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高三英语试卷(二)
(本试卷满分150分，考试时间120分钟)
注意事项：1.答题前，考生务必用黑色字迹的签字笔或钢笔将自己的姓名、准考证号分别填写在试卷和答题卡规定的位置上。
2.答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡对应题目的答案涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再涂其它答案。非选择题的答案必须使用黑色字迹的签字笔或钢笔写在答题卡上相应的区域内，写在本试卷上无效。
3.考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。
第一部分 听力(共两节，满分30分)
回答听力部分时，请先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束前，你将有两分钟的时间将答案转涂到客观题答题卡上。
第一节(共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
例： How much is the shirt
A. 19.15. B. 9.18. C. 9.15.
答案是C。
1. What does the man think of the exhibit
A. Attractive. B. Inspiring. C. Uninteresting.
2. What is the man probably
A. A teacher. B. A coach. C. A doctor.
3. What did the man do on the first day at the summer school
A. He did Gloria a favor.
B. He learned about the rules.
C. He collected the stuff.
4. What does the man suggest the woman do with her package
A. Send it by airmail. B. Mail it tomorrow. C. Buy insurance for it.
5. Where are the speakers going to meet Dave
A. Outside the bookstore. B. In a burger shop. C. At the cinema.
第二节(共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。
6. What will the man do at noon on Saturday
A. Have lunch with his mother.
B. Take his sister to play basketball.
C. Make a telephone call to his mother.
7. How will the man go to the basketball game
A. By car. B. By bus. C. By subway.
8. When will the speakers meet on Saturday
A. At 5 p.m. B. At 4:30 p.m. C. At 4 p.m.
听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。
9. What is the probable relationship between the speakers
A. Salesperson and consumer.
B. Receptionist and guest.
C. Manager and employee.
10. How much are the meals
A. $30. B. $90. C. $100.
11. How does the man pay his bill
A. In cash. B. By credit card. C. By WeChat.
听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。
12. Why did the woman go to Bangkok
A. Her friend persuaded her. B. Her company sent her there. C. Her colleague invited her.
13. What did the woman dislike in Bangkok
A. The temples. B. The food. C. The weather.
14. When is a bad time to go to Bangkok
A. February. B. April. C. November.
下面一段对话，回答以下小题。
15. What are the speakers mainly talking about
A. Their college study.
B. Their future plans.
C. Their favorite hobbies.
16. Why does the woman consider continuing her studies
A. She wants to get a degree for her dream job.
B. She wants to work with her college teachers.
C. She wants to study in her favorite university.
17. What does the man say about being a gym instructor
A. It can make him appear young.
B. It can make him feel respectable.
C. It can make him physically healthy.
听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
18. When can most children learn how to use the computer
A. At the age of 2. B. At the age of 3.5. C. In Grade 3 or 4.
19. How did Judy’s son know the classification
A. On his own. B. Under Judy’s guidance. C. With the help of the software.
20. Why is it necessary for children to learn the computer at home
A. They can avoid being at a disadvantage.
B. They can get online help from the teachers.
C. They’ll leave good impressions on their teachers.
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
We’re happy to introduce News for Classroom Use: a weekly newsletter with a piece of news and activities based on it which you can use as a warm-up, a filler or a wrap-up task. The newsletter might include: discussion questions, tasks around headlines and images, comments to respond to vocabulary and links to related ESL Brains lesson plans.
How to use the newsletter
The stories covered in the newsletter range from breaking news to more evergreen content which you will be able to go back to according to your students’ needs. The newsletter itself has several parts.
INTRO: A short paragraph describing what the news is about. You might need to read it out to students or it may also serve as a reference point to you, depending on the activities that go with the particular piece of news.
ACTIVITY: A task or tasks for students to work on in the classroom. Each newsletter contains a set of questions related to the news. You might ask students to discuss all of them or just some of them. If you teach lower-level students, use the easier questions or just ask students to say what they think about the news. Other activities might include completing headlines, commenting on pictures, reporting what students have heard about the news, etc.
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21. Who is the text intended for
A. News presenters. B. Teachers. C. Foreign students. D. Reporters.
22. Which is a feature of the newsletter
A. It posts daily updates. B. It prioritizes breaking news.
C. It contains real-time comments. D. It offers reusable reading materials.
23. What activity can be recommended to beginners
A. Rewriting related news. B. Choosing news pictures.
C. Expressing their opinions. D. Contributing to the newsletter.
B
Travel is like a box of chocolates — you never know what you’re going to get, especially when you are using a blind box plane ticket.
Fan Zhihua, who enjoys going wherever she wants and whenever she wants, bought her first blind box plane ticket in March last year. The 29-year-old went to Zhangye, Gansu Province. It’s a lesser-known place, but it actually brings surprises.
When Fan arrived in Zhangye, she found that she was able to share a car with a few other people. This allowed the travelers to save money, since many of the area’s tourist places are far away from each other. So Fan found a group of easy-going young women to join. They went to some tourist places together, but everyone was free to choose their schedule (日程安排). “The best part of the trip is this way of travelling, free and fantastic,” Fan said.
She got more from the trip. Before that, Fan thought most of the natural scenery (风景) she saw in photos was over-beautified. However, her trip to Dunhuang changed her mind.
After a couple of days in Zhangye, the group decided to leave for Dunhuang. Fan was never a big fan of making travel plans, so she just went along. Fan and her travel pals went on a camel (骆驼) ride, and as they entered the desert, she was amazed at the scenery. “I couldn’t describe it in words. To be honest, I’m not a history lover, but when I was in the endless desert, it was amazing,” Fan said, “I felt like I had become Zhang Qian, traveling to Xiyu.”
Fan believes that life itself is a journey made up of long and short trips. “I think I was brought into this world to have as many experiences as possible and that I should make every day meaningful,” she added.
24. What do you know about Fan Zhihua
A. She is a travel lover. B. She often travels with tour groups.
C. She has little spare time. D. She is good at making travel plans.
25. Which word can best describe Fan’s trip to Zhangye
A. Short. B. Tiring. C. Expensive. D. Wonderful.
26. What might Fan learn from her trip to Dunhuang
A. It’s now or never. B. Seeing is believing.
C. Sharing makes the trip fantastic. D. Actions speak louder than words.
27. Why did Fan mention Zhang Qian
A. To show her respect for him.
B. To introduce the story of Zhang Qian.
C. To express her amazement at the desert.
D. To explain the difficulty of the journey to Xiyu.
C
If a stranger offered you a free cookie, you might well eat it. But what if they also offered to give you $2 You might politely decline and walk away thinking, “Something smells fishy.” In a study published in Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, researchers found that people tend to turn down offers of “free money” (as well as unusually high salaries or suspiciously cheap services) because they seem “too good to be true”. The research bridges economics and psychology to explain why financial attraction can backfire.
In the initial experiment, nearly 40 percent of participants ate a cookie offered freely, compared with about 20 percent of those offered $2 as well. “People typically imagine things like that someone did something disgusting to the cookie,” says study lead author Andrew J. Vonasch, a psychological scientist at University of Canterbury in New Zealand. Nine further experiments, involving more than 4,000 participants, used online questionnaires to present other cases. These included being offered money to accept a ride home, incredibly high construction-job wages and surprisingly cheap flights. In each case, past a certain threshold (门槛), higher financial profit reduced participants’ potential of accepting the offer.
If someone seems to go against accepted norms (准则) such as self-interest without explanation, we assume they have hidden motives and infer there will be “phantom costs”: imagined consequences that reduce what Vonasch calls an offer’s “psychological value”.
Factors beyond the present moment may come into play. “Understanding that others’ perceived over generosity may put us in their debt could also help explain people’s reluctance (勉强),” says Rachel McCloy, a psychologist studying decision-making at England’s University of Reading. “The old saying ‘there’s no such thing as a free lunch’ is clearly alive and well.”
Another experiment found that high scorers on measures of distrust inferred more phantom costs. The researchers also showed how to alleviate (减轻) the effect: simply provide a reason for the deal. The “cheap flights” experiment included a condition where the seats were revealed to be very uncomfortable. “Uncomfortable seats aren’t typically a selling point,” Vonasch says. “But telling people the seats were uncomfortable made them more willing to take them because it was sufficient explanation.”
28. What does the underlined word “backfire” in Para.1 mean
A. Result in an opposite effect. B. Boost the success of an offer.
C. Increase the appeal of a proposal. D. Cause a positive outcome unexpectedly.
29. According to the study why do people often reject offers that seem too good to be true
A. They believe they are illegal.
B. They think the offer is not good enough.
C. They don’t trust the intentions of the provider.
D. They think it’s a waste of time.
30. Why is the quote “there’s no such thing as a free lunch” mentioned by the author
A. To prove the phantom costs.
B. To promote generosity in society.
C. To doubt hidden costs of generous offers.
D. To remind people to be cautious of free items.
31. What helps make the “cheap flights” more acceptable according to the experiment
A. Offering more flight credits. B. Discounting the price further.
C. Providing additional unrelated gifts. D. Giving a seemingly reasonable explanation.
D
Kazuo Ishiguro’s eighth novel, Klara and the Sun, is filled with Artificial Friends (AFs) or human-like robots. When the novel opens, Klara, one of the AFs in a robot store, believes that her mission is to make her eventual owner happy. So she has to find out everything she can about human beings.
However, she often feels confused about human beings. At one point, she and another AF, Rosa, see two taxi drivers getting into a fight. “I tried to imagine me and Rosa getting so angry with each other,” Klara says. “But I couldn’t.”
There are other kinds of emotions Klara can’t understand. For example, she once saw two long-lost friends hug on the sidewalk. “They seemed happy,” she notes. “But it’s strange because they also seemed upset.”
Little by little, Klara learns that people can feel more than one emotion at a time, even contradictory emotions. They sometimes say one thing but mean another. “Perhaps the most confusing thing was the complex strategies used by humans to escape loneliness,” Klara admits.
Klara is eventually bought by Josie, who has had a deadly illness, and her mother (known as “the Mother”) who is dressed in high-rank office clothes. When Klara comes home with Josie, something odd starts to happen: The Mother keeps testing Klara to see if she can copy Josie’s movements, speech patterns and emotions well enough.
Again and again, Klara asks: What does it mean to be human What does it mean to have a self And how much of that self can and should we give to others Here comes the central question of the novel: Can a copy replace the original
In the end, Klara copies Josie so well that she can look, speak, and act like her, but she tells the Mother, “I believe there’s an unreachable part inside Josie, something that’s unique and won’t transfer (转录).”
Far from Klara’s efforts to feel like humans, there’s a sense that many humans in the novel actually envy AFs. “It must be great not to miss things,” says the Mother to Klara.
32. What does Kazuo Ishiguro most probably imply about Klara
A. She does not have true feelings. B. She can be very helpful in daily life.
C. She should be greatly improved. D. She should observe humans more closely.
33. Why did the Mother buy Klara
A. She had to find a faithful friend.
B. She needed her to take care of Josie.
C. She hoped to find the best teacher for Josie.
D. She wanted to make a copy of her sick daughter.
34. Which of the following is a suitable title for the text
A. Klara and the Sun Explores the Meaning of Life
B. Klara and the Sun Asks What It Means to Be Humans
C. Klara and the Sun Explains the Complex Human Weakness
D. Klara and the Sun Shows Humans Will Be Replaced by Robots
35. Where is this text most likely from
A. A biography. B. A science report.
C. A book review. D. A children’s story.
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。
Find Your Soul Family
A soul family, unlike a biological family bound by blood, is comprised of people with whom you share profound mental connections and “spiritual DNA”. ____36____ Here are practical tips to find your soul family.
● Practice what brings you joy to find similar souls.
____37____ Whether it’s cooking delicious meals, creating art, or enjoying your favorite music, these joyful pursuits send out positive vibrations that naturally attract kindred spirits to gravitate toward you.
● ____38____
Don’t miss opportunities to bond with new people. Be genuinely curious about their passions, listen attentively to their life stories, and avoid dismissing them too quickly. Active inquiries help uncover potential soul connections.
● Be patient and persistent.
Your soul family will find you in time, so stay patient and keep hope alive. ____39____ Volunteering is a great way to enrich your spiritual life. Whether at food banks or animal shelters, helping others deepens your connections and attracts like-minded souls.
● Let go of the relationships that don’t serve you.
Toxic relationships only create noise in your spiritual journey. Evaluate if relationships help you grow or hold you back. If someone brings out your worst, consider ending the relationship. ____40____
Trust the process, and your soul family will appear when the time is right.
A. Besides waiting, you can also take active steps.
B. Make space for those who truly connect with your soul.
C. Ask new acquaintances lots of questions about themselves.
D. These are people who are connected through genetic relationships.
E. Your soul family often appears when you’re engaged in activities you love
F. Any relationship that requires effort to maintain is not your true soul family.
G. These are individuals who understand you deeply and bond with your true self.
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四个选项中选出最佳选项。
As a busy working mother and lawyer, I ____41____ have time to revisit my love for literature. Yet every month, I ____42____ two precious hours to join an online book club ____43____ by my former Stanford professor. These sessions revive the ____44____ I once had as an English major, ____45____ me back to campus days spent debating symbolism in Fitzgerald and Woolf.
Our club, humorously named “Stanford Still Reads”, ____46____ of eight members in ____47____ professions — from a neuroscientist to a retired judge. Professor Sohn, who once patiently guided my honors thesis, continues to inspire us with his ____48____ enthusiasm. His thoughtful gestures make the virtual distance disappear.
This month, we discussed a novel I had ____49____ disliked for its slow pace and unreliable narrator. However, as my fellow graduates shared their insights on what made the novel so great, my perspective gradually _____50_____ . Our lively debate unveiled new layers of the story, demonstrating how _____51_____ wisdom can deepen individual understanding.
When the Zoom window closes, I return to my daily responsibilities, but a part of me _____52_____ that intellectual space. This monthly _____53_____ reconnects me not only with literature but also with the curious, analytical self I once was. It reminds me that personal growth never _____54_____ and that shared learning can turn even the most ordinary books into _____55_____ experiences.
41. A. usually B. likely C. regularly D. rarely
42. A. carve out B. work out C. try out D. run out
43. A. invented B. organized C. replaced D. attended
44. A. interest B. passion C. curiosity D. emotion
45. A. pushing B. dragging C. transporting D. guiding
46. A. consists B. accuses C. disposes D. approves
47. A. specialized B. overlapping C. diverse D. similar
48. A. occasional B. exhausting C. shallow D. infectious
49. A. initially B. extremely C. randomly D. instantly
50. A. expanded B. strengthened C. evolved D. shifted
51. A. academic B. personal C. collective D. professional
52. A. sticks to B. engages with C. fades from D. lingers in
53. A. isolation B. assignment C. gathering D. conference
54. A. pauses B. ceases C. sleeps D. escapes
55. A. remarkable B. common C. dull D. modest
节(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
The youth version of The Peony Pavilion (《牡丹亭》) ___56___(successful) entered the stage of the Spring for Chinese Arts at the Beijing Tianqiao Performing Arts Center.
The Peony Pavilion, ___57___ cultural treasure of the world, was written by China’s Ming Dynasty playwright and writer Tang Xianzu, who is compared to William Shakespeare. And Kunqu Opera, combining songs ___58___ (perform) in the Suzhou dialect, graceful body movements, martial arts and dance, was originally born in the region of Kunshan, Jiangsu Province. It was listed as one of the representative ___59___(work) of the oral and intangible heritage of humanity by UNESCO in 2001.
Kunqu Opera uses a ___60___ (vary) of gestures to express specific emotions and has distinguished itself by its rhythmic patterns. It also has a major impact ___61___ all the more recent forms of opera in China, such as Peking Opera.
___62___ excites the organizing committee is that The Peony Pavilion ___63___(attract) a growing young audience since its first performance in Beijing. Up to now, Beijing Tianqiao Performing Arts Center, ___64___ aim is to emphasize the inheritance, promotion, development and popularization of traditional Chinese culture and arts, has also held many exhibitions which are related to traditional drama, and established the Peking Opera inheritance class ____65____(make) the traditional art popular among children.
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，上个月外教Robert在你班“运动与健康”主题班会上进行了分享，请你写封邮件表达感谢，内容包括：
1. 表达感谢;
2. 分享收获;
3. 表达祝福。
注意：1. 词数80左右;
2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯;
3. 不得出现真实的人名、校名等。
Dear Robert,
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
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。
When I was ten, I stopped speaking, not because I couldn’t, but because I chose not to.
It began after we moved to a small mountain town. My father, once a jazz musician in the city, left the stage for peace and pine trees. “A fresh start,” he said. But fresh starts often smelled sad. My mother, who was a singer, passed away suddenly. I didn’t cry much. I just fell silent and stopped answering questions in class. I didn’t speak at dinner, not even to my father. The world was too loud for my broken heart, so I chose to be quiet. My father never pressed me to talk. Instead, he’d leave my favorite lemon cookies on the windowsill. In fact, he did much more than that, though I didn’t know it at that time.
At school, some teachers thought I was shy, while others thought I was stubborn (固执的). I became “the quiet girl”, the one everyone talked about but rarely spoke to. My only “friend” was my sketchbook (素描簿). I drew constantly — trees, birds, dreams, and shadows. Pages were filled with the words I couldn’t say.
Then one afternoon, Mr. Everett, a new teacher, walked into our music class. He was young, haired, and wore mismatched socks. Instead of handing out sheet music, he brought in a box of instruments — drums, flutes, guitars, and even a rusty harmonica.
“No grades in here,” he announced, “Just sound.” I stayed in the back. Mr. Everett didn’t call on me. He just nodded, as if to say, “Take your time.”
One day, he placed a small xylophone (木琴) on my desk. I hesitated, and then struck a key. Soft. Clear. I played again. Music felt like rain on a roof — gentle but real. After that, he left various instruments near me. I never spoke, but I played. Music became my secret language.
When Mr. Everett announced a spring concert, fear rose in me. “You don’t have to perform,” he said kindly. “But your music deserves to be heard.” I wrote a piece called The Sound of Silence, one that rose slowly, like healing (愈合).
注意：1．续写词数应为150个左右；
2．请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
On the night of the concert, I stepped on stage, nervous but ready.
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After the show, I was surprised to see Dad standing beside Mr. Everett.
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答案版
高三英语试卷(二)
(本试卷满分150分，考试时间120分钟)
注意事项：1.答题前，考生务必用黑色字迹的签字笔或钢笔将自己的姓名、准考证号分别填写在试卷和答题卡规定的位置上。
2.答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡对应题目的答案涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再涂其它答案。非选择题的答案必须使用黑色字迹的签字笔或钢笔写在答题卡上相应的区域内，写在本试卷上无效。
3.考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。
第一部分 听力(共两节，满分30分)
回答听力部分时，请先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束前，你将有两分钟的时间将答案转涂到客观题答题卡上。
第一节(共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
例： How much is the shirt
A. 19.15. B. 9.18. C. 9.15.
答案是C。
1. What does the man think of the exhibit
A. Attractive. B. Inspiring. C. Uninteresting.
【答案】C
【原文】M: This exhibit is a total bore. I can’t believe they call this art.
W: I think I’ve seen enough. I’m leaving now.
2. What is the man probably
A. A teacher. B. A coach. C. A doctor.
【答案】C
【原文】M: Now, what seems to be the trouble
W: My knee hurts.
M: Your knee, eh Let me examine you. Where exactly does it hurt
3. What did the man do on the first day at the summer school
A. He did Gloria a favor.
B. He learned about the rules.
C. He collected the stuff.
【答案】B
【原文】W: How was your first day at the summer school
M: Pretty good. The teacher Gloria kindly showed me around and told me all the rules and stuff.
4. What does the man suggest the woman do with her package
A. Send it by airmail. B. Mail it tomorrow. C. Buy insurance for it.
【答案】C
【原文】W: I’m going to mail this package to my parents tomorrow.
M: How will you mail it Surface mail or airmail
W: Airmail, of course.
M: You’d better have it insured just in case it gets lost.
5. Where are the speakers going to meet Dave
A. Outside the bookstore. B. In a burger shop. C. At the cinema.
【答案】A
【原文】M: I told Dave to meet us outside the bookstore on the corner.
W: You should have told him to meet us at the burger place near the cinema.
M: Yes, but I can’t change it now.
第二节(共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。
6. What will the man do at noon on Saturday
A. Have lunch with his mother.
B. Take his sister to play basketball.
C. Make a telephone call to his mother.
7. How will the man go to the basketball game
A. By car. B. By bus. C. By subway.
8. When will the speakers meet on Saturday
A. At 5 p.m. B. At 4:30 p.m. C. At 4 p.m.
【答案】6. A 7. A 8. C
【原文】W: Hi, James. I’m going to take my sister to the basketball game on Saturday. Are you going
M: Oh, I’m having lunch at my mum’s this Saturday, but if the game starts later on, I’ll probably go.
W: It starts at five. Do you think your mother will mind you leaving a bit early
M: I don’t think so, not if I tell her it’s something really important!
W: Well, it’s going to be one of the biggest games of the season.
M: Yes you’re right. OK. I’ll go with you.
W: Great! By the way, do you want me to collect you I’ve decided to drive there.
M: Yeah, that would be great if it’s no trouble. Then I wouldn’t have to take the crowded buses or subways.
W: No, no problem. I’ll collect you at four and we’ll arrive in about half an hour. Is that OK
M: That works for me.
听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。
9. What is the probable relationship between the speakers
A. Salesperson and consumer.
B. Receptionist and guest.
C. Manager and employee.
10. How much are the meals
A. $30. B. $90. C. $100.
11. How does the man pay his bill
A. In cash. B. By credit card. C. By WeChat.
【答案】9. B 10. B 11. C
【原文】W: Good morning, sir. What can I do for you
M: Good morning. I’d like to pay my bill.
W: Your name and room number, please
M: Henry Robinson, Room 2305.
W: Yes, Mr. Robinson. Have you used any hotel services this morning
M: No, I haven’t.
W: Fine. This is your bill, Mr. Robinson. Three nights at 100 dollars each, and here are the meals that you’ve had at our hotel. That makes a total of 390 dollars. Will you pay in cash or by credit card
M: Can I just pay by WeChat
W: Certainly. Thanks. Please sign your name here.
听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。
12. Why did the woman go to Bangkok
A. Her friend persuaded her. B. Her company sent her there. C. Her colleague invited her.
13. What did the woman dislike in Bangkok
A. The temples. B. The food. C. The weather.
14. When is a bad time to go to Bangkok
A. February. B. April. C. November.
【答案】12. A 13. C 14. B
【原文】M: How was your vacation
W: Great! I went to Bangkok.
M: Really Why did you decide to go there
W: Well, I have a friend who lives there. She had been trying to get me to take a vacation down there for a long time, and so, finally, she talked me into it.
M: I've seen some pictures of Bangkok — the architecture there is really interesting, isn't it
W: Yes, it's incredible, especially the Grand Palace. The temples are very impressive. And I love the spicy Thai food and delicious fruits there.
M: How was the weather when you were there
W: That’s the only thing I didn't enjoy. It was really hot. In fact, April is the hottest month. The best time to go is during the cool season, which lasts from November to February.
听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。
15. What are the speakers mainly talking about
A. Their college study.
B. Their future plans.
C. Their favorite hobbies.
16. Why does the woman consider continuing her studies
A. She wants to get a degree for her dream job.
B. She wants to work with her college teachers.
C. She wants to study in her favorite university.
17. What does the man say about being a gym instructor
A. It can make him appear young.
B. It can make him feel respectable.
C. It can make him physically healthy.
【答案】15. B 16. A 17. C
【原文】W: Dan, what are you going to do when you graduate from this college
M: Perhaps I'll find a job as an instructor in a gym. You know, I have a part-time job in a local gym, training people to work out kind of like it. Now what about you
W: Well, I’m thinking of going on with my studies. My dream is to become a teacher, and I need a related degree for it.
M: Then which university would you like to go to
W: I haven’t made up my mind yet.
M: Do you have any idea what you are going to teach
W: I can’t tell for sure now. Perhaps art or singing and dancing. You know, I always like being with young students. That way I always feel young myself.
M: That sounds quite similar to what I’d like to do. If being with young people will make you feel young, then helping people build up their physical strength will keep me strong and healthy.
听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
18. When can most children learn how to use the computer
A. At the age of 2. B. At the age of 3.5. C. In Grade 3 or 4.
19. How did Judy’s son know the classification
A. On his own. B. Under Judy’s guidance. C. With the help of the software.
20. Why is it necessary for children to learn the computer at home
A. They can avoid being at a disadvantage.
B. They can get online help from the teachers.
C. They’ll leave good impressions on their teachers.
【答案】18. B 19. A 20. A
【原文】It’s easy for parents to get worried about their kids being left behind. But the truth is, two-year-olds don't need a computer. Early-childhood experts agree that two-year-olds need experience in the real first. At about three and a half, most children can learn to handle the mouse. At this age, kids may not need a computer, but they’ll enjoy it. And they learn from it, often in unforeseen ways. Judy Salpeter, San Francisco, California, editor of Technology and Learning, remembers that when her son was three, he loved a paint-box program that allowed him to position stamps of little figures on the screen. One day, she overheard him saying, “I’ll put all these here because they’re food, and all these here because they’re animals.” Although the software hadn’t been designed to teach classification, it allowed him to experiment with that idea himself. If you don’t have a computer by the time your child goes to school, he’ll form his first impressions of computers in the classroom. It’s OK for them to learn the computer at school. But if they had used it at home, they’ll feel smarter and it’s easier for them to succeed in their studies. By third or fourth grade, however, students may be at a definite disadvantage in both writing and research if they don’t have at-home access to word processing programs.
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
We’re happy to introduce News for Classroom Use: a weekly newsletter with a piece of news and activities based on it which you can use as a warm-up, a filler or a wrap-up task. The newsletter might include: discussion questions, tasks around headlines and images, comments to respond to vocabulary and links to related ESL Brains lesson plans.
How to use the newsletter
The stories covered in the newsletter range from breaking news to more evergreen content which you will be able to go back to according to your students’ needs. The newsletter itself has several parts.
INTRO: A short paragraph describing what the news is about. You might need to read it out to students or it may also serve as a reference point to you, depending on the activities that go with the particular piece of news.
ACTIVITY: A task or tasks for students to work on in the classroom. Each newsletter contains a set of questions related to the news. You might ask students to discuss all of them or just some of them. If you teach lower-level students, use the easier questions or just ask students to say what they think about the news. Other activities might include completing headlines, commenting on pictures, reporting what students have heard about the news, etc.
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21. Who is the text intended for
A. News presenters. B. Teachers. C. Foreign students. D. Reporters.
22. Which is a feature of the newsletter
A. It posts daily updates. B. It prioritizes breaking news.
C. It contains real-time comments. D. It offers reusable reading materials.
23. What activity can be recommended to beginners
A. Rewriting related news. B. Choosing news pictures.
C. Expressing their opinions. D. Contributing to the newsletter.
【答案】21. B 22. D 23. C
B
Travel is like a box of chocolates — you never know what you’re going to get, especially when you are using a blind box plane ticket.
Fan Zhihua, who enjoys going wherever she wants and whenever she wants, bought her first blind box plane ticket in March last year. The 29-year-old went to Zhangye, Gansu Province. It’s a lesser-known place, but it actually brings surprises.
When Fan arrived in Zhangye, she found that she was able to share a car with a few other people. This allowed the travelers to save money, since many of the area’s tourist places are far away from each other. So Fan found a group of easy-going young women to join. They went to some tourist places together, but everyone was free to choose their schedule (日程安排). “The best part of the trip is this way of travelling, free and fantastic,” Fan said.
She got more from the trip. Before that, Fan thought most of the natural scenery (风景) she saw in photos was over-beautified. However, her trip to Dunhuang changed her mind.
After a couple of days in Zhangye, the group decided to leave for Dunhuang. Fan was never a big fan of making travel plans, so she just went along. Fan and her travel pals went on a camel (骆驼) ride, and as they entered the desert, she was amazed at the scenery. “I couldn’t describe it in words. To be honest, I’m not a history lover, but when I was in the endless desert, it was amazing,” Fan said, “I felt like I had become Zhang Qian, traveling to Xiyu.”
Fan believes that life itself is a journey made up of long and short trips. “I think I was brought into this world to have as many experiences as possible and that I should make every day meaningful,” she added.
24. What do you know about Fan Zhihua
A. She is a travel lover. B. She often travels with tour groups.
C. She has little spare time. D. She is good at making travel plans.
25. Which word can best describe Fan’s trip to Zhangye
A. Short. B. Tiring. C. Expensive. D. Wonderful.
26. What might Fan learn from her trip to Dunhuang
A. It’s now or never. B. Seeing is believing.
C. Sharing makes the trip fantastic. D. Actions speak louder than words.
27. Why did Fan mention Zhang Qian
A. To show her respect for him.
B. To introduce the story of Zhang Qian.
C. To express her amazement at the desert.
D. To explain the difficulty of the journey to Xiyu.
【答案】24. A 25. D 26. B 27. C
C
If a stranger offered you a free cookie, you might well eat it. But what if they also offered to give you $2 You might politely decline and walk away thinking, “Something smells fishy.” In a study published in Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, researchers found that people tend to turn down offers of “free money” (as well as unusually high salaries or suspiciously cheap services) because they seem “too good to be true”. The research bridges economics and psychology to explain why financial attraction can backfire.
In the initial experiment, nearly 40 percent of participants ate a cookie offered freely, compared with about 20 percent of those offered $2 as well. “People typically imagine things like that someone did something disgusting to the cookie,” says study lead author Andrew J. Vonasch, a psychological scientist at University of Canterbury in New Zealand. Nine further experiments, involving more than 4,000 participants, used online questionnaires to present other cases. These included being offered money to accept a ride home, incredibly high construction-job wages and surprisingly cheap flights. In each case, past a certain threshold (门槛), higher financial profit reduced participants’ potential of accepting the offer.
If someone seems to go against accepted norms (准则) such as self-interest without explanation, we assume they have hidden motives and infer there will be “phantom costs”: imagined consequences that reduce what Vonasch calls an offer’s “psychological value”.
Factors beyond the present moment may come into play. “Understanding that others’ perceived over generosity may put us in their debt could also help explain people’s reluctance (勉强),” says Rachel McCloy, a psychologist studying decision-making at England’s University of Reading. “The old saying ‘there’s no such thing as a free lunch’ is clearly alive and well.”
Another experiment found that high scorers on measures of distrust inferred more phantom costs. The researchers also showed how to alleviate (减轻) the effect: simply provide a reason for the deal. The “cheap flights” experiment included a condition where the seats were revealed to be very uncomfortable. “Uncomfortable seats aren’t typically a selling point,” Vonasch says. “But telling people the seats were uncomfortable made them more willing to take them because it was sufficient explanation.”
28. What does the underlined word “backfire” in Para.1 mean
A. Result in an opposite effect. B. Boost the success of an offer.
C. Increase the appeal of a proposal. D. Cause a positive outcome unexpectedly.
29. According to the study why do people often reject offers that seem too good to be true
A. They believe they are illegal.
B. They think the offer is not good enough.
C. They don’t trust the intentions of the provider.
D. They think it’s a waste of time.
30. Why is the quote “there’s no such thing as a free lunch” mentioned by the author
A. To prove the phantom costs.
B. To promote generosity in society.
C. To doubt hidden costs of generous offers.
D. To remind people to be cautious of free items.
31. What helps make the “cheap flights” more acceptable according to the experiment
A. Offering more flight credits. B. Discounting the price further.
C. Providing additional unrelated gifts. D. Giving a seemingly reasonable explanation.
【答案】28. A 29. B 30. A 31. D
D
Kazuo Ishiguro’s eighth novel, Klara and the Sun, is filled with Artificial Friends (AFs) or human-like robots. When the novel opens, Klara, one of the AFs in a robot store, believes that her mission is to make her eventual owner happy. So she has to find out everything she can about human beings.
However, she often feels confused about human beings. At one point, she and another AF, Rosa, see two taxi drivers getting into a fight. “I tried to imagine me and Rosa getting so angry with each other,” Klara says. “But I couldn’t.”
There are other kinds of emotions Klara can’t understand. For example, she once saw two long-lost friends hug on the sidewalk. “They seemed happy,” she notes. “But it’s strange because they also seemed upset.”
Little by little, Klara learns that people can feel more than one emotion at a time, even contradictory emotions. They sometimes say one thing but mean another. “Perhaps the most confusing thing was the complex strategies used by humans to escape loneliness,” Klara admits.
Klara is eventually bought by Josie, who has had a deadly illness, and her mother (known as “the Mother”) who is dressed in high-rank office clothes. When Klara comes home with Josie, something odd starts to happen: The Mother keeps testing Klara to see if she can copy Josie’s movements, speech patterns and emotions well enough.
Again and again, Klara asks: What does it mean to be human What does it mean to have a self And how much of that self can and should we give to others Here comes the central question of the novel: Can a copy replace the original
In the end, Klara copies Josie so well that she can look, speak, and act like her, but she tells the Mother, “I believe there’s an unreachable part inside Josie, something that’s unique and won’t transfer (转录).”
Far from Klara’s efforts to feel like humans, there’s a sense that many humans in the novel actually envy AFs. “It must be great not to miss things,” says the Mother to Klara.
32. What does Kazuo Ishiguro most probably imply about Klara
A. She does not have true feelings. B. She can be very helpful in daily life.
C. She should be greatly improved. D. She should observe humans more closely.
33. Why did the Mother buy Klara
A. She had to find a faithful friend.
B. She needed her to take care of Josie.
C. She hoped to find the best teacher for Josie.
D. She wanted to make a copy of her sick daughter.
34. Which of the following is a suitable title for the text
A. Klara and the Sun Explores the Meaning of Life
B. Klara and the Sun Asks What It Means to Be Humans
C. Klara and the Sun Explains the Complex Human Weakness
D. Klara and the Sun Shows Humans Will Be Replaced by Robots
35. Where is this text most likely from
A. A biography. B. A science report.
C. A book review. D. A children’s story.
【答案】32. A 33. D 34. B 35. C
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。
Find Your Soul Family
A soul family, unlike a biological family bound by blood, is comprised of people with whom you share profound mental connections and “spiritual DNA”. ____36____ Here are practical tips to find your soul family.
● Practice what brings you joy to find similar souls.
____37____ Whether it’s cooking delicious meals, creating art, or enjoying your favorite music, these joyful pursuits send out positive vibrations that naturally attract kindred spirits to gravitate toward you.
● ____38____
Don’t miss opportunities to bond with new people. Be genuinely curious about their passions, listen attentively to their life stories, and avoid dismissing them too quickly. Active inquiries help uncover potential soul connections.
● Be patient and persistent.
Your soul family will find you in time, so stay patient and keep hope alive. ____39____ Volunteering is a great way to enrich your spiritual life. Whether at food banks or animal shelters, helping others deepens your connections and attracts like-minded souls.
● Let go of the relationships that don’t serve you.
Toxic relationships only create noise in your spiritual journey. Evaluate if relationships help you grow or hold you back. If someone brings out your worst, consider ending the relationship. ____40____
Trust the process, and your soul family will appear when the time is right.
A. Besides waiting, you can also take active steps.
B. Make space for those who truly connect with your soul.
C. Ask new acquaintances lots of questions about themselves.
D. These are people who are connected through genetic relationships.
E. Your soul family often appears when you’re engaged in activities you love
F. Any relationship that requires effort to maintain is not your true soul family.
G. These are individuals who understand you deeply and bond with your true self.
【答案】36. G 37. E 38. C 39. A 40. B
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四个选项中选出最佳选项。
As a busy working mother and lawyer, I ____41____ have time to revisit my love for literature. Yet every month, I ____42____ two precious hours to join an online book club ____43____ by my former Stanford professor. These sessions revive the ____44____ I once had as an English major, ____45____ me back to campus days spent debating symbolism in Fitzgerald and Woolf.
Our club, humorously named “Stanford Still Reads”, ____46____ of eight members in ____47____ professions — from a neuroscientist to a retired judge. Professor Sohn, who once patiently guided my honors thesis, continues to inspire us with his ____48____ enthusiasm. His thoughtful gestures make the virtual distance disappear.
This month, we discussed a novel I had ____49____ disliked for its slow pace and unreliable narrator. However, as my fellow graduates shared their insights on what made the novel so great, my perspective gradually _____50_____ . Our lively debate unveiled new layers of the story, demonstrating how _____51_____ wisdom can deepen individual understanding.
When the Zoom window closes, I return to my daily responsibilities, but a part of me _____52_____ that intellectual space. This monthly _____53_____ reconnects me not only with literature but also with the curious, analytical self I once was. It reminds me that personal growth never _____54_____ and that shared learning can turn even the most ordinary books into _____55_____ experiences.
41. A. usually B. likely C. regularly D. rarely
42. A. carve out B. work out C. try out D. run out
43. A. invented B. organized C. replaced D. attended
44. A. interest B. passion C. curiosity D. emotion
45. A. pushing B. dragging C. transporting D. guiding
46. A. consists B. accuses C. disposes D. approves
47. A. specialized B. overlapping C. diverse D. similar
48. A. occasional B. exhausting C. shallow D. infectious
49. A. initially B. extremely C. randomly D. instantly
50. A. expanded B. strengthened C. evolved D. shifted
51. A. academic B. personal C. collective D. professional
52. A. sticks to B. engages with C. fades from D. lingers in
53. A. isolation B. assignment C. gathering D. conference
54. A. pauses B. ceases C. sleeps D. escapes
55. A. remarkable B. common C. dull D. modest
【答案】41. D 42. A 43. B 44. B 45. C 46. A 47. C 48. D 49. A 50. D 51. C 52. D 53. C 54. B 55. A
第二节(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
The youth version of The Peony Pavilion (《牡丹亭》) ___56___(successful) entered the stage of the Spring for Chinese Arts at the Beijing Tianqiao Performing Arts Center.
The Peony Pavilion, ___57___ cultural treasure of the world, was written by China’s Ming Dynasty playwright and writer Tang Xianzu, who is compared to William Shakespeare. And Kunqu Opera, combining songs ___58___ (perform) in the Suzhou dialect, graceful body movements, martial arts and dance, was originally born in the region of Kunshan, Jiangsu Province. It was listed as one of the representative ___59___(work) of the oral and intangible heritage of humanity by UNESCO in 2001.
Kunqu Opera uses a ___60___ (vary) of gestures to express specific emotions and has distinguished itself by its rhythmic patterns. It also has a major impact ___61___ all the more recent forms of opera in China, such as Peking Opera.
___62___ excites the organizing committee is that The Peony Pavilion ___63___(attract) a growing young audience since its first performance in Beijing. Up to now, Beijing Tianqiao Performing Arts Center, ___64___ aim is to emphasize the inheritance, promotion, development and popularization of traditional Chinese culture and arts, has also held many exhibitions which are related to traditional drama, and established the Peking Opera inheritance class ____65____(make) the traditional art popular among children.
【答案】56. successfully
57. a 58. performed
59. works 60. variety
61. on##upon
62. What 63. has attracted##has been attracting
64. whose 65. to make
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，上个月外教Robert在你班“运动与健康”主题班会上进行了分享，请你写封邮件表达感谢，内容包括：
1. 表达感谢;
2. 分享收获;
3. 表达祝福。
注意：1. 词数80左右;
2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯;
3. 不得出现真实的人名、校名等。
Dear Robert,
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
【答案】Dear Robert,
I hope you’re doing well. I’m writing to express my sincere gratitude for your wonderful presentation during our “Sports and Fitness” class meeting.
Your insights into the importance of regular exercise and maintaining a healthy lifestyle have been truly inspiring. Many of my classmates, including myself, have started making positive changes in our daily routines, incorporating more physical activities. It’s amazing how a single talk can make such a big difference!
Once again, thank you for your valuable sharing. I wish you all the best and look forward to your future engagements with our class.
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。
When I was ten, I stopped speaking, not because I couldn’t, but because I chose not to.
It began after we moved to a small mountain town. My father, once a jazz musician in the city, left the stage for peace and pine trees. “A fresh start,” he said. But fresh starts often smelled sad. My mother, who was a singer, passed away suddenly. I didn’t cry much. I just fell silent and stopped answering questions in class. I didn’t speak at dinner, not even to my father. The world was too loud for my broken heart, so I chose to be quiet. My father never pressed me to talk. Instead, he’d leave my favorite lemon cookies on the windowsill. In fact, he did much more than that, though I didn’t know it at that time.
At school, some teachers thought I was shy, while others thought I was stubborn (固执的). I became “the quiet girl”, the one everyone talked about but rarely spoke to. My only “friend” was my sketchbook (素描簿). I drew constantly — trees, birds, dreams, and shadows. Pages were filled with the words I couldn’t say.
Then one afternoon, Mr. Everett, a new teacher, walked into our music class. He was young, haired, and wore mismatched socks. Instead of handing out sheet music, he brought in a box of instruments — drums, flutes, guitars, and even a rusty harmonica.
“No grades in here,” he announced, “Just sound.” I stayed in the back. Mr. Everett didn’t call on me. He just nodded, as if to say, “Take your time.”
One day, he placed a small xylophone (木琴) on my desk. I hesitated, and then struck a key. Soft. Clear. I played again. Music felt like rain on a roof — gentle but real. After that, he left various instruments near me. I never spoke, but I played. Music became my secret language.
When Mr. Everett announced a spring concert, fear rose in me. “You don’t have to perform,” he said kindly. “But your music deserves to be heard.” I wrote a piece called The Sound of Silence, one that rose slowly, like healing (愈合).
注意：1．续写词数应为150个左右；
2．请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
On the night of the concert, I stepped on stage, nervous but ready.
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After the show, I was surprised to see Dad standing beside Mr. Everett.
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【答案】
On the night of the concert, I stepped on stage, nervous but ready. The lights were bright, and the audience was a sea of faces. I took a deep breath and played. The music flowed through me, as if it had a life of its own. I forgot about the stage, the audience, and my fears. I just played. When I finished, the applause was thunderous. I looked out at the crowd and saw smiles and tears. I felt a warmth in my heart that I hadn’t felt in a long time.
After the show, I was surprised to see Dad standing beside Mr. Everett. He had a big smile on his face and tears in his eyes. “That was amazing,” he said. “I had no idea you could play like that.” I didn’t know what to say. I just looked at him. Then he reached out and took my hand. “I’m sorry I wasn’t there for you when you needed me,” he said. “But I’m here now.” I felt a lump in my throat. I wanted to say something, but the words wouldn’t come. So I just nodded and smiled. And for the first time in a long time, I felt like I was home.

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