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上海财经大学附属北郊高级中学2026学年第一学期期中考试 高一年级英语试卷 Ⅰ. Listening Comprehension (11%) Section A Directions: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard. 1. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 A. At the laundry. B. In the department store. C. In the library. D. At the restaurant. 【答案】A 【解析】 【原文】M: I’d like to have these jackets cleaned and pressed. W: Yes, sir. They will be ready by Friday. Question: Where does the conversation most probably take place? 2. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 A. At 9:00. B. At 9:30. C. At 10:00. D. At 12:00. 【答案】B 【解析】 【原文】M: I think we should leave by ten if we want to get there by twelve thirty. W: Sure, but we’d better leave half an hour earlier than that as traffic in the morning is always unpredictable. Question: When should they leave? 3. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 A. An accountant. B. A saleswoman. C. A driver. D. A weather reporter. 【答案】B 【解析】 【原文】M: How are you getting along with your work? W: It’s okay at the beginning, but the figure fell down in February. It’s normal as February is not a hot season for car sales. Question: What is the woman? 4. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 A. She is easy-going. B. She is unfriendly to her students. C. She is a cold person. D. She is too strict with her students. 【答案】D 【解析】 【原文】W: I’m always nervous when I’m facing our class teacher. M: Me too. I think the problem lies in her instead of in us. She is too hard on us. Question: How do the students think of their class teacher? 5. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 A. No one has a friend like Jack. B. The man feels lucky to have Jack as a friend. C. Everyone is Jack’s good friend. D. The woman doesn’t like any of the man’s friends. 【答案】B 【解析】 【原文】M: No one has as good a friend as Jack. W: I wish all of your friends were as nice. Question: What do we learn from this conversation? 6. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 A. Teacher and student. B. Husband and wife. C. Doctor and patient. D. Mother and son. 【答案】A 【解析】 【原文】M: May I hand in the report this Friday? W: I think one month is more than enough, and tomorrow is the deadline. Question: What’s the probable relationship between the two speakers? 7. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 A. In the restaurant. B. In the hotel. C. In the museum. D. In the drugstore. 【答案】A 【解析】 【原文】M: Can I take your order now? W: Yes, but before that, can you move us to a nonsmoking table? Question: Where does this conversation probably take place? 8. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 A. He didn’t work as hard as he was supposed to. B. He didn’t pass the science exam. C. He did better in an earlier exam. D. He found something wrong with the exam. 【答案】B 【解析】 【原文】W: You look low-spirited. What’s up? M: I failed in the science exam again although I have worked hard. Question: What do we know about the man from the conversation? 9. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 A. Because he is attending his sick brother at home. B. Because he is on a tour with his brother in America. C. Because he is at home on sick leave. D. Because he is in America to see his brother. 【答案】D 【解析】 【原文】W: I wonder what’s wrong with Tom. He hasn’t been around for at least two weeks. M: He is visiting his brother in the United States. Question: Why is Tom away? 10. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 A. They don’t know how to get to the international meeting. B. They are discussing when to meet again. C. They went to the same meeting some time ago. D. They will go to an international meeting. 【答案】C 【解析】 【原文】M: Hi, Jenny, so glad to see you again. W: Likewise. I remember the last time we met was three months ago at an international meeting. How are you doing? Question: What do we know about the two speakers? Section B Directions: In Section B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked several questions on each of the passages. The passages will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard. Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage. 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 11. A. It will affect the speaker’s performance. B. It will affect the speaker’s feelings about himself. C. It will affect others’ impressions of the speaker. D. It will affect the speaker’s speech content. 12. A. 11%. B. 23%. C. 34%. D. 50%. 13. A. Tense. B. Sociable. C. Successful. D. Smart. 【答案】11. C 12. A 13. A 【解析】 【原文】It is hard to hear the sound of your own voice, but that sound may affect other people’s impressions of you even more than what you say. A strong, smooth voice can enhance your chances of rising to CEO, and a nasal sound or high volume can drive colleagues to distraction. New research shows the sound of a person’s voice strongly influences how he or she is seen. The sound of a speaker’s voice matters twice as much as the content of the message, according to a study. The speaker’s voice quality accounted for twenty-three percent of listeners’ evaluations. The content of the message accounted for eleven percent. Other factors were the speaker’s passion, knowledge and presence. People who present rough, weak or breathy voices tend to be regarded as negative, weak, passive or tense. People with normal voices are seen as successful, sexy, sociable and smart. Questions: How can one’s voice affect people? How much does a speaker’s content of message affect listeners’ evaluation? What are people with weak voices like? Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage. 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 14. A. They are more likely to argue with employees. B. They are more likely to lead larger companies. C. They are more likely to retire early. D. They are more likely to make clever decisions in business. 15. A. From the company report. B. From the voice laboratory. C. From TV interviews. D. From their phone recordings. 16. A. $22,000. B. $187,000. C. $440 million. D. $1 billion. 【答案】14. B 15. C 16. C 【解析】 【原文】If James O. Jones were the boss, he would likely make hundreds of thousands a year more than a CEO who sounded like Mike Tyson. Those are the findings of a new research by Duke University. The study shows that male CEOs with deeper voices tend to manage larger companies, make more money and stay in their jobs for longer. The research is one of the first attempts to assess whether the voice pitch plays a role in the labor market. Researchers pulled recordings of CEOs from conference courses and videos of interviews on TV and studied them. The analysis showed that CEOs with lower voices managed bigger companies and as a result made more money. The researchers got quite specific in their findings, claiming that a decrease in voice pitch of twenty-two Hertz translates to an increase in company size of four hundred and forty million dollars in property. They also found that CEOs with lower pitch voices earn an average of one hundred and eighty-seven thousand dollars a year more than CEOs with higher pitched voices. The CEO study also showed the bosses with lower pitched voices tend to hold onto their jobs for around five months longer than their higher pitched peers. Questions: What are lower-pitched CEOs like? Where did researchers gather CEOs’ voices? How much money does twenty-two Hertz in pitch translate to in company size? Ⅱ. Grammar (20%) Section A: Choices (10%) 1) Multiple choices: 10% 17. Currently, a new hospital ____________ in the suburban area to improve local medical services. A. builds B. is building C. is being built D. built 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】考查动词时态与语态。句意：目前，郊区正在新建一所医院以改善当地的医疗服务。结合时间状语“Currently”可知，句子需用现在进行时，主语“a new hospital”与动词“build”是被动关系，所以此处为现在进行时的被动语态，主语为第三人称单数，所以谓语动词为is being built。故选C项。 18. — When ________ for Canada, do you know? — I’m not sure. When he ________, I will let you know. A. he leaves; leaves B. he leaves; will leave C. will he leave; leaves D. will he leave; will leave 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】句意：——你知道他什么时候动身去加拿大吗？——我不确定。等他动身的时候，我会通知你。这是一个疑问句，do you know是插入语，句子表示将来发生的动作，所以用一般将来时态：will do。疑问句中用一般将来时的疑问句语序，即“will he leave”。第二个空处，when引导的时间状语从句。主句用一般将来时，从句中一般现在时态表将来，主语为he，所以时间状语从句中的谓语动词用第三人称单数形式。 19. The famous director, as well as the main actors in the film, _________to a TV program to have a face-to-face talk with the audience last Saturday. A. have been invited B. has been invited C. was invited D. were invited 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】考查时态语态和主谓一致。句意：上周六，这位著名的导演及该电影的主要演员被邀请去参加电视节目和观众面对面会谈。分析句子结构可知，空处缺谓语动词，时间状语是“last Saturday”，用一般过去时。主语是“The famous director”，遵循就远一致的原则，“as well as the main actors”不影响谓语动词的选择，故谓语动词用第三人称单数，主语“The famous director”和“invite”之间是被动关系，故用一般过去时的被动语态。故选C项。 20. By the time the rescue team arrived, all the injured ________ to the nearest hospital. A. had been sent B. were sent C. have been sent D. are sent 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】句意：当救援队到达时，所有伤员都已经被送往最近的医院了。“By the time + 一般过去时的从句”为常见的固定句型，其主句通常使用过去完成时，表示主句动作发生在从句动作之前，即“过去的过去”。同时，主语all the injured与动词send之间为被动关系，需使用过去完成时的被动语态。 21. The price of diamond rings has risen sharply ________ the price of gold rings has gone down. A. when B. as C. while D. otherwise 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】句意：钻石戒指的价格急剧上涨，然而金戒指的价格却下降了。A. when当……时；B. as随着；C. while然而；D. otherwise否则。前后两个分句（钻石戒指价格上涨与金戒指价格下降）表示对比关系，表示“然而”，用while连接并列句。 22. She was looking for her bicycle key ________ she thought she might have put it. A. wherever B. whenever C. at which D. in which 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】句意：她正在任何她认为她可能放的地方找她的自行车钥匙。空格处引导的是地点状语从句，表示“在任何……的地方”，应使用wherever引导。 23. She was relieved to find that she had done everything she could ________ the accident. A. prevent B. preventing C. to prevent D. prevented 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】句意：发现自己已经尽了一切可能来阻止这场事故，她感到很欣慰。句中“she could”后面省略了动词原形do，其后的动词不定式“to prevent”作目的状语，表示“做一切能做的事”的目的是“为了阻止事故的发生”。 24. The experiment was repeated several times ________ the result turned out to be reliable. A. so that B. as if C. now that D. even though 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】句意：这个实验被重复了几次，以便结果证明是可靠的。A. so that以便；B. as if好像；C. now that既然；D. even though尽管。空格前提到“实验被重复了几次”，空格后提到“结果证明是可靠的”，需使用so that引导目的状语从句。 25. —I ________ so busily recently that I ________ no time to help you with your maths. —That’s OK. I can manage it by myself. A. have been working; have B. have worked; had C. am working; will have D. had been working; had had 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】考查时态。句意：---我最近工作太忙碌了，没时间帮你学数学。---没关系我自己能搞定。由“recently”可知，本句为现在完成进行时，表示动作还可能持续下去，而第二个空表示现在所处的状态，所以用一般现在时。故A选项正确。 26. ________ the report as soon as possible, and the manager will consider your plan. A. If you hand in B. Hand in C. Handing in D. Handed in 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】句意：尽快交上报告，经理就会考虑你的计划。此处为“祈使句 + and + 陈述句”的固定句型，需用动词原形。 Section B (10%) Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank. Different background shouldn’t mean lesser education. Fifty years ago, in a primary school classroom, two boys aged 11 took an examination ____27____ was called the 11-plus. It would make decisions about the rest of their lives. Paul passed and went to a “grammar school”. Baz failed the examination and went to a “secondary modern school”. They did not see each other again for years. Many grammar schools ____28____ (establish) hundreds of years ago to teach the Latin language to children who were not from rich families. They encouraged students to study ____29____ they were 18 and then to go to university. Secondary modern school students left at 16, usually ____30____ fewer qualifications than grammar school students. Baz says the secondary modern school had ____31____ (few) resources and the quality of teaching was not as good. Things have changed. In the 1960s and the 1970s “comprehensive schools” were created. Today, 90 percent of children aged 11 to 16 from the same area go to the same school without ____32____ (take) any entry examination. The British often disagrees about the best way ____33____ (educate) their children. Many people say that comprehensive schools help more children to succeed because they provide everybody with similar opportunities in a fairer way. Another view, though, is that more intelligent children, especially ____34____ from poorer homes are better supported at grammar schools. Now, the government plans to open new grammar schools ___35___ almost two million children can go to the same type of school that Paul attended. And Paul and Baz? Aged 60, they met again and compared _____36_____ had happened to them. After university, Paul qualified as a teacher. Baz went to work in a factory at 16 and later became an engineer. In fact, Baz had a much higher salary than Paul — so perhaps life is fair after all. 【答案】27. which##that 28. were established 29. until##till 30. with 31. fewer 32. taking 33. to educate 34. those 35. so that 36. what 【解析】 【导语】本文介绍英国文法中学、现代中学与综合中学的发展变迁，借助Paul和Baz两人截然不同的求学经历，探讨英国教育体系存在的争议。 【27题详解】 考查定语从句。句意：五十年前，在一间小学教室里，两个11岁的男孩参加了一场被称为11-plus的考试，这场考试会决定他们往后的人生走向。先行词是examination，指物，关系词在从句中作主语，可用which或者that。 【28题详解】 考查时态和语态。句意：许多文法中学在数百年前设立，目的是向非富裕家庭的孩子教授拉丁语。主语Many grammar schools和establish之间是被动关系，时间状语hundreds of years ago表示过去，用一般过去时被动语态，主语为复数，填were established。 【29题详解】 考查连词。句意：它们鼓励学生一直学习到18岁，之后去上大学。until/till意为“直到……为止”，引导时间状语从句，符合语境。 【30题详解】 考查介词。句意：现代中学的学生16岁就离校，通常持有的证书比文法中学学生更少。with表示“带有、拥有”，with fewer qualifications在句中作伴随状语。 【31题详解】 考查形容词比较级。句意：巴兹说现代中学的资源更少，教学质量也没有那么好。后文出现not as good提示对比含义，用few的比较级fewer，修饰可数名词复数resources。 【32题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：如今，同一地区百分之九十的11至16岁孩子进入同一所学校，不需要参加任何入学考试。介词without后面需要接动名词形式，take变动名词taking。 【33题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：英国人常常在教育孩子的最佳方式上存在分歧。固定搭配the way to do sth.表示“做某事的方式”，不定式to educate作后置定语。 【34题详解】 考查代词。句意：然而另一种观点是，更聪明的孩子，尤其是那些来自贫困家庭的孩子，在文法中学能得到更好的扶持。此处用those代指前面提到的children，避免重复。 【35题详解】 考考查目的状语从句。句意：现在，政府计划开办新的文法学校，以便近两百万孩子能够就读和保罗上过的同类型学校。so that引导目的状语从句，表示 “以便，为了”。 【36题详解】 考查宾语从句。句意：六十岁时，他们再次相见，对比发生在各自身上的事情。在宾语从句中作主语，表示“……的事情”，用连接词what。 Ⅲ. Vocabulary (16%) Section A (6%) Directions: Fill in the blanks with the expressions from the box in their proper forms. Note that there is one word more than you need. stick to hold back relate … to … fade from come of reflect on make an effort to 37. Many courses which ________ cross cultural communication offer students chances to explore various customs during overseas travel. 38. While travelling abroad last year, he couldn’t help ________ how to introduce his native culture properly to international friends from time to time. 39. True friendship ________ constant face to face communication. 40. If you ________ develop critical thinking, steady progress will follow naturally. 41. Whole areas of libraries ________ use as they are outdated. 42. It is necessary ________ your temper when you face disagreements. 【答案】37. are related to 38. reflecting on 39. comes of 40. make an effort to 41. fade from 42. to hold back 【解析】 【37题详解】 考查动词短语。句意：许多与跨文化交际相关的课程，为学生提供在海外旅行中探索多样风俗的机会。此空应填动词短语，根据“cross‑cultural communication”可知，此处指课程和跨文化交际有关。relate…to…，表“把……和……联系起来”，此处时态与后文保持一致用一般现在时，which指代courses，课程是“被关联到”跨文化交际，用一般现在时被动语态are related to，符合“课程涉及跨文化交际”的语境。 【38题详解】 考查动词短语。句意：去年在国外旅行时，他时常忍不住思考如何向外国友人恰当介绍本国文化。此空应填动词短语，根据“how to introduce his native culture properly”可知，此处指反复思索该问题。reflect on，表“反思，思考”，固定搭配couldn’t help doing sth.“情不自禁做某事”，后接动名词，符合“忍不住思考文化介绍方式”的语境。 【39题详解】 考查动词短语。句意：真正的友谊源自持续的面对面交流。此空应填动词短语，根据“constant face‑to‑face communication”可知，此处表达友谊来源于交流。come of，表“源自，源于”，时态用一般现在时陈述客观事实，主语True friendship为单数，一般现在时谓语用第三人称单数，符合“友谊来自面对面沟通”的语境。 【40题详解】 考查动词短语。句意：如果你努力培养批判性思维，稳步的进步自然会随之而来。此空应填动词短语，根据“develop critical thinking”可知，此处指努力去培养批判性思维。make an effort to，表“努力做……”，条件状语从句遵循主将从现，主语you后用动词原形，符合“努力养成批判性思维就会取得进步”的语境。 【41题详解】 考查动词短语。句意：随着图书资料的逐渐陈旧过时,整个图书馆的用处开始退化。此空应填动词短语，根据“as they are outdated”可知，此处指因为内容过时逐渐退出使用。fade from，表“从……逐渐消失”，fade from use，表示“用处开始退化”，时态与后文保持一致用一般现在时陈述客观事实，主语Whole areas of libraries为复数，一般现在时用动词原形，符合“过时馆藏区域逐渐弃用”的语境。 【42题详解】 考查动词短语。句意：面对分歧时，有必要克制你的脾气。此空应填动词短语，根据“your temper when you face disagreements”可知，此处指遇到不同意见要克制脾气。hold back，表“抑制，克制”，固定句型it is necessary to do sth.“做某事有必要”，to后接动词原形，符合“有必要克制怒火”的语境。 Section B (10%) Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need. A. blame B. addiction C. arguing D. accessible E. currently F. distraction G. wrongly H. close I. escape J. contacting K. connect How many times have parents had to argue with their young son or daughter about getting their face out of their phone and focusing on the world around them? It’s completely normal for parents of growing children to be concerned about their child’s safety, but is their ____43____ to social media really harming them? Social media was created to ____44____ people with others online and has recently been added to smartphones, making it far more ____45____ than it originally was. This new way to easily be able to use social media has encouraged children and teens to begin to use sites such as Facebook and Twitter frequently. Maturing teens and children are usually very timid when it comes to socializing with their families, which they sometimes view as “annoying”. So, what do these kids use as a solution or a(n) “____46____”? The answer is simple: social media. However, when they use social media for a large amount of time, parents tend to show concern for their child and ____47____ social media for demanding their attention. The word, “social”, was entered into the term, social media, for a reason. Parents of growing teens don’t seem to understand that. When they see their child using Twitter, they think that they are using it to get away from real world responsibility. The truth, however, is that they are using it to connect with their ____48____ friends, make new friends, and receive information about what is ____49____ happening in the modern world. Children and teens are ____50____ accused for using social media only for entertainment purposes and for huge amounts of time. Sure everyone who uses social media enjoys ____51____ their friends and viewing entertaining things, but how come children receive all of the blame for abusing it? Parents should really think about how social media can help children and teens learn and grow in the real world rather than it just being another ____52____. Social media as a whole has both positive and negative aspects, but after all of the feedback from pre-teens, teens, and parents is put together, it shows that media is actually helping the newer generations in their lives. 【答案】43. B 44. K 45. D 46. I 47. A 48. H 49. E 50. G 51. J 52. F 【解析】 【导语】本文探讨社交媒体对青少年的影响，指出它并非只有害处，还能帮助青少年交友、了解时事。 【43题详解】 考查名词。句意：对于有成长中孩子的父母来说，担心孩子的安全是很正常的，但他们对社交媒体的“上瘾”真的会伤害他们吗？空前有形容词性物主代词their，后接名词，根据后文长时间使用社交媒体的相关描述，可知，此处表示“上瘾”，用addiction。 【44题详解】 考查动词。句意：社交媒体的创立是为了让人们在网上和其他人建立联系，并且最近被安装到智能手机上，这让它比最初更容易使用。不定式to后接动词原形，根据“people with others online”，可知，此处表示“建立联系”，用connect。 【45题详解】 考查形容词。句意：社交媒体的创立是为了让人们在网上和其他人建立联系，并且最近被安装到智能手机上，这让它比最初更容易使用。more后接形容词构成比较级，根据“has recently been added to smartphones”（最近被装到智能手机上），可知，此处表示“可使用的”，用accessible。 【46题详解】 考查名词。句意：那么，这些孩子用什么作为解决办法或者一种“逃避”方式呢？冠词a(n)后接名词，根据前文孩子觉得和家人社交很恼人的内容，可知，此处表示“逃避”，用escape。 【47题详解】 考查动词。句意：然而，当他们长时间使用社交媒体时，父母往往会担心孩子，并把夺走孩子注意力这件事归咎于社交媒体。and并列两个动词原形，根据语境父母将问题归罪于社交媒体，可知，此处表示“归咎于”，用blame。 【48题详解】 考查形容词。句意：然而事实是，他们正用它联系亲近的朋友、结交新朋友，获取当今世界正在发生的事情的相关信息。空处修饰名词friends，用形容词，根据“connect with”，可知，此处表示“亲近的”，用close。 【49题详解】 考查副词。句意：然而事实是，他们正用它联系亲近的朋友、结交新朋友，获取当今世界正在发生的事情的相关信息。空处修饰动词happening，用副词，根据“in the modern world”（在现代社会），可知，此处表示“目前”，用currently。 【50题详解】 考查副词。句意：儿童和青少年被错误地指责使用社交媒体只是为了娱乐，并且花费大量时间。空处修饰动词accused，用副词，根据后文反驳该看法，可知，此处表示“错误地”，用wrongly。 【51题详解】 考查动名词。句意：当然，每个使用社交媒体的人都喜欢联系朋友、看有趣的内容，但为什么所有滥用它的指责都落到孩子身上？enjoy后接动名词，根据“their friends”，可知，此处表示“联系”，用contacting。 【52题详解】 考查名词。句意：父母真的应该思考社交媒体如何帮助孩子和青少年在现实世界学习成长，而不只是把它当成另一种干扰。another后接单数名词，根据父母认为社交媒体会分散孩子注意力，可知，此处表示“使人分心的事物”，用distraction。 Ⅳ. Reading Comprehension (41%) Section A Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context. In the UK travel is an enriching life experience that will make your resume stand out amongst other applicants. Travel is not simply a pursuit of ____53____ but also “character-building”, “defining” and potentially “career-boosting”. Most of the people I know here at university ____54____ the desire to travel and escape the stress surrounding us. But I don’t think, as UK students, we can blame our addiction to international travel simply on a stressful life. Yes, I have a lot to handle and it’s a fine ____55____ act managing my part-time job, my degree and my social life to a perfect level. In a truly open world, we can get anywhere, see anything and experience every culture under the sun, at the click of a button, and buy a ____56____. Many people I met while working in China were surprised at the number of countries I’d travelled to. Compared to friends and family I consider myself vastly ____57____. I’ve never set foot across the pond in the U.S.A and Canada, let alone South America and even within Europe my checklist of destinations is far from ____58____. I was also met by ____59____ at how little travelling I had done within my own borders. This was something I had not really considered before. How much of my own country had I really seen and experienced? To those from a place as vast and varied as China, Britain was really so ____60____ in comparison and so to have spent 20 years there and not seen every part of it was quite surprising. I had a conversation with a Chinese colleague over the reasoning behind our use of golden Cotswold stone, which sounds dull for most people. As a student of history, I found anything ____61____ fascinating. However it was not the stone within British cities I found interesting. What was ____62____ was that it was something I had never even considered, and yet here was someone hooked on something I had simply taken for granted. We continued our discussion, yet I was left ____63____ that I could not answer her question. In China, as well as a wealth of new culture that fascinated me, I discovered that there were parts of the UK’s culture, history, the very structure of my identity that were so different, so unique from China that I also ____64____ a newly found interest in my own heritage. In this respect, travelling enables you with two things. Firstly you develop a fascination with new cultures, understanding ____65____, experiencing cuisines and absorbing the sights and smells of every new city. For many employers this ____66____ to new locations is seen as tremendous in your personal resume. But alongside increased employability, through international, cross-cultural conversations, you develop an interest in your own history, culture, and customs. You return to your home ____67____ an understanding of other people’s fascination with it and your own sense of love for its peculiarities. 53. A. leisure B. wealth C. company D. personality 54. A. question B. refuse C. detect D. experience 55. A. balancing B. forcing C. judging D. disturbing 56. A. course B. stamp C. diploma D. ticket 57. A. under-weighed B. under-travelled C. under-used D. under-expanded 58. A. official B. useful C. complete D. accurate 59. A. dishonesty B. hatred C. astonishment D. disorder 60. A. young B. beautiful C. remote D. small 61. A. historical B. dramatic C. wonderful D. perfect 62. A. useless B. curious C. boring D. countless 63. A. bored B. embarrassed C. created D. convinced 64. A. exchanged B. lost C. gained D. abandoned 65. A. damages B. beings C. customs D. creatures 66. A. advice B. activity C. agreement D. adaptability 67. A. appealed to B. filled with C. bothered by D. arrived at 【答案】53. A 54. D 55. A 56. D 57. B 58. C 59. C 60. D 61. A 62. B 63. B 64. C 65. C 66. D 67. B 【解析】 【导语】本文主要讲述的是在英国，旅行是丰富的人生经历，不仅能够塑造品格、定义自我，还有可能助力职业发展；同时作者在中国的经历，让他意识到跨国旅行也会重新唤起自己对本国历史与文化的热爱。 【53题详解】 考查名词。句意：旅行不只是对休闲的追求，也是“塑造品格”、“定义自我”，还有可能“促进事业发展”。A. leisure休闲；B. wealth财富；C. company陪伴；D. personality个性。根据下文第二段“escape the stress surrounding us”可知，旅行首要目的是休闲放松。 【54题详解】 考查动词。句意：在大学里我认识的大多数人都怀有想要去旅行、逃离围绕着我们的压力的渴望。A. question质疑；B. refuse拒绝；C. detect察觉；D. experience体会，怀有（某种感受）。根据下文“the desire to travel and escape the stress”可知，此处表达大家都怀有想要旅行的想法。 【55题详解】 考查动词。句意：是的，我有很多事情要处理，想要把兼职工作、学位课程和社交生活打理到完美的状态，这是一项巧妙的平衡工作。A. balancing平衡；B. forcing强迫；C. judging判断；D. disturbing打扰。根据下文“managing my part-time job, my degree and my social life to a perfect level”可知，要平衡多项事务。 【56题详解】 考查名词。句意：在一个真正开放的世界里，我们轻点鼠标、买下一张车票，就可以去往任何地方、看见任何事物、体验世上各式各样的文化。A. course课程；B. stamp邮票；C. diploma文凭；D. ticket票。根据上文“we can get anywhere”可知，出行需要购买车票或者机票。 【57题详解】 考查形容词。句意：和我的亲朋好友相比，我认为自己去过的地方其实少得多。A. under-weighed重量不足的；B. under-travelled旅行经历不多的；C. under-used使用不足的；D. under-expanded扩张不足的。根据下文“I’ve never set foot across the pond in the U.S.A and Canada, let alone South America”可知，作者还有很多地方没有去过，旅行经历偏少。 【58题详解】 考查形容词。句意：我从未踏足大西洋对岸的美国和加拿大，更不用说南美洲了；就算只在欧洲范围内，我的目的地清单也远远没有完整。A. official官方的；B. useful有用的；C. complete完整的；D. accurate准确的。根据上文“my checklist of destinations”可知，目的地清单并不齐全完整。 【59题详解】 考查名词。句意：别人对于我在自己本国境内去过的地方如此之少，也感到十分惊讶。A. dishonesty不诚实；B. hatred憎恨；C. astonishment惊讶；D. disorder混乱。根据下文“was quite surprising”可知，其他人对此感到吃惊。 【60题详解】 考查形容词。句意：对于来自像中国这样幅员辽阔、风情多样的地方的人来说，相比之下英国真的很小，所以在那里生活了20年却还没有走遍它的每一处，是一件相当令人吃惊的事。A. young年轻的；B. beautiful美丽的；C. remote遥远的；D. small小的。根据上文“as vast and varied as China”可知，和辽阔的中国对比，英国国土面积很小。 【61题详解】 考查形容词。句意：作为一名历史专业的学生，我发现任何和历史相关的事物都十分吸引人。A. historical历史的；B. dramatic戏剧性的；C. wonderful极好的；D. perfect完美的。根据上文“As a student of history”可知，作者对和历史有关的事物感兴趣。 【62题详解】 考查形容词。句意：令人好奇的是，这件事我甚至从来没有认真思考过，然而眼前这个人，却对这件我早已视作理所当然的事情深深着迷。A. useless无用的；B. curious令人好奇的；C. boring无聊的；D. countless无数的。根据下文“that it was something I had never even considered, and yet here was someone hooked on something I had simply taken for granted”可知，这件事让作者心生好奇。 【63题详解】 考查形容词。句意：我们继续聊着，但我因为答不上她的问题而感到尴尬。A. bored无聊的；B. embarrassed尴尬的；C. created被创造的；D. convinced确信的。根据下文“I could not answer her question”可知，回答不出对方的问题，作者内心感到尴尬。 【64题详解】 考查动词。句意：在中国，除了大量令我着迷的全新文化之外，我还发现英国的部分文化、历史，甚至构成我自身身份的根基，和中国有着巨大差异、独具特色，我也由此收获了一份对自身文化遗产全新萌发的兴趣。A. exchanged交换；B. lost失去；C. gained获得；D. abandoned抛弃。根据下文“a newly found interest in my own heritage”可知，作者收获了新的兴趣。 【65题详解】 考查名词。句意：首先，你会对异域文化产生浓厚的兴趣，了解各地风俗、品尝美食，感受每一座陌生城市的风景与气息。A. damages损害；B. beings生物；C. customs风俗；D. creatures动物。根据上文“develop a fascination with new cultures”可知，了解异域文化对应的是了解当地风俗。 【66题详解】 考查名词。句意：对于很多雇主来说，这种适应陌生新环境的能力，在你的个人简历上是一大亮点。A. advice建议；B. activity活动；C. agreement同意；D. adaptability适应性。根据上文“travelling enables you”可知，旅行锻炼人适应陌生地点的能力。 【67题详解】 考查动词短语。句意：你回到家乡，心中满怀理解，明白为什么其他人会对它着迷，同时你自己也生出喜爱，爱上它独有的特色。A. appealed to吸引；B. filled with充满；C. bothered by被……困扰；D. arrived at到达。根据下文“an understanding of other people’s fascination with it and your own sense of love”可知，回到家乡时内心充满这样的感悟。 Section B Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read. (A) My husband and I were once in Nepal (尼泊尔) to see sunrise over the Himalayas. One morning we awoke to total darkness at 5 o’clock. As we rushed through a town with cameras in hand, I noticed the calm, gentle way the Nepalese people greeted the morning. One man boiled a huge pot of milk tea, and other villagers gathered around his fire, cupping their hands around small glasses of the steaming sweet mixture. It was fascinating, but not to be left behind, we joined the stream of tourists moving quickly up to the lookout point. The top was crowded when we arrived, but after 10 minutes of cold waiting, the assembled group gave up. “The cloud cover is too heavy,” one said. Then one by one they rushed down the hill to the next item on their sightseeing list. I was disappointed as well, but suddenly I noticed a small Nepalese boy absently playing with a stick and shooting quick glances at the clouds. He must know something we don’t, I thought. I decided to wait with him. The boy and I didn’t have to wait long. Moments later, a tiny stream of golden light burned through one thick cloud, then another. Rose-colored fog warmed the backs of the clouds, and suddenly the morning sun stole a glance around the side of the mountain, miles above where I’d expected it to be. Nothing I’d seen before prepared me for the moment the clouds withdrew with bowed heads, and the magnificent Himalayas were revealed before, around, and above me. I sat in astonishment, not breathing, not daring to look away, certain that God had placed me here at the backdoor of Earth to show me what Heaven really looks like. I certainly got the message. Never again will I rush a sunrise. I now know Nature will supply her fruits to me only when I am truly ready to receive them. 68. What does “It” in Paragraph 2 most probably imply? A. The darkness of the town in the morning. B. The huge pot of milk tea boiling on the fire. C. The way the local people welcomed the day. D. The stream of tourists rushing to the lookout point. 69. The author decided to wait with the Nepalese boy because A. she felt kind of having faith in him B. the restless tourists disappointed her C. that boy was praying to the sun with a magic stick D. she had nothing more to see on her sightseeing list 70. Which of the following words best describe the author’s feeling when she saw the sunrise? A. Totally shocked. B. Absolutely amazed. C. Truly frightened. D. Extremely interested. 71. What can be concluded from the passage? A. Do in Rome as the Romans do. B. God helps those who help themselves. C. Time and tide wait for no man. D. Fortune rewards those having patience. 【答案】68. C 69. A 70. B 71. D 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。主要讲述作者在尼泊尔观看喜马拉雅山日出的经历及从中得到的感悟。 【68题详解】 词句猜测题。根据第二段中的“As we rushed through a town with cameras in hand, I noticed the calm, gentle way the Nepalese people greeted the morning. One man boiled a huge pot of milk tea, and other villagers gathered around his fire, cupping their hands around small glasses of the steaming sweet mixture. (我们手持相机匆匆穿过一个小镇时，我注意到尼泊尔人迎接清晨时那种平静、温和的方式。一个男人煮了一大壶奶茶，其他村民围在他的火炉旁，双手捧着一小杯热气腾腾的甜饮。)”可知，it指代上文中提到的内容，由此可知，“It”指的是当地人迎接新一天的方式。故选C项。 【69题详解】 细节理解题。根据第三段中的“I was disappointed as well, but suddenly I noticed a small Nepalese boy absently playing with a stick and shooting quick glances at the clouds. He must know something we don’t, I thought. I decided to wait with him. (我也感到失望，但突然我注意到一个尼泊尔小男孩心不在焉地玩着一根棍子，时不时地瞥一眼云层。我想，他一定知道一些我们不知道的事情。我决定和他一起等。)”可知，作者决定和那个尼泊尔男孩一起等，是因为她有点相信他知道些什么。故选A项。 【70题详解】 细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“I sat in astonishment, not breathing, not daring to look away, certain that God had placed me here at the backdoor of Earth to show me what Heaven really looks like.(我惊讶地坐着，不呼吸，不敢移开视线，确信上帝把我放在地球的后门，向我展示天堂的真正模样。)”可知，当作者看到日出时，她感到非常惊奇。故选B项。 【71题详解】 推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“Never again will I rush a sunrise. I now know Nature will supply her fruits to me only when I am truly ready to receive them.(我再也不会急于看到日出了。我现在知道，只有当我真正准备好接受大自然的馈赠时，她才会把果实赐予我。)”可知，作者从这次经历中领悟到耐心等待会有回报，即命运会奖励有耐心的人。故选D项。 (B) Join the BRIGHT Programme! Across many neighborhoods, children from low-income families face barriers that make academic success difficult to achieve. To address these challenges, Kampong Kapor Community Services (KKCS) launched the BRIGHT Programme, a community initiative designed to give children the resources and support they need to thrive. What is the BRIGHT Programme? The BRIGHT Programme targets children aged 7 to 9, a crucial period for developing literacy skills. It combines three interconnected components: ·One-on-one Literacy Sessions — personalized reading and writing support using fun, hands-on activities, aiming to plug foundational gaps in literacy. ·Social-Emotional Learning — helping children build confidence and resilience. ·Home Visits — working closely with families to create a supportive learning environment. Who Can apply? Teaching experience is not necessary. Patience, kindness, and the ability to speak English comfortably is what we value. You must: ·Be at least 16 years old and able to communicate comfortably in English. ·Commit to one hour per week for six continuous months, working consistently with the same child throughout the programme. ·Complete a registration form and pass a suitability assessment conducted by the Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF). Although optional, volunteers who are willing may occasionally help fetch children from their homes to the center, especially if families face transportation difficulties. Training Schedule All applicants need to attend ONE compulsory full-day training session before starting: ·Nov 29, 2025 (Sat), 9:00 a.m. -4:00 p.m. ·Dec 27, 2025 (Sat), 9:00 a.m. -4:00 p.m. Location: City Square Mall, 180 Kitchener Road. Training and service hours will only be credited after completion of the 6-month programme. When and Where Will You Teach? Actual deployment will be at a classroom setting, exact venue to be confirmed: ·KK Family Service Centre ·City Square Mall ·Other suitable places Schedule: [To be confirmed, dependent on the child and your availability] Why Join Us? Every week, you’ll be the reason for a child’s smile, growth, and belief in their future. Your time and care can change a life forever. Be the light in someone’s learning journey — join us today! 72. What is the aim of the BRIGHT Programme? A. To train volunteers to become professional teachers. B. To improve children’s literacy and overall development. C. To provide financial support for low-income families. D. To open more learning centers across different neighborhoods. 73. Which of the following is a requirement for volunteers? A. Attend training sessions one hour per week. B. Fetch children from their homes to the center. C. Have past experience in teaching young children. D. Commit themselves to a six-month term. 74. What can be inferred from the passage? A. Volunteers are allowed to work with different children each month. B. Early literacy intervention has long-term benefits for children’s futures. C. The training sessions will take place at different centers. D. The programme is run entirely by the Ministry of Social and Family Development. 【答案】72. B 73. D 74. B 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇应用文。主要介绍KKCS发起的BRIGHT项目，包括其目标、组成、志愿者要求、培训及服务安排等信息。 【72题详解】 细节理解题。根据第一段中的“To address these challenges, Kampong Kapor Community Services (KKCS) launched the BRIGHT Programme, a community initiative designed to give children the resources and support they need to thrive.(为应对这些挑战，甘榜卡波社区服务中心发起了BRIGHT Programme，这是一项旨在为儿童提供其茁壮成长所需资源与支持的社区倡议)”及项目组成部分“One-on-one Literacy Sessions — personalized reading and writing support using fun, hands-on activities, aiming to plug foundational gaps in literacy.·Social-Emotional Learning — helping children build confidence and resilience.(一对一读写辅导课程—— 通过有趣的实践活动提供个性化的阅读与写作支持，旨在弥补读写能力的基础差距。社交情感学习课程—— 帮助儿童建立自信心与心理韧性)”可知，该项目旨在提升儿童读写能力及促进其全面发展。故选B项。 【73题详解】 细节理解题。根据Who Can apply?部分中的“Commit to one hour per week for six continuous months, working consistently with the same child throughout the programme.(承诺连续六个月每周投入一小时，在项目期间始终与同一个孩子合作)”可知，志愿者需承诺六个月的服务任期。故选D项。 【74题详解】 推理判断题。根据What is the BRIGHT Programme?部分“The BRIGHT Programme targets children aged 7 to 9, a crucial period for developing literacy skills.(BRIGHT项目针对7至9岁儿童，这是发展读写能力的关键时期)”及Why Join Us?部分中的“Your time and care can change a life forever.(你的时间和关爱能永远改变一个人的人生)”可推断，早期读写干预对儿童未来有长期益处。故选B项。 (C) My own experiment with culture shock came to a fruitless end when I returned with homesickness from a year’s study in Italy. I had never heard of culture shock. All I knew was that I was unhappy and wanted to go home. That was twenty years ago, and since then culture shock has become a real field study. It is now understood that any normal person, finding himself or herself for an extended time in a new culture, is in for trouble. The process of “culture shock” is now recognized as so predictable that its four stages have been noticeable. The first is the honeymoon stage, familiar to those of us who love to travel, but never stay in one place long enough to find out what follows. In this stage, the new country and its people seem delightful. Everything is better than home. Everything is so different and charming. Then the bloom comes off the rose. Now the people start to look shallow, selfish and stupid. The different ways of doing things don’t seem interesting any more. You start to feel tired all the time. Culture shock has set in. You feel at sea. The emotional response to culture shock in stage two can be extreme. Confusion, depression and anxiety, and resentment can all enter to varying degrees. You may become physically ill. Little things seem terribly annoying. The happier resolution is to move on to stage three. Adjusting. Rather than itemizing (列举) what’s “wrong” with the natives, you remind yourself that “right” and “wrong” are not meaningful terms in cultural matters. Instead, you try to understand what motivates the natives, perhaps realizing that many of the things you don’t like are related to the things you do like. As time goes on, you should be moving into stage four. Acceptance. At this point, you simply don’t think any more about the specialties of the natives. You accept them as individuals. You have started to feel at home; you know how to do things. You have not rejected your old culture; but the native ways have settled upon you. You feel optimistic about your future here. You have truly arrived. 75. Why do people not suffer from culture shock when they first arrive in a foreign country? A. They love to travel. B. The new country and its people are delightful. C. They don’t stay in one place long enough. D. Everything is so different and charming. 76. What do you understand by the underlined sentence “Then the bloom comes off the rose.”? A. The rose blooms. B. The rose comes up. C. Something good goes away. D. Something good comes about. 77. Which of the following statements will the writer agree with? A. Any normal person facing a new culture will be in trouble. B. Culture shock is now recognized as unpredictable. C. When you reject your old culture, you can accept the new one. D. There is no “right” and “wrong” in terms of cultural matters. 78. The passage is mainly about ______. A. the study of culture shock B. the four stages of culture shock and their features C. how to get rid of culture shock D. the writer’s own experiment with culture shock 【答案】75. C 76. C 77. D 78. B 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要讲述了文化冲击的四个阶段及其特征。 【75题详解】 细节理解题。根据第三段“The first is the honeymoon stage, familiar to those of us who love to travel, but never stay in one place long enough to find out what follows. In this stage, the new country and its people seem delightful. Everything is better than home. Everything is so different and charming.(第一阶段是“蜜月期”，这对我们这些喜欢旅行但从不在一个地方待太久、没机会体验后续阶段的人来说很熟悉。在这个阶段，新国家和那里的人似乎都十分讨人喜欢，一切都比家乡好，一切都那么新奇迷人)”可知，人们初到外国不经历文化冲击，是因为在一个地方待的时间不够长。故选C。 【76题详解】 词句猜测题。根据第三段“The first is the honeymoon stage, familiar to those of us who love to travel, but never stay in one place long enough to find out what follows. In this stage, the new country and its people seem delightful. Everything is better than home. Everything is so different and charming.(第一阶段是“蜜月期”，这对我们这些喜欢旅行但从不在一个地方待太久、没机会体验后续阶段的人来说很熟悉。在这个阶段，新国家和那里的人似乎都十分讨人喜欢，一切都比家乡好，一切都那么新奇迷人)”和第四段“Then the bloom comes off the rose. Now the people start to look shallow, selfish and stupid. The different ways of doing things don’t seem interesting any more. You start to feel tired all the time. Culture shock has set in. You feel at sea.(Then the bloom comes off the rose. 现在人们开始看起来肤浅、自私和愚蠢。不同的做事方式似乎不再有趣了。你开始一直感到疲倦。文化冲击开始了。你感到迷茫)”可知，一些好的感觉或事物开始逐渐褪去，取而代之的是负面的感受，“Then the bloom comes off the rose.”这句话的意思是“美好的事物开始消失了”。故选C。 【77题详解】 细节理解题。根据第六段中“Rather than itemizing (列举) what’s “wrong” with the natives, you remind yourself that “right” and “wrong” are not meaningful terms in cultural matters.(与其列举当地人的“错误”，不如提醒自己，在文化问题上，“对”与“错”是没有意义的)”可知，作者认为在文化问题上没有“对”和“错”之分。故选D。 【78题详解】 主旨大意题。通读全文，尤其是根据第三段中“The process of “culture shock” is now recognized as so predictable that its four stages have been noticeable.(“文化冲击”的过程如今被认为具有很强的可预测性，其四个阶段的特征十分明显)”以及后文对这四个阶段的描述可知，文章主要介绍了文化冲击的四个阶段及其特征。故选B。 Section C Directions: Read the passage carefully. Fill in each blank with a proper sentence given in the box. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need. The Significance of Traditional Chinese Customs ____79____These practices, passed down through generations, are more than just habits — they are the soul of Chinese culture, connecting people to their history and to each other. One of the most well-known Chinese customs is the celebration of the Spring Festival, or Chinese New Year. Families travel thousands of miles to reunite, a tradition called “chunyun” which is often described as the world’s largest annual migration (迁徙). During this time, people clean their homes to sweep away bad luck and decorate with red lanterns and couplets. ____80____This dish symbolizes prosperity, as the word for fish in Chinese (“yu”) sounds like the word for “surplus.” On New Year’s Eve, families gather for a big feast, and children receive red envelopes filled with money, known as “hongbao,” to wish them good fortune. Another important custom is the Dragon Boat Festival, held on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month. This festival honors the ancient poet Qu Yuan, and people celebrate by racing dragon boats and eating zongzi — glutinous rice wrapped in bamboo leaves. ____81____ They hang mugwort (艾草) and calamus (香蒲) on doorsteps to ward off (驱逐) evil spirits and disease. These activities not only keep Qu Yuan’s memory alive but also encourage community teamwork, especially during the dragon boat races. Traditional customs also play a role in shaping personal values. For example, the Mid-Autumn Festival, a time for family reunions under the full moon, teaches people the importance of togetherness and gratitude. People share mooncakes, a sweet pastry, and admire the moon, passing down stories like the legend of Chang’e. ____82____ In a fast-paced modern world, they remind people of their roots and provide a sense of belonging. Preserving these customs is not just about keeping the past alive — it’s about ensuring that future generations can understand and take pride in Chinese culture. A. One of the key foods served at this feast is fish. B. Traditional Chinese customs are an important part of the country’s identity. C. Zongzi comes in many flavors, such as sweet red bean and savory pork. D. For many Chinese people, these customs are not just old traditions but living parts of daily life. E. During the Dragon Boat Festival, people also take part in other activities. F. The Spring Festival is celebrated in many countries around the world. 【答案】79. B 80. A 81. E 82. D 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了中国传统习俗的意义，以春节、端午节和中秋节为例，阐述了这些习俗是中国文化的灵魂，塑造个人价值观，并为人们提供归属感。 【79题详解】 根据后文“These practices, passed down through generations, are more than just habits—they are the soul of Chinese culture (这些代代相传的习俗不仅仅是习惯，更是中国文化的灵魂)可知，此处应开篇点题，引出中国传统习俗的重要地位。B选项“Traditional Chinese customs are an important part of the country’s identity. (中国传统习俗是国家身份的重要组成部分。) ”直接点明传统习俗的核心地位，“Traditional Chinese customs” 与标题和后文 “These practices” 相呼应，为全文奠定基调，符合语境。故选B项。 【80题详解】 根据后文“This dish symbolizes prosperity, as the word for fish in Chinese ('yu') sounds like the word for “surplus.” (这道菜象征着富足，因为中文里“鱼”字的发音和“余”字相同。)可知，空后具体介绍了一道年夜饭菜品的寓意，此处需引出这道菜品。A选项“One of the key foods served at this feast is fish. (这顿宴席上的核心菜品之一是鱼。)” 中的 “fish” 与后文 “the word for fish in Chinese” 相衔接，自然引出下文对鱼的寓意的解释，符合语境。故选A项。 【81题详解】 根据前文“people celebrate by racing dragon boats and eating zongzi — glutinous rice wrapped in bamboo leaves. (人们通过赛龙舟和吃粽子——一种用竹叶包裹的糯米食品——来庆祝。) 和空后“They hang mugwort and calamus on doorsteps to ward off evil spirits and disease. (他们在门口悬挂艾草和香蒲以驱邪避病。)”可知，前文介绍了端午节的两种庆祝方式，空后提及另一种活动，此处需起到过渡作用。E选项“During the Dragon Boat Festival, people also take part in other activities. (端午节期间，人们还会参与其他活动。) ”中的 “also take part in other activities” 承接前文的赛龙舟、吃粽子，引出后文悬挂艾草和香蒲的活动，逻辑连贯，符合语境。故选E项。 【82题详解】 根据后文“In a fast-paced modern world, they remind people of their roots and provide a sense of belonging. (在快节奏的现代社会，它们提醒人们不忘根本，提供归属感。)”可知，此处应强调传统习俗在现代生活中的现实意义。 D选项“For many Chinese people, these customs are not just old traditions but living parts of daily life. (对许多中国人来说，这些习俗不仅仅是古老的传统，更是日常生活中鲜活的一部分。)”中的“ these customs”指代前文提到的各类传统习俗，“living parts of daily life” 与后文 “remind people of their roots” 相呼应，突出习俗在现代的生命力，符合语境。故选D项。 Ⅵ. Translation (3%+4%+5%=12%) Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets. 83. 毫无疑问，好奇心可以塑造我们对待学习的态度。(shape) (汉译英) ______________________________________________________________________ 【答案】Undoubtedly, curiosity can shape our attitude towards learning. 【解析】 【详解】表示“毫无疑问”译为副词undoubtedly，作状语修饰句子；表示“好奇心”译为名词curiosity；表示“塑造我们对待学习的态度”译为shape our attitude towards learning，且can后跟动词原形。 84. 踏上非洲大陆之前，请务必了解当地的文化习俗。（make）（汉译英） ______________________________________________________________________ 【答案】 Before setting foot on the African continent, please make sure you learn about the local cultural customs. 【解析】 【详解】“在……之前”可用介词before，“踏上非洲大陆”表达为set foot on the African continent，作介词的宾语，set用动名词形式；“请务必了解当地的文化习俗”为祈使句，可用“please+动词原形”表达，“务必……”用固定句型make sure (that)...表达，that引导宾语从句，“了解当地的文化习俗”为宾语从句，从句主语是you，谓语“了解”用learn about，宾语“当地的文化习俗”用 the local cultural customs。 85. 结果证明参加此次文化研学活动的学生改变了他们感受异域文化的方式。（turn, involve）（汉译英） ______________________________________________________________________ 【答案】It turns out that the students involved in this cultural study tour have changed the way they experience foreign cultures. 【解析】 【详解】根据句意，该句描述的是当前发现的事实以及过去发生动作对现在造成的影响，主句使用一般现在时，从句中使用现在完成时；表示“结果证明”使用固定句型It turns out that...，其中it作形式主语，that引导主语从句；表示“参加此次文化研学活动的学生”为从句主语，其中“学生”为the students，“参加此次文化研学活动的”使用过去分词短语involved in this cultural study tour作后置定语修饰students；表示“改变了”使用现在完成时have changed；表示“他们感受异域文化的方式”为宾语the way they experience foreign cultures，其中they experience foreign cultures为省略了关系代词that/in which的定语从句，修饰先行词the way。 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $Section a directions. In section a, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said, the conversation and the question will be spoken only once after you hear a conversation and the question about IT, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard. One, i'd like to have these jackets cleaned. impressed. Yes, sir, they will be ready by friday. Question, where does the conversation most probably take place? Two, I think we should leave by ten if we want to get there by twelve. thirty, sure, but we'd Better leave half an hour earlier than that as traffic in the morning are always . unpredictable. Question, when should they leave? Three, how you getting along with your work? It's okay at the beginning, but the figure fell down in february. It's Normal as february is not a hot season for car sales. And what is the woman? Four, i'm always nervous when i'm facing our class teacher. Me too. I think the problem lies in her instead of in us. SHE is too hard on us. And how do the students think of their class teacher? Five, not everyone has as good a friend is jack. I wish all of . your friends were as nice question. what do we learn from this conversation? Six may I hand in the report this friday? I think one . month is more than enough, and tomorrow is the deadline. Question. what's the probable relationship between the two speakers? Seven, can I take your order now? yes. But before that, can you move us to a non smoking . table question? Where does this conversation probably take place? Aid, you looking low spirits. What's up? I failed in . the science exam again, although I have worked. Question. what do we know about the man from the conversation? Nine, I wonder what's wrong with tom. He hasn't been around for at least two weeks. He is visiting his brother in the united states. Question. why is time away? ten. Hi, Jenny, so glad to see you again. Likewise. i've remember the last time we met was three months ago at an international meeting. How are you doing? question? What do we know about the two speakers? Section b directions in section b, you will hear several longer conversations and short passages, and you'll be asked several questions on each of the conversations and the passengers. The conversations and the passengers will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard. Questions eleven through thirteen are based on the following passage. IT is hard to hear the sound of your own voice, but that sound may affect other people's impressions of you even more than what you say. A strong, smooth voice can enhance your chances of rising to CEO under nasal sound, or high volume can drive colleagues to distraction. New research shows the sound of a person's voice strongly influences how he or SHE is seen. The sound of a speaker's voice matters twice as much as the content of the message. According to a study, the speaker's voice quality accounted for twenty three percent of listeners evaluations. The content of the message accounted for eleven percent. Other factors with the speaker's passion, knowledge in presence, people who present rough, weak or breath, the voices tend to be regarded as negative, weak, passive or tense. People with Normal voices are seen as successful, sexy, sociable and smart. Now listen again, please. IT is hard to hear the sound of your own voice, but that sound may affect other people's impressions of you even more than what you say. A strong, smooth voice can enhance your chances of rising to CEO, and a nasal sound or high volume can drive colleagues to distraction. New research shows the sound of a person's voice strongly influences how he or SHE is seen. The sound of a speaker's voice matters twice as much as the content of the message. According to a study, the speaker's voice quality accounted for twenty three percent of listeners evaluations. The content of the message accounted for eleven percent. Other factors with the speakers, passion, knowledge in presence, people who present rough, weak or breath y voices tend to be regarded as negative, weak, passive or tense. People with Normal voices are seen as successful, sexy, sociable and smart. Questions eleven, how can one's voice affect people? Twelve, how much does the speaker's content of message affect listeners evaluation? Thirteen, what are people with weak voice like? Questions fourteen through sixteen are based on the following passage. If James or Jones were the bus, he would likely make hundreds of thousands a year more than AC, E, O, who sounded like mike tyson. Those are the findings of a new research by due university. The steady shows that male cees with deeper voices tend to manage larger companies, make more money and stay in their jobs for longer. The research is one of the first attempts to access where the voice pitch plays a role in the labour market. Researchers put recordings of cees from conference calls and videos of interviews on T. V. And study them. The analysis showed that ceos with lower voices manage bigger companies and as a result, make more money. The researchers got quite specific in their findings, claiming that a decreased in voice pitch of twenty two hits translates to an increase in company signs of four hundred forty million dollars in property. They also found that CEO with lower pitched voices and an average of one hundred and eighty seven thousand dollars a year more than C. E. S. With higher pitched voices. The CEO study also showed the bosses with lower pitch voices tend to hold onto their jobs for around five months longer than their higher pitched peers. Now listen again, please. If James o Jones were the boss, he would likely make hundreds of thousands a year more than AC, E, O, who sounded like mike tyson. Those are the findings of a new research by due university. The steady shows that male cees with deeper voices tend to manage larger companies, make more money and stay in their jobs for longer. The research is one of the first attempts to access with the voice. Pitch plays a role in the labor market. Researchers put recordings of C, E, S from conference calls and videos of interviews on T, V, and study them. The analysis showed that ceos with lower voices manage bigger companies and as a result, make more money. The researchers got quite specific in their findings, claiming that a decrease in voice pitch of twenty two hurts translates to an increase in company signs of four hundred forty million dollars in property. They also found that CEO with lower pitched voices and an average of one hundred and eighty seven thousand dollars a year, more than CEO with higher pitched voices. The CEO study also showed the bosses with lower pitched voices tend to hold onto their jobs for around five months longer than their higher pitch peers. Questions fourteen, what are lower pitch CE OS like? Fifteen, where did researchers get the cees voices? Sixteen, how much money does twenty two hurts in pitch translate to in company size? 听力部分到此结束。 上海财经大学附属北郊高级中学2026学年第一学期期中考试 高一年级英语试卷 Ⅰ. Listening Comprehension (11%) Section A Directions: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard. 1. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 A. At the laundry. B. In the department store. C. In the library. D. At the restaurant. 2. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 A. At 9:00. B. At 9:30. C. At 10:00. D. At 12:00. 3. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 A. An accountant. B. A saleswoman. C. A driver. D. A weather reporter. 4. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 A. She is easy-going. B. She is unfriendly to her students. C. She is a cold person. D. She is too strict with her students. 5. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 A. No one has a friend like Jack. B. The man feels lucky to have Jack as a friend. C. Everyone is Jack’s good friend. D. The woman doesn’t like any of the man’s friends. 6. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 A. Teacher and student. B. Husband and wife. C. Doctor and patient. D. Mother and son. 7. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 A. In the restaurant. B. In the hotel. C. In the museum. D. In the drugstore. 8. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 A. He didn’t work as hard as he was supposed to. B. He didn’t pass the science exam. C. He did better in an earlier exam. D. He found something wrong with the exam. 9. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 A. Because he is attending his sick brother at home. B. Because he is on a tour with his brother in America. C. Because he is at home on sick leave. D. Because he is in America to see his brother. 10. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 A. They don’t know how to get to the international meeting. B. They are discussing when to meet again. C. They went to the same meeting some time ago. D. They will go to an international meeting. Section B Directions: In Section B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked several questions on each of the passages. The passages will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard. Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage. 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 11. A. It will affect the speaker’s performance. B. It will affect the speaker’s feelings about himself. C. It will affect others’ impressions of the speaker. D. It will affect the speaker’s speech content. 12. A. 11%. B. 23%. C. 34%. D. 50%. 13. A. Tense. B. Sociable. C. Successful. D. Smart. Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage. 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 14. A. They are more likely to argue with employees. B. They are more likely to lead larger companies. C. They are more likely to retire early. D. They are more likely to make clever decisions in business. 15. A. From the company report. B. From the voice laboratory. C. From TV interviews. D. From their phone recordings. 16. A. $22,000. B. $187,000. C. $440 million. D. $1 billion. Ⅱ. Grammar (20%) Section A: Choices (10%) 1) Multiple choices: 10% 17. Currently, a new hospital ____________ in the suburban area to improve local medical services. A. builds B. is building C. is being built D. built 18. — When ________ for Canada, do you know? — I’m not sure. When he ________, I will let you know. A. he leaves; leaves B. he leaves; will leave C. will he leave; leaves D. will he leave; will leave 19. The famous director, as well as the main actors in the film, _________to a TV program to have a face-to-face talk with the audience last Saturday. A. have been invited B. has been invited C. was invited D. were invited 20. By the time the rescue team arrived, all the injured ________ to the nearest hospital. A. had been sent B. were sent C. have been sent D. are sent 21. The price of diamond rings has risen sharply ________ the price of gold rings has gone down. A. when B. as C. while D. otherwise 22. She was looking for her bicycle key ________ she thought she might have put it. A. wherever B. whenever C. at which D. in which 23. She was relieved to find that she had done everything she could ________ the accident. A. prevent B. preventing C. to prevent D. prevented 24. The experiment was repeated several times ________ the result turned out to be reliable. A. so that B. as if C. now that D. even though 25. —I ________ so busily recently that I ________ no time to help you with your maths. —That’s OK. I can manage it by myself. A. have been working; have B. have worked; had C. am working; will have D. had been working; had had 26. ________ the report as soon as possible, and the manager will consider your plan. A. If you hand in B. Hand in C. Handing in D. Handed in Section B (10%) Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank. Different background shouldn’t mean lesser education. Fifty years ago, in a primary school classroom, two boys aged 11 took an examination ____27____ was called the 11-plus. It would make decisions about the rest of their lives. Paul passed and went to a “grammar school”. Baz failed the examination and went to a “secondary modern school”. They did not see each other again for years. Many grammar schools ____28____ (establish) hundreds of years ago to teach the Latin language to children who were not from rich families. They encouraged students to study ____29____ they were 18 and then to go to university. Secondary modern school students left at 16, usually ____30____ fewer qualifications than grammar school students. Baz says the secondary modern school had ____31____ (few) resources and the quality of teaching was not as good. Things have changed. In the 1960s and the 1970s “comprehensive schools” were created. Today, 90 percent of children aged 11 to 16 from the same area go to the same school without ____32____ (take) any entry examination. The British often disagrees about the best way ____33____ (educate) their children. Many people say that comprehensive schools help more children to succeed because they provide everybody with similar opportunities in a fairer way. Another view, though, is that more intelligent children, especially ____34____ from poorer homes are better supported at grammar schools. Now, the government plans to open new grammar schools ___35___ almost two million children can go to the same type of school that Paul attended. And Paul and Baz? Aged 60, they met again and compared _____36_____ had happened to them. After university, Paul qualified as a teacher. Baz went to work in a factory at 16 and later became an engineer. In fact, Baz had a much higher salary than Paul — so perhaps life is fair after all. Ⅲ. Vocabulary (16%) Section A (6%) Directions: Fill in the blanks with the expressions from the box in their proper forms. Note that there is one word more than you need. stick to hold back relate … to … fade from come of reflect on make an effort to 37. Many courses which ________ cross cultural communication offer students chances to explore various customs during overseas travel. 38. While travelling abroad last year, he couldn’t help ________ how to introduce his native culture properly to international friends from time to time. 39. True friendship ________ constant face to face communication. 40. If you ________ develop critical thinking, steady progress will follow naturally. 41. Whole areas of libraries ________ use as they are outdated. 42. It is necessary ________ your temper when you face disagreements. Section B (10%) Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need. A. blame B. addiction C. arguing D. accessible E. currently F. distraction G. wrongly H. close I. escape J. contacting K. connect How many times have parents had to argue with their young son or daughter about getting their face out of their phone and focusing on the world around them? It’s completely normal for parents of growing children to be concerned about their child’s safety, but is their ____43____ to social media really harming them? Social media was created to ____44____ people with others online and has recently been added to smartphones, making it far more ____45____ than it originally was. This new way to easily be able to use social media has encouraged children and teens to begin to use sites such as Facebook and Twitter frequently. Maturing teens and children are usually very timid when it comes to socializing with their families, which they sometimes view as “annoying”. So, what do these kids use as a solution or a(n) “____46____”? The answer is simple: social media. However, when they use social media for a large amount of time, parents tend to show concern for their child and ____47____ social media for demanding their attention. The word, “social”, was entered into the term, social media, for a reason. Parents of growing teens don’t seem to understand that. When they see their child using Twitter, they think that they are using it to get away from real world responsibility. The truth, however, is that they are using it to connect with their ____48____ friends, make new friends, and receive information about what is ____49____ happening in the modern world. Children and teens are ____50____ accused for using social media only for entertainment purposes and for huge amounts of time. Sure everyone who uses social media enjoys ____51____ their friends and viewing entertaining things, but how come children receive all of the blame for abusing it? Parents should really think about how social media can help children and teens learn and grow in the real world rather than it just being another ____52____. Social media as a whole has both positive and negative aspects, but after all of the feedback from pre-teens, teens, and parents is put together, it shows that media is actually helping the newer generations in their lives. Ⅳ. Reading Comprehension (41%) Section A Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context. In the UK travel is an enriching life experience that will make your resume stand out amongst other applicants. Travel is not simply a pursuit of ____53____ but also “character-building”, “defining” and potentially “career-boosting”. Most of the people I know here at university ____54____ the desire to travel and escape the stress surrounding us. But I don’t think, as UK students, we can blame our addiction to international travel simply on a stressful life. Yes, I have a lot to handle and it’s a fine ____55____ act managing my part-time job, my degree and my social life to a perfect level. In a truly open world, we can get anywhere, see anything and experience every culture under the sun, at the click of a button, and buy a ____56____. Many people I met while working in China were surprised at the number of countries I’d travelled to. Compared to friends and family I consider myself vastly ____57____. I’ve never set foot across the pond in the U.S.A and Canada, let alone South America and even within Europe my checklist of destinations is far from ____58____. I was also met by ____59____ at how little travelling I had done within my own borders. This was something I had not really considered before. How much of my own country had I really seen and experienced? To those from a place as vast and varied as China, Britain was really so ____60____ in comparison and so to have spent 20 years there and not seen every part of it was quite surprising. I had a conversation with a Chinese colleague over the reasoning behind our use of golden Cotswold stone, which sounds dull for most people. As a student of history, I found anything ____61____ fascinating. However it was not the stone within British cities I found interesting. What was ____62____ was that it was something I had never even considered, and yet here was someone hooked on something I had simply taken for granted. We continued our discussion, yet I was left ____63____ that I could not answer her question. In China, as well as a wealth of new culture that fascinated me, I discovered that there were parts of the UK’s culture, history, the very structure of my identity that were so different, so unique from China that I also ____64____ a newly found interest in my own heritage. In this respect, travelling enables you with two things. Firstly you develop a fascination with new cultures, understanding ____65____, experiencing cuisines and absorbing the sights and smells of every new city. For many employers this ____66____ to new locations is seen as tremendous in your personal resume. But alongside increased employability, through international, cross-cultural conversations, you develop an interest in your own history, culture, and customs. You return to your home ____67____ an understanding of other people’s fascination with it and your own sense of love for its peculiarities. 53. A. leisure B. wealth C. company D. personality 54. A. question B. refuse C. detect D. experience 55. A. balancing B. forcing C. judging D. disturbing 56. A. course B. stamp C. diploma D. ticket 57. A. under-weighed B. under-travelled C. under-used D. under-expanded 58. A. official B. useful C. complete D. accurate 59. A. dishonesty B. hatred C. astonishment D. disorder 60. A. young B. beautiful C. remote D. small 61. A. historical B. dramatic C. wonderful D. perfect 62. A. useless B. curious C. boring D. countless 63. A. bored B. embarrassed C. created D. convinced 64. A. exchanged B. lost C. gained D. abandoned 65. A. damages B. beings C. customs D. creatures 66. A. advice B. activity C. agreement D. adaptability 67. A. appealed to B. filled with C. bothered by D. arrived at Section B Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read. (A) My husband and I were once in Nepal (尼泊尔) to see sunrise over the Himalayas. One morning we awoke to total darkness at 5 o’clock. As we rushed through a town with cameras in hand, I noticed the calm, gentle way the Nepalese people greeted the morning. One man boiled a huge pot of milk tea, and other villagers gathered around his fire, cupping their hands around small glasses of the steaming sweet mixture. It was fascinating, but not to be left behind, we joined the stream of tourists moving quickly up to the lookout point. The top was crowded when we arrived, but after 10 minutes of cold waiting, the assembled group gave up. “The cloud cover is too heavy,” one said. Then one by one they rushed down the hill to the next item on their sightseeing list. I was disappointed as well, but suddenly I noticed a small Nepalese boy absently playing with a stick and shooting quick glances at the clouds. He must know something we don’t, I thought. I decided to wait with him. The boy and I didn’t have to wait long. Moments later, a tiny stream of golden light burned through one thick cloud, then another. Rose-colored fog warmed the backs of the clouds, and suddenly the morning sun stole a glance around the side of the mountain, miles above where I’d expected it to be. Nothing I’d seen before prepared me for the moment the clouds withdrew with bowed heads, and the magnificent Himalayas were revealed before, around, and above me. I sat in astonishment, not breathing, not daring to look away, certain that God had placed me here at the backdoor of Earth to show me what Heaven really looks like. I certainly got the message. Never again will I rush a sunrise. I now know Nature will supply her fruits to me only when I am truly ready to receive them. 68. What does “It” in Paragraph 2 most probably imply? A. The darkness of the town in the morning. B. The huge pot of milk tea boiling on the fire. C. The way the local people welcomed the day. D. The stream of tourists rushing to the lookout point. 69. The author decided to wait with the Nepalese boy because A. she felt kind of having faith in him B. the restless tourists disappointed her C. that boy was praying to the sun with a magic stick D. she had nothing more to see on her sightseeing list 70. Which of the following words best describe the author’s feeling when she saw the sunrise? A. Totally shocked. B. Absolutely amazed. C. Truly frightened. D. Extremely interested. 71. What can be concluded from the passage? A. Do in Rome as the Romans do. B. God helps those who help themselves. C. Time and tide wait for no man. D. Fortune rewards those having patience. (B) Join the BRIGHT Programme! Across many neighborhoods, children from low-income families face barriers that make academic success difficult to achieve. To address these challenges, Kampong Kapor Community Services (KKCS) launched the BRIGHT Programme, a community initiative designed to give children the resources and support they need to thrive. What is the BRIGHT Programme? The BRIGHT Programme targets children aged 7 to 9, a crucial period for developing literacy skills. It combines three interconnected components: ·One-on-one Literacy Sessions — personalized reading and writing support using fun, hands-on activities, aiming to plug foundational gaps in literacy. ·Social-Emotional Learning — helping children build confidence and resilience. ·Home Visits — working closely with families to create a supportive learning environment. Who Can apply? Teaching experience is not necessary. Patience, kindness, and the ability to speak English comfortably is what we value. You must: ·Be at least 16 years old and able to communicate comfortably in English. ·Commit to one hour per week for six continuous months, working consistently with the same child throughout the programme. ·Complete a registration form and pass a suitability assessment conducted by the Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF). Although optional, volunteers who are willing may occasionally help fetch children from their homes to the center, especially if families face transportation difficulties. Training Schedule All applicants need to attend ONE compulsory full-day training session before starting: ·Nov 29, 2025 (Sat), 9:00 a.m. -4:00 p.m. ·Dec 27, 2025 (Sat), 9:00 a.m. -4:00 p.m. Location: City Square Mall, 180 Kitchener Road. Training and service hours will only be credited after completion of the 6-month programme. When and Where Will You Teach? Actual deployment will be at a classroom setting, exact venue to be confirmed: ·KK Family Service Centre ·City Square Mall ·Other suitable places Schedule: [To be confirmed, dependent on the child and your availability] Why Join Us? Every week, you’ll be the reason for a child’s smile, growth, and belief in their future. Your time and care can change a life forever. Be the light in someone’s learning journey — join us today! 72. What is the aim of the BRIGHT Programme? A. To train volunteers to become professional teachers. B. To improve children’s literacy and overall development. C. To provide financial support for low-income families. D. To open more learning centers across different neighborhoods. 73. Which of the following is a requirement for volunteers? A. Attend training sessions one hour per week. B. Fetch children from their homes to the center. C. Have past experience in teaching young children. D. Commit themselves to a six-month term. 74. What can be inferred from the passage? A. Volunteers are allowed to work with different children each month. B. Early literacy intervention has long-term benefits for children’s futures. C. The training sessions will take place at different centers. D. The programme is run entirely by the Ministry of Social and Family Development. (C) My own experiment with culture shock came to a fruitless end when I returned with homesickness from a year’s study in Italy. I had never heard of culture shock. All I knew was that I was unhappy and wanted to go home. That was twenty years ago, and since then culture shock has become a real field study. It is now understood that any normal person, finding himself or herself for an extended time in a new culture, is in for trouble. The process of “culture shock” is now recognized as so predictable that its four stages have been noticeable. The first is the honeymoon stage, familiar to those of us who love to travel, but never stay in one place long enough to find out what follows. In this stage, the new country and its people seem delightful. Everything is better than home. Everything is so different and charming. Then the bloom comes off the rose. Now the people start to look shallow, selfish and stupid. The different ways of doing things don’t seem interesting any more. You start to feel tired all the time. Culture shock has set in. You feel at sea. The emotional response to culture shock in stage two can be extreme. Confusion, depression and anxiety, and resentment can all enter to varying degrees. You may become physically ill. Little things seem terribly annoying. The happier resolution is to move on to stage three. Adjusting. Rather than itemizing (列举) what’s “wrong” with the natives, you remind yourself that “right” and “wrong” are not meaningful terms in cultural matters. Instead, you try to understand what motivates the natives, perhaps realizing that many of the things you don’t like are related to the things you do like. As time goes on, you should be moving into stage four. Acceptance. At this point, you simply don’t think any more about the specialties of the natives. You accept them as individuals. You have started to feel at home; you know how to do things. You have not rejected your old culture; but the native ways have settled upon you. You feel optimistic about your future here. You have truly arrived. 75. Why do people not suffer from culture shock when they first arrive in a foreign country? A. They love to travel. B. The new country and its people are delightful. C. They don’t stay in one place long enough. D. Everything is so different and charming. 76. What do you understand by the underlined sentence “Then the bloom comes off the rose.”? A. The rose blooms. B. The rose comes up. C. Something good goes away. D. Something good comes about. 77. Which of the following statements will the writer agree with? A. Any normal person facing a new culture will be in trouble. B. Culture shock is now recognized as unpredictable. C. When you reject your old culture, you can accept the new one. D. There is no “right” and “wrong” in terms of cultural matters. 78. The passage is mainly about ______. A. the study of culture shock B. the four stages of culture shock and their features C. how to get rid of culture shock D. the writer’s own experiment with culture shock Section C Directions: Read the passage carefully. Fill in each blank with a proper sentence given in the box. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need. The Significance of Traditional Chinese Customs ____79____These practices, passed down through generations, are more than just habits — they are the soul of Chinese culture, connecting people to their history and to each other. One of the most well-known Chinese customs is the celebration of the Spring Festival, or Chinese New Year. Families travel thousands of miles to reunite, a tradition called “chunyun” which is often described as the world’s largest annual migration (迁徙). During this time, people clean their homes to sweep away bad luck and decorate with red lanterns and couplets. ____80____This dish symbolizes prosperity, as the word for fish in Chinese (“yu”) sounds like the word for “surplus.” On New Year’s Eve, families gather for a big feast, and children receive red envelopes filled with money, known as “hongbao,” to wish them good fortune. Another important custom is the Dragon Boat Festival, held on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month. This festival honors the ancient poet Qu Yuan, and people celebrate by racing dragon boats and eating zongzi — glutinous rice wrapped in bamboo leaves. ____81____ They hang mugwort (艾草) and calamus (香蒲) on doorsteps to ward off (驱逐) evil spirits and disease. These activities not only keep Qu Yuan’s memory alive but also encourage community teamwork, especially during the dragon boat races. Traditional customs also play a role in shaping personal values. For example, the Mid-Autumn Festival, a time for family reunions under the full moon, teaches people the importance of togetherness and gratitude. People share mooncakes, a sweet pastry, and admire the moon, passing down stories like the legend of Chang’e. ____82____ In a fast-paced modern world, they remind people of their roots and provide a sense of belonging. Preserving these customs is not just about keeping the past alive — it’s about ensuring that future generations can understand and take pride in Chinese culture. A. One of the key foods served at this feast is fish. B. Traditional Chinese customs are an important part of the country’s identity. C. Zongzi comes in many flavors, such as sweet red bean and savory pork. D. For many Chinese people, these customs are not just old traditions but living parts of daily life. E. During the Dragon Boat Festival, people also take part in other activities. F. The Spring Festival is celebrated in many countries around the world. Ⅵ. Translation (3%+4%+5%=12%) Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets. 83. 毫无疑问，好奇心可以塑造我们对待学习的态度。(shape) (汉译英) ______________________________________________________________________ 84. 踏上非洲大陆之前，请务必了解当地的文化习俗。（make）（汉译英） ______________________________________________________________________ 85. 结果证明参加此次文化研学活动的学生改变了他们感受异域文化的方式。（turn, involve）（汉译英） ______________________________________________________________________ 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $