成都市第七中学2025-2026学年高二上学期11月考试英语试卷

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D.September3-Goodmannersusedtomeansimplecourtesy(礼节)andbeingkind.Today,itseemswemayfeardoingorsayingthewrongthing,andforgoodreason.GiventhepoweroftheInternet,afauxpas(失礼)canmeanlosingafriend—oryourjob.Coveringtheinsandoutsofcivilbehaviorforthepast20-plusyears,Ihavelearnedthat,fortunately,goodintentionsnevergooutofstyle.Evenbetter,sciencetellsusthatactsofkindnessareinfectious:IfItreatyouright,you’remorelikelytotreatthenextpersonbetter.TOHOLDORNOTTOHOLD—THEQ:Myhusbandalwaysopensdoorsforwomen(he’sover80).Buttheyoungerwomancasthimalookofpureshockandrushedpasthimwithoutathank-you.Sosad,whyhassuchabasickindnessgoneoutofstyle?—JoA:Letmeuncomplicatethings:IfI’mfirsttothedoor,I’mgoingtopullitopenandletyougofirst,whetheryou’reamanorawoman.Apushdoorcanbeawkward,butI’llusuallygothroughfirst(withmymostcharming“Allowme”)andthenholditforyou.Igivethesameadvicetomysister(andallwomen):Firstonethereopensthedoorandholdsit.Theonetimetobreaktherule:Ifthepersonaheadofyouneedsassistanceorismucholder,stepupandopenthedoor.Andforthoseofusonthereceivingendofadoorkindness,Ihopeweallsay“Thankyou”aswepassby.NOTHANK-YOUNOTES=NOMOREGIFTS?Q:ItespeciallybothersmewhenIgiveachildagift,andthereisnoacknowledgmentfromtheparentorthechild.Whataremyoptions?—SharonA:I’mthequick-witteduncletothreenieceswhichmeansIrelyonhumortomakeapointOnetime,severalweeksaftertheholidayshadgonebyIe-mailedoneofthegirls:Ican’tthankyouenoughforthethank-younote.”Thatinspiredaquickandguiltythank-youfromherThentherewastheyearIboycotted抵制themnogifts.Youbettheynoticed,andtheydidafinejobwiththeirthank-youe-mailsonceIresumed(重新开始giftgiving.Yes,e-mailisjustfine,especiallywhencomparedwiththealternative—noresponse.)ButIlearnedalesson,too:Itrymybesttothankthosewhoexpresskindnesstome,whetherit’saflightattendanthelpingmewithabagorthesesamenieces—nowyoungadults—whorecentlymadeanamazingdinnerforourfamily.There’satheorythatgratitudebegetsgratitude.Ibelievethatnow.BothJoGarciaandSharonTaftarepuzzledby 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D.interpersonalrelationshipThisisastoryabouttwokindsofintelligence:artificialintelligenceandemotionalintelligence.Howoftendowehearthesetwotermstogether?ButnowSoftBank,aJapanesecompany,isusingAItocreateatoolknownasSoftVoice.Thistooladjuststhevoicesofangrycustomerssothatcallcenteremployeescanavoiddealingwithtrouble.ThenewtoolSoftVoice,willmonitorcallersvoicesinrealtime,detectiftheybecomeabusive辱骂的changetheirtone(语气)ofvoicetomakeiteasierontheemployee’sears.SoftBankinsistsitwon’tchangethewordsthatcustomerssay,butinsteadwilldothingslikeloweranangryvoicetomakeitlessgrating.SoftVoicesupposedlywon’tremove100percentoftheangrytone,sothatcallcenteremployeeswillknowobjectivelythatacustomerisangry.Butitwillremoveenoughtoremoveanysignofabuse.Asanaddedfeature,theSoftVoiceAIproductwillalsodetectifacustomer’sabusehasgoneontoolongandplayanautomatedmessagethatsays:“Weregrettoinformyouthatwearegoingtodiscontinueourservice.”Now,asmuchasthisisanartificialintelligencedevelopment,it’salsoagreatexampleofusingAItoincreaseemotionalintelligence.Andthat’swhatthisAIproductdoes:removetheexpressionofotherpeople’sunhelpfulemotions,makingiteasierforemployeestodotheirjobs.Thepossibilitiesseemendless—andIadmit,potentiallyImagineafuturewheremanypeopleinthesameconversationcouldusetechnologylikeSoftVoiceinrealtimetochangeeachother’semotionsoreventheirwordchoice.OrimaginepeopleusingAItochangethetoneofwhattheysay.Thetonesometimesdeterminesthecontent;wouldcompaniesbeonthehook(担负责任)foranemployee’sAI-drivenpromisetoacustomerifitslightlychangedthemeaning?Still,atleastitsoundslikeit’sdesignedtoimprovepeople’slives.WhydoesSoftBankdevelopToprotectemployeesfromangrycustomers. B．Tosimplifydifficultwork.C．Totreatmentalproblems. D．Tocomfortcustomers.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“grating”inParagraph3probably WhatpotentialfutureconcerndoestheauthormentionregardingtechnologieslikeItwillbreak B．ItwillmainlybeusedincallC．Itmaycausepotentialproblems D．Itmaycompletelyremovecustomers’WhichofthefollowingisthebesttitlefortheTheRiseofArtificialIntelligencein B.SoftBank:ALeaderinEmotionalC.UsingAItoManageHumanEmotionsatWork.D.TheChallengesFacedbyCallCenterWhenunethical不道德的behavioriscriticized,demandsareoftenmetwithdefensivenessanddenialHowcanweovercomethisreaction?NewresearchbyLaurenHowe,anassistantprofessorattheUniversityofZurich,identifiesawaythatcriticismcanbemoreeffective.Aseriesofexperimentsinvolvingmorethan1,400participantsshowsthatcriticizedgroupsaremorelikelytotakecriticismtoheartwhenthemessengernotonlycriticizesthegroupsbutalsoshowsconcernfortheissuesthatthecriticizedgroupsthemselvesface.Whencriticizinggroups,messengersoftenaddressthegroupbypointingouthowthegroupiscausingharmtoanothergroupandaskingthemtochangetheirways.“Whatmessengersmaynotrealizeisthatwhenapersonaccusesagroupofcausingharmlikethis,rightaway,membersofthegroupmaybelievethatthemessengerviewstheirgroupasimmoralanddoesnotcareabouttheiroutcomes,”Howeexplains.“Wefindinourresearchthatwhenmessagesincludedual(双重的)concernbyexpressingconcernforthegroupthatiscriticizedwhilestillaccusingthegroupofcausingharm,itreducesthisproblematicinference(推断),andthusdualconcernmessagesaremoreeffectiveatencouragingmembersofagrouptoagreewiththecriticismoftheirowngroup.”Theresearchtestedtheideaincampaigns:Participantsreadaposteradvocatingforstoppingprejudiceagainstagroupwithwhomtheypersonallydisagreed.Theposterledparticipantstoagree8.6%morestronglythattheirdisfavoredgroupfacedunfairandspecificprejudiceswhentheposterconveyedthattheadvocateswerealsoconcernedabouttheprejudicesthatmanyothergroupsfaced.Whattheresearchshows,Howesummarizes,isthatcriticismworksbetterwhenitisdonewithcare.Shesuggests,“Whenmessengerspointoutharmorwrongdoing,theymightconsiderwhatchallengesthegroupthattheyareaccusingofharmfaces.”Messengersmaywanttoacknowledgethesechallenges,ifappropriate,tosignaltotheiraudiencethattheyarenotdismissedasimmoral.Asmessengersraisetheirvoicestocriticizeonegroupforharminganothergroup,theirargumentsaremorepersuasivewhentheyemphasizeconcernforthecriticizedgroup.WhatdoesthestudybyLaurenHowemainlyfocusTheimpactofpubliccriticismonThestrategiesformakingcriticismmoreTheeffectivenessofpubliccriticisminchangingTheimportanceofreducingdefensivereactionstoWhymightdualconcernmessagesbeTheyfocusonthebenefitsofchangingTheymakethecriticizedgroupfeelmoreTheyhighlighttheharmcausedbythecriticizedTheyreducetheperceivedmoraljudgmentoftheWhatismainlydiscussedinParagraphHowtheresearcherstestedtheirWhattheparticipantsfacedinHowcriticismhelpedparticipantsinWhymostparticipantscouldn’thandleWhatdoestheauthorimplyinthelastBittercriticismismuchmoreTheharmcausedbycriticismisExpressingconcerncanmakecriticismmoreMessengersshouldavoidcriticizinggroupsfacing(52.512.5分Blindboxes,ormysteryboxes,aresealedpackagescontainingsurpriseitems.Buyersdon’tknowexactlywhatthey’repurchasinguntiltheyopenthebox.36Ittransformsthewaycollectiblesaremarketedandpurchased.Today,brandslikePopMarthaveperfectedtheformula,offeringthemedblindboxesthatcatertodifferenttastes.Theblindboxphenomenonisn’tlimitedtocollectibles.37Businessesacrosssectorscanincorporatethistrendtoincreasecustomerengagement,attractawideraudience,andenhancetheshoppingexperience.Hereareafewideasforhowdifferenttypesofbusinessescanincorporateblindboxconcepts.CreatemysteryproductIntroducealineofmysteryboxesforyourproducts.Forexample,abeautybrandcouldcreateblindboxeswithamixofskincareormakeupproducts.38Eachboxcouldincludeitemsofvaryingvalues,creatinganelementofsurpriseforcustomers. Createanexclusive(独有的)blindboxseriesthatfeaturesone-of-a-kinditemsoruniquepackaging,whichcanincreasedemandandbringinregularcustomers.Offeringtheseboxesonaseasonalorlimited-timebasisalsoaddsanelementofurgency,motivatingcustomerstoactquickly.IncorporateblindboxesinloyaltyForbusinesseswithloyaltyprograms,offeringblindboxesaspartofarewardsprogramcandrive40ThiswouldgivethemauniquestimulationtocontinuebuyingandinteractingwithyourAdoptingtheblindboxmodelcanhelpbusinessestapintotheexcitementandmysterythatdrivesthistrend,whilealsoprovidingafunandmemorableexperienceforcustomers.Byaddingelementsofexclusivityandvariety,brandscanboostsalesandcustomerloyalty,turningeachpurchaseintoanengagingexperience.ConsiderrarityanartisticLaunchlimited-editionblindThistrendstartedinJapanandquicklyspreadAndafashionshopmightoffermysterygiftRegularcustomerscouldexchangepointsformysteryTherearecountlesssocialmediagroupsdiscussingtheblindIthasalsobecomeabusinessmodelforindustriesrangingfromfashionto第三部分语言运用（30分）第一节（151分,15分）MyfamilywasinapoorfinancialsituationwhenIwasyoung.Inorderto41thefamily,myparentswereforcedto42avarietyofjobs,someofwhichrequiredthemtoworknights.43,Ispentadealoftimeatmygrandparents’homeandbecameespecially44tomygrandmother,Markland45livingintheArizonadesert,mygrandmothermaintainedagardenofherbsandvegetables.Iwouldhelpharvestthefoodtomakedishesfrom46foundinoneofhertreasuredcookbooks.Istillrememberthehappymemoriesandlifelessonstaughttomebymygrandmother,manyofwhichtookplaceinthe47.Mygrandmotherusedtotrytotellmeabout48andhowtobeagoodhumanbeing.She’dgetalltheingredientsforastew(炖菜),andshe’dlookatit,andshe’dgo,“Nowsee,honey,thisishowthe49works:somepeoplearecucumbers;somepeoplearetomatoesItwouldbeareally50stewifyoujustputcucumbersinthere.Butifyou51themwitheggsorsomepork,thenyoumakethiswonderfulthing.Andallthesedifferentpeoplecometogethertomakethiswonderfulthingcalledourworld.”42．A．takeB．takeC．takeD．take42．A．takeB．takeC．takeD．take55．A．lookB．lookC．lookD．look第二节（101.515分Technologyhastransformedthewaypeopleexpress56(they)andmaintainrelationshipsoverthepastdecade.Whileithasmadecommunicationfasterandeasier,someexpertsbelievethatitmayalsomakeindividualsfeelmore57(connect)thaneverbefore.Arecentsurveyshowedthatnearlyhalfofyoungpeoplespendmorethanfivehoursaday58socialmedia.Theycanpostpicturesandsendmessagesinstantly.However,manyofthemstillexperiencelonelinessand59(anxious).Psychologistspointoutthatonlineinteractions,60appearsocial,canneverfullytaketheplaceofreal-lifecommunication.Yettechnologyitselfisnot61(blame).Everythingdependsonhowwemakeuseofit.Forinstance,videocallsallowfamilymemberstostaycloseevenwhen62(separate)byoceans.Educationalappsgivestudentsinremoteregionsaccesstolearningresources (previous)outofreach.Thesecret64 (lie)infindingabalancebetweenonlinecontactandreal-worldconnection.Peopleshouldlearntomanagescreentimewiselyandfocusondevelopinggenuineemotionalbonds.Afterall,technologyis means—itshouldunitepeople,notdistancethem.（200.510分Thissystemcanpositivelyinfluencehowpeoplemakelong-termdecisions,fromtheirlikelihoodto (phr.做贡献；促进financialsavingstotheirfocusonachievingacademicAswei (使加入moresmartdevicesintoourhomeswemustconsiderhowmuchpersonalinformationwe’resharing.Theahadoesn’tcomealonebutasatripleinsight,i (启发)whatweneedtounlearn,whatweneedtolearninstead,andwhatweneedtodoaboutit.Hereareafewsimplestepsyoucantaketohelpyou (培养perseveranceinyourHisstory phr.引起共鸣)agrowinggroupofChineseyouthredefiningsuccessbeyondtraditionalcareertracks.TheparkaroundtheSouthMoundwillserveasa (娱乐areafortheneighboringWhileitcertainlyseemslikethemorningisanidealtimetoworkout,fittinginexerciseintheafternoonorafterhourshasitsp (被证实的)advantages. 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BestLiJoelsteppedontothestage,hisheartbeatingwildly.Overcomewithexcitement,hebegantorap,pouringhisheartandsoulintoeverylyric.Theaudiencewascaptivatedandsoonrespondedwiththunderousapplause.Gainingconfidence,heperformedwithevengreaterenergy.Backstage,Lattowasdrawnbythenoiseandcametowatchhisperformance.WhenJoelfinishedhisincredibleset,sheapproachedhimwithabrightsmileandexclaimed,rappingisamazing!”Thensheofferedhiminvaluableadvicebasedonherownexperiences.Thetwotalkedforlongtimeandformedafriendshiprootedintheirsharedloveformusic.Eventually,Joel’srapskillsgainedrecognition.Throughhardwork,perseverance,andthatunexpectedencounterwithLatto,hetransformedfromasmall-towndreamerintoarespectedrapper.Hisjourneybecameproofofthemagicthathappenswhentalentmeetsopportunity—areminderthatdreamsreallycancometrue.【原文】M:I’dlikesomelamb.I’vetriedeverygrocerystoreintownbutIcouldn’tfinditDon’tAmericanseatlamb?W:Notmanyofus.ButwealwayshavesomeinstockhereatHarvardMeats.Whatkindwouldyoulike?M:Anypartofthelambwilldo.【原文】M:Wheredidthetimego?ItseemslikeourgraduationwasjustyesterdayAndhereweare,gettingreadyfortheten-yearreunion.W:Well,thegraduatingclassof2007isnotgoingtoseemeunlessIloseten【原文】M:YourdogisbeautifulWebothhavethesamekindofdog.Icantellyouknowaboutdogsbecauseyouchosethebestspecies.W:Um…thanks,Iguess.Butit’snotmydog.I’maprofessionaldogwalker.M:Whatacoincidence!Iam,too.【原文】M:I’mgoingtopickupsomesteaksfortonightCanyoumakeaW:Sure,Ithinkwestillhavealotoflettuceinthefridge.Doyouneedanythingelse?M:Dowestillhavebreadinthecupboard?W:Wedo,butjustacoupleofslices.Youmightwanttopickupsome【原文】WIsthereaproblemofficerI’msureIwasdrivingatthespeedlimit.M:Youwere.ButiseverythingOK?Itlookedlikeyouwerescreaming.W:Oh,I’msosorry.Iwaslisteningtothisaudiobook,anditwassofunny.Icouldn’tstop6-7.【原文】M:I’msoexcitedtoholdabarbecuepartynextweekendforallthefolksfrommycompany.W:Ihopeyou’replanningondoingyourfamousporkchopsagain.M:Imightdosomethingelse,actually.Ilikethewaythesausagestastewhenthey’recookedovergas.Andforabiggrouplikethis,usinggasisalsomoreconvenient.W:YoucouldjustaddsomebarbecueM:I’llthinkaboutit.WhateverImake,I’mlookingforwardtobeingoutsidealldaytendingtothegrill.W:Hey,doesn’tyoursisterneedyourhelpmovingthen?Doweneedtoreschedule?M:No,shesaiditwouldeitherbethisSaturdayornextSundaysowe’regood.8-9.【原文】W:Hello,Bob.Didyougetmycard?M:Hello,Jill.Yes,thanksforthebirthdayW:You’rewelcome.You’reoneofthosefriendsIdon’twanttolosetouchwith.M:Aw,that’sniceofyoutosay.W:Imeanit.That’swhyIwroteyourbirthdayonmynewcalendar.I’llneverforgetOctober14!M:Um,Jill?I’mnotsurehowtotellyouthis,but...W:Don’tworryifyouforgotmybirthday.You’vedonesomuchforme:helpingmemeetpeopleatmynewschool,showingmehowtostudyformyexams...M:No,Ididn’tforgetyourbirthday.It’sjustthatmybirthdayisactuallyinDecember.W:You’rekidding!December14?M:It’sactuallyDecember2.Butthankyousomuchforthelovelycardallthesame!10-12.【原文】M:MayIhelpyou?W:Isurehopeso.MyInternetisn’tworking.Iamworkingonabigcourtcase,andIhavetospeakatthetrialtomorrow.I’vegottogetonline.M:OK,MissSmith.WhenwasthelasttimeyourInternetW:Itwasworkingthismorning,becauseIcheckedmyemail.Butafterlunch,Icouldn’taccessmyfiles.Oh,no!JudgeWapnerisgoingtokillme!M:Staycalm.Now,I’mgoingtoaskyoutochecktheblackboxthat’sconnectedtothewirecomingoutofthewall.Itshouldhavesomeflashinglights.W:IseeM:AndisthetoponeW:No,it’sM:Tryturningitoffand