but also those with creative minds and leadership qualities. 31. The writer’s main concern in the digital transformation process is ________. A. the threats from technology B. the challenge of upskilling workforces C. the culture of quiet quitting D. the shortage of experienced workers 32. It can be learned from Paragraph 4 and 5 that ________. A. replacing current workforces with digital talents is the key B. high requirements of recruitment ensure a sound workforce C. employers should develop a learning culture inside their workforces D. business leaders should focus on the training of the existing talent pool 33. What does the underlined word “paramount” in the last paragraph probably mean? A. Crucial. B. Beneficial. C. Challenging D. Inspiring 34. What might be the purpose of the passage? A. To advocate the necessity of improving digital skills. B. To warn humans of the potential problems with technology. C. To stress the importance of combining hard skills with soft skills. D. To draw people’s attention to the ever-increasing digital skills gap. 【答案】31. B 32. C 33. A 34. C 【解析】 【导语】文章探讨了在当前经济不确定性背景下，数字技能缺口对企业采用新技术、推动增长的阻碍，强调提升员工数字技能对数字转型的重要性。 【31题详解】 细节理解题。根据第二段中“After all, keeping the workforce up to speed with the latest advances is a key element of the digital transformation process, which will prove essential if we hope to improve business productivity and efficiency alongside our efforts to achieve sustained growth. (毕竟，让员工跟上最新进展是数字化转型过程的一个关键要素，如果我们希望在实现持续增长的努力中提高企业生产力和效率，这一点将被证明是至关重要的。)”以及第三段中“This is why we need to address the digital skills gap urgently. (这就是为什么我们需要紧急解决数字技能差距问题。)”可知，作者在数字化转型过程中主要关注的是提升员工技能的挑战。 【32题详解】 推理判断题。根据第四段中“And, when it comes to engaging and empowering the current workforce, learning and development opportunities will be key, helping employees to improve their skills for the benefit of both themselves and their employers. (而且，在吸引和赋能现有员工方面，学习和发展机会将是关键，帮助员工提升技能，既有利于自己，也有利于雇主。)”以及第五段中“Creating a culture of learning, with an emphasis on personal growth, can be an impressive motivator in the workplace. (创造一种强调个人成长的学习文化，可以成为工作场所中令人印象深刻的激励因素。)”可知，雇主应该在员工中培养一种学习文化。 【33题详解】 词句猜测题。根据最后一段中“Fundamentally, getting the interaction right between humans and technology will be paramount if businesses are to succeed. (从根本上说，如果企业要成功，正确处理人与技术之间的互动将是paramount。)”以及后文“As a result, human skills must not be underestimated. (因此，人的技能不能被低估。)”可知，正确处理人与技术之间的互动对企业成功至关重要，由此可推知，paramount意为“至关重要的”，与Crucial意思相近。 【34题详解】 推理判断题。通读全文，尤其是根据第二段中“Indeed, an ever-increasing digital skills gap threatens to stop businesses adopting the game-changing technologies that will help to power growth in the months and years ahead. (事实上，日益扩大的数字技能差距有可能阻止企业采用改变游戏规则的技术，而这些技术将有助于在未来几个月和几年推动增长。)”以及第三段中“This is why we need to address the digital skills gap urgently. (这就是为什么我们需要紧急解决数字技能差距问题。)”以及最后一段中“Every business will need a range of people with a variety of skills — not only those well-versed in math, engineering, and science, but also those with creative minds and leadership qualities. (每个企业都需要一系列具有各种技能的人——不仅包括精通数学、工程和科学的人，还包括具有创造性思维和领导才能的人。)”可知，文章主要论述了数字技能差距对企业数字化转型的挑战，并强调了提升员工技能和培养学习文化的重要性，同时指出企业需要结合硬技能和软技能，才能成功应对未来的挑战。由此可推知，文章的写作目的是强调将硬技能与软技能相结合的重要性。 第二节(共5小题;每小题2分，共10分) 根据短文内容，从短文后的七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑，选项中有两项为多余选项。 Bad News for the Highly Intelligent There are advantages to being smart. People who do well on IQ tests tend to be more successful in the classroom and the workplace. They also tend to live longer, healthier lives, and are less likely to experience negative life events. ____35____ In a study, Ruth Karpinski and her colleagues carried out a study on the members of Mensa, a high IQ society. The study covered mood disorders and anxiety disorders. Respondents were asked to report whether they had ever suffered from each disorder. The researchers compared the percentage of those who reported disorder to the national average and found that Mensa’s highly intelligent members were more likely to suffer from a range of serious disorders. To explain their findings, Karpinski and his team bring up the hyper brain and hyper body theory. This theory holds that, for all of its advantages, being highly intelligent is associated with psychological and physiological “overexcitabilities”, or OE. ___36___This can include anything from an astonishing sound to conflict with another person. According to the theory, OEs are more common in highly intelligent people. A highly intelligent person may overanalyze a disapproving comment made by a boss, imagining negative outcomes that simply wouldn’t occur to someone less intelligent. ___37___ The results of this study must be interpreted (诠释) cautiously. Showing that a disorder is more common in a sample of people with high IQs than in the general population doesn’t prove that high intelligence is the cause of the disorder. ___38___All the same, the findings set the stage for research that promises to cast new light on the link between intelligence and health. One possibility is that associations between intelligence and health outcomes reflect pleiotropy (基因多效性), which occurs when a gene influences seemingly unrelated characteristics. ___39___ In a 2015 study, Rosalind Arden and her colleagues concluded that the association between IQ and living longer is mostly explained by genetic factors. From a practical standpoint, this research may lead to insights about how to improve people’s psychological and physical well-being. A. Now there’s some bad news for those smart people. B. There is already some evidence to suggest that this is the case. C. It is an unusually strong reaction to an environmental threat or abuse. D. Scientists did many researches to understand the reasons behind the advantages. E. That may cause the body’s stress response, which may make the person even more anxious. F. It’s also possible that people who join Mensa differ from other people in ways other than just IQ. G. They found that the differences between the respondents were seen for mood and anxiety disorders. 【答案】35. A 36. C 37. E 38. F 39. B 【解析】 【分析】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要说明了高智商也会经历负面事件，甚至更容易有精神障碍。 【35题详解】 根据上文“There are advantages to being smart.(聪明是有好处的)”与下文“The researchers compared the percentage of those who reported disorder to the national average and found that Mensa’s highly intelligent members were more likely to suffer from a range of serious disorders.(研究人员对比了那些报告失调的人与全国平均水平的比例，发现门萨的高智商成员更有可能患有一系列严重的失调)”形成正反对比，上文讲述积极意义对高智商者有利，而下文的消极影响对于高智商者则是坏消息。所以A 选项Now there’s some bad news for those smart people.(现在有些坏消息要告诉那些聪明人)符合上下语境。故选A。 【36题详解】 根据下文“This can include anything from an astonishing sound to conflict with another person.(这可能包括任何事情，从惊人的声音到与他人发生冲突)”可知，本句应与an astonishing sound和conflict with another person有关。据此，C选项It is an unusually strong reaction to an environmental threat or abuse.(这是对环境威胁或虐待的异常强烈的反应)分别与an astonishing sound、conflict with another person相一致。故选C。 【37题详解】 根据上文“A highly intelligent person may overanalyze a disapproving comment made by a boss, imagining negative outcomes that simply wouldn’t occur to someone less intelligent.(一个高智商的人可能会过度分析老板不赞成的评论，想象出一些不那么聪明的人不会想到的负面结果)”和“This can include anything from an astonishing sound to conflict with another person.(这可能包括任何事情，从惊人的声音到与他人发生冲突)”可知，太多的负面结果会使人焦虑，且高智商人可能会与老板发生矛盾，因此更容易焦虑。E选项That may cause the body’s stress response, which may make the person even more anxious.(这可能会引起身体的应激反应，从而使人更加焦虑)与文意相符。故选E。 【38题详解】 根据上文“Showing that a disorder is more common in a sample of people with high IQs than in the general population doesn’t prove that high intelligence is the cause of the disorder.(研究表明，智商高的人比普通人更容易患精神障碍，这并不能证明高智商是导致精神障碍的原因)”可知，高智商人更容易患精神障碍的原因可能不是高智商，而是其他原因。F选项It’s also possible that people who join Mensa differ from other people in ways other than just IQ.(也有可能加入门萨的人除了智商之外还有其他不同之处)符合文意。故选F。 【39题详解】 根据上文“One possibility is that associations between intelligence and health outcomes reflect pleiotropy , which occurs when a gene influences seemingly unrelated characteristics.(一种可能性是，智力和健康结果之间的关联反映了多效性，当一个基因影响看似不相关的基因时就会发生这种多效性特征)”和下文“In a 2015 study, Rosalind Arden and her colleagues concluded that the association between IQ and living longer is mostly explained by genetic factors.(在罗莎琳德·阿登和她的同事们在2015年的一项研究中得出结论，智商与长寿之间的关联是不确定的主要是遗传因素造成的)”可知，上文讲的是一种结论，而后文则是一项实际研究的结果。B选项There is already some evidence to suggest that this is the case.(已经有一些证据表明这是事实)符合上下语境。故选B。 第三部分：书面表达(共两节，32分) 第一节(共4小题;第40、41题各2分，第42题3分，第43题5分，共12分) 阅读下面短文，根据题目要求回答问题。 I am not sure how many books I have reread, but perhaps it is fewer than the average person. For me. the pleasure of rereading is a newly discovered one, though the source material is not. I used to take the same approach to books as I did to travel: don't go to the same place twice. Life is too short. There is so much to read and so much to see and experience. Then I realised that the fact that life is short might work the other way around, too: if you know you enjoy something, or somewhere, immensely, then why not return? It makes sense when we have limited amounts of time. Recently I reread Joseph Heller's Catch-22. I was inspired to do so when reminded of how he'd respond when people asked him why he'd never written anything as good: “Who has?” Catch-22 pretty much saved my life when I first read it. I was an extremely depressed 17-year-old, had dropped out of sixth form twice, didn't leave the house at all. and didn't have a life. It fell as though I hadn't laughed in such a long lime—me, a person who loves laughing—because I hadn't. Catch-22 had me howling. It managed to lake me out of the little private lonely world I had come to inhabit, and though its themes are serious, its sheer wit and cleverness cheered me immensely. I related to its characters who are themselves trapped. I am now planning to reread the sort of books that inspired me in my own writing—works I haven't picked up for a long lime but that might energize me during a time in which all of our batteries am flashing low. There's comfort, too, in reading the formative books one loved, and those set in periods other than our own—the 19th-century and the early 20th-century tales of society. I won't take a break altogether from reading the most recent releases, hut I have tried to dip more frequently into the historical documents. The irony is that I own a ridiculous number of books, which I've been neglecting (忽略) this whole time. No longer. 40. What approach did the author use to take to books and travel? 41. How did Catch-22 benefit the author? 42. Please decide which part is false in the following statement, then underline it and explain why. The author will read historical documents, but stop reading new books. 43. What does rereading mean to you?（In about 40 words） 【答案】40. Don’t go to the same place twice./Don’t read the same book twice. 41. The book took the author out of the little private lonely world (he/she had come to inhabit.) 42. The author will read historical documents, but stop reading new books. According to the passage, the author won’t take a break altogether from reading the most recent releases. 43. Reading books means a lot to me. Each time I reread a book, I have a better understanding of the book as well as my life. I also enjoy reading the notes I left at the margins, which is like going back to a favorite tour site. 【解析】 【分析】这是一篇议论文。文章作者主要陈述了作者对于读书的一些感悟。 【40题详解】 考查细节理解。根据文章第二段“I used to take the same approach to books as I did to travel: don't go to the same place twice.（我以前对待书籍的态度和对待旅行的态度是一样的：同一个地方不要去两次。）”可知，作者认为不要两次去同一个地方。同一本书不要读两次。故答案是：Don’t go to the same place twice./Don’t read the same book twice.。 【41题详解】 考查细节理解。根据文章第三段“It managed to lake me out of the little private lonely world I had come to inhabit（它设法把我从我所栖居的那个小小的、私人的、孤独的世界中拉了出来）”可知，这本书把作者从他(她)所栖居的小小私人孤独世界中带了出来。故答案是：The book took the author out of the little private lonely world (he/she had come to inhabit.)。 【42题详解】 考查正误判断。根据文章最后一段“I won't take a break altogether from reading the most recent releases, but I have tried to dip more frequently into the historical documents.（我不会在阅读最新发布的版本时完全休息，但我已经尝试更频繁地浏览历史文档。）”可知，这句话的后半部分是错误的。故答案是：The author will read historical documents, but stop reading new books. According to the passage, the author won’t take a break altogether from reading the most recent releases.。 【43题详解】 考查推理判断。（开放性试题，言之有理即可）故答案是：Reading books means a lot to me. Each time I reread a book, I have a better understanding of the book as well as my life. I also enjoy reading the notes I left at the margins, which is like going back to a favorite tour site.。 第二节 应用文写作(15分) 44. 假设你是红星中学高二(1)班学生李华。你校英文校刊My Beijing栏目在招聘小记者，你非常感兴趣。请你写一封应聘信，内容包括： 1. 申请理由; 2. 自身优势。 注意：1. 词数100左右。 2. 信的开头结尾已给出，不计入总词数。 作答需书写美观!影响阅卷的书写卷面，会扣掉3分。 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】Dear Sir/Madam, I am Li Hua, a student in Class 1, Senior 2. Learning that you are recruiting journalists for the column My Beijing, I am writing to apply for this position. Born in a family of journalists, I have always wanted to be one myself. I would also like to spread the rich historical and cultural knowledge of Beijing as a local resident. I believe I am a qualified candidate. To begin with, a good command of oral and written English ensures that I can fulfill my role. Moreover, I have experiences to interview people, including our mayor, which makes me more competent for this job. I am longing to join you, and I would be grateful if you could offer me the opportunity. I look forward to your reply. Yours faithfully, Li Hua 【解析】 【导语】本篇书面表达要求考生以李华的身份，撰写应聘信，申请校刊栏目小记者岗位，阐述申请缘由与个人自身优势。 【详解】1. 词汇积累 丰富的：rich→abundant 确保：ensure→guarantee 渴望做：long to do→yearn to do 感激的：grateful→appreciative 2. 句式拓展 同义句转换 原句：Born in a family of journalists, I have always wanted to be one myself. 拓展句：As I was born into a journalist family, I have always desired to take this career. 【点睛】【高分句型 1】Learning that you are recruiting journalists for the column My Beijing, I am writing to apply for this position.(运用that引导的宾语从句及现在分词Learning作状语) 【高分句型 2】Moreover, I have experiences to interview people, including our mayor, which makes me more competent for this job.(运用which引导非限制性定语从句) 第三节 诗歌鉴赏写作(5分) 45. Please give an English literary analysis of William Wordsworth’s poem The Daffodils. The Daffodils I wandered lonely as a cloud That floats on high o’er vales and hills, When all at once I saw a crowd, A host, of golden daffodils; Beside the lake, beneath the trees, Fluttering and dancing in the breeze. Continuous as the stars that shine And twinkle on the milky way, They stretched in never-ending line Along the margin of a bay: Ten thousand saw I at a glance, Tossing their heads in sprightly dance. The waves beside them danced; but they Out-did the sparkling waves in glee: A poet could not but be gay, In such a jocund company: I gazed—and gazed—but little thought What wealth the show to me had brought: For oft, when on my couch I lie In vacant or in pensive mood, They flash upon that inward eye Which is the bliss of solitude; And then my heart with pleasure fills, And dances with the daffodils. Assessment Criteria评价标准: 1. Analyze the poem from at least two aspects. 2. Your score will be graded on both content and language quality. 本题没有字数限制，请在答题卡指定区域内作答。 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】First, the poem is rich in vivid imagery. Wordsworth compares daffodils to a host of golden stars and dancing figures, bringing the lively scene to life. He also uses personification by describing daffodils “dancing” and “tossing their heads”, making nature full of vitality. Second, the poem follows a regular rhythm and clear rhyme scheme, creating a smooth and musical flow that matches the cheerful mood. Finally, the theme focuses on the healing power of nature and the comfort of memory. The beautiful memory of daffodils becomes a source of comfort and bliss, cheering the poet’s heart even in solitude and showing nature’s lasting healing power. 【解析】 【导语】本篇书面表达要求考生对威廉·华兹华斯的诗歌The Daffodils作一个英文文学分析。 【详解】1. 词汇积累： 聚焦于：focus on → concentrate on 展示：show → display 活力：vitality → vigor 清晰的：clear → distinct 2. 句式拓展 简单句变复合句 原句：Wordsworth compares daffodils to a host of golden stars and dancing figures, bringing the lively scene to life. 拓展句：Wordsworth, who compares daffodils to a host of golden stars and dancing figures, brings the lively scene to life. 【点睛】【高分句型1】Second, the poem follows a regular rhythm and clear rhyme scheme, creating a smooth and musical flow that matches the cheerful mood.（运用了that引导的定语从句） 【高分句型2】The beautiful memory of daffodils becomes a source of comfort and bliss, cheering the poet’s heart even in solitude and showing nature’s lasting healing power.（运用了现在分词cheering作状语） 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $