Unit 5 Power of Ideas（单元话题阅读任务单）2026-2027学年九年级英语上册（新教材人教版）

Unit 5 Power of Ideas话题阅读任务单 Unit 5 Power of Ideas 话题定位 本单元围绕“记忆”这一主题展开，该主题与课标“人与自我”主题范畴中的子话题“积极的学习体验、恰当的学习方法与策略、勤学善思”及“自我认识、自我管理、自我提升”密切相关。通过前几个单元的学习，学生已初步掌握描述个人成长与社会变化的语言能力，能够运用现在完成时和比较级表达经历与对比。本单元将视角从“外部世界的变迁”转向“内在认知的探索”，引导学生认识记忆的运作机制、直面日常记忆挑战，并掌握科学的记忆提升方法。因此，本单元主要帮助学生学会用英语描述记忆现象、表达与记忆相关的情感与建议，并在探究记忆规律的过程中培养科学用脑意识和自主学习能力。本单元的大问题“How can we have a good memory?”启发学生从“记忆现象认知”“记忆问题应对”“记忆方法探究”三个维度思考记忆的本质与提升路径。Section A和Section B分别以“What do we remember?”和“How can we improve our memory?”两个引导性问题架构板块内容。Section A通过对话呈现日常生活中的记忆现象，学生将学习如何用英语描述记忆相关问题、表达担忧与安慰，并初步区分短期记忆与长期记忆的特点。Section B通过深度阅读与写作任务，引导学生从现象观察深入到方法探究，系统学习提升记忆的科学策略，包括注意力聚焦、间隔复习、感官辅助与健康管理等。写作环节要求学生撰写记忆挑战日记，追踪个人记忆提升的过程。本部分侧重探讨科学方法与持续实践对自我提升的价值，引导学生不仅学会“谈论记忆”，更学会“管理记忆”。 Passage A The Tale of Two Pebbles — A Classic Tale of Creative Thinking 导读：在很多年前的一个印度村庄里，一个贫穷的农民欠了放贷人一大笔钱。放贷人看上了农民美丽的女儿，提出用“抓鹅卵石”来决定命运——袋子里放一黑一白两块石头，女孩抓到白的就不用嫁，抓到黑的就必须嫁。但女孩敏锐地发现，放贷人偷偷放进去的是两块黑石头。面对这个看似无解的困局，女孩没有哭闹，也没有揭穿，而是用一个简单却绝妙的“想法”扭转了一切。这个故事告诉我们：真正的力量不在于处境有多好，而在于你如何看待和应对它。 体裁：经典故事（民间智慧）　 难度：★★★★ 　词数：约205词 2 / 2 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 Many years ago in a small Indian village, a farmer owed a large sum of money to a moneylender. The moneylender, who was old and ugly, wanted to marry the farmer‘s beautiful daughter. He said he would forgive the farmer’s debt if he could marry the girl. The farmer and his daughter were horrified. So the cunning moneylender suggested that they let fate decide. He told them he would put a black pebble and a white pebble into an empty bag. The girl would pick one pebble. If she picked the black pebble, she would become his wife and her father‘s debt would be forgiven. If she picked the white pebble, she need not marry him and the debt would still be forgiven. They were standing on a pebble-strewn path. As the moneylender bent over to pick up two pebbles, the sharp-eyed girl noticed that he had picked up two black pebbles and put them into the bag. He then asked the girl to pick a pebble. The girl put her hand into the bag and drew out a pebble. Without looking at it, she let it fall onto the pebble-strewn path, where it was immediately lost among all the other pebbles. “Oh, how clumsy of me!” she said. “But never mind. If you look into the bag for the one that is left, you will be able to tell which pebble I picked.” The moneylender dared not admit his dishonesty. The girl had changed what seemed an impossible situation into an extremely advantageous one — with nothing but a simple idea. 【重难生词】 1. sum n. 金额；款项 例句：He paid a large sum of money for the house.（他为这所房子支付了一大笔钱。） 2. forgive v. 免除；原谅 例句：She forgave him for his mistake.（她原谅了他的错误。） 3. horrified adj. 惊恐的；震惊的 例句：We were horrified to hear the terrible news.（听到那个可怕的消息，我们惊恐万分。） 4. cunning adj. 狡猾的 例句：The cunning fox escaped from the trap.（狡猾的狐狸从陷阱中逃走了。） 5. fate n. 命运；天意 例句：She believed it was her fate to become a teacher.（她相信成为教师是她的命运。） 6. pebble n. 鹅卵石；小圆石 例句：The path was covered with small white pebbles.（小路上铺满了白色的小鹅卵石。） 7. strewn adj. 散落的；铺满的 例句：The floor was strewn with toys.（地板上散落着玩具。） 8. sharp-eyed adj. 目光敏锐的 例句：The sharp-eyed guard noticed the thief at once.（目光敏锐的警卫立刻注意到了小偷。） 9. clumsy adj. 笨手笨脚的 例句：He is too clumsy to be a dancer.（他太笨手笨脚了，当不了舞蹈演员。） 10. advantageous adj. 有利的；占优势的 例句：They found themselves in an advantageous position.（他们发现自己处于有利的位置。） 【小练习】（从上方生词中选择合适的词填空）： 1. The farmer owed a large __________ of money to the moneylender. 2. The moneylender was __________ and he wanted to trick the girl. 3. The girl was __________ when she heard the moneylender’s plan. 4. The path was __________ with small stones, so it was hard to find the fallen pebble. 5. The girl turned the situation into an __________ one with a clever idea. 【长难句分析】 第1句： If she picked the black pebble, she would become his wife and her father‘s debt would be forgiven. · 翻译： 如果她抓到黑石头，她就得嫁给他，父亲的债可以免除。 · 重点： 这是一个主从复合句，If she picked the black pebble 是条件状语从句，主句是由 and 连接的两个并列分句：she would become his wife 和 her father’s debt would be forgiven。两个分句都使用了 would + 动词原形，表示在假设条件下会出现的结果。be forgiven 是被动语态，意为“被免除”，forgive 在这里不是“原谅某人”，而是“免除（债务）”。 第2句： Without looking at it, she let it fall onto the pebble-strewn path, where it was immediately lost among all the other pebbles. · 翻译： 看也不看，她就让它掉在了满是鹅卵石的小路上，它立刻混进其他石头中，再也找不到了。 · 重点： 这是一个包含介词短语和非限制性定语从句的复合句。Without looking at it 是介词短语作状语，表示“没有看它”，without 后接动名词。主句为 she let it fall onto the pebble-strewn path，let sth. do sth. 是使役结构，fall 是不带 to 的不定式作宾语补足语。where it was immediately lost 是 where 引导的非限制性定语从句，修饰 the pebble-strewn path，be lost among 意为“消失在……之中”。整句话是女孩“想法”的具体执行，动作干净利落，正是全文的转折点。 【中文翻译】 很多年前，在一个印度的小村庄里，一个农民欠了放贷人一大笔钱。放贷人又老又丑，却想娶农民漂亮的女儿。他说，如果他能娶到这个女孩，农民的债就一笔勾销。 农民和女儿惊恐万分。于是狡猾的放贷人提议让“天意”来决定。他告诉他们，他会往一个空袋子里放一块黑鹅卵石和一块白鹅卵石，由女孩来抓。如果抓到黑石头，她就得嫁给他，父亲的债可以免除；如果抓到白石头，她就不必嫁给他，债也照样免除。 他们站在一条铺满鹅卵石的小路上。当放贷人弯腰去捡石头时，目光敏锐的女孩注意到，他捡起的是两块黑石头，并放进了袋子里。 然后他让女孩抓一块。女孩把手伸进袋子，摸出一块石头。看也不看，她就让它掉在了满是鹅卵石的小路上，它立刻混进其他石头中，再也找不到了。 “哦，我真笨手笨脚！”她说，“不过没关系。您看看袋子里剩下的那块石头，就知道我刚才抓的是哪一块了。” 放贷人不敢承认自己的欺骗。女孩把一个看似无解的困局，变成了一个极其有利的局面——靠的只是一个简单的想法。 Passage B The Power of Ideas: From “What If” to “What Is” 导读：想法无处不在，但并非所有想法都能改变世界。一个想法从诞生到真正落地，中间隔着什么？这篇文章告诉我们：伟大的想法往往始于一个简单的问题——“有没有更好的办法？”但提问只是开始。真正让想法产生力量的，是坚持、合作与分享。爱迪生经历了上万次“不成功”才找到灯丝的材料；互联网是全世界成千上万科学家共同建造的成果。读完这篇文章，你会明白：思想的力量，不仅来自“想”，更来自“做”。 体裁：时文阅读　 难度：★★★　 词数：约200词 Ideas are everywhere, but not all ideas change the world. What makes some ideas special? The answer lies in how they are developed and shared. History shows that great ideas often start with a simple question: “Is there a better way?” When people ask this question, they open their minds to new possibilities. However, having a question is just the beginning. The real work begins when people try to answer it. The journey from idea to reality is rarely easy. Most inventors experience failure many times before they succeed. As Thomas Edison famously said, “I have not failed. I‘ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.” This shows that persistence is just as important as creativity. Every failure teaches something new and brings the inventor one step closer to success. Another key factor is collaboration. Many of the greatest inventions were not made by one person alone. They were the result of people working together, sharing ideas, and building on each other‘s work. The Internet, for example, was developed over many years by thousands of scientists and engineers around the world. Finally, a great idea needs to be shared. If no one knows about it, it cannot make a difference. In the end, the power of ideas comes not just from thinking, but from doing. 【重难生词】 1. possibility n. 可能性 例句：There is a possibility that it will rain tomorrow.（明天可能会下雨。） 2. rarely adv. 很少；难得 例句：She rarely eats fast food.（她很少吃快餐。） 3. persistence n. 坚持；毅力 例句：Her persistence finally paid off.（她的坚持最终得到了回报。） 4. creativity n. 创造力 例句：Children need time to develop their creativity.（孩子们需要时间来发展创造力。） 5. factor n. 因素 例句：Hard work is a key factor in success.（努力是成功的一个关键因素。） 6. collaboration n. 合作 例句：The project was a collaboration between two schools.（这个项目是两所学校合作的成果。） 7. engineer n. 工程师 例句：My uncle is a software engineer.（我叔叔是一名软件工程师。） 8. make a difference 短语 产生影响；起作用 例句：Even a small act of kindness can make a difference.（即使一个微小的善举也能产生影响。） 【小练习】（从上方生词中选择合适的词填空）： 1. There is always the __________ that things will get better. 2. __________ is not easy, but it is often the key to success. 3. Good ideas need __________, because one person alone cannot do everything. 4. The Internet was built by many scientists and __________ over many years. 5. A great idea cannot __________ if no one knows about it. 【长难句分析】 第1句： Many of the greatest inventions were not made by one person alone. They were the result of people working together, sharing ideas, and building on each other‘s work. · 翻译： 许多最伟大的发明都不是一个人独自完成的。它们是人们共同工作、分享想法、在彼此成果基础上继续建设的结果。 · 重点： 第一句使用被动语态 were not made by one person alone，强调“不是由一个人完成的”，为下一句的合作主题做铺垫。第二句中，the result of 后接三个并列的动名词短语：working together、sharing ideas 和 building on each other’s work，共同说明 collaboration 的具体内涵。build on 意为“在……的基础上发展”，each other‘s 是相互代词所有格。整句话用排比结构清晰定义了“合作”的三个层面。 第2句： In the end, the power of ideas comes not just from thinking, but from doing. · 翻译： 归根结底，想法的力量不仅来自思考，更来自行动。 · 重点： 这是全文的总结句。not just... but (also)... 是递进关联结构，意为“不仅……而且……”，强调后者 doing 比前者 thinking 更为关键。come from 意为“来自；源于”。整句话用极简的语言点明了全文的核心论点：思想的力量最终体现在行动中。 【中文翻译】 想法无处不在，但并非所有想法都能改变世界。是什么让某些想法与众不同？答案在于它们如何被发展和分享。 历史表明，伟大的想法往往始于一个简单的问题：“有没有更好的办法？”当人们提出这个问题时，他们就向新的可能性敞开了大门。然而，提出问题只是开始。真正的工作始于人们尝试回答它的时候。 从想法到现实的旅程很少是轻松的。大多数发明家在成功之前都会经历多次失败。正如托马斯·爱迪生那句名言所说：“我没有失败，我只是找到了一万种行不通的方法。”这表明，坚持和创造力同样重要。每一次失败都教会人新的东西，并使发明家离成功更近一步。 另一个关键因素是合作。许多最伟大的发明都不是一个人独自完成的。它们是人们共同工作、分享想法、在彼此成果基础上继续建设的结果。例如，互联网就是由全世界成千上万的科学家和工程师经过许多年共同开发出来的。 最后，一个伟大的想法需要被分享。如果没有人知道它，它就无法产生影响。归根结底，想法的力量不仅来自思考，更来自行动。 一、阅读理解 Passage A Evans Wadongo was from a village of Africa. He had to do homework by the light of a kerosene lamp (煤油灯). Evans’ eyes hurt and this made his study difficult. It was common in his village. Many children left school for this reason. So they remained poor for the rest of their lives. Although studying was difficult, Evans was an excellent student and went to a university. He continued to worry about the kerosene lamp. By this time, he realized it was not just bad for schoolchildren but for the whole family. First, it can cause illnesses such as coughs. Also, the light can hurt people’s eyes. Besides, it can lead to fires. Lastly, kerosene is expensive, so families have less money for food. It was difficult to come up with a different kind of lamp that was cheap and good for the environment. Yet Evans did not give up. One day, he had an idea. He could use a small solar (太阳能的) light. Sunlight is free and solar power is good for the environment. Evans built his first solar lamp, and it worked. He began to build more lamps and sent them to local families. An organization heard about this and provided money for him to build more solar lamps. Each lamp only cost $20. However, this was a lot of money to many villagers, who only earned around $34 a week, so Evans made sure he kept the cost down. First, Evans used recycled materials. Next, volunteers built the lamps. Finally, people from many countries gave away money to his team, so the lamps were usually free. Thousands of people had safe light. Julia, a mother of three, said, “Thanks to Evans, my children have light to read, and I have my own light to cook.” The solar lamps made a big difference. 1．What does the underlined word “this” in Paragraph 1 refer to? A．Leaving school. B．Doing homework. C．Having a bright idea. D．Having eye problems. 2．How many problems about kerosene lamps are mentioned according to Paragraph 2? A．3. B．4. C．5. D．6. 3．Why does the writer give Julia’s example in Paragraph 5? A．To share Julia’s experience. B．To show Evans’ influence. C．To describe Evans’ feelings. D．To introduce Evans’ invention. 4．What is Evans like according to the passage? A．Polite, talented and humorous. B．Quiet, smart and honest. C．Humorous, clever and friendly. D．Hard-working, loving and creative. Passage B “Life is speeding up. Everyone is becoming unwell.” This may sound like something someone would say today. But in fact, it was written by a writer in the 1970s. We all love new inventions. They are exciting, amazing and can even change our lives. But is it true that having all these developments really improves the quality of our lives? Picture this: You’re rushing to finish your homework on the computer. Your mobile phone rings. A message from your friend appears (出现) on the screen. The noise from the mobile phone is getting louder and louder. Suddenly, the computer goes blank (空白) and you lose all your work. Now you have to stay up all night to get it done. Inventions have sped up our lives so much that they often leave us feeling stressed and tired. Why do you think people who live far away from noisy cities, who have no telephones, no cars, not even any electricity often seem to be happier? Perhaps that is because they live simpler lives. One family in the UK went “back in time” to see what life was like without all the inventions we have today. The grandparents, with their daughter, and grandsons, Benjamin, 10, and Thomas, 7, spent nine weeks in a 1940s house. They had no washing machine, microwave, computer or mobile phone. The grandmother, Lyn, said, “The more things you have, the more difficult life becomes.” The boys said they fought less. Probably, they said, because there was less to fight over, such as their computer. Benjamin also noticed that his grandmother had changed from being a fashionable granny to one who cooked things. 1．What does the writer want to tell us in Paragraph 3? A．New inventions can bring us some troubles. B．New inventions can help us work more efficiently. C．New inventions can improve the quality of our lives. D．New inventions can make people feel relaxed while working. 2．Why did the family choose to spend some time in a 1940s house? A．Because they loved to live simple lives. B．Because they all enjoyed modern inventions. C．Because they were troubled by modern inventions. D．Because they wanted to experience life without modern inventions. 3．What can we infer from the last paragraph? A．They lived a normal life. B．The family just enjoyed living together. C．Their life became simpler. D．They felt their life was full of excitement. 4．What’s the passage mainly about? A．The history of technology. B．Problems caused by technology. C．The development of technology. D．How technology improved our life. Passage C It’s clear that the world will be quite different in the year 2045. But what changes might we see? It’s pretty likely that robots and AI technology will bring great changes to jobs. Also, self-driving and flying cars will come into our daily life, making our lives easier. Scientists have even bigger ideas in a video called To the Future. Dr. Juraz believes we might be able to control things around us simply with our thoughts. “Imagine that you could use simple devices (设备) to connect to your mind and control things around you simply by thinking about it.” Juraz says. According to him, scientists are working on the technologies that can make this happen. They’ve made some progress already. The future has more than just that. Steven says that we’ll be able to create very strong but light things. New materials (材料) will change the way we build everything from cars to spaceships. Imagine cars are safer, more energy-saving, and able to carry heavier things. Lighter spaceships could mean great cuts in the cost and make more exploration goals possible. Panny believes that our relationship with machines will change. She says, “I think one day we can tell a machine what to do with just a button (按钮) or a few simple words.” For example, pilots have to follow many steps for a plane to take off. But in 2045, according to Panny, “Prepare for taking off,” and the computer will do the rest. Or maybe, we won’t even need pilots. These are just a few of the many possible changes that 2045 might bring. It makes us wonder what other surprises the future holds. Will there be new forms of energy that change our lives? 1．What does the underlined word “this” in Paragraph 2 refer to? A．Using thoughts to control things around us. B．Making simple devices work without electricity. C．Controlling things around us with our hands. D．Making robots help us do housework. 2．What does Steven think the future spaceship will be like? A．Bigger. B．Safer. C．Cheaper. D．Heavier. 3．How does Panny explain her idea? A．By telling a story. B．By giving an example. C．By listing numbers. D．By making comparisons. 4．What will the writer probably write about after the last paragraph? A．Many possible changes. B．New forms of energy. C．New wonders in 2045. D．Planes without pilots. Passage D Is the rise of AI doctors like something out of science fiction? No, it is truly happening now. In different parts of China, we can clearly see how AI is bringing big changes to the medical field. In February 2025, Beijing Children’s Hospital introduced China’s first AI children’s doctor. One day, an 8-year-old boy had sudden and unexplained epilepsy (癫痫). Thirteen top doctors tried hard to find out the best treatment. At the same time, the AI quickly looked into the boy’s medical history and symptoms (症状). In just a few minutes, it came up with a plan that was very similar to what the human doctors thought. In Shandong, a worried couple decided to try an AI tool called DeepSeek when their child felt unwell. After offering the blood test results, DeepSeek suggested that the boy probably had a bad cold and recommended some medicine. Surprisingly when they went to the hospital, the doctor prescribed the exact same medicine. Even in places that don’t have many medical resources, like some community hospitals in Wuhan and the countryside in Shandong, AI is giving a helping hand. In Wuhan, hospitals can now use AI to study CT in less than a minute. Before, it would take hours. In Shandong countryside, there are AI systems that help patients describe how they feel and even make it easier for disabled people to get around in the hospitals. All these real-life examples show us two important things that AI technology can do. It can help top doctors make better decisions and it can also make everyone in the country get health care more easily. However, the discussions are still going on. As one doctor said, “AI technology can give us ideas, but the care and judgment (判断) that humans bring are still needed.” 1．Why does the writer start the passage by asking questions? A．To make a report. B．To introduce the topic. C．To have an interview. D．To do a survey. 2．Which is the meaning of the underlined word “prescribed” in Paragraph 3? A．To advise or order the use of medication. B．To recommend the use of AI. C．To set rules or steps that must be followed. D．To officially tell someone what to do. 3．Which is TRUE according to the passage? A．In Wuhan community hospitals, it takes AI hours to study CT. B．In Beijing, an AI children’s doctor helped an 8-year-old boy with a bad cold. C．In Shandong countryside hospitals, AI can help the disabled get around easily. D．AI doctors can hardly make everyone in the country get health care more easily. 4．Which of the following shows the structure of the passage? A． B． C． D． 二、阅读填空 Passage A 阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的五个选项中选出能填入短文空白处的最佳选项，使短文通顺、连贯，意思完整。 “AI grandsons” become a more popular trend (趋势) with grandparents. 1 When family members came home, they found their grandparents watching videos of these babies with smiles on their faces. One video shows a one-year-old successfully lifting a pig with his hands and running to the house. 2 And in another video, a baby, only a few months old, skillfully uses chopsticks to eat a big bowl of noodles. Even though these characters are made by AI technology, the old people think of them as real babies. When seeing an AI baby playing with chickens, these grandparents feel a personal connection. They keep saying things like, “Be careful, darling! 3 ” Although younger family members can quickly discover mistakes in the videos, the grandparents are still very interested in them. When young family members try to point out why the babies are not real, many old people may be unhappy. “Unreal? But look! 4 I think you’re the unreal one!” They might say angrily to their own grandchildren instead. Some people have expressed understanding towards the old people. An online viewer said, “These grandparents want someone to be with them. 5 ” However, just imagine a future where these AI grandsons do live streams (网络直播) to sell things. If the old people who already think these kids are real keep watching, they might buy the products. And they may be cheated (被诈骗). A．How cute they are! B．Your eyes may get hurt by the chickens. C．This trend started during this Spring Festival. D．These AI videos can provide them with comfort. E．One video shows a baby picking tomatoes alone in a field and then preparing soup for the family. Passage B 阅读下面短文，从短文后的五个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有一项为多余选项。 In the past few decades, China has been developing at a breathtaking speed, and its changes have surprised the world. Foreigners who have visited or lived in China have seen these great changes firsthand (直接地). The most noticeable change is in China’s technology. Mobile payment (like Alipay and WeChat Pay) is everywhere. 1 High-speed trains are great too. They run fast and on time, helping people travel far in a short time. 2 More people live in big, nice apartments. The education system has also made great progress, with a large number of students getting high-quality education. The healthcare system is also better, keeping people healthy. Big cities like Shanghai and Shenzhen have many tall buildings and busy business streets. In the field of international influence, China is playing an increasingly important role. It works with other countries through projects like the Belt and Road Initiative (一带一路倡议). 3 Chinese arts, like Peking Opera, are also loved by more people around the world. In a word, the changes in China are important for its own people. 4 We strongly believe that China’s development story will continue to surprise the world with its continuous progress. A．The improvement in people’s living conditions is also seen. B．Besides, they have a far-reaching influence on the whole world. C．People use phones to pay for food, clothes and other things easily. D．Chinese youth are trying to make people know about their home country better. E．Chinese culture, including traditional festivals, is getting more popular globally. Passage C 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 In ancient China, many different materials were used to write on, such as animal bones, bronze ware, stones, wood, bamboo, and even silk. 1 However, all of these materials were either difficult to use and store, or very expensive. As the head officer of the palace workshop for the emperor in the Eastern Han Dynasty, Cai Lun became interested in trying to solve the problem. Different methods for creating something to write on were tried, but none were ideal. 2 Cai Lun got the idea that bark, certain plants, and old clothes could be used to make a special material suitable to write on. In the first step of Cai Lun’s experiment, all the ingredients were mixed and boiled in water. Then this material was beaten, cut up, and mixed with water again. Next, 3 leaving just the fibre. Finally, 4 The invention of papermaking changed the world. 5 It first spread to China’s neighbouring countries and finally reached Europe through Arab countries in the 12th century. When the use of paper and printing came together in later centuries, it led to a rapid increase in the number of books. A．this fibre was dried and pressed to form paper. B．The liquid was poured over a bamboo screen, C．In his time, some kinds of “bark”—the outer part of trees—were used to make clothes. D．From past experiences, Cai Lun got the idea that bark could be used. E．Paper was cheap, light, easy to make and use, and most importantly, easy to store. F．In the Western Han Dynasty, there was also a very early form of paper made from jute—a fibre that comes from plants. G．It changed the world by making information much easier to spread. Passage D 根据短文内容，从短文后的A~F选项中，选出5个适当的选项补全短文。 Sit With Us You’re at your new school. 1 You want to join someone at their table, but you’re not sure if they’re friendly. What do you do? One student’s solution was to create an app. Natalie Hampton from California, USA, knows what it feels like to be alone at a new school. She found it difficult to make new friends and had to search for a new table at lunch every day. If she sat alone, she felt lonely. But if she asked to join someone and was refused, she would feel embarrassed. 2 The app called Sit With Us is simple. If a student is having lunch in the afternoon, he or she can create an invitation. Other students can open the app and accept that invitation. They can then use the app to decide when and where to meet. 3 This is the reason why it works so well: It lowers the risk of being refused, and the embarrassment that goes along with it. Natalie is happy to see that people are replying to her app actively—especially those who suffer from bullying (遭受霸凌). 4 She also appeared in many news stories. Natalie was even asked to speak at a university. In her talk, Natalie wanted people to know that you don’t have to do something big to change lives. 5 Why not try Sit With Us? A．Soon after she made her app available to the public, she won a prize for it. B．It’s lunchtime, but you don’t have anyone to sit with. C．However, you don’t have any friends at this new school. D．Sometimes, a simple thing—like having a friend to enjoy lunch with—can make all the difference. E．This allows students to make plans online instead of face-to-face. F．So she created a lunch-planning app to help students like her find people to have lunch with. 三、完形填空 Passage A 请通读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每小题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。 Izzy was a girl who loved to invent. She carried her tool bag everywhere. But she always got angry when her 1 went wrong. Then her grandpa would tell her patiently, “Success 2 comes easily. You have to keep trying over and over again before you make progress.” One day, Izzy found a bird with a wounded wing. After 3 the bird carefully, the animal doctor told Izzy that its wounded wing would never get well again. Izzy tried many ways to make the bird happy, but the bird just looked at the sky 4 Seeing this, she decided to invent a new wing for the bird. Izzy read books about machines. She collected batteries (电池), old machines, and parts from her broken toys. Her first wing was so 5 that the bird could hardly lift it. The second had the wrong shape, and the bird turned upside down and couldn’t stay 6 while flying. The third moved wildly, so the bird couldn’t fly straight and fell to the ground. Izzy shouted, “It’s too hard!” and wanted to 7 her tools. But the bird stood in front of her and seemed to tell her not to give up. With the bird by her side, Izzy kept trying to improve the 8 . At last, it worked! The bird circled happily in the sky and then landed gently on Izzy’s hand. Grandpa 9 Izzy for trying hard and never giving up. Through this experience, Izzy learnt not to give up when her inventions 10 . She kept her tools ready, because there were always more things to create. 1．A．dreams B．games C．tools D．inventions 2．A．always B．seldom C．often D．sometimes 3．A．catching B．feeding C．checking D．training 4．A．sadly B．secretly C．proudly D．bravely 5．A．hard B．soft C．heavy D．light 6．A．balanced B．quiet C．awake D．calm 7．A．find out B．wear out C．take away D．throw away 8．A．toy B．wing C．collection D．service 9．A．praised B．thanked C．warned D．helped 10．A．changed B．increased C．failed D．disappeared Passage B Evan Budz is a teenager from Canada. He enjoys outdoor activities and 1 nature. Recently, Evan became well-known for his 2 . The story began on a camping trip. During the trip, Evan 3 several snapping turtles (鳄龟) swimming in the water. “Those snapping turtles were moving gracefully (优雅地) and quietly. That gave 4 an idea,” Evan said. Evan 5 to make a robotic turtle to help protect the environment. To achieve his goal, Evan studied 6 snapping turtles move by watching videos and talking with local experts. He learned that their front legs push them forward, while their 7 legs help them turn. Based on this 8 , he designed a turtle model on his own. When it was completed, Evan 9 the model in his grandparents’ pool. Since the first few experiments were not 10 , he kept improving the model. 11 , Evan finished his robot and named it BURT. BURT is smaller than a normal snapping turtle, and this 12 the robot to move more easily. With a camera and an AI system inside, it can check whether the water is clean 13 harming (损害) the environment. “Most underwater technologies bring some 14 , such as the noise from machines or the high-pressure water flow, 15 BURT doesn’t,” Evan explained. The teenager shows us that sometimes the best ideas for protecting nature come from nature itself. 1．A．looks for B．comes from C．cares about D．thinks of 2．A．hobby B．article C．discovery D．invention 3．A．noticed B．kept C．heard D．imagined 4．A．you B．me C．him D．her 5．A．decided B．failed C．refused D．promised 6．A．why B．when C．how D．where 7．A．good B．strong C．long D．back 8．A．advice B．news C．experience D．knowledge 9．A．hid B．tested C．left D．threw 10．A．difficult B．dangerous C．successful D．interesting 11．A．Probably B．Finally C．Surprisingly D．Suddenly 12．A．allows B．teaches C．reminds D．requires 13．A．through B．besides C．without D．despite 14．A．advantages B．changes C．effects D．problems 15．A．so B．but C．if D．or Passage C 从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 Have you ever seen drones in the sky? What can they be used for? Can they 1 be used for taking fantastic photos? Can a small group of drones make railways 2 , and at the same time, help railway companies save money? That is the future of using today’s “eyes in the sky” technology to make sure that railways are safe for trains. Drones have been used to 3 power lines already. They can do the same thing to check railway lines and other important things, 4 the correct position of the railway and turning points. The 5 they can be checked, the more railway safety, reliability (可靠性) and on-time performance (准点率) will be improved. Operations (操作) will be 6 and costs will be cut. That includes huge savings and better protection of railway workers’ safety. It is said that European railways alone 7 around 20 billion euros a year on that, because they often send workers to check and repair the railway at night. That can be dangerous work 8 the help of drones. By using the latest technologies, drones 9 can provide higher-value services for railways and explore mistakes in the railway before causing any safety problems. To perform these tasks, drones don’t need to be flying overhead. Engineers are now working on a new idea. Very small drones with AI will travel ahead of the train and guide it without drivers. With their 10 to see ahead, they can find any problem, so that fast-moving trains will be able to react in time. 1．A．only B．lonely C．alone D．single 2．A．clean B．safe C．lively D．attractive 3．A．look B．check C．watch D．set 4．A．for example B．as for C．such as D．as well as 5．A．more often B．more slowly C．more quickly D．more suddenly 6．A．efficient B．recent C．narrow D．necessary 7．A．speed B．explore C．spend D．boost 8．A．for B．with C．without D．under 9．A．they B．themselves C．it D．itself 10．A．address B．account C．addition D．ability Passage D 请先阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入相应空白处的最佳选项。 People often talk about how life was better in the past, but how true is that? Let’s 1 my grandparents’ life with our life today. My grandparents’ life was 2 different from ours. Firstly, people probably had a 3 life. For example, in the past there were more trees, lakes, and fresh air, so the elder people always felt 4 and comfortable. Secondly, there was no traffic problem because there weren’t so many 5 on the road. However, there were no modern appliances (现代电器) such as washing machines and vacuum cleaners (吸尘器) to make doing 6 easy, so they had to work hard to keep their house clean and prepare their food. They didn’t have the same chances that we have to enjoy themselves, 7 . They couldn’t travel to interesting places for holidays and they usually 8 the holidays at the same local beach every year. Life was harder and less interesting. Now we have a huge change in our life. We 9 machines more than in the past. The machines help make our life 10 . The Internet brings people together and makes our work faster. In a short time, we can send and receive messages or make calls to 11 with each other. Our kitchens are full of modern appliances to make our lives easier from fridges to dishwashers, 12 we have more time to do the things we want. We now have the chance to travel the world easily and experience new cultures. 13 , people are living more interesting lives. What’s more, because of the new 14 saving lives has now become very easy. I’m not saying 15 is perfect today, but for all the reasons above, I think I’m very lucky to live in the present! 1．A．connect B．part C．compare D．share 2．A．certainly B．luckily C．hardly D．recently 3．A．noisy B．boring C．peaceful D．terrible 4．A．hard B．relaxed C．lonely D．tired 5．A．people B．ships C．cars D．shops 6．A．housework B．homework C．exercise D．research 7．A．also B．again C．either D．instead 8．A．took B．spent C．paid D．cost 9．A．depend on B．put on C．look up D．take up 10．A．sadder B．easier C．worse D．faster 11．A．cheer B．communicate C．support D．hug 12．A．because B．if C．so D．unless 13．A．After all B．By the way C．For example D．As a result 14．A．technology B．address C．expression D．track 15．A．nothing B．something C．everything D．anything 四、任务型阅读 Passage A 根据短文内容，按要求回答问题。 Artificial intelligence (AI) is used in many areas of our lives. In hospitals, AI helps doctors find out illnesses quickly and correctly, which saves a lot of time. In factories, robots powered by AI can help workers do heavy and dangerous work. AI also helps with transportation, for example, by making self-driving cars safer. These applications of AI make our lives easier. The development of AI has gone through several stages. It all started with the Dartmouth Conference in 1956. Since then, there have been ups and downs. In the 1980s, expert systems (专家系统) were developed. In 1997, IBM’ s Deep Blue beat the world chess champion. Today, with the rise of deep learning, AI is more powerful than ever. It can tell pictures, understand natural language and even create art. Some experts say that AI is changing education in many exciting ways. For example, it can create personal learning plans for each student. This means if a student is good at math but weak in English, AI can provide more English practice for them. And some students use AI tools as teachers to answer questions anytime they meet a difficult English problem. However, it is important for students to use AI honestly and not to cheat. Anyway, AI is a powerful tool that can make learning more personal and efficient for everyone. There are many arguments about AI. Some people worry that AI will cause them to lose their jobs while others believe that AI will create new jobs and chances. There are also worries about the bias (偏见) of AI, which can lead to wrong treatment of certain groups. For example, AI might show pictures of nurses only as women because of stereotypes (刻板印象). And it’s sometimes hard to tell if a picture or video is real or created by AI, which can lead to the spread of false information. So we still need to think carefully about how to use AI in the right way so that it helps us in our lives. 1．How does the writer explain that AI makes our lives easier? 2．What’s the main idea of the second paragraph? 3．If you are weak in Chinese, what can AI do to help you? AI can and . 4．How many arguments about AI are mentioned in the last paragraph? 5．What’s the writer’s advice on using AI? Passage B 根据短文内容，按要求回答问题。 Stand in front of a mirror and look at it. How much do you really know about the person in it? It’s not an easy job to know ourselves. To help students do this important task, schools across China are providing more classes and activities on self-understanding. Liu Yue is a teacher from No. 1 Middle School. She has recently given her students a useful tool. “It’s called the Johari Window, developed by two U.S. experts,” said Liu. “It has four parts about one’s self: an open part that everyone knows about, a hidden part that only you know, a blind area that everyone knows except for you and an unknown part that nobody knows. Using this tool, students did a great job, seeing themselves in a new way.” “I’m most curious about my blind area,” said eighth-grader Yang Manfei. “So I did a survey with my friends.” The results showed that she easily gets worried and short-tempered because of putting things off, the habit of delaying doing things until the last moment. “It is a bad habit I’ve never realized,” Yang said. “I find the unknown part most amazing,” said Sun Boyin, another student. “It means everyone has lots of hidden abilities.” When Sun entered middle school, he was not good at math. “But I set a goal and did lots of math exercises. Now I’m much better at the subject. The unknown part of my math ability is getting clearer,” he said. When it came to the hidden part, most students kept silent. “I’m afraid to show my secrets deep down,” said Li Yixuan. “Then one classmate stood up and said his favourite cartoon was Tom and Jerry.” Li thought to himself, “Am I brave enough to show my childish hobby? I want my classmates to see me as a grown person, not a silly child.” But then he realized that classmate wasn’t silly at all. Instead, he has the courage to be himself. “Show yourself and make yourself better. That’s the best lesson I’ve learned,” Li added. 1．What is the Johari Window used for according to Liu Yue? 2．What caused Yang Manfei’s bad feelings? 3．What does the “unknown part” mean to Sun Boyin? 4．How did Li Yixuan feel about showing his deep-down secrets at first? 5．What can we learn from this passage? Passage C Innovation (创新) plays an important role in improving life and developing society. It is not just about big inventions but also about small changes in daily life. Everyone can be innovative if they are willing to practice and explore. First, innovation needs practice. You cannot create something new just by thinking. You must do it with your hands. For example, if you want to make a better school bag, you need to cut cloth and design it many times. Each time you fail, you learn something useful. Thomas Edison tried thousands of times before he made the light bulb work. Practice turns simple ideas into real things. Second, innovation requires courage. Many people are afraid of making mistakes. That’s why they only follow old ways. But innovators are different. They are brave to ask “why” and “what if”. When they meet problems, they do not give up. They try strange ideas that others may laugh at. This courage helps them find new methods that no one has tried before. Third, innovation calls for an open mind. You should look at things in different ways. A bottle is not just for holding water. It can become a flower pot or a pencil holder. When you connect old things in new ways, you create surprises. Reading books and talking with different people can give you fresh thoughts. To develop your innovative spirit, start with small steps. Remember, innovation is not a gift for special people. It is a habit that anyone can build through practice, courage and an open mind. Only in this habit will your innovative spirit grow day by day. 1．What is innovation about? 2．Why do many people only follow old ways? 3．What does innovation need according to the text? 4．What does the writer want to tell us about innovative spirit at the end of the passage? What three key qualities help us form this spirit? 5．Why should people develop innovative spirit? Write 30 words or more. Passage D 阅读下文并回答问题。 While AI brings great and non-stop convenience to people’s lives, what makes human beings special? A Chinese teacher collected 54 answers from her students with a simple classroom question: “Use one single word to show you are not AI. Which word will you pick?” The following are three of their answers. Luna: My father suffered from illness for several weeks. During that hard time, fear and worries filled my mind now and then. Yet I still held his hand and kept believing that tomorrow might be better. Experiences like this make me understand: AI can offer answers to almost everything, but the hope I felt during that time is something only humans can truly experience. Walter: I used to think my schoolmates were much cleverer than me. I remember the slow and painful progress. But those hard times helped me accept my weaknesses and pushed me to keep trying. AI can finish tasks at once. But, it can never sense the difficulty, happiness, disappointment (失望) or quiet pride that come from getting over trouble. Tina: On my way home after school, I often stop to enjoy sunsets, and watch homeless cats. I still remember the nervousness before test scores came out, and the feeling of being excited and worried when waiting for the school sports meeting. AI can have all the data on earth but not those real moments of life. The different feelings deep inside my heart remind me how wonderful it is to be human. Soon this special lesson spread (传播) widely online. Lots of thoughtful answers poured in. All these answers show the clear differences between humans and AI. 1．Does AI have feelings like humans according to Luna? 2．How did Tina feel when waiting for the school sports meeting? 3．According to the text, what makes humans different from AI? 4．What other word would you choose to show you are not AI? Share one word and give two reasons. (about 30 words) $ Unit 5 Power of Ideas话题阅读任务单 Unit 5 Power of Ideas 话题定位 本单元围绕“记忆”这一主题展开，该主题与课标“人与自我”主题范畴中的子话题“积极的学习体验、恰当的学习方法与策略、勤学善思”及“自我认识、自我管理、自我提升”密切相关。通过前几个单元的学习，学生已初步掌握描述个人成长与社会变化的语言能力，能够运用现在完成时和比较级表达经历与对比。本单元将视角从“外部世界的变迁”转向“内在认知的探索”，引导学生认识记忆的运作机制、直面日常记忆挑战，并掌握科学的记忆提升方法。因此，本单元主要帮助学生学会用英语描述记忆现象、表达与记忆相关的情感与建议，并在探究记忆规律的过程中培养科学用脑意识和自主学习能力。本单元的大问题“How can we have a good memory?”启发学生从“记忆现象认知”“记忆问题应对”“记忆方法探究”三个维度思考记忆的本质与提升路径。Section A和Section B分别以“What do we remember?”和“How can we improve our memory?”两个引导性问题架构板块内容。Section A通过对话呈现日常生活中的记忆现象，学生将学习如何用英语描述记忆相关问题、表达担忧与安慰，并初步区分短期记忆与长期记忆的特点。Section B通过深度阅读与写作任务，引导学生从现象观察深入到方法探究，系统学习提升记忆的科学策略，包括注意力聚焦、间隔复习、感官辅助与健康管理等。写作环节要求学生撰写记忆挑战日记，追踪个人记忆提升的过程。本部分侧重探讨科学方法与持续实践对自我提升的价值，引导学生不仅学会“谈论记忆”，更学会“管理记忆”。 Passage A The Tale of Two Pebbles — A Classic Tale of Creative Thinking 导读：在很多年前的一个印度村庄里，一个贫穷的农民欠了放贷人一大笔钱。放贷人看上了农民美丽的女儿，提出用“抓鹅卵石”来决定命运——袋子里放一黑一白两块石头，女孩抓到白的就不用嫁，抓到黑的就必须嫁。但女孩敏锐地发现，放贷人偷偷放进去的是两块黑石头。面对这个看似无解的困局，女孩没有哭闹，也没有揭穿，而是用一个简单却绝妙的“想法”扭转了一切。这个故事告诉我们：真正的力量不在于处境有多好，而在于你如何看待和应对它。 体裁：经典故事（民间智慧）　 难度：★★★★ 　词数：约205词 2 / 2 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 Many years ago in a small Indian village, a farmer owed a large sum of money to a moneylender. The moneylender, who was old and ugly, wanted to marry the farmer‘s beautiful daughter. He said he would forgive the farmer’s debt if he could marry the girl. The farmer and his daughter were horrified. So the cunning moneylender suggested that they let fate decide. He told them he would put a black pebble and a white pebble into an empty bag. The girl would pick one pebble. If she picked the black pebble, she would become his wife and her father‘s debt would be forgiven. If she picked the white pebble, she need not marry him and the debt would still be forgiven. They were standing on a pebble-strewn path. As the moneylender bent over to pick up two pebbles, the sharp-eyed girl noticed that he had picked up two black pebbles and put them into the bag. He then asked the girl to pick a pebble. The girl put her hand into the bag and drew out a pebble. Without looking at it, she let it fall onto the pebble-strewn path, where it was immediately lost among all the other pebbles. “Oh, how clumsy of me!” she said. “But never mind. If you look into the bag for the one that is left, you will be able to tell which pebble I picked.” The moneylender dared not admit his dishonesty. The girl had changed what seemed an impossible situation into an extremely advantageous one — with nothing but a simple idea. 【重难生词】 1. sum n. 金额；款项 例句：He paid a large sum of money for the house.（他为这所房子支付了一大笔钱。） 2. forgive v. 免除；原谅 例句：She forgave him for his mistake.（她原谅了他的错误。） 3. horrified adj. 惊恐的；震惊的 例句：We were horrified to hear the terrible news.（听到那个可怕的消息，我们惊恐万分。） 4. cunning adj. 狡猾的 例句：The cunning fox escaped from the trap.（狡猾的狐狸从陷阱中逃走了。） 5. fate n. 命运；天意 例句：She believed it was her fate to become a teacher.（她相信成为教师是她的命运。） 6. pebble n. 鹅卵石；小圆石 例句：The path was covered with small white pebbles.（小路上铺满了白色的小鹅卵石。） 7. strewn adj. 散落的；铺满的 例句：The floor was strewn with toys.（地板上散落着玩具。） 8. sharp-eyed adj. 目光敏锐的 例句：The sharp-eyed guard noticed the thief at once.（目光敏锐的警卫立刻注意到了小偷。） 9. clumsy adj. 笨手笨脚的 例句：He is too clumsy to be a dancer.（他太笨手笨脚了，当不了舞蹈演员。） 10. advantageous adj. 有利的；占优势的 例句：They found themselves in an advantageous position.（他们发现自己处于有利的位置。） 【小练习】（从上方生词中选择合适的词填空）： 1. The farmer owed a large __________ of money to the moneylender. 2. The moneylender was __________ and he wanted to trick the girl. 3. The girl was __________ when she heard the moneylender’s plan. 4. The path was __________ with small stones, so it was hard to find the fallen pebble. 5. The girl turned the situation into an __________ one with a clever idea. 参考答案：1. sum　2. cunning　3. horrified　4. strewn　5. advantageous 【长难句分析】 第1句： If she picked the black pebble, she would become his wife and her father‘s debt would be forgiven. · 翻译： 如果她抓到黑石头，她就得嫁给他，父亲的债可以免除。 · 重点： 这是一个主从复合句，If she picked the black pebble 是条件状语从句，主句是由 and 连接的两个并列分句：she would become his wife 和 her father’s debt would be forgiven。两个分句都使用了 would + 动词原形，表示在假设条件下会出现的结果。be forgiven 是被动语态，意为“被免除”，forgive 在这里不是“原谅某人”，而是“免除（债务）”。 第2句： Without looking at it, she let it fall onto the pebble-strewn path, where it was immediately lost among all the other pebbles. · 翻译： 看也不看，她就让它掉在了满是鹅卵石的小路上，它立刻混进其他石头中，再也找不到了。 · 重点： 这是一个包含介词短语和非限制性定语从句的复合句。Without looking at it 是介词短语作状语，表示“没有看它”，without 后接动名词。主句为 she let it fall onto the pebble-strewn path，let sth. do sth. 是使役结构，fall 是不带 to 的不定式作宾语补足语。where it was immediately lost 是 where 引导的非限制性定语从句，修饰 the pebble-strewn path，be lost among 意为“消失在……之中”。整句话是女孩“想法”的具体执行，动作干净利落，正是全文的转折点。 【中文翻译】 很多年前，在一个印度的小村庄里，一个农民欠了放贷人一大笔钱。放贷人又老又丑，却想娶农民漂亮的女儿。他说，如果他能娶到这个女孩，农民的债就一笔勾销。 农民和女儿惊恐万分。于是狡猾的放贷人提议让“天意”来决定。他告诉他们，他会往一个空袋子里放一块黑鹅卵石和一块白鹅卵石，由女孩来抓。如果抓到黑石头，她就得嫁给他，父亲的债可以免除；如果抓到白石头，她就不必嫁给他，债也照样免除。 他们站在一条铺满鹅卵石的小路上。当放贷人弯腰去捡石头时，目光敏锐的女孩注意到，他捡起的是两块黑石头，并放进了袋子里。 然后他让女孩抓一块。女孩把手伸进袋子，摸出一块石头。看也不看，她就让它掉在了满是鹅卵石的小路上，它立刻混进其他石头中，再也找不到了。 “哦，我真笨手笨脚！”她说，“不过没关系。您看看袋子里剩下的那块石头，就知道我刚才抓的是哪一块了。” 放贷人不敢承认自己的欺骗。女孩把一个看似无解的困局，变成了一个极其有利的局面——靠的只是一个简单的想法。 Passage B The Power of Ideas: From “What If” to “What Is” 导读：想法无处不在，但并非所有想法都能改变世界。一个想法从诞生到真正落地，中间隔着什么？这篇文章告诉我们：伟大的想法往往始于一个简单的问题——“有没有更好的办法？”但提问只是开始。真正让想法产生力量的，是坚持、合作与分享。爱迪生经历了上万次“不成功”才找到灯丝的材料；互联网是全世界成千上万科学家共同建造的成果。读完这篇文章，你会明白：思想的力量，不仅来自“想”，更来自“做”。 体裁：时文阅读　 难度：★★★　 词数：约200词 Ideas are everywhere, but not all ideas change the world. What makes some ideas special? The answer lies in how they are developed and shared. History shows that great ideas often start with a simple question: “Is there a better way?” When people ask this question, they open their minds to new possibilities. However, having a question is just the beginning. The real work begins when people try to answer it. The journey from idea to reality is rarely easy. Most inventors experience failure many times before they succeed. As Thomas Edison famously said, “I have not failed. I‘ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.” This shows that persistence is just as important as creativity. Every failure teaches something new and brings the inventor one step closer to success. Another key factor is collaboration. Many of the greatest inventions were not made by one person alone. They were the result of people working together, sharing ideas, and building on each other‘s work. The Internet, for example, was developed over many years by thousands of scientists and engineers around the world. Finally, a great idea needs to be shared. If no one knows about it, it cannot make a difference. In the end, the power of ideas comes not just from thinking, but from doing. 【重难生词】 1. possibility n. 可能性 例句：There is a possibility that it will rain tomorrow.（明天可能会下雨。） 2. rarely adv. 很少；难得 例句：She rarely eats fast food.（她很少吃快餐。） 3. persistence n. 坚持；毅力 例句：Her persistence finally paid off.（她的坚持最终得到了回报。） 4. creativity n. 创造力 例句：Children need time to develop their creativity.（孩子们需要时间来发展创造力。） 5. factor n. 因素 例句：Hard work is a key factor in success.（努力是成功的一个关键因素。） 6. collaboration n. 合作 例句：The project was a collaboration between two schools.（这个项目是两所学校合作的成果。） 7. engineer n. 工程师 例句：My uncle is a software engineer.（我叔叔是一名软件工程师。） 8. make a difference 短语 产生影响；起作用 例句：Even a small act of kindness can make a difference.（即使一个微小的善举也能产生影响。） 【小练习】（从上方生词中选择合适的词填空）： 1. There is always the __________ that things will get better. 2. __________ is not easy, but it is often the key to success. 3. Good ideas need __________, because one person alone cannot do everything. 4. The Internet was built by many scientists and __________ over many years. 5. A great idea cannot __________ if no one knows about it. 参考答案：1. possibility2. Persistence3. Collaboration 4. engineers5. make a difference 【长难句分析】 第1句： Many of the greatest inventions were not made by one person alone. They were the result of people working together, sharing ideas, and building on each other‘s work. · 翻译： 许多最伟大的发明都不是一个人独自完成的。它们是人们共同工作、分享想法、在彼此成果基础上继续建设的结果。 · 重点： 第一句使用被动语态 were not made by one person alone，强调“不是由一个人完成的”，为下一句的合作主题做铺垫。第二句中，the result of 后接三个并列的动名词短语：working together、sharing ideas 和 building on each other’s work，共同说明 collaboration 的具体内涵。build on 意为“在……的基础上发展”，each other‘s 是相互代词所有格。整句话用排比结构清晰定义了“合作”的三个层面。 第2句： In the end, the power of ideas comes not just from thinking, but from doing. · 翻译： 归根结底，想法的力量不仅来自思考，更来自行动。 · 重点： 这是全文的总结句。not just... but (also)... 是递进关联结构，意为“不仅……而且……”，强调后者 doing 比前者 thinking 更为关键。come from 意为“来自；源于”。整句话用极简的语言点明了全文的核心论点：思想的力量最终体现在行动中。 【中文翻译】 想法无处不在，但并非所有想法都能改变世界。是什么让某些想法与众不同？答案在于它们如何被发展和分享。 历史表明，伟大的想法往往始于一个简单的问题：“有没有更好的办法？”当人们提出这个问题时，他们就向新的可能性敞开了大门。然而，提出问题只是开始。真正的工作始于人们尝试回答它的时候。 从想法到现实的旅程很少是轻松的。大多数发明家在成功之前都会经历多次失败。正如托马斯·爱迪生那句名言所说：“我没有失败，我只是找到了一万种行不通的方法。”这表明，坚持和创造力同样重要。每一次失败都教会人新的东西，并使发明家离成功更近一步。 另一个关键因素是合作。许多最伟大的发明都不是一个人独自完成的。它们是人们共同工作、分享想法、在彼此成果基础上继续建设的结果。例如，互联网就是由全世界成千上万的科学家和工程师经过许多年共同开发出来的。 最后，一个伟大的想法需要被分享。如果没有人知道它，它就无法产生影响。归根结底，想法的力量不仅来自思考，更来自行动。 一、阅读理解 Passage A Evans Wadongo was from a village of Africa. He had to do homework by the light of a kerosene lamp (煤油灯). Evans’ eyes hurt and this made his study difficult. It was common in his village. Many children left school for this reason. So they remained poor for the rest of their lives. Although studying was difficult, Evans was an excellent student and went to a university. He continued to worry about the kerosene lamp. By this time, he realized it was not just bad for schoolchildren but for the whole family. First, it can cause illnesses such as coughs. Also, the light can hurt people’s eyes. Besides, it can lead to fires. Lastly, kerosene is expensive, so families have less money for food. It was difficult to come up with a different kind of lamp that was cheap and good for the environment. Yet Evans did not give up. One day, he had an idea. He could use a small solar (太阳能的) light. Sunlight is free and solar power is good for the environment. Evans built his first solar lamp, and it worked. He began to build more lamps and sent them to local families. An organization heard about this and provided money for him to build more solar lamps. Each lamp only cost $20. However, this was a lot of money to many villagers, who only earned around $34 a week, so Evans made sure he kept the cost down. First, Evans used recycled materials. Next, volunteers built the lamps. Finally, people from many countries gave away money to his team, so the lamps were usually free. Thousands of people had safe light. Julia, a mother of three, said, “Thanks to Evans, my children have light to read, and I have my own light to cook.” The solar lamps made a big difference. 1．What does the underlined word “this” in Paragraph 1 refer to? A．Leaving school. B．Doing homework. C．Having a bright idea. D．Having eye problems. 2．How many problems about kerosene lamps are mentioned according to Paragraph 2? A．3. B．4. C．5. D．6. 3．Why does the writer give Julia’s example in Paragraph 5? A．To share Julia’s experience. B．To show Evans’ influence. C．To describe Evans’ feelings. D．To introduce Evans’ invention. 4．What is Evans like according to the passage? A．Polite, talented and humorous. B．Quiet, smart and honest. C．Humorous, clever and friendly. D．Hard-working, loving and creative. 【答案】1．D 2．B 3．B 4．D 【导语】本文是记叙文，主要讲述了非洲青年埃文斯因深知煤油灯的危害，发明并推广太阳能灯，帮助村民改善生活的故事。 【详解】 1．词句猜测题。第一段中的句子“Evans’ eyes hurt and this made his study difficult.”表明，“this”指代前文提到的眼睛受伤这件事，即Having eye problems。 2．细节理解题。第二段中的句子“First, it can cause illnesses such as coughs. Also, the light can hurt people’s eyes. Besides, it can lead to fires. Lastly, kerosene is expensive...”表明，文中通过连接词明确列举了四个关于煤油灯的问题。 3．推理判断题。最后一段中的句子“Thousands of people had safe light."及"The solar lamps made a big difference.”表明，作者引用Julia的话是为了具体说明太阳能灯给人们生活带来的积极影响，即Evans的影响力。 4．推理判断题。第二段中的句子“Yet Evans did not give up”表明他是努力的；根据第四段“kept the cost down... usually free”表明他是充满爱心的；根据第三段中的句子“he had an idea... built his first solar lamp”表明他是充满创造力的。 Passage B “Life is speeding up. Everyone is becoming unwell.” This may sound like something someone would say today. But in fact, it was written by a writer in the 1970s. We all love new inventions. They are exciting, amazing and can even change our lives. But is it true that having all these developments really improves the quality of our lives? Picture this: You’re rushing to finish your homework on the computer. Your mobile phone rings. A message from your friend appears (出现) on the screen. The noise from the mobile phone is getting louder and louder. Suddenly, the computer goes blank (空白) and you lose all your work. Now you have to stay up all night to get it done. Inventions have sped up our lives so much that they often leave us feeling stressed and tired. Why do you think people who live far away from noisy cities, who have no telephones, no cars, not even any electricity often seem to be happier? Perhaps that is because they live simpler lives. One family in the UK went “back in time” to see what life was like without all the inventions we have today. The grandparents, with their daughter, and grandsons, Benjamin, 10, and Thomas, 7, spent nine weeks in a 1940s house. They had no washing machine, microwave, computer or mobile phone. The grandmother, Lyn, said, “The more things you have, the more difficult life becomes.” The boys said they fought less. Probably, they said, because there was less to fight over, such as their computer. Benjamin also noticed that his grandmother had changed from being a fashionable granny to one who cooked things. 1．What does the writer want to tell us in Paragraph 3? A．New inventions can bring us some troubles. B．New inventions can help us work more efficiently. C．New inventions can improve the quality of our lives. D．New inventions can make people feel relaxed while working. 2．Why did the family choose to spend some time in a 1940s house? A．Because they loved to live simple lives. B．Because they all enjoyed modern inventions. C．Because they were troubled by modern inventions. D．Because they wanted to experience life without modern inventions. 3．What can we infer from the last paragraph? A．They lived a normal life. B．The family just enjoyed living together. C．Their life became simpler. D．They felt their life was full of excitement. 4．What’s the passage mainly about? A．The history of technology. B．Problems caused by technology. C．The development of technology. D．How technology improved our life. 【答案】1．A 2．D 3．C 4．B 【导语】本文是一篇议论文，文章探讨了科技发展是否真的提高了生活质量，指出现代发明加快了生活节奏却带来压力，并通过一个家庭体验过去生活的实验证明简单生活更快乐。 【详解】 1．根据文章第三段“Suddenly, the computer goes blank and you lose all your work. Now you have to stay up all night to get it done.”可知，电脑死机导致工作丢失且需要熬夜，说明新发明会带来麻烦。 2．根据文章第五段“One family in the UK went 'back in time' to see what life was like without all the inventions we have today.”可知，这家人是为了体验没有现代发明的生活。 3．根据文章最后一段“The more things you have, the more difficult life becomes.”及“The boys said they fought less.”可推知，拥有更少的物品使他们的生活变得更简单。 4．通读全文，结合第二段“But is it true that having all these developments really improves the quality of our lives?”及第四段“Inventions have sped up our lives so much that they often leave us feeling stressed and tired.”可知，文章主要讲述了科技引发的问题。 Passage C It’s clear that the world will be quite different in the year 2045. But what changes might we see? It’s pretty likely that robots and AI technology will bring great changes to jobs. Also, self-driving and flying cars will come into our daily life, making our lives easier. Scientists have even bigger ideas in a video called To the Future. Dr. Juraz believes we might be able to control things around us simply with our thoughts. “Imagine that you could use simple devices (设备) to connect to your mind and control things around you simply by thinking about it.” Juraz says. According to him, scientists are working on the technologies that can make this happen. They’ve made some progress already. The future has more than just that. Steven says that we’ll be able to create very strong but light things. New materials (材料) will change the way we build everything from cars to spaceships. Imagine cars are safer, more energy-saving, and able to carry heavier things. Lighter spaceships could mean great cuts in the cost and make more exploration goals possible. Panny believes that our relationship with machines will change. She says, “I think one day we can tell a machine what to do with just a button (按钮) or a few simple words.” For example, pilots have to follow many steps for a plane to take off. But in 2045, according to Panny, “Prepare for taking off,” and the computer will do the rest. Or maybe, we won’t even need pilots. These are just a few of the many possible changes that 2045 might bring. It makes us wonder what other surprises the future holds. Will there be new forms of energy that change our lives? 1．What does the underlined word “this” in Paragraph 2 refer to? A．Using thoughts to control things around us. B．Making simple devices work without electricity. C．Controlling things around us with our hands. D．Making robots help us do housework. 2．What does Steven think the future spaceship will be like? A．Bigger. B．Safer. C．Cheaper. D．Heavier. 3．How does Panny explain her idea? A．By telling a story. B．By giving an example. C．By listing numbers. D．By making comparisons. 4．What will the writer probably write about after the last paragraph? A．Many possible changes. B．New forms of energy. C．New wonders in 2045. D．Planes without pilots. 【答案】1．A 2．C 3．B 4．B 【导语】本文是说明文，围绕2045年可能出现的科技变化展开，分别介绍了Juraz博士提出的意念控制技术、Steven设想的新材料应用、Panny提出的人机交互新方式，最后引发对未来更多变化的猜想。 【详解】 1．根据文章第2段“Dr. Juraz believes we might be able to control things around us simply with our thoughts. …According to him, scientists are working on the technologies that can make this happen.”可知，“this”指代前文提到的“用意念控制周围事物”的设想。 2．根据文章第3段“Lighter spaceships could mean great cuts in the cost and make more exploration goals possible.”可知，Steven认为未来的宇宙飞船成本会降低，也就是更便宜。 3．根据文章第4段“For example, pilots have to follow many steps for a plane to take off. But in 2045, according to Panny, “Prepare for taking off,” and the computer will do the rest.”可知，Panny通过举飞机起飞的例子来解释自己的观点。 4．根据文章最后一段“Will there be new forms of energy that change our lives?”可知，作者在结尾提出了关于新能源的疑问，接下来很可能围绕新能源展开描写。 Passage D Is the rise of AI doctors like something out of science fiction? No, it is truly happening now. In different parts of China, we can clearly see how AI is bringing big changes to the medical field. In February 2025, Beijing Children’s Hospital introduced China’s first AI children’s doctor. One day, an 8-year-old boy had sudden and unexplained epilepsy (癫痫). Thirteen top doctors tried hard to find out the best treatment. At the same time, the AI quickly looked into the boy’s medical history and symptoms (症状). In just a few minutes, it came up with a plan that was very similar to what the human doctors thought. In Shandong, a worried couple decided to try an AI tool called DeepSeek when their child felt unwell. After offering the blood test results, DeepSeek suggested that the boy probably had a bad cold and recommended some medicine. Surprisingly when they went to the hospital, the doctor prescribed the exact same medicine. Even in places that don’t have many medical resources, like some community hospitals in Wuhan and the countryside in Shandong, AI is giving a helping hand. In Wuhan, hospitals can now use AI to study CT in less than a minute. Before, it would take hours. In Shandong countryside, there are AI systems that help patients describe how they feel and even make it easier for disabled people to get around in the hospitals. All these real-life examples show us two important things that AI technology can do. It can help top doctors make better decisions and it can also make everyone in the country get health care more easily. However, the discussions are still going on. As one doctor said, “AI technology can give us ideas, but the care and judgment (判断) that humans bring are still needed.” 1．Why does the writer start the passage by asking questions? A．To make a report. B．To introduce the topic. C．To have an interview. D．To do a survey. 2．Which is the meaning of the underlined word “prescribed” in Paragraph 3? A．To advise or order the use of medication. B．To recommend the use of AI. C．To set rules or steps that must be followed. D．To officially tell someone what to do. 3．Which is TRUE according to the passage? A．In Wuhan community hospitals, it takes AI hours to study CT. B．In Beijing, an AI children’s doctor helped an 8-year-old boy with a bad cold. C．In Shandong countryside hospitals, AI can help the disabled get around easily. D．AI doctors can hardly make everyone in the country get health care more easily. 4．Which of the following shows the structure of the passage? A． B． C． D． 【答案】1．B 2．A 3．C 4．C 【导语】本文介绍了AI技术正在我国医疗领域带来诸多实际改变，同时也点明AI的作用边界，人类的照护与判断依然不可或缺。 【详解】 1．推理判断题。第一段“Is the rise of AI doctors like something out of science fiction? No, it is truly happening now. In different parts of China, we can clearly see how AI is bringing big changes to the medical field.”是作者用提问开篇并自问自答，目的是引出AI为医疗领域带来变革这一核心话题。 2．词句猜测题。第三段“After offering the blood test results, DeepSeek suggested that the boy probably had a bad cold and recommended some medicine. Surprisingly when they went to the hospital, the doctor prescribed the exact same medicine.”提及AI针对孩子的病情推荐了药物，到医院后医生给出了完全相同的药物，结合就医语境，“prescribed”的含义是“建议或嘱咐使用药物”，即开处方。 3．细节理解题。第四段“In Shandong countryside, there are AI systems that help patients describe how they feel and even make it easier for disabled people to get around in the hospitals.”提及山东乡村医院的AI系统可以帮助残障人士在医院内顺畅通行。 4．篇章结构题。通读全文可知，第①段总起点明AI正在医疗领域带来巨大改变，第②③④段分别列举北京、山东、武汉等地的AI医疗应用实例，第⑤段总结AI的两大作用同时点明人类医护判断的必要性，属于总-分-总结构，对应选项C的结构。 二、阅读填空 Passage A 阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的五个选项中选出能填入短文空白处的最佳选项，使短文通顺、连贯，意思完整。 “AI grandsons” become a more popular trend (趋势) with grandparents. 1 When family members came home, they found their grandparents watching videos of these babies with smiles on their faces. One video shows a one-year-old successfully lifting a pig with his hands and running to the house. 2 And in another video, a baby, only a few months old, skillfully uses chopsticks to eat a big bowl of noodles. Even though these characters are made by AI technology, the old people think of them as real babies. When seeing an AI baby playing with chickens, these grandparents feel a personal connection. They keep saying things like, “Be careful, darling! 3 ” Although younger family members can quickly discover mistakes in the videos, the grandparents are still very interested in them. When young family members try to point out why the babies are not real, many old people may be unhappy. “Unreal? But look! 4 I think you’re the unreal one!” They might say angrily to their own grandchildren instead. Some people have expressed understanding towards the old people. An online viewer said, “These grandparents want someone to be with them. 5 ” However, just imagine a future where these AI grandsons do live streams (网络直播) to sell things. If the old people who already think these kids are real keep watching, they might buy the products. And they may be cheated (被诈骗). A．How cute they are! B．Your eyes may get hurt by the chickens. C．This trend started during this Spring Festival. D．These AI videos can provide them with comfort. E．One video shows a baby picking tomatoes alone in a field and then preparing soup for the family. 【答案】1．C 2．E 3．B 4．A 5．D 【导语】本文是说明文，主要讲述“AI 孙子”在老年人中流行这一趋势，介绍相关视频、老人对AI虚拟婴儿的情感，同时也提到潜在风险。 【详解】 1． 前文提到“AI 孙子”在祖父母群体中成为热门趋势。C选项“This trend started during this Spring Festival.”介绍这个趋势兴起的时间，引出下文家人回家看到老人观看视频的场景，语义连贯。 2． 前文介绍了一个一岁宝宝徒手抱起猪跑回家的视频，后文又介绍几个月大婴儿熟练用筷子吃一大碗面的另一个视频。E选项“One video shows a baby picking tomatoes alone in a field and then preparing soup for the family.”列举又一个AI视频例子，和前后的视频例子构成并列，语义连贯。 3． 前文写老人看到AI宝宝和鸡玩耍，会贴心叮嘱。B选项“Your eyes may get hurt by the chickens.”是老人对AI宝宝关心的话语，符合语境，语义连贯。 4． 前文老人反驳晚辈，不相信这是虚拟的。A选项“How cute they are!”老人感叹AI宝宝多么可爱，用来坚持自己的看法，语义连贯。 5． 前文网友表示理解老人，老人只是希望有人陪伴。D选项“These AI videos can provide them with comfort.”说明这些AI视频能给老人带去慰藉，承接上文，语义连贯。 Passage B 阅读下面短文，从短文后的五个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有一项为多余选项。 In the past few decades, China has been developing at a breathtaking speed, and its changes have surprised the world. Foreigners who have visited or lived in China have seen these great changes firsthand (直接地). The most noticeable change is in China’s technology. Mobile payment (like Alipay and WeChat Pay) is everywhere. 1 High-speed trains are great too. They run fast and on time, helping people travel far in a short time. 2 More people live in big, nice apartments. The education system has also made great progress, with a large number of students getting high-quality education. The healthcare system is also better, keeping people healthy. Big cities like Shanghai and Shenzhen have many tall buildings and busy business streets. In the field of international influence, China is playing an increasingly important role. It works with other countries through projects like the Belt and Road Initiative (一带一路倡议). 3 Chinese arts, like Peking Opera, are also loved by more people around the world. In a word, the changes in China are important for its own people. 4 We strongly believe that China’s development story will continue to surprise the world with its continuous progress. A．The improvement in people’s living conditions is also seen. B．Besides, they have a far-reaching influence on the whole world. C．People use phones to pay for food, clothes and other things easily. D．Chinese youth are trying to make people know about their home country better. E．Chinese culture, including traditional festivals, is getting more popular globally. 【答案】1．C 2．A 3．E 4．B 【导语】本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了过去几十年中国在科技、民生及国际影响力等方面发生的巨大变化。文章通过列举移动支付、高铁等科技成就，住房、教育、医疗等生活条件的改善，以及“一带一路”和中国文化的国际传播，展示了中国的发展成就及其对世界的深远影响。 【详解】 1．根据上文“Mobile payment (like Alipay and WeChat Pay) is everywhere.”可知，本段主要讲述移动支付普及。C选项“People use phones to pay for...”具体描述了移动支付的使用场景，与上文衔接紧密，符合语境。 2．分析段落结构，下文提到“More people live in big, nice apartments.”以及教育、医疗系统的进步，这些都是生活条件改善的具体表现。A选项“The improvement in people's living conditions is also seen.”作为本段的主题句，概括了后文内容，且“also”一词承接了上一段关于科技变化的描述。 3．根据上文提到的“international influence”和“Belt and Road Initiative”，以及下文提到的“Chinese arts, like Peking Opera”，可知本段主要讲述中国文化在国际上的传播。E选项提到了“Chinese culture”和“globally”，与上下文关于文化影响力的话题紧密衔接，且与下文的“also”构成并列关系。 4．上文提到“The changes in China are important for its own people.”，此处应进一步阐述这些变化对外的影响。B选项“Besides, they have a far-reaching influence on the whole world.”中的“Besides”表示递进，“they”指代上文的“changes”，“influence on the whole world”与下文“surprise the world”相呼应。 Passage C 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 In ancient China, many different materials were used to write on, such as animal bones, bronze ware, stones, wood, bamboo, and even silk. 1 However, all of these materials were either difficult to use and store, or very expensive. As the head officer of the palace workshop for the emperor in the Eastern Han Dynasty, Cai Lun became interested in trying to solve the problem. Different methods for creating something to write on were tried, but none were ideal. 2 Cai Lun got the idea that bark, certain plants, and old clothes could be used to make a special material suitable to write on. In the first step of Cai Lun’s experiment, all the ingredients were mixed and boiled in water. Then this material was beaten, cut up, and mixed with water again. Next, 3 leaving just the fibre. Finally, 4 The invention of papermaking changed the world. 5 It first spread to China’s neighbouring countries and finally reached Europe through Arab countries in the 12th century. When the use of paper and printing came together in later centuries, it led to a rapid increase in the number of books. A．this fibre was dried and pressed to form paper. B．The liquid was poured over a bamboo screen, C．In his time, some kinds of “bark”—the outer part of trees—were used to make clothes. D．From past experiences, Cai Lun got the idea that bark could be used. E．Paper was cheap, light, easy to make and use, and most importantly, easy to store. F．In the Western Han Dynasty, there was also a very early form of paper made from jute—a fibre that comes from plants. G．It changed the world by making information much easier to spread. 【答案】1．F 2．C 3．B 4．A 5．G 【导语】本文介绍了中国古代在纸张出现之前人们用来书写的各类材料存在弊端，东汉蔡伦尝试各种办法，利用树皮、植物、旧衣物等材料实验，成功改进造纸术。造纸术这项发明改变了世界，不断向外传播，促进了书籍数量的增长。 【详解】 1．前文列举古代书写材料，后文转折讲这些材料的弊端。选项F“In the Western Han Dynasty, there was also a very early form of paper made from jute—a fibre that comes from plants.”，承接上文，举例说明西汉时期用黄麻做成的纸，同时引出关于纸的话题，逻辑通顺。 2．后文提到蔡伦想到了树皮，选项C“In his time, some kinds of “bark”—the outer part of trees—were used to make clothes.”解释当时树皮的用途，承接后文蔡伦利用树皮造纸的灵感。 3．本段是造纸实验步骤，前文提到树皮等原料和水混合，后文提到只留下纤维。选项B“The liquid was poured over a bamboo screen” 承接前文和水混合后需用过滤只留下纤维的操作步骤。 4．此处是造纸的最后一步，选项A“this fibre was dried and pressed to form paper.”说明将得到的纤维烘干、按压最终形成纸，对应造纸流程的收尾环节，衔接前文步骤。 5．前文提到造纸术的发明改变了世界，后文提到它首先传播到中国的邻国，选项G“It changed the world by making information much easier to spread.”承接上文内容，解释说明造纸术是如何改变世界的。 Passage D 根据短文内容，从短文后的A~F选项中，选出5个适当的选项补全短文。 Sit With Us You’re at your new school. 1 You want to join someone at their table, but you’re not sure if they’re friendly. What do you do? One student’s solution was to create an app. Natalie Hampton from California, USA, knows what it feels like to be alone at a new school. She found it difficult to make new friends and had to search for a new table at lunch every day. If she sat alone, she felt lonely. But if she asked to join someone and was refused, she would feel embarrassed. 2 The app called Sit With Us is simple. If a student is having lunch in the afternoon, he or she can create an invitation. Other students can open the app and accept that invitation. They can then use the app to decide when and where to meet. 3 This is the reason why it works so well: It lowers the risk of being refused, and the embarrassment that goes along with it. Natalie is happy to see that people are replying to her app actively—especially those who suffer from bullying (遭受霸凌). 4 She also appeared in many news stories. Natalie was even asked to speak at a university. In her talk, Natalie wanted people to know that you don’t have to do something big to change lives. 5 Why not try Sit With Us? A．Soon after she made her app available to the public, she won a prize for it. B．It’s lunchtime, but you don’t have anyone to sit with. C．However, you don’t have any friends at this new school. D．Sometimes, a simple thing—like having a friend to enjoy lunch with—can make all the difference. E．This allows students to make plans online instead of face-to-face. F．So she created a lunch-planning app to help students like her find people to have lunch with. 【答案】1．B 2．F 3．E 4．A 5．D 【导语】本文主要介绍了女孩Natalie因为在新学校吃午饭时独自就餐的尴尬经历，开发了Sit With Us应用，帮助学生寻找同伴一起吃午餐，介绍了软件功能、带来的积极影响，并告诉我们不必做惊天大事，小事也能改变生活。 【详解】 1．前文交代场景“You’re at your new school.”，后文写你想坐到别人桌边，却不确定对方是否友好，此处需要引出午餐没人一起坐的困境。B选项“It’s lunchtime, but you don’t have anyone to sit with.”开启午餐孤单的情景，衔接上下文。 2．前文讲述Natalie独自吃饭会孤单，主动请求加入别人被拒绝会感到尴尬，后文开始介绍这款app，这里引出她开发软件解决难题。F选项“So she created a lunch-planning app to help students like her find people to have lunch with.”承接前面的烦恼，说明她开发app的初衷。 3．前文介绍学生可以在app上约定见面的时间和地点，后文说明软件优势是降低当面被拒绝带来的尴尬，此处解释线上相约的特点。E选项“This allows students to make plans online instead of face-to-face.”说明学生在线上安排，不用当面沟通，引出下文的优点。 4．前文提到很多人积极使用这款app，尤其是遭受霸凌的学生，后文“She also appeared in many news stories.”中also表并列，介绍她获得的曝光。A选项“Soon after she made her app available to the public, she won a prize for it.”介绍app发布后她获奖，和后文登上新闻构成并列。 5．前文Natalie的演讲想告诉大家，改变生活不需要做宏大的事情，后文“Why not try Sit With Us?”发出号召，此处解释平凡小事也能产生巨大影响。D选项“Sometimes, a simple thing—like having a friend to enjoy lunch with—can make all the difference.”承接上文观点，点明共进午餐这类小事也意义重大。 三、完形填空 Passage A 请通读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每小题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。 Izzy was a girl who loved to invent. She carried her tool bag everywhere. But she always got angry when her 1 went wrong. Then her grandpa would tell her patiently, “Success 2 comes easily. You have to keep trying over and over again before you make progress.” One day, Izzy found a bird with a wounded wing. After 3 the bird carefully, the animal doctor told Izzy that its wounded wing would never get well again. Izzy tried many ways to make the bird happy, but the bird just looked at the sky 4 Seeing this, she decided to invent a new wing for the bird. Izzy read books about machines. She collected batteries (电池), old machines, and parts from her broken toys. Her first wing was so 5 that the bird could hardly lift it. The second had the wrong shape, and the bird turned upside down and couldn’t stay 6 while flying. The third moved wildly, so the bird couldn’t fly straight and fell to the ground. Izzy shouted, “It’s too hard!” and wanted to 7 her tools. But the bird stood in front of her and seemed to tell her not to give up. With the bird by her side, Izzy kept trying to improve the 8 . At last, it worked! The bird circled happily in the sky and then landed gently on Izzy’s hand. Grandpa 9 Izzy for trying hard and never giving up. Through this experience, Izzy learnt not to give up when her inventions 10 . She kept her tools ready, because there were always more things to create. 1．A．dreams B．games C．tools D．inventions 2．A．always B．seldom C．often D．sometimes 3．A．catching B．feeding C．checking D．training 4．A．sadly B．secretly C．proudly D．bravely 5．A．hard B．soft C．heavy D．light 6．A．balanced B．quiet C．awake D．calm 7．A．find out B．wear out C．take away D．throw away 8．A．toy B．wing C．collection D．service 9．A．praised B．thanked C．warned D．helped 10．A．changed B．increased C．failed D．disappeared 【答案】 1．D 2．B 3．C 4．A 5．C 6．A 7．D 8．B 9．A 10．C 【导语】本文讲述了热爱发明的女孩Izzy为受伤翅膀无法复原的小鸟制造新翅膀，经历多次失败仍不放弃，最终取得成功，并从中领悟到发明遇到失败不能放弃的道理。 【详解】 1．句意：但是当她的发明出问题时，她总是会生气。 根据上文“Izzy was a girl who loved to invent”可知，Izzy热爱发明，应选用inventions。dreams“梦想”；games“游戏”；tools“工具”，均与语境无关。 2．句意：成功很少轻易到来。你必须反复不断尝试，才能取得进步。 根据后句“You have to keep trying over and over again before you make progress”，说明成功不容易得到，应选用seldom。always“总是”；often“经常”；sometimes“有时”，不符合本句逻辑。 3．句意：在仔细检查这只小鸟之后，兽医告诉Izzy，它受伤的翅膀再也无法痊愈。 根据后文“the animal doctor”可知，兽医的动作是检查动物，应选用checking。catching“抓住”；feeding“喂养”；training“训练”，均不符合兽医的行为。 4．句意：Izzy尝试了很多方法让小鸟开心，但小鸟只是悲伤地望着天空。 根据前文小鸟翅膀无法康复，小鸟心情低落，应选用sadly。secretly“秘密地”；proudly“骄傲地”；bravely“勇敢地”，不符合小鸟此时的状态。 5．句意：她做的第一个翅膀太重了，小鸟几乎抬不起来。 根据后文“the bird could hardly lift it”小鸟几乎无法抬起翅膀，说明翅膀很重，应选用heavy。hard“困难的”；soft“柔软的”；light“轻的”，与句意矛盾。 6．句意：第二个翅膀形状不对，小鸟会翻倒，飞行时无法保持平衡。 根据前文“the bird turned upside down”小鸟翻转，说明无法保持平衡，应选用balanced。quiet“安静的”；awake“醒着的”；calm“冷静的”，和飞行状态无关。 7．句意：Izzy大喊：“这太难了！”，想要扔掉她的工具。 根据前文“It’s too hard!”可知Izzy想要放弃，扔掉工具，应选用throw away。find out“查明”；wear out“磨损”；take away“拿走”，不能表达放弃的含义。 8．句意：有小鸟在身边，Izzy继续努力改良翅膀。 根据上文“she decided to invent a new wing for the bird”，她一直在制作小鸟的翅膀，应选用wing。toy“玩具”；collection“收藏品”；service“服务”，均与语境无关。 9．句意：爷爷表扬Izzy努力尝试、永不放弃。 根据“for trying hard and never giving up”，爷爷因为她的坚持而表扬她，应选用praised。thanked“感谢”；warned“警告”；helped“帮助”，不符合语境。 10．句意：通过这次经历，Izzy学会了当她的发明失败时不要放弃。 根据全文多次提到发明翅膀的一次次失败，应选用failed。changed“改变”；increased“增加”；disappeared“消失”，不符合句意。 Passage B Evan Budz is a teenager from Canada. He enjoys outdoor activities and 1 nature. Recently, Evan became well-known for his 2 . The story began on a camping trip. During the trip, Evan 3 several snapping turtles (鳄龟) swimming in the water. “Those snapping turtles were moving gracefully (优雅地) and quietly. That gave 4 an idea,” Evan said. Evan 5 to make a robotic turtle to help protect the environment. To achieve his goal, Evan studied 6 snapping turtles move by watching videos and talking with local experts. He learned that their front legs push them forward, while their 7 legs help them turn. Based on this 8 , he designed a turtle model on his own. When it was completed, Evan 9 the model in his grandparents’ pool. Since the first few experiments were not 10 , he kept improving the model. 11 , Evan finished his robot and named it BURT. BURT is smaller than a normal snapping turtle, and this 12 the robot to move more easily. With a camera and an AI system inside, it can check whether the water is clean 13 harming (损害) the environment. “Most underwater technologies bring some 14 , such as the noise from machines or the high-pressure water flow, 15 BURT doesn’t,” Evan explained. The teenager shows us that sometimes the best ideas for protecting nature come from nature itself. 1．A．looks for B．comes from C．cares about D．thinks of 2．A．hobby B．article C．discovery D．invention 3．A．noticed B．kept C．heard D．imagined 4．A．you B．me C．him D．her 5．A．decided B．failed C．refused D．promised 6．A．why B．when C．how D．where 7．A．good B．strong C．long D．back 8．A．advice B．news C．experience D．knowledge 9．A．hid B．tested C．left D．threw 10．A．difficult B．dangerous C．successful D．interesting 11．A．Probably B．Finally C．Surprisingly D．Suddenly 12．A．allows B．teaches C．reminds D．requires 13．A．through B．besides C．without D．despite 14．A．advantages B．changes C．effects D．problems 15．A．so B．but C．if D．or 【答案】 1．C 2．D 3．A 4．B 5．A 6．C 7．D 8．D 9．B 10．C 11．B 12．A 13．C 14．D 15．B 【导语】本文讲述加拿大少年Evan受到鳄龟启发，发明机器龟BURT来检测水质、保护环境的故事。 【详解】 1．句意：Evan Budz是一名来自加拿大的青少年。他喜欢户外活动并且关心大自然。 根据“He enjoys outdoor activities and”可知，此处表达他热爱、关心自然，应选用cares about。looks for“寻找”，comes from“来自”，thinks of“想到”，放在此处语义不通顺。 2．句意：最近，Evan因为他的发明而出名。 根据下文“make a robotic turtle”以及“Evan finished his robot and named it BURT”可知，他制作了机器龟，属于一项发明，应选用invention。hobby“爱好”，article“文章”，discovery“发现”，均与语境无关。 3．句意：在这次旅行中，Evan注意到几只鳄龟在水里游动。 根据后文他从鳄龟游动得到灵感，可知是他看到、注意到水中的鳄龟，应选用noticed。kept“保持”，heard“听见”，imagined“想象”，不符合看到鳄龟的场景。 4．句意：“那些鳄龟优雅又安静地游动。这给了我一个想法，”Evan说。 根据“Evan said”可知这句话是Evan的直接引语，说话人是Evan，需要用第一人称，应选用me。you“你”，him“他”，her“她”，均与语境无关。 5．句意：Evan决定制作一只机器龟来帮助保护环境。 根据“To achieve his goal”可知，他下定目标去制作机器龟，应选用decided。failed“失败”，refused“拒绝”，promised“承诺”，均与语境无关。 6．句意：为了实现目标，Evan通过观看视频和咨询当地专家，研究鳄龟是如何移动的。 根据后文介绍鳄龟前后腿的运动方式，可知他研究鳄龟移动的方式，应选用how。why“为什么”，when“什么时候”，where“在哪里”，均与语境无关。 7．句意：他了解到鳄龟的前腿推动它们前进，而后腿帮助它们转向。 根据“front legs（前腿）”对应，与之相对的是后腿，应选用back。good“好的”，strong“强壮的”，long“长的”，放在此处无法与前腿对应。 8．句意：基于这些知识，他独自设计了一个龟模型。 根据上文可知，他学习了鳄龟肢体运动的原理，学到的鳄龟肢体运动原理属于相关知识，应选用knowledge。advice“建议”，news“新闻”，experience“经历”，不符合文意。 9．句意：模型完成之后，Evan在祖父母家的泳池里测试这个模型。 根据“When it was completed”以及后文“the first few experiments”，做好模型后进行测试实验，应选用tested。hid“隐藏”，left“留下”，threw“扔”，均与语境无关。 10．句意：因为最初几次实验并不成功，所以他持续改进模型。 根据后半句“he kept improving the model”可知不断改进，说明初次实验没有成功，应选用successful。difficult“困难的”，dangerous“危险的”，interesting“有趣的”，无法对应后文持续改进的逻辑。 11．句意：最后，Evan完成了他的机器人并将它命名为BURT。 根据前文他不断改进模型，此处是最终完成作品，应选用Finally。Probably“大概”，Surprisingly“令人惊讶地”，Suddenly“突然”，均与语境无关。 12．句意：BURT比普通鳄龟体型更小，这使得机器人能够更轻松地移动。 根据“BURT is smaller than a normal snapping turtle”可知，更小的外形让机器人拥有更好的移动能力，allow sth. to do sth.表示“使某物能够做某事”，应选用allows。teaches“教”，reminds“提醒”，requires“要求”，均与语境无关。 13．句意：Evan解释道：“大多数水下技术会带来一些问题，例如机器的噪音或者高压水流。” 根据后面列举的噪音、高压水流都是水下技术带来的弊端、问题，应选用problems。advantages“优点”，changes“改变”，不符合此处表达弊端的语境。 14．句意：Evan解释道：“大多数水下技术会带来一些问题，例如机器的噪音或者高压水流。” 根据后面列举的噪音、高压水流都是水下技术带来的弊端、问题，应选用problems。advantages“优点”，changes“改变”，effects“影响”，均与语境无关。 15．句意：大多数水下技术会带来一些问题，例如机器的噪音或者高压水流，但是BURT不会。 根据前后语义存在转折关系，普通水下设备有弊端，但是BURT没有，应选用but。so“所以”，if“如果”，or“或者”，无法表达转折关系。 Passage C 从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 Have you ever seen drones in the sky? What can they be used for? Can they 1 be used for taking fantastic photos? Can a small group of drones make railways 2 , and at the same time, help railway companies save money? That is the future of using today’s “eyes in the sky” technology to make sure that railways are safe for trains. Drones have been used to 3 power lines already. They can do the same thing to check railway lines and other important things, 4 the correct position of the railway and turning points. The 5 they can be checked, the more railway safety, reliability (可靠性) and on-time performance (准点率) will be improved. Operations (操作) will be 6 and costs will be cut. That includes huge savings and better protection of railway workers’ safety. It is said that European railways alone 7 around 20 billion euros a year on that, because they often send workers to check and repair the railway at night. That can be dangerous work 8 the help of drones. By using the latest technologies, drones 9 can provide higher-value services for railways and explore mistakes in the railway before causing any safety problems. To perform these tasks, drones don’t need to be flying overhead. Engineers are now working on a new idea. Very small drones with AI will travel ahead of the train and guide it without drivers. With their 10 to see ahead, they can find any problem, so that fast-moving trains will be able to react in time. 1．A．only B．lonely C．alone D．single 2．A．clean B．safe C．lively D．attractive 3．A．look B．check C．watch D．set 4．A．for example B．as for C．such as D．as well as 5．A．more often B．more slowly C．more quickly D．more suddenly 6．A．efficient B．recent C．narrow D．necessary 7．A．speed B．explore C．spend D．boost 8．A．for B．with C．without D．under 9．A．they B．themselves C．it D．itself 10．A．address B．account C．addition D．ability 【答案】 1．A 2．B 3．B 4．C 5．A 6．A 7．C 8．C 9．B 10．D 【导语】本文主要讲述了无人机在铁路领域的应用前景，它们不仅能提高铁路的安全性、可靠性和准点率，还能降低成本并保护工人的安全。 【详解】 1．句意：它们仅仅能被用来拍漂亮的照片吗？ 此处表示疑问，探讨无人机是否“仅仅”用于拍照，选only“仅仅”，符合句意。lonely孤独的”、alone、“单独、独自”、single“单一的”，都不符合。 2．句意：一小群无人机能让铁路变得安全，同时帮助铁路公司省钱吗？ 根据后文“确保铁路对列车来说是安全的”的提示，此处表达无人机可以让铁路更安全，选safe“安全的”，符合语境。clean“干净的”、lively“生动的”、attractive“有吸引力的”都不符合。 3．句意：无人机已经被用来检查电线了。 后文明确提到“它们也可以做同样的事来检查铁轨”，说明无人机已经被用来检查电线了，选check“检查 ”，符合句意。look是不及物动词，不能接宾语；watch侧重“观看动态事物”；set“设置”，都不符合。 4．句意：它们也能做同样的事情来检查铁路线和其他重要的东西，比如铁路的正确位置和转折点。 这里是在列举铁路的相关检查内容：比如铁路的正确位置和转弯点。选such as“比如”，用来列举多个事物，符合用法。for example后面常用逗号隔开；as for“至于”；as well as“以及”，都不符合此处举例的用法。 5．句意：它们被检查得越频繁，铁路的安全性、可靠性和准点率就会提高得越多。 本句是“the+比较级，the+比较级”句型，表示“越……，越……”。此处表示检查得越频繁，安全性提高得越多，选more often“更频繁地”，符合逻辑。more slowly“更慢地”、more quickly“更快地”、more suddenly“更突然地”都不符合。 6．句意：运营会更高效，成本也会降低。 结合前文检查更频繁、安全准点率提升，能推出操作会变得更高效，同时成本会削减。选efficient“高效的”，符合句意。recent“最近的”、narrow“狭窄的”、necessary“必要的”，都不符合。 7．句意：据说欧洲铁路仅此一项每年就花费约200亿欧元，因为他们经常派工人在晚上检查和修理铁路。 spend money on sth.“在某事上花费金钱”，是固定搭配，此处是指仅此一项每年就花费约200亿欧元，选spend“花费”，符合语境。speed“加速”、explore“探索”、boost“促进”，都不符合。 8．句意：如果没有无人机的帮助，那可能是一项危险的工作。 前文提到过去要派工人夜间检修，说明在没有无人机的帮助下，这份工作是很危险的，选without“没有”，符合逻辑。for“为了”、with“和……一起”、under“在……下面”，都不符合。 9．句意：通过使用最新的技术，无人机本身可以为铁路提供更高价值的服务，并在造成任何安全问题之前探索铁路中的错误。 此处是反身代词作同位语，指代复数名词drones，表示“无人机本身就可以为铁路提供更高价值的服务”，对应的反身代词是themselves“它们自己”。they“它们”，主格人称代词；it“它”；itself“它自己”，都不符合。 10．句意：凭借它们向前看的能力，它们能发现任何问题，以便快速行驶的列车能够及时作出反应。 根据后文“they can find any problem”可知，此处是指凭借它们向前看的能力，选ability“能力”，符合句意。address“地址”、account“账户/解释”、addition“附加物”，都不符合。 Passage D 请先阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入相应空白处的最佳选项。 People often talk about how life was better in the past, but how true is that? Let’s 1 my grandparents’ life with our life today. My grandparents’ life was 2 different from ours. Firstly, people probably had a 3 life. For example, in the past there were more trees, lakes, and fresh air, so the elder people always felt 4 and comfortable. Secondly, there was no traffic problem because there weren’t so many 5 on the road. However, there were no modern appliances (现代电器) such as washing machines and vacuum cleaners (吸尘器) to make doing 6 easy, so they had to work hard to keep their house clean and prepare their food. They didn’t have the same chances that we have to enjoy themselves, 7 . They couldn’t travel to interesting places for holidays and they usually 8 the holidays at the same local beach every year. Life was harder and less interesting. Now we have a huge change in our life. We 9 machines more than in the past. The machines help make our life 10 . The Internet brings people together and makes our work faster. In a short time, we can send and receive messages or make calls to 11 with each other. Our kitchens are full of modern appliances to make our lives easier from fridges to dishwashers, 12 we have more time to do the things we want. We now have the chance to travel the world easily and experience new cultures. 13 , people are living more interesting lives. What’s more, because of the new 14 saving lives has now become very easy. I’m not saying 15 is perfect today, but for all the reasons above, I think I’m very lucky to live in the present! 1．A．connect B．part C．compare D．share 2．A．certainly B．luckily C．hardly D．recently 3．A．noisy B．boring C．peaceful D．terrible 4．A．hard B．relaxed C．lonely D．tired 5．A．people B．ships C．cars D．shops 6．A．housework B．homework C．exercise D．research 7．A．also B．again C．either D．instead 8．A．took B．spent C．paid D．cost 9．A．depend on B．put on C．look up D．take up 10．A．sadder B．easier C．worse D．faster 11．A．cheer B．communicate C．support D．hug 12．A．because B．if C．so D．unless 13．A．After all B．By the way C．For example D．As a result 14．A．technology B．address C．expression D．track 15．A．nothing B．something C．everything D．anything 【答案】 1．C 2．A 3．C 4．B 5．C 6．A 7．C 8．B 9．A 10．B 11．B 12．C 13．D 14．A 15．C 【导语】本文是一篇议论文，对比祖父母过去的生活和我们现在的生活，阐述两种生活各自的特点。 【详解】 1．句意：让我们把祖父母的生活和我们现在的生活作对比。 根据“People often talk about how life was better in the past, but how true is that? Let’s…my grandparents’ life with our life today.”可知，文章打算将祖辈过去生活和当代生活进行比较，compare…with…为固定搭配，意为“把……和……对比”，compare符合语境；connect“连接”、part“分开”，share“分享”，均不符合。 2．句意：我祖父母的生活当然和我们不一样。 后文提到“Firstly, people probably had a…life…Secondly, there was no traffic problem…”从环境、交通、家电等多个方面讲述祖辈生活与当下生活的差异，certainly“当然”，符合语境；luckily“幸运地”、hardly“几乎不”、recently“最近”，均不符合。 3．句意：首先，人们或许过着宁静的生活。 后文提到“in the past there were more trees, lakes, and fresh air”，描述过去环境优美，peaceful“宁静的”，符合语境；noisy“吵闹的”、boring“无聊的”、terrible“糟糕的”，均不符合。 4．句意：例如，过去有更多树木、湖泊和新鲜空气，所以老人们总是感到放松又舒适。 原文提到“there were more trees, lakes, and fresh air”，优美环境使人身心放松，relaxed“放松的”，和comfortable并列，符合语境；hard“艰难的”、lonely“孤独的”、tired“疲惫的”，均不符合。 5．句意：其次，没有交通问题，因为路上没有那么多小汽车。 原文提到“there was no traffic problem”，交通问题和路上车辆有关，cars“小汽车”，符合语境；people“人们”、ships“轮船”、shops“商店”，均不符合。 6．句意：然而，没有洗衣机、吸尘器这类现代电器让家务变得简单。 原文提到“modern appliances (现代电器) such as washing machines and vacuum cleaners”，这些电器用于处理家务，housework“家务”，符合语境；homework“作业”、exercise“锻炼”、research“研究”，均不符合。 7．句意：他们也没有像我们一样享受娱乐的机会。 原文提到“They couldn’t travel to interesting places for holidays”，说明过去娱乐选择少，本句为否定句，either用于否定句末尾，表示“也”，符合语境；also“也”（放句中）、again“再次”、instead“代替”，均不符合。 8．句意：他们不能去有趣的地方度假，他们每年通常在同一个当地海滩度过假期。 原文提到“They couldn’t travel to interesting places for holidays”，表达“度过假期”，spend holidays为固定搭配，主语是人，用spent；took“拿走”、paid“支付”、cost“花费（物作主语）”，均不符合。 9．句意：和过去相比，我们更多依靠机器。 原文提到“The machines help make our life easier”，说明机器对生活的作用，depend on“依靠”，符合语境；put on“穿上”、look up“查阅”、take up“占据”，均不符合。 10．句意：机器帮助让我们的生活更加容易。 原文提到“modern appliances to make our lives easier”，说明机器让生活变得更轻松，easier“更容易的”，符合语境；sadder“更难过”、worse“更差”、faster“更快”，均不符合。 11．句意：短时间内，我们可以收发信息或者打电话互相沟通。 原文提到“we can send and receive messages or make calls”，这些行为属于人与人之间交流，communicate“交流，沟通”，communicate with each other是固定搭配，符合语境；cheer“欢呼”、support“支持”、hug“拥抱”，均不符合。 12．句意：我们的厨房里满是现代电器，从冰箱到洗碗机，所以我们有更多时间做自己想做的事。 原文提到“Our kitchens are full of modern appliances to make our lives easier from fridges to dishwashers”，前半句讲现代电器多，后半句是带来的结果，前后两句为因果关系， so“所以”引出结果，符合语境；because“因为”、if “如果”、unless“除非”，均不符合。 13．句意：结果，人们过着更加有趣的生活。 原文提到“We now have the chance to travel the world easily and experience new cultures.”，前文介绍现代生活的各类便利条件，本句是对前文内容总结，As a result“结果”，符合语境；After all“毕竟”、By the way“顺便说一下”、For example“例如”，均不符合。 14．句意：而且，由于新科技，拯救生命现在变得很容易。 原文提到“The Internet brings people together and makes our work faster.”，文章介绍互联网、现代电器等科技带来生活变化，technology“科技”，符合语境；address“地址”、expression“表达”、track“轨道”，均不符合。 15． 句意：我不是说如今所有事情都是完美的。 后文“but for all the reasons above, I think I’m very lucky to live in the present”，表达转折含义，说明当下并非一切都完美，everything“一切事物”，符合语境；nothing“没有东西”、something“某物”、anything“任何东西”，均不符合。 四、任务型阅读 Passage A 根据短文内容，按要求回答问题。 Artificial intelligence (AI) is used in many areas of our lives. In hospitals, AI helps doctors find out illnesses quickly and correctly, which saves a lot of time. In factories, robots powered by AI can help workers do heavy and dangerous work. AI also helps with transportation, for example, by making self-driving cars safer. These applications of AI make our lives easier. The development of AI has gone through several stages. It all started with the Dartmouth Conference in 1956. Since then, there have been ups and downs. In the 1980s, expert systems (专家系统) were developed. In 1997, IBM’ s Deep Blue beat the world chess champion. Today, with the rise of deep learning, AI is more powerful than ever. It can tell pictures, understand natural language and even create art. Some experts say that AI is changing education in many exciting ways. For example, it can create personal learning plans for each student. This means if a student is good at math but weak in English, AI can provide more English practice for them. And some students use AI tools as teachers to answer questions anytime they meet a difficult English problem. However, it is important for students to use AI honestly and not to cheat. Anyway, AI is a powerful tool that can make learning more personal and efficient for everyone. There are many arguments about AI. Some people worry that AI will cause them to lose their jobs while others believe that AI will create new jobs and chances. There are also worries about the bias (偏见) of AI, which can lead to wrong treatment of certain groups. For example, AI might show pictures of nurses only as women because of stereotypes (刻板印象). And it’s sometimes hard to tell if a picture or video is real or created by AI, which can lead to the spread of false information. So we still need to think carefully about how to use AI in the right way so that it helps us in our lives. 1．How does the writer explain that AI makes our lives easier? 2．What’s the main idea of the second paragraph? 3．If you are weak in Chinese, what can AI do to help you? AI can and . 4．How many arguments about AI are mentioned in the last paragraph? 5．What’s the writer’s advice on using AI? 【答案】1．listing its applications 2．the development stages of AI 3． provide more Chinese practice answer questions 1．Three arguments 2．use AI in the right way 【导语】本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了人工智能在生活中的应用、发展阶段、对教育的影响以及相关的争议和使用建议。 【详解】 1．根据文章第1段“In hospitals, AI helps doctors... In factories, robots... AI also helps with transportation...”可推知，作者通过列举AI在不同领域的具体应用来说明它让生活更轻松。故填listing its applications。 2．根据文章第2段“The development of AI has gone through several stages.”可推知，本段主题句揭示了段落大意是关于AI的发展阶段。故填the development stages of AI。 3．根据文章第3段“if a student is good at math but weak in English, AI can provide more English practice for them. And some students use AI tools as teachers to answer questions...”可推知，若弱项是中文，AI可提供更多中文练习并回答问题。故填provide more Chinese practice; answer questions。 4．根据文章第4段“Some people worry that AI will cause them to lose their jobs while others believe that AI will create new jobs... worries about the bias... hard to tell if a picture or video is real or created by AI...”可推知，文中提到了就业影响、偏见、虚假信息共三个争议点。故填Three arguments。 5．根据文章第4段“So we still need to think carefully about how to use AI in the right way...”可推知，作者建议我们需要思考如何正确使用AI。故填use AI in the right way。 Passage B 根据短文内容，按要求回答问题。 Stand in front of a mirror and look at it. How much do you really know about the person in it? It’s not an easy job to know ourselves. To help students do this important task, schools across China are providing more classes and activities on self-understanding. Liu Yue is a teacher from No. 1 Middle School. She has recently given her students a useful tool. “It’s called the Johari Window, developed by two U.S. experts,” said Liu. “It has four parts about one’s self: an open part that everyone knows about, a hidden part that only you know, a blind area that everyone knows except for you and an unknown part that nobody knows. Using this tool, students did a great job, seeing themselves in a new way.” “I’m most curious about my blind area,” said eighth-grader Yang Manfei. “So I did a survey with my friends.” The results showed that she easily gets worried and short-tempered because of putting things off, the habit of delaying doing things until the last moment. “It is a bad habit I’ve never realized,” Yang said. “I find the unknown part most amazing,” said Sun Boyin, another student. “It means everyone has lots of hidden abilities.” When Sun entered middle school, he was not good at math. “But I set a goal and did lots of math exercises. Now I’m much better at the subject. The unknown part of my math ability is getting clearer,” he said. When it came to the hidden part, most students kept silent. “I’m afraid to show my secrets deep down,” said Li Yixuan. “Then one classmate stood up and said his favourite cartoon was Tom and Jerry.” Li thought to himself, “Am I brave enough to show my childish hobby? I want my classmates to see me as a grown person, not a silly child.” But then he realized that classmate wasn’t silly at all. Instead, he has the courage to be himself. “Show yourself and make yourself better. That’s the best lesson I’ve learned,” Li added. 1．What is the Johari Window used for according to Liu Yue? 2．What caused Yang Manfei’s bad feelings? 3．What does the “unknown part” mean to Sun Boyin? 4．How did Li Yixuan feel about showing his deep-down secrets at first? 5．What can we learn from this passage? 【答案】1．To help students see themselves in a new way. 2．The habit of delaying doing things until the last moment. 3．It means the hidden abilities. 4．He felt afraid at first. 5．We should show ourselves and make ourselves better. 【导语】本文介绍乔哈里窗，借助几位学生的例子，说明它可以帮助学生从新角度认识自我。 【详解】 1．根据第3段“It has four parts about one’s self…Using this tool, students did a great job, seeing themselves in a new way.”可知，乔哈里窗用来帮助学生以新方式认识自我。 2．根据第4段“The results showed that she easily gets worried and short-tempered because of putting things off, the habit of delaying doing things until the last moment.”可知，拖延到最后一刻的习惯造成了杨曼菲不好的情绪。 3．根据第5段“‘I find the unknown part most amazing,’ said Sun Boyin, another student. ‘It means everyone has lots of hidden abilities.’”可知，对孙博音来说未知部分指隐藏的能力。 4．根据第6段“‘I’m afraid to show my secrets deep down,’ said Li Yixuan.”可知，李奕轩一开始害怕展示内心深处的秘密，be afraid to可替换为feel afraid，句子时态为一般过去时，得出答案He felt afraid at first. 5．根据第6段“‘Show yourself and make yourself better. That’s the best lesson I’ve learned,’ Li added.”可知，文章告诉我们要展现自我、完善自我。 Passage C Innovation (创新) plays an important role in improving life and developing society. It is not just about big inventions but also about small changes in daily life. Everyone can be innovative if they are willing to practice and explore. First, innovation needs practice. You cannot create something new just by thinking. You must do it with your hands. For example, if you want to make a better school bag, you need to cut cloth and design it many times. Each time you fail, you learn something useful. Thomas Edison tried thousands of times before he made the light bulb work. Practice turns simple ideas into real things. Second, innovation requires courage. Many people are afraid of making mistakes. That’s why they only follow old ways. But innovators are different. They are brave to ask “why” and “what if”. When they meet problems, they do not give up. They try strange ideas that others may laugh at. This courage helps them find new methods that no one has tried before. Third, innovation calls for an open mind. You should look at things in different ways. A bottle is not just for holding water. It can become a flower pot or a pencil holder. When you connect old things in new ways, you create surprises. Reading books and talking with different people can give you fresh thoughts. To develop your innovative spirit, start with small steps. Remember, innovation is not a gift for special people. It is a habit that anyone can build through practice, courage and an open mind. Only in this habit will your innovative spirit grow day by day. 1．What is innovation about? 2．Why do many people only follow old ways? 3．What does innovation need according to the text? 4．What does the writer want to tell us about innovative spirit at the end of the passage? What three key qualities help us form this spirit? 5．Why should people develop innovative spirit? Write 30 words or more. 【答案】1．It is not just about big inventions but also about small changes in daily life. 2．Because they are afraid of making mistakes. 3．Practice, courage and an open mind. 4．The writer tells us innovative spirit is a daily habit instead of a natural gift for certain people. We can develop it with constant practice, courage and an open mind little by little. 5．Because innovation plays an important role in improving life and developing society. Developing innovative spirit helps us come up with new ideas, solve problems better and make our lives and our world better. (答案不唯一，合理即可) 【导语】本文论述了创新在改善生活和发展社会中的重要作用，并指出创新源于实践、勇气和开放的思维，是人人可养成的习惯。 【详解】 1．第一段提到创新不仅仅是重大发明，也包括日常生活中的小改变“not just about big inventions but also about small changes in daily life”，答案是原文直接信息。 2．第三段提到许多人只遵循旧方法是因为害怕犯错“afraid of making mistakes”，答案是原文直接信息。 3．文中第二段提到“Practice turns simple ideas into real things”，说明创新需要实践；第三段提到“This courage helps them find new methods that no one has tried before”，说明创新需要勇气；第四段提到“When you connect old things in new ways, you create surprises”，说明创新需要开放的思维。综合这三段内容可知，创新需要实践、勇气和开放的思维。 4．最后一段提到创新精神不是特殊人群的天赋，而是任何人都可以通过实践、勇气和开放思维养成的习惯“not a gift for special people. It is a habit that anyone can build through practice, courage and an open mind”，整合信息作答。 5．开放题，答案不唯一。需结合文章内容说明培养创新精神的意义，合理即可。 Passage D 阅读下文并回答问题。 While AI brings great and non-stop convenience to people’s lives, what makes human beings special? A Chinese teacher collected 54 answers from her students with a simple classroom question: “Use one single word to show you are not AI. Which word will you pick?” The following are three of their answers. Luna: My father suffered from illness for several weeks. During that hard time, fear and worries filled my mind now and then. Yet I still held his hand and kept believing that tomorrow might be better. Experiences like this make me understand: AI can offer answers to almost everything, but the hope I felt during that time is something only humans can truly experience. Walter: I used to think my schoolmates were much cleverer than me. I remember the slow and painful progress. But those hard times helped me accept my weaknesses and pushed me to keep trying. AI can finish tasks at once. But, it can never sense the difficulty, happiness, disappointment (失望) or quiet pride that come from getting over trouble. Tina: On my way home after school, I often stop to enjoy sunsets, and watch homeless cats. I still remember the nervousness before test scores came out, and the feeling of being excited and worried when waiting for the school sports meeting. AI can have all the data on earth but not those real moments of life. The different feelings deep inside my heart remind me how wonderful it is to be human. Soon this special lesson spread (传播) widely online. Lots of thoughtful answers poured in. All these answers show the clear differences between humans and AI. 1．Does AI have feelings like humans according to Luna? 2．How did Tina feel when waiting for the school sports meeting? 3．According to the text, what makes humans different from AI? 4．What other word would you choose to show you are not AI? Share one word and give two reasons. (about 30 words) 【答案】1．No, it doesn’t. 2．She felt excited and worried. 3．AI can offer answers, finish tasks at once and have all the data, but humans have real feelings and real moments of life. 4．开放性试题，言之有理即可。参考答案为：I would choose “Mistake”. First, AI is programmed to be perfect and accurate. Second, as a human, I make mistakes, learn from them, and grow better. Mistakes make my life real. 【导语】本文是一篇议论文，通过三位学生的回答，探讨人类和人工智能的区别，指出人类拥有真实的情感体验，这是AI不具备的。 【详解】 1．根据Luna的回答“...but the hope I felt during that time is something only humans can truly experience.”可知，Luna认为AI无法拥有人类的情感，因此回答是否定的。 2．根据Tina的回答“…the feeling of being excited and worried when waiting for the school sports meeting.”可知，Tina在等待学校运动会时感到激动和担忧，直接提取答案。 3．根据Luna的回答“AI can offer answers to almost everything, but the hope I felt during that time is something only humans can truly experience.”、Walter的回答“AI can finish tasks at once. But, it can never sense the difficulty, happiness, disappointment or quiet pride that come from getting over trouble.”以及Tina的回答“AI can have all the data on earth but not those real moments of life. The different feelings deep inside my heart remind me how wonderful it is to be human.”以及全文可知，AI可以提供答案，立即完成任务，并掌握所有数据，但人类拥有真实的情感和真实的生活瞬间，这就是人和AI的差异，需要概括总结，整合文中多处信息作答。 4．开放性作答，选取符合人类独有属性的单词，给出两个贴合逻辑、符合要求的理由即可。参考答案为：I would choose “Mistake”. First, AI is programmed to be perfect and accurate. Second, as a human, I make mistakes, learn from them, and grow better. Mistakes make my life real. $