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2025年高三摸底考试
英语试题
注意事项：
1.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号、考场号、座位号填写在答题卡上。
2.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。
3.考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。
第一部分听力(共两节，满分30分)
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. Where are the speakers
A. At the airport. B. At a bus stop. C. At the train station.
2. When does the concert begin
A. 5:00 pm. B. 6:30 pm. C. 7:00 pm.
3. How does the man feel
A. Worried. B. Relieved. C. Surprised.
4. What will the woman do next
A. Have a rest. B. Do homework. C. Take a dance class.
5. What are the speakers mainly talking about
A. Outdoor activities. B. Weather conditions. C. Weekend plans.
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. Why did Jason arrive late
A. He overslept. B. His car broke down. C. He got stuck in traffic.
7. What's the relationship between the speakers
A. Workmates. B. Classmates. C. Fellow-travelers.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. What will Jenny do at 9 am
A. Take an English class. B. Study in the library. C. Swim in the gym.
9. Why does the man plan to go to the library
A. To return books. B. To study for midterms. C. To read newspapers.
10. Where will the speakers meet after class
A. In front of the gym. B. In front of the library. C. At the swimming pool.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11. Why is the man's reservation canceled
A. He didn't pay in advance.
B. He booked the wrong date.
C. The hotel was overbooked.
12. What did the man think of the hotel's first offer
A. It was satisfying.
B. It was not good enough.
C. The transportation service was great.
13. What is the final solution for the man's accommodation
A. He will stay at the Royal Park Hotel.
B. He will get a free upgrade to a luxury room.
C. He will leave and find another hotel by himself.
听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。
14. What is the program“The Critical Eye” probably about
A. Movie reviews. B. Book reports. C. Music criticism.
15. What is the man's opinion of the story
A. It is slow-moving and dull.
B. It is clear and engaging.
C. It is silly and confusing.16.What does the woman think of the romance in The Final Chapter
A. It is unnecessary for the story.
B. It is the best part of the movie.
C. It makes the characters more interesting.
17. What does the woman like about The Final Chapter
A. The story. B. The characters. C. The acting.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18. Which areas will possibly experience thundery showers today
A. London and Kent.
B. Leeds and Manchester.
C. Marchester and the Pennines.
19. Which day is expected to have the highest temperature this week
A. Tuesday. B. Thursday. C. Saturday.
20. What will the weather be like in the south by the weekend
A. Foggy and cold. B. Sunny and dry. C. Cloudy with rain.
第二部分 阅读(共两节，满分50分)
第一节(共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
The NJ Airshow Lights Up the Sky
The NJ Airshow’s night show has been recognized as one of the best in the country — many viewers call it the most breathtaking pyrotechnics (烟火施放) display they’ve ever seen. Each evening builds to a well-designed closing performance featuring a massive fireworks show, laser displays, pyro shot from aircraft, towering fireballs, and the roar of a jet truck.
New for 2025, the Drone (无人机) Show presented by the New Jersey Lottery will add another unforgettable dimension. This creative addition, themed “Invasion New Jersey,” uses 350 drones to tell a story in the sky, combining smoothly with the fireworks, pyro, and lasers. It’s an upgrade you won’t want to miss.
Airshow Schedule
Location: Greenwood Lake Airport-126 Airport Road, West Milford, NJ
Dates: Saturday & Sunday, September 20-21, 2025
Showtimes:
Saturday, Sept. 20: Gates open 1:00 PM● Show 4:30-8:30 PM
Sunday, Sept. 21: Gates open 1:00 PM ● Show 4:30-8:30 PM)
Ticket Information
Tickets: Available now at www.
Kids under 4: Free (with seat purchase required in reserved/VIP sections).
Bonus: The first 150 guests through the gates each day will receive a complimentary NJLottery scratch-off ticket, courtesy of the New Jersey Lottery.
Sunday Family Package: $139 for 2 adults and up to 4 children (available Sunday only). A special way for families to enjoy the full airshow experience together at a great value.
Watch the official promo video: https://www./watch v=Ps4BFnKPEAY
Reserved Front-Line Seating and the VIP Flight Line Club provide the best views and upgraded experiences. Families are encouraged to purchase early, as last year’s shows sold out.
1. What makes the 2025 NJ Airshow different from previous years
A. The spectacular fireworks display in the night show.
B. The Drone Show themed “Invasion New Jersey”.
C. Laser displays and fireballs in the closing performance.
D. The roar of a jet truck during the evening performance.
2. Where can people buy tickets for the NJ Airshow
A. At the entrance of Greenwood Lake Airport.
B. From the New Jersey Lottery offices.
C. At the VIP Flight Line Club.
D. On the official website.
3. How can a family of 2 adults and 3 children (over 5) attend the airshow at the lowest cost
A. Buy separate tickets for each family member on Saturday.
B. Get free tickets for all children and pay for adults.
C. Purchase the Sunday Family Package for $139.
D. Wait to buy tickets until the day of the show for possible discounts.
B
Jason Haney is a construction worker from Indiana. When he began his current job as foreman on a site opposite a children’s hospital, this awesome dad and hobby artist had a brilliant idea.
Haney noticed that many of the sick kids at the Memorial Children’s Hospital in South Bend could not go outside, and his construction site was the only view from their hospital rooms. So together with his teenage daughter, Haney built a 2.5 meter tall plywood (胶合板) cut out of Waldo from the famous Where’s Waldo books.
Every day, the workers hide Waldo in a different spot on the construction site, giving the children a new challenge. As soon as Haney finds out that the kids have found Waldo, the cutout gets moved to a new secret hiding spot and the game begins again.
Heidi Prescott, a spokeswoman for Beacon Health System, which runs the hospital, said the project began one winter when the workers put up an inflatable (可充气的) snowman for the children. The kids loved the idea and from there it quickly developed into the Waldo cutout.
“It didn’t take long to catch on, the kids whether they are in the rooms or in a play area, they look across as soon as they get to the window,” Prescott told ABC News. “They will look all over the building, point and exclaim (惊叫) ‘I found him!’”
Haney, meanwhile, simply enjoys knowing that he can brighten the children’s day and make them forget that they are in hospital for a few minutes. Jason has said over and over again, “All I did this for was to make the kids smile.”
Haney even created a Facebook group where he leaves clues as to where Waldo might be hiding and the children can post photos of their findings. The project has been a huge success, with hundreds of people sharing photos of Waldo and happy parents thanking Haney for making an otherwise difficult visit to the hospital just that little bit more enjoyable.
4. Why did Jason Haney create the Waldo cutout
A. To bring joy to sick kids in the nearby hospital.
B. To make his construction site more famous.
C. To practice his hobby of art with his daughter.
D. To attract more attention to the hospital’s work.
5. What can we learn about the Waldo game from paragraph 3
A. The kids need to find Waldo once a week.
B. The game ends when all kids find Waldo.
C. The game is kept going by moving Waldo regularly.
D. The workers hide Waldo in the same place every day.
6. What can be inferred from the last two paragraphs
A. Parents think the Waldo project makes hospital stays easier for kids.
B. Haney’s next project will be more successful than the Waldo one.
C. The Facebook group is only used to share hints about Waldo’s location.
D. Haney posted photos online to encourage the ill kids.
7. Which of the following words can best describe Jason Haney
A. Selfless and humorous. B. Kind-hearted and creative.
C. Shy and quiet. D. Considerate and serious.
C
Strangers are more likely to become friends if their brains respond similarly to movie clips, suggesting neural (神经的) activity can predict relationships.
Across cultures, humans seek like-minded people — a phenomenon called homophily — which explains past findings of neural similarities among friends. But researchers didn’t know if this comes from friends growing alike over time or people being drawn to similar thought processes.
Carolyn Parkinson at the University of California, Los Angeles and her colleagues collected brain scans from 41 students before they began a graduate programme. During the scans, participants watched a series of 14 movie clips spanning a range of styles such as documentary or comedy, and various topics including food, sports and science. The researchers then analysed the neural activity of each participant across 214 brain regions.
The participants — along with the 246 other students in their programme — completed a survey two months afterwards and again after an additional six months asking who they enjoyed spending their free time with. People who were friends at the eight-month mark had more similar responses in a portion of the left orbitofrontal cortex (眼窝前额皮质), a brain region involved in processing subjective value, than those who were furthest apart in the social network. This effect remained significant even after accounting for similarities in taste based on how much people rated their own enjoyment or interest in the movie clips.
Two months into the programme, friends and non-friends had no neural difference, suggesting people may initially form friendships based on proximity (距离) before finding closer friends over time.
Supporting this, when friendships changed between the two surveys, participants who grew closer had significantly greater similarities in the activity of 42 brain regions than those who drifted apart. The link remained significant even after accounting for factors such as age, gender and hometown.
Dunbar, who wasn’t involved with the research, doesn’t find these results surprising. Rather, they confirm what many have long suspected — “that like attracts like, rather than people thrown together by accidents draw closer in their traits”, he says. “In other words, close friends are born, not made.”
8. What is the key question the research aims to solve
A. How long it takes for strangers to become close friends.
B. Whether neural similarities come from shared traits or experiences.
C. Why the left orbitofrontal cortex affects friendship formation.
D. How movie clips influence people’s neural activity.
9. What do we know about the research process
A. Participants were asked some questions before watching movie clips.
B. Participants did surveys on their favorite movies.
C. Brain data was collected before tracking changes in friendships.
D. The surveys focused on participants’ opinions about friendship.
10. What is Dunbar’s attitude towards the research results
A. Approving. B. Skeptical. C. Critical. D. Neutral.
11. Which saying best matches the research’s main conclusion
A. Not an enemy, not a couple.
B. A friend in need is a friend indeed.
C. Distance makes the heart grow fonder.
D. Birds of a feather flock together.
D
A chatbot (聊天机器人) might not break a sweat every time you ask it to make your shopping list or come up with its best dad jokes. But over time, the planet might.
As generative AI such as large language models, or LLMs, becomes everywhere, we now face crucial questions. For every interaction with AI, how much energy is used — and how much carbon dioxide is emitted (排放)
In June, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman claimed that an average ChatGPT ask uses as much energy as an oven does in a little over one second. AI research firm Epoch AI previously calculated a similar estimate. However, some experts say the claim lacks key context, like what an “average” ask even is.
“If you wanted to be thorough about it, you would have to give a range,” says Sasha Luccioni, an AI researcher at the AI firm Hugging Face. “You can’t just throw a number out there.”
Major players including OpenAI and Anthropic have the data, but they’re not sharing. Instead, researchers can only piece together limited clues from open-source LLMs. One study in Frontiers in Communication examined 14 such models, including those from Meta and DeepSeek, and found that some models produce up to 70 times as much CO emissions as others.
But even these numbers offer an incomplete picture. Things get more dire after factoring in model training, manufacturing and maintaining hardware, and how widely generative AI is expected to spread into our daily lives.
LLMs are energy-hungry, in part because of their large number of parameters (参数) — the internal settings a model adjusts during training to improve performance. The more parameters, the more capacity the model has to learn patterns and relationships in data. GPT-4 is estimated to have over a trillion parameters.
These models are housed in massive data centers across the world and loaded on servers containing powerful chips called graphics processing units. GPUs do the computations needed to generate helpful outputs. The more parameters, typically the more chips that are needed.
And that requires a lot of energy. Already, 4.4 percent of all energy in the United States goes toward data centers. By 2028, this number is projected to grow to up to 12 percent.
12. How does the author introduce
A. By making a contrast.
B. By presenting alarming statistics.
C. By quoting a leading expert in the field.
D. By defining key technical terms.
13. What do some experts think of Sam Altman’s claim
A. They think it properly accounts for complex asks.
B. They consider it an oversimplification.
C. They argue the claim is based on outdated or inaccurate data.
D. They believe it underestimates the energy used per ask.
14. What does the underlined word “dire” in paragraph 6 probably mean
A. Insignificant. B. Direct and straightforward.
C. Extremely serious. D. Dirty or polluted.
15. What is the major message of this text
A. Reducing parameters is the key to environment-friendly generative AI.
B. The financial cost of AI hardware is the main barrier to its development.
C. The benefits of generative AI justify its substantial energy consumption.
D. Generative AI’s growth is creating a severe energy consumption crisis.
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。
Four Things People Get Wrong About Memory
Our memories of experiences, feelings and emotions play a huge role in our future behaviours. ____16____. We’re here to explain why some common assumptions about memory are incorrect.
1 Memories are accurate
Our memory is not perfect. How we remember things is shaped by our environment, beliefs, and interpretation of an event. The brain is not a video recorder, accurately and constantly recording events around us. ____17____. Our memories are shaped by our own thoughts and feelings, making them not always reflective of what actually happened.
2 ____18____
It is a common belief that once formed, a memory remains constant for life. However, this is not true. Memory formation is a complex process involving many parts of the brain, creating both emotional and factual records. Over time, recalling a memory from a new perspective can reshape it into a new version. What’s more, when we tell a story many times, we might add or invent extra details, which over time become part of the memory.
3 Doing puzzles will improve your memory
Puzzles can help, but only within a specific context. ____19____. While they are a good way to keep the brain active, they do not significantly boost your overall memory. For broader benefits, activities like exercise are far more effective. Exercise requires learning movement sequences and increases blood flow to the brain, both of which enhance memory function.
4 Constant study improves performance
When studying for a test or presentation, the typical strategy is to spend long hours intensely reviewing material. While repetition has its place, it is incorrect to assume that more time always leads to better results. ____20____. You will often find that you recall information more effectively after a proper break than during the intense study session itself.
A. Memories don’t change
B. But they can often be misunderstood
C. Forgetting is always a sign of memory failure
D. Memories can be both conscious and unconscious
E. Your brain requires undisturbed rest to lock in information
F. We’re not able to rewind the tape to replay things we’ve seen
G. Doing crosswords, for example, will make you better at crosswords
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。
Kneeling on the shoulder of a highway ramp (匝道) somewhere outside Nashville, I ran my thumb over the black mark my Subaru had just made on a late-model Audi.
“Do you have ____21____ ” the driver, dressed in a striped polo golf shirt, asked as he looked down at me. With my wild curls, torn jeans and ____22____ face, I was sure I was dead meat in his eyes — ____23____ in the eyes of our auto insurer.
This would be the second at-fault ____24____ for my husband, Paul, and me within two ____25____ weeks of moving into our new Nashville house. Mr. Golf Shirt cleared his throat. Then came the most ___26___ words I’d heard in my lifetime: “You know, forget it. Just remember, love is all around!” Then he ____27____ his car, and took off.
It wasn’t the first time that Southern ____28____ left me, a native Jersey girl, astonished. There were those Publix cashiers greeting me with huge smiles; the hello-how-are-you greetings from ____29____ on the street; the couple who helped me take the storage boxes out of my shopping cart at Costco.
But in New Jersey, such ____30____ occurring are slim to none. I am used to fights over leaf blowers and double parking. I’m as ____31____ as everyone else as I’m forcing my way through passage of ShopRite. ____32____, now, I’m determined to make a change and follow suit. I’ve started to say ____33____ to folks while walking my dog and to ____34____ cashiers around town. Just as I ____35____, most of them respond with a big smile.
21. A. insurance B. experience C. patience D. mercy
22. A. joy-filled B. calm-featured C. terror-stricken D. anger-fueled
23. A. other than B. apart from C. instead of D. not to mention
24. A. argument B. consequence C. commitment D. accident
25. A. boring B. exhausting C. striking D. amazing
26. A. frightening B. admiring C. shocking D. exciting
27. A. climbed into B. escaped from C. took over D. picked out
28. A. tension B. kindness C. determination D. inspiration
29. A. friends B. colleagues C. strangers D. consultants
30. A. encounters B. holiday C. ceremony D. event
31. A. disappointed B. rude C. polite D. gentle
32. A. Furthermore B. Therefore C. Still D. However
33. A. hello B. thanks C. sorry D. cool
34. A. search for B. help out C. chat up D. turn to
35. A. abandoned B. forgave C. assessed D. expected
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。
Bathed in green-blue tones, the stage of Hollywood’s iconic Dolby Theatre transformed into a living scroll Friday night, as performers moved like brushstrokes across a vast canvas (画布) in a poetic Chinese dance. Titled “The Journey of a legendary Landscape Painting,” the dance ____36____ (inspire) by Wang Ximeng’s 12th-century masterpiece “A Thousand Li of Rivers and Mountains.”
The painting, now ____37____ (house) at the Palace Museum in Beijing, vividly records Northern Song daily life and landscape scenery and is ____38____ (wide) considered one of the most significant works in the history of Chinese fine art.
The performance follows a modern Palace Museum researcher ____39____ imagines traveling back more than 900 years ____40____ (explore) the creative journey of young artist Wang. By combining ancient aesthetics (美学) with modern stage dancing, it celebrated how culture develops while honoring its roots. The tour aims to ____41____ (deep) cultural ties and share traditional Chinese aesthetics globally via art.
Since its first public performance in Beijing in August 2021, The Journey of a Legendary Landscape Painting ____42____ (become) a hit in China, with over 740 ____43____ (performance) in over 70 cities at home and abroad. In October 2024, a film adaptation ____44____ a symphony concert based on the show were released. At the Dolby Theatre, over 2,000 audience were attracted.
“It is of special significance to bring this classic Chinese poetic dance ____45____ North America for the second time,” said Zhang Lei, deputy general manager of the China Oriental Performing Arts Group. “I’m truly glad to see that many international audience members can understand and emotionally connect with it.”
第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节(满分15分)
46. 上周日，你校组织了“跨代际互助”活动，鼓励学生与社区老人结对互动。请你给学校英文报写一篇短文投稿，内容包括：
(1)互动内容；
(2)活动体会和倡议。
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。
My Experience in “Inter-generational Mutual Aid”
I joined in the “Inter-generational Mutual Aid” activity held by our school last Sunday.
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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。
The annual marathon in my town usually occurs during a heat wave. The morning sun hung low but fierce, baking the pavement until it shimmered (发微光) with a hazy heat. My job was to follow behind the runners in an ambulance in case any of them needed medical attention. The driver and I were in an air-conditioned ambulance behind approximately one hundred athletes waiting to hear the sharp crack of the starting gun.
“We’re supposed to stay behind the last runner, so take it slowly,” I said to the driver, Doug, as we began to edge forward. “Let’s just hope the last runner is fast!” He laughed.
As they began to pace themselves, the front runners started to disappear. It was then that my eyes were drawn to the woman in blue silk running shorts and a baggy white T-shirt. “Doug, look!” We knew we were already watching our “last runner”. Her feet were turned in, almost pigeon-toed, yet her left knee was turned out. Her legs were so crippled (跛腿的) and bent that it seemed impossible for her to be able to walk, let alone run a marathon. With each step, her body swayed (摇摆) slightly, and her arms pumped in a determined, almost desperate rhythm to push herself forward.
Doug and I watched in silence as she slowly moved forward. We didn’t say a thing. We would move forward a little bit, then stop and wait for her to gain some distance. Then we’d slowly move forward a little bit more.
As I watched her struggle to put one foot in front of the other, I found myself breathing for her and urging her forward. My heart ached for her effort, and a part of me wanted her to stop, to rest, to save herself from the obvious pain. Yet another part, deeper and more stubborn, prayed she wouldn’t — not yet.
Finally, she was the only runner left in sight. Tears streamed down my face as I sat on the edge of my seat and watched with awe, amazement and even great respect as she pushed forward with absolute determination through the last miles.
注意：
(1)续写词数应为150个左右；
(2)请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Suddenly, she lost her balance and fell down.
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We decided to wait for her at the finishing line as the cheering crowds had long left.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________2025年高三摸底考试
英语试题
注意事项：
1.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号、考场号、座位号填写在答题卡上。
2.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。
3.考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。
第一部分听力(共两节，满分30分)
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. Where are the speakers
A. At the airport. B. At a bus stop. C. At the train station.
2. When does the concert begin
A. 5:00 pm. B. 6:30 pm. C. 7:00 pm.
3. How does the man feel
A. Worried. B. Relieved. C. Surprised.
4. What will the woman do next
A. Have a rest. B. Do homework. C. Take a dance class.
5. What are the speakers mainly talking about
A. Outdoor activities. B. Weather conditions. C. Weekend plans.
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. Why did Jason arrive late
A. He overslept. B. His car broke down. C. He got stuck in traffic.
7. What's the relationship between the speakers
A. Workmates. B. Classmates. C. Fellow-travelers.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. What will Jenny do at 9 am
A. Take an English class. B. Study in the library. C. Swim in the gym.
9. Why does the man plan to go to the library
A. To return books. B. To study for midterms. C. To read newspapers.
10. Where will the speakers meet after class
A. In front of the gym. B. In front of the library. C. At the swimming pool.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11. Why is the man's reservation canceled
A. He didn't pay in advance.
B. He booked the wrong date.
C. The hotel was overbooked.
12. What did the man think of the hotel's first offer
A. It was satisfying.
B. It was not good enough.
C. The transportation service was great.
13. What is the final solution for the man's accommodation
A. He will stay at the Royal Park Hotel.
B. He will get a free upgrade to a luxury room.
C. He will leave and find another hotel by himself.
听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。
14. What is the program“The Critical Eye” probably about
A. Movie reviews. B. Book reports. C. Music criticism.
15. What is the man's opinion of the story
A. It is slow-moving and dull.
B. It is clear and engaging.
C. It is silly and confusing.16.What does the woman think of the romance in The Final Chapter
A. It is unnecessary for the story.
B. It is the best part of the movie.
C. It makes the characters more interesting.
17. What does the woman like about The Final Chapter
A. The story. B. The characters. C. The acting.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18. Which areas will possibly experience thundery showers today
A. London and Kent.
B. Leeds and Manchester.
C. Marchester and the Pennines.
19. Which day is expected to have the highest temperature this week
A. Tuesday. B. Thursday. C. Saturday.
20. What will the weather be like in the south by the weekend
A. Foggy and cold. B. Sunny and dry. C. Cloudy with rain.
第二部分 阅读(共两节，满分50分)
第一节(共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
The NJ Airshow Lights Up the Sky
The NJ Airshow’s night show has been recognized as one of the best in the country — many viewers call it the most breathtaking pyrotechnics (烟火施放) display they’ve ever seen. Each evening builds to a well-designed closing performance featuring a massive fireworks show, laser displays, pyro shot from aircraft, towering fireballs, and the roar of a jet truck.
New for 2025, the Drone (无人机) Show presented by the New Jersey Lottery will add another unforgettable dimension. This creative addition, themed “Invasion New Jersey,” uses 350 drones to tell a story in the sky, combining smoothly with the fireworks, pyro, and lasers. It’s an upgrade you won’t want to miss.
Airshow Schedule
Location: Greenwood Lake Airport-126 Airport Road, West Milford, NJ
Dates: Saturday & Sunday, September 20-21, 2025
Showtimes:
Saturday, Sept. 20: Gates open 1:00 PM● Show 4:30-8:30 PM
Sunday, Sept. 21: Gates open 1:00 PM ● Show 4:30-8:30 PM)
Ticket Information
Tickets: Available now at www.
Kids under 4: Free (with seat purchase required in reserved/VIP sections).
Bonus: The first 150 guests through the gates each day will receive a complimentary NJLottery scratch-off ticket, courtesy of the New Jersey Lottery.
Sunday Family Package: $139 for 2 adults and up to 4 children (available Sunday only). A special way for families to enjoy the full airshow experience together at a great value.
Watch the official promo video: https://www./watch v=Ps4BFnKPEAY
Reserved Front-Line Seating and the VIP Flight Line Club provide the best views and upgraded experiences. Families are encouraged to purchase early, as last year’s shows sold out.
1. What makes the 2025 NJ Airshow different from previous years
A. The spectacular fireworks display in the night show.
B. The Drone Show themed “Invasion New Jersey”.
C. Laser displays and fireballs in the closing performance.
D. The roar of a jet truck during the evening performance.
2. Where can people buy tickets for the NJ Airshow
A. At the entrance of Greenwood Lake Airport.
B. From the New Jersey Lottery offices.
C. At the VIP Flight Line Club.
D. On the official website.
3. How can a family of 2 adults and 3 children (over 5) attend the airshow at the lowest cost
A. Buy separate tickets for each family member on Saturday.
B. Get free tickets for all children and pay for adults.
C. Purchase the Sunday Family Package for $139.
D. Wait to buy tickets until the day of the show for possible discounts.
【答案】1. B 2. D 3. C
B
Jason Haney is a construction worker from Indiana. When he began his current job as foreman on a site opposite a children’s hospital, this awesome dad and hobby artist had a brilliant idea.
Haney noticed that many of the sick kids at the Memorial Children’s Hospital in South Bend could not go outside, and his construction site was the only view from their hospital rooms. So together with his teenage daughter, Haney built a 2.5 meter tall plywood (胶合板) cut out of Waldo from the famous Where’s Waldo books.
Every day, the workers hide Waldo in a different spot on the construction site, giving the children a new challenge. As soon as Haney finds out that the kids have found Waldo, the cutout gets moved to a new secret hiding spot and the game begins again.
Heidi Prescott, a spokeswoman for Beacon Health System, which runs the hospital, said the project began one winter when the workers put up an inflatable (可充气的) snowman for the children. The kids loved the idea and from there it quickly developed into the Waldo cutout.
“It didn’t take long to catch on, the kids whether they are in the rooms or in a play area, they look across as soon as they get to the window,” Prescott told ABC News. “They will look all over the building, point and exclaim (惊叫) ‘I found him!’”
Haney, meanwhile, simply enjoys knowing that he can brighten the children’s day and make them forget that they are in hospital for a few minutes. Jason has said over and over again, “All I did this for was to make the kids smile.”
Haney even created a Facebook group where he leaves clues as to where Waldo might be hiding and the children can post photos of their findings. The project has been a huge success, with hundreds of people sharing photos of Waldo and happy parents thanking Haney for making an otherwise difficult visit to the hospital just that little bit more enjoyable.
4. Why did Jason Haney create the Waldo cutout
A. To bring joy to sick kids in the nearby hospital.
B. To make his construction site more famous.
C. To practice his hobby of art with his daughter.
D. To attract more attention to the hospital’s work.
5. What can we learn about the Waldo game from paragraph 3
A. The kids need to find Waldo once a week.
B. The game ends when all kids find Waldo.
C. The game is kept going by moving Waldo regularly.
D. The workers hide Waldo in the same place every day.
6. What can be inferred from the last two paragraphs
A. Parents think the Waldo project makes hospital stays easier for kids.
B. Haney’s next project will be more successful than the Waldo one.
C. The Facebook group is only used to share hints about Waldo’s location.
D. Haney posted photos online to encourage the ill kids.
7. Which of the following words can best describe Jason Haney
A. Selfless and humorous. B. Kind-hearted and creative.
C. Shy and quiet. D. Considerate and serious.
【答案】4. A 5. C 6. A 7. B
C
Strangers are more likely to become friends if their brains respond similarly to movie clips, suggesting neural (神经的) activity can predict relationships.
Across cultures, humans seek like-minded people — a phenomenon called homophily — which explains past findings of neural similarities among friends. But researchers didn’t know if this comes from friends growing alike over time or people being drawn to similar thought processes.
Carolyn Parkinson at the University of California, Los Angeles and her colleagues collected brain scans from 41 students before they began a graduate programme. During the scans, participants watched a series of 14 movie clips spanning a range of styles such as documentary or comedy, and various topics including food, sports and science. The researchers then analysed the neural activity of each participant across 214 brain regions.
The participants — along with the 246 other students in their programme — completed a survey two months afterwards and again after an additional six months asking who they enjoyed spending their free time with. People who were friends at the eight-month mark had more similar responses in a portion of the left orbitofrontal cortex (眼窝前额皮质), a brain region involved in processing subjective value, than those who were furthest apart in the social network. This effect remained significant even after accounting for similarities in taste based on how much people rated their own enjoyment or interest in the movie clips.
Two months into the programme, friends and non-friends had no neural difference, suggesting people may initially form friendships based on proximity (距离) before finding closer friends over time.
Supporting this, when friendships changed between the two surveys, participants who grew closer had significantly greater similarities in the activity of 42 brain regions than those who drifted apart. The link remained significant even after accounting for factors such as age, gender and hometown.
Dunbar, who wasn’t involved with the research, doesn’t find these results surprising. Rather, they confirm what many have long suspected — “that like attracts like, rather than people thrown together by accidents draw closer in their traits”, he says. “In other words, close friends are born, not made.”
8. What is the key question the research aims to solve
A. How long it takes for strangers to become close friends.
B. Whether neural similarities come from shared traits or experiences.
C. Why the left orbitofrontal cortex affects friendship formation.
D. How movie clips influence people’s neural activity.
9. What do we know about the research process
A. Participants were asked some questions before watching movie clips.
B. Participants did surveys on their favorite movies.
C. Brain data was collected before tracking changes in friendships.
D. The surveys focused on participants’ opinions about friendship.
10. What is Dunbar’s attitude towards the research results
A. Approving. B. Skeptical. C. Critical. D. Neutral.
11. Which saying best matches the research’s main conclusion
A. Not an enemy, not a couple.
B. A friend in need is a friend indeed.
C. Distance makes the heart grow fonder.
D. Birds of a feather flock together.
【答案】8. B 9. C 10. A 11. D
D
A chatbot (聊天机器人) might not break a sweat every time you ask it to make your shopping list or come up with its best dad jokes. But over time, the planet might.
As generative AI such as large language models, or LLMs, becomes everywhere, we now face crucial questions. For every interaction with AI, how much energy is used — and how much carbon dioxide is emitted (排放)
In June, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman claimed that an average ChatGPT ask uses as much energy as an oven does in a little over one second. AI research firm Epoch AI previously calculated a similar estimate. However, some experts say the claim lacks key context, like what an “average” ask even is.
“If you wanted to be thorough about it, you would have to give a range,” says Sasha Luccioni, an AI researcher at the AI firm Hugging Face. “You can’t just throw a number out there.”
Major players including OpenAI and Anthropic have the data, but they’re not sharing. Instead, researchers can only piece together limited clues from open-source LLMs. One study in Frontiers in Communication examined 14 such models, including those from Meta and DeepSeek, and found that some models produce up to 70 times as much CO emissions as others.
But even these numbers offer an incomplete picture. Things get more dire after factoring in model training, manufacturing and maintaining hardware, and how widely generative AI is expected to spread into our daily lives.
LLMs are energy-hungry, in part because of their large number of parameters (参数) — the internal settings a model adjusts during training to improve performance. The more parameters, the more capacity the model has to learn patterns and relationships in data. GPT-4 is estimated to have over a trillion parameters.
These models are housed in massive data centers across the world and loaded on servers containing powerful chips called graphics processing units. GPUs do the computations needed to generate helpful outputs. The more parameters, typically the more chips that are needed.
And that requires a lot of energy. Already, 4.4 percent of all energy in the United States goes toward data centers. By 2028, this number is projected to grow to up to 12 percent.
12. How does the author introduce
A. By making a contrast.
B. By presenting alarming statistics.
C. By quoting a leading expert in the field.
D. By defining key technical terms.
13. What do some experts think of Sam Altman’s claim
A. They think it properly accounts for complex asks.
B. They consider it an oversimplification.
C. They argue the claim is based on outdated or inaccurate data.
D. They believe it underestimates the energy used per ask.
14. What does the underlined word “dire” in paragraph 6 probably mean
A. Insignificant. B. Direct and straightforward.
C. Extremely serious. D. Dirty or polluted.
15. What is the major message of this text
A. Reducing parameters is the key to environment-friendly generative AI.
B. The financial cost of AI hardware is the main barrier to its development.
C. The benefits of generative AI justify its substantial energy consumption.
D. Generative AI’s growth is creating a severe energy consumption crisis.
【答案】12. A 13. B 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。
Four Things People Get Wrong About Memory
Our memories of experiences, feelings and emotions play a huge role in our future behaviours. ____16____. We’re here to explain why some common assumptions about memory are incorrect.
1 Memories are accurate
Our memory is not perfect. How we remember things is shaped by our environment, beliefs, and interpretation of an event. The brain is not a video recorder, accurately and constantly recording events around us. ____17____. Our memories are shaped by our own thoughts and feelings, making them not always reflective of what actually happened.
2 ____18____
It is a common belief that once formed, a memory remains constant for life. However, this is not true. Memory formation is a complex process involving many parts of the brain, creating both emotional and factual records. Over time, recalling a memory from a new perspective can reshape it into a new version. What’s more, when we tell a story many times, we might add or invent extra details, which over time become part of the memory.
3 Doing puzzles will improve your memory
Puzzles can help, but only within a specific context. ____19____. While they are a good way to keep the brain active, they do not significantly boost your overall memory. For broader benefits, activities like exercise are far more effective. Exercise requires learning movement sequences and increases blood flow to the brain, both of which enhance memory function.
4 Constant study improves performance
When studying for a test or presentation, the typical strategy is to spend long hours intensely reviewing material. While repetition has its place, it is incorrect to assume that more time always leads to better results. ____20____. You will often find that you recall information more effectively after a proper break than during the intense study session itself.
A. Memories don’t change
B. But they can often be misunderstood
C. Forgetting is always a sign of memory failure
D. Memories can be both conscious and unconscious
E. Your brain requires undisturbed rest to lock in information
F. We’re not able to rewind the tape to replay things we’ve seen
G. Doing crosswords, for example, will make you better at crosswords
【答案】16. B 17. F 18. A 19. G 20. E
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。
Kneeling on the shoulder of a highway ramp (匝道) somewhere outside Nashville, I ran my thumb over the black mark my Subaru had just made on a late-model Audi.
“Do you have ____21____ ” the driver, dressed in a striped polo golf shirt, asked as he looked down at me. With my wild curls, torn jeans and ____22____ face, I was sure I was dead meat in his eyes — ____23____ in the eyes of our auto insurer.
This would be the second at-fault ____24____ for my husband, Paul, and me within two ____25____ weeks of moving into our new Nashville house. Mr. Golf Shirt cleared his throat. Then came the most ___26___ words I’d heard in my lifetime: “You know, forget it. Just remember, love is all around!” Then he ____27____ his car, and took off.
It wasn’t the first time that Southern ____28____ left me, a native Jersey girl, astonished. There were those Publix cashiers greeting me with huge smiles; the hello-how-are-you greetings from ____29____ on the street; the couple who helped me take the storage boxes out of my shopping cart at Costco.
But in New Jersey, such ____30____ occurring are slim to none. I am used to fights over leaf blowers and double parking. I’m as ____31____ as everyone else as I’m forcing my way through passage of ShopRite. ____32____, now, I’m determined to make a change and follow suit. I’ve started to say ____33____ to folks while walking my dog and to ____34____ cashiers around town. Just as I ____35____, most of them respond with a big smile.
21. A. insurance B. experience C. patience D. mercy
22. A. joy-filled B. calm-featured C. terror-stricken D. anger-fueled
23. A. other than B. apart from C. instead of D. not to mention
24. A. argument B. consequence C. commitment D. accident
25. A. boring B. exhausting C. striking D. amazing
26. A. frightening B. admiring C. shocking D. exciting
27. A. climbed into B. escaped from C. took over D. picked out
28. A. tension B. kindness C. determination D. inspiration
29. A. friends B. colleagues C. strangers D. consultants
30. A. encounters B. holiday C. ceremony D. event
31. A. disappointed B. rude C. polite D. gentle
32. A. Furthermore B. Therefore C. Still D. However
33. A. hello B. thanks C. sorry D. cool
34. A. search for B. help out C. chat up D. turn to
35. A. abandoned B. forgave C. assessed D. expected
【答案】21 A 22. C 23. D 24. D 25. B 26. C 27. A 28. B 29. C 30. A 31. B 32. D 33. A 34. C 35. 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个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Bathed in green-blue tones, the stage of Hollywood’s iconic Dolby Theatre transformed into a living scroll Friday night, as performers moved like brushstrokes across a vast canvas (画布) in a poetic Chinese dance. Titled “The Journey of a legendary Landscape Painting,” the dance ____36____ (inspire) by Wang Ximeng’s 12th-century masterpiece “A Thousand Li of Rivers and Mountains.”
The painting, now ____37____ (house) at the Palace Museum in Beijing, vividly records Northern Song daily life and landscape scenery and is ____38____ (wide) considered one of the most significant works in the history of Chinese fine art.
The performance follows a modern Palace Museum researcher ____39____ imagines traveling back more than 900 years ____40____ (explore) the creative journey of young artist Wang. By combining ancient aesthetics (美学) with modern stage dancing, it celebrated how culture develops while honoring its roots. The tour aims to ____41____ (deep) cultural ties and share traditional Chinese aesthetics globally via art.
Since its first public performance in Beijing in August 2021, The Journey of a Legendary Landscape Painting ____42____ (become) a hit in China, with over 740 ____43____ (performance) in over 70 cities at home and abroad. In October 2024, a film adaptation ____44____ a symphony concert based on the show were released. At the Dolby Theatre, over 2,000 audience were attracted.
“It is of special significance to bring this classic Chinese poetic dance ____45____ North America for the second time,” said Zhang Lei, deputy general manager of the China Oriental Performing Arts Group. “I’m truly glad to see that many international audience members can understand and emotionally connect with it.”
【答案】36 was inspired
37. housed 38. widely
39. who##that
40. to explore
41. deepen 42. has become
43. performances
44. and 45. to
第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节(满分15分)
46. 上周日，你校组织了“跨代际互助”活动，鼓励学生与社区老人结对互动。请你给学校英文报写一篇短文投稿，内容包括：
(1)互动内容；
(2)活动体会和倡议。
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。
My Experience in “Inter-generational Mutual Aid”
I joined in the “Inter-generational Mutual Aid” activity held by our school last Sunday.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
【答案】 My Experience in “Inter-generational Mutual Aid”
I joined in the “Inter-generational Mutual Aid” activity held by our school last Sunday.
I was paired with Grandma Li. I taught her how to use video calls to chat with her grandson, and she shared interesting stories about her youth and even taught me to fold paper cranes.
This activity let me realize the warmth of cross-generational communication — we both gained joy and care. I hope more students can take part in such activities, building a closer bond between young people and the elderly in our community.
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。
The annual marathon in my town usually occurs during a heat wave. The morning sun hung low but fierce, baking the pavement until it shimmered (发微光) with a hazy heat. My job was to follow behind the runners in an ambulance in case any of them needed medical attention. The driver and I were in an air-conditioned ambulance behind approximately one hundred athletes waiting to hear the sharp crack of the starting gun.
“We’re supposed to stay behind the last runner, so take it slowly,” I said to the driver, Doug, as we began to edge forward. “Let’s just hope the last runner is fast!” He laughed.
As they began to pace themselves, the front runners started to disappear. It was then that my eyes were drawn to the woman in blue silk running shorts and a baggy white T-shirt. “Doug, look!” We knew we were already watching our “last runner”. Her feet were turned in, almost pigeon-toed, yet her left knee was turned out. Her legs were so crippled (跛腿的) and bent that it seemed impossible for her to be able to walk, let alone run a marathon. With each step, her body swayed (摇摆) slightly, and her arms pumped in a determined, almost desperate rhythm to push herself forward.
Doug and I watched in silence as she slowly moved forward. We didn’t say a thing. We would move forward a little bit, then stop and wait for her to gain some distance. Then we’d slowly move forward a little bit more.
As I watched her struggle to put one foot in front of the other, I found myself breathing for her and urging her forward. My heart ached for her effort, and a part of me wanted her to stop, to rest, to save herself from the obvious pain. Yet another part, deeper and more stubborn, prayed she wouldn’t — not yet.
Finally, she was the only runner left in sight. Tears streamed down my face as I sat on the edge of my seat and watched with awe, amazement and even great respect as she pushed forward with absolute determination through the last miles.
注意：
(1)续写词数应为150个左右；
(2)请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Suddenly, she lost her balance and fell down.
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We decided to wait for her at the finishing line as the cheering crowds had long left.
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【答案】 Suddenly, she lost her balance and fell down. Her body hit the hot pavement with a soft thud, and for a second, she lay there motionless. Doug and I held our breath, half wanting to rush over but knowing we shouldn’t disturb her choice. Slowly, she propped herself up on her elbows, her face glistening with sweat and dust. She didn’t look up or sigh — she just brushed off her T-shirt, adjusted her posture, and stood up again. With a deep breath, she took her first shaky step forward, then another, her rhythm slower but no less determined. Doug and I exchanged a quiet look, both of us even more moved than before.
We decided to wait for her at the finishing line as the cheering crowds had long left. The sun was setting, painting the sky in warm oranges and pinks, and the pavement had cooled a little. We stood there, leaning against the ambulance, watching her tiny figure get closer bit by bit. When she finally rounded the last corner and saw the finish line, her steps faltered for a second — then she smiled, a small but bright one. She crossed the line with a final push, and Doug and I clapped loudly, our hands stinging. She turned to us, breathless but beaming, and said, “I did it.” I nodded, too choked up to speak — knowing we’d just witnessed something far more powerful than a marathon win.

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