天津市新华中学2027届高三年级第一学期第一次阶段性练习反馈英语试题

英语听力部分，试卷A第一节听下面5段对话，每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的ABC3个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你将有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题，每段对话仅读一遍。Text one look at Jenny. What do you think is bothering her? Oh, he needs to let everyone know about the concert, but he doesn't know how. Thanks to do you have any plans for the weekend? Dorthy, would you like to go boating tomorrow? I'm sorry. I have to finish my schoolwork. Aper this weekend. Text three, I hate to say IT, but john y death isn't doing well in the film. I couldn't agree more, and I don't really like this story. It's really a big disappointment. Text four, could I have an interview with you about my study programme? C ten o'clock tomorrow morning. Doctor Johnson. i'm sorry, miss brand, i'll be meeting my students then. What about thirty minutes later? Okay, i'll come then. Thank you. Text five hi, mom, hits me. I am going to get home late though. When I got to the railway station, I found the seven o'clock was cancelled, and there are any buses at this time of night. Don't worry, i'll drive to the railway station . to pick you up. Thanks, mom. Next time i'll go by bike. 第一节到此结束。第二节听下面几段材料，每段材料后有几个小题，从题中所给的ABC3个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段材料前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟。听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间，每段材料读两遍。听下面一段对话，回答第六至第八小题。Text six, how can I help you? So my sister's . daughter is having a birthday party next week. I'd like to get her a gift. How much would you like to spend? I was . planning to spend about fifty dollars. Also. how about a park pen? It's about sixty dollars, but it's on sale now for ten . percent off. 嗯，i think my brother gave her a pen like that for her birthday last year. Well, would you enjoy the convergence? I don't think so. He loves playing phone games, but he is good enough to write a book on that herself. I think SHE would already know everything . in that book. Then why don't you get her? This game is called UAV. I think SHE would almost certainly be interested in this if he enjoys playing phone games. That much good idea all take IT. How can I help you? So my sister's daughter is having a birthday party next week. I'd like to get her a gift. How much would you like to spend? I was planning to spend about fifty dollars. Also, how about a park pen? It's about sixty dollars, but it's on sale now for ten percent off. I think my brother gave her a pen like that for her birthday last year. Well, would you enjoy book on phone games? I don't think so. SHE loves playing phone games, but SHE is good enough to write a book on that herself. I think SHE would already know everything . in that book. Then why don't you get her? This game is called UAV. I think SHE would almost certainly be interested in this if he enjoys playing phone . games that much. Good idea. I'll take IT. 听下面一段对话，回答第九至第十一小题。Six, seven. Hello, eric. You look upset. What's on your mind? Fed up with my job though the pay is good. That keeps me too busy. I'm also getting really tired of the long drive tune from work. You know. have you ever thought of looking for another job? Yes, but my grandma really wants me to start my own business. What kind of business do you have in . mind making cake? My grandma is very good at making cakes, and now i've learned to make cakes from her. That sounds like a good idea, but I don't think it's an easy thing to . start a business. No, but i'll never know whether I can do IT unless I try. That's right. So how is your work . not so bad though the pay is asn't very good. It's not difficult. The best part is its near my apartment. Hello, eric, you look upset. What's on your mind? I'm fed up with my job though the pay is good. IT keeps me too busy. I'm also getting really tired of the long drive to and from work. You know, have you even looking for another job? But my grandma really wants me to start my own business. What kind of business do you have in mind? Making cakes. My grandma is very good at making cakes, and i've learned to make cakes from her. That sounds like a good idea, but I don't think it's an easy thing to start a business. I know, but i'll never know whether I can do IT unless I try that, right? So how is your work not . so bad though the pay is isn't very good. It's not difficult. The best part is its near my apartment. 听下面一段独白，回答第十二至第十五小题。Text aid, hello, boys and girls today will talk about the best beaches in the U. S. Doctor beaches rounded up his favourite ten U. S. Beaches for twenty fifteen. Four out of the ten beaches are in florida. The first is the beach Walker park, a public beach on the southern end of k hour island in south california. IT is a great place for people who love nature. IT is fun to walk, cycle down, to kept in sams inlet to see thousands of birds. The second is the coast guard beat, which is in cape card master hutt. You can get to IT by bike or bus from the sop pond visitors center. The old coast guard station. There is very beautiful during the summer. People love swimming in the ocean there as water temperatures reach sixty to seventy degrees. The third is the east beach in santa barba, california. On the eastern end of the beach parks, there is some volleyball courts, a few picnic tables, a playground, a bathhouse with nice showers and a full service restaurant at this speech that hope that helps as you plan your next beach vacation. Hello, boys and girls today will talk about the best beaches in the U. S. dr. Beaches rounded up his favourite ten us. Beaches for twenty fifteen. Four out of the ten beaches are in florida. The first is the beach Walker park, a public beach on the southern end of hour island in south california. IT is a great place for people who love nature. IT is fun to walk or cycle down to cap in sams inlet to see thousands of birds. The second is the coast guard beat, which is in cape cod, massachusets. You can get to IT by by for bus from the soup pond visitors center, the old coast guard station. There is very beautiful during the summer. People love swimming in the ocean as water temperatures reached sixty to seventy degrees. The third is the east beach in santa Barbara, california. On the eastern end of the beach parks, there is some volleyball courts, a few picnic tables, a playground, a bathhouse with night showers and a full service restaurant at this beach. That's all. Hope that helps as you plan your next beach vacation. 试卷A第二节到此结束。现在你有。两分钟的时间将试卷A上的答案转涂到答题卡的对应位置上。试卷A考试到此结束，下面请考生休息30秒，30秒后将播放试卷B的听力录音。这是普通高等学校招生全国统一考试天津卷英语科听力部分第二套试卷。试卷B考试正式开始，请看试卷B第一节。第一节听下面5段对话，每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的ABC3个选项中选出一个最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你将有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。现在你有5秒钟的时间阅读第一小题。的有关内容。Text one pardon? Y do you know what time this store opens? I'm sorry, I don't. But I believe that the store hours i've written on the door. Tax too. John IT seems to be clearing up today. I planned to go for a picnic with my friend Henry. Well, it's a nice change, but the radio says IT won't last. Next three, I need some shampoo for my hair. All of the shampoo is in the back of the store on the third shelf. Text for, have you seen my running shoes anywhere? You usually . leave them by the door. Don't need. yeah. But the only ones over there are my black lever shoes. I were to work. Hey, look what I found next to your work boots. Text five hi, i'm home. Oh, where if you put the flowers that Robin bought me, I left them on the table here in the hall with some letters I need to post. Well, they were in the way there, so i've put them in a jog in the bedroom. Okay, thanks. But I think i'll put them in the kitchen. They're look nice there. 第一节到此结束，第二节听下面几段材料。每段材料后有几个小题，从题中所给的ABC3个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段材料前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟。听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间，每段材料读两遍。听下面一段对话，回答第六至第八小题。Text six, brian, your chocolate cookies taste so nice. Could you tell me the recipe? But it's pretty complicated. You might need a pen and paper to write this down. Okay, wait a moment. I'll going get them go ahead. okay? First makes one key, lower floor and half a teaspoon of baking soda, then add half a spoon of salt. After that, mix together a cup of butter and a cup of sugar in a separate bull. Are you with me so far? Alice? Yes, i'm following you. okay. Then add two eggs. Next, mix all of these in a large bowl. And then. okay, i've got IT good. Now where was I? Oh yes. Slowly mix in two cups of chocolate and a cup of nuts. Any not you like then formed little cookies from the mixture. Finally, bake for eight minutes at a high temperature. great. I'm going to try these when I throw a party this saturday evening. Do come with your wife. I want to learn how to make good coffee from your husband. Brian, your chocolate cookies taste so nice. Could you tell . me the recipe? But it's pretty complicated. You might need a pen and paper to . write this down. Okay, wait a moment. I'll going get them go ahead. okay? First makes one key, lower floor and half a tea spoon of baking soda, then add half a spoon of salt. After that, mix together a cup of butter and a cup of sugar in a separate bull. Are you with me so far? Palace. yes, i'm following you. okay. Then add two eggs. Next, mix all of these in a large bowl. And then. okay, i've got IT good. Now where was I? Oh yes. Slowly mix in two cups of chocolate and a cup of nuts. Any nuts you like then formed little cookies from the mixture. Finally, bake for eight minutes at a high temperature. great. I'm going to try these when I throw a party this saturday evening. Do come with your wife. I want to learn how to make good coffee from your husband. 听下面一段对话，回答第九至第十一小题。Text seven hi mark, what are you doing? Hello, Jenny. I'm shopping for a present for my little brother. I bought my brother a computer game called city two thousand and ten. He plays . IT for hours old. Is he ten? My brother's twelve. That's okay. This games good for eight to thirty year olds. great. Where did you buy IT in . back PC shop? I looked everywhere in cambridge and york, but I had to go to a shop in london to find IT. Where is the shop on marsden street? You know, hunter road turn left at the end and its opposite workers department store at number twenty nine. I can do that next week. Hi mark. What are you doing? Hello. Jenny. I'm shopping for a present for my little brother. I bought my brother a computer game called city two thousand and ten. He plays IT for hours. Now he ten. My brothers twelve. That's okay. This games good for eight to thirty years. great. Where did you buy IT in . back PC shop? I looked everywhere in cambridge and york, but I had to go to a shop in london to find IT. Where is the shop on marsden street? You know, hunter road turn left at the end and its opposite workers department store at number twenty. I can do that next week. 听下面一段独白，回答第十二至第十五小题。Take date today, i'm going to tell you all a bit about a cooky competition I been taking part and called Young chef. The competition has a total of four stages. The first stage is a competition at the school you attend for. The first stage, the food is judged by teachers at the school and the three winning students they want to represent their schools. In the second stage, which is called the local final, in that you have to work out the exact cost of the two course meal you cook. The second stage is held as a college and judged by professional cokes. The winner then goes on to participate in one of the twelve city finals. At the city final, you have to cook meal to a fixed budget, and the most difficult thing that tested is the time plan you draw up for your meal. You have to list every step of your food preparation and how long I will take to do. And once you've done that, you have to stick to IT. Please leave me. That's really tough. And if you survival that and get through to the national final, as I have, then the pressure is really on why. Well, you have to have planned cook a meal for four people within two hours. And the trickiest thing is they give you the vegetables, meat and everything else. So you have to work out what to make with what you're given. Everyone gets the same thing. I'll be trying a lot of things out before the big day. Today, i'm going to tell you all a bit about a cooky competition i've been taking part in called the Young chef. The competition has a total of four stages. The first stage is a competition at the school you attend for the first stage, the food is judged by teachers at the school and the three winning students they want to represent their schools. In the second stage, which is called the local final, in that you have to work out the exact cost of the two course meal you cook. The second stage is held at a college and judged by professional cokes. The winner then goes on to participate in one of the twelve city finals. At the city final, you have to cook a meal to a fixed budget. On the most difficult thing that tested is the time plan you draw up for your meal. You have to list every step of your food preparation and how long I will take to do. And once you've done that, you have to stick to IT. Believe me, that's really tough. And if you survive all that and get through to the national final, as I have, then the pressure is really on why. Well, you have to plan and cook a meal for four people within two hours. And the tRicky est thing is that they give you the vegetables, meat and everything is. So you have to work out what to make with what you're given. Everyone gets the same thing. I'll be trying a lot of things out before the big day. 试卷B第二节到此结束，现在你有两分钟的时间将试卷B上的答案转涂到答题卡的对应位置上。听力考试全部结束。英语科目考试全部结束。请考生停止答题，将听力答题卡摆放在考桌右侧，试卷摆放在考桌左侧，请保持考场安静坐好，等待收卷。如在答题按违规处理，请监考员开始收卷。监考员收卷后，考生方可离开考场。 26.10.10.月考一答案 1-5BBCBD 6-10ACDDC 11-15ADDBD 16-20BAABD 21-25DAACC 26-30CADDC 31-35DCCBA 36-40ADCDC 41-45DBACD 46-50BADBB 51-55BCDCD 56．Falling ill with heart disease. 57．The achievements /successes that Nyad achieved. Or: Nyad’s experiences of attending races. 58．She spent as many as 14 hours a day swimming in the ocean. Or: By spending as many as 14 hours a day swimming in the ocean. 59．Difficulties/Challenges /Barriers/Obstacles/Bars/Problems. 60．It is never too late to make one's dreams come true. Or: We should stick to our dream, never give up and try hard to realize it whatever difficulties or setbacks we meet. 第二节：书面表达 (满分25分) 假定你是李华，你的留学生同学Smith对中国传统文化很感兴趣，想要了解中秋节。请你写信向他介绍中国的传统节日——中秋节。包括以下要点： （1）中秋节的时间； （2）中秋节的习俗，如家人团聚，吃月饼，赏月； （3）邀请他明年的中秋和你一起过节。 注意：（1）词数100左右；（2）可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。 Dear Smith, Knowing that you are interested in a traditional Chinese festival, which is called The Mid-Autumn Festival by Chinese, I am writing to introduce it to you. August 15th in Chinese Lunar Calendar is the Mid-Autumn Day. It is one of the most important traditional festivals in China. On that day people usually go back home to have a family reunion. Family members get together to have a big dinner. The most popular food is mooncakes. There are all kinds of mooncakes, which are delicious. They are round and look like the moon. People eat the tasty mooncakes while they are enjoying a beautiful full moon in the open air that night. At that time, some old people would like to tell the children a story about the rabbit on the moon. The children really believe that and hope to go to the moon and have a look one day. Would you like to join us to spend the Mid-Autumn Day next year? Looking forward to your coming. Sincerely Li Hua 听力： （试卷A）ACABB BACCC BACBC （试卷B) ACBCC BABBC ACCAB 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $试卷A 第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分) 1.How does Jenny most probably look now? A.Concerned B.Touched. C.Exhausted. 2.What does the woman mean? A.She has no plans.B.She likes boating. C.She'll be busy. 3.What are the speakers mainly talking about? A.Amovie. B.An actor. C.Abook 4.When will the woman meet the man tomorrow? A.At 10:00 am. B.At 10:30 am C.At 11:00 am 5.How did the man plan to get home at first? A.By bus B.By train. C.By bike. 第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分） 听下面一段对话，回答第6至第8小题。 6.Who will have a birthday party? A.The man's daughter.B.The man's niece. C.The man's brother. 7.How much does the man plan to spend on the gift? A.About $50. B.About $60. C.About $70. 8.What does the man finally choose to buy? A.Abook. B.Apen. C.Agame. 听下面一段对话，回答第9至第11小题。 9.What does the man's grandma want him to do? A.Learn to make cake.B.Look for another job. C.Start his own business. 10.What does the woman think of the man's plan? A.Easy and worth trying.B.Impractical and strange.C.Interesting and difficult 11.Which of the following about her job does the woman like best? A.The easy work. B.The location C.The pay 听下面一段对话，回答第12至第15小题。 12.What is Captain Sam's Inlet good for? A.Watching birds. B.Playing beach volleyball.C.Swimming in cool water. 13.Where is the Coast Guard Beach? A.On Kiawah Island. B.In Santa Barbara C.In Cape Cod 14.What're the water temperatures in the Coast Guard Beach in summer? A.70 to 80 degrees. B.60 to 70 degrees. C.50 to 60 degrees. 15.Which beach has a full-service restaurant? A.Beachwalker Park. B.Coast Guard Beach. C.East Beach. 考一听力 2027届高三英语备课组 试卷B 第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分） 1.What does the man imply that the woman should do? A.Look on the door. B.Open the door. C.Come back later. 2.What are the speakers mainly talking about? A.A picnic. B.A friend C.The weather 3.Where does the conversation probably take place? A.In a barber's B.In a store C.At home. 4.What is the man looking for? A.Black leather shoes.B.Work boots C.Running shoes 5.Which room are the flowers in? A.In the kitchen. B.In the hall. C.In the bedroom. 第二节（共10小题：每小题1.5分，满分15分) 听下面一段对话，回答第6至第8小题。 6.What does the man advise the woman to do? A.Have more chocolate cookies. B.Write down what he says. C.Go buy a pen and some paper. 7.How many kinds ofingredients are there in the recipe? A.8. B.7. C.6. 8.Who may teach the man to make coffee? A.The woman. B.The woman's husband.C.The man's wife. 听下面一段对话，回答第9至第11小题。 9.What is the name of the computer game? A.City 2008. B.City 2010 C.City 2012. 10.Where did the woman buy the game? A.In Cambridge. B.In York. C.In London. 11.Where is Black's PC shop? A.On Marsden Street. B.On Hunter Road. C.On Walker Street. 听下面一段对话，回答第12至第15小题。 12.Who are the judges for the first stage? A.Professional cooks. B.Local citizens C.School teachers. 13.What is the hardest part of the third stage? A.Working out the exact cost of a meal. B.Cooking a meal to a fixed budget. C.Sticking to the time plan. 14.What is unknown about the national final? A.What meal will be cooked. B.How much time will be given C.How many people will have the meal. 15.Which stage will be held at a college? A.Stage One. B.Stage Two. C.Stage Three. 新华中学2027届高三年级第一学期第一次阶段性练习反馈 英语学科 本试卷分为第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分，共130分，用时100分钟。 将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。答卷时，考生务必将答案涂写在答题卡上，答在试卷上的无效。 第I卷 注意事项： 1．每小题选出答案后，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。 2．本试卷共55小题，共95分。 第一部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分） 第一节：单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分） 从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 1. The airport ________ in a couple of years ahead will help promote tourism in this area. A. being completed B. to be completed C. completed D. to complete 2. On the day of her promotion, she took out the bottle of wine that she had saved for a special ________. A. treatment B. occasion C. occupation D. movement 3. You were rude to your mother, ______ you should make an apology. A. whom B. for whom C. for which D. which 4. In order not to be heard, she pointed her finger upwards to ______ that someone was moving about upstairs. A. whisper B. signal C. declare D. complain 5. The aim of education is to teach young people to think for themselves and not follow others ______. A. carefully B. unwillingly C. closely D. blindly 6. — I wonder what makes him a good English teacher. — He ______ as a volunteer in the UK for two years, which helps with his work a lot. A. served B. serves C. had served D. has served 7. Though lacking the necessary working experience, my cousin got the job ____ her confidence and flexibility. A. in response to B. in terms of C. by virtue of D. on top of 8. In 1776, two Spanish men were seeking a way to travel from Santa Fe, in _______ is now New Mexico, to California on the west coast of North America. A. where B. that C. which D. what 9. ______ they decide which college to go to, students should research the admission procedures. A. As B. While C. Until D. Once 10. What shall we use for power when all the oil in the world has ____? A. held up B. put out C. given out D. used up 11. — Jenny’s birthday is on next Saturday, and I’m planning a surprise party for her. — ________ I’ll bring some wine. A. Sounds like fun. B. Just a minute. C. It depends. D. You are welcome. 12. Despite being faced with enormous financial crises, the ______ CEO managed to ______ the challenge, eventually steering her tech empire out of the storm. A. rough; rise to B. rough; run into C. tough; run into D. tough; rise to 13 ________ of danger in the street at night, she had to go home, with a friend ________ her. A. Warned; accompanied B. Having warned; accompanying C. Warning; accompanying D. Having been warned; accompanying 14. — Penny’s baby daughter narrowly escaped drinking the furniture polish on the coffee table. — Luckily for her. She ________ sick or even died. A. should have got B. could have got C. will have got D. must have got 15. — I’ll have an important meeting this weekend, so I can’t go fishing with you. — ________. I thought we could have a good time together. A. Go for it B. You said it C. No wonder D. What a shame 第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分） 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16-35题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 I was born with a genetic disease that causes severe weakness in my limbs (肢体). My 16 means I’ve never been able to stand or walk, but in the water, I was weightless and could move more 17 . So my 18 memories of my childhood are of learning to swim in school P.E. lessons. It was the only sport I was ever able to 19 participate in, without being assigned to watch. Back in class, with wet-hair and sore eyes, I felt like a(n) 20 . As I approached adolescence, I underwent further surgery, which left me even less 21 . Visiting the hydrotherapy (水疗法) pool was a final 22 to return to the water. I now needed specialist equipment to get me into the pool. It was a stressful, 23 experience, far from the fun I remembered. I knew I would never 24 again! I cried the whole way home. My tears weren’t just because of the loss — they were a(n) 25 , too. I made the decision: I was never going back in the water again. For the first time as a young adult I had to 26 myself. Like other disabled people who are always forced to fit in, I often feel a social 27 to push myself, to ignore my body’s needs, to be a high achiever, 28 pain or exhaustion. Giving up on swimming was a tough lesson about accepting the 29 of my body. It was the first big loss in my life, but I know there will be others as I age. I’ve learned it’s OK to 30 what my body could do before, but it’s also important to find ways to adapt and 31 what I can do. I joined a dance group for disabled performers. We don’t aim for perfect technique; we move with feeling. It taught me that joy doesn’t require physical freedom. It comes from fully embracing who you are. This shift in mindset has 32 every part of my life. I no longer see my body as a 33 . Instead, I see it as a unique vessel that carries my spirit, my dreams, and my resilience. This journey has taught me that strength isn’t about never falling. It’s about falling, grieving the loss, and then finding new ways to move forward. We all have our own limitations, whether visible or hidden. The true courage lies not in overcoming them, but in learning to live peacefully 34 them, and finding beauty and purpose within the boundaries we are 35 . 16. A. fear B. disability C. life D. experience 17. A. freely B. slowly C. cautiously D. gracefully 18. A. fondest B. bitterest C. earliest D. shortest 19. A. frequently B. fully C. independently D. typically 20. A. equal B. human C. amateur D. winner 21. A. painful B. active C. energetic D. mobile 22. A. attempt B. excuse C. option D. chance 23. A. alarming B. rewarding C. amazing D. relaxing 24. A. play B. exercise C. swim D. compete 25. A. sacrifice B. commitment C. resolution D. warning 26. A. give in to B. look out for C. advocate for D. get away with 27. A. pressure B. tendency C. desire D. demand 28. A. regardless B. through C. without D. despite 29. A. functions B. signals C. potential D. limitations 30. A. regret B. deny C. miss D. forget 31. A. handle B. imagine C. change D. enjoy 32. A. reflected B. improved C. transformed D. controlled 33. A. burden B. shame C. barrier D. failure 34. A. among B. alongside C. against D. beyond 35. A. given B. reached C. created D. defined 第二部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2.5分，满分50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 Old Furniture Falling Apart? Let Southwark Carpenters (木匠) help. Want a walk-in wardrobe (衣柜)? Fancy a fitted kitchen? Or just want to replace your old floorboards? We custom-build furniture and fittings to work with your house, and your vision. We work with a variety of trade suppliers to build you items out of the finest quality woods at the lowest reasonable price. To receive a quote for your work, please send us an email or pick up the phone and let us know: (1) the work to be completed; (2) the dimensions of the item / flooring to be created; (3) the material to be used; (4) the timeline for the work to be completed. That gives us enough information to create a custom quote, then you can review it and book an in-person discussion with one of our professionals. We’re excellent at creating wonderful fittings and furniture with woods. Give us a call and let our knowledgeable staff talk you through your options. CONTACT US TODAY 020 79460345 CALLS ANSWERED 24 HOURS A DAY Hear what our customers have to say (a selection of our reviews): “George was professional, friendly, and went the extra mile to finish the job on the same day. Thank you.” Trankle (Kent) “Will definitely use it again and recommend it to our friends. Lee did such a great job making our custom wardrobe.” Loren (Hampshire) “We got a quote for some work from a different carpentry company that seemed quite high. Sarah was able to get the work done for half of our initial quote, and didn’t lower the quality!” Dancy (Sussex) “Klaus has done a couple of carpentry projects for us. He is 100% reliable and a real artisan.” Herbert (Surrey) 36. Which work is Southwark Carpenters capable of? A. Laying new flooring. B. Custom-building a house. C. Repairing old furniture. D. Supplying good-quality woods. 37. What do you need to do for a carpentry service? A. Email the staff your budget. B. Make a phone call during the day. C. Discuss with the staff online. D. Provide related data in advance. 38. Who praised Southwark Carpenters for its low price? A. Trankle. B. Loren. C. Dancy. D. Herbert. 39. Which is NOT mentioned as an advantage of Southwark Carpenters? A. It provides customized service. B. It has knowledgeable staff. C. It works with various trade suppliers to provide the best woods. D. It ensures a full refund in case of customer dissatisfaction. 40. What is the text probably? A. A notice. B. An email. C. An advertisement. D. A speech. B I’m in Wookey Hole Cave, part of a network of underground caves in the British village of Wookey Hole, Somerset. Caves, Phil Short tells me, are “alive”. They breathe — though their entrances are often small, they exchange gases with the outside world. “Today’s a hot day,” explains Short, one of the world’s foremost cave explorers and divers. “The atmospheric pressure outside is high, but yesterday was cold so the pressure here is low. If air pressure outside the cave is greater than inside, air moves into the cave and vice versa. Another day it might be freezing cold outside and warm here — and it breathes the other direction.” “Caving is not an irritative sport,” says Short. “If you go back to the golden era of exploration — the search for the source of the Nile and the race for the South Pole — there were no satellites, no airplanes. Caving is the last realm where true, pure exploration is possible. When you enter an unexplored cave, you’re going to a place on the planet where nothing — no drone, no modern technology — has been before.” Scientist Romanos Davranoglou led Expedition Cyclops to the Cyclops Mountains in Indonesia. In a cave, they saw new underground species like blind spiders and a whip scorpion — all new to science. “The discovery of each new species can tell you about the evolution of a whole family,” says Davranoglou. “It can help you understand how organisms were distributed in the past and what factors drove the speciation of different groups. Using the data, we can also understand future factors affecting species distributions and their fates.” “Caves need to be protected,” says Hazel Barton, a professor. For more than 20 years, Barton has been studying microscopic life, found deep underground, that can survive extreme starvation. “A kilometer from the entrance, there’s still photosynthesis,” says Barton. “But it’s pushed into the near-infrared wavelength. Some stars emit only in those wavelengths, and this could help us understand extraterrestrial life.” Cave explorers are like being an astronaut without leaving Earth. “You’re the first to see and leave footprints. In the future 10,000 years, the footprints I made in New Mexico’s Lechuguilla Cave might still remain,” says Barton. 41. What does Short indicate by explaining the air in caves? A. Temperatures are low in deep caves. B. Air is critical in cave exploration. C. Cave explorers need to take a breath. D. Caves are like a living thing. 42. What can be inferred from Short’s comparison between caving and the golden era of exploration? A. Caving is more dangerous than the explorations in the golden era. B. The true value of exploration lies in facing the unknown without modern aids. C. Modern technology has made today’s exploration less meaningful than before. D. The golden era explorers achieved more than today’s cave explorers. 43. What is the purpose of the fourth paragraph? A. To show the scientific value of cave exploration. B. To explain how new species are named. C. To describe the living conditions of blind spiders. D. To compare caves in Indonesia with those in Britain. 44. How does Hazel Barton feel about her cave exploration experiences? A. Regretful and cautious. B. Doubtful and hesitant. C. Proud and appreciative. D. Indifferent and uninterested. 45. What is the main idea of the passage? A. Caves are dangerous places that require special skills to explore. B. Modern technology has made cave exploration less challenging. C. Caves are mainly useful for studying microscopic life forms. D. Cave exploration offers scientific, ecological and exploratory value. C Liu Jiakun, unveiled as 2025’s laureate of the Pritzker Prize, often dubbed “the Nobel Prize of architecture”, has spent much of his four-decade career designing understated academic buildings, museums and public spaces in his home city of Chengdu. His hyper-local and self-admittedly “low-tech” techniques have come at the expense of a distinctive aesthetic (美学). In China’s era of architectural excess, Liu has instead quietly thrived by letting each site — and the history, nature and craft traditions surrounding it — shape his designs, not vice versa. In its quote, the Pritzker Prize judges praised Liu for precisely that: having “a strategy instead of a style”. Explaining his approach, the 68-year-old architect said he tried to act “like water”. “I try my best to penetrate and understand the place…and then, when the time is right, it will solidify (凝固), and the idea of the building will appear,” he said. “A fixed style is a double-edged sword. It can make others remember you quickly, but it also binds you and makes you lose a certain freedom.” Liu’s firm, Jiakun Architects, has completed over 30 projects — all in China — in almost as many years. The architect has often turned to his country’s history for inspiration. But these nods to the past are never for history’s sake alone, Liu said. “Traditional forms are the results of the culture, technology and people’s philosophy of survival at that time. If we only focus on the superficial results, we will stop at that time. But if we use current technology and methods, and if elements of traditional architecture are reinterpreted for functional, modern use, then there’s a continuation of tradition.” Indeed, China’s cities are flooded with examples of the opposite, whereby curved roofs are added to otherwise characterless structures in the pursuit of an ill-defined “Chinese-ness”. The Shujingfang Museum has been constructed using similarly thoughtful building blocks: “Rebirth Bricks”. Created by Liu’s firm using rubble from the Wenchuan earthquake, the reconstructed bricks have been employed in several of his projects. “It’s an innovation that symbolizes why Liu is celebrated for practicing a kind of everyday architecture in which local context reigns large.” 46. What is Liu’s core design philosophy? A. Prioritizing distinct personal styles. B. Allowing the site to shape the design. C. Reviving ancient building techniques. D. Creating recognizable urban landmarks. 47. What does Liu’s “like water” approach imply? A. Maintaining the architectural flexibility. B. Focusing on the freedom in building spaces. C. Adopting water-resistant building materials. D. Considering the effectiveness of flowing water. 48. How does Liu view traditional architectural forms? A. They should show the respect to the past. B. They determine a building’s “Chinese-ness”. C. They represent outdated cultural values. D. They must satisfy current functional needs. 49. What does the “Rebirth Bricks” example demonstrate? A. The cost-effective construction methods. B. The architectural responses to local settings. C. The technological advances in brickmaking. D. The rebirth of local traditional architecture. 50. What does the underlined phrase “reigns large” in the last paragraph most probably mean? A. Is strictly controlled. B. Plays a dominant role. C. Gradually disappears. D. Receives compliments. D On my way to Kennedy International Airport, I grip the wheel tightly, swerving across three lanes of expressway traffic at 50 miles per hour to reach the exit. Minutes later, still shaken from my move, I hear a cheerful, disembodied voice instructing me to re-enter the expressway I had just exited. I curse at my phone. For all the discussion of the many extraordinary ways algorithms have changed our society and our lives, one of the most impactful, often escapes notice. You may have heard the extreme stories, such as when navigation apps apparently steered drivers into lakes and onto impassable dirt roads. Primarily programmed to find the fastest route, they endanger and annoy us on a remarkably regular basis. Worse, the promised time savings are often a fantasy. These products should be regulated with greater acknowledgment of the uncertainties involved in predicting unexpected slowdowns and road closures. I am firmly of the belief that the algorithms are often optimizing for time savings that are smaller than their margin of error. I shouldn’t dismiss the fact that digital maps have been transformational and empowering. Now, however, these maps don’t seem to have changed very much. It doesn’t have to be like this. A navigation app could consider factors such as the safety impact of changing many lanes with little notice. Imagine instructing the app to avoid jumping on and off highways, or to take the scenic route if the added driving time is under 10 percent. To be clear, this type of customization is possible. Porsche offers in its navigation app a choice of routes “tailored to your driving style”, defined as “curvy, fast or balanced”. On a recent trip to Chicago, I couldn’t get my app to offer me the option to take the beautiful Lake Shore Drive on Lake Michigan along my route. It only offered me the Dan Ryan Expressway, a 14-lane leviathan. Sure, it was theoretically a minute or two faster, but it is also an unpleasant experience filled with 18-wheelers and prone to accidents and slowdowns. So when you have to use a popular driving app, take its directions with a huge grain of salt. 51. Why does the author tell his driving experience at the beginning? A. To criticize the traffic design of expressways. B. To illustrate the flaws of navigation apps. C. To demonstrate his poor sense of direction. D. To show the dangers of distracted driving. 52. What does the author think we tend to overlook concerning navigation apps? A. Their potential for improving driving safety. B. Their ability to save significant time. C. Their failure to predict traffic patterns accurately. D. Their significant impact on society. 53. What does the author imply by saying “the algorithms are often optimizing for time savings that are smaller than their margin of error” (paragraph 4)? A. Navigation apps intentionally exaggerate their efficiency. B. Drivers should add extra time to every trip they take. C. Navigation apps are honest about their time estimates. D. The time saved by using navigation apps is usually unreliable. 54. What can be inferred about the author’s ideal navigation app? A. It should completely replace human decision-making. B. It should prioritize the fastest route regardless of driving experience. C. It should offer customizable options for route preferences. D. It should avoid highways and expressways altogether. 55. What does the underlined phrase “with a huge grain of salt” in the last paragraph mean? A. With creative adaptation. B. With full attention. C. With minimal preparation. D. With great caution. 第Ⅱ卷 注意事项： 1．用黑色墨水的钢笔或签字笔将答案写在答题卡上。 2．本卷共6题，共35分。 第三部分：写作 第一节：阅读表达（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分） 阅读短文，按照题目要求用英语回答问题。 Diana Nyad, born in 1949, is one of the world’s greatest long-distance swimmers. She started as a speed swimmer, winning races in high school and dreaming of the Olympics. However, Nyad fell ill with heart disease before she could compete in the 1968 Olympic Games and had to spend three months in bed. By the time Nyad was better, she was unable to swim as fast as she had previously. Nyad then turned from speed swimming to distance swimming. Her first race was 10 miles in the cold waters of Lake Ontario. Even though she came in tenth place, she was the first woman ever to complete the course. In 1974, Nyad set a record while swimming a 22-mile race in the Bay of Naples, Italy. That same year she tried to swim back and forth across Lake Ontario, a total of 64 miles. Nyad made it across the lake, but on the return trip, she lost consciousness and had to be pulled from the water. In 1975, she swam around Manhattan Island, a distance of 28 miles, in a record of 7 hours and 57 minutes. Three years later she swam 102 miles from the Bahamas to Florida. In 2010, at the age of 61, Nyad announced she would swim from Cuba to Florida. In order to train, Nyad spent as many as 14 hours a day swimming in the ocean. The swim from Cuba to Florida would last at least 60 hours and cover 103 miles. Unfortunately, bad weather forced Nyad to wait until the next year. In 2011, Nyad attempted the swim but was blown off course after being in the water for 29 hours. Nyad attempted the swim again a few months later, but she had to stop because of too many jellyfish stings (海蜇蜇伤). Despite these setbacks, Nyad continues to preserve and plans to eventually make the Cuba-to-Florida swim. She has made a vow (誓言) to never stop swimming and wants other older Americans to understand that it is never too late to make one’s dreams come true. 56. What made Nyad fail to participate in the 1968 Olympic Games? (No more than 5 words) 57. What does the second paragraph mainly talk about? (No more than 10 words) 58. How did Nyad make preparations for her swimming from Cuba to Florida? (No more than 15 words) 59. What does the underlined word “setbacks” in the last paragraph mean? (Only 1 word) 60. What inspiration do you learn from Nyad’s stories and experiences? (No more than 25 words) 第二节：书面表达（满分25分） 假定你是李华，你的留学生同学Smith对中国传统文化很感兴趣，想要了解中秋节。请你写信向他介绍中国的传统节日——中秋节。包括以下要点： （1）中秋节的时间； （2）中秋节的习俗，如家人团聚，吃月饼，赏月； （3）邀请他明年的中秋和你一起过节。 注意：（1）词数100左右；（2）可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。 Dear Smith, Sincerely Li Hua 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $