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南充高中高2023级高二下学期期中考试英语试题
(考试时间：120分钟 试卷满分：150分)
第一部分：听力(共两节，满分30分)
第一节 (共5小题;每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)
听下面5段对话。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 woman want to do tomorrow
A. Go shopping. B. Visit her aunt. C. Attend a birthday party.
2. What did the woman do this morning
A. She went on a trip.
B. She did the packing.
C. She checked the windows.
3. What is mentioned in the email about the fitness center
A. It will be in use next month.
B. It will lengthen business hours.
C. It will be open to the employees.
4. How does the man feel about the news
A. Happy. B. Confused. C. Surprised.
5. What is the probable relationship between the speakers
A.Co-workers. B. Baker and customer. C. Delivery man and customer.
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。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6. What does the man like doing in the park
A. Hiking. B. Bird-watching. C. Picnicking.
7. What does the man ask the woman to do in the end
A. Book a tour guide.
B. Show him around.
C. Have something to eat together.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8. What sport does the man learn to do
A. Tennis. B. Football. C. Basketball.
9. What did the man do first in the lesson
A. He played a game. B. He jumped. C. He ran.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. How many parts are there in the smartwatch
A. Five. B. Six. C. Eleven.
11. Where is the power button of the smartwatch
A. At the back. B. On the right side. C. At the bottom left.
12. Which function does the man care about most
A. The microphone. B. Heart rate monitor. C. The touch screen.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. What are the speakers mainly talking about
A. How Martina chose her course.
B. What Martina’s teacher looks like.
C. Whether Martina enjoys her campus life.
14. What do we know about the art teacher
A. He is from France.
B. He has a bad accent.
C. He advises Martina on choices.
15. What subject does Martina like best
A. Art. B. Science. C. History.
16. Why did Martina decide to major in English
A. It was more practical for her future.
B. It is easier to learn than other subjects.
C She liked the English teacher.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. Which building has a gym
A. Blake Residence. B. Brown Hall. C. Queen’s Building.
18. Why is Blake Residence peaceful
A. Only girls live there.
B. No visitors can come in.
C. Everyone has a private room.
19. What is the advantage of Queen’s Building
A. It has shower rooms.
B. It has a computer room.
C. It has its own private garden.
20. Why is the Parkway Flats expensive
A. Parking there is charged.
B. There are the largest rooms.
C. The fees include the cost of meals.
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
This is a comprehensive list of the most worthwhile and genuine writing competitions currently available. Genres include short stories, novels, poetry, etc. All competitions on this site are carefully assessed.
Scribbble Short Story Competition
This quarterly contest from Scribble magazine is for stories in any genre and on any subject, running to no more than 3,000 words. Winners are chosen by the magazine’s readers.
Closing: Quarterly.
Prizes:1st- 75. 2nd- 25. 3rd- 15
Entry Fee: 3.
Fish Poetry Prize
Poems of up to 60 lines in any style are invited for this annual international contest from Fish Publishing based in southern Ireland. Billy Collins will be judging.
Closing: August 31, 2025.
Prizes: 1st- 1,000. 2nd- 300, plus a writing course. 3rd- 300. Ten poems will be published in the Fish Anthology 2025. The writers will each receive five free copies and will be invited to read at the launch ceremony at the West Cork Literary Festival in December 2025.
Entry Fee: 14.
MTP Short Story Competition
Here we have a repeat of last year’s contest from Michael Terence Publishing of Oxford. Now open to all authors worldwide, it is for fiction, science fiction, and non-fiction running to no more than 3,000 words.
Closing: August 31, 2025. Opens for entries on June 1, 2025.
Prizes: lst- 1,000. 2nd- 500. 3rd- 250. Winners will be published online and in a printed and e-book anthology.
Entry Fee: 8.
Aesthetica Writing Award
The writing in question for this contest from Aestheica magazine is short fiction running to no more than 2,000 words, and poetry of up to 40 lines. Submissions can be on any subject and may have been previously published.
Closing: August 31, 2025.
Prize (in each category): 2,500 plus other writing-related prizes. Finalists will be published in the Aesthetica Creative Writing Annual.
Entry Fee: 18 for fiction, l2 for poetry.
1. How often is the Scribble Short Story Competition held
A. Once a year. B. Twice a year.
C. Three times a year. D. Four times a year.
2. Which of the following allows participants to share their works at a festival
A. Scribble Short Story Competition. B. Fish Poetry Prize.
C. MTP Short Story Competition. D. Aesthetica Writing Award.
3. What will result in disqualification for the Aesthetica Writing Award
A. Contributing in August 2025. B. A poem about children’s life
C. A story of over 2,000 words. D. Submitting published works
【答案】1. D 2. B 3. C
B
In 2023, “Britain’s Got Talent” (BGT) discovered a musical genius named Malakai Bayoh who impressed the audience with flawless high-note singing.
The London-based 13-year-old boy appeared for the show’s audition (海选) in April, 2023 and was accompanied by his mom and sister. “My big dream is to be an opera singer. I started singing at 7,” said Malakai to the BGT team. He then added jokingly, “My mom made me join the choir because she’s very bossy.” The teenager mentioned she was his biggest fan.
Malakai’s mom was worried as he was about to perform and said, “It scares me because, on his first show, somebody heckled (对……起哄) him. It was sad to see someone boo a child on stage because it might destroy his confidence completely.” Contrary to his mom’s fear, Malakai set the stage on fire singing a beautiful song and the entire crowd was impressed by his amazing voice. As he ended his song, the audience and the judges gave him a standing ovation. The performance won him Simon Cowell’s Golden Buzzer, sending him straight to the semifinals of the show.
The other judges called Malakai’s performance “flawless” and “heavenly”. His angelic voice blew the audience away and the judges thanked the teen for coming to the show. Malakai went on to become one of the finalists of the show and signed a record deal with Universal Music.
Malakai’s audition at the BGT went viral on social media. “I’m a trained singer, and a music teacher by profession, and sang this song as a young performer myself, I can say with absolute certainty this is the best I’ve ever heard this song sung, with proper technique and proper breathing. This boy is a gifted singer,” @mayacorinne878 posted.
4. Which of the following best describes Malakai
A. Shy. B. Active.
C. Humorous. D. Determined.
5. What made Malakai’s mom feel worried
A. A bad experience. B. The judges’ expressions.
C. Malakai’s performance on stage. D. Malakai’s diffculty in singing in public.
6. What does the underlined word “ovation” in paragraph 3 mean
A. Image. B. Support.
C. Welcome. D. Clapping.
7. What does the text mainly talk about
A. The history of “BGT”. B. The rise of a musical genius.
C. The impact of social media. D. The challenge of young people.
【答案】4. D 5. A 6. D 7. B
C
A recent discovery shows that birds might have appeared on Earth 20 million years earlier than initially thought. This claim is based on a set of fossils found two years ago in Fujian’s county of Zhenghe. A team of scientists from the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and the Fujian Institute of Geological Survey said in a recent study the fossils belong to a bird from the late Middle Jurassic period, about 150 million years ago.
Its fossils appear to be the only known clear-cut record of Jurassic birds and rewrite the history of their evolution.
Published in Nature journal on Feb 13, the study focuses on the bird species called Baminornis zhenghensis (政和八闽鸟). CAS scientists said the fossils revealed the bird’s unique features, such as birdlike shoulders and hand structures, common in non-avian (非鸟类的) dinosaurs.
More importantly, Baminornis’ tail gives us a better understanding of how different it was from dinosaurs, “What makes the Baminornis unique is that it has a short tail that consists of the pygostyle (尾综骨),” CAS researcher Wang Min said. “This is a key feature of the modern bird’s body plan.” Also, birds tend to have shorter tails than dinosaurs with fewer tail vertebrae (尾椎骨), the last few of which for a pygostyle. This adaptation was crucial because it shifted the body’s center of gravity forward. Besides, independent movement of the back legs and tail gave it better flight capabilities. Before scientists learned about the Baminornis 160 years ago, the Archaeopteryx (始祖鸟) was considered the earliest bird because of its feather fossils, “At that time, feathers were considered exclusive to birds,” said Zhou Zhonghe, another CAS scientist.
However, we can’t rely on single-trait classification anymore. Thanks to evolutionary relationships, we now know that some dinosaurs also had feathers, Zhou added. Stephen Brusatte, from the School of GeoSciences at the University of Edinburgh in the United Kingdom, considers the Baminornisa landmark discovery which “ranks among the most important bird fossils unearthed since the discovery of the Archaeopteryx in the early 1860s”.
8. What is the signifcance of the Baminornis discovery
A. It redefines when birds first appeared.
B. It confirms the earliest ancestors of birds.
C. It proves that birds evolved from dinosaurs.
D. It challenges existing theories of bird evolution.
9. What makes the Baminornis different from dinosaurs
A. Its tail features a pygostyle. B. It has a long, feathered tail.
C. It lacks vertebrae in the tail. D. It has birdlike hand structures.
10 What does Zhou suggest about feathers in evolution
A. They are the most important discovery. B. They are the key to studying birds.
C. They are not unique to birds. D. They are the only feature to birds.
11. How does Stephen Brusatte view the discovery
A. As a minor adjustment. B. As a turning point.
C. As an unproven theory. D. As a rediscovery.
【答案】8. A 9. A 10. C 11. B
D
Most of us have an “inner voice”, and we assume everybody does. Recent evidence suggests people vary widely in the extent to which they experience inner speech. The study by cognitive (认知的) scientists Gary Lupyan and Johanne Nedergaard shows these differences are real and impact our cognition. As part of their ongoing research, Lupyan previously assessed 1,037 people using a measure called the Internal Representations Questionnaire (IRQ). For the verbal (口头的) part of the IRQ, participants indicated agreement with statements like: “I think about problems in my mind in the form of a conversation with myself” on a one-to-five rating.
For their new study Lupyan and Nedergaard selected 47 participants who scored high for having an inner voice and 46 who scored low. They then gave participants four language-related tasks they thought might be influenced by the use of inner speech.
In the first, participants were shown five words and asked to repeat them back. The second involved saying whether the names of objects in two pictures rhymed. In both tasks, the group with less inner speech was less accurate. For the rhyme judgments, people with more inner speech were also faster.
“This study really tests what inner speech gives us in terms of cognitive benefits,” says psychologist Charles Fernyhough. The other two experiments tested task switching and participants’ ability to spot differences between two silhouettes (轮图形) that were from either the same or a different category. The groups showed no differences on these tasks. “People can probably employ numerous other strategies for task switching,” suggests Lupyan.
The research may have medical implications. “Someone with more inner speech might be more reliant on language in their thinking,” Lupyan says, “so language difficulty from a stroke (中风) could have a more severe effect.” Understanding how inner speech develops has implications for education, says neuroscientist Ladislas Nalborczyk. “Variations in children’s ability to represent speech sounds may impact their ability to learn the relation between sounds and writing,” he says. This may affect the way they learn to read and write, which probably has a huge impact on education. The researchers propose giving a lack of inner speech a name: “anendophasia.” “It helps scientists find and integrate research on a topic.” Lupyan says. “If people studying something are calling it by different names, the research becomes more disorganized.”
12. What was the purpose of using IRQ
A. To change people’s experience of inner speech.
B To measure people’s agreement with certain statements.
C. To identify the percentage of people without inner speech.
D. To make people think about problems in a conversation form.
13. How does inner speech help with tasks
A. It aids in better performance. B. It offers more inspiration.
C. It makes people more patient. D. It changes the way of thinking.
14. What does Lupyan suggest about task switching
A. Inner speech is the primary strategy for it.
B. It is mainly affected by external environment.
C. It can be achieved through various methods.
D. Inner speech has little influence on its complexity.
15. Why do the researchers try to name the lack of inner speech
A. To make it easier to remember.
B. To create a new concept for study.
C. To tell it apart from other speech forms.
D. To assist scientists in arranging research on it.
【答案】12. B 13. A 14. C 15. D
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。
As for many regions and countries, tourism is one of the most important sources of their financial income. ____16____ For example, it can cause the loss of a destination’s cultural identity and even pollution. To avoid these issues, we have to consider sustainable travel, which means traveling without harming natural and cultural environments. ____17____
Be adaptable and understanding. Keep an open mind and don’t demand everything you’re used to in your own city. This will put less pressure on your destination and its people.
____18____ Save water while on vacation by choosing short showers instead of baths and turning off the water while brushing teeth or shaving. Always research weather and trail conditions before hiking or taking a road trip to avoid getting lost or injured and having to get rescued, which can consume important public resources.
Respect natural places. Remember that marked hiking trails are there for a reason, usually to help preserve the surrounding environment. ____19____ Keep your distance from wildlife and never feed or touch wild animals, for your own safety and for the safety of the animals themselves.
Find ways to give back. ____20____ This can be as simple as picking up a piece of trash in the park or volunteering for a beach clean-up. Or take a trip where volunteering is the primary objective.
A. Support locals directly.
B. Be mindful of local resources.
C. Don’t leave your sustainable habits at home.
D. So take out what you brought in and don’t litter.
E. Here are some tips on being a sustainable traveler.
F. Consider the ways you can contribute to the local community.
G. However, if not managed properly, tourism can have incredibly negative impacts.
【答案】16. G 17. E 18. B 19. D 20. F
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。
It was my birthday, and I was celebrating it as I had for years: by watching the annual August sky show, the Perseid meteor shower (英仙座流星雨). But this year was ____21____. At 23, I was away from my family for the first time, starting my graduate degree in pharmacy, a path I had ____22____ for 15 years. Yet, as I watched the shooting stars cross the sky, I began to ____23____ that choice. Later, I met people with jobs in fields I had never ____24____ — brain science, history, and even space studies. Could my lifelong love for looking at stars be more than a ____25____
Growing up in a small town, I was driven to ____26____ my education and become a pharmacist. Chapel Hill, only a 3.5-hour drive from home, felt like a ____27____ away. As the Perseids arrived, I considered whether to ____28____ my plans or jump into something new.
Another sky event helped me ____29____. I traveled back to the Blue Ridge Mountains. As the Moon _____30_____ slid in front of the Sun, the world around me became dark. The water was _____31_____ and I felt peace inside. I ____32____ what I had to do. I dropped out of pharmacy school to explore previously _____33_____ options.
The next four years were _____34_____. Through my tireless efforts, I eventually began a Ph.D. program in space studies. As a graduate student, I have been helping other students gain access to educational opportunities by _____35_____ this view of the universe.
21. A. bright B. ordinary C. boring D. different
22. A. doubted B. planned C. avoided D. forgotten
23. A. understand B. regret C. question D. accept
24. A. brought up B. spoken about C. cared for D. thought about
25. A. hobby B. duty C. habit D. task
26. A. design B. overlook C. postpone D. pursue
27. A. dream B. world C. cloud D. point
28. A. take over B. give up C. stick to D. rely on
29. A. decide B. rise C. grow D. appear
30. A. especially B. probably C. generally D. gradually
31. A. noisy B. still C. clean D. icy
32. A. stopped B. resisted C. knew D. denied
33. A. unimagined B. unwanted C. unrelated D. unexpected
34. A. predictable B. challenging C. pleasant D. interesting
35. A. sharing B. correcting C. painting D. collecting
【答案】21. D 22. B 23. C 24. D 25. A 26. D 27. B 28. C 29. A 30. D 31. B 32. C 33. A 34. B 35. 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 area of the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau, known as the “roof of the world” or the world’s third pole, ____36____ (inhabit) for 50,000 years, rather than 40,000 years as previously known, according to the latest archaeological study of a prehistoric cave site.
____37____ (uncover) this history, archaeologists from the Xizang Regional Institute of Cultural Relics Protection and the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology (IVPP) have carried out six years of ____38____ (dig) at the Melong Tagphug cave site in Ngari Prefecture, southwest China’s Xizang Autonomous Region.
Archaeologists have unearthed more than 10,000 pieces of cultural items, including stone, bone, pottery, bronze artifacts, and plant ____39____ (remain) dating from the Paleolithic Age to the early Metal Ages in an area of over 1,000 square meters of the cave, ____40____ is located on a highland 4,700 meters above the sea level.
Zhang Xiaoling from the IVPP said the ____41____ (old) cultural items in the cave are dated earlier than 53,000 years ago, with some, ____42____ (potential) dating back to 80,000 years ago. The top layer was dated to about 1,000 years ago.
There are rock paintings of straight lines and human figures ____43____ (paint) in red ochre (红赭石) inside the cave. According to the study, the cave had been deserted due to climatic factors or cave collapses ____44____ locals settled there again in the later period. Multi-period cultural items were discovered in the cave, providing important pieces of evidence of ancient humans exploring _____45_____(survive) capabilities in the extreme environment, showing their migration patterns and social organization forms.
【答案】36. has been inhabited
37. To uncover
38. digging
39. remains
40. which 41. oldest
42. potentially
43. painted
44. before 45. suvival
第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节 (满分15分)
46. 假定你是李华，你校于上周举行了运动会，你的新西兰朋友Terry很想了解该活动，请你给他写一封邮件，内容包括：
1. 运动会情况；
2. 你的感受和收获。
注意：
(1)写作词数应为80个左右；
(2)请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Dear Terry,
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
【答案】
Dear Terry,
How is everything going Knowing that you are interested in the sports meeting held in our school, I am writing to share the details with you.
Last week, our school held its annual sports meeting, which was full of excitement! The event included track and field competitions, relay races, and even a fun tug-of-war. Our class won second place in the relay race, and I managed to finish third in the 800-meter run!
It was a great opportunity for us to bond with our classmates and have some fun while exercising. I really enjoyed it. I’m looking forward to similar events in the future.
Yours,
Li Hua
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。
Her pale face stood out against the blackness of her hair. She looked much younger than her fifteen years, a worn coat hanging loose above her. We weren’t supposed to take a child, but an emergency call came through that morning. A home was needed for a young girl immediately.
I, together with four children, hurried to get her room ready. The kids were great. Joanne, our second-eldest daughter, did the cleaning and Margaret, Rob and Jeff helped make the bed. I felt my heart pounding in my chest. I was excited, but scared at the same time because I was told an adopted child might give us a lot of trouble.
That afternoon, Trudy arrived with the social worker Mrs. Kline. She stepped into the front hall and stood against the wall. I will never forget the look in her eyes. The first thing that came to my mind was that she looked like a hunted animal. The children moved towards her, and Jeff grabbed her hand and said proudly, “Come and see your room. I helped make your bed.” Trudy pulled back, speechless.
At this point, I stepped towards her and said, "Welcome to our home, Trudy. “She looked at me with such blank eyes. But with her head bowed, she simply said, eyes moving back and forth like a creature looking for a way out, “No, thank you.”
For the first two weeks, Trudy was very quiet. She would come into the kitchen while I was working, and we would discuss school and what she would like to do in the future. Mrs. Kline had given us all the information about her history, but I never mentioned the terrible things that had happened to her.
As the days went by, Trudy became a delight to have around. Very quickly, it seemed like she had always been with us. The girls would sit in each other’s rooms and giggle(咯咯笑) like typical teenagers. It was a sound that warmed my soul. However, when they talked about new clothes, Trudy fell silent again.
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。
I took Joanne shopping for a winter coat, and Trudy came too.
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Back home, I presented the jacket Trudy had tried on.
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【答案】One possible version:
I took Joanne shopping for a winter coat, and Trudy came too. Thrilled, Joanne tried on one coat after another. Trudy stared at her with eyes wide open. “It looks so nice on you!” she babbled, but her eyes were glued to a jacket. Then, Joanne encouraged her to try it on. Excitement shining on her face, Trudy picked the jacket out, posing at ease. However, she turned, replaced it, and rejoined Joanne. While they were busy, I quietly asked the salesperson to wrap up the jacket.
Back home, I presented the jacket Trudy had tried on. Unexpectedly, Trudy started sobbing. “No one has ever bought me a beautiful jacket like this.” My voice shook, “You really deserve it.” I slid into my room so she would not see me crying. Suddenly, a knock came at the door, where stood my children. Margaret stepped forward, “Mom, we hope we can keep her forever.” Others nodded in agreement. My eyes welled up with tears, whispering, “Trudy is really lucky, but I am luckiest.”南充高中高2023级高二下学期期中考试英语试题
(考试时间：120分钟 试卷满分：150分)
第一部分：听力(共两节，满分30分)
第一节 (共5小题;每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)
听下面5段对话。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 woman want to do tomorrow
A. Go shopping. B. Visit her aunt. C. Attend a birthday party.
2. What did the woman do this morning
A. She went on a trip.
B. She did the packing.
C. She checked the windows.
3. What is mentioned in the email about the fitness center
A. It will be in use next month.
B. It will lengthen business hours.
C. It will be open to the employees.
4. How does the man feel about the news
A. Happy. B. Confused. C. Surprised.
5. What is the probable relationship between the speakers
A.Co-workers. B. Baker and customer. C. Delivery man and customer.
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。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6. What does the man like doing in the park
A. Hiking. B. Bird-watching. C. Picnicking.
7. What does the man ask the woman to do in the end
A. Book a tour guide.
B. Show him around.
C. Have something to eat together.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8. What sport does the man learn to do
A. Tennis. B. Football. C. Basketball.
9. What did the man do first in the lesson
A. He played a game. B. He jumped. C. He ran.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. How many parts are there in the smartwatch
A. Five. B. Six. C. Eleven.
11. Where is the power button of the smartwatch
A. At the back. B. On the right side. C. At the bottom left.
12. Which function does the man care about most
A. The microphone. B. Heart rate monitor. C. The touch screen.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. What are the speakers mainly talking about
A. How Martina chose her course.
B. What Martina’s teacher looks like.
C. Whether Martina enjoys her campus life.
14. What do we know about the art teacher
A. He is from France.
B. He has a bad accent.
C. He advises Martina on choices.
15. What subject does Martina like best
A. Art. B. Science. C. History.
16. Why did Martina decide to major in English
A. It was more practical for her future.
B. It is easier to learn than other subjects.
C She liked the English teacher.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. Which building has a gym
A. Blake Residence. B. Brown Hall. C. Queen’s Building.
18. Why is Blake Residence peaceful
A. Only girls live there.
B. No visitors can come in.
C. Everyone has a private room.
19. What is the advantage of Queen’s Building
A. It has shower rooms.
B. It has a computer room.
C. It has its own private garden.
20. Why is the Parkway Flats expensive
A. Parking there is charged.
B. There are the largest rooms.
C. The fees include the cost of meals.
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
This is a comprehensive list of the most worthwhile and genuine writing competitions currently available. Genres include short stories, novels, poetry, etc. All competitions on this site are carefully assessed.
Scribbble Short Story Competition
This quarterly contest from Scribble magazine is for stories in any genre and on any subject, running to no more than 3,000 words. Winners are chosen by the magazine’s readers.
Closing: Quarterly.
Prizes:1st- 75. 2nd- 25. 3rd- 15
Entry Fee: 3.
Fish Poetry Prize
Poems of up to 60 lines in any style are invited for this annual international contest from Fish Publishing based in southern Ireland. Billy Collins will be judging.
Closing: August 31, 2025.
Prizes: 1st- 1,000. 2nd- 300, plus a writing course. 3rd- 300. Ten poems will be published in the Fish Anthology 2025. The writers will each receive five free copies and will be invited to read at the launch ceremony at the West Cork Literary Festival in December 2025.
Entry Fee: 14.
MTP Short Story Competition
Here we have a repeat of last year’s contest from Michael Terence Publishing of Oxford. Now open to all authors worldwide, it is for fiction, science fiction, and non-fiction running to no more than 3,000 words.
Closing: August 31, 2025. Opens for entries on June 1, 2025.
Prizes: lst- 1,000. 2nd- 500. 3rd- 250. Winners will be published online and in a printed and e-book anthology.
Entry Fee: 8.
Aesthetica Writing Award
The writing in question for this contest from Aestheica magazine is short fiction running to no more than 2,000 words, and poetry of up to 40 lines. Submissions can be on any subject and may have been previously published.
Closing: August 31, 2025.
Prize (in each category): 2,500 plus other writing-related prizes. Finalists will be published in the Aesthetica Creative Writing Annual.
Entry Fee: 18 for fiction, l2 for poetry.
1. How often is the Scribble Short Story Competition held
A. Once a year. B. Twice a year.
C. Three times a year. D. Four times a year.
2. Which of the following allows participants to share their works at a festival
A. Scribble Short Story Competition. B. Fish Poetry Prize.
C. MTP Short Story Competition. D. Aesthetica Writing Award.
3. What will result in disqualification for the Aesthetica Writing Award
A. Contributing in August 2025. B. A poem about children’s life
C. A story of over 2,000 words. D. Submitting published works
B
In 2023, “Britain’s Got Talent” (BGT) discovered a musical genius named Malakai Bayoh who impressed the audience with flawless high-note singing.
The London-based 13-year-old boy appeared for the show’s audition (海选) in April, 2023 and was accompanied by his mom and sister. “My big dream is to be an opera singer. I started singing at 7,” said Malakai to the BGT team. He then added jokingly, “My mom made me join the choir because she’s very bossy.” The teenager mentioned she was his biggest fan.
Malakai’s mom was worried as he was about to perform and said, “It scares me because, on his first show, somebody heckled (对……起哄) him. It was sad to see someone boo a child on stage because it might destroy his confidence completely.” Contrary to his mom’s fear, Malakai set the stage on fire singing a beautiful song and the entire crowd was impressed by his amazing voice. As he ended his song, the audience and the judges gave him a standing ovation. The performance won him Simon Cowell’s Golden Buzzer, sending him straight to the semifinals of the show.
The other judges called Malakai’s performance “flawless” and “heavenly”. His angelic voice blew the audience away and the judges thanked the teen for coming to the show. Malakai went on to become one of the finalists of the show and signed a record deal with Universal Music.
Malakai’s audition at the BGT went viral on social media. “I’m a trained singer, and a music teacher by profession, and sang this song as a young performer myself, I can say with absolute certainty this is the best I’ve ever heard this song sung, with proper technique and proper breathing. This boy is a gifted singer,” @mayacorinne878 posted.
4. Which of the following best describes Malakai
A. Shy. B. Active.
C. Humorous. D. Determined.
5. What made Malakai’s mom feel worried
A. A bad experience. B. The judges’ expressions.
C. Malakai’s performance on stage. D. Malakai’s diffculty in singing in public.
6. What does the underlined word “ovation” in paragraph 3 mean
A. Image. B. Support.
C. Welcome. D. Clapping.
7. What does the text mainly talk about
A. The history of “BGT”. B. The rise of a musical genius.
C. The impact of social media. D. The challenge of young people.
C
A recent discovery shows that birds might have appeared on Earth 20 million years earlier than initially thought. This claim is based on a set of fossils found two years ago in Fujian’s county of Zhenghe. A team of scientists from the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and the Fujian Institute of Geological Survey said in a recent study the fossils belong to a bird from the late Middle Jurassic period, about 150 million years ago.
Its fossils appear to be the only known clear-cut record of Jurassic birds and rewrite the history of their evolution.
Published in Nature journal on Feb 13, the study focuses on the bird species called Baminornis zhenghensis (政和八闽鸟). CAS scientists said the fossils revealed the bird’s unique features, such as birdlike shoulders and hand structures, common in non-avian (非鸟类的) dinosaurs.
More importantly, Baminornis’ tail gives us a better understanding of how different it was from dinosaurs, “What makes the Baminornis unique is that it has a short tail that consists of the pygostyle (尾综骨),” CAS researcher Wang Min said. “This is a key feature of the modern bird’s body plan.” Also, birds tend to have shorter tails than dinosaurs with fewer tail vertebrae (尾椎骨), the last few of which for a pygostyle. This adaptation was crucial because it shifted the body’s center of gravity forward. Besides, independent movement of the back legs and tail gave it better flight capabilities. Before scientists learned about the Baminornis 160 years ago, the Archaeopteryx (始祖鸟) was considered the earliest bird because of its feather fossils, “At that time, feathers were considered exclusive to birds,” said Zhou Zhonghe, another CAS scientist.
However, we can’t rely on single-trait classification anymore. Thanks to evolutionary relationships, we now know that some dinosaurs also had feathers, Zhou added. Stephen Brusatte, from the School of GeoSciences at the University of Edinburgh in the United Kingdom, considers the Baminornisa landmark discovery which “ranks among the most important bird fossils unearthed since the discovery of the Archaeopteryx in the early 1860s”.
8. What is the signifcance of the Baminornis discovery
A. It redefines when birds first appeared.
B. It confirms the earliest ancestors of birds.
C. It proves that birds evolved from dinosaurs.
D. It challenges existing theories of bird evolution.
9. What makes the Baminornis different from dinosaurs
A. Its tail features a pygostyle. B. It has a long, feathered tail.
C. It lacks vertebrae in the tail. D. It has birdlike hand structures.
10 What does Zhou suggest about feathers in evolution
A. They are the most important discovery. B. They are the key to studying birds.
C. They are not unique to birds. D. They are the only feature to birds.
11. How does Stephen Brusatte view the discovery
A. As a minor adjustment. B. As a turning point.
C. As an unproven theory. D. As a rediscovery.
D
Most of us have an “inner voice”, and we assume everybody does. Recent evidence suggests people vary widely in the extent to which they experience inner speech. The study by cognitive (认知的) scientists Gary Lupyan and Johanne Nedergaard shows these differences are real and impact our cognition. As part of their ongoing research, Lupyan previously assessed 1,037 people using a measure called the Internal Representations Questionnaire (IRQ). For the verbal (口头的) part of the IRQ, participants indicated agreement with statements like: “I think about problems in my mind in the form of a conversation with myself” on a one-to-five rating.
For their new study Lupyan and Nedergaard selected 47 participants who scored high for having an inner voice and 46 who scored low. They then gave participants four language-related tasks they thought might be influenced by the use of inner speech.
In the first, participants were shown five words and asked to repeat them back. The second involved saying whether the names of objects in two pictures rhymed. In both tasks, the group with less inner speech was less accurate. For the rhyme judgments, people with more inner speech were also faster.
“This study really tests what inner speech gives us in terms of cognitive benefits,” says psychologist Charles Fernyhough. The other two experiments tested task switching and participants’ ability to spot differences between two silhouettes (轮图形) that were from either the same or a different category. The groups showed no differences on these tasks. “People can probably employ numerous other strategies for task switching,” suggests Lupyan.
The research may have medical implications. “Someone with more inner speech might be more reliant on language in their thinking,” Lupyan says, “so language difficulty from a stroke (中风) could have a more severe effect.” Understanding how inner speech develops has implications for education, says neuroscientist Ladislas Nalborczyk. “Variations in children’s ability to represent speech sounds may impact their ability to learn the relation between sounds and writing,” he says. This may affect the way they learn to read and write, which probably has a huge impact on education. The researchers propose giving a lack of inner speech a name: “anendophasia.” “It helps scientists find and integrate research on a topic.” Lupyan says. “If people studying something are calling it by different names, the research becomes more disorganized.”
12. What was the purpose of using IRQ
A. To change people’s experience of inner speech.
B To measure people’s agreement with certain statements.
C. To identify the percentage of people without inner speech.
D. To make people think about problems in a conversation form.
13. How does inner speech help with tasks
A. It aids in better performance. B. It offers more inspiration.
C. It makes people more patient. D. It changes the way of thinking.
14. What does Lupyan suggest about task switching
A. Inner speech is the primary strategy for it.
B. It is mainly affected by external environment.
C. It can be achieved through various methods.
D. Inner speech has little influence on its complexity.
15. Why do the researchers try to name the lack of inner speech
A. To make it easier to remember.
B. To create a new concept for study.
C. To tell it apart from other speech forms.
D. To assist scientists in arranging research on it.
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。
As for many regions and countries, tourism is one of the most important sources of their financial income. ____16____ For example, it can cause the loss of a destination’s cultural identity and even pollution. To avoid these issues, we have to consider sustainable travel, which means traveling without harming natural and cultural environments. ____17____
Be adaptable and understanding. Keep an open mind and don’t demand everything you’re used to in your own city. This will put less pressure on your destination and its people.
____18____ Save water while on vacation by choosing short showers instead of baths and turning off the water while brushing teeth or shaving. Always research weather and trail conditions before hiking or taking a road trip to avoid getting lost or injured and having to get rescued, which can consume important public resources.
Respect natural places. Remember that marked hiking trails are there for a reason, usually to help preserve the surrounding environment. ____19____ Keep your distance from wildlife and never feed or touch wild animals, for your own safety and for the safety of the animals themselves.
Find ways to give back. ____20____ This can be as simple as picking up a piece of trash in the park or volunteering for a beach clean-up. Or take a trip where volunteering is the primary objective.
A. Support locals directly.
B. Be mindful of local resources.
C. Don’t leave your sustainable habits at home.
D. So take out what you brought in and don’t litter.
E. Here are some tips on being a sustainable traveler.
F. Consider the ways you can contribute to the local community.
G. However, if not managed properly, tourism can have incredibly negative impacts.
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。
It was my birthday, and I was celebrating it as I had for years: by watching the annual August sky show, the Perseid meteor shower (英仙座流星雨). But this year was ____21____. At 23, I was away from my family for the first time, starting my graduate degree in pharmacy, a path I had ____22____ for 15 years. Yet, as I watched the shooting stars cross the sky, I began to ____23____ that choice. Later, I met people with jobs in fields I had never ____24____ — brain science, history, and even space studies. Could my lifelong love for looking at stars be more than a ____25____
Growing up in a small town, I was driven to ____26____ my education and become a pharmacist. Chapel Hill, only a 3.5-hour drive from home, felt like a ____27____ away. As the Perseids arrived, I considered whether to ____28____ my plans or jump into something new.
Another sky event helped me ____29____. I traveled back to the Blue Ridge Mountains. As the Moon _____30_____ slid in front of the Sun, the world around me became dark. The water was _____31_____ and I felt peace inside. I ____32____ what I had to do. I dropped out of pharmacy school to explore previously _____33_____ options.
The next four years were _____34_____. Through my tireless efforts, I eventually began a Ph.D. program in space studies. As a graduate student, I have been helping other students gain access to educational opportunities by _____35_____ this view of the universe.
21. A. bright B. ordinary C. boring D. different
22. A. doubted B. planned C. avoided D. forgotten
23. A. understand B. regret C. question D. accept
24. A. brought up B. spoken about C. cared for D. thought about
25. A. hobby B. duty C. habit D. task
26. A. design B. overlook C. postpone D. pursue
27. A. dream B. world C. cloud D. point
28. A. take over B. give up C. stick to D. rely on
29. A. decide B. rise C. grow D. appear
30. A. especially B. probably C. generally D. gradually
31. A. noisy B. still C. clean D. icy
32. A. stopped B. resisted C. knew D. denied
33. A. unimagined B. unwanted C. unrelated D. unexpected
34. A. predictable B. challenging C. pleasant D. interesting
35. A. sharing B. correcting C. painting D. collecting
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 area of the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau, known as the “roof of the world” or the world’s third pole, ____36____ (inhabit) for 50,000 years, rather than 40,000 years as previously known, according to the latest archaeological study of a prehistoric cave site.
____37____ (uncover) this history, archaeologists from the Xizang Regional Institute of Cultural Relics Protection and the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology (IVPP) have carried out six years of ____38____ (dig) at the Melong Tagphug cave site in Ngari Prefecture, southwest China’s Xizang Autonomous Region.
Archaeologists have unearthed more than 10,000 pieces of cultural items, including stone, bone, pottery, bronze artifacts, and plant ____39____ (remain) dating from the Paleolithic Age to the early Metal Ages in an area of over 1,000 square meters of the cave, ____40____ is located on a highland 4,700 meters above the sea level.
Zhang Xiaoling from the IVPP said the ____41____ (old) cultural items in the cave are dated earlier than 53,000 years ago, with some, ____42____ (potential) dating back to 80,000 years ago. The top layer was dated to about 1,000 years ago.
There are rock paintings of straight lines and human figures ____43____ (paint) in red ochre (红赭石) inside the cave. According to the study, the cave had been deserted due to climatic factors or cave collapses ____44____ locals settled there again in the later period. Multi-period cultural items were discovered in the cave, providing important pieces of evidence of ancient humans exploring _____45_____(survive) capabilities in the extreme environment, showing their migration patterns and social organization forms.
第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节 (满分15分)
46. 假定你是李华，你校于上周举行了运动会，你的新西兰朋友Terry很想了解该活动，请你给他写一封邮件，内容包括：
1. 运动会情况；
2. 你的感受和收获。
注意：
(1)写作词数应为80个左右；
(2)请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Dear Terry,
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
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。
Her pale face stood out against the blackness of her hair. She looked much younger than her fifteen years, a worn coat hanging loose above her. We weren’t supposed to take a child, but an emergency call came through that morning. A home was needed for a young girl immediately.
I, together with four children, hurried to get her room ready. The kids were great. Joanne, our second-eldest daughter, did the cleaning and Margaret, Rob and Jeff helped make the bed. I felt my heart pounding in my chest. I was excited, but scared at the same time because I was told an adopted child might give us a lot of trouble.
That afternoon, Trudy arrived with the social worker Mrs. Kline. She stepped into the front hall and stood against the wall. I will never forget the look in her eyes. The first thing that came to my mind was that she looked like a hunted animal. The children moved towards her, and Jeff grabbed her hand and said proudly, “Come and see your room. I helped make your bed.” Trudy pulled back, speechless.
At this point, I stepped towards her and said, "Welcome to our home, Trudy. “She looked at me with such blank eyes. But with her head bowed, she simply said, eyes moving back and forth like a creature looking for a way out, “No, thank you.”
For the first two weeks, Trudy was very quiet. She would come into the kitchen while I was working, and we would discuss school and what she would like to do in the future. Mrs. Kline had given us all the information about her history, but I never mentioned the terrible things that had happened to her.
As the days went by, Trudy became a delight to have around. Very quickly, it seemed like she had always been with us. The girls would sit in each other’s rooms and giggle(咯咯笑) like typical teenagers. It was a sound that warmed my soul. However, when they talked about new clothes, Trudy fell silent again.
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。
I took Joanne shopping for a winter coat, and Trudy came too.
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Back home, I presented the jacket Trudy had tried on.
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