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2025-2026学年度第二学期冲刺热身考试英语试题
一、阅读理解
A
Amazing statues
Humans have been making statues (sculptures of humans, animals or mythical beings) since prehistoric times. In fact, the oldest known statue is more than 30,000 years old! Here are 4 splendid statues from around the world and across different periods of history. Which is your favourite Come and experience it in person!
The Kelpies
These 30-metre-high horselike heads stand near the motorway between Falkirk and Grangemouth in Scotland. Kelpies are mythical water horses from Scottish legend, and the sculptures are a modern celebration to the country’s horseriding heritage and the power of the rivers.
Statue of Lord Shiva
This 37-metre-high portrayal of Lord Shiva, a major god of Hinduism, sits near the Arabian Sea in India. It’s the second-tallest Shiva statue in the country, serving as a distinguished religious landmark and a symbol of devotion.
Leshan Giant Buddha
The Leshan Giant Buddha was carved out of a steep rock face in Sichuan Province, China, in the 700s. It stands 71 metres tall and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, which is the world’s largest stone Buddha and a masterpiece of ancient Chinese craftsmanship and Buddhist art.
The Motherland Calls
Including its base, this 85-metre-tall statue in Russia is Europe’s tallest. It personifies the nation, calling its people to defend their homeland, and stands as a powerful memorial to the sacrifices of the Second World War.
SIZE COMPARISON
How do the statues shown on this page compare to other famous monuments The Statue of Unity, the tallest statue in the world, is around 100 times taller than an adult human!
1. What do the Leshan Giant Buddha and The Motherland Calls have in common
A．They’re both modern statues.
B．They’re both memorials to sacrifices.
C．They’re both very tall landmarks.
D．They’re both symbols of religion
2. According to the chart, which is around 20 times taller than an adult human
A．The Kelpies.
B．Statue of Lord Shiva.
C．Leshan Giant Buddha.
D．The Motherland Calls.
3. What’s the purpose of the text
A．To instruct statue appreciation.
B．To compare famous statues.
C．To advertise global statues.
D．To comment on statue values.
B
Zhang Hongjun once spent his days on noisy construction sites in Shanghai, far from his rural hometown in Fujian province. For over a decade, his life followed a common path: long hours of labor, low pay, and the loneliness of being a migrant worker in a vast city. He dreamed of a change but saw few opportunities back home.
A visit became a turning point. Stuck in his village, Zhang noticed something new. The roads were paved, internet signals were strong, and the local government was offering support to those willing to start businesses. The beautiful mountains and fresh air, once taken for granted, now seemed full of potential. An idea began to form: what if he could build a future here, not just make a living there
Using his savings and a small government grant, Zhang took a daring step. He transformed his family’s old, empty house into a modern café, a place where city visitors could enjoy coffee while viewing the terraced fields. At first, neighbors were puzzled. “Who will come to the mountains for coffee ” they asked. Zhang persisted, learning about coffee beans and design online.
Today, “Mountain Cloud Café” is more than a coffee shop. It’s a window for his village. Tourists come on weekends, and through his café, they discover and buy local specialties like mountain tea and dried fruits. Zhang has hired two local women, providing them with stable income. More importantly, his success has sparked a conversation. A few other young people, who once thought leaving was the only option, are now asking, “Could I come back too ”
“My dream isn’t huge,” Zhang says, looking at the lively scene outside. “I just want our home to thrive, so that our children might have a choice to stay.” His journey from construction site to café owner paints a picture of modern rural China — one where returning wings bring new life.
4. Which of the following best describes Zhang’s early life as a migrant worker
A．Relaxed and secure.
B．Disconnected but satisfied.
C．Lonely and unfulfilled.
D．Stressful but meaningful.
5. Why did Zhang return and start his Café business
A．He failed in his job in Shanghai.
B．He was in poor condition in the city.
C．He was invited by the local government.
D．He found new changes and support in his village.
6. What can we learn about Mountain Cloud Café
A．It has helped develop the village.
B．It features providing modern coffee.
C．It mainly sells coffee to young villagers.
D．It is well received from beginning to end.
7. What can be the most suitable title for the text
A．A New Trend of City Tourism
B．The Importance of Local Specialties
C．From Migrant Worker to Café Owner
D．Ways to Run a Successful Country Café
C
Papercutting, a beloved traditional Chinese folk art with a history of more than 1,500 years, has recently earned widespread international attention through a groundbreaking exhibition at the Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) in London. The art form, which involves intricate cutting of paper into delicate patterns, dates back to the 6th century in China, where it was used for festivals, weddings, and household decorations. However, with rapid urbanization and changing lifestyles, papercutting gradually faded from daily life by the late 20th century, viewed as a “craft of the elderly” with little modern relevance and marginalized in its homeland for a time.
The V&A’s exhibition, Papercutting: Art of the Scissor, which ran from July to September 2024, showcased over 150 works by 30 artists from China, Japan, Germany, and the United States. What made the exhibition unique was its fusion of traditional techniques with contemporary themes — works addressed climate change, gender equality, and urban isolation, breaking the stereotype that papercutting is only for festive occasions. For example, Chinese artist Li Wei’s piece Melting Ice uses blue paper to depict shrinking glaciers, with tiny cut-out figures of polar bears struggling on floating ice.
The exhibition’s curator, Dr. Clara Bennett, a British art historian specializing in Asian folk art, first encountered papercutting during a research trip to China in 2018. She was struck by how elderly artisans in rural villages preserved the craft, often passing skills down through female family members. “Papercutting is not just about cutting paper — it’s a language of memory and emotion,” Dr. Bennett said in an interview. “Each cut tells a story, whether it’s a grandmother’s wish for her grandchild or a young artist’s concern for the planet.”
The exhibition’s impact extended beyond gallery walls. It sparked a global revival of papercutting: art schools in Paris and New York launched papercutting workshops, and Chinese cultural centers worldwide hosted mini-exhibitions. In China itself, the art form regained popularity among young people, with social media platforms flooded with creative papercut works. Many young artists now combine papercutting with digital art, projecting cut-out patterns onto buildings or creating animated papercut videos.
Critics argue that papercutting’s global success reflects a broader trend: the world’s growing appreciation for folk art that bridges tradition and modernity. Unlike high-profile fine arts, folk art often carries the voices of ordinary people, making it relatable across cultures. As Dr. Bennett noted, “Art doesn’t have to be grand to be powerful. Sometimes, a single piece of cut paper can connect hearts across continents.”
8. What does the underlined word “marginalized” in Paragraph 1 probably mean
A．Ignored.
B．Preserved.
C．Developed.
D．Celebrated.
9. What made the V&A’s papercutting exhibition different from traditional ones
A．It featured works by Chinese artists only.
B．It focused on the historical origin of papercutting.
C．It combined traditional skills with modern themes.
D．It displayed papercut works for festive occasions.
10. Why did Dr. Bennett organize the papercutting exhibition
A．To promote Chinese culture in the UK.
B．To highlight the emotional and cultural value of papercutting.
C．To compete with other art exhibitions at the V&A.
D．To train young papercut artists worldwide.
11. What can we infer from the last paragraph
A．Folk art is less powerful than fine art.
B．Papercutting will replace other forms of art.
C．Globalization has negative effects on traditional art.
D．Traditional folk art can gain new life through cross-cultural communication.
D
Imagine you’re writing a poem, rhymes must be paired up before you start a new line. It turns out that AI does something similar! When Claude, a large language model (LLM), is given the first line “he saw a carrot and had to grab it”, it begins thinking about words like “rabbit” almost immediately, writing the next sentence to end at the appropriate rhyme.
Such forethought is unexpected. Scientists at Anthropic, the lab that developed Claude, built a tool and they discovered some unexpected complexity.
The tool, a “digital microscope”, lets scientists look at which parts of the AI’s neural (神经的) network light up when it’s working on different tasks. If a particular area of the LLM lights up whenever it produces words like rabbit, then that gets marked as being related to rabbits.
This has let the team solve some open questions in AI research, for example, whether a multilingual (多语言的) chatbot has awareness of concepts beyond language. When Claude is asked for the opposite of “big” in English, or the same concept in Chinese, the same feature lights up in every case, before more language-specific circuits kick in to “translate” the concept of smallness into a particular word. This suggests that AI might have a deeper understanding of the world than we thought.
Other insights, though, are less encouraging. When Claude itself is asked to reason, printing out its chain of thought to answer maths questions, the microscope suggests that the way the model says it reached a conclusion, and what it actually thought, might not always be the same. Worse still, ask a leading question — suggesting that the answer “might be 4”, and it will specifically add numbers that ultimately lead it to agree with the question, even if the suggestion is wrong.
But being able to gain insight into the mind of an LLM provides clues as to how to stop it doing the same in the future. The goal, after all, is not to have to do brain surgery, but to know what it’s thinking.
12. What does the writer intend to show through the example in paragraph 1
A．AI can write texts as programmed.
B．AI can plan sentences in advance.
C．AI can deal with complex tasks.
D．AI can simplify rhyming lines.
13. How does “digital microscope” function in the research
A．By tracking AI’s thinking activities.
B．By working on different jobs.
C．By activating AI’s “brain” potential.
D．By matching language patterns.
14. What can be inferred from paragraph 5 about Claude
A．It may make stuff up.
B．It may skip chains of thought.
C．It may leave clues out.
D．It may give logical reasoning.
15. Which of the following titles best suits this text
A．Why AI Still Gets It Wrong
B．Chatbots’ Language Magic
C．Looking Inside AI’s Mind
D．The Rise of AI Chatbots
七选五
From the moment humankind first closed its eyes and slipped into the shifting landscapes of sleep, dreams have haunted (萦绕) and fascinated us. At night, images rise uninvited: loved ones long gone, gods who speak in riddles, beasts both feared and admired, and journeys across impossible places. ___16___ They were messages, and visions — a secret language whispered by the universe to the soul.
In ancient China, the Zhou Li (Rites of Zhou) and other classical texts describe dream interpretation as a means to predict the future. Dreams were believed to reveal disturbances in the balance of yin and yang, or it could signal harmony restored. For example, a dream of flowing water might symbolize life’s continuity. ___17___
One of the most famous dream passages in Chinese philosophy comes from Zhuangzi. He once dreamed he was a butterfly. Upon waking, he questioned whether he was a man who dreamed he was a butterfly or a butterfly now dreaming he was a man. ___18___ It vividly captured the Chinese view of dreams as a space which is a mix of reality and illusion (错觉).
___19___ Researchers in neuroscience explain dreams as patterns of brain activity, memory processing, and emotional regulation. REM (rapid eye movement) sleep, where most vivid dreaming occurs, is now understood as crucial for learning and psychological balance. Sigmund Freud suggested dreams were wish-fulfillments; Carl Jung saw them as messages from the collective unconscious.
Though modernity explains dreams with science, it cannot remove their poetic charm. We are still dreamers, still seekers, still interpreters of the night’s riddles. ___20___ We walk with gods, with ancestors, with the timeless mysteries of existence.
A．This dream has been retold for centuries.
B．Likewise, broken objects could warn of trouble.
C．To the ancients, dreams were never meaningless.
D．How dreams are interpreted varies from culture to culture.
E．Today, science throws light on the distinct roles of dreams.
F．The ancients remind us that even in sleep, we are not alone.
G．Dreams are inspirations that prepare us for real-life challenges.
二、完形填空
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, ___21___ deeply. Her novel centered on Kate had remained ___22___ at 10,000 words for a month; not a single new word came to her. In a moment of overwhelming ___23___, she closed the laptop sharply. She murmured, “I’m fooling myself. I’ll never be a ___24___.”
Writing was her lifelong passion, but to support her family and pursue a steady livelihood, she ___25___ her writing ambition and took up teaching. For thirty years, she fostered students’ imagination, while her own literary passion slowly ___26___. Yet when she finally embarked on writing the novel, the complete absence of ___27___ crushed her last hope.
One day, after hours of another ___28___ writing, she walked outside to refresh her mind. Her mind still clouded and her phone now dead, she found herself ___29___ — just then Patrick Kincaid kindly offered her a ride. Sensing her low mood, he encouraged her to share her ___30___. Lily confessed she was struggling to ___31___ 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 ___32___, weaving threads of her own life into Kate’s journey. Six weeks later, she completed the first ___33___. With Patrick’s encouragement, she perfected the manuscript, found a literary agent, and had the book ___34___. On its title page, she wrote, “For dreamers in the dark — and the ones who brought them ___35___.”
Dreams never fade away; they just wait for a spark to bloom, and now, she was the spark.
21. A．sighing　B．complaining　C．yawning　D．regretting
22. A．completed　B．set　C．stuck　D．aimed
23. A．panic　B．defeat　C．resolution　D．embarrassment
24. A．teacher　B．agent　C．novelist　D．guide
25. A．went after　B．set aside　C．held onto　D．lived out
26. A．rose　B．awoke　C．erupted　D．faded
27. A．inspiration　B．support　C．courage　D．patience
28. A．productive　B．effortless　C．continuous　D．fruitless
29. A．at a distance　B．on the go　C．at a loss　D．in a rush
30. A．troubles　B．opinions　C．fear　D．novel
31. A．polish　B．shape　C．revise　D．adapt
32. A．freely　B．anxiously　C．restlessly　D．cautiously
33. A．scene　B．outline　C．chapter　D．draft
34. A．translated　B．promoted　C．released　D．delivered
35. A．peace　B．honor　C．dignity　D．light
三、语法填空
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
The peony, often referred to as the King of Flowers, holds a special place in Chinese culture, ___36___ vibrant colors and elegant appearance symbolize prosperity, honor, and beauty, making it a favorite among Chinese people, and it ___37___ (cultivate) widely across the country up to now.
The history of peonies in China dates back to ancient times, with records of their cultivation ___38___ (appear) as early as the Qin Dynasty (221–207 BC). During the Sui Dynasty (581–618), Emperor Yangdi established his capital in Luoyang and issued ___39___ official order for exceptional flowers, including peonies, to be presented from all corners of the country. This marked the flower’s introduction into imperial gardens. By the Tang Dynasty (618–907), Peonies had played a significant role ___40___ both literature and art, earning the title “national flower” during this era. Hundreds of ___41___ (poem) celebrating the beauty of peonies emerged during this period, many of which remain popular today. Peonies were celebrated not only for their aesthetic appeal but also for their ___42___ (symbol) meanings.
In recent years, the peony has gained overwhelming support to be ___43___ (official) recognized as China’s national flower. An online poll ___44___ (conduct) by the China Flower Association revealed that the peony received more than 90 percent of the votes among ten candidates. Its selection as the national flower ___45___ (reflect) its deep-rooted cultural significance and widespread popularity in China nowadays.
四、书信写作（倡议信）
46. 假定你是校学生会主席李华，你校拟举办主题为“让世界看见中国”(Show China to the World)的小红书(RedNote)视频拍摄活动。请写一篇倡议书，发表在校英文报上，内容包括：
1.倡议内容；
2.提出倡议。
注意：
1.写作词数应为80左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Dear fellow students,
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Li Hua
President of the Student Union
五、读后续写
47. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
It was one of those Saturday mornings when the to-do list stretched longer than the daylight hours. Our backyard, once my pride and joy, had become a wild grassland where weeds staged a full-scale occupation over the flower beds. To make matters more challenging, my three children — Mike, Emma, and little Sam — had been bursting with restless energy all week, their stored excitement from school ready to burst forth before a long weekend.
“We’re having a backyard exploration today,” I announced at breakfast, already expecting complaints. The reaction was mixed ten-year-old Mike asked if this was one of those “fun chores,” while Emma simply sighed. But Sam’s eyes lit up. I handed out old hats and gloves — comically large on Sam — and explained our mission: reclaim the kingdom from the weeds.
We started pulling weeds. Sam proudly held up every weed as if it were a captured enemy flag, while Mike fell into a rhythm of quiet determination. “That’s how you know you’re really working,” he said wisely when Emma complained about her back. To keep their spirits up, I played upbeat music, and soon we were pulling and dancing down the flower bed — all except Emma, who still sat apart, arms crossed.
I walked over and knelt beside her. “Come see something,” I said gently. She hesitated but followed me to a flower bed, where among the thick green leaves, something small and purple caught the morning light — a lavender (薰衣草) flower, half-hidden, still alive. Emma bent down for a closer look, her eyes widening. Her fingers, once unwilling, now moved with care as she gently parted the leaves, revealing more tiny purple flowers beneath.
She looked up at me, and for the first time that morning, she smiled. Without a word, she began carefully clearing the weeds around the lavender. The others noticed and gathered around, their pulling becoming more purposeful.
In that quiet moment, the garden began to feel like ours again — not because the weeds were gone, but because we had discovered something worth protecting together.
“Mike! Sam! Come and look!” Emma called out.
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That afternoon, my husband came home, his eyes widening at the garden.
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参考答案
阅读理解1-15
1.C 2.A 3.C 4.C 5.D 6.A 7.C 8.A 9.C 10.B 11.D 12.B 13.A 14.A 15.C
七选五16-20
16.C 17.B 18.A 19.E 20.F
完形填空21-35
21.A 22.C 23.B 24.C 25.B 26.D 27.A 28.D 29.C 30.A 31.B 32.A 33.D 34.C 35.D
语法填空
36.whose 37.has been cultivated 38.appearing 39.an 40.in 41.poems 42.symbolic 43.officially 44.conducted 45.reflects
书面表达范文
46.倡议书
Dear fellow students,
Our school will hold a RedNote video activity themed “Show China to the World”. We welcome all students to shoot short videos about Chinese culture, local scenery, traditional crafts or daily life around us.
Through short videos, we can introduce authentic China to overseas netizens. I hope everyone will take an active part and record the beauty of our motherland with your cameras. Let’s work together to show a vivid China to the whole world!
Li Hua
President of the Student Union
47.读后续写范文
“Mike! Sam! Come and look!” Emma called out. The two boys rushed over immediately. Staring at the clusters of delicate lavender, they were amazed. The three kids worked side by side carefully clearing weeds around every purple bloom. Sam even picked soft dead grass to cover the soil around the flowers to keep them moist. Laughter filled the whole backyard as they chatted and labored hand in hand. Soon the messy flower beds turned tidy, dotted with lovely lavender.
That afternoon, my husband came home, his eyes widening at the garden. He couldn’t believe the huge change of the once wild backyard. The children crowded around him and excitedly told him how they found the hidden lavender and cleaned the weeds together. Watching their bright, proud smiles, he praised their teamwork warmly. That Saturday taught us that boring housework would turn into precious family joy as long as we discovered small beauties and shared labor together.

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