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2026—2027学年第一学期期中考试 盐田高级中学高二年级英语试题卷 考试时间：120分钟 满分：150分 注意事项： 1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号、考场号、座位号填写在答题卡上。 2．回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在试卷上无效。 3．考试结束后，上交答题卡。 第一部分 阅读（共两小节，满分50分） 第一节（共15小题，每小题2.5分，满分37.5分） A If your teen or middle-schooler is curious about AI, they now have many options for exploring the field. In the list below, you’ll find a mix of summer AI programs in both in-person and online formats. These programs are dedicated to AI and generally geared toward teens. If you don’t have an in-person program near you, online is a great option. In-Person Camps There are a number of companies with a national reach that offer AI summer camps around the country. iD Tech, which kicked off AI summer camps a few years ago, has now expanded to offer a variety of programs. Other companies offering AI camps include Lavner Education, the Coder School and iCode School. But you don’t have to confine (限制) your search to this list alone. There may be organizations in your community that offer AI camps. You can search for programs in your community to find even more. Online-Only The Coding School offers a 5-week national research program for rising grades 9 — 12 (and college freshmen) to conduct research in AI. Mentors (导师) provide personal feedback to help students conduct research and develop college-level projects and presentations. MehtA + offers two summer camps in AI/ Machine Learning — an intensive 6-week machine learning research boot camp for grades 8 — 12. In the camp, students will be able to work closely with top university professors to complete an AI research project in the sciences or the humanities. Veritas AI is an AI program for high school students. In the program, students learn the fundamentals of AI, interact with world-class AI practitioners, and build personalized projects that they can use for college applications and beyond. No coding skills are required, and the program has levels for advanced students. Want to Explore AI During the School Year? If your child wants to continue exploring AI during the school year, some of the best opportunities can be found through online classes offered by the companies in this article. 1. Which company provides various programs in In-Person Camps? A. iD Tech. B. iCode School. C. Lavner Education. D. The Coder School. 2. What do we know about Online-Only AI programs? A. They target high school students. B. They are limited to 5 weeks at least. C. They require programming skills. D. They offer interactions with AI experts. 3. What is suggested for continuing AI exploration during the school year? A. Taking online courses. B. Visiting local companies. C. Participating in summer camps. D. Engaging in research projects. 【答案】1. A 2. D 3. A 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇应用文，主要介绍了面向青少年和中学生的AI夏令营项目，包括线下和线上两种课程形式，并提供了相关公司和项目的信息。 【1题详解】 细节理解题。根据In-Person Camps部分中“iD Tech, which kicked off AI summer camps a few years ago, has now expanded to offer a variety of programs. (iD Tech几年前开始推出AI夏令营，现已扩展提供多种项目)”可知，iD Tech提供多种线下夏令营项目。故选A项。 【2题详解】 细节理解题。根据Online-Only部分第三段中“Veritas AI is an AI program for high school students. In the program, students learn the fundamentals of AI, interact with world-class AI practitioners, and build personalized projects that they can use for college applications and beyond. (Veritas AI是一个面向高中生的AI项目。在这个项目中，学生学习AI的基础知识，与世界级的AI从业者互动，并构建可以用于大学申请及以后的个性化项目。)”可知, Online-Only AI项目提供与AI专家的互动机会。故选D项。 【3题详解】 细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“If your child wants to continue exploring AI during the school year, some of the best opportunities can be found through online classes offered by the companies in this article. (如果你的孩子想在学年期间继续探索人工智能，本文中这些公司提供的在线课程能提供一些绝佳机会。)”可知，建议在学年期间通过参加在线课程继续探索人工智能。故选A项。 B Though I am a female scientist, I have face blindness. I can see faces, but the individual details, such as the distance between the eyes or the shape of the nose, are fuzzy. As a result, recognizing faces — something so instant and unconscious for most — is a major challenge. Over the years I developed my own ways of dealing with the problem. To distinguish people, I relied on cues — like the way a person walks and a habitual lunch spot. There were many embarrassing moments as I pursued my career. But overall, I was managing. Then, I often worked at home. As interactions moved online, suddenly everyone became a stranger. For my peace of mind, I needed to get to the bottom of why I see the world so differently from most people. Through a combination of luck and privilege, I connected with a specialist who gave me an official diagnosis (诊断). Even though I had already essentially diagnosed myself, it was a relief to have a professional put a formal name to it. More importantly, I realized I had to face reality. Now if I’m going to an event where I’m expected to know people, I send an e-mail explaining that if I ignore them, it won’t be intentional. I’ve found that people are less likely to be offended when they know beforehand. But sometimes I feel like something out of a science-fiction plot. A recent presentation titled You Don’t Belong Here was intended to show how some environments can be exclusionary (排斥的) and what can be done to address that. As the presenters alternated between acting out scenes and commenting on them, I left feeling exactly as the title said. It would have been a great help if they had explained at the beginning that they were going to switch roles. People with disabilities exist, and we need our co-workers to think broadly about accessibility and inclusion. Let’s create an environment where we all feel like we belong. 4. What is wrong with the author? A. She can’t tell faces apart. B. She can’t see faces instantly. C. She lacks facial expressions. D. She always keeps a straight face. 5. What made the author decide to seek professional help? A. Her wrong self-diagnosis. B. The rise in online interactions. C. A specialist’s recommendation. D. The chance of a promotion. 6. Which is mentioned as the author’s way of handling face blindness? A. Sending others an e-mail ahead of time. B. Learning the style people like to wear. C. Meeting more friends in regular places. D. Drawing co-workers’ faces in a notebook. 7. What can we infer from paragraph 5? A. The author is bad at getting along with others. B. Science fiction is an inspiration for the author. C. The author loses a sense of belonging in some environments. D. Having face blindness makes the author stand out in public. 【答案】4. A 5. B 6. A 7. C 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了作为科学家的作者患有脸盲症，虽然她已经总结出自己的一套应对策略，但有时脸盲症还是会让她找不到归属感。作者呼吁大家为有缺陷的同事创造一个有归属感的环境。 【4题详解】 细节理解题。根据第一段中“I can see faces, but the individual details, such as the distance between the eyes or the shape of the nose, are fuzzy. (我能看到脸，但个人细节，如眼睛之间的距离或鼻子的形状，是模糊的。)”可知，作者有脸盲症，她无法辨别人们的脸。故选A。 【5题详解】 细节理解题。根据第三段中“As interactions moved online, suddenly everyone became a stranger. For my peace of mind, I needed to get to the bottom of why I see the world so differently from most people. Through a combination of luck and privilege, I connected with a specialist who gave me an official diagnosis (诊断). (随着社交互动转移到线上，突然间，每个人都成了陌生人。为了让自己内心安宁，我必须弄清楚为何我看待世界的角度与大多数人如此不同。凭借运气与自身具备的优越条件，我联系到了一位专家，他给我做出了正式诊断。)”可知，使作者决定向专家寻求帮助的是网上交流的兴起。故选B。 【6题详解】 细节理解题。根据第四段中“Now if I’m going to an event where I’m expected to know people, I send an e-mail explaining that if I ignore them, it won’t be intentional. (现在，如果我要去参加一个我应该认识的人的活动，我会发一封电子邮件解释说，如果我忽略了他们，那不是故意的。)”可知，作者对待自己脸盲症的一个方法是提前给别人发一封关于自己问题的电子邮件说明情况，故选A。 【7题详解】 推理判断题。根据第五段中“A recent presentation titled You Don’t Belong Here was intended to show how some environments can be exclusionary (排斥的) and what can be done to address that. As the presenters alternated between acting out scenes and commenting on them, I left feeling exactly as the title said. (最近一场题为《你不属于这里》的演讲，旨在揭示某些环境是如何具有排斥性的，以及可以采取哪些措施来解决这一问题。当演讲者交替进行场景演绎与评论时，我离开时的感受正如演讲标题所言。)”可推知，作者在某些环境中会失去归属感。故选C。 C Tristan Yates has no doubt about her first memory. “I was about three and a half,” she remembers,“ just running around with my twin sister trying to pick up Easter eggs.” But she has zero memories before that, which is typical. Is that because we don’t make memories when we’ re babies, or is there something else responsible? Now, a new research published by Yates and her colleagues in the journal Science suggests babies are able to form memories, even if they become accessible later in life. To shed light on the issue, one of the best ways is to look deep in the brain with an fMRI machine, which requires a person to remain still for an extended period of time, but babies don’t understand instructions and have short attention spans. Therefore, the team had to adapt and come up with diverse tricks to keep them happy and engaged. Here’s how this experiment went down. The babies viewed an image they have never seen before for two seconds, like a canyon or a dog toy. About a minute later, researchers showed them one image they had just seen alongside a different image from the same category. That could be the canyon, say, alongside a waterfall. If the baby remembered seeing the canyon earlier, the child would look longer at the canyon than at the waterfall. This procedure gave the researchers an indication as to which images the baby remembered, and which they forgot. Meanwhile, the fMRI was shooting pictures of the baby’s brain, including its hippocampus (海马体), a region important for memory. The scans revealed that starting at about 12 months of age, the more activity there was in the baby’s hippocampus when seeing an image for the first time, the more likely they were to remember that image later. “What we can conclude is that the hippocampus can encode (编码) individual memories, even in human infants. It’s evidence that a memory has formed in the baby’s hippocampus.” says Yates. These results allow scientists to put the time stamp of our first memory a little bit earlier than when we thought possible. 8. How does the author introduce the topic in the first paragraph? A. By quotation an article. B. By defining a concept. C. By giving an example. D. By providing a finding. 9. What did researchers do to test babies’ memory? A. They asked babies to describe images. B. They scanned babies’ brains during sleep. C. They presented toys to babies repeatedly. D. They compared babies’ image-viewing time. 10. What does the research show? A. babies prefer seeing new images. B. Active brains lead to good memory. C. Hippocampus functions after age 3. D. Memory loss occurs more over time. 11. What can be a suitable title for the text? A. The Mystery of Infant Memories. B. Unlocking the Brain’s Secrets. C. The Science of Early Childhood. D. fMRI: A Window into Infant Mind 【答案】8. C 9. D 10. B 11. A 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍一项关于婴儿能否形成记忆的研究及其实验过程和结果。 【8题详解】 推理判断题。根据第一段中的“Tristan Yates has no doubt about her first memory. “I was about three and a half,” she remembers, “just running around with my twin sister trying to pick up Easter eggs.”(特里斯坦·耶茨对自己的第一个记忆深信不疑。“我大概三岁半的时候，”她回忆道，“只是和双胞胎妹妹到处跑，想捡复活节彩蛋。”)”可知，作者通过举特里斯坦·耶茨的例子引出话题。故选C项。 【9题详解】 细节理解题。根据第三段中的“If the baby remembered seeing the canyon earlier, the child would look longer at the canyon than at the waterfall. This procedure gave the researchers an indication as to which images the baby remembered, and which they forgot.(如果婴儿记得之前见过峡谷，那么他看峡谷的时间会比看瀑布的时间长。这个过程让研究人员知道婴儿记得哪些图像，忘记了哪些。)”可知，研究人员通过比较婴儿观看图像的时间来测试他们的记忆。故选D项。 【10题详解】 细节理解题。根据第四段中的“The scans revealed that starting at about 12 months of age, the more activity there was in the baby’s hippocampus when seeing an image for the first time, the more likely they were to remember that image later.(扫描显示，从大约12个月大开始，婴儿第一次看到图像时海马体的活动越活跃，他们后来就越有可能记住该图像。)”可知，这项研究表明活跃的大脑有助于形成良好的记忆。故选B项。 【11题详解】 主旨大意题。通读全文，尤其是第一段中的“Now, a new research published by Yates and her colleagues in the journal Science suggests babies are able to form memories, even if they become accessible later in life.(现在，耶茨和她的同事在《科学》杂志上发表的一项新研究表明，婴儿能够形成记忆，即使这些记忆在后来的生活中才会被唤起。)”以及下文对研究过程和结果的介绍可知，文章主要围绕婴儿记忆这一谜团展开，所以“婴儿记忆的奥秘”概括了本文的主题，适合作为本文标题。故选A项。 D A new report from the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism raises concerns about artificial intelligence (AI) in news production, as the rise of AI tools for news production, coupled with existing struggles to engage audiences, presents a fresh challenge for newsrooms worldwide. The report, based on a survey of nearly 100,000 people across 47 countries, highlights audience anxieties surrounding AI-generated news content and notes this is particularly true for sensitive topics like politics. News organizations are dealing with the rise of Generative AI, with tech giants like Google and startups developing tools that summarize information and potentially divert (转移) traffic from news websites. However, the report reveals a public distrust of AI-generated news, raising questions about its viability and impact on profits. The report also looked at audience perceptions of AI-generated news. A significant part of respondents (调查对象) to the survey expressed discomfort with news primarily produced by AI. This feeling was particularly strong in the UK (63 percent) and the US (52 percent). The report finds that people were more accepting of AI being used behind the scenes to enhance journalistic efficiency. Nic Newman, lead author of the Digital News Report, said, “It was surprising to see the level of suspicion. People broadly had fears about what might happen to content reliability and trust.” The survey also reveals a continuing worry about online misinformation. Concerns rose by 3 percent compared to the previous year, with 59 percent of respondents expressing worry. This anxiety was particularly conspicuous in countries like South Africa (81 percent) and the US (72 percent). The report also highlights the difficulties news organizations face in securing paying subscribers. “The findings show that newsrooms need to build a direct relationship with their audiences while also strategically using the platforms to connect with people who are trickier to reach, like younger audiences,” Newman said. “We see that news influencers have a bigger role on the popular platforms.” 12. How is newsrooms’ current situation? A. Difficult.  B. Distinctive.  C. Promising.  D. Competitive. 13. What is paragraph 4 mainly about? A. Some disadvantages of AI editors.  B. An analysis of the research results. C. Possible application of AI in news.  D. Respondents’ attitude to AI in news. 14. What does the underlined word “conspicuous” in paragraph 6 mean? A. Doubtful.  B. Similar.  C. Obvious.  D. Limited. 15. What does Nic Newman advise newsrooms to do? A. Employ famous influencers to spread news by AI. B. Encourage more younger people to make use of AI. C. Distinguish accurately true news from disinformation. D. Take advantage of popular platforms to attract audiences. 【答案】12. A 13. D 14. C 15. D 【解析】 【导语】一份报告指出AI给新闻行业带来挑战，公众不信任AI生成新闻，同时假新闻问题持续，新闻机构应借助平台维系受众。 【12题详解】 推理判断题。根据第一段“A new report from the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism raises concerns about artificial intelligence (AI) in news production, as the rise of AI tools for news production, coupled with existing struggles to engage audiences, presents a fresh challenge for newsrooms worldwide.(路透社新闻研究所的一份新报告对新闻生产中的人工智能（AI）提出担忧：随着新闻生产AI工具兴起，再加上原本就难以吸引受众的困境，这给全球新闻编辑部带来了新挑战。)”可知，新闻编辑部面临新挑战，处境艰难。 【13题详解】 主旨大意题。根据第四段“A significant part of respondents (调查对象) to the survey expressed discomfort with news primarily produced by AI.(很大一部分调查对象对主要由人工智能生成的新闻感到不适。)”以及“The report finds that people were more accepting of AI being used behind the scenes to enhance journalistic efficiency.(报告发现，人们更能接受人工智能在幕后使用，用来提升新闻工作效率。)”可知，本段介绍受访者对新闻领域人工智能的态度。 【14题详解】 词句猜测题。根据第六段“Concerns rose by 3 percent compared to the previous year, with 59 percent of respondents expressing worry.(与去年相比，担忧比例上升了3%，59%的调查对象表示感到担忧。)”以及“This anxiety was particularly conspicuous in countries like South Africa (81 percent) and the US (72 percent).(这种焦虑在南非（81%）和美国（72%）等国家尤其conspicuous。)” 可知，这些国家的担忧比例很高，焦虑情绪十分明显突出。所以猜测conspicuous表“明显的”，与obvious同义。 【15题详解】 细节理解题。根据最后一段“The findings show that newsrooms need to build a direct relationship with their audiences while also strategically using the platforms to connect with people who are trickier to reach, like younger audiences,(研究结果表明，新闻编辑部需要与受众建立直接联系，同时有策略地利用这些平台去接触更难触达的人群，比如年轻受众，)”以及“We see that news influencers have a bigger role on the popular platforms.(我们发现，资讯博主在各大热门平台上发挥着更大的作用。)”可知，Nic Newman建议新闻机构利用热门平台吸引受众。 第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 How do you feel about exams? ____16____ On the contrary, is it an experience you enjoy because it’s your time to shine? Every year, many young people sit exams and whether they love or hate them, most of them will face some anxiety before the big day. If you’re anxious about your exams, don’t worry. You’re not alone. ____17____ When the pressure is on to pass that all-important test, take a deep breath and absorb some good advice from people who’ve been through the same experience as you. ____18____ Nutritional therapist Kerry Torrens recommends making breakfast the most important meal of the day. She recommends eating energy-giving oats and eggs. Some research even suggests students who take water into the exam hall may even improve their grades. One thing I know I always need is a good night’s sleep to help me work and think better the next day. ____19____ If you get good sleep your memory is better and that means you can retain the information you have revised. According to Lisa Artis from the Sleep Council, sitting on your bed when you’re cramming is not a good idea because then you associate that place with stress. Revising for exams can also sometimes seem cruel, so it’s good to take breaks and reward yourself with a small treat, like a cake or a quick run around the block. There comes a point when your brain can’t absorb any more information. ____20____ A. However, your brain is free of tiredness. B. Is it the one thing you are frightened of? C. Thus, you’ll also need to know when to stop. D. Is it the only thing that you are really keen on? E. Eating the right food can feed your brain and keep you energetic. F. It might seem like a stressful time for everyone in the same situation. G. And that’s what’s recommended for anyone preparing for their exams. 【答案】16. B 17. F 18. E 19. G 20. C 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。介绍了我们在考试过程中常常会面临焦虑，但是可以通过饮食和睡眠调节情绪，缓解压力。 【16题详解】 根据前文“How do you feel about exams?(你对考试有什么看法?)”以及后文“On the contrary, is it an experience you enjoy because it’s your time to shine?(相反，你喜欢这段经历是因为这是你闪耀的时刻吗？)”可知，前后都是问句，所以空处应是问句，且空处提到的事和后文相反，B项“Is it the one thing you are frightened of?(这是你唯一害怕的事吗？)”承接上文，和下文相反，符合文意。故选B项。 【17题详解】 根据前文“If you’re anxious about your exams, don’t worry. You’re not alone.(如果你对考试感到焦虑，别担心。你并不孤单)”可知，对考试感到焦虑是常见的。F项“It might seem like a stressful time for everyone in the same situation.(对于处于相同情况的每个人来说，这似乎都是一个充满压力的时刻)”是对前句的进一步说明，符合文意。故选F项。 【18题详解】 设空位于段首，为本段中心句，根据后文“Nutritional therapist Kerry Torrens recommends making breakfast the most important meal of the day. She recommends eating energy-giving oats and eggs. Some research even suggests students who take water into the exam hall may even improve their grades.(养治疗师克里·托伦斯建议把早餐作为一天中最重要的一餐。她建议吃能提供能量的燕麦和鸡蛋。一些研究甚至表明，带水进考场的学生甚至可以提高他们的成绩)”可知，本段主要介绍吃正确食物能让你精力充沛，所以E项“Eating the right food can feed your brain and keep you energetic.(吃正确的食物可以滋养你的大脑，让你充满活力)”符合本段主题。故选E项。 【19题详解】 根据前文“One thing I know I always need is a good night’s sleep to help me work and think better the next day.(我知道我总是需要一个好的睡眠来帮助我第二天更好地工作和思考)”可知，好的睡眠有助于思考，G项“And that’s what’s recommended for anyone preparing for their exams.(这也是我们推荐给准备考试的人的方法)”承接上文，其中that指代前文中的a good night’s sleep，符合文意。故选G项。 【20题详解】 设空位于段尾，是对前文的总结，根据前文“According to Lisa Artis from the Sleep Council, sitting on your bed when you’re cramming is not a good idea because then you associate that place with stress. Revising for exams can also sometimes seem cruel, so it’s good to take breaks and reward yourself with a small treat, like a cake or a quick run around the block. There comes a point when your brain can’t absorb any more information.(据睡眠委员会的丽莎·阿蒂斯说，坐在床上死记硬背不是个好主意，因为那样你就会把那个地方和压力联系在一起。复习考试有时看起来也很残酷，所以最好休息一下，犒赏自己一下，比如一块蛋糕或绕着街区跑一圈。当你的大脑无法吸收更多的信息时，就会出现这样的情况)”表明你的大脑不能吸收更多信息，所以应该休息，所以C项“Thus, you’ll also need to know when to stop.(因此，你还需要知道什么时候该停下来)”是对前文的总结。故选C项。 第二部分 语言运用（共两节，满分30分） 第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分） 阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 I met Carla in the darkest days of life 15 years ago, when I was in a bad ____21____. I lost my mother and I was almost broke, living in an old house. A nearby pet hospital always kept some adoptable animals in the window. One day, a gorgeous black cat ____22____ in a small cage. ____23____ in love, I took her home and gave her a name. Every night, Carla would lie down on my keyboard as I ____24____ to work for money. And then we would sit side by side watching TV. She added ____25____ to my life. But mostly, we shared lots of hours doing nothing — the quiet time is like ____26____ when having the right company. Soon, a ____27____ me started to see daylight, and 3 years later, I moved into a new house. Then came the day she literally ____28____ my life. That morning six years ago, Carla jumped on my head in bed and ____29____ “meows”, sounding frantic (惊恐的). I figured she was just trying to ____30____ me of something. I went downstairs, frightened to find a small lick of flame ____31____ from a ceiling panel. I quickly called 911. A firefighter later told me that if Carla hadn’t brought me that ____32____, the fire would have broken through and engulfed the house and me. Months later, however, Carla ____33____ from kidney disease and left me. That last night, she climbed in my lap and rubbed her hand on my face. It felt like a ____34____ of goodbye. I think she knew. And I know I will never have another cat that I ____35____ her the debt. 21. A. taste  B. faith  C. mood  D. belief 22. A. dropped by  B. showed up  C. got on  D. hung out 23. A. Immediately  B. Fortunately  C. Recently  D. Obviously 24. A. meant  B. struggled  C. hesitated  D. decided 25. A. challenge  B. success  C. routine  D. wisdom 26. A. healing  B. wandering  C. training  D. touring 27. A. embarrassed  B. confused  C. stressed  D. depressed 28. A. ruined  B. saved  C. lifted  D. changed 29. A. repeated  B. created  C. discovered  D. announced 30. A. accuse  B. remind  C. convince  D. rid 31. A. bouncing  B. clapping  C. shooting  D. diving 32. A. notice  B. threat  C. idea  D. warning 33. A. escaped  B. arose  C. recovered  D. suffered 34. A. gesture  B. character  C. description  D. emotion 35. A. entitle  B. reward  C. owe  D. identify 【答案】21. C 22. B 23. A 24. B 25. C 26. A 27. D 28. B 29. A 30. B 31. C 32. D 33. D 34. A 35. C 【解析】 【导语】作者在人生低谷收养猫咪卡拉，卡拉陪伴治愈他，还在火灾中救了他，卡拉病逝后，作者永远感念这份恩情。 【21题详解】 考查名词。句意：15年前，在我人生最灰暗的日子里，我遇见了卡拉，那时我的心情很糟糕。A. taste味道；B. faith信念；C. mood心情；D. belief信仰。根据前文“I met Carla in the darkest days of life 15 years ago”和后文“I lost my mother and I was almost broke, living in an old house”可知，作者当时处于人生低谷，心情很差。 【22题详解】 考查动词短语。句意：有一天，一只漂亮的黑猫出现在一个小笼子里。A. dropped by顺便拜访；B. showed up出现；C. got on上车；D. hung out闲逛。根据前文“A nearby pet hospital always kept some adoptable animals in the window”以及语境可知，此处指这只黑猫出现在宠物医院橱窗的笼子里。 【23题详解】 考查副词。句意：我立刻爱上了它，把它带回了家，还给它取了名字。A. Immediately立刻；B. Fortunately幸运地；C. Recently最近；D. Obviously明显地。根据后文“I took her home and gave her a name”可知，作者一见到这只猫就马上喜欢上它并带回家。 【24题详解】 考查动词。句意：每天晚上，当我艰难挣钱糊口的时候，卡拉都会趴在我的键盘上。A. meant意味着；B. struggled努力，艰难打拼；C. hesitated犹豫；D. decided决定。根据第一段“I lost my mother and I was almost broke”可知，作者当时身无分文，艰难谋生，struggled符合语境。 【25题详解】 考查名词。句意：它为我的生活增添了日常的陪伴。A. challenge挑战；B. success成功；C. routine常规，日常；D. wisdom智慧。根据前文“Every night, Carla would lie down on my keyboard”以及“And then we would sit side by side watching TV”可知，猫咪每晚陪伴作者，形成了日常。 【26题详解】 考查名词。句意：但大多数时候，我们就这么待着，什么也不做——有合适的陪伴时，这样安静的时光就像治愈。A. healing治愈；B. wandering漫步；C. training训练；D. touring旅行。根据前一段“I met Carla in the darkest days of life”可知，在作者人生低谷时，和猫咪相伴的安静时光有着治愈的作用。 【27题详解】 考查形容词。句意：很快，曾经抑郁的我开始看到希望，三年后，我搬进了新家。A. embarrassed尴尬的；B. confused困惑的；C. stressed压力大的；D. depressed沮丧的、抑郁的。根据第一段“I met Carla in the darkest days of life”可知，之前作者情绪低落抑郁。 【28题详解】 考查动词。句意：后来有一天，它实实在在救了我的命。A. ruined毁坏；B. saved拯救；C. lifted举起；D. changed改变。根据后文“if Carla hadn’t brought me that 　　　　, the fire would have broken through and engulfed the house and me”可知，猫咪提醒作者火情，救了作者的性命。 【29题详解】 考查动词。句意：六年前的那个早上，卡拉跳到床上我的头上，不停地喵喵叫，叫声十分惊恐。A. repeated重复；B. created创造；C. discovered发现；D. announced宣布。根据后文“sounding frantic (惊恐的)”可知，此处指猫咪一遍一遍发出叫声警示主人。 【30题详解】 考查动词。句意：我以为它只是想提醒我某件事。A. accuse指控；B. remind提醒；C. convince使信服；D. rid摆脱。根据后文“I went downstairs, frightened to find a small lick of flame”以及语境可知，此处指猫咪的叫声是为了提醒作者。 【31题详解】 考查动词。句意：我下了楼，惊恐地发现天花板面板窜出一小缕火苗。A. bouncing弹跳；B. clapping拍手；C. shooting喷射、窜出；D. diving俯冲。根据后文“from a ceiling panel”以及语境可知，此处指火苗从天花板的缝隙窜出来，shooting符合语境。 【32题详解】 考查名词。句意：后来一名消防员告诉我，如果不是卡拉给我这个警示，大火会蔓延，吞噬房子和我。A. notice通知；B. threat威胁；C. idea想法；D. warning警示。根据前文“Carla jumped on my head in bed and 　　　　 “meows”, sounding frantic (惊恐的)”可知，猫咪惊恐的叫声是危险的警示。 【33题详解】 考查动词。句意：然而几个月之后，卡拉遭受肾病折磨，离开了我。A. escaped逃跑；B. arose出现；C. recovered恢复；D. suffered遭受。根据后文“and left me”可知，卡拉患上肾病，饱受病痛折磨后离世。 【34题详解】 考查名词。句意：那像是一个告别的姿态。A. gesture姿态；B. character性格；C. description描述；D. emotion情绪。根据前文“she climbed in my lap and rubbed her hand on my face”以及语境可知，此处指猫咪蹭主人的脸是告别的动作姿态。 【35题详解】 考查动词。句意：而且我知道，再也不会有另一只猫，让我欠它这样一份恩情。A. entitle使享有权利；B. reward奖励；C. owe欠（人情）；D. identify识别。根据第三段“Then came the day she literally 　　　　 my life”以及语境可知，猫咪在火灾中救了作者性命，所以说作者亏欠猫咪这份救命的恩情，owe符合语境。 第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分） 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式，并将答案填写在答题卡上。 Born and raised in a Dong ethnic village in Guizhou province, Lu Yongmei started to learn to make Dong cloth, a traditional handmade fabric with a long history, ____36____ the age of 6. In 2014, Lu, along with several like-minded partners, founded a farmers’ cooperative. Their aim was ____37____ (preserve) the craftsmanship (手工艺) and spread the economic value of traditional handicrafts. So far, Lu, now 40, ____38____ (organize) over 40 skills training sessions, offering free instruction to more than 3,000 participants. When President Xi Jinping visited their village, Lu ____39____ (proud) introduced the Dong cloth indigo dyeing (靛蓝染色) process to him, ____40____ involves spinning, weaving, dyeing and so on. Xi praised their batik (蜡染) craftsmanship and asked Lu ____41____ batik only comes in indigo. Lu explained that through years of experimentation, they can dye the cloth in diverse colors. “We’ve expanded beyond indigo by experimening with natural dyes,” Lu explained. ____42____ (impress) by their craftsmanship, Xi emphasized the importance of protecting both tangible and intangible cultural heritage. Deeply encouraged by President Xi’s ____43____ (recognize) of their efforts in preserving intangible cultural heritage, Lu said, “In the future, I will bring more villagers together and share our Dong culture with ____44____ wider audience. Besides, I will remain committed to reviving traditions while _____45_____ (embrace) modernity.” 【答案】36. at 37. to preserve 38. has organized 39. proudly 40. which 41. if##whether 42. Impressed 43. recognition 44. a 45. embracing 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了陆彦梅生于贵州侗族村，6 岁学做侗布，2014 年与人建合作社，传手艺、创价值，已培训超 3000 人，还探索多种染色，承诺复兴传统并融入现代。 【36题详解】 考查固定短语。句意：陆彦梅出生并成长在贵州省的侗族村庄，6岁时开始学习制作侗族布，这是一种历史悠久的传统手工织物。“at the age of”是固定短语，表示“在……岁时”，所以此处填 at。故填at。 【37题详解】 考查动词不定式。句意：他们的目的是保护手工艺，传播传统手工艺的经济价值。“aim to do sth.”是固定用法，意为“目的是做某事”，这里用动词不定式作表语。故填to preserve。 【38题详解】 考查动词时态和主谓一致。句意：到目前为止，现年40岁的陆彦梅已经组织了40多期技能培训课程，为3000多名参与者提供免费指导。根据“so far”可知，该句时态要用现在完成时，主语是 Lu，第三人称单数，所以助动词用 has，organize 的过去分词是 organized。故填has organized。 【39题详解】 考查副词。句意：当习近平主席访问他们的村庄时，陆彦梅自豪地向他介绍了侗族布靛蓝染色工艺，包括纺纱、编织、染色等。此处需要一个副词来修饰动词 introduced，proud 的副词是proudly，所以填 proudly。故填proudly。 【40题详解】 考查定语从句。句意：当习近平主席访问他们的村庄时，陆彦梅自豪地向他介绍了侗族布靛蓝染色工艺，包括纺纱、编织、染色等。分析句子可知，设空处引导非限定性定语从句，先行词是 the Dong cloth indigo dyeing process，指物，关系词在从句中作主语，所以用 which 引导。故填which。 【41题详解】 考查宾语从句。句意：习近平主席夸奖了他们的蜡染手艺，问陆彦梅是否只有靛蓝的蜡染。根据语境可知，此处为连词“if/whether”表示“是否”，引导宾语从句，满足句意要求。故填if/whether。 【42题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：他们的工艺给习近平主席留下了深刻的印象，他强调了保护物质和非物质文化遗产的重要性。“be impressed by”表示“对…… 印象深刻”，这里用过去分词短语作原因状语，省略了主语和 be 动词。故填Impressed。 【43题详解】 考查名词。句意：习近平主席对他们在保护非物质文化遗产方面所做的努力的认可深深鼓舞了陆彦梅，她说：“未来，我将把更多的村民聚集在一起，与更广泛的观众分享我们的侗族文化。分析句子可知，“Xi’s”是名词所有格，后面需要接名词，recognize 的名词是 recognition。故填recognition。 【44题详解】 考查冠词。句意：习近平主席对他们在保护非物质文化遗产方面所做的努力的认可深深鼓舞了陆彦梅，她说：“未来，我将把更多的村民聚集在一起，与更广泛的观众分享我们的侗族文化。“a wider audience”表示“更广泛的受众”，这里是泛指，结合wide为首音节辅音单动词，用不定冠词 a。故填a。 【45题详解】 考查状语从句的省略用法。句意：此外,我将继续致力于振兴传统而拥抱现代化。分析句子可知，引导时间状语从句时，若从句主语与主句主语一致，且从句谓语含有 be 动词，可省略从句的主语和 be 动词，这里省略了“she is”，embrace 的现在分词是 embracing。故填embracing。 第三部分 单项选择（共20题，每题1.5分，满分30分） 46. In his letters, Father gave a(n) ______ account of what the war was like at the front. A. steely B. appreciative C. complicated D. vivid 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】考查形容词词义辨析。句意：在他的信件中，父亲生动地描述了前线战争的状况。A. steely钢铁般的；B. appreciative欣赏的；C. complicated复杂的；D. vivid生动的。根据后文“account of what the war was like at the front”指父亲生动地描述了前线战争的状况。故选D。 47. He ________ fails to keep his promise, for he is always a reliable man. A. essentially B. cruelly C. rarely D. fairly 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】考查副词词义辨析。句意：他很少食言，因为他一直是个可靠的人。A. essentially本质上；B. cruelly残忍地；C. rarely很少，几乎不；D. fairly相当，公平地。根据后半句“for he is always a reliable man”可知，他为人可靠，因此“不守承诺”的情况几乎不会发生，此处需要一个表示频率低、带有否定意味的副词，rarely 正好表示“很少，难得”，符合逻辑。故选C项。 48. —The soup needs a bit of flavor. —I know, some tomato juice should . A. set in motion B. carry on C. do the trick D. go wild 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】考查动词短语辨析。句意：——汤需要一点味道。——我知道，加点番茄汁就可以了。A. set in motion使……运动；B. carry on继续进行；从事；C. do the trick达到目的；有效；D. go wild狂怒； 狂热。根据“The soup needs a bit of flavor.”可知，没有味道的汤中加点番茄汁就达到目的了。故选C。 49. Police began to ________ there may be a link between the two cases after a thorough investigation. A. suspect  B. guarantee  C. blame  D. release 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】句意：经过彻底的调查后，警方开始猜测这两起案件之间可能存在联系。A. suspect猜想，怀疑；B. guarantee保证；C. blame责备；D. release释放。结合空后的“there may be a link between the two cases”可知，“这两起案件之间可能存在联系”是一种可能性，是警方在调查后得出的猜想。 50. ________ people quickly learned how to use tools in the caves. A. Giant  B. Distant  C. Primitive  D. Delicate 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】句意：原始人很快学会了在洞穴里如何使用工具。A. giant巨大的；B. distant遥远的；C. primitive原始的；D. delicate精致的。根据常识和“learned how to use tools in the caves”可知，在洞穴里学会使用工具的应是原始人，用形容词primitive作定语。 51. Despite life’s ups and downs, Wang Zengqi’s works ________ convey optimism. A. consistently B. literally C. cruelly D. preliminary 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】考查副词和形容词词义辨析。句意：尽管生活有起有落，汪曾祺的作品始终传达着乐观精神。A. consistently始终如一地，一贯地；B. literally逐字地，确实地；C. cruelly残酷地；D. preliminary初步的，预备的。根据“Despite life’s ups and downs”可知，尽管生活有起有落，但是汪曾祺的作品还是“始终”传达着乐观精神，consistently符合语境。故选A。 52. Although some idioms are made up of simple words, you can hardly make sense of them ______ as they may have very different meanings. A. vividly B. literally C. rarely D. steadily 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】考查副词词义辨析。句意：虽然有些习语由简单的单词组成，但你几乎无法从字面意思理解它们，因为它们可能有着截然不同的含义。 A. vividly生动地；B. literally字面地；C. rarely很少地；D. steadily稳定地。由语意可知，习语的实际含义和单词字面意思不同，此处指“从字面意思”理解习语是行不通的，literally符合语境。故选B项。 53. Luckily one of my ________ relatives still remembers what the village used to be like when my ancestors lived there. A. emotive B. innovative C. preliminary D. distant 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】句意：幸运的是，我的一个远房亲戚还记得我祖先住在那里时村子的样子。A. emotive引起情绪的；B. innovative创新的；C. preliminary初步的；D. distant远亲的。空处作修饰relatives的定语，固定表达distant relatives意为“远房亲戚”，符合题意。 54. She could hear the ________ Mozart through the window, which were so beautiful that she couldn’t help stopping to admire them. A. pageants of  B. strains of  C. uses of  D. channels of 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】句意：她能透过窗户听到莫扎特的旋律，那旋律如此优美，以至于她忍不住停下来欣赏。A. pageants of……的盛会；B. strains of……的旋律；C. uses of使用；D. channels of……的频道。结合“which were so beautiful that she couldn’t help stopping to admire them”可知，她听到的是莫扎特的优美音乐。 55. Their perseverance ________ with an epic (史诗般的) comeback against the defending champion Brazil in the quarter-finals (四分之一决赛) . A. did the trick B. cracked a smile C. paid off D. gave way 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：他们的毅力终获回报，在四分之一决赛中对阵卫冕冠军巴西队时实现了史诗般的逆转。A. did the trick奏效；达到目的；B. cracked a smile露出微笑；C. paid off取得成功；得到回报；D. gave way让步；倒塌。根据“perseverance（毅力）”以及“epic comeback（史诗般的逆转）”可知，长期坚持的毅力最终获回报。故选C。 56. Following the girl, we went into a hall, on ________ walls hung pictures of some famous scientists. A. whose B. its C. which D. that 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】考查定语从句。句意：我们跟着女孩走进一个大厅，大厅的墙上挂着一些著名科学家的照片。分析句子，设空处引导的是非限制性定语从句，引导词在从句中作定语，指代hall’s，意为“大厅的”，故使用whose。故选A。 57. ________ twice a year, whether it is a car, a bus or a truck, is the rule that every driver must obey in this city. A. Examining B. To examine  C. Having examined  D. Being examined 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】句意：无论是小汽车、公交车还是卡车，每年接受两次检查是这座城市每个司机都必须遵守的规定。空处和twice a year搭配，在句中作主语，表示一般性的规定或习惯性动作，应用动名词形式，且examine“检查”与其逻辑主语it之间是被动关系，即车辆被检查，因此需要使用动名词的被动式being examined。 58. — I’m sorry I’m late for the meeting. I got stuck in the traffic. — It’s okay. We ________ the new policy for the whole morning while waiting for you, and now we need a break. A. are discussing  B. had discussed  C. have been discussing  D. discussed 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】句意：——很抱歉我开会迟到了。我堵车了。——没关系。我们在等你的这整个上午一直在讨论新政策，现在我们需要休息一下。根据句中的时间状语“for the whole morning”以及后半句“and now we need a break”可知，“讨论”这一动作从过去开始，一直持续着，强调动作的持续性，现在刚结束，所以用现在完成进行时。 59. ________ is mentioned earlier, the expert group has already been formed to investigate the issue. A. It  B. Which  C. What  D. As 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】句意：正如先前提到的，已经成立专家组来调查这个问题。设空处引导非限制性定语从句，指代后面整个主句的内容，并在从句中作主语，表示“正如”，应使用关系代词as。 60. That is ________ I gave up ________ might have been a magnificent career as a painter. A. what; why  B. why; what  C. which; why  D. why; that 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】句意：那就是我放弃了本可以拥有的辉煌画家生涯的原因。第一空位于系动词is后，引导表语从句，表示原因，应用连接副词why引导；第二空位于动词短语gave up后，引导宾语从句，且从句中缺少主语，表示“……的事物”，应用连接代词what引导。 61. ________ the complex theory to his students clearly required a lot of patience, but he never regretted ________ his whole life to education. A. Explaining; to devote   B. To explain; devoting C. Explaining; devoting   D. To explain; to devote 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】句意：向学生清楚地解释这个复杂的理论需要很大的耐心，但他从不后悔将自己的一生奉献给教育事业。第一空在句中作主语，表示习惯性的动作，应用动名词形式，即Explaining；regret doing sth.意为“后悔做过某事”，表示对已经发生的事情感到后悔，regret to do sth.意为“遗憾要做某事”，表示对要做的事感到遗憾懊悔，第二空指不后悔将一生奉献给教育，应用动名词形式，即devoting。 62. She ________ on the project for weeks, but she still hasn’t finished it. A. has been working  B. worked  C. had worked  D. works 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】句意：她在这个项目上已经工作了好几个星期了，但她仍然没有完成。根据时间状语“for weeks”以及后半句中的“still hasn’t finished it”可知，“工作”这个动作从过去某时开始，一直持续到现在，并且强调动作的持续性，应用现在完成进行时。 63. We had meant ________ you with your English project yesterday, but we were persuaded ________ the plan because of the sudden storm. A. to help; to postpone  B. helping; postponing  C. to help; postponing  D. helping; to postpone 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】句意：昨天我们本来打算在你的英语项目上帮助你，但是因为突如其来的暴风雨，我们被说服推迟了这个计划。mean to do sth.意为“打算做某事”，mean doing sth.意为“意味着做某事”，根据“We had meant”可知，第一空表示“打算帮忙”，故填to help；persuade sb. to do sth.意为“说服某人做某事”，其被动语态为sb. be persuaded to do sth.，表示“某人被说服做某事”，故第二空填to postpone。 64. By the time the ambulance arrived, the injured man ________ unconscious for nearly ten minutes. A. was  B. has been  C. would be  D. had been 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】句意：救护车到达的时候，这名受伤的男子已经昏迷将近十分钟了。分析句子结构可知，by the time引导时间状语从句，从句为一般过去时（arrived），主句动作发生在从句动作之前，是“过去的过去”，要用过去完成时had been。 65. The news that the national team had won the championship was so ________ that the crowd couldn’t help ________ up cheers. A. encouraged; bursting   B. encouraging; bursting C. encouraged; to burst   D. encouraging; to burst 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】句意：国家队赢得冠军的消息是如此令人鼓舞，以至于人群忍不住爆发出欢呼声。第一空作表语，表示新闻本身的性质，应用以-ing结尾的形容词encouraging，意为“令人鼓舞的”；couldn’t help doing sth.是固定搭配，意为“忍不住做某事”，第二空应用动名词bursting作宾语。 第四部分 应用文写作（满分20分） 66. 假定你是李华，外教老师Jenny准备在班里举办一次辩论赛，她给出了“Mobile phones in class?”和“Group or individual study?”两个题目供大家选择。请给Jenny写一封邮件，内容包括： 1.你的选择； 2.说明理由。 注意： 1.写作词数应为80左右； 2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。 Dear Jenny, ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Yours, Li Hua 【答案】Possible version l: Dear Jenny, I’d like to recommend “Mobile phones in class?” as our debate topic. It’s a practical and engaging issue that affects all of us directly. This topic sparks strong opinions. Some argue phones aid learning through online search and apps, while others believe they distract students. A debate would help us weigh these views fairly. Plus, it encourages critical thinking about technology’s role in education. I hope this suggestion is helpful. It’s a topic everyone can relate to, ensuring lively discussions. Looking forward to your feedback! Yours, Li Hua Possible version 2: Dear Jenny, I’d like to suggest “Group or individual study?” as our debate topic. This is a meaningful choice that every student encounters in their learning process. Group study encourages collaboration and diverse perspectives, while individual study allows for personalized focus. Some students thrive in team discussions, whereas others prefer quiet and independence. Exploring both approaches would help us understand their respective strengths in different learning situations. I believe this topic will lead to a practical and insightful discussion. It could even help classmates improve their study habits. Hope you find this suggestion useful! Yours, Li Hua 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇应用文。外教老师Jenny准备在班里举办一次辩论赛，她给出了“Mobile phones in class?”和“Group or individual study?”两个题目供大家选择。请考生写一封信说明自己的选择和理由。 【详解】1.词汇积累： ①推荐：recommend→suggest ②引发：spark→trigger ③使分心：distract→divert ④帮助：help→assist 2.句式拓展： 同义句转换 原句：Some argue phones aid learning through online search and apps, while others believe they distract students. 拓展句：Some people hold the view that phones could aid learning through online search and apps, while others think that they distract students. 【点睛】【高分句型 1】It’s a practical and engaging issue that affects all of us directly.（运用关系代词that引导的限制性定语从句） 【高分句型 2】I hope this suggestion is helpful.（使用了省略连词that的宾语从句） 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $ 2026—2027学年第一学期期中考试 盐田高级中学高二年级英语试题卷 考试时间：120分钟 满分：150分 注意事项： 1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号、考场号、座位号填写在答题卡上。 2．回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在试卷上无效。 3．考试结束后，上交答题卡。 第一部分 阅读（共两小节，满分50分） 第一节（共15小题，每小题2.5分，满分37.5分） A If your teen or middle-schooler is curious about AI, they now have many options for exploring the field. In the list below, you’ll find a mix of summer AI programs in both in-person and online formats. These programs are dedicated to AI and generally geared toward teens. If you don’t have an in-person program near you, online is a great option. In-Person Camps There are a number of companies with a national reach that offer AI summer camps around the country. iD Tech, which kicked off AI summer camps a few years ago, has now expanded to offer a variety of programs. Other companies offering AI camps include Lavner Education, the Coder School and iCode School. But you don’t have to confine (限制) your search to this list alone. There may be organizations in your community that offer AI camps. You can search for programs in your community to find even more. Online-Only The Coding School offers a 5-week national research program for rising grades 9 — 12 (and college freshmen) to conduct research in AI. Mentors (导师) provide personal feedback to help students conduct research and develop college-level projects and presentations. MehtA + offers two summer camps in AI/ Machine Learning — an intensive 6-week machine learning research boot camp for grades 8 — 12. In the camp, students will be able to work closely with top university professors to complete an AI research project in the sciences or the humanities. Veritas AI is an AI program for high school students. In the program, students learn the fundamentals of AI, interact with world-class AI practitioners, and build personalized projects that they can use for college applications and beyond. No coding skills are required, and the program has levels for advanced students. Want to Explore AI During the School Year? If your child wants to continue exploring AI during the school year, some of the best opportunities can be found through online classes offered by the companies in this article. 1. Which company provides various programs in In-Person Camps? A. iD Tech. B. iCode School. C. Lavner Education. D. The Coder School. 2. What do we know about Online-Only AI programs? A. They target high school students. B. They are limited to 5 weeks at least. C. They require programming skills. D. They offer interactions with AI experts. 3. What is suggested for continuing AI exploration during the school year? A. Taking online courses. B. Visiting local companies. C. Participating in summer camps. D. Engaging in research projects. B Though I am a female scientist, I have face blindness. I can see faces, but the individual details, such as the distance between the eyes or the shape of the nose, are fuzzy. As a result, recognizing faces — something so instant and unconscious for most — is a major challenge. Over the years I developed my own ways of dealing with the problem. To distinguish people, I relied on cues — like the way a person walks and a habitual lunch spot. There were many embarrassing moments as I pursued my career. But overall, I was managing. Then, I often worked at home. As interactions moved online, suddenly everyone became a stranger. For my peace of mind, I needed to get to the bottom of why I see the world so differently from most people. Through a combination of luck and privilege, I connected with a specialist who gave me an official diagnosis (诊断). Even though I had already essentially diagnosed myself, it was a relief to have a professional put a formal name to it. More importantly, I realized I had to face reality. Now if I’m going to an event where I’m expected to know people, I send an e-mail explaining that if I ignore them, it won’t be intentional. I’ve found that people are less likely to be offended when they know beforehand. But sometimes I feel like something out of a science-fiction plot. A recent presentation titled You Don’t Belong Here was intended to show how some environments can be exclusionary (排斥的) and what can be done to address that. As the presenters alternated between acting out scenes and commenting on them, I left feeling exactly as the title said. It would have been a great help if they had explained at the beginning that they were going to switch roles. People with disabilities exist, and we need our co-workers to think broadly about accessibility and inclusion. Let’s create an environment where we all feel like we belong. 4. What is wrong with the author? A. She can’t tell faces apart. B. She can’t see faces instantly. C. She lacks facial expressions. D. She always keeps a straight face. 5. What made the author decide to seek professional help? A. Her wrong self-diagnosis. B. The rise in online interactions. C. A specialist’s recommendation. D. The chance of a promotion. 6. Which is mentioned as the author’s way of handling face blindness? A. Sending others an e-mail ahead of time. B. Learning the style people like to wear. C. Meeting more friends in regular places. D. Drawing co-workers’ faces in a notebook. 7. What can we infer from paragraph 5? A. The author is bad at getting along with others. B. Science fiction is an inspiration for the author. C. The author loses a sense of belonging in some environments. D. Having face blindness makes the author stand out in public. C Tristan Yates has no doubt about her first memory. “I was about three and a half,” she remembers,“ just running around with my twin sister trying to pick up Easter eggs.” But she has zero memories before that, which is typical. Is that because we don’t make memories when we’ re babies, or is there something else responsible? Now, a new research published by Yates and her colleagues in the journal Science suggests babies are able to form memories, even if they become accessible later in life. To shed light on the issue, one of the best ways is to look deep in the brain with an fMRI machine, which requires a person to remain still for an extended period of time, but babies don’t understand instructions and have short attention spans. Therefore, the team had to adapt and come up with diverse tricks to keep them happy and engaged. Here’s how this experiment went down. The babies viewed an image they have never seen before for two seconds, like a canyon or a dog toy. About a minute later, researchers showed them one image they had just seen alongside a different image from the same category. That could be the canyon, say, alongside a waterfall. If the baby remembered seeing the canyon earlier, the child would look longer at the canyon than at the waterfall. This procedure gave the researchers an indication as to which images the baby remembered, and which they forgot. Meanwhile, the fMRI was shooting pictures of the baby’s brain, including its hippocampus (海马体), a region important for memory. The scans revealed that starting at about 12 months of age, the more activity there was in the baby’s hippocampus when seeing an image for the first time, the more likely they were to remember that image later. “What we can conclude is that the hippocampus can encode (编码) individual memories, even in human infants. It’s evidence that a memory has formed in the baby’s hippocampus.” says Yates. These results allow scientists to put the time stamp of our first memory a little bit earlier than when we thought possible. 8. How does the author introduce the topic in the first paragraph? A. By quotation an article. B. By defining a concept. C. By giving an example. D. By providing a finding. 9. What did researchers do to test babies’ memory? A. They asked babies to describe images. B. They scanned babies’ brains during sleep. C. They presented toys to babies repeatedly. D. They compared babies’ image-viewing time. 10. What does the research show? A. babies prefer seeing new images. B. Active brains lead to good memory. C. Hippocampus functions after age 3. D. Memory loss occurs more over time. 11. What can be a suitable title for the text? A. The Mystery of Infant Memories. B. Unlocking the Brain’s Secrets. C. The Science of Early Childhood. D. fMRI: A Window into Infant Mind D A new report from the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism raises concerns about artificial intelligence (AI) in news production, as the rise of AI tools for news production, coupled with existing struggles to engage audiences, presents a fresh challenge for newsrooms worldwide. The report, based on a survey of nearly 100,000 people across 47 countries, highlights audience anxieties surrounding AI-generated news content and notes this is particularly true for sensitive topics like politics. News organizations are dealing with the rise of Generative AI, with tech giants like Google and startups developing tools that summarize information and potentially divert (转移) traffic from news websites. However, the report reveals a public distrust of AI-generated news, raising questions about its viability and impact on profits. The report also looked at audience perceptions of AI-generated news. A significant part of respondents (调查对象) to the survey expressed discomfort with news primarily produced by AI. This feeling was particularly strong in the UK (63 percent) and the US (52 percent). The report finds that people were more accepting of AI being used behind the scenes to enhance journalistic efficiency. Nic Newman, lead author of the Digital News Report, said, “It was surprising to see the level of suspicion. People broadly had fears about what might happen to content reliability and trust.” The survey also reveals a continuing worry about online misinformation. Concerns rose by 3 percent compared to the previous year, with 59 percent of respondents expressing worry. This anxiety was particularly conspicuous in countries like South Africa (81 percent) and the US (72 percent). The report also highlights the difficulties news organizations face in securing paying subscribers. “The findings show that newsrooms need to build a direct relationship with their audiences while also strategically using the platforms to connect with people who are trickier to reach, like younger audiences,” Newman said. “We see that news influencers have a bigger role on the popular platforms.” 12. How is newsrooms’ current situation? A. Difficult.  B. Distinctive.  C. Promising.  D. Competitive. 13. What is paragraph 4 mainly about? A. Some disadvantages of AI editors.  B. An analysis of the research results. C. Possible application of AI in news.  D. Respondents’ attitude to AI in news. 14. What does the underlined word “conspicuous” in paragraph 6 mean? A. Doubtful.  B. Similar.  C. Obvious.  D. Limited. 15. What does Nic Newman advise newsrooms to do? A. Employ famous influencers to spread news by AI. B. Encourage more younger people to make use of AI. C. Distinguish accurately true news from disinformation. D. Take advantage of popular platforms to attract audiences. 第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 How do you feel about exams? ____16____ On the contrary, is it an experience you enjoy because it’s your time to shine? Every year, many young people sit exams and whether they love or hate them, most of them will face some anxiety before the big day. If you’re anxious about your exams, don’t worry. You’re not alone. ____17____ When the pressure is on to pass that all-important test, take a deep breath and absorb some good advice from people who’ve been through the same experience as you. ____18____ Nutritional therapist Kerry Torrens recommends making breakfast the most important meal of the day. She recommends eating energy-giving oats and eggs. Some research even suggests students who take water into the exam hall may even improve their grades. One thing I know I always need is a good night’s sleep to help me work and think better the next day. ____19____ If you get good sleep your memory is better and that means you can retain the information you have revised. According to Lisa Artis from the Sleep Council, sitting on your bed when you’re cramming is not a good idea because then you associate that place with stress. Revising for exams can also sometimes seem cruel, so it’s good to take breaks and reward yourself with a small treat, like a cake or a quick run around the block. There comes a point when your brain can’t absorb any more information. ____20____ A. However, your brain is free of tiredness. B. Is it the one thing you are frightened of? C. Thus, you’ll also need to know when to stop. D. Is it the only thing that you are really keen on? E. Eating the right food can feed your brain and keep you energetic. F. It might seem like a stressful time for everyone in the same situation. G. And that’s what’s recommended for anyone preparing for their exams. 第二部分 语言运用（共两节，满分30分） 第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分） 阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 I met Carla in the darkest days of life 15 years ago, when I was in a bad ____21____. I lost my mother and I was almost broke, living in an old house. A nearby pet hospital always kept some adoptable animals in the window. One day, a gorgeous black cat ____22____ in a small cage. ____23____ in love, I took her home and gave her a name. Every night, Carla would lie down on my keyboard as I ____24____ to work for money. And then we would sit side by side watching TV. She added ____25____ to my life. But mostly, we shared lots of hours doing nothing — the quiet time is like ____26____ when having the right company. Soon, a ____27____ me started to see daylight, and 3 years later, I moved into a new house. Then came the day she literally ____28____ my life. That morning six years ago, Carla jumped on my head in bed and ____29____ “meows”, sounding frantic (惊恐的). I figured she was just trying to ____30____ me of something. I went downstairs, frightened to find a small lick of flame ____31____ from a ceiling panel. I quickly called 911. A firefighter later told me that if Carla hadn’t brought me that ____32____, the fire would have broken through and engulfed the house and me. Months later, however, Carla ____33____ from kidney disease and left me. That last night, she climbed in my lap and rubbed her hand on my face. It felt like a ____34____ of goodbye. I think she knew. And I know I will never have another cat that I ____35____ her the debt. 21. A. taste  B. faith  C. mood  D. belief 22. A. dropped by  B. showed up  C. got on  D. hung out 23. A. Immediately  B. Fortunately  C. Recently  D. Obviously 24. A. meant  B. struggled  C. hesitated  D. decided 25. A. challenge  B. success  C. routine  D. wisdom 26. A. healing  B. wandering  C. training  D. touring 27. A. embarrassed  B. confused  C. stressed  D. depressed 28. A. ruined  B. saved  C. lifted  D. changed 29. A. repeated  B. created  C. discovered  D. announced 30. A. accuse  B. remind  C. convince  D. rid 31. A. bouncing  B. clapping  C. shooting  D. diving 32. A. notice  B. threat  C. idea  D. warning 33. A. escaped  B. arose  C. recovered  D. suffered 34. A. gesture  B. character  C. description  D. emotion 35. A. entitle  B. reward  C. owe  D. identify 第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分） 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式，并将答案填写在答题卡上。 Born and raised in a Dong ethnic village in Guizhou province, Lu Yongmei started to learn to make Dong cloth, a traditional handmade fabric with a long history, ____36____ the age of 6. In 2014, Lu, along with several like-minded partners, founded a farmers’ cooperative. Their aim was ____37____ (preserve) the craftsmanship (手工艺) and spread the economic value of traditional handicrafts. So far, Lu, now 40, ____38____ (organize) over 40 skills training sessions, offering free instruction to more than 3,000 participants. When President Xi Jinping visited their village, Lu ____39____ (proud) introduced the Dong cloth indigo dyeing (靛蓝染色) process to him, ____40____ involves spinning, weaving, dyeing and so on. Xi praised their batik (蜡染) craftsmanship and asked Lu ____41____ batik only comes in indigo. Lu explained that through years of experimentation, they can dye the cloth in diverse colors. “We’ve expanded beyond indigo by experimening with natural dyes,” Lu explained. ____42____ (impress) by their craftsmanship, Xi emphasized the importance of protecting both tangible and intangible cultural heritage. Deeply encouraged by President Xi’s ____43____ (recognize) of their efforts in preserving intangible cultural heritage, Lu said, “In the future, I will bring more villagers together and share our Dong culture with ____44____ wider audience. Besides, I will remain committed to reviving traditions while _____45_____ (embrace) modernity.” 第三部分 单项选择（共20题，每题1.5分，满分30分） 46. In his letters, Father gave a(n) ______ account of what the war was like at the front. A. steely B. appreciative C. complicated D. vivid 47. He ________ fails to keep his promise, for he is always a reliable man. A. essentially B. cruelly C. rarely D. fairly 48. —The soup needs a bit of flavor. —I know, some tomato juice should . A. set in motion B. carry on C. do the trick D. go wild 49. Police began to ________ there may be a link between the two cases after a thorough investigation. A. suspect  B. guarantee  C. blame  D. release 50. ________ people quickly learned how to use tools in the caves. A. Giant  B. Distant  C. Primitive  D. Delicate 51. Despite life’s ups and downs, Wang Zengqi’s works ________ convey optimism. A. consistently B. literally C. cruelly D. preliminary 52. Although some idioms are made up of simple words, you can hardly make sense of them ______ as they may have very different meanings. A. vividly B. literally C. rarely D. steadily 53. Luckily one of my ________ relatives still remembers what the village used to be like when my ancestors lived there. A. emotive B. innovative C. preliminary D. distant 54. She could hear the ________ Mozart through the window, which were so beautiful that she couldn’t help stopping to admire them. A. pageants of  B. strains of  C. uses of  D. channels of 55. Their perseverance ________ with an epic (史诗般的) comeback against the defending champion Brazil in the quarter-finals (四分之一决赛) . A. did the trick B. cracked a smile C. paid off D. gave way 56. Following the girl, we went into a hall, on ________ walls hung pictures of some famous scientists. A. whose B. its C. which D. that 57. ________ twice a year, whether it is a car, a bus or a truck, is the rule that every driver must obey in this city. A. Examining B. To examine  C. Having examined  D. Being examined 58. — I’m sorry I’m late for the meeting. I got stuck in the traffic. — It’s okay. We ________ the new policy for the whole morning while waiting for you, and now we need a break. A. are discussing  B. had discussed  C. have been discussing  D. discussed 59. ________ is mentioned earlier, the expert group has already been formed to investigate the issue. A. It  B. Which  C. What  D. As 60. That is ________ I gave up ________ might have been a magnificent career as a painter. A. what; why  B. why; what  C. which; why  D. why; that 61. ________ the complex theory to his students clearly required a lot of patience, but he never regretted ________ his whole life to education. A. Explaining; to devote   B. To explain; devoting C. Explaining; devoting   D. To explain; to devote 62. She ________ on the project for weeks, but she still hasn’t finished it. A. has been working  B. worked  C. had worked  D. works 63. We had meant ________ you with your English project yesterday, but we were persuaded ________ the plan because of the sudden storm. A. to help; to postpone  B. helping; postponing  C. to help; postponing  D. helping; to postpone 64. By the time the ambulance arrived, the injured man ________ unconscious for nearly ten minutes. A. was  B. has been  C. would be  D. had been 65. The news that the national team had won the championship was so ________ that the crowd couldn’t help ________ up cheers. A. encouraged; bursting   B. encouraging; bursting C. encouraged; to burst   D. encouraging; to burst 第四部分 应用文写作（满分20分） 66. 假定你是李华，外教老师Jenny准备在班里举办一次辩论赛，她给出了“Mobile phones in class?”和“Group or individual study?”两个题目供大家选择。请给Jenny写一封邮件，内容包括： 1.你的选择； 2.说明理由。 注意： 1.写作词数应为80左右； 2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。 Dear Jenny, ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Yours, Li Hua 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $