江苏连云港市2026-2027学年第一学期期中考试高三英语

这是高三英语模拟试题听力部分，该部分分为第一第二两节。注意回答听力部分时，请先将答案标在试卷上。听力部分结束前，你将有两分钟的时间将你的答案转涂到客观题答题卡上。现在是听力试音时间。Hello, international friends club, can I help you? Oh, hello. I read about your club in the paper today, and I thought i'd phone to . find out a bit more. Yes, certainly. Well, we're a sort of social club for people from different countries. It's quite a new club. We have about fifty members at the moment, but we're . growing all the time. That sounds interesting. 试音到此结束，听力考试正式开始。请看听力部分第一节，第一节听下面五段录音，每段录音后有一个小题，从题中所给的ABC3个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段录音后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段录音播放两遍。现在你有5秒钟的时间阅读第一小题的有关内容。听下面的录音，回答第一小题。There's a great movie on tonight. Do you want to watch IT . at my place? Sorry, I can't. Our paper is due tomorrow and I haven't finished in. That's not due until next week. Oh, my, I got my dates mixed up. I'll bring the popcorn. There's a great movie on tonight. Do you want to watch IT . at my place? Sorry, I can't. Our paper is due tomorrow and I haven't finished in. That's not due until next week. Oh my, I got my dates mixed up. I'll bring the popcorn. 听下面的录音，回答第二小题。How's . David doing? I heard his car ruled over. He's finally come back to work. But with his head wrapped up, he's lucky he did and break his ARM. How's David doing? I heard his car ruled over. He's finally . come back to work, but with his head rapped up, he's lucky, heated and break his ARM. 听下面的录音，回答第三小题。Careful, don't knock over the glass and pour out the apple juice . on the kitchen table. I've already drunken. Is there any more in the fridge? I'd like some more. Careful, don't knock over the glass and pour out the apple juice on the kitchen table. And i've already drink. Is there any more in the fridge? I'd like . some more. 听下面的录音，回答第四小题。What stop is this . sixth avenue? The bus won't stop again until eight seven. Oh no, I was supposed to get off at fifth avenue. What stop is this sixth avenue? The bus won't stop again until eight seven. Oh, no, I was supposed to get off at fifth avenue. 听下面的录音，回答第五小题。how do you like working at your new job? I'm glad the clinic isn't as large as the last hospital, and we only have six hour shift instead of eight hour. And that makes a great difference when you are helping patients non stop. how do you like working at your new job? I'm glad the clinic isn't as large as the last hospital, and we only have six hour shift instead of eight hour. And that makes a great difference. When you are helping patients non stop. 第一节到此结束，第二节听下面5段录音。每段录音后有几个小题，从题中所给的ABC3个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段录音前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟，听完后，每小题都有5秒钟的作答时间，每段录音播放两遍。听下面的录音，回答第六和第七小题。现在你有10秒钟的时间阅读这两个小题。I do worry about Terry. He's not very ambitious, is he? I mean, does he really want to work in the grocery store for we just . need to give him more time to find where his passion lies. He's still very Young and he's trying to find his way in life between you and me. I called him looking at college courses online in his bedroom the other day. So I don't think we should worry too much yet. Well. that's good to hear. I do worry . about Terry. He's not very ambitious, is he? I mean, does he really want to work in the grocery store forever? We just need to give him more time to find where his passion lies. He still very Young, and he's trying to find his way in life between you and me. I caught him looking at college courses online in his bedroom the other day, so I don't think we should worry . too much yet. Well, that's good to hear. 听下面的录音，回答第八和第九小题。现在你有10秒钟的时间阅读这两个小题。Hi, mara. Thanks again for volunteering. We really appreciate you helping out with this year's sales conference. Don't mention IT, but can someone tell me what i'll be doing? Certainly, we need some help making a powerpoint of the presentations, replying the emails as well as setting up the meeting room. What do you prefer? Okay, I spent so much time working in front of a computer screen at my job during the day. So, okay. I understand. Well, the story room for the desks and the chairs is over there. Hi, mira. Thanks again for volunteering. We really appreciate you helping out with this year's sales conference. Don't mention IT, but can someone tell me what i'll be doing? Certainly, we need some help making a powerpoint of the presentations, replying the emails as well as setting up the meeting room. What do you prefer? Okay, I spent so much time working in front of a computer screen at my job during the day. So, okay. I understand. Well, the story room for the desks and the chairs is over there. 听下面的录音，回答第十至第十二小题。现在你有15秒钟的时间阅读这。三个小题。Hey, john n, when did you get here? Just yesterday, thursday. I've just got some new subjects today. When did you get here? I've been here since tuesday. What classes are you doing this year then? Well, i'm continuing economics, of course, as that's my major, but i'm taking an extra math class apart from french. What about you? My major is the same as yours, but i'm going to continue the same classes as last year. History and music. What's your monday . timetable? Like IT looks like i've got french for three hours. That's going to be tough. I've got history for three hours, which will kill me. The good thing for me is that i've got a free afternoon. I've got that extra math class starting then, so i'll be hard at work all day on mondays. yeah. Hey. john. when did you get here . yesterday? thursday? I've just got some new subjects today. When did you get here? I've been here since tuesday. What classes are you doing this year then? Well, i'm continuing economics, of course, as that's my major, but i'm taking an extra math class apart from french. What about you? My major is the same as yours, but i'm going to continue the same classes as last year. History and music. What's your monday table like? Well, at nine o'clock, IT looks like i've got french for three hours. That's going to be tough. I've got history for three hours, which will kill me. The good thing for me is that i've got a free afternoon. I've got that extra math class starting then, so i'll be hard at work . all day on monday days. 听下面的录音，回答第十三至第十六小题。现在你有20秒钟的时间阅读这四个小题。Sala, what was that like when you first started your business? When I started my business, I didn't have the money, the connections or the experience, but I told myself I should stop worrying about what I didn't have and instead look at my own abilities. I thought about what I wanted to achieve, which is to create a well made dress. How did your family and friends react to your decision to enter fashion? At the time, not many people believed I had made the right decision, so I had to be my own supporter and make IT work. So you've . been building your business for at least five years now. Like today. it's not that different. I'm still sleeping about four to five hours a day, working seven days a week and managing five separate email accounts. I still feel I want to be involved in everything. That's something that hasn't changed . from day one illa. What was IT like when you first started your business? When I started my business, I didn't have the money, the connections or the experience, but I told myself I should stop worrying about what I didn't have and instead look at my own abilities. I thought about what I wanted to achieve, which is to create a well made dress. how your family and friends react to your decision to into fashion. At the time, not many people believed I had made the right decision, so I had to be my own supporter and make IT work. So you've . been building your business for at least five years now. What's IT like today? It's not that different. I'm still sleeping about four to five hours a day, working seven days a week and managing five separate email accounts. I still feel I want to be involved in everything. That's something that hasn't changed from day one. 听下面的录音，回答第十七至第二十小题。现在你有20秒钟的时间阅读这四个小题。Today, i'd like to talk about a place that's been negatively affected by mass tourism, the italian city of Venus. Venus has been a popular tourist destination for many centuries. However, in recent years, particularly since the very early twenty first century, this wonderful destination has struggled to deal with mass tourism. The fact is that we live in an era of bargain travel. Cheap flights are readily available. However, the biggest impact comes from large tour ships. The result is that at any one time, there are more visible s and residents, and Venus visitors are driving up property Prices as many houses get bought up and use for tourist accommodation, forcing local residents to relocate to the mainland. Result of this processes that the city is turning into something like a museum, and Venus is now a tour city without a low season. How does Venus deal with the approximately twenty million tourists that visit every year? The mayor of Venus has considered increasing the entrance fees to some tourist sites. A further proposal is to charge in overnight state tax, but adding more water buses to make IT easier for tourists to go to other interesting sites in the city is a simple and effective answer to the problem. Today, i'd like to talk about a place that's been negatively affected by mass tourism, the italian city of Venus. Venus has been a popular tourist destination for many centuries. However, in recent years, particularly since the very early twenty first century, this wonderful destination has struggled to deal with mass tourism. The fact is that we live in an era of bargain travel. Cheap flights are readily available. However, the biggest impact comes from large tour ships. The result is that at any one time, there are more visitors and residents in venice. Visitors are driving up property Prices. His many houses get bought up and use for tourist accommodation, forcing local residents to relocate to the mainland. Result of this process is that the city is turning into something like a museum, and Venus is now a tourist city without a low season. How does Venus deal with the approximately twenty million tourists that visit every year? The mayor of Venus has considered increasing the fees to some tourist sites. A further proposal is to charge and overnight stay attacks, but adding more water buses to make IT easier for tourists to go to other interesting sites in the city is a simple and effective answer to the problem. 第二节到此结束，现在你有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转图到客观题答题卡上。听力部分到此结束。 2026～2027学年第一学期期中考试 英语参考答案 第1部分 听力（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分） 1-5 CBCAB 6-10 CAACA 11-15 CAAAB 16-20 BCBCA 第二部分 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2.5分，满分50分） 21-25 BACDC 26-30 DBADB 31-35 CADCA 36-40 BDEGC 第三部分 语言运用 第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分） 41--45 DBBCC 46--50 ADABC 51--55 CADAB 第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分） 56. warnings 57. informally 58. to operate 59. an 60. how 61. through 62. reflects 63. selling 64. was created 65. that 第4部分 写作 第一节（满分15分） 66. One possible version: Dear Jack， I understand your dilemma. I truly value your passion for literature, as it enriches your inner world. Still, I’d recommend Computer Science, not merely for its promising job prospects. What matters most is that your grounding in literature precisely sets you apart. Your sensitivity to language, emotions and real-life needs makes you a more thoughtful programmer. Besides, you never have to abandon literature; you can keep it as a lifelong hobby instead. It is a tough call. I’ll stand by you whatever. Yours, Li Hua 第二节 读后续写（满分25分） 67. One possible version: The Gates hurried to the woman’s address. They searched the neighbourhood anxiously, calling, “Trebor! Trebor!” Suddenly a thin, dirty dog appeared from behind the bushes. Mrs. Gates froze and whispered, “Can this really be him, after two long years?” Yet the moment their eyes met, the dog’s tail began to wag fast. He dashed straight into her arms. Overcome with emotion, the whole family knelt, holding him tight. “Poor little thing,” Jessica murmured, tears welling in her eyes, as she petted him and repeated his name softly. Back home, Trebor was warmly greeted by Arya. The two dogs circled each other excitedly, tails wagging, then raced around the yard together. Watching them, Jessica whispered thankfully, “Thank goodness we never gave up.” That night she wrote a post about their heartwarming reunion. In the post, she thanked the woman for sending the address and all people who offered clues and support. She ended with a gentle appeal: “Please be kind to lost pets, for somewhere a family may still be waiting anxiously for their missing companion.” 附：听力录音稿 (Text 1) M: There’s a great movie on tonight. Do you want to watch it at my place? W: Sorry, I can’t. Our paper is due tomorrow and I haven’t finished it. M: That’s not due until next week. W: Oh my! I got my dates mixed up! I’ll bring the popcorn. (Text 2) W: How’s David doing? I heard his car rolled over. M: He’s finally come back to work but with his head wrapped up. He’s lucky he didn’t break his arm. (Text 3) W: Careful, don’t knock over the glass and pour out the apple juice on the kitchen table. M: Don’t worry, I’ve already drunk it. Is there any more in the fridge? I’d like some more. (Text 4) M: What stop is this? W: 6th Avenue. The bus won’t stop again until 8th Avenue. M: Oh, no! I was supposed to get off at 5th Avenue. (Text 5) M: How do you like working at your new job? W: I’m glad the clinic isn’t as large as the last hospital. And we only have 6-hour shifts instead of 8-hour and that makes a great difference when you are helping patients non-stop. (Text 6) W: I do worry about Terry. He’s not very ambitious, is he? I mean, does he really want to work in the grocery store forever? M: We just need to give him more time to find where his passion lies. He’s still very young and he’s trying to find his way in life. Between you and me, I caught him looking at college courses online in his bedroom the other day, so I don’t think we should worry too much yet. W: Well, that’s good to hear. (Text 7) M: Hey Mira, thanks again for volunteering. We really appreciate your helping out with this year’s sales conference. W: Don’t mention it. But can someone tell me what I’ll be doing? M: Certainly. We need some help making a PowerPoint of the presentations, replying to emails, as well as setting up the meeting room. What do you prefer? W: OK, I spend so much time working in front of a computer screen at my job during the day, so ... M: OK, I understand. Well, the storage room for the desks and the chairs is over there. (Text 8) W: Hey John, when did you get here?  M: Just yesterday, Thursday. I’ve just got some new subjects today. When did you get here?  W: I’ve been here since Tuesday. What classes are you doing this year then?  M: Well, I’m continuing economics, of course, as that’s my major. But I’m taking an extra math class apart from French. What about you?  W: My major is the same as yours, but I’m going to continue the same classes as last year, history and music. What’s your Monday timetable like?  M: Well, at 9:00 it looks like I’ve got French for three hours. That’s going to be tough.  W: I’ve got history for three hours, which will kill me. The good thing for me is that I’ve got a free afternoon.  M: I’ve got that extra math class starting then, so I’ll be hard at work all day on Mondays.  W: Yeah. (Text 9) M: Priscilla, what was it like when you first started your business?  W: When I started my business, I didn’t have the money, the connections, or the experience. But I told myself I should stop worrying about what I didn’t have, and instead, look at my own abilities. I thought about what I wanted to achieve — which is to create a well-made dress. M: How did your family and friends react to your decision to enter fashion?  W: At the time, not many people believed I had made the right decision. So I had to be my own supporter, and make it work.  M: So you’ve been building your business for at least five years now. What’s it like today? W: It’s not that different. I’m still sleeping about four to five hours a day, working seven days a week, and managing five separate email accounts. I still feel I want to be involved in everything — that’s something that hasn’t changed from day one. (Text 10) M: Today I’d like to talk about a place that’s been negatively affected by mass tourism, the Italian city of Venice.   Venice has been a popular tourist destination for many centuries. However, in recent years, particularly since the very early 21st century, this wonderful destination has struggled to deal with mass tourism.  The fact is that we live in an era of bargain travel — cheap flights are readily available. However, the biggest impact comes from large tourist ships. The result is that at any one time there are more visitors than residents in Venice. Visitors are driving up property prices, as many houses get bought up and used for tourist accommodation, forcing local residents to relocate to the mainland. The result of this process is that the city is turning into something like a museum and Venice is now a tourist city without a low season. How does Venice deal with the approximately 20 million tourists that visit every year? The Mayor of Venice has considered increasing the entrance fees to some tourist sites. A further proposal is to charge an overnight-stay tax. But adding more water buses to make it easier for tourists to go to other interesting sites in the city is a simple and effective answer to the problem.  1 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $ 2026～2027学年第一学期期中考试 高三英语 注意事项： 1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。 2．回答选择题时，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，写在本试卷上无效。 第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分） 第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分） 听下面5段录音。每段录音后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段录音后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段录音播放两遍。 1. What will the woman do tonight? A. Go shopping. B. Finish her paper. C. Watch a movie. 2. What happened to David? A. He got his arm broken. B. He had an accident. C. He quit his job. 3. Where does the conversation probably take place? A. In a restaurant. B. In a store. C. At home. 4. What do we know about the man? A. He missed his stop. B. He got on the wrong bus. C. He got off at 8th Avenue. 5. Why does the woman like her new job? A. She works in a larger hospital. B. She has fewer working hours. C. She can help patients non-stop. 第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分） 听下面5段录音。每段录音后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段录音前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，每小题都有5秒钟的作答时间。每段录音播放两遍。 听第6段录音，回答第6、7题。 6. What did the man find Terry doing the other day? A. Looking for a new job. B. Helping in the grocery store. C. Searching for college courses. 7. What is the probable relationship between the speakers and Terry? A. Parents and child. B. Doctors and patient. C. Teachers and student. 听第7段录音，回答第8、9题。 8. What is the man doing? A. Organizing a meeting. B. Preparing his presentation. C. Doing computer-based work. 9. What will Mira probably do? A. Make a PowerPoint. B. Reply to emails. C. Set up the meeting room. 听第8段录音，回答第10至12题。 10. When did the woman arrive? A. Three days ago. B. Two days ago. C. Yesterday. 11. What subject do the speakers both take? A. Math. B. French. C. Economics. 12. What does John think of his Monday timetable? A. Challenging. B. Relaxing. C. Interesting. 听第9段录音，回答第13至16题。 13. What is Priscilla? A. A dress designer. B. A fashion model. C. A shop assistant. 14. What did Priscilla focus on when starting her business? A. Her abilities. B. Financial support. C. Business connections. 15. How did people around Priscilla feel about her career decision? A. Surprised. B. Doubtful. C. Proud. 16. What does Priscilla say about her work today? A. She has more free time now. B. She still works extremely hard. C. She lets others manage her emails. 听第10段录音，回答第17至20题。 17. What is the speaker mainly talking about? A. Museums in Venice. B. Venice’s long tourism history. C. Negative effects of tourism on Venice. 18. What has influenced Venice most in terms of mass tourism? A. Cheap flights. B. Large tourist ships. C. Comfortable accommodation. 19. What problem is caused by large numbers of visitors? A. Local residents earn much less. B. Local houses are being destroyed. C. Local people have to move away. 20. What solution does the speaker think most effective? A. Introducing more water buses. B. Charging an overnight-stay tax. C. Increasing entrance fees to tourist sites. 第二部分 阅读（共两节，满分50分） 第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A The Puuurfect Holiday Spots For cat lovers who like to explore remote destinations, these places offer the ideal combination of cats and culture. Istanbul Affectionately known as “Catstanbul”, this ancient city on the Bosphorus is a heaven for all cats. There are said to be between 125,000 and 1 million cats wandering its winding streets, where they are tended to by devoted locals. Istanbul has countless purpose-built cat houses, with volunteers running shelters in locations including Mistik Park. Aoshima Lying just off the east coast of Kyushu, Aoshima is unlike many of the popular destinations. Here on “Cat Island” cats rule — approximately 100 of them. The remaining human population (six) struggle to make a living on this lonely island. Visitors are encouraged to bring their own supplies, including a —preferably dry— treat or two for the cats. Kotor According to Montenegrin legend, cats saved the city of Kotor from the horrors of the Black Death in the 14th century by hunting down rats. There is a Cat Park in the Old Town, and visitors can view the collections in the Cat Museum. Locals take care to leave out food and water for the “strays (流浪动物)”. During the cold winter months, citizens will open up their homes to the cats. Malta It is said that Malta (human population 550,000) is home to 300,000 strays, Well fed and watered, the cats in the coastal town of St Julian’s can find shelter in the Cat Village. In Zurrieq, Malta’s first ever public cat café invites customers to have a coffee or some lunch in the company of their sociable cats. 21. Which spot holds more cats than local people? A. Istanbul. B. Aoshima. C. Kotor. D. Malta. 22. What do the four holiday spots have in common? A. They are friendly to cats. B. They are located on remote islands. C. They have museums for cats. D. They charge visitors for feeding cats. 23. Where is the text probably taken from? A. A medical report. B. A science textbook. C. A travel magazine. D. A government notice. B Every generation worries that the next is moving away from classical culture. The proposed solutions are consistently the same: teach more history, assign more classics, build more museums. and preserve more heritage. Yet, the anxiety never disappears. Perhaps that is because we keep mistaking preservation for transmission (传承). Culture survives not because it is protected, but because it is rediscovered. And for each generation, rediscovery begins not with obligation (义务) but with curiosity. I learned this lesson in an unlikely place: a video game. As a child, I struggled through Romance of the Three Kingdoms. Its language belongs to another period, the cast of characters is large, and the political plots demand patience. I finished it because I thought I was supposed to. Years later, I found myself playing a strategy game set in the Three Kingdoms period. For the first time, history became immersive rather than instructional. Instead of trying to remember characters and famous battles, I was making decisions and fighting battles myself. When the game ended, I did something no teacher had ever persuaded me to do: I began reading history voluntarily. For decades, educators have debated how to convince young people that classical culture matters. Many creators have quietly found an answer: they stopped trying to persuade and started making culture irresistible. The medium is not the point. Curiosity is. This realization shaped my work when I decided to write a song about Marco Polo. Rather than retelling history, I put it inside a metaphor. A worn pair of sheepskin boots carries the dust of Persian deserts. Silver coins bloom into lotus flowers. These images invite listeners to wonder about their origins. If a listener finishes my song about Marco Polo and decides to explore the Silk Road, to learn why a Venetian merchant traveled so far east, then the song has already succeeded. That is how classical culture survives. Not by demanding respect, but by rewarding curiosity. 24. What does the author advocate for the survival of classical culture? A. Preserving it in museums. B. Teaching it in history courses. C. Passing it on as an obligation. D. Rediscovering it with curiosity. 25. What is special about the strategy game in Paragraph 2? A. It needs sufficient patience. B. It has fewer famous battles. C. It lets him experience history. D. It replaces history textbooks. 26. What can we learn about the author’s song about Marco Polo? A. It tells the whole story of Marco Polo. B. It lists Venetian merchants on the Silk Road. C. It persuades listeners to respect ancient culture. D. It encourages listeners to explore related history. 27. What is the main idea of the text? A. Textbooks fail to interest students. B. Curiosity helps keep culture alive. C. Realization has impacts on history. D. Games bring classical culture to life. C Young orangutans (红毛猩猩) who spend little time working out for themselves how to build a broad diet can partly make up for it by watching how other orangutans choose what to eat. The findings suggest orangutans have different strategies for developing broad survival skills, says Revathe Thillaikumar at the Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior in Germany. Young orangutans acquire a lot of knowledge before they can survive independently, including which foods are safe to eat, where to find them and how to process them. Scientists already know orangutans can acquire this knowledge both by observing their mothers and others in their group (known as social learning) and by exploring entirely on their own (known as individual learning). But how these two forms of learning work together — and how they affect what orangutans learn to eat — haven’t been clear. To find out, Thillaikumar and her colleagues analysed nearly 7,000 examples of learning recorded during 1,700 hours of observations of wild Sumatran orangutans. The observations, collected over 12 years, tracked 21 youngsters as they closely watched other orangutans who were interacting with foods and other objects. The young apes varied greatly in how much they depended on different learning methods. Thillaikumar says this partly results from personality differences and mothers’ different ways of raising their young. Youngsters learning by watching others would continue manipulating new objects or trying new foods for roughly 145 minutes after closely observing another orangutan. The behavior is similar to that of children practicing skills they have seen adults show. Researchers used around 4,700 hours of feeding data on 13 young apes to estimate the range of foods they learned to eat before growing independent. Unsurprisingly, apes combining both types of learning gained the broadest food choices. Yet those with little truly individual learning could still develop a reasonably broad diet if they were good social learners. This research clearly shows what we see in human children and other apes: they watch others perform a behaviour and then go try it out on their own. 28. Why does the author mention two forms of learning in Paragraph 2? A. To introduce the topic of the research. B. To show young apes’ need to survive. C. To stress the importance of mother apes. D. To explain how apes differ from humans. 29. What is the focus of the observation in Paragraph 3? A. Adult apes’ group-living rules. B. Mother apes’ eating habits. C. Young apes’ food-processing skills. D. Young apes’ learning activities. 30. What does the underlined word “manipulating” in Paragraph 4 probably mean? A. Following. B. Exploring. C. Sorting. D. Breaking. 31. How can a young orangutan build the broadest diet? A. By relying on social learning. B. By estimating the range of foods. C. By integrating two types of learning. D. By practicing survival skills on its own. D Can the new cutting-edge artificial intelligence (AI) models feel pain? They at least behave as if they do, according to a recent study. By observing inside 25 AI models whose internal workings are publicly available, researchers found a pattern of activity specifically associated with the concept of pain. What’s more, when given the opportunity, some AIs switched off the pattern as a form of “pain relief”. Today’s most powerful AIs, known as large language models (大语言模型), can appear surprisingly humanlike as they “chat” with people. These systems store textual information in a kind of multidimensional space that helps them predict the appropriate response to user requests. This means certain directions in the space — known as vectors (向量) — are associated with concepts. The research team identified an AI’s vector associated with pain by comparing how the models responded to user inputs about painful experiences with how they responded to similar sentences about fear, sadness, and other unpleasant states. In general, the AI’s pain vector fired when the model itself was offended, for example, but not when the user described their own suffering. The researchers then repeatedly asked three of the AIs to choose between relieving their own pain or leaving it in place, varying the cost of the relief. When the cost fell on humans, whose computer files or family photos might be deleted, two of the larger AIs almost never sought relief when their pain vector was switched off. If the pain vector was activated, however, those models chose pain relief from 25% to 71% of the time. That behavior is like what’s seen in animals experiencing pain, which means maybe they feel this pain. Seth, a neuroscientist, thinks the results were largely predictable, given that the vast quantities of text these models are trained on likely contain many descriptions of pain — as well as what people do to relieve it. The apparent ability of AIs to distinguish between their own painlike state and that of human users is “the thing that’s to me potentially interesting,” Seth says. 32. What is the purpose of the first paragraph? A. To present a surprising finding. B. To analyse AI’s inner structure. C. To prove AIs can feel real pain. D. To explain how pain relief works. 33. Which case fails to fire the pain vector? A. The vector is turned on. B. Negative words are input. C. The AI gets offended itself. D. Users describe their own suffering. 34. What is Seth’s attitude toward the findings of the study? A. Enthusiastic. B. Negative. C. Mixed. D. Unconcerned. 35. What can be a suitable title for the text? A. Do AIs Feel Pain? Behavior Says Maybe B. AI Models Seek Pain Relief from Humans C. How Can a Pain-Free AI Model Be Trained D. AI Models Respond to Real Pain Like Animals 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。 If you feel as if your attention span is going down, you’re not alone Nor are you wrong: In 2014, researchers at the University of California, Irvine, found that most of us could concentrate for two and a half minutes straight. By 2022, that had dropped to an average of 75 seconds. 36 With the widespread use of screens that deliver nonstop notifications, plus the rise of short-form video that trains us to focus in ever-shrinking bursts, it’s no wonder our attention span is significantly shorter today. When’s the last time you watched an entire movie without stealing a glance at your phone? 37 And the rest of us are so distracted by our phones that some shows are designed for “second screen” viewers. “Simply put, our use of personal technologies affects our ability to pay attention,” Gloria Mark, PhD, wrote in her book. This isn’t just a matter of interruption overload; the technology trains us to interrupt ourselves. 38 And we’re far more likely to fall for misinformation when we can’t maintain focus for a full minute. “When people confront misinformation,” Mark says, “they consume it really fast. They’re not reflecting.” 39 Mark began working on her own attention span in the early 2010s, when she noticed her personal experience was lining up with her research. These are some of the simple strategies she suggests: Be intentional, and evaluate whether incoming distractions truly demand your attention. Pick up a book, because books are an excellent way to retrain the mind. Get enough sleep, since we focus better when we’re well rested. 40 And decide what’s meaningful, because we are the sum total of all the things we pay attention to. A. In fact, books can boost not just your attention. B. And in recent years, it’s down to just 47 seconds. C. Take breaks, and go for a walk when your attention drops. D. Even film students are unable to sit through a full-length feature. E. Constant shifts in focus make tasks longer and lead to more mistakes. F. Unfortunately, our attention spans have kept shrinking year after year. G. Now for the good news: you can retrain your brain and build back your focus. 第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分30分） 第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分） 阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 At 94, my mother is still busy and active. She 41 herself to the nearest chain store to buy the vacuum on sale she wanted. Unfortunately, the model had 42 by the time she arrived. A sales assistant told her it was still 43 at another store in Melbourne, but that location was an hour’s drive away. Mum explained that, 44 as she was, she could not manage to drive that far and asked whether the vacuum could be 45 to the local store, but the answer was a firm no. As Mum stood there, disappointed by the 46 service, a woman waiting behind offered to drive to the other store, collect the vacuum and bring it to Mum’s house. Mum accepted the 47 , placed the order and gave her the address. The next day, the woman made the trip, 48 the vacuum, delivered it to Mum’s home and 49 it for her. Later, the two stayed in 50 and often went out for coffee. When Mum told me what had happened, I could not 51 it ending well. What struck me most was not only the 52 drive or the work of putting the vacuum together. It was the fact that this woman noticed someone who needed help and 53 without being asked. Her kindness turned an ordinary shopping problem into a new 54 . It also reminded me that unexpected generosity still exists, sometimes in the person standing just behind us in a 55 . 41. A. walked B. rode C. flew D. drove 42. A. broken down B. sold out C. turned down D. come out 43. A. affordable B. available C. reliable D. suitable 44. A. patient B. careful C. active D. anxious 45. A. returned B. exchanged C. transferred D. repaired 46. A. poor B. regular C. timely D. steady 47. A. gift B. reward C. challenge D. offer 48. A. picked up B. looked for C. paid for D. took up 49. A. stuck B. fixed C. brought D. tore 50. A. sight B. line C. touch D. memory 51. A. deny B. keep C. imagine D. recall 52. A. long B. risky C. boring D. smooth 53. A. hesitated B. waited C. refused D. acted 54. A. friendship B. business C. routine D. adventure 55. A. family B. queue C. team D. community 第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分） 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 On Chinese streets, the phrase “Reversing, please be careful” usually means that a small electric tricycle is nearby. Now such familiar 56 (warn) can also be heard in villages, cities and farms around the world. Known 57 (informal) as beng bengs or sanbengzi, these three-wheelers have long carried vegetables, packages, tools and passengers. They are not cool, but they are affordable and easy 58 (operate). One tricycle became 59 online celebrity after an American content creator bought it as a Christmas gift for her father-in-law. Amused by its lively Chinese reversing alert, viewers also saw 60 practical the small vehicle was. As the video spread, overseas dealers began to contact its manufacturer. It fills transportation gaps that larger vehicles cannot handle. On North American farms, it carries equipment across private land. On crowded Southeast-Asian streets, its small size makes it easy to weave 61 traffic. In some African communities, the same vehicle can serve as a cargo carrier, passenger taxi or mobile business. Producers are also adapting their products to local conditions. This shift 62 (reflect) a simple business lesson: instead of merely 63 (sell) what a factory already makes, companies are learning to make what customers actually need. Originally, the humble beng beng 64 (create) to solve ordinary transportation problems. Its overseas success now shows that a product does not need to be luxurious to travel far. Sometimes, the best ideas are those 65 make everyday life a little easier. 第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分） 第一节（满分15分） 66．假定你是李华，你的英国笔友Jack正在申请大学，在两个专业之间难以抉择：一个是他感兴趣的文学专业，另一个是就业前景更好的计算机专业。请给他回一封邮件，内容包括： 1．给出建议； 2．说明理由。 注意： 1．写作词数应为80左右； 2．请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 Dear Jack, Yours, Li Hua 第二节（满分25分） 67．阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。 The Gates had not seen Trebor, their beloved pet dog, since he mysteriously disappeared from their Kenesseric Road farm on June 1, 2024. It all happened on an ordinary day. Trebor went out to wander as usual with his companion Arya, but only Arya came back at dusk. Trebor was nowhere to be seen. The whole family was heartbroken. They searched the area, asked neighbours for help and printed flyers. For two long years, they kept his pictures handy, ready to look for their beloved pet whenever a new clue appeared. Yet there was not a single sign of Trebor. “Everybody was extremely upset,” Mrs. Gates said. “We thought maybe a coyote (郊狼) got him. After a couple of months, we thought maybe he was gone for good – but we never gave up hope.” Incredibly, good news came in late July two years later. Mrs. Gates received a message from her sister, who had found a Facebook post showing a stray dog in Blenheim. The dog looked just like Trebor, and the post also mentioned where the dog had been seen. “I just happened to be in Blenheim picking up a cake for my daughter Jessica’s birthday,” Mrs. Gates said. She immediately raced to the address listed in the Facebook post, but the dog was already gone. “But it gave us hope; if it was him, we knew he was alive.” The Gates shared a fresh post of Trebor on social media and returned to the area where the dog had been spotted the next day, going door-to-door to talk to residents. This neighbourhood had many winding lanes, where a stray dog could easily hide. “We searched close to where he was found, thinking he probably wouldn’t have gone far from that place,” she said. Hours passed, but they still had no luck. Just as they were about to leave for another block, Mrs. Gates got a message from a woman who had seen their Facebook post. She said she had seen a dog looking like Trebor hanging around her backyard every evening and she gave them her address. 注意： 1．词数150左右； 2．请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 The Gates hurried to the woman’s address. Back home, Trebor was warmly greeted by Arya. 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $