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1. C 2. B 3. D 4. D 5. C 6. A 7. D 8. A 9. B 10. D
11. B 12. A 13. B 14. C 15. A 16. E 17. A 18. G 19. B 20. D
21. B 22. C 23. D 24. A 25. C 26. A 27. C 28. D 29. C 30. B
31. A 32. D 33. C 34. D 35. C
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。
36. stay 37. which 38. in 39. comfortable 40. are exposed
41. a 42. compared 43. One 44. lower 45. possibly
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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
Leaves will soon make their gradual change to vivid colors of yellow, orange and red as we head through the fall months, but when you can usually expect peak color to arrive depends on where you live. When Will Fall Leaves Peak For You?
— Late September or Early October: The Rockies, the northern parts of Minnesota through Michigan and a stretch from upstate New York to northern New England see peak color first.
— Mid to Late October: Potential for peak fall color advances through the Midwest into the Appalachians and much of the Northeast in mid to late October. Most other areas in the western region, including valleys, see fall’s brightest color by this time of year as well.
— November: Much of the mid-Atlantic coast and the South are the last holdouts to see peak color in November. Why Do Leaves Change Color?
A shorter amount of daylight is the primary factor for the color of the leaves to begin to change.
As nights grow longer and cooler, production of the green pigment (色素) slows and eventually stops. This allows the yellow and orange pigments to shine through, revealing the many beautiful colors of fall.
What Makes A Good Colorful Season?
Location matters: Higher altitudes and northern latitudes cool first, causing earlier color changes.
Weather’s role: The perfect recipe includes warm, sunny days paired with cool nighttime temperatures.
Soil moisture (湿度): Sufficient soil moisture through spring and summer can help increase the chances of the colorful leaves.
Wind warning: If a strong windstorm affects an area that’s near peak color, then it can tear off leaves from trees to some extent, reducing the display of peak color.
So grab your camera, plan your trip, and get ready for nature’s colorful delight!
1. When can you enjoy peak fall color in valleys of the western region?
A. Late September. B. Early October. C. Late October. D. Mid November.
2. What mainly causes the change of leaf colors?
A. Rainy nights. B. Limited sunshine. C. Various pigments. D. Rising temperature.
3. What may ruin the full display of peak color?
A. The wet soil. B. The tree species. C. The hot summer. D. The severe storm.
B
Iowa has long been known as the heartland of farming in the U. S. But a changing climate and environment are washing away soil and weakening its health. However, most family farmers here, who have owned and worked the land for generations, recognize soil health is crucial in reducing the worst effects of climate change.
Wendy Johnson left Iowa to pursue a career in fashion in California in 2002. But when her grandmother passed away, Wendy began thinking about the legacy (家业) of the family farm: She didn’t want to see all the hard work her grandparents and parents put into the land here lost.
Thus, in 2010, Wendy returned and began co-managing the family farm, Center View Farm, with her father. Center View Farm was already an early adopter of no-till (免耕) farming then. Tilling the soil actually degrades soil health. Experts estimate the planet loses billions of tons of rich soil each year. This would be a disaster for the world’s food systems unless regenerative agricultural practices, which help fight climate change and grow food while restoring nature, are adopted. For example, in no-till farming, new seeds are planted directly into the residue (残留) of previous crops.
But Wendy wanted to do more. Since she moved back, Wendy has been working with Practical Farmers of Iowa (PFI), a farmer-led nonprofit, to innovate the way her family farms. She managed to plant various cover crops to preserve the richness of the soil. She also attended the field days hosted by PFI that help connect farmers and enable them to learn from each other’s innovations. At one PFI field day, she learned about organic animal raising. Now, while Center View Farm continues to provide the main income stream for her parents, Wendy started Jóia Food & Fiber Farm, a certified organic farm, to test other restorative practices.
4. What motivated Wendy to return to Iowa?
A. Her love of her grandmother.
B. Her promise to farm with her father.
C. Her dream of being a fashion designer.
D. Her desire to carry on her family’s work.
5. Why is Center View Farm mentioned in paragraph 3?
A. To present a solution to low crop yields.
B. To provide a role model for local farmers.
C. To introduce a novel way to improve the soil.
D. To stress the significance of smart agriculture.
6. What role did Wendy play in the PFI field days?
A. An enthusiastic participant. B. A generous sponsor.
C. A knowledgeable instructor. D. A responsible organizer.
7. What does Wendy’s practice indicate?
A. Cover crops matter a lot. B. Organic change occurs naturally.
C. Land is the lasting legacy. D. Sustainable farming is climate action.
C
Quick: what’s your best friend’s phone number? Don’t feel bad if you couldn’t answer off the top of your head. You have no reason to commit phone numbers to memory: it’s just there in your phone. Or perhaps you once had a phone book to store them. In either case, an object does the remembering for you.
“Prosthetic memory” (人工记忆) is nothing new. Writing itself has been a means of storing information. Yet the information revolution has generated more data than ever before. We are flooded with information. We’re creating more of it, and keeping more of it. The storage capacity of the human brain has since been eclipsed. No wonder, then, that we’re increasingly dependent on memory prostheses, from libraries to smartphones.
Not everyone thinks this trend in external memory is good. Historically, memory prostheses were expensive. As technologies such as printing and photography become more affordable, sharing experiences with others is easier than ever. So every breakfast, every sunset, every encounter with a cat finds its way on to social media. And here comes the worry. When we devote ourselves to capturing and sharing the world in this way, something immensely valuable is lost; when recording so much of our lives, we’re forgetting to actually live them. We put something between ourselves and the world-a camera-instead of just being in the moment, and so disconnect ourselves from experience.
But is our social media-driven transformation wholly bad? If we’re still creating and sharing memories like this, perhaps this is because we’ve not had sufficient time to learn how to do these things without thinking about what we’re doing. It is easy to ignore that the mass social media era is less than a decade old. That’s just a short blink (眨眼) in human history, yet it has totally changed how we live. I suspect we’re not far off from being directly faced with experience yet with the ability to share experience in ways less bounded by geography and time. After all, technology can do what our fragile meat-computers can’t: protect all the moments of a life that would otherwise be lost.
8. What can be inferred from paragraph 1?
A. We rely more on tools to memorize.
B. We are burdened with phone numbers.
C. Technology weakens our brains.
D. Technology distances us from our friends.
9. What does the underlined word “eclipsed” in paragraph 2 mean?
A. Improved. B. Outperformed. C. Abandoned. D. Undervalued.
10. What negative effect does online sharing bring about?
A. An overflow of posts. B. High cost of digital devices.
C. Addiction to the virtual world. D. Disregard for real experience.
11. What does the author advise us to do in the last paragraph?
A. Have faith in human brains. B. Take time to adapt to digital age.
C. Quicken the pace of development. D. Make efforts to enhance memory.
D
The effects of high altitude (海拔) on the human body could protect against obesity (肥胖), according to a study of more than 4 million children across Colombia. The findings support the theory that low oxygen levels drive increased energy consumption, though prior evidence comes mainly from adults.
To understand the potential impact on children, Lizcano Losada at the University of La Sabana analysed data on 4.16 million children aged up to 5 years old from 1123 cities. The children were separated into four groups relating to the height above sea level at which they lived: up to 1000 metres, 1001 to 2000 metres, 2001 to 3000 metres or above 3000 metres.
In the two lower-altitude regions, around 80 out of every 10,000 children had obesity. However, at altitudes of 2001 to 3000 metres, the prevalence (发生率) of obesity fell to 40 in 10,000. At altitudes above 3000 metres, the prevalence was higher again: 86 out of 10,000. However, the team says this may be a statistical accident, as this data set included fewer cities and children than the other three altitude ranges.
“That’s a fair comment,” says David Stensel at Loughborough University. But he also emphasises the study is observational, so it doesn’t prove high altitude prevents obesity. “They’ve tried to make sure they’ve adjusted for the other potential influencing factors,” he says. These include measures of poverty and low income. But “you can’t account for everything”, says Stensel. Assuming high altitude really does make obesity less likely, Stensel says it isn’t clear how this knowledge could be of practical use in reducing the condition.
However, Losada argues the findings support the creation of geographically tailored public health strategies. He suggests further studies are needed to better understand the biological pathways linking altitude to childhood obesity, which could lead to more precise health advice for different regions.
12. What was the analysis in Losada’s study mainly based on?
A. Grouped data. B. Sample size. C. Children’s age. D. City type.
13. What is the team’s view on the unexpected result of the study?
A. It’s a definite trend. B. It’s a chance occurrence.
C. It’s a misleading signal. D. It’s a measurement error.
14. What does the author try to illustrate by mentioning Stensel in paragraph 4?
A. The importance of health knowledge. B. The necessity of actionable strategies.
C. The limitation of the research method. D. The complexity of the influencing factors.
15. Which of the following is the best title for the text?
A. Altitude’s Role in Childhood Weight B. Less Oxygen, Healthier Children?
C. A New Approach to Fighting Obesity D. Why the Weight Gap in Colombia?
第二节(共5小题;每小题2.5分,满分12.5分)
阅读下面短文,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。
Is it amazing to note that the Internet is still such a new device, and yet it is one of the fastest and most powerful media tools. 16 On the Internet, a big online company be run by only two guys in their garage. So it is reasonable that people shopping online would be a little doubtful about the security levels.
17 They work hard to make people feel safe when shopping online.
Credit card companies, too, quickly see the potential for online shopping. 18 If you ever have a problem with your online credit purchases, many credit card companies will happily refund (退款) your money and then set their claws on the company that wronged you. Now that’s the buying power!
19 No lining up, for one. No annoying mall shopping carts with broken wheels and kids crying because their parents won’t get them what they want.
When shopping online, consumers can sit down, have a coffee, and wear their slippers, not having to worry about their hair or parking, and just clicking through. Comparison shopping couldn’t be any easier. And express companies (快递公司) contribute to it a lot.
20 No wonder so many companies are shaking their heads at traditional advertising and instead looking to the virtual world to attract online shoppers.
A. Internet giants know consumer confidence is the key to getting a virtual shopping off the ground.
B. There are other advantages for online shoppers, of course.
C. Shopping online has become part of our lives.
D. You never need to wait longer than a day or two to get those purchases delivered right to your door.
E. But think about it for a moment.
F. Consumers can even benefit a lot from shopping online.
G. They have installed things like an online shopping insurance for people.
第三部分 语言运用(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,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
I can’t say I never imagined getting sick or being in the hospital. As a long-time health worrier, I routinely read about medical cases and have essentially become a walking encyclopedia — 21 , of course.
Thus, when informed that I was to stay in the hospital for a few days for antibiotic (抗生素) treatment, I admitted feeling almost 22 prepared, like ready for an exam in my favorite subject. I thoroughly 23 all the unexpected spotlight: dear friends came to visit; all my kids showed up; nurses were particularly attentive and my phone was flooded with messages of love and 24 . Between treatments, I socialized with other patients and got interviewed by a delightful student nurse doing a paper. What 25 ! My story would be included in her 26 !
As dusk faded, I sent my kids off to bed. 27 for a bit, I let my thoughts surface. A mountain of personal affairs 28 my attention: unfinished documents, taxes and countless duties. It was only one month till my 29 trip with my brothers, involving the stress of travel and the emotional roller coaster of seeing loved ones after years apart. All these 30 a challenge, for the number one rule for 31 was no stress. Even 32 events are stress-filled. My daughter’s wedding was two months off. I had to get well and be in good 33 quickly.
So many wonderful things ahead and this came as a wake-up call, revealing a vital 34 — I am wrapped in love. And for that, I am deeply touched and sincerely grateful. To anyone going through tough times, remember that 35 restores us from within.
21. A. self-disciplined B. self-taught C. self-employed D. self-centered
22. A. immediately B. hesitantly C. joyfully D. poorly
23. A. guaranteed B. declined C. deserved D. enjoyed
24. A. concern B. integrity C. generosity D. confidence
25. A. work B. nonsense C. fun D. noise
26. A. studies B. artworks C. meetings D. schedules
27. A. Desperate B. Anxious C. Alone D. Curious
28. A. escaped B. shifted C. distracted D. consumed
29. A. safe B. busy C. big D. short
30. A. faced B. posed C. addressed D. welcomed
31. A. recovery B. success C. growth D. learning
32. A. disappointing B. painful C. rewarding D. happy
33. A. case B. mood C. condition D. health
34. A. lesson B. concept C. principle D. truth
35. A. kindness B. honesty C. gratitude D. wisdom
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。
Scientists have discovered that 36. ___________ (stay) in the cold could help us lose weight. Researchers at the University of California found that exposure to the cold increases levels of a protein that helps form brown fat--the type of fat that produces heat and keeps us warm. Brown fat burns energy, 37. ___________ helps us lose weight. White fat stores extra energy, which results 38. ___________ weight gain. The researchers said that because air conditioning and heating give us constant, 39. ___________ (comfort) temperatures, our body’s need for brown fat has decreased. They found that: “Outdoor workers in northern Finland who 40. ___________ (expose) to cold temperature have 41. ___________ significant amount of brown fat when42. ___________ (compare) to same-aged indoor workers.”
The research was conducted on two different control groups of mice. 43. ___________ group was injected with the protein that helps create brown fat. This group later gained 30% less weight after both groups were fed high-fat diets. The researchers say this could be good news in the fight against obesity. People who are obese have 44. ___________ (low) levels of brown fat than thinner people. Head researcher Hei Sook Sul said, “This protein could become an important target for research into the treatment and prevention of obesity and obesity-related diseases.” She added, “If you can somehow increase levels of this protein, you could 45. ___________ (possible) lose more weight even if eating the same amount of food.
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