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河南省襄城县部分学校2025-2026学年高二下学期期中考试英语试卷
第一部分 听力（略）
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
Stand-Up Science: Myth Understandings
Stand-Up Science is part stand-up set, part science talk. Two local scientists join Shane Mauss live on stage for a smart and interesting evening that features comedy, a science panel and an audience Q&A. This show’s theme is Myth Understandings, discussing persistent myths and unreasonable beliefs based on old ideas while understanding how our incorrect thought patterns and our natural social tendencies lead us to love myths and traditional tales.
Tickets
Tickets for each show are sold separately.
Adults: $30 Kids (under 18): $15 Elderly (over 60): $10
Schedule
Doors: 6 p.m. Pre-Show Mixer: 6-7: 30 p.m. Show Starts: 7: 30 p.m.
About the Comedian
Shane Mauss is an award-winning comedian and science communicator. His career took off 20 years ago when he won “Best Stand Up” at HBO’s Comedy Arts Festival, kicking off a run of late-night TV appearances and sold-out bining his natural curiosity with his love of comedy, Shane began his podcast, Here We Are, where he has interviewed more than 400 scientists and built a reputation for making complex ideas accessible and funny.
Shane’s ability to tackle complex topics and combine comedy with real science has inspired many unique shows designed to get the audience thinking. He is currently touring across the country in advance of two upcoming hour-long comedy specials called Trips, which will be shown for the first time on April 19, 2026.
1. Who might be a target audience of Stand-Up Science
A. A parent looking for family-friendly activities.
B. A housewife who prefers watching movies at home.
C. A teenager preparing for an English writing contest.
D. A university student who enjoys science-themed talks.
2. How much should twelve-year-old twins pay for a show
A. $15. B. $30. C. $45. D. $60.
3. What can we learn about Shane Mauss from the text
A. Trips will be released on April 19, 2027.
B. He had won “Best Stand Up” more than twice.
C. He is touring around the world to prepare a show.
D. His podcast makes difficult ideas easy to understand.
B
Sui Yuwei, a senior English tour guide in Shenyang, has never been busier. With 17 years of experience, he now leads six tours per week — a 30% increase in bookings — and trains new multilingual guides in packed lectures. “I wish I could clone myself!” he jokes.
His bustling schedule reflects a nationwide trend. As China continues to ease visa- free entry policies, cities like Shenyang are welcoming a growing wave of curious and excited overseas tourists. In the current wave of interest in travel to China, multilingual guides like Sui have become essential bridges for cultural exchange.
A Shenyang local, Sui is known for his detailed English narrations of the Shenyang Imperial Palace and the Liaoning Provincial Museum. Since last year, he has noticed a sharp rise in demand for foreign-language guides, with business inquiries in January alone having climbed by over 30% compared to the same period last year.
This demand isn’t limited to Shenyang. In Shanghai, social media trends like “Weekend in China” among South Korean travelers have brought crowds to landmarks, urging agencies to rehire retired guides and recruit bilingual graduates.
According to Sui, the return of foreign tourists is a key factor in the guide shortage. “Many foreign visitors who first come to Shenyang for business later contact me again, this time asking me to show them around other Chinese cities as tourists,” he explained.
Recognizing the positive market outlook, travel agencies across China are quickly adapting their strategies and expanding services. Sui himself has co-founded a foreign-language guide training program, which has already prepared nearly 300 new guides to meet the rising demand.
These multilingual guides are turning historical sites into vibrant classrooms, reshaping how China’s stories are shared with the world. They act as human bridges, making China’s vast history accessible and relatable.
4. Why did Sui joke, “I wish I could clone myself”
A. To complain about low wages.
B. To show his curiosity about cloning.
C. To humorously express his busyness.
D. To stress the challenges of training new guides.
5. What has contributed most to China’s recent tourism growth
A. The sharp return of foreign guides.
B. The widening visa-free entry policy.
C. The newly launched tour-guide training courses.
D. The spread of “Weekend in China” TV programs.
6. How do travel agencies respond to the current trend
A. By adjusting strategies and enhancing services.
B. By hiring foreign staff to meet rising demand.
C. By cutting down services to guarantee quality.
D. By lowering tour prices to attract more tourists.
7. What can be a suitable title for the text
A. A Day in the Life of a Shenyang Tour Guide
B. From Storyteller to Trainer; A Guide’s Journey
C. Social Media Trends Reshape China’s Tourism
D. Multilingual Guides: China’s New Cultural Bridges
C
On a quiet street in Bangkok, a shop owner watches water rise through her floor for the third time this year. She simply moves her goods to the second floor and waits. Four blocks away, a newly built park is doing something strange — it’s designed to flood.
This is not failure. This is adaptation.
For more than a century, cities treated water as the enemy to be defeated. Engineers built higher walls, stronger pumps (泵) and deeper channels. The enemy metaphor ran deep: We “fight” floods, “battle” rising seas and storm surges. And for a while, it worked, or seemed to.
Then came the storms that broke the walls. Hurricane Sandy flooded 51 square kilometers of New York City in 2012. In 2021, floods in Germany killed more than 180 people despite advanced warning systems. The concrete defenses, perfected over generations, were failing in plain sight.
What these events exposed was not a problem in engineering, but a problem in thinking. You cannot defeat water; you can only delay it. And delay is not a strategy.
Not with a bang, but with a rethink. In Copenhagen, after a 2011 flood caused nearly a billion dollars in damage, city planners didn’t just rebuild — they redesigned. A new park called Tasinge Plads now serves as a public square when dry and a retention pond (蓄水池) when rains come. Children play on equipment that doubles as water storage. The enemy has become a neighbor.
The most telling change may be happening in the Netherlands, a country that literally built itself on the idea of defeating water. However, the Room for the River program, begun in 2007, has done something unconventional: it moved dikes (堤坝) back, lowered floodplains, and gave rivers room to breathe. When water rises now, it flows where it’s meant to go.
Back in Bangkok, the shop owner knows something that city engineers are only beginning to learn. Water doesn’t need to be fought. It needs to be expected.
The old question was: How high can we build the wall
The new question is: What can we build that water can live with
8. How does the author present the issue in the first paragraph
A. By describing a scene. B. By presenting a comparison.
C. By citing a shop owner. D. By explaining a phenomenon.
9. What does the author try to illustrate in paragraph 4
A. The inconvenience of concrete defenses.
B. The severity of natural disasters worldwide.
C. The shortage of advanced warning systems.
D. The ineffectiveness of old flood control ways.
10. What is Netherlands’ water management like according to the text
A. Cautious and flexible. B. Economical and reliable.
C. Innovative and reasonable. D. Efficient and systematic.
11. What do the two questions at the end of the text mainly show
A. The necessity of construction. B. The importance of engineering.
C. The transformation in concepts. D. The trouble in solving problems.
D
In the digital age, many people feel unable to focus on anything demanding, yet can spend hours scrolling on their phones. Neuroscience suggests this is not a sign of weak character but the result of how the brain’s reward system works.
The brain is constantly doing a cost-benefit calculation: Which action will bring the greatest reward for the least effort This process relies heavily on a chemical called dopamine. Contrary to popular belief, dopamine is not the “pleasure chemical” but the “wanting chemical”. It rises mainly in anticipation of a reward, pushing us to keep searching, clicking, and consuming.
Modern apps, games and snacks are carefully designed to deliver quick, effortless rewards. When the brain receives too many of these “easy hits”, it adapts. Dopamine receptors are downregulated, meaning more stimulation is needed to achieve the same level of interest. Activities that once felt satisfying — reading, studying, exercising — begin to seem dull or even painful by comparison. Like a drug user developing tolerance, the constant seeker of instant satisfaction becomes increasingly unmotivated.
The good news is that the brain is plastic; its circuits can be reshaped. One suggested method is a “dopamine detox (多巴胺戒断)”. This does not remove dopamine itself, but temporarily cuts down on the most intense, low-effort sources of stimulation, such as social media, online games and junk food. During this period, people are encouraged to replace them with slower, effortful activities: walking without a phone, cooking, writing by hand or doing focused work.
At first, these activities feel boring, and withdrawal symptoms like restlessness or irritability (易怒) are common. However, as time passes, the brain recalibrates (重新校准). Dopamine receptors become more sensitive, and natural rewards — finishing a task, understanding a concept, completing a workout — start to feel enjoyable again. The balance shifts from seeking short-lived pleasure to building deeper satisfaction.
Over time, choosing difficult but meaningful tasks can become easier than escaping into distraction. Each decision to concentrate rather than click strengthens brain regions responsible for self-control and weakens those driven by impulse (冲动). In this way, changing our everyday habits and environments may gradually turn discipline from a constant struggle into a more natural way of living.
12. Which of the following best describes dopamine in paragraph 2
A. It is released after receiving a guaranteed reward.
B. It is a cost-benefit calculation that the brain is doing.
C. It is the “wanting chemical” that motivates behaviors.
D. It is the “pleasure chemical” in anticipation of a reward.
13. Why do “effortful activities” feel painful to instant satisfaction seekers
A. They give too little dopamine for the brain.
B. The brain expects high reward with low effort.
C. The brain no longer feels any real satisfaction.
D. Social media has broken the brain's reward system.
14. What might be helpful for practicing a “dopamine detox”
A. Cooking or walking without a phone. B. Seeking short-lived pleasure actively.
C. Escaping into distraction deliberately. D. Clicking and consuming in moderation.
15. What is the core purpose of a dopamine detox
A. To avoid all modern technology and social life.
B. To eliminate dopamine production permanently.
C. To increase the brain's sensitivity to natural rewards.
D. To force the brain to choose pleasure over satisfaction.
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。
To be “literate” implies the ability to decode language on its most basic terms, but literacy also expands to one’s ability to “read and write” the world. ____16____ Soccer players, for example, learn the game language. Doctors talk medical terms. Literacy in these specific languages allows us to navigate, participate in and contribute to such a world.
Famous writers have penned literacy narratives to reveal the journey of language learning. But you don’t have to be famous to tell your own— everyone has their own story to tell about their relationships with reading and writing. ____17____
Recall a story linked to your personal history of reading and writing. Perhaps you want to write about your favorite book and its impact on you. ____18____ Whatever it is, make sure to consider why this particular story is the most important to tell. Once you’ve settled on your story, picture the first scene that comes to mind. Take the story of your favorite book: it may start with describing where you were when you first got it. ____19____ Where did this lead you in your writing and reading journey
Writing literacy narratives can be joyful, but it can also trigger hidden feelings about the complexities of literacy. ____20____ Writing them down can help us explore these feelings in order to strengthen our relationship with reading and writing. This, in turn, deepens our understanding of ourselves and others.
A. Ready to go but stuck for a start
B. Continue from there to explore further.
C. At any given moment, we all orbit language worlds.
D. Usually, there are powerful lessons and truths found in it.
E. What are your strongest memories of reading and writing
F. Maybe you remember your first brush with poetry’s great power.
G. Many of us carry scars and wounds from early literacy experiences.
第三部分 语言知识运用（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，从短文后各题所给的四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I had just moved to Phoenix. I was totally ____21____ in a city where I didn’t yet know anyone. On Christmas Eve, I went out to see a movie to ____22____. Driving back in the dark, I lost my ____23____. The more turns I made, the more I got turned around. I drove and drove in circles.
Eventually, I ____24____ on the side of the road and looked at the map. But I didn’t ____25____ where I was. Lonely and desperate, I had a good ____26____ cry. Then I saw a car slowing to a stop. A couple ____27____ my window and asked if I was OK. Learning I couldn’t find my way home, they drove me all the way across Phoenix. It turned out I was on the ____28____ side of town. When the couple left, they asked me if I would be home on Christmas. I ____29____.
The next day, around noon, the couple showed up with a picnic basket full of ____30____. They shared their Christmas dinner with me. The ____31____ that they did that on Christmas of all days — when I’m ____32____ they have their own traditions and their own families — to spend that time with me as a ____33____ stranger really touched my heart.
Nearly 40 years later, inspired by their ____34____, I still look for opportunities every single holiday season to ____35____ with others who might be spending the holidays alone.
21. A. curious B. alone C. different D. content
22. A. cheer up B. calm down C. reach out D. show off
23. A. direction B. balance C. patience D. mind
24. A. broke down B. turned up C. pulled over D. moved around
25. A. care B. explain C. accept D. recognize
26. A. self-doubt B. self-comfort C. self-pity D. self-regret
27. A. opened B. approached C. passed D. observed
28. A. poor B. opposite C. right D. quiet
29. A. hesitated B. agreed C. panicked D. nodded
30. A. dishes B. decorations C. gifts D. cards
31. A. belief B. possibility C. idea D. fact
32. A. afraid B. glad C. grateful D. sure
33. A. so-called B. long-awaited C. total D. familiar
34. A. example B. wisdom C. experience D. courage
35. A. side B. cooperate C. connect D. bargain
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。
In early November, seeders moved up and down the fields, placing wheat seeds in the soil in ____36____ agricultural district of Dongying, Shandong province. It’s hard to imagine back in 2010, nothing would grow on the bare, white stretch of saline-alkaline land (盐碱地), just thin cotton with ____37____ (pitiful) low yields. “The land ____38____ (consider) worthless. Fellow farmers rented it to me for only 50 yuan per mu,” said Li Dianquan, a local farmer.
On the shores of the Bohai Sea where the winding Yellow River ____39____ (empty) into the ocean, Dongying’s landscape has been shaped by an unusual geographical legacy. The gradual withdrawal of seawater over time left behind salt deposits ____40____ have created 227,330 hectares of saline-alkaline land.
“In the autumn harvest season, Shandong’s landscape is a colorful palette (调色板), ____41____ the last color we want to see is the white of saline-alkaline land,” said Wang Jingdong, an official of the Department of Agriculture. This year farmers started planting a new strain of wheat, which has resistance ____42____ pests and diseases.
The fourth general conference called for enhancing overall agricultural production performance, quality and ____43____ (efficient). Saline-alkaline land use is a crucial part of this effort, which holds significant strategic importance for safeguarding national food security and ____44____ (ensure) China’s food supply remains firmly in its own hands. Shandong is exploring a path ____45____ (characterize) by ecological prioritization and technological support.
第四部分 书面表达（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（满分15分）
46. 假定你是学生李华，上周末参加了学校组织的为期一天的蔬菜基地社会实践，收获颇丰。你校英文公众号Youth Voice正发起以Field Labor为主题的互动分享，请你撰写跟帖，内容包括：
1. 简述经历；
2. 分享收获。
（参考词汇：蔬菜基地 vegetable base）
注意：
1. 词数80词左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答；
3. 开头结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Hello guys! _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Drop your story below!
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。
Growing up in Istanbul, Turkey, I was accustomed to seeing street cats all over the city. But one yellow tabby with beautiful brown eyes captured my heart. We played our version of hide-and-seek around the yard — he would sneak up from behind a tree until he reached me, and I would act startled. I named him Skippy.
Our bond soon traveled beyond the boundaries of our yard. Every morning, he would walk me to school. Every afternoon, he’d wait at our home entrance, recognize my footsteps regardless of which shoes I was wearing, and meow his greeting. My mother, worried about germs, established a strict rule — Skippy was to remain an outdoor cat. However, love knows no rules. Each night, he would secretly slip in through my window, sleeping warmly at my feet. At sunrise, I’d let him out, only for him to run to me as if we hadn’t seen each other for ages.
This routine continued for seven years. Then came a life-altering decision: I was going to the United States for college — the hardest choice I’d ever made. Before departure, I hugged Skippy tight, not knowing how to explain that I wouldn’t return from school that day.
Life in the U.S. was busy, but my thoughts often drifted back to Istanbul. In every phone call to my mother, I asked about Skippy. At first, she hesitated. Finally, months later, she sighed softly and broke the news, “He kept coming to your window. Eventually, he stopped eating and disappeared. I’m sorry sweetheart, but he is likely gone.”
There was silence on the phone, interrupted by the sound of my sobbing.
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。
One year later, I flew back for winter break with a mixed feeling of excitement and sadness.
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Suddenly, a flash of movement outside the window of my room made me freeze.
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答案版
河南省襄城县部分学校2025-2026学年高二下学期期中考试英语试卷
第一部分 听力（略）
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
Stand-Up Science: Myth Understandings
Stand-Up Science is part stand-up set, part science talk. Two local scientists join Shane Mauss live on stage for a smart and interesting evening that features comedy, a science panel and an audience Q&A. This show’s theme is Myth Understandings, discussing persistent myths and unreasonable beliefs based on old ideas while understanding how our incorrect thought patterns and our natural social tendencies lead us to love myths and traditional tales.
Tickets
Tickets for each show are sold separately.
Adults: $30 Kids (under 18): $15 Elderly (over 60): $10
Schedule
Doors: 6 p.m. Pre-Show Mixer: 6-7: 30 p.m. Show Starts: 7: 30 p.m.
About the Comedian
Shane Mauss is an award-winning comedian and science communicator. His career took off 20 years ago when he won “Best Stand Up” at HBO’s Comedy Arts Festival, kicking off a run of late-night TV appearances and sold-out bining his natural curiosity with his love of comedy, Shane began his podcast, Here We Are, where he has interviewed more than 400 scientists and built a reputation for making complex ideas accessible and funny.
Shane’s ability to tackle complex topics and combine comedy with real science has inspired many unique shows designed to get the audience thinking. He is currently touring across the country in advance of two upcoming hour-long comedy specials called Trips, which will be shown for the first time on April 19, 2026.
1. Who might be a target audience of Stand-Up Science
A. A parent looking for family-friendly activities.
B. A housewife who prefers watching movies at home.
C. A teenager preparing for an English writing contest.
D. A university student who enjoys science-themed talks.
2. How much should twelve-year-old twins pay for a show
A. $15. B. $30. C. $45. D. $60.
3. What can we learn about Shane Mauss from the text
A. Trips will be released on April 19, 2027.
B. He had won “Best Stand Up” more than twice.
C. He is touring around the world to prepare a show.
D. His podcast makes difficult ideas easy to understand.
【答案】1. D 2. B 3. D
B
Sui Yuwei, a senior English tour guide in Shenyang, has never been busier. With 17 years of experience, he now leads six tours per week — a 30% increase in bookings — and trains new multilingual guides in packed lectures. “I wish I could clone myself!” he jokes.
His bustling schedule reflects a nationwide trend. As China continues to ease visa- free entry policies, cities like Shenyang are welcoming a growing wave of curious and excited overseas tourists. In the current wave of interest in travel to China, multilingual guides like Sui have become essential bridges for cultural exchange.
A Shenyang local, Sui is known for his detailed English narrations of the Shenyang Imperial Palace and the Liaoning Provincial Museum. Since last year, he has noticed a sharp rise in demand for foreign-language guides, with business inquiries in January alone having climbed by over 30% compared to the same period last year.
This demand isn’t limited to Shenyang. In Shanghai, social media trends like “Weekend in China” among South Korean travelers have brought crowds to landmarks, urging agencies to rehire retired guides and recruit bilingual graduates.
According to Sui, the return of foreign tourists is a key factor in the guide shortage. “Many foreign visitors who first come to Shenyang for business later contact me again, this time asking me to show them around other Chinese cities as tourists,” he explained.
Recognizing the positive market outlook, travel agencies across China are quickly adapting their strategies and expanding services. Sui himself has co-founded a foreign-language guide training program, which has already prepared nearly 300 new guides to meet the rising demand.
These multilingual guides are turning historical sites into vibrant classrooms, reshaping how China’s stories are shared with the world. They act as human bridges, making China’s vast history accessible and relatable.
4. Why did Sui joke, “I wish I could clone myself”
A. To complain about low wages.
B. To show his curiosity about cloning.
C. To humorously express his busyness.
D. To stress the challenges of training new guides.
5. What has contributed most to China’s recent tourism growth
A. The sharp return of foreign guides.
B. The widening visa-free entry policy.
C. The newly launched tour-guide training courses.
D. The spread of “Weekend in China” TV programs.
6. How do travel agencies respond to the current trend
A. By adjusting strategies and enhancing services.
B. By hiring foreign staff to meet rising demand.
C. By cutting down services to guarantee quality.
D. By lowering tour prices to attract more tourists.
7. What can be a suitable title for the text
A. A Day in the Life of a Shenyang Tour Guide
B. From Storyteller to Trainer; A Guide’s Journey
C. Social Media Trends Reshape China’s Tourism
D. Multilingual Guides: China’s New Cultural Bridges
【答案】4. C 5. B 6. A 7. D
C
On a quiet street in Bangkok, a shop owner watches water rise through her floor for the third time this year. She simply moves her goods to the second floor and waits. Four blocks away, a newly built park is doing something strange — it’s designed to flood.
This is not failure. This is adaptation.
For more than a century, cities treated water as the enemy to be defeated. Engineers built higher walls, stronger pumps (泵) and deeper channels. The enemy metaphor ran deep: We “fight” floods, “battle” rising seas and storm surges. And for a while, it worked, or seemed to.
Then came the storms that broke the walls. Hurricane Sandy flooded 51 square kilometers of New York City in 2012. In 2021, floods in Germany killed more than 180 people despite advanced warning systems. The concrete defenses, perfected over generations, were failing in plain sight.
What these events exposed was not a problem in engineering, but a problem in thinking. You cannot defeat water; you can only delay it. And delay is not a strategy.
Not with a bang, but with a rethink. In Copenhagen, after a 2011 flood caused nearly a billion dollars in damage, city planners didn’t just rebuild — they redesigned. A new park called Tasinge Plads now serves as a public square when dry and a retention pond (蓄水池) when rains come. Children play on equipment that doubles as water storage. The enemy has become a neighbor.
The most telling change may be happening in the Netherlands, a country that literally built itself on the idea of defeating water. However, the Room for the River program, begun in 2007, has done something unconventional: it moved dikes (堤坝) back, lowered floodplains, and gave rivers room to breathe. When water rises now, it flows where it’s meant to go.
Back in Bangkok, the shop owner knows something that city engineers are only beginning to learn. Water doesn’t need to be fought. It needs to be expected.
The old question was: How high can we build the wall
The new question is: What can we build that water can live with
8. How does the author present the issue in the first paragraph
A. By describing a scene. B. By presenting a comparison.
C. By citing a shop owner. D. By explaining a phenomenon.
9. What does the author try to illustrate in paragraph 4
A. The inconvenience of concrete defenses.
B. The severity of natural disasters worldwide.
C. The shortage of advanced warning systems.
D. The ineffectiveness of old flood control ways.
10. What is Netherlands’ water management like according to the text
A. Cautious and flexible. B. Economical and reliable.
C. Innovative and reasonable. D. Efficient and systematic.
11. What do the two questions at the end of the text mainly show
A. The necessity of construction. B. The importance of engineering.
C. The transformation in concepts. D. The trouble in solving problems.
【答案】8. A 9. D 10. C 11. C
D
In the digital age, many people feel unable to focus on anything demanding, yet can spend hours scrolling on their phones. Neuroscience suggests this is not a sign of weak character but the result of how the brain’s reward system works.
The brain is constantly doing a cost-benefit calculation: Which action will bring the greatest reward for the least effort This process relies heavily on a chemical called dopamine. Contrary to popular belief, dopamine is not the “pleasure chemical” but the “wanting chemical”. It rises mainly in anticipation of a reward, pushing us to keep searching, clicking, and consuming.
Modern apps, games and snacks are carefully designed to deliver quick, effortless rewards. When the brain receives too many of these “easy hits”, it adapts. Dopamine receptors are downregulated, meaning more stimulation is needed to achieve the same level of interest. Activities that once felt satisfying — reading, studying, exercising — begin to seem dull or even painful by comparison. Like a drug user developing tolerance, the constant seeker of instant satisfaction becomes increasingly unmotivated.
The good news is that the brain is plastic; its circuits can be reshaped. One suggested method is a “dopamine detox (多巴胺戒断)”. This does not remove dopamine itself, but temporarily cuts down on the most intense, low-effort sources of stimulation, such as social media, online games and junk food. During this period, people are encouraged to replace them with slower, effortful activities: walking without a phone, cooking, writing by hand or doing focused work.
At first, these activities feel boring, and withdrawal symptoms like restlessness or irritability (易怒) are common. However, as time passes, the brain recalibrates (重新校准). Dopamine receptors become more sensitive, and natural rewards — finishing a task, understanding a concept, completing a workout — start to feel enjoyable again. The balance shifts from seeking short-lived pleasure to building deeper satisfaction.
Over time, choosing difficult but meaningful tasks can become easier than escaping into distraction. Each decision to concentrate rather than click strengthens brain regions responsible for self-control and weakens those driven by impulse (冲动). In this way, changing our everyday habits and environments may gradually turn discipline from a constant struggle into a more natural way of living.
12. Which of the following best describes dopamine in paragraph 2
A. It is released after receiving a guaranteed reward.
B. It is a cost-benefit calculation that the brain is doing.
C. It is the “wanting chemical” that motivates behaviors.
D. It is the “pleasure chemical” in anticipation of a reward.
13. Why do “effortful activities” feel painful to instant satisfaction seekers
A. They give too little dopamine for the brain.
B. The brain expects high reward with low effort.
C. The brain no longer feels any real satisfaction.
D. Social media has broken the brain's reward system.
14. What might be helpful for practicing a “dopamine detox”
A. Cooking or walking without a phone. B. Seeking short-lived pleasure actively.
C. Escaping into distraction deliberately. D. Clicking and consuming in moderation.
15. What is the core purpose of a dopamine detox
A. To avoid all modern technology and social life.
B. To eliminate dopamine production permanently.
C. To increase the brain's sensitivity to natural rewards.
D. To force the brain to choose pleasure over satisfaction.
【答案】12. C 13. B 14. A 15. C
第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
To be “literate” implies the ability to decode language on its most basic terms, but literacy also expands to one’s ability to “read and write” the world. ____16____ Soccer players, for example, learn the game language. Doctors talk medical terms. Literacy in these specific languages allows us to navigate, participate in and contribute to such a world.
Famous writers have penned literacy narratives to reveal the journey of language learning. But you don’t have to be famous to tell your own— everyone has their own story to tell about their relationships with reading and writing. ____17____
Recall a story linked to your personal history of reading and writing. Perhaps you want to write about your favorite book and its impact on you. ____18____ Whatever it is, make sure to consider why this particular story is the most important to tell. Once you’ve settled on your story, picture the first scene that comes to mind. Take the story of your favorite book: it may start with describing where you were when you first got it. ____19____ Where did this lead you in your writing and reading journey
Writing literacy narratives can be joyful, but it can also trigger hidden feelings about the complexities of literacy. ____20____ Writing them down can help us explore these feelings in order to strengthen our relationship with reading and writing. This, in turn, deepens our understanding of ourselves and others.
A. Ready to go but stuck for a start
B. Continue from there to explore further.
C. At any given moment, we all orbit language worlds.
D. Usually, there are powerful lessons and truths found in it.
E. What are your strongest memories of reading and writing
F. Maybe you remember your first brush with poetry’s great power.
G. Many of us carry scars and wounds from early literacy experiences.
【答案】16. C 17. A 18. F 19. B 20. G
第三部分 语言知识运用（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，从短文后各题所给的四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I had just moved to Phoenix. I was totally ____21____ in a city where I didn’t yet know anyone. On Christmas Eve, I went out to see a movie to ____22____. Driving back in the dark, I lost my ____23____. The more turns I made, the more I got turned around. I drove and drove in circles.
Eventually, I ____24____ on the side of the road and looked at the map. But I didn’t ____25____ where I was. Lonely and desperate, I had a good ____26____ cry. Then I saw a car slowing to a stop. A couple ____27____ my window and asked if I was OK. Learning I couldn’t find my way home, they drove me all the way across Phoenix. It turned out I was on the ____28____ side of town. When the couple left, they asked me if I would be home on Christmas. I ____29____.
The next day, around noon, the couple showed up with a picnic basket full of ____30____. They shared their Christmas dinner with me. The ____31____ that they did that on Christmas of all days — when I’m ____32____ they have their own traditions and their own families — to spend that time with me as a ____33____ stranger really touched my heart.
Nearly 40 years later, inspired by their ____34____, I still look for opportunities every single holiday season to ____35____ with others who might be spending the holidays alone.
21. A. curious B. alone C. different D. content
22. A. cheer up B. calm down C. reach out D. show off
23. A. direction B. balance C. patience D. mind
24. A. broke down B. turned up C. pulled over D. moved around
25. A. care B. explain C. accept D. recognize
26. A. self-doubt B. self-comfort C. self-pity D. self-regret
27. A. opened B. approached C. passed D. observed
28. A. poor B. opposite C. right D. quiet
29. A. hesitated B. agreed C. panicked D. nodded
30. A. dishes B. decorations C. gifts D. cards
31. A. belief B. possibility C. idea D. fact
32. A. afraid B. glad C. grateful D. sure
33. A. so-called B. long-awaited C. total D. familiar
34. A. example B. wisdom C. experience D. courage
35. A. side B. cooperate C. connect D. bargain
【答案】21. B 22. A 23. A 24. C 25. D 26. C 27. B 28. B 29. D 30. A 31. D 32. D 33. C 34. A 35. C
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。
In early November, seeders moved up and down the fields, placing wheat seeds in the soil in ____36____ agricultural district of Dongying, Shandong province. It’s hard to imagine back in 2010, nothing would grow on the bare, white stretch of saline-alkaline land (盐碱地), just thin cotton with ____37____ (pitiful) low yields. “The land ____38____ (consider) worthless. Fellow farmers rented it to me for only 50 yuan per mu,” said Li Dianquan, a local farmer.
On the shores of the Bohai Sea where the winding Yellow River ____39____ (empty) into the ocean, Dongying’s landscape has been shaped by an unusual geographical legacy. The gradual withdrawal of seawater over time left behind salt deposits ____40____ have created 227,330 hectares of saline-alkaline land.
“In the autumn harvest season, Shandong’s landscape is a colorful palette (调色板), ____41____ the last color we want to see is the white of saline-alkaline land,” said Wang Jingdong, an official of the Department of Agriculture. This year farmers started planting a new strain of wheat, which has resistance ____42____ pests and diseases.
The fourth general conference called for enhancing overall agricultural production performance, quality and ____43____ (efficient). Saline-alkaline land use is a crucial part of this effort, which holds significant strategic importance for safeguarding national food security and ____44____ (ensure) China’s food supply remains firmly in its own hands. Shandong is exploring a path ____45____ (characterize) by ecological prioritization and technological support.
【答案】36. an 37. pitifully 38. was considered 39. empties 40. which##that 41. but 42. to 43. efficiency 44. ensuring 45. characterized
第四部分 书面表达（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（满分15分）
46. 假定你是学生李华，上周末参加了学校组织的为期一天的蔬菜基地社会实践，收获颇丰。你校英文公众号Youth Voice正发起以Field Labor为主题的互动分享，请你撰写跟帖，内容包括：
1. 简述经历；
2. 分享收获。
（参考词汇：蔬菜基地 vegetable base）
注意：
1. 词数80词左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答；
3. 开头结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Hello guys! _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Drop your story below!
【答案】
Hello guys! I’m inclined to share my social practice at a nearby vegetable base last Saturday, which turned my textbook knowledge of labor into real-life learning.
Guided by local farmers, we watered crisp lettuce, cleared stubborn weeds, and sorted plump tomatoes. Besides, we also learned to identify crop pests, use organic compost, and joined a mini soil fertility workshop.
Not only did the experience teach me every bite of food stems from persistent care, but it also revealed that growth thrives amid the sweat of the field. It is these hands-on experiences that let us taste harvest joy and build a down-to-earth mindset.
Drop your story below!
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。
Growing up in Istanbul, Turkey, I was accustomed to seeing street cats all over the city. But one yellow tabby with beautiful brown eyes captured my heart. We played our version of hide-and-seek around the yard — he would sneak up from behind a tree until he reached me, and I would act startled. I named him Skippy.
Our bond soon traveled beyond the boundaries of our yard. Every morning, he would walk me to school. Every afternoon, he’d wait at our home entrance, recognize my footsteps regardless of which shoes I was wearing, and meow his greeting. My mother, worried about germs, established a strict rule — Skippy was to remain an outdoor cat. However, love knows no rules. Each night, he would secretly slip in through my window, sleeping warmly at my feet. At sunrise, I’d let him out, only for him to run to me as if we hadn’t seen each other for ages.
This routine continued for seven years. Then came a life-altering decision: I was going to the United States for college — the hardest choice I’d ever made. Before departure, I hugged Skippy tight, not knowing how to explain that I wouldn’t return from school that day.
Life in the U.S. was busy, but my thoughts often drifted back to Istanbul. In every phone call to my mother, I asked about Skippy. At first, she hesitated. Finally, months later, she sighed softly and broke the news, “He kept coming to your window. Eventually, he stopped eating and disappeared. I’m sorry sweetheart, but he is likely gone.”
There was silence on the phone, interrupted by the sound of my sobbing.
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。
One year later, I flew back for winter break with a mixed feeling of excitement and sadness.
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Suddenly, a flash of movement outside the window of my room made me freeze.
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【答案】
One year later, I flew back for winter break with a mixed feeling of excitement and sadness. I was happy to return home, but my heart was heavy with sorrow. The yard felt cold and quiet without Skippy’s warm greetings. I went to my room, gently touching the window he used to climb through. Memories of our seven years together rushed in — walking to school, playing hide-and-seek, and sleeping together at night. My mother rested her hand on my arm. The hush was deafening, amplifying the guilt simmering inside me since I left. Blinking back tears, I whispered an apology to the air, convinced that my faithful companion was lost forever.
Suddenly, a flash of movement outside the window of my room made me freeze. I held my breath, wondering if it was just a fantasy. To my great surprise, a yellow tabby with beautiful brown eyes appeared. It was Skippy! I opened the window immediately and called his name. He looked at me, then gave a soft and familiar meow, rubbing my hand gently. Tears of joy ran down my face. Some bonds are too deep to be broken by time or distance, and true love always waits.

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