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马鞍山市第二中学 2026 届高三下学期英语第二次周测 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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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。每段对话读两遍。
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。每段对话读两遍。
1. What is the weather like now
A. Windy. B. Cold. C. Warm.
2. What will the speakers do next
A. Explore the city. B. Eat out. C. Go to the library.
3. Where does the conversation probably take place
A. At a store. B. At a bank. C. At a hotel.
4. What is probably the man
A. A house owner. B. A repairman. C. A house agent.
5. What are the speakers mainly talking about
A. The school website.
B. The environmental project.
C. The roof repair plan.
第二节(共 15 小题;每小题 1.5 分，满分 22.5 分)
听下面 5 段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中
选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题 5 秒钟;听完后，各
小题将给出 5 秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。
6. What is people’s attitude toward the man’s team
A. Critical. B. Confident. C. Uncertain.
7. What does the man see as the main challenge
A. His team’s unstable performances.
B. The opponents’ unpredictable strength.
C. Pressure from increased fan expectations.
听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。
8. What percentage of the woman’s sleep is deep sleep
A. 88%. B. 70%. C. 12%.
9. What is the woman’s main concern about the sleep tracker
A. Causing anxiety. B. Showing complex data. C. Being inaccurate.
10. What does the man suggest the woman do
A. Check data weekly. B. Ignore the statistics. C. Stop using the tracker.
听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。
11. What is the benefit of involving kids in chores according to the study
A. It can improve kids’ concentration.
B. It allows a better parent-child relationship.
C. It helps with kids’ long-term development.
12. How should parents assign chores to kids
A. Let kids choose tasks. B. Set rules with kids. C. Assign age-appropriate tasks.
13. What do parents often pay little attention to
A. Making chores fun. B. Being a role model. C. Praising their kids.
听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。
14. What does Eli value most
A. Creating original designs. B. Increasing brand awareness. C. Getting good academic grades.
15. How did Eli and his brother initially start their business
A. By cooperating with relatives.
B. By conducting online surveys.
C. By selling to people around them.
16. What was the biggest challenge for Eli
A. Choosing attractive logos.
B. Placing large orders of materials.
C. Dealing with customers’ complaints.
17. What helps Habits 365 grow significantly
A. Celebrities’ promotion. B. Low prices of products. C. Followers’ good reviews.
听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
18. What is said about the book Time for What Matters
A. It will be published soon.
B. It shows how to master attention.
C. It has different language versions.
19. What is the primary function of Dr. Martin’s methods
A. Reducing stress. B. Increasing efficiency. C. Discovering meaningful activities.
20. What will Dr. Martin do after her presentation
A. Answer questions. B. Meet some readers. C. Take a short break.
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 和 D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
Many countries are considering reducing speed limits on motorways and in urban areas. Fuel
savings and reductions in CO2 emissions are just two of the reasons for doing so.
Fuel consumption decreases the slower you drive, because the moving car has to overcome
fewer physical forces such as air resistance and rolling friction (摩擦) between tyres and road. Air
resistance increases with the square of the speed. This means that a car experiences 28% more air
resistance at a speed of 130km/h than at 110km/h.
Slower speed is not the only way to reduce the CO2 emissions from your car. There are three
automotive tips to help the climate else.
STREAMLINE THE CAR
1. Unevenness (不均匀) increases the air resistance of your car, and so its CO2 emissions. Four
open windows increase fuel consumption by up to 27%.
GET UP THE GEARS (齿轮) QUICKLY
2. Petrol and diesel (柴油) cars should always be driven in the highest possible gear: the engine
then has as few revolutions as possible. Fuel consumption between two gears can vary by up to 20%.
MAINTAIN TYRE PRESSURE
3. Car tyres at the recommended pressure ensure ideal driving. If the tyre pressure drops to 75%
pressure, fuel consumption increases by 2%. If it drops by half, the increase is as much as 10%.
Here’s the breakdown of fuel consumption impact of driving habits and vehicle adjustments
from the Federation of Danish Motorists (FDM).
21. Why does driving at a lower speed help cut fuel use
A. It weakens the physical forces the car must fight against.
B. It changes the way air resistance affects the car.
C. It lightens the weight of the moving vehicle.
D. It makes the engine work at a higher speed.
22. What will happen if a car’s windows are wide open while driving
A. It’ll lower the car’s air resistance.
B. It’ll reduce the car’s CO emissions.
C. It’ll lead to a sharp rise in fuel use.
D. It’ll make the car run more smoothly.
23. What is the fuel-saving effect of reducing speed from 130km/h to 110km/h according to FDM
data
A. 10%. B. 16%. C. Up to 20%. D. Nearly 28%.
B
About a year ago, my mother turned on the dishwasher and went to the airport to drop off my
father who was headed overseas on a work trip. By the time she got back, there was water all over
the kitchen floor. We called a repairman, only to be told the dishwasher would have to be replaced. A
new one was ordered but it would not arrive for more than a month. As my mother had a tight
schedule, I had no choice but to take on the task of washing dishes by hand after dinner.
I soon found myself faced with a pile of thankless dishes in the sink, urging me to get on with it
and deliver on my duty. At the beginning, I was annoyed when doing the dishes. I was in a rush to be
done with them since I had an endless list of things to finish as a high school student taking a tough
course load. Gradually, I realized that, for about 15 minutes every day, I could slow down time and
forget everything in the world as my mind, eyes and hands focused on a simple task that would
always result in success.
We did finally get the new dishwasher placed. However, I continued to wash dishes by hand
after dinner, perplexing my mother immensely.
Washing dishes by hand has been more educational than I could have ever imagined. I’m
running around stressed most of the day. There are homework assignments, projects, quizzes and
tests competing for my attention and time. I’ve caged myself in a prison of my ambitions and
expectations, cut off from many aspects of the world.
However, standing at the same spot every day in front of the kitchen window washing dishes has
allowed me to recover some of it. My mind has taken snap-shots of the changing view over the yard
outside the kitchen window and meditated on the passage of time in this sliver of the universe in
front of me.
24. Why did the author start washing dishes by hand
A. The old dishwasher broke down. B. His mother requested him to do so.
C. He attempted to please his father. D. The new dishwasher was over budget.
25. What did the author think of dish-washing initially
A. It was a stress-reliever. B. It was complicated.
C. It was a money-saver. D. It was burdensome.
26. What does the underlined word “perplexing” in paragraph 3 probably mean
A. Offending. B. Puzzling. C. Discouraging. D. Inspiring.
27. What can we learn about the author from the last two paragraphs
A. He grew more sensitive to the beauty of nature.
B. He regretted devoting too much time to study.
C. He decided to abandon some of his ambitions.
D. He desired to move to a house with a larger yard.
C
For decades, beluga whales, known for their white skin and gentle nature, have been beloved
symbols of Canada’s marine life. Unfortunately, a heartbreaking crisis in Ontario has exposed the
broken bond between humans and animals: 30 captive (被 囚 禁 的 ) belugas at Marineland, once
famous but now ruined by bankruptcy, have been abandoned and are struggling to survive.
Marineland, located by Niagara Falls, shut down in 2024 due to rising debts. Without income
for whale care, the park could no longer provide proper care for its 30 belugas. Most were born in
captivity; consequently, they lack essential survival skills, making their release into the wild a death
sentence.
In 2025, in a desperate attempt to save the belugas, the park begged the Canadian government
to allow their transfer to a foreign marine facility — a last hope for their safety. Unexpectedly,
however, federal officials turned down the request flatly. They cited laws that ban the use of
cetaceans for entertainment, arguing that relocating the whales would only keep them confined (受限)
in tanks, which went against the spirit of the law.
This refusal put the park in a cruel dilemma: without support or relocation approval, it might
have to euthanize the whales. Once kept for human amusement, these belugas now face being
forgotten — a tragic “selective abandonment,” unlike well-known species that draw public concern.
Above all, their suffering reveals a painful truth: humans often use animals for pleasure and
profit, only to cast them aside when they are no longer useful. In fact, protecting animals means
keeping our promise to care for those we have taken in, especially when they are at their most
vulnerable. These belugas did not choose to be confined to tanks; they were brought into captivity by
humans. Thus, we owe them a chance to live a decent life, not a lonely and unnecessary death.
28．Why are the belugas at Marineland unable to survive in the wild
A．They are physically too weak for the wild. B．They are afraid of human activities.
C．The wild ocean is badly polluted. D．They lack basic survival skills.
29．Why did the Canadian government turn down the relocation request
A．It conflicted with the spirit of related laws. B．The cost of relocation was too high.
C．The foreign facilities were not safe.D．The whales might face a death sentence.
30．What does the underlined phrase “selective abandonment” most probably mean
A．Giving up animals for economic reasons.
B．Deserting animals in a careful way.
C．Ignoring some animals while caring for others.
D．Abandoning animals without official permission.
31．What message does the author mainly want to convey
A．Animals should never be kept in captivity.
B．Humans must take responsibility for the animals they use.
C．Governments should pass stricter animal protection laws.
D．Marine parks should be closed for ecological reasons.
D
Digital reading appears to be destroying habits of “deep reading”. Astonishing numbers of
people with years of schooling are in effect illiterate. This month’s Ljubljana Manifesto (宣言)
explains: “The digital field may promote more reading than ever in history, but it also offers many
temptations to read in a superficial and scattered (零散的) manner — or even not to read at all. This
increasingly endangers higher-level reading.”
That’s frightening, because “higher-level reading” has been essential to civilization. It enabled
the enlightenment and an international increase in empathy. Without it, we would suffer a lot. As the
Ljubljana Manifesto notes, “as much as one-third of Europeans struggle even with lower-level
reading skills.” More than one-fifth of adults in the US “fall into the illiterate/functionally illiterate
category”. Separately, post-pandemic reading scores for American 13-year-olds are the lowest in
decades. And the Washington-based Center for Global Development recently estimated that literacy
in South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa among those with five years of schooling has decreased by 10%
this past half century.
Experts in the Ljubljana Manifesto record the demerits of digital reading: “Recent studies of
various kinds indicate a decline of critical and conscious reading, slow reading, non-strategic reading
and long-form reading.” When you read a book on paper, you can be entirely inside the experience,
absorb hundreds of pages of details thoroughly and begin to capture the world’s complexity. Online,
says Maryanne Wolf of UCLA, we are “skimming, scanning, scrolling”. The medium is the message:
doing deep reading on your phone is as hard as playing tennis with your phone. Recently, a bright
11-year-old told me I was wasting time on books: he absorbed more information faster from
Wikipedia. He had a point. But digital readers also absorb more misinformation and seldom absorb
fine perspectives.
In short, as professors from Northwestern University foresaw in 2005, we are returning to the
days when only an elite (精英) “reading class” consumes long texts, which is worrying.
32. What can we learn about digital reading from paragraph 1
A. Digital reading has solved the problem of illiteracy.
B. Digital reading has lessened the practice of deep reading.
C. Digital reading has made deep reading accessible to wider readers.
D. Digital reading has aroused a greater appreciation for deep reading.
33. What is the purpose of the figures used in paragraph 2
A. To display the popularity of digital reading.
B. To highlight the advantages of deep reading.
C. To present the unfavorable situation of literacy.
D. To stress the illiterate’s lower-level reading skills.
34. What does the underlined word “demerits” in paragraph 3 mean
A. Effects. B. Depths. C. Features. D. Drawbacks.
35. What might be talked about in the following paragraph
A. Advantages of digital reading. B. Benefits of higher-level reading.
C. Ways to encourage digital reading. D. Measures to practice deep reading.
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能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
The time of day and length of time you nap (打盹儿) can provide benefits or create problems.
Knowing when to nap and providing yourself with a suitable napping environment will produce the
greatest benefits. ____36____ Take a nap if you’re experiencing new tiredness, if you’re about to
experience sleep loss, such as a long travel day or workday or if you want to make naps a part of
your daily routine. Here are four tips to make your naps more effective:
Set aside a certain amount of time. If you wake up feeling groggy (昏沉) after a nap, you’re
sleeping too long. ____37____
Plan to take naps in the afternoon. ____38____ This is because you’re likely to experience a
lower level of sleepiness following lunch. You’re also more likely to avoid interference (打扰) with
nighttime sleep if you nap around this time. However, some people may adjust their napping time to
fit their work or school schedules.
Create a quiet environment. Some people struggle to sleep during the day, but there are measures
you can take to help become more relaxed. Turning off any screens, such as your phone, will make
you avoid interference. ____39____ Adjusting the room temperature to what is comfortable for you
also can make your space more comfortable.
____40____ Allowing yourself enough time to wake up before continuing activities after your
nap is important, as you may feel groggy.
A. Give yourself time to wake up.
B. The best time to nap is around 2 p.m. or 3 p.m.
C. A physical exam or sleep study may be necessary.
D. Talk with your health care team if you nap too much.
E. The proper nap length is between 15 and 30 minutes.
F. Find a quiet space with little light to improve your naps.
G. There are certain times when a nap may be more beneficial to your health.
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)
Every dream lost in the dark longs for a ray of light — and for Lily, that light came from a
stranger.
Months earlier, Lily stared at her glowing laptop, 41 deeply. Her novel centered on
Kate had remained 42 at 10,000 words for a month; not a single new word came to her. In a
moment of overwhelming 43 , she closed the laptop sharply. She murmured, “I’m fooling
myself. I’ll never be a 44 .”
Writing was her lifelong passion, but to support her family and pursue a steady livelihood, she
45 her writing ambition and took up teaching. For thirty years, she fostered students’
imagination, while her own literary passion slowly 46 . Yet when she finally embarked on
writing the novel, the complete absence of 47 crushed her last hope.
One day, after hours of another 48 writing, she walked outside to refresh her mind.
Her mind still clouded and her phone now dead, she found herself 49 — just then Patrick
Kincaid kindly offered her a ride. Sensing her low mood, he encouraged her to share her 50 .
Lily confessed she was struggling to 51 Kate’s story, unable to find her creative rhythm.
He smiled gently, “Stop forcing Kate’s plot — let your heart guide your words.”
His words stirred something deep within her. That night, she wrote 52 , weaving
threads of her own life into Kate’s journey. Six weeks later, she completed the first 53 .
With Patrick’s encouragement, she perfected the manuscript, found a literary agent, and had the book
54 . On its title page, she wrote, “For dreamers in the dark — and the ones who brought them
55 .”
Dreams never fade away; they just wait for a spark to bloom, and now, she was the spark.
41. A. sighing B. complaining C. yawning D. regretting
42. A. completed B. set C. stuck D. aimed
43. A. panic B. defeat C. resolution D. embarrassment
44. A. teacher B. agent C. novelist D. guide
45. A. went after B. set aside C. held onto D. lived out
46. A. rose B. awoke C. erupted D. faded
47. A. inspiration B. support C. courage D. patience
48. A. productive B. effortless C. continuous D. fruitless
49. A. at a distance B. on the go C. at a loss D. in a rush
50. A. troubles B. opinions C. fear D. novel
51. A. polish B. shape C. revise D. adapt
52. A. freely B. anxiously C. restlessly D. cautiously
53. A. scene B. outline C. chapter D. draft
54. A. translated B. promoted C. released D. delivered
55. A. peace B. honor C. dignity D. light
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。
When Jessica Watkins was seven years old, she told her parents she wanted to become an
astronaut. They smiled, 56 (encourage) by her determination, but thought it was just a child’s
dream. Twenty years later, Watkins proved them wrong.
Growing up in a small town, she had limited access 57 science museums or space camps.
Yet she never gave up. Every night, she would study under the dim light, 58 (complete) her
homework before helping her younger siblings.
Her hard work paid off. She earned a scholarship to a top university, 59 she studied geology.
After graduation, she applied to NASA’s astronaut program—twice. The first time, she was turned
60 . But she didn’t let failure define her. She gained more experience, earned a doctorate, and
applied again.
In 2026, Watkins finally received 61 call she had been waiting for. She was selected as one
of twelve 62 (candidate) for the Mars mission training program. When asked about her journey,
she said, “Success is not about never 63 (fall). It’s about getting up one more time than you fall.”
Her story 64 (share) widely on social media, inspiring millions of young people. Today, she
serves as a powerful reminder that with persistence, even the 65 (far) dreams can become reality.
第四部分 写作(共两节，满分 40 分) 第一节(满分 15 分)
你校将组织全校师生参加“见义勇为事迹报告会(Heroes’ Lecture)”，请你代表学生会写一则通
知，刊登在校英文报上。内容包括：
1. 报告时间及地点；
2. 注意事项。
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。
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第二节(满分 25 分)
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。
In my free time, I like hiking challenges. It’s how I feed myself, physically, mentally, spiritually.
I looked over at my husband, Mike, and friends Emily and Jean, who’d joined me on this climb
to the top of Nippletop Mountains. They were all fit, experienced hikers, though not as enthusiastic
about it as me, Mike especially. He’s more of a tech guy.
We’d set off in the morning, dressed in layers against coldness. It took us just less than five
hours to cover the five miles to the peak of Nippletop, with more snow and ice on the rocky trail the
closer we got to the top. It was almost 1:30 pm now. We started to head down soon before it got dark.
A friendly young hiker waved to us. “Hey want me to take your picture ”
“Absolutely!”
Mike gave the hiker his phone. That hiker snapped a few pictures for us.
We continued. I said, “I want to take a different trail so as to save time. It’s steeper (陡峭) but
shorter.”
I led the way. They followed me with some distance apart. Carefully I sidestepped down the
slope. A quarter mile down, I stopped and looked up the trail for the others. I couldn’t see them.
Then a scream broke the quietness. Mike! He sprawled (瘫坐) on a steep, narrow, wooded part of the
trail, about 100 feet ahead of me. Ice everywhere. His hands were holding his right leg tightly.
I shouted, “What happened ”
“I slipped on the ice,” he said. “Then I heard this crack. It hurts badly!”
Moments later, we got to Mike. “What should we do ” I asked. Jean checked Mike’s ankle. “We
need to splint (夹板) it,” she said.
We fixed a hiking pole to Mike’s leg. What now There was no way the three of us women
could carry him down this mountain.
I pulled out my cell phone and called 911. Nothing. No signal. It was the same with the other
three phones.
”Can I help ” It was the guy who’d taken our picture at the mountain top.
注意：1.续写词数应为 150 词左右；
2.请按下面格式在答题卡相应位置作答。
My words came out in a rush.
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An hour went by, then another, and there was nothing we could do except wait for rescue in the
coldness.
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马鞍山二中 2026 届高三下学期英语第二次周测 答案
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)
1. 【答案】B
【原文】M: The weather is a little unusual for this time of the year. Don’t you think, Janet
W: That’s true, Timothy. But it’s supposed to get warmer later in the week. At least the wind has
stopped.
2. 【答案】B
【原文】M: So what do you fancy tonight, Amber I’m pretty starving.
W: Well, Max, we haven’t tried that new Korean place across from the City Library. So why don’t
we check it out
M: Sounds perfect.
3. 【答案】A
【原文】W: Excuse me, could you help me with the self-checkout
M: Of course, I’d be happy to help. Press the start button and scan your purchases. Then press the
pay button. We accept cards and mobile payments.
4. 【答案】C
【原文】M: Hello, Miss Carter. Thanks for meeting me here at the apartment.
W: Oh, I’m excited to take a closer look.
M: This is one of our most popular listings. It is well-maintained by the current owners, so you
shouldn’t have to worry about major repairs anytime soon.
5.【答案】B
【原文】W: Have you seen the latest update on the school website The new plan looks great.
M: Yes, I like the idea of building a vegetable garden on the roof. It’s a very sustainable project.
第二节(共 15 小题;每小题 1.5 分，满分 22.5 分)
【答案】6. B 7. B
【原文】W: How are you feeling about the volleyball next week Your team’s done brilliantly to get
into the final!
M: Yeah. Everyone’s pretty convinced we’ll be bringing home the winners’ cup, so there’ll be loads
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more fans at the game than we’re used to.
W: So will there be any challenges
M: Well, the team we’re playing against is a bit of an unknown quantity. We don’t really know what
they’re capable of. I mean, if they happen to be on top form, as they were earlier in the tournament,
we may struggle.
【答案】8. C 9. A 10. A
【原文】W: That new sleep tracker you recommended is fascinating... and slightly terrifying.
M: How so The data’s been eye-opening for me.
W: According to this, for 88% of the time, I don’t get into deep sleep.
M: What’s your sleep efficiency
W: 85% last night, but it ranges from 70% to 90%. Honestly, knowing this might be making my
sleep problem worse.
M: Well, we monitor sleep to improve it, but the monitoring causes stress.
W: Exactly! Maybe ignorance makes it easier.
M: Try using it just weekly for sleep patterns, like your average sleep time.
【答案】11. C 12. C 13. B
【原文】W: Dr. Evans, I’m not sure if I should insist on my kids doing chores. Does it really matter
M: Absolutely. A study published in Child Development found that children who regularly take on
household responsibilities are more likely to be ambitious and independent adults.
W: That makes sense, but how do I get them to do chores without constant arguing
M: The key is to match tasks to the child’s age. For younger kids, start with small jobs — like
having a 2-or 3-year-old put away toys. Around 10 or 11, they can handle changing bedsheets.
W: And how do I keep them motivated
M: Start by making chores fun, turning them into a game. Also, praise their effort — a star chart
can work well. But most importantly, and this is often overlooked, be the example you want your
children to follow.
【答案】14. C 15. C 16. B 17. A
【原文】W: At the age of 17, Eli Zied, the senior high school student from New York City, is also the
CEO of the up-and-coming fashion brand Habits 365. Eli, how do you balance your academic life
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with your business goals
M: As a student, getting good grades is still my main priority.
W: What were some of the first things you did to start your business in the very beginning
M: I started out creating designs and making logos, and then my older brother Spencer came to help
me with the business. We got the ball rolling by selling to our classmates, relatives, and the like.
W: What was the biggest challenge along the way
M: I’d say the biggest issue was the risk of buying large quantities of materials to be more
cost-efficient. We had to be confident that people would like and buy our products, so we ran online
surveys among our early followers to get a better sense of what they wanted.
W: You’ve gained lots of publicity through celebrities and influencers, ranging from NBA athletes to
singers. How did you go about creating such a wide base
M: I basically contacted many athletes, musicians, and others with strong online influence. Having
influencers wear our products has been one of the biggest drivers of growth. Now, we have over
80,000 followers!
【答案】18. C 19. A 20. A
【原文】W: Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for joining our online session. Today, we will be
discussing time management strategies. Our speaker, Dr. Susan Martin, is a renowned expert in time
management. She has written several bestselling books on the topic, including The Focused Mind,
which shows readers how to master their attention, and Time for What Matters, a practical guide to
priority-based living. Both works have been translated into multiple languages and are reaching a
global readership.
The presentation will last for about 45 minutes, followed by a 15-minute Q&A session. During the
talk, Dr. Martin will cover key strategies, including setting clear goals, prioritizing tasks, and using
time blocking techniques. These methods are designed to increase efficiency and create space for
meaningful activities, and, above all, to reduce stress — a benefit that many find both fresh and
valuable.
To make the most of this session, please type your questions into the chat box throughout the
presentation. I will select some of the most representative questions, and Dr. Martin will address
them after her talk. Thank you again for being here — let’s begin.
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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)
A
21. A 22. C 23. B
21.细节理解题。根据第二段中“Fuel consumption decreases the slower you drive, because the
moving car has to overcome fewer physical forces such as air resistance and rolling friction (摩擦)
between tyres and road.(你开得越慢，燃油消耗就越少，因为行驶中的汽车需要克服的物理阻力
就越少，比如空气阻力和轮胎与路面之间的滚动摩擦力)”可知，以较低的速度行驶有助于减少
燃油消耗是因为它削弱了汽车必须对抗的物理力。故选 A。
22.细 节 理 解 题 。 根 据 STREAMLINE THE CAR 部 分 中 “Four open windows increase fuel
consumption by up to 27%.(四个打开的窗户会使燃油消耗增加高达 27%)”可知，如果开车时车
窗大开，会导致燃油使用量急剧上升。故选 C。
23.细节理解题。根据图表中“Speed:130→110 km/h (Fuel/CO Saving)( 车速：130 →110 公里/小
时（燃油/二氧化碳节省）)”对应的“16%”可知，根据 FDM 的数据，将车速从 130km/h 降至
110km/h 的节油效果是 16%。故选 B。
B
24. A 25. D 26. B 27. A
24.细节理解题。根据第一段中“We called a repairman, only to be told the dishwasher would have to
be replaced. A new one was ordered but it would not arrive for more than a month. As my mother
had a tight schedule, I had no choice but to take on the task of washing dishes by hand after dinner.
(我们叫了修理工，却被告知洗碗机必须更换。我们订购了一台新的，但需要一个多月才能到
货。由于母亲日程紧张，我别无选择，只好承担起晚饭后手洗碗碟的任务)”可知，作者开始手
洗碗碟是因为旧洗碗机坏了。故选 A 项。
25.细节理解题。根据第二段中“At the beginning, I was annoyed when doing the dishes. I was in a
rush to be done with them since I had an endless list of things to finish as a high school student
taking a tough course load. (刚开始，我洗碗时感到很恼火。我急于尽快洗完，因为作为一名课
业繁重的高中生，我有做不完的事情)”可知，作者最初认为洗碗是一件令人厌烦的负担。故选
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D 项。
26.词句猜测题。根据第三段中“We did finally get the new dishwasher placed. However, I continued
to wash dishes by hand after dinner, perplexing my mother immensely. (我们终于把新洗碗机安放
好了。然而，我晚饭后继续手洗碗碟，这让母亲 perplexing 不已)”可知，尽管新洗碗机已经安
装到位，但作者却仍坚持手洗，这种行为与常理不符，会让母亲感到“困惑”。故划线词perplexing
意为“使困惑”，与“Puzzling”同义。故选 B 项。
27.推 理 判 断 题 。 根 据 倒 数 第 二 段 中 “I’ve caged myself in a prison of my ambitions and
expectations, cut off from many aspects of the world.(我把自己囚禁在野心和期望的监狱里，与世
界的许多方面隔绝了)”和最后一段中“However, standing at the same spot every day in front of the
kitchen window washing dishes has allowed me to recover some of it. My mind has taken snap-shots
of the changing view over the yard outside the kitchen window and meditated on the passage of time
in this sliver of the universe in front of me. (然而，每天站在厨房窗前同一个位置洗碗，让我找回
了一部分这样的联系。我的脑海中捕捉着厨房窗外院子景色的变化，沉思着眼前这一方天地里
时间的流逝)”可知，作者每天站在厨房窗前同一个位置洗碗，脑海中捕捉着厨房窗外院子景色
的变化，对自然之美变得更加敏感。故选 A 项。
C
28．D 29．A 30．C 31．B
28．细节理解题。根据第二段“Most were born in captivity; consequently, they lack essential
survival skills, making their release into the wild a death sentence.(大多数白鲸是在圈养环境中出
生的；因此，它们缺乏基本的生存技能，这使得将它们放归野外无异于判它们死刑)”可知，马
林兰的白鲸无法在野外生存是因为它们缺乏基本的生存技能，故选 D 项。
29．细节理解题。根据第三段“Unexpectedly, however, federal officials turned down the request
flatly. They cited laws that ban the use of cetaceans for entertainment, arguing that relocating the
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whales would only keep them confined (受限) in tanks, which went against the spirit of the law.(然
而，出乎意料的是，联邦官员断然拒绝了这一请求。他们援引了禁止将鲸类用于娱乐的法律，
认为转移这些鲸鱼只会让它们继续被关在水箱里，这违反了法律精神)”可知，加拿大政府拒绝
转移请求是因为这与相关法律精神相冲突，故选 A 项。
30．词句猜测题。根据第四段“Once kept for human amusement, these belugas now face being
forgotten — a tragic “selective abandonment,” unlike well-known species that draw public
concern.(这些白鲸曾经被圈养供人类娱乐，现在却面临被遗忘的命运——这是一种悲惨的
“selective abandonment”，不像那些备受公众关注的知名物种)”可知，人类忽视这些白鲸，却关
注其他知名物种，即忽视一些动物而照顾另一些动物，selective abandonment 意思是“选择性遗
弃”。故选 C 项。
31．推理判断题。根据最后一段“Above all, their suffering reveals a painful truth: humans often use
animals for pleasure and profit, only to cast them aside when they are no longer useful. In fact,
protecting animals means keeping our promise to care for those we have taken in, especially when
they are at their most vulnerable.(最重要的是，它们的遭遇揭示了一个痛苦的事实：人类常常为
了娱乐和利益利用动物，而当它们不再有用时就将其抛弃。事实上，保护动物意味着遵守我们
的承诺，照顾好我们所收留的动物，尤其是当它们处于最脆弱的时候)”可知，作者主要想传达
的信息是人类必须对他们所利用的动物负责，故选 B 项。
D
32. B 33. C 34. D 35. D
32.细节理解题。根据第一段中“Digital reading appears to be destroying habits of “deep reading”.
(数字阅读似乎正在破坏“深度阅读”的习惯。)”和“The digital field may promote more reading than
ever in history, but it also offers many temptations to read in a superficial and scattered (零散的)
manner — or even not to read at all. This increasingly endangers higher-level reading.(数字领域可
能比历史上任何时候都促进了更多的阅读，但它也提供了许多诱惑，以肤浅和分散的方式阅读
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——甚至根本不阅读。这越来越危及更高水平的阅读。)”可知，数字阅读削弱了深度阅读的实
践。故选 B 项。
33.推 理 判 断 题 。 根 据 第 二 段 中 “As the Ljubljana Manifesto notes, “as much as one-third of
Europeans struggle even with lower-level reading skills.” More than one-fifth of adults in the US
“fall into the illiterate/functionally illiterate category”. Separately, post-pandemic reading scores for
American 13-year-olds are the lowest in decades. And the Washington-based Center for Global
Development recently estimated that literacy in South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa among those
with five years of schooling has decreased by 10% this past half century. (正如《卢布尔雅那宣言》
所指出的，“多达三分之一的欧洲人甚至在较低水平的阅读技能上挣扎。”超过五分之一的美国
成年人“属于文盲/功能性文盲”。另外，大流行后美国 13 岁儿童的阅读分数是几十年来最低的。
总部位于华盛顿的全球发展中心(Center for Global Development)最近估计，在过去的半个世纪
里，南亚和撒哈拉以南非洲地区接受过 5 年教育的儿童的识字率下降了 10%。)”可知，这些数
字展示了目前读写能力的状况不容乐观。故选 C 项。
34.词句猜测题。根据划线词所在句“Experts in the Ljubljana Manifesto record the demerits of
digital reading: “Recent studies of various kinds indicate a decline of critical and conscious reading,
slow reading, non-strategic reading and long-form reading.” (《卢布尔雅那宣言》的专家们记录了
数字阅读的 demerits：“最近各种各样的研究表明，批判性阅读、有意识阅读、慢读、非战略性
阅读和长篇阅读的数量正在下降。”)”中“a decline of critical and conscious reading, slow reading,
non-strategic reading and long-form reading”可知，这些都是数字阅读盛行带来的问题和弊端，
所以划线词 demerits 与 drawbacks 同义，意为“缺点，弊端 ”。故选 D 项。
35.推理判断题。根据最后一段“In short, as professors from Northwestern University foresaw in
2005, we are returning to the days when only an elite (精英) “reading class” consumes long texts,
which is worrying. (简而言之，正如西北大学的教授们在 2005 年所预见的那样，我们正在回到
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只有精英“阅读阶层”才会阅读长文本的时代，这令人担忧。)”可知，文章最后表达了作者对现
状的担忧，害怕我们会回到只有精英“阅读阶层”才会阅读长文本的时代。由此推知，作者接下
来可能会就如何练习深度阅读给出具体的建议。故选 D 项。
第二节(共 5 小题；每小题 2.5 分，满分 12.5 分)
36. G 37. E 38. B 39. F 40. A
36.上文“Knowing when to nap and providing yourself with a suitable napping environment will
produce the greatest benefits.(知道什么时候小睡，并为自己提供一个合适的小睡环境将产生最大
的好处。)”指出小睡对你有好处，空处承接上文，继续描述小睡的好处，G 项“有些时候，小
睡可能对你的健康更有益。”符合，故选 G。
37.上文“If you wake up feeling groggy (昏沉) after a nap, you’re sleeping too long.(如果你在小睡
后醒来感到头昏眼花，说明你睡得太久了。)”指出小睡的时间太久会让你感到头昏眼花，所以
不要花太长时间小睡，空处承接上文，介绍合适的小睡时间，E 项“适当的小睡时间在 15 到 30
分钟之间。”符合语境，故选 E。
38.上文“Plan to take naps in the afternoon.(计划在下午小睡一会儿。)”是本段主题句，由此可知，
本段主要介绍了小睡最好在下午，B 项“午小睡的最佳时间是下午 2 点或 3 点左右。”符合，具
体介绍了下午小睡的时间，故选 B。
39.根据本段首句“Create a quiet environment.(创造一个安静的环境。)”和上文“Turning off any
screens, such as your phone, will make you avoid interference. (关闭所有屏幕，比如手机，可以避
免干扰。)”可知，要找一个安静，没有光线的地方小睡，F 项“找一个安静、光线不足的地方来
改善你的小睡。”符合，故选 F。
40.根据下文“Allowing yourself enough time to wake up before continuing activities after your nap
is important, as you may feel groggy.(在小睡后继续活动之前，给自己足够的时间醒来是很重要
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的，因为你可能会感到头昏眼花。)”可知，在小睡后要给自己足够的时间来清醒，A 项“给自
己一点时间醒来。”符合，故选 A。
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)
41. A 42. C 43. B 44. C 45. B 46. D 47. A 48. D 49. C 50. A
51. B 52. A 53. D 54. C 55. D
41. 考查动词词义辨析。句意：几个月前，莉莉盯着发光的笔记本电脑，深深地叹气。A. sighing
叹气；B. complaining 抱怨；C. yawning 打哈欠；D. regretting 后悔。根据后文“not a single new
word came to her”可知，莉莉写不出新内容，心情低落，因此叹气。故选 A 项。
42. 考查动词词义辨析。句意：她以凯特为主角的小说一个月来一直停留在一万字，没有写出
一个新字。A. completed 完成；B. set 放置；C. stuck 卡住；D. aimed 瞄准。根据后文“not a single
new word came to her”可知，小说写作陷入停滞，字数一直没有进展。故选 C 项。
43. 考查名词词义辨析。句意：在极度的挫败感中，她猛地合上了电脑。A. panic 恐慌；B. defeat
挫败；C. resolution 决心；D. embarrassment 尴尬。根据后文“She murmured, “I’m fooling myself.
I’ll never be a ______ .””可知，莉莉因写不出东西感到强烈的挫败感。故选 B 项。
44. 考查名词词义辨析。句意：她喃喃道：“我在自欺欺人，我永远成不了小说家。”A. teacher
教师；B. agent 代理人；C. novelist 小说家；D. guide 向导。根据前文“Her novel centered on Kate
had remained ______ at 10,000 words for a month”可知，莉莉一直在写小说，她的目标是成为小
说家。故选 C 项。
45. 考查动词短语辨析。句意：为了养家和追求稳定生活，她搁置了写作抱负，当了老师。A.
went after 追求；B. set aside 搁置；C. held onto 坚持；D. lived out 实现。根据前文“Writing was
her lifelong passion, but to support her family and pursue a steady livelihood”可知，莉莉因为现实
原因放弃了写作梦想。故选 B 项。
46. 考查动词词义辨析。句意：三十年来，她培养学生的想象力，而自己的文学热情慢慢消退。
A. rose 上升；B. awoke 唤醒；C. erupted 爆发；D. faded 消退。根据前文“she ______ her writing
ambition and took up teaching.”可知，因为长期不写作，她的创作热情逐渐消失。故选 D 项。
47. 考查名词词义辨析。句意：然而当她开始写小说时，完全缺乏灵感粉碎了她最后的希望。
A. inspiration 灵感；B. support 支持；C. courage 勇气；D. patience 耐心。根据前文“not a single
new word came to her”可知，莉莉写不出新内容是因为完全没有创作灵感。故选 A 项。
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48. 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：一天，在又几个小时毫无结果的写作后，她走出门去清醒头
脑。A. productive 多产的；B. effortless 不费力的；C. continuous 连续的；D. fruitless 无结果的。
根据前文“not a single new word came to her”可知，她长时间写不出新内容，这次写作也是毫无
成果。故选 D 项。
49. 考查短语辨析。句意：她思绪混乱，手机也没电了，一时不知所措——就在这时，帕特里
克·金凯德好心让她搭了个便车。A. at a distance 远处；B. on the go 忙个不停；C. at a loss 不知
所措；D. in a rush 匆忙。根据前文“her mind still clouded and her phone now dead”可知，莉莉心
情低落又遇到手机没电，陷入迷茫无助的状态。故选 C 项。
50. 考查名词词义辨析。句意：他察觉到她情绪低落，鼓励她分享烦恼。A. troubles 烦恼；B.
opinions 观点；C. fear 恐惧；D. novel 小说。根据前文“Sensing her low mood”以及后文莉莉倾
诉创作困境可知，陌生人让她把心里的烦恼说出来。故选 A 项。
51. 考查动词词义辨析。句意：莉莉承认她很难塑造凯特的故事，找不到自己的创作节奏。A.
polish 润色；B. shape 塑造；C. revise 修改；D. adapt 改编。根据前文“Her novel centered on Kate
had remained ______ at 10,000 words for a month”可知，她的小说一直停滞无法推进。故选 B 项。
52. 考查副词词义辨析。句意：那天晚上，她自由地写作，把自己的生活融入凯特的旅程。A.
freely 自由地；B. anxiously 焦虑地；C. restlessly 不安地；D. cautiously 谨慎地。根据前文“Stop
forcing Kate’s plot — let your heart guide your words”可知，陌生人的话让她放下压力，随心创
作。故选 A 项。
53. 考查名词词义辨析。句意：六周后，她完成了第一份草稿。A. scene 场景；B. outline 大纲；
C. chapter 章节；D. draft 草稿。根据后文“With Patrick’s encouragement, she perfected the
manuscript”可知，她先完成初稿，之后再进行修改完善。故选 D 项。
54. 考查动词词义辨析。句意：在帕特里克鼓励下，她完善手稿，找到代理人，让小说得以出
版。A. translated 翻译；B. promoted 推广；C. released 出版；D. delivered 递送。根据前文“found
a literary agent”以及后文“On its title page”可知，小说最终成功出版发行。故选 C 项。
55. 考查名词词义辨析。句意：在扉页上她写道：“致黑暗中的追梦人，以及带给他们光明的人。
”A. peace 和平；B. honor 荣誉；C. dignity 尊严；D. light 光明。根据前文“Every dream lost in the
dark longs for a ray of light — and for Lily, that light came from a stranger”可知，陌生人的鼓励就
像一束光，照亮了她的梦想。故选 D 项。
第二节(共 10 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 15 分)
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56. encouraged 57. to 58. to complete 59. where 60. down
61. the 62. candidates 63. falling 64. was shared 65. farthest / furthest
56. 【答案】 encouraged
【解析】 主语 They 与 encourage 之间为被动关系，意为“他们被她的决心所鼓舞”，故用
过去分词 encouraged 作伴随状语。
57. 【答案】 to
【解析】 access to 为固定搭配，意为“进入/使用……的途径或机会”，此处表示“她接触
科学博物馆或太空营的机会有限”。
58. 【答案】 to complete
【解析】不定式作目的状语，表“学习的目的是完成作业”，与后文“before helping her younger
siblings”的时间逻辑一致；若用现在分词 completing，表“学习同时完成作业”，与“before”
的时间先后关系矛盾，故排除。
59. 【答案】 where
【解析】 先行词为 a top university，关系词在定语从句中作地点状语，故用关系副词 where
引导。
60. 【答案】 down
【解析】 turn down 为固定短语，意为“拒绝”，此处表示“她被拒绝了”。
61. 【答案】 the
【解析】 此处特指她一直等待的那个电话，故用定冠词 the 表示特指。
62. 【答案】 candidates
【解析】 前面有数词 twelve 修饰，故用名词复数形式 candidates，表示“十二名候选人”。
63. 【答案】 falling
【解析】 介词 about 后接动词时应用动名词形式，fall 的动名词为 falling。never falling 意
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为“从不跌倒”。
64. 【答案】 was shared
【解析】主语 Her story 为单数，与 share 为被动关系，且全文为一般过去时，故用一般过
去时被动语态 was shared（主谓一致）。
65. 【答案】 farthest / furthest
【解析】 根据句意“最遥远的梦想”，应用形容词 far 的最高级，farthest 或 furthest 均可，
表示“最远的”。
第四部分 写作(共两节，满分 40 分)
第一节(满分 15 分)
In order to promote heroes’ virtue and spread the positive energy, our school is scheduled to
organize a heroes’ lecture in the school conference hall at 9:00 a.m this Saturday, when a number of
heroes in our city will be invited to deliver speeches about heroic actions. All teachers and students
are supposed to take part in the meeting on time, listen carefully, and write your impressions and
thoughts on the heroic deeds after the lecture.
I am sure you will benefit a lot and feel inspired to learn from them as well as work harder in
future. Looking forward to your arrival.
The Students’ Union
第二节(满分 25 分)
My words came out in a rush. “Yes, please! Mike needs help. He fell on the ice and hurt his ankle.
We don’t have any phone signal to call for help. We tried all our phones but couldn’t get a
connection.” The hiker nodded. “I’ll go down and call 911. Don’t worry. I’ll be back with help.”
An hour went by, then another, and there was nothing we could do except wait for rescue in the
coldness. Finally, we saw several rescue workers coming up the trail. They had blankets, splints, and
a stretcher for Mike. I thanked the hiker for his help. He smiled and said, “It’s no problem. I’m just
glad I was able to help.” Mike was taken to the hospital and was able to make a full recovery. I’ll
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never forget the kindness of that hiker, whose actions will stay with me forever.
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