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英语试题
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）
做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
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。每话对话仅读一遍。
1. What will the woman possibly do this Sunday
A. Go hiking. B. Take a cooking class. C. Study for an exam.
2. What was the man’s favorite sport in high school
A. Volleyball. B. Basketball. C. Badminton.
3. Where is probably the man now
A. At the airport. B. On the bus. C In the hotel.
4. When did the man last see the woman’s daughter
A. About 3 years ago. B. About 5 years ago. C. About 8 years ago.
5. How did the speakers come to New York
A. By plane. B. By car. C. By train.
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，各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6. How does the woman feel about office jobs
A. Excited. B. Interested. C. Disappointed
7. What does the man probably do
A. He is a lawyer. B. He is a dancer. C. He is an officer.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. What did the woman do before the conversation
A. She handled some work. B. She ordered today’s special. C. She tried some fish.
9. What is the probable relationship between the speakers
A. Boss and secretary. B. Customer and waitress. C. Husband and wife.
10. What did the man have for lunch today
A. A ham sandwich. B. Some noodles. C. Fish and vegetable.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11. How much was Pigcasso’s record-breaking painting
A. 14,000. B. 20,000. C. 40,000.
12. Which art work broke the record for the highest selling price
A. The Blue Elephant. B. The Queen. C. Wild and Free.
13. Who makes Pigcasso’s achievements
A. A German farmer. B. A talented painter. C. An animal rescuer.
听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。
14. What are the speakers mainly talking about
A. The style of furniture.
B The design of the apartment.
C. The kind of apartment to buy.
15. What do we know about the modern style
A. It features darker walls.
B. It emphasizes simplicity.
C. It creates a homely atmosphere.
16. What does the man think of the traditional style
A. Particular. B. Updated. C. Old-fashioned.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. What can tourists do tomorrow evening
A. Watch Hollywood films. B. Enjoy the beautiful pool. C. See a theatre play.
18. Why are indoor activities arranged on the last evening
A. The theatre is only available then.
B. The weather may be unpleasant then.
C. Tourists can relax before going home.
19. Where can tourists show their special skills
A. In the dining hall. B. In the reading room. C. On the deck.
20. What’s the purpose of the passage
A. To discuss an issue.
B. To do a promotion.
C. To introduce trip activities.
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
Experience the ultimate wellness retreat for your mind, body, and soul amidst the breathtaking landscapes of Iceland. Across the country are world-class spa s that tap into Iceland’s abundant, sustainable and mineral-rich waters from geothermal (地热的) sources. Iceland is a true destination, attracting tired travelers from across the globe.
Secret Lagoon
Secret Lagoon natural hot springs are located in the small village called Fludir. In the whole area there are several geothermal spots and a little Geysir which erupts every 5 minutes, showing off for the guests relaxing in the hot spring. During winter, the northern lights are often giving a great lightshow above Secret Lagoon.
The Blue Lagoon
The Blue Lagoon is a health and geothermal spa on the Reykjanes Peninsula. For ten consecutive years Blue Lagoon has been awarded the Blue Flag environmental recognition granted to natural beaches and hot springs. The lagoon holds nine million liters of geothermal seawater.
Laugarvatn Fontana
Laugarvatn Fontana is the place for relaxation and an authentic Icelandic experience. Soak in the warm geothermal pools and get energized in the natural steam rooms, with the hot spring bubbling right below you. Be sure not to miss a visit to taste the delicious rye bread that grandmothers of the area have been baking in the hot spring s of Laugarvatn for decades.
M vatn Nature Baths
Located in the heart of north-east Iceland about 105 kilometres (65 miles) south of the Arctic Circle, Lake M vatn and its surroundings are one of Europe’s greatest natural treasures. Containing a unique blend of minerals, silicates and micro-organisms, the warm soothing water of Myvatn Nature Bath benefits both skin and spirit alike.
1. What do Secret Lagoon and The Blue Lagoon have in common
A. They own natural hot springs. B. They hold geothermal seawater.
C. They features quite long histories. D. They have lightshows for visitors.
2. Where can travelers experience the local elder-making food
A. Secret Lagoon. B. The Blue Lagoon.
C. Laugarvatn Fontana. D. M vatn Nature Baths.
3. What is a feature of M vatn Nature Baths
A. It offers travelers geothermal spa services.
B. It sees a Geysir that erupts every 5 minutes.
C. It contains Europe’s greatest natural and cultural resources.
D. It enjoys a mixture of minerals, silicates and micro-organisms.
B
Finland’s system for returning drink containers started in the 1950s, and today almost every bottle and can is recycled. Convenience is the cornerstone of the system’s success.
Nowadays there are almost 5,000 container-return machines across Finland. Most of them are located in the same shops that sell drinks, making returning them a convenient part of people’s routine. Hotels, restaurants, offices, schools and event organizers return containers through their drink providers.
The return machines are easy to use. You place a bottle or can on a set of mini conveyor belts at the front of the machine. They carry it past a scanner and out of sight. The machine sorts the bottles and crushes the cans. When you’re done, you press a button and the machine gives you a receipt. Plastic bottles are worth 20 to 40 cents, depending on their size, while glass bottles are worth 10 to 40 cents and aluminium (铝) cans are 15 cents. The returned containers are recycled or the materials are reused. Across Finland, on average, every Finn returns 373 items in a year: 251 aluminium cans, 98 plastic bottles and 24 glass bottles.
The government has entrusted this function to the private agency. “Palpa is completely nonprofit and receives no government funding,” says Tommi Vihavainen, Palpa’s director of producer services, ICT and communication.
Russia, the UK and other countries have shown interest in the Finnish system. “Most visitors want to see how the return system works in Finland,” says Vihavainen. “We don’t act as consultants, but we’re proud to present our system.”
4. What do we know about Finland’s system for returning drink containers
A. It still has a long way to develop. B. It gains popularity for its convenience.
C. It used to be fashionable but now out-dated. D. It’s supported financially by the government.
5. Why does the writer use the figures in paragraph 3
A. To show Finns consume various drinks. B. To help make the story more interesting.
C To make the impact of the system convincing. D. To guarantee the proper logic of the passage.
6. What’s Vihavainen’s attitude towards the return system
A. Indifferent. B. Positive. C. Pessimistic. D. Dismissive.
7 What is the passage mainly about
A. Finland’s recycling programme keeps bottles off streets.
B. The return machines in the world are popular and easy.
C. Palpa—a complete nonprofit to recycle the bottles.
D. Finland—a country free of waste such as bottles.
C
July was the world’s hottest month on record. Wildfires this summer destroyed a Hawaiian city and caused evacuations (疏散) in Canada, Greece, and Thailand. Floods devastated towns in Vermont in July and killed thousands of Libyans in September.
John Vaillant’s new book Fire Weather aims to shake us out of this with a tale of terror from a climate change frontline: the city of Fort McMurray, in northern Canada’s vast forest, where an uncontrollable wildfire during an exceptionally warm spring in 2016 flooded entire communities within days.
Vaillant tells his story at disaster-movie pace, starting with the glimpse of smoke on the horizon and assurances from the authorities that all will be fine. Mounting misfortune follows as the flames lick golf courses on the city’s edge. By the end, 90,00 people had been evacuated, 2,500 structures destroyed, another 500 damaged. The energy generated by the fire created its own weather system, with hurricane force winds and lightning strikes.
What attracts me most is the book’s central irony. The story takes place in Fort McMurrary, which is the industrial centre of northern Alberta’s tar sands, one of the world’s largest fossil fuel deposits. It is a city whose existence depends on the hydrocarbons whose burning caused climate change; but whose existence almost ended in a climate-caused burning.
Fire Weather isn’t a typical disaster book. Vaillant’s references to Nassim Taleb, Lucretius, Seamus Heaney, The Lord of the Rings, Xerxes, and Moby-Dick can grant. But Vaillant’s theme is also catching my eyes. Our industrial world is releasing carbon at a rate 10 times faster than scientists can find in the geological record for the past 250mn years, he writes. “Thanks to fire and our appetite for boundless energy, we have evolved into a geologic event that will be measurable a million years from now.”
8. What’s the purpose of mentioning the examples in paragraph 1
A. To show the varieties of nature disasters.
B. To engage the readers in the same topic.
C. To indicate the difficulties of these areas.
D. To provide the background of the book.
9 What’s special about the book according to this passage
A. Plot and viewpoint. B. Character and conflict.
C. Setting and theme. D. Tone and style.
10. What does the underlined word “grant” in paragraph 5 mean
A. Be presented. B. Be refused. C. Be preserved. D. Be recorded.
11. Where as the text most probably taken from
A. An essay on the climate change.
B. A guidebook to Fort McMurrary.
C. A review of world disasters.
D. An introduction to a book.
D
The past few months have brought electrifying news that, for the first time, a gene treatment has provided some hearing to children born with deafness.
Eli Lilly announced this week, for example, that a profoundly deaf boy from Morocco given its treatment as part of a clinical trial in Philadelphia can now hear. And five children in China treated similarly at younger ages gained hearing with some able to verbally communicate without their cochlear implants (人工耳蜗). Their hearing recovery, first covered by the press in October 2023, is described in detail this week in The Lancet.
“It’s an enormous achievement,” says geneticist Karen Avraham of Tel Aviv University. Otolaryngologist (耳鼻喉科专家) and gene therapist Lawrence Lustig of Columbia University, whose lab was among the first to test the same approach in mice, agrees. “Other than cochlear implants, we haven’t really had any successful treatments to treat deafness,” he notes.
The various efforts from companies and academic centers each use a virus to insert the same gene, OTOF, into the children’s inner ear so the so-called hair cells there can sense sound and transmit it to the brain.
The new deafness treatments add to a string of recent successes for the gene treatment field, but also raise questions. The ear’s hair cells don’t divide, so the new copies of OTOF they contain should persist and continue to instruct the cells to make OTOF. Gene expression could drop off over time or the ear could mount an immune response that shuts it off.
But Lustig is optimistic that the various challenges will be overcome. “Now that we’ve got one success story, there’s going to be more money coming in to fund some of these other projects,” he says.
12. What do we know about the new treatment
A. It is a totally mature practice. B. It’s a China-only clinical trial.
C. It uses a virus to sense sound. D. It aims to treat the deafness.
13. Which of the following best describes the impact of the treatment
A. Breakthrough. B. Regret. C. Disappointment. D. Adventure.
14. What is the problem of the gene treatment
A. The brain refuses to receive it.
B. Gene stops to produce hair cells.
C. Gene expression might be weakened.
D. Companies really profit a lot from it.
15. What can be a suitable title for the text
A. Electrifying News Based on Some Clinical Trials
B. Gene Treatment That Brings Deaf Children Hope
C. Ways How Scientists Develop Cochlear Implants
D. Challenges About the New Deafness Treatment
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）。
Plogging is a great way to make your little area of the world a little cleaner, brighter, and safer while boosting your own health, fitness, and mood. This up and coming environmental activity began in Sweden in 2016. ____16____. It is quite a common scene across other European countries, as well as the United States, Mexico, and other areas.
Definition of plogging
____17____. It is a term made by combining “jogging” with “plocka upp,” which is Swedish for “pick up.” Therefore, the plogging definition is an emerging fitness that involves picking up litter or trash while you run.
Benefits of plogging
Because plogging typically involves jogging or running, there are many health benefits to this eco-friendly fitness trend. However, the benefits extend beyond just improving heart health. ____18____. First, it improves mood and makes you feel good about yourself. What’s more, it gives back to your community and connects you online and builds social connections with other ploggers.
How to get started
Before you start, you’ll need to outfit yourself with the right gear to get the job done. If you’re already running or jogging, you should have a good pair of running shoes and running apparel (装备). ____19____. Otherwise, broken glass and sharp and dirty litter items you may pick up will hurt you. A trash bag of some sort for collecting what you pick up is a must as well.
____20____
Theoretically, you can go plogging almost anywhere you have permission to be. Depending on where you live, you may encounter trash along the side of the roads, parks, school playgrounds, trails, parking lots, town squares and bike paths.
A. How to do plogging
B. Where to go plogging
C. It has since spread around the world
D. Here are some of the top benefits of plogging
E. It’s important that you have the right footwear
F. Beyond that, you’ll need a good pair of gloves to protect your hands
G. Plogging is not, in fact, a compound word of “plodding” and “jogging”
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。
When my son Reace celebrated his sixth birthday two years ago, he made a wish that I would get a transplant. Less than a week later, his wish came true when I received new ____21____.
Born with a breathing disease, I was able to manage my ____22____ without a hospital visit until I was 23. At 30, ____23____, it steadily worsened and I was ____24____ for a transplant. I started having check-ups once a year, then every six months, then every three months until I was ____25____ living at the hospital and reliant on oxygen to survive. Everyday ____26____ like having a shower or brushing my hair became ____27____.
After four months on the list, I ____28____ the call to say a pair of lungs was available. The transplant was successful and the ____29____ was noticeable. Before my transplant I had been so _____30_____, I couldn’t even walk from the couch to the front door without _____31_____ my breath—and it was only six paces. _____32_____, I was so used to being breathless that I didn’t know any difference. I had _____33_____ what it would be like to be a _____34_____ person and now I know. I can do everything an ordinary mum would do: housework, workout, or taking Reace to basketball.
I am extremely grateful to my _____35_____ and his family.
21. A. medicines B. gifts C. lungs D. hearts
22. A. condition B. weight C. stress D. emotion
23. A. therefore B. however C. otherwise D. besides
24. A. scheduled B. hospitalized C. listed D. selected
25. A. barely B. previously C. temporarily D. basically
26. A. tasks B. challenges C. decisions D. concerns
27. A. necessary B. fundamental C. impossible D. contradictory
28. A. missed B. received C. returned D. rejected
29. A. symptom B. damage C. trouble D. difference
30. A. sick B. nervous C. sensitive D. innocent
31. A. catching B. holding C. losing D. recovering
32. A. Fortunately B. Actually C. Possibly D. Eventually
33. A. understood B. experienced C. recalled D. wondered
34. A. normal B. distinguished C. disabled D. responsible
35. A. doctor B. nurse C. child D. donor
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个适当单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
It is a beautiful drone (无人机) shot, ____36____ popular kind of video you might see in a travel video. However, there is no drone ____37____ camera, and you needn’t travel in person because the video was generated by AI, which is from a new tool programmed by Open AI called Sora.
It’s not perfect, but it’s a large step up from what we’ve seen before. What most people don’t know is ____38____ Sora can do more than just create videos from scratch. It can combine separate videos into one scene. And its videos can be up ____39____ a minute long and in 1080p resolution.
____40____ (compare) with Runway ML, the difference with Sora is that it’s coherent. Previous system have a ___41___ (character) morphing (图像渐变) quality as the video ____42____ (progress). With Sora, that’s vastly reduced or gone altogether. The ____43____ (object) remain stable even when covered by things in the foreground. We’ve seen something similar to this in research since 2019, but what is new is the ability ____44____ (combine) two videos together in one scene. It can also make up different camera angles of a single scene with just one prompt.
Sora, like digital audio workstation _____45_____ (envelop) recording studios several years ago, must be a trend soon.
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（满分15分）
46. 上周你校举行了主题为“Reading and Sharing”的读书分享活动。请你为校英语报写一篇报道，内容包括：
1. 活动目的；
2. 活动过程；
3. 活动反响。
注意：
1. 写作词数应为80左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题纸的相应位置作答。
Reading and Sharing
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
第二节（满分25分）
47. 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。
It had been a challenging week, marked by a sudden large increase in oil prices coinciding with a sharp drop in temperatures in Boston. It was nearly below zero degree. With three missed workdays under my belt, my upcoming paycheck was going to be lower than normal. The stress weighed heavily on me as I carefully sought for every conceivable opportunity to save pennies, ensuring that I could afford both groceries and keep the house warm.
My eight-year-old son didn’t understand when I told him we were struggling that week. He had his heart set on a particular brand of yogurt, but I didn’t have the extra three dollars to buy it for him. It was the kind of yogurt decorated with a cartoon child skateboarding on its packaging, containing a mere two spoonfuls per cup. Such products, designed to lure children with their flashy marketing, only served to make me hate advertising.
However, a bunch of parental guilt gripped me as his innocent eyes met mine, silently questioning, “Why is yogurt such a big deal ” Determ ned to sweep his disappointment, I made a sacrifice typical of single mothers. I returned an item needed to the shelf, ensuring that he could enjoy his favorite yogurt.
On the journey back from the grocery store, a sight caught my attention—a homeless man, holding a sign by the roadside. My heart ached, and I turned around, observing passers-by purposefully steer (绕开) clear of him, avoiding any meaningful interaction. Even my son didn’t seem to care much. either. Yet, upon closer inspection, I noticed the man—bare hands grasping a piece of cardboard, snot frozen to his face, a worn-out jacket. And there I was struggling because I had to buy oil and groceries. But I decided to help. I pulled over to the man and handed him a five-dollar bill.
注意：
（1）续写词数应为150左右；
（2）请按如下格式在答题卡相应位置作答。
Seeing this, my son became confused and surprised.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
On that day, my son performed an act that most adults wouldn’t have done.
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1~5 BBABA 6~10 CAACB 11~15 BCCBB 16~20 CABAC英语试题
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）
做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
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。每话对话仅读一遍。
1. What will the woman possibly do this Sunday
A. Go hiking. B. Take a cooking class. C. Study for an exam.
2. What was the man’s favorite sport in high school
A. Volleyball. B. Basketball. C. Badminton.
3. Where is probably the man now
A. At the airport. B. On the bus. C In the hotel.
4. When did the man last see the woman’s daughter
A. About 3 years ago. B. About 5 years ago. C. About 8 years ago.
5. How did the speakers come to New York
A. By plane. B. By car. C. By train.
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，各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6. How does the woman feel about office jobs
A. Excited. B. Interested. C. Disappointed
7. What does the man probably do
A. He is a lawyer. B. He is a dancer. C. He is an officer.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. What did the woman do before the conversation
A. She handled some work. B. She ordered today’s special. C. She tried some fish.
9. What is the probable relationship between the speakers
A. Boss and secretary. B. Customer and waitress. C. Husband and wife.
10. What did the man have for lunch today
A. A ham sandwich. B. Some noodles. C. Fish and vegetable.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11. How much was Pigcasso’s record-breaking painting
A. 14,000. B. 20,000. C. 40,000.
12. Which art work broke the record for the highest selling price
A. The Blue Elephant. B. The Queen. C. Wild and Free.
13. Who makes Pigcasso’s achievements
A. A German farmer. B. A talented painter. C. An animal rescuer.
听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。
14. What are the speakers mainly talking about
A. The style of furniture.
B. The design of the apartment.
C. The kind of apartment to buy.
15. What do we know about the modern style
A. It features darker walls.
B. It emphasizes simplicity.
C. It creates a homely atmosphere.
16. What does the man think of the traditional style
A. Particular. B. Updated. C. Old-fashioned.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. What can tourists do tomorrow evening
A. Watch Hollywood films. B. Enjoy the beautiful pool. C. See a theatre play.
18. Why are indoor activities arranged on the last evening
A. The theatre is only available then.
B. The weather may be unpleasant then.
C. Tourists can relax before going home.
19. Where can tourists show their special skills
A. In the dining hall. B. In the reading room. C. On the deck.
20. What’s the purpose of the passage
A. To discuss an issue.
B. To do a promotion.
C. To introduce trip activities.
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
Experience the ultimate wellness retreat for your mind, body, and soul amidst the breathtaking landscapes of Iceland. Across the country are world-class spa s that tap into Iceland’s abundant, sustainable and mineral-rich waters from geothermal (地热的) sources. Iceland is a true destination, attracting tired travelers from across the globe.
Secret Lagoon
Secret Lagoon natural hot springs are located in the small village called Fludir. In the whole area there are several geothermal spots and a little Geysir which erupts every 5 minutes, showing off for the guests relaxing in the hot spring. During winter, the northern lights are often giving a great lightshow above Secret Lagoon.
The Blue Lagoon
The Blue Lagoon is a health and geothermal spa on the Reykjanes Peninsula. For ten consecutive years Blue Lagoon has been awarded the Blue Flag environmental recognition granted to natural beaches and hot springs. The lagoon holds nine million liters of geothermal seawater.
Laugarvatn Fontana
Laugarvatn Fontana is the place for relaxation and an authentic Icelandic experience. Soak in the warm geothermal pools and get energized in the natural steam rooms, with the hot spring bubbling right below you. Be sure not to miss a visit to taste the delicious rye bread that grandmothers of the area have been baking in the hot spring s of Laugarvatn for decades.
M vatn Nature Baths
Located in the heart of north-east Iceland about 105 kilometres (65 miles) south of the Arctic Circle, Lake M vatn and its surroundings are one of Europe’s greatest natural treasures. Containing a unique blend of minerals, silicates and micro-organisms, the warm soothing water of Myvatn Nature Bath benefits both skin and spirit alike.
1. What do Secret Lagoon and The Blue Lagoon have in common
A. They own natural hot springs. B. They hold geothermal seawater.
C. They features quite long histories. D. They have lightshows for visitors.
2. Where can travelers experience the local elder-making food
A. Secret Lagoon. B. The Blue Lagoon.
C. Laugarvatn Fontana. D. M vatn Nature Baths.
3. What is a feature of M vatn Nature Baths
A. It offers travelers geothermal spa services.
B. It sees a Geysir that erupts every 5 minutes.
C It contains Europe’s greatest natural and cultural resources.
D. It enjoys a mixture of minerals, silicates and micro-organisms.
【答案】1. A 2. C 3. D
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了四个含有地热水的地方。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段“In the whole area there are several geothermal spots and a little Geysir which erupts every 5 minutes, showing off for the guests relaxing in the hot spring. (整个地区有几个地热点和一个小间歇泉，每5分钟喷发一次，为在温泉中放松的客人展示。)”以及第三段“For ten consecutive years Blue Lagoon has been awarded the Blue Flag environmental recognition granted to natural beaches and hot springs. (蓝泻湖连续十年被授予天然海滩和温泉的蓝旗环境认可。)”可知，秘密泻湖和蓝色泻湖的共同之处是都有天然温泉。故选A。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据倒数第二段“Be sure not to miss a visit to taste the delicious rye bread that grandmothers of the area have been baking in the hot spring s of Laugarvatn for decades. (一定不要错过品尝美味的黑麦面包的机会，这是该地区的祖母们几十年来在劳加瓦滕的温泉里烘烤的面包。)”可知，游客在Laugarvatn Fontana可以体验到当地的制作老人的食物。故选C。
【3题详解】
细节理解题。根据最后一段“Containing a unique blend of minerals, silicates and micro-organisms, the warm soothing water of Myvatn Nature Bath benefits both skin and spirit alike. (含有独特的矿物质，硅酸盐和微生物的混合物，Myvatn自然浴温暖舒缓的水对皮肤和精神都有好处。)”可知，M vatn自然浴场的特色是它是矿物质、硅酸盐和微生物的混合物。故选D。
B
Finland’s system for returning drink containers started in the 1950s, and today almost every bottle and can is recycled. Convenience is the cornerstone of the system’s success.
Nowadays there are almost 5,000 container-return machines across Finland. Most of them are located in the same shops that sell drinks, making returning them a convenient part of people’s routine. Hotels, restaurants, offices, schools and event organizers return containers through their drink providers.
The return machines are easy to use. You place a bottle or can on a set of mini conveyor belts at the front of the machine. They carry it past a scanner and out of sight. The machine sorts the bottles and crushes the cans. When you’re done, you press a button and the machine gives you a receipt. Plastic bottles are worth 20 to 40 cents, depending on their size, while glass bottles are worth 10 to 40 cents and aluminium (铝) cans are 15 cents. The returned containers are recycled or the materials are reused. Across Finland, on average, every Finn returns 373 items in a year: 251 aluminium cans, 98 plastic bottles and 24 glass bottles.
The government has entrusted this function to the private agency. “Palpa is completely nonprofit and receives no government funding,” says Tommi Vihavainen, Palpa’s director of producer services, ICT and communication.
Russia, the UK and other countries have shown interest in the Finnish system. “Most visitors want to see how the return system works in Finland,” says Vihavainen. “We don’t act as consultants, but we’re proud to present our system.”
4. What do we know about Finland’s system for returning drink containers
A. It still has a long way to develop. B. It gains popularity for its convenience.
C. It used to be fashionable but now out-dated. D. It’s supported financially by the government.
5. Why does the writer use the figures in paragraph 3
A. To show Finns consume various drinks. B. To help make the story more interesting.
C. To make the impact of the system convincing. D. To guarantee the proper logic of the passage.
6. What’s Vihavainen’s attitude towards the return system
A. Indifferent. B. Positive. C. Pessimistic. D. Dismissive.
7. What is the passage mainly about
A. Finland’s recycling programme keeps bottles off streets.
B. The return machines in the world are popular and easy.
C. Palpa—a complete nonprofit to recycle the bottles.
D. Finland—a country free of waste such as bottles.
【答案】4. B 5. C 6. B 7. A
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了芬兰的饮料容器回收系统因为其方便而受到欢迎，介绍了其工作原理以及人们对此的看法。
【4题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段“Convenience is the cornerstone of the system’s success.(便利是该系统成功的基石)”可知，芬兰的饮料容器回收系统因其方便而受到欢迎。故选B。
【5题详解】
推理判断题。根据第三段“The returned containers are recycled or the materials are reused. Across Finland, on average, every Finn returns 373 items in a year: 251 aluminium cans, 98 plastic bottles and 24 glass bottles.(回收的容器被回收或材料被再利用。在芬兰，平均每个芬兰人每年要退回373件物品：251个铝罐、98个塑料瓶和24个玻璃瓶)”推知，作者在第三段使用这些数字是为了使该系统的影响具有说服力。故选C。
【6题详解】
推理判断题。根据最后一段“We don’t act as consultants, but we’re proud to present our system. (我们不充当顾问，但我们很自豪地展示我们的系统)”可知，Vihavainen对回收制度的态度是积极的。故选B。
【7题详解】
主旨大意题。通读全文，并根据第一段“Finland’s system for returning drink containers started in the 1950s, and today almost every bottle and can is recycled. Convenience is the cornerstone of the system’s success.(芬兰饮料容器回收系统始于20世纪50年代，如今几乎所有的瓶子和罐头都被回收利用。便利是该系统成功的基石)”可知，这篇文章主要讲的是芬兰的回收项目让瓶子远离街道。故选A。
C
July was the world’s hottest month on record. Wildfires this summer destroyed a Hawaiian city and caused evacuations (疏散) in Canada, Greece, and Thailand. Floods devastated towns in Vermont in July and killed thousands of Libyans in September.
John Vaillant’s new book Fire Weather aims to shake us out of this with a tale of terror from a climate change frontline: the city of Fort McMurray, in northern Canada’s vast forest, where an uncontrollable wildfire during an exceptionally warm spring in 2016 flooded entire communities within days.
Vaillant tells his story at disaster-movie pace, starting with the glimpse of smoke on the horizon and assurances from the authorities that all will be fine. Mounting misfortune follows as the flames lick golf courses on the city’s edge. By the end, 90,00 people had been evacuated, 2,500 structures destroyed, another 500 damaged. The energy generated by the fire created its own weather system, with hurricane force winds and lightning strikes.
What attracts me most is the book’s central irony. The story takes place in Fort McMurrary, which is the industrial centre of northern Alberta’s tar sands, one of the world’s largest fossil fuel deposits. It is a city whose existence depends on the hydrocarbons whose burning caused climate change; but whose existence almost ended in a climate-caused burning.
Fire Weather isn’t a typical disaster book. Vaillant’s references to Nassim Taleb, Lucretius, Seamus Heaney, The Lord of the Rings, Xerxes, and Moby-Dick can grant. But Vaillant’s theme is also catching my eyes. Our industrial world is releasing carbon at a rate 10 times faster than scientists can find in the geological record for the past 250mn years, he writes. “Thanks to fire and our appetite for boundless energy, we have evolved into a geologic event that will be measurable a million years from now.”
8. What’s the purpose of mentioning the examples in paragraph 1
A. To show the varieties of nature disasters.
B. To engage the readers in the same topic.
C. To indicate the difficulties of these areas.
D. To provide the background of the book.
9. What’s special about the book according to this passage
A. Plot and viewpoint. B. Character and conflict.
C. Setting and theme. D. Tone and style.
10. What does the underlined word “grant” in paragraph 5 mean
A. Be presented. B. Be refused. C. Be preserved. D. Be recorded.
11. Where as the text most probably taken from
A. An essay on the climate change.
B. A guidebook to Fort McMurrary.
C. A review of world disasters.
D. An introduction to a book.
【答案】8. B 9. C 10. A 11. D
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了John Vaillant的新书《火灾天气》，包括其主要情节、叙事特点、讽刺意味以及探究的主题。
【8题详解】
推理判断题。第一段“July was the world’s hottest month on record. Wildfires this summer destroyed a Hawaiian city and caused evacuations (疏散) in Canada, Greece, and Thailand. Floods devastated towns in Vermont in July and killed thousands of Libyans in September. (7月是世界上有记录以来最热的一个月。今年夏天的野火摧毁了夏威夷的一座城市，并导致加拿大、希腊和泰国的居民撤离。7月，洪水摧毁了佛蒙特州的城镇，9月，数千名利比亚人丧生)”用具体的自然灾害事例说明7月的炎热，第二段中“John Vaillant’s new book Fire Weather aims to shake us out of this with a tale of terror from a climate change frontline (John Vaillant的新书《火灾天气》旨在用一个来自气候变化前线的恐怖故事让我们摆脱这种困境)”提到John Vaillant的新书《火灾天气》的主题，这一主题与第一段中的自然灾害事例密切相关。由此推知，提到这些例子的目的是让读者对同一个话题产生兴趣。故选B项。
【9题详解】
细节理解题。根据第四段“What attracts me most is the book’s central irony. The story takes place in Fort McMurrary, which is the industrial centre of northern Alberta’s tar sands, one of the world’s largest fossil fuel deposits. It is a city whose existence depends on the hydrocarbons whose burning caused climate change; but whose existence almost ended in a climate-caused burning. (最吸引我的是这本书的核心讽刺。故事发生在Fort McMurrary，它是阿尔伯塔省北部焦油砂的工业中心，是世界上最大的化石燃料矿床之一。这座城市的存在依赖于碳氢化合物，而碳氢化合物的燃烧导致了气候变化；但它的存在几乎在气候引起的燃烧中结束)”和最后一段中“But Vaillant’s theme is also catching my eyes. (但Vaillant的主题也引起了我的注意)”可知，作者认为这本书的特别之处在于其背景设置为世界上最大的化石燃料矿床之一的Fort McMurrary，极具讽刺意味，以及其探究的主题。故选C项。
【10题详解】
词句猜测题。画线词的前文“Fire Weather isn’t a typical disaster book. (《火灾天气》不是一本典型的灾难书)”指出《火灾天气》作为灾难书的非典型性，这是一个评价，再结合画线词所在句的主语“Vaillant’s references to Nassim Taleb, Lucretius, Seamus Heaney, The Lord of the Rings, Xerxes, and Moby-Dick (Vaillant引用了纳西姆·塔勒布、卢克莱修、谢默斯·希尼、《指环王》、薛西斯和《白鲸》)”可推知，这些引用可以佐证上一句中的评价，此处指这些引用“都可以证明这一点”，画线词意思与Be presented“被呈现出来（证明）”相近。故选A项。
【11题详解】
推理判断题。通读全文，尤其是第二段中“John Vaillant’s new book Fire Weather aims to shake us out of this with a tale of terror from a climate change frontline (John Vaillant的新书《火灾天气》旨在用一个来自气候变化前线的恐怖故事让我们摆脱这种困境)”可知，文章围绕John Vaillant的新书《火灾天气》展开，主要介绍了其主要情节、叙事特点、讽刺意味以及探究的主题等内容。因此，文章应该出自对一本书的介绍。故选D项。
D
The past few months have brought electrifying news that, for the first time, a gene treatment has provided some hearing to children born with deafness.
Eli Lilly announced this week, for example, that a profoundly deaf boy from Morocco given its treatment as part of a clinical trial in Philadelphia can now hear. And five children in China treated similarly at younger ages gained hearing with some able to verbally communicate without their cochlear implants (人工耳蜗). Their hearing recovery, first covered by the press in October 2023, is described in detail this week in The Lancet.
“It’s an enormous achievement,” says geneticist Karen Avraham of Tel Aviv University. Otolaryngologist (耳鼻喉科专家) and gene therapist Lawrence Lustig of Columbia University, whose lab was among the first to test the same approach in mice, agrees. “Other than cochlear implants, we haven’t really had any successful treatments to treat deafness,” he notes.
The various efforts from companies and academic centers each use a virus to insert the same gene, OTOF, into the children’s inner ear so the so-called hair cells there can sense sound and transmit it to the brain.
The new deafness treatments add to a string of recent successes for the gene treatment field, but also raise questions. The ear’s hair cells don’t divide, so the new copies of OTOF they contain should persist and continue to instruct the cells to make OTOF. Gene expression could drop off over time or the ear could mount an immune response that shuts it off.
But Lustig is optimistic that the various challenges will be overcome. “Now that we’ve got one success story, there’s going to be more money coming in to fund some of these other projects,” he says.
12. What do we know about the new treatment
A. It is a totally mature practice. B. It’s a China-only clinical trial.
C. It uses a virus to sense sound. D. It aims to treat the deafness.
13. Which of the following best describes the impact of the treatment
A. Breakthrough. B. Regret. C. Disappointment. D. Adventure.
14. What is the problem of the gene treatment
A. The brain refuses to receive it.
B. Gene stops to produce hair cells.
C. Gene expression might be weakened.
D. Companies really profit a lot from it.
15. What can be a suitable title for the text
A. Electrifying News Based on Some Clinical Trials
B. Gene Treatment That Brings Deaf Children Hope
C. Ways How Scientists Develop Cochlear Implants
D. Challenges About the New Deafness Treatment
【答案】12. D 13. A 14. C 15. B
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了基因治疗在治疗先天性耳聋儿童方面取得的成功。最近几个月以来，一些媒体报道了几例儿童接受基因治疗后听力恢复的情况，专家对这一突破性成果表示欣喜。尽管新的治疗方法存在挑战，但科学家们仍然乐观地认为这些问题可以克服。
【12题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段中“for the first time, a gene treatment has provided some hearing to children born with deafness (一项基因治疗首次为先天性失聪儿童提供了一些听力)”可知，这个新疗法的目的是治疗失聪。故选D项。
【13题详解】
推理判断题。根据第三段中Karen Avraham所说的话“It’s an enormous achievement (这是一个巨大的成就)”和Lawrence Lustig所说的话“Other than cochlear implants, we haven’t really had any successful treatments to treat deafness (除了人工耳蜗，我们还没有任何成功的治疗失聪的方法)”可知，这一疗法成就很大，打破了以往只有人工耳蜗可以成功治疗失聪的情况。因此，这一疗法是一项突破。故选A项。
【14题详解】
细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中“The ear’s hair cells don’t divide, so the new copies of OTOF they contain should persist and continue to instruct the cells to make OTOF. Gene expression could drop off over time or the ear could mount an immune response that shuts it off. (耳朵毛细胞不会分裂，所以它们所包含的新的OTOF复制体应该会持续存在，并继续指导细胞制造OTOF。随着时间的推移，基因表达可能会下降，或者耳朵会产生免疫反应，将其关闭。)”可知，这一基因疗法的问题是基因表达可能会减弱。故选C项。
【15题详解】
主旨大意题。通读全文，尤其是第一段“The past few months have brought electrifying news that, for the first time, a gene treatment has provided some hearing to children born with deafness. (过去几个月带来了令人振奋的消息，基因治疗首次为先天性失聪儿童提供了一些听力。)”可知，文章围绕基因治疗在治疗先天性失聪儿童方面取得的成功展开。文章介绍了最近几个月以来，一些媒体报道了几例儿童接受基因治疗后听力恢复的情况，专家对这一突破性成果表示欣喜。尽管新的治疗方法存在挑战，但科学家们仍然乐观地认为这些问题可以克服。因此，B项“基因治疗给失聪儿童带来希望”契合文章主旨，适合作为文章标题。故选B项。
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）。
Plogging is a great way to make your little area of the world a little cleaner, brighter, and safer while boosting your own health, fitness, and mood. This up and coming environmental activity began in Sweden in 2016. ____16____. It is quite a common scene across other European countries, as well as the United States, Mexico, and other areas.
Definition of plogging
____17____. It is a term made by combining “jogging” with “plocka upp,” which is Swedish for “pick up.” Therefore, the plogging definition is an emerging fitness that involves picking up litter or trash while you run.
Benefits of plogging
Because plogging typically involves jogging or running, there are many health benefits to this eco-friendly fitness trend. However, the benefits extend beyond just improving heart health. ____18____. First, it improves mood and makes you feel good about yourself. What’s more, it gives back to your community and connects you online and builds social connections with other ploggers.
How to get started
Before you start, you’ll need to outfit yourself with the right gear to get the job done. If you’re already running or jogging, you should have a good pair of running shoes and running apparel (装备). ____19____. Otherwise, broken glass and sharp and dirty litter items you may pick up will hurt you. A trash bag of some sort for collecting what you pick up is a must as well.
____20____
Theoretically, you can go plogging almost anywhere you have permission to be. Depending on where you live, you may encounter trash along the side of the roads, parks, school playgrounds, trails, parking lots, town squares and bike paths.
A. How to do plogging
B. Where to go plogging
C. It has since spread around the world
D. Here are some of the top benefits of plogging
E. It’s important that you have the right footwear
F. Beyond that, you’ll need a good pair of gloves to protect your hands
G. Plogging is not, in fact, a compound word of “plodding” and “jogging”
【答案】16. C 17. G 18. D 19. F 20. B
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了ploggging（跑步捡垃圾）这项环保活动的情况。
【16题详解】
根据上文“Plogging is a great way to make your little area of the world a little cleaner, brighter, and safer while boosting your own health, fitness, and mood. This up and coming environmental activity began in Sweden in 2016.(Plogging是一个很好的方法，可以让你的小区域变得更干净，更明亮，更安全，同时促进你自己的健康，健身和情绪。这项即将到来的环保活动于2016年在瑞典开始)”后文“It is quite a common scene across other European countries, as well as the United States, Mexico, and other areas.(在欧洲其他国家，以及美国、墨西哥和其他地区，这是一个相当常见的场景)”可知，后文提到了Plogging活动在世界各地都很常见，说明传播到了世界各地。故C选项“它已经传播到世界各地”符合语境，故选C。
【17题详解】
根据后文“It is a term made by combining “jogging” with “plocka upp,” which is Swedish for “pick up.” Therefore, the plogging definition is an emerging fitness that involves picking up litter or trash while you run.(这个词是由“慢跑”和“plocka upp”组合而成的，“plocka upp”是瑞典语的“捡起来”。因此，plogging的定义是一种新兴的健身方式，包括一边跑步一边捡垃圾)”可知，本句主要是在解释plogging这个单词的构成以及定义，故G选项“事实上，Plogging并不是“plodding”和“慢跑”的合成词”符合语境，故选G。
【18题详解】
根据后文“First, it improves mood and makes you feel good about yourself. What’s more, it gives back to your community and connects you online and builds social connections with other ploggers.(首先，它能改善情绪，让你自我感觉良好。更重要的是，它回馈了你的社区，连接了你的网络，并与其他博客建立了社会联系)”可知，本句主要引出后文，说明ploggging的好处。故D选项“以下是ploggging的一些最大好处”符合语境，故选D。
【19题详解】
根据后文“Otherwise, broken glass and sharp and dirty litter items you may pick up will hurt you.(否则，你可能捡起的碎玻璃和尖锐的脏垃圾会伤害到你)”可知，本句主要是说明如何不被碎玻璃和尖锐的脏垃圾伤害的保护措施。故F选项“除此之外，你还需要一副好的手套来保护你的手”符合语境，故选F。
【20题详解】
根据本段内容“Theoretically, you can go plogging almost anywhere you have permission to be. Depending on where you live, you may encounter trash along the side of the roads, parks, school playgrounds, trails, parking lots, town squares and bike paths.(理论上讲，你几乎可以去任何你允许去的地方。根据你住的地方不同，你可能会在路边、公园、学校操场、小路、停车场、城镇广场和自行车道边遇到垃圾)”可知，本段主要介绍了可以进行ploggging活动的地点。故B选项“去哪里跑步捡垃圾”符合语境，故选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四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
When my son Reace celebrated his sixth birthday two years ago, he made a wish that I would get a transplant. Less than a week later, his wish came true when I received new ____21____.
Born with a breathing disease, I was able to manage my ____22____ without a hospital visit until I was 23. At 30, ____23____, it steadily worsened and I was ____24____ for a transplant. I started having check-ups once a year, then every six months, then every three months until I was ____25____ living at the hospital and reliant on oxygen to survive. Everyday ____26____ like having a shower or brushing my hair became ____27____.
After four months on the list, I ____28____ the call to say a pair of lungs was available. The transplant was successful and the ____29____ was noticeable. Before my transplant I had been so _____30_____, I couldn’t even walk from the couch to the front door without _____31_____ my breath—and it was only six paces. _____32_____, I was so used to being breathless that I didn’t know any difference. I had _____33_____ what it would be like to be a _____34_____ person and now I know. I can do everything an ordinary mum would do: housework, workout, or taking Reace to basketball.
I am extremely grateful to my _____35_____ and his family.
21. A. medicines B. gifts C. lungs D. hearts
22. A. condition B. weight C. stress D. emotion
23. A. therefore B. however C. otherwise D. besides
24. A. scheduled B. hospitalized C. listed D. selected
25. A. barely B. previously C. temporarily D. basically
26. A. tasks B. challenges C. decisions D. concerns
27. A. necessary B. fundamental C. impossible D. contradictory
28. A. missed B. received C. returned D. rejected
29. A. symptom B. damage C. trouble D. difference
30. A. sick B. nervous C. sensitive D. innocent
31. A. catching B. holding C. losing D. recovering
32. A. Fortunately B. Actually C. Possibly D. Eventually
33. A. understood B. experienced C. recalled D. wondered
34. A. normal B. distinguished C. disabled D. responsible
35. A. doctor B. nurse C. child D. donor
【答案】21. C 22. A 23. B 24. C 25. D 26. A 27. C 28. B 29. D 30. A 31. C 32. B 33. D 34. A 35. D
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者生来就患有呼吸系统疾病，在病情恶化后接受了肺移植手术，并成功获得了新的肺的故事。在手术前，作者生活在病痛中，甚至做日常任务都是困难的。但通过移植手术，她重获健康，可以像正常人一样生活和照顾自己的儿子，她很感恩捐赠者和他的家人。
【21题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：不到一周后，他的愿望就实现了，我得到了新的肺。A. medicines药品；B. gifts礼物；C. lungs肺；D. hearts心脏。根据下文“After four months on the list, I ____8____ the call to say a pair of lungs was available.”可知，作者是得到了新的肺。故选C。
【22题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：我生来就患有呼吸系统疾病，直到23岁之前，我都能控制自己的健康状况，不用去医院。A. condition健康状况；B. weight体重；C. stress压力；D. emotion情绪。根据上文“Born with a breathing disease”可知，作者生来就患有呼吸系统疾病，因此指在不用去医院的情况下，控制自己的健康状况。故选A。
【23题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：然而，在30岁的时候，病情逐渐恶化，我被列入了移植名单。A. therefore因此；B. however然而；C. otherwise否则；D. besides此外。根据上文“Born with a breathing disease, I was able to manage my ____2____ without a hospital visit until I was 23.”可知，23岁之前，患病的作者不用去医院，再结合下文“it steadily worsened”可知，后来病情逐渐恶化，因此前后是转折关系，应用however“然而”衔接。故选B。
【24题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：然而，在30岁的时候，病情逐渐恶化，我被列入了移植名单。A. scheduled安排；B. hospitalized住院；C. listed把……列入清单；D. selected选择。根据下文“After four months on the list, I ____8____ the call to say a pair of lungs was available.”可知，在名单上待了四个月后，作者被通知可以接受肺移植，因此是被列入移植名单。故选C。
【25题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：我开始每年检查一次，然后是每六个月检查一次，再然后是每三个月检查一次，直到我基本上住在医院里，依靠氧气生存。A. barely几乎不；B. previously以前地；C. temporarily暂时地；D. basically基本上。根据上文“I started having check-ups once a year, then every six months, then every three months”可知，作者的病情在逐步恶化，去医院检查的频次明显升高，因此最终应该是基本上住在医院里。故选D。
【26题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：像洗澡或梳头这样的日常任务变得不可能了。A. tasks任务；B. challenges挑战；C. decisions决策；D. concerns关注。根据下文“like having a shower or brushing my hair”可知，洗澡或梳头都是一些日常任务。故选A。
【27题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：像洗澡或梳头这样的日常任务变得不可能了。A. necessary必要的；B. fundamental基本的；C. impossible不可能的；D. contradictory矛盾的。根据上文“reliant on oxygen to survive”可知，作者此时依靠氧气生存，因此做这些事是不可能的。故选C。
【28题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：在名单上待了四个月后，我接到电话说有一对肺可以移植了。A. missed错过；B. received收到；C. returned返回，归还；D. rejected拒绝。根据下文“The transplant was successful”可知，作者的移植手术很成功，因此是接收到了这通电话。故选B。
【29题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：移植手术很成功，差异也很明显。A. symptom症状；B. damage损害；C. trouble麻烦；D. difference差异。根据下文“Before my transplant I had been so ____10____, I couldn’t even walk from the couch to the front door without ____11____ my breath—and it was only six paces.”和“I can do everything an ordinary mum would do: housework, workout, or taking Reace to basketball.”可知，接受移植手术后的作者的情况和之前完全不同，因此是差异也很明显。故选D。
【30题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：移植手术之前，我病得很重，从沙发走到前门都喘不过气来——只有六步。A. sick生病的；B. nervous紧张的；C. sensitive敏感的；D. innocent无辜的。根据下文“I was so used to being breathless that I didn’t know any difference”可知，作者已经习惯了喘不过气来，因此是病得很重。故选A。
【31题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：移植手术之前，我病得很重，从沙发走到前门都喘不过气来——只有六步。A. catching抓住；B. holding保持；C. losing失去；D. recovering恢复。根据下文“I was so used to being breathless that I didn’t know any difference”可知，作者已经习惯了喘不过气来，因此从沙发走六步到前门就会喘不过气来，固定短语lose one’s breath意为“喘不过气来”。故选C。
【32题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：事实上，我已经习惯了喘不过气来，我不知道有什么不同。A. Fortunately幸运地；B. Actually事实上；C. Possibly可能地；D. Eventually最终地。上文“Before my transplant I had been so ____10____, I couldn’t even walk from the couch to the front door without ____11____ my breath—and it was only six paces.”具体描述作者的病情，走路非常吃力，下文“I was so used to being breathless that I didn’t know any difference”指出作者喘不过气来是常态，下文是对上文的进一步解释或补充说明，应用Actually“事实上”衔接。故选B。
【33题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：我曾经想知道做一个正常人会是什么样子，现在我知道了。A. understood理解；B. experienced经历；C. recalled回忆；D. wondered想知道。根据上文“I was so used to being breathless that I didn’t know any difference”可知，作者已经习惯了喘不过气来，因此会想知道能好好呼吸的正常人是什么样子。故选D。
【34题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我曾经想知道做一个正常人会是什么样子，现在我知道了。A. normal正常的；B. distinguished杰出的；C. disabled残疾的；D. responsible负责任的。根据上文“I was so used to being breathless that I didn’t know any difference”可知，作者病得很重，已经习惯了喘不过气来，因此会对正常人的状态产生好奇。故选A。
【35题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：我非常感谢我的捐赠者和他的家人。A. doctor医生；B. nurse护士；C. child孩子；D. donor捐赠者。根据上文作者着重描述接受移植手术后自己的状况，以及下文“and his family”可知，作者感谢的是她的捐赠者和这位捐赠者的家人。故选D。
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个适当单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
It is a beautiful drone (无人机) shot ____36____ popular kind of video you might see in a travel video. However, there is no drone ____37____ camera, and you needn’t travel in person because the video was generated by AI, which is from a new tool programmed by Open AI called Sora.
It’s not perfect, but it’s a large step up from what we’ve seen before. What most people don’t know is ____38____ Sora can do more than just create videos from scratch. It can combine separate videos into one scene. And its videos can be up ____39____ a minute long and in 1080p resolution.
____40____ (compare) with Runway ML, the difference with Sora is that it’s coherent. Previous system have a ___41___ (character) morphing (图像渐变) quality as the video ____42____ (progress). With Sora, that’s vastly reduced or gone altogether. The ____43____ (object) remain stable even when covered by things in the foreground. We’ve seen something similar to this in research since 2019, but what is new is the ability ____44____ (combine) two videos together in one scene. It can also make up different camera angles of a single scene with just one prompt.
Sora, like digital audio workstation _____45_____ (envelop) recording studios several years ago, must be a trend soon.
【答案】36. a 37. or
38. that 39. to
pared
41. characteristic
42. progresses
43. objects
44. to combine
45. enveloping
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了Open AI编程出的视频生成工具Sora，着重分享了这款工具的几个优势。
【36题详解】
考查冠词。句意：这是一个美丽的无人机拍摄，一种你可能会在旅游视频中看到的流行视频。分析句子可知，空处表示泛指，意为“一种流行视频”，应用不定冠词，且popular的发音以辅音音素开头，应用a。故填a。
【37题详解】
考查连词。句意：然而，没有无人机或摄像头，你也不需要亲自旅行，因为视频是由人工智能生成的，这是由Open AI编程的一种名为Sora的新工具。分析句子可知，空处连接前后两个名词drone和camera，两者之间是选择关系，应用表示“或，或者”的并列连词or。故填or。
【38题详解】
考查表语从句。句意：大多数人不知道的是，Sora可以做的不仅仅是从零开始制作视频。分析句子可知，空处引导名词性从句作主句的表语，表语从句的成分和语义均完整，应用连接词that作引导词。故填that。
【39题详解】
考查介词。句意：它的视频可以长达一分钟，分辨率为1080p。根据“can be up”和“a minute long”可知，此处用固定短语up to表示“达到，接近于”。故填to。
【40题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：与Runway ML相比，Sora的不同之处在于它是连贯的。分析句子可知，句子主干成分完整，空处是非谓语动词，固定短语be compared with表示“与……相比”，应用compare的过去分词形式，作方式状语，且句首单词的首字母需大写。故填Compared。
【41题详解】
考查形容词。句意：以往的系统在视频播放过程中具有典型的图像渐变特性。分析句子可知，空处是修饰quality的定语，character的形容词形式characteristic符合题意，意为“独特的，典型的”。故填characteristic。
【42题详解】
考查时态和主谓一致。句意：以往的系统在视频播放过程中具有明显的图像渐变特性。分析句子可知，空处作as引导的时间状语从句的谓语，此处在描述通常性的事实，时态应用一般现在时，且主语the video是单数，progress“进展”应用第三人称单数形式。故填progresses。
【43题详解】
考查名词的数。句意：即使被前景中的物体覆盖，物体也保持稳定。分析句子可知，空处作句子的主语，根据“remain”可知，可数名词object“物体”应用复数形式。故填objects。
【44题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：自2019年以来，我们在研究中看到了类似的情况，但新的是能够在一个场景中将两个视频组合在一起。名词ability后常跟动词不定式作后置定语，表示“……能力”。故填to combine。
【45题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：就像几年前数字音频工作站包围录音室一样，Sora很快就会成为一种趋势。分析句子可知，空处作digital audio workstation的后置定语，是非谓语动词，envelop“包围”和digital audio workstation逻辑上是主动关系，应用envelop的现在分词形式。故填enveloping。
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（满分15分）
46. 上周你校举行了主题为“Reading and Sharing”的读书分享活动。请你为校英语报写一篇报道，内容包括：
1. 活动目的；
2. 活动过程；
3. 活动反响。
注意：
1. 写作词数应为80左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题纸的相应位置作答。
Reading and Sharing
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【答案】One possible version:
Reading and Sharing
Last week, our school hosted a “Reading and Sharing” event aimed at fostering a love for reading among students and enhancing our learning community. The event kicked off with an enthusiastic introduction by our principal, followed by students and teachers sharing insights and experiences from their favorite books. Participants also recommended books to their peers, creating an engaging atmosphere filled with lively discussions.
Students expressed increased interest in exploring new genres and authors. The success of the event has encouraged the school to make “Reading and Sharing” a regular activity, hoping to continuously ignite students’ passion for reading.
【解析】
【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文。题目要求学生为校英语报写一篇有关读书分享活动的报道，需涵盖活动的目的、过程和反响三方面的内容。
【详解】1. 词汇积累
旨在：be aimed at→be meant to, be designed to
培养：foster→cultivate, develop
热情的：enthusiastic→passionate
表达：express→convey
激励某人做某事：encourage sb. to do→motivate sb. to do
2. 句式拓展
简单句变复合句
原句：Participants also recommended books to their peers, creating an engaging atmosphere filled with lively discussions.
拓展句：Participants also recommended books to their peers, which created an engaging atmosphere filled with lively discussions.
【点睛】[高分句型1] Last week, our school hosted a “Reading and Sharing” event aimed at fostering a love for reading among students and enhancing our learning community. (运用了过去分词短语aimed at…作后置定语)
[高分句型2] The event kicked off with an enthusiastic introduction by our principal, followed by students and teachers sharing insights and experiences from their favorite books. (运用了过去分词短语followed by…作状语)
第二节（满分25分）
47. 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。
It had been a challenging week, marked by a sudden large increase in oil prices coinciding with a sharp drop in temperatures in Boston. It was nearly below zero degree. With three missed workdays under my belt, my upcoming paycheck was going to be lower than normal. The stress weighed heavily on me as I carefully sought for every conceivable opportunity to save pennies, ensuring that I could afford both groceries and keep the house warm.
My eight-year-old son didn’t understand when I told him we were struggling that week. He had his heart set on a particular brand of yogurt, but I didn’t have the extra three dollars to buy it for him. It was the kind of yogurt decorated with a cartoon child skateboarding on its packaging, containing a mere two spoonfuls per cup. Such products, designed to lure children with their flashy marketing, only served to make me hate advertising.
However, a bunch of parental guilt gripped me as his innocent eyes met mine, silently questioning, “Why is yogurt such a big deal ” Determ ned to sweep his disappointment, I made a sacrifice typical of single mothers. I returned an item needed to the shelf, ensuring that he could enjoy his favorite yogurt.
On the journey back from the grocery store, a sight caught my attention—a homeless man, holding a sign by the roadside. My heart ached, and I turned around, observing passers-by purposefully steer (绕开) clear of him, avoiding any meaningful interaction. Even my son didn’t seem to care much. either. Yet, upon closer inspection, I noticed the man—bare hands grasping a piece of cardboard, snot frozen to his face, a worn-out jacket. And there I was struggling because I had to buy oil and groceries. But I decided to help. I pulled over to the man and handed him a five-dollar bill.
注意：
（1）续写词数应为150左右；
（2）请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Seeing this, my son became confused and surprised.
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On that day, my son performed an act that most adults wouldn’t have done.
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【答案】范文
He stared at me with curious eyes, trying to piece together why we could afford to help someone else when we ourselves were in a tight spot. I took the moment to explain that even when life feels overwhelming, we can always find something to offer to others. “Sometimes, it’s not just about having enough, but about sharing what we do have,” I said, hoping to ins till a sense of compassion and generosity in him. My words seemed to resonate with him as he nodded thoughtfully, a spark of understanding lighting up his face.
Just before we were about to leave the homeless man, he impulsively took out the newly bought yogurt from the grocery bag and ran back to the man. Handing it over, he said, “I think you might be hungry.” The man’s eyes softened, his face breaking into a grateful smile as he accepted the yogurt. Watching this, I felt a surge of pride for my son’s unexpected gesture of kindness. It was a poignant reminder that true generosity comes from a willing heart, not from the abundance of what we have.
【解析】
【导语】本文以人物为线索展开，讲述了作者遇到了经济困难，只能把需要的东西放回货架，来给儿子买酸奶。作者回去的路上把身上的五美元给了流浪汉。作者面对困惑的儿子，解释了自己的行为，儿子也把自己的酸奶送给了流浪汉。
【详解】1.段落续写：
①由第一段首句内容“他用好奇的目光盯着我，试图弄明白为什么我们自己陷入困境时还能帮助别人”可知，第一段可描写作者解释自己的行为。
②由第二段首句内容“就在我们要离开那个无家可归的人之前，他冲动地从食品袋里拿出新买的酸奶，跑回那个人身边”可知，第二段可描写儿子把酸奶送给流浪汉，作者感悟。
2.续写线索：儿子好奇——作者解释——儿子领悟——儿子送酸奶——作者感悟
3.词汇激活
行为类
①提供：offer/provide
②引起共鸣：resonate with/identify with
③接受：accept/take in
情绪类
①感谢的：grateful/thankful
②同情：compassion/sympathy
点睛】[高分句型1] I took the moment to explain that even when life feels overwhelming, we can always find something to offer to others. (运用了that引导宾语从句和when引导时间状语从句)
[高分句型2] Watching this, I felt a surge of pride for my son’s unexpected gesture of kindness. (运用了现在分词作状语)
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