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阅读理解A
Now,we’velaunched
anewmajormagazinerecyclingefforttopromote
sustainability:Magazinesbeyondwhat’scurrentlyneededbytheprograms
weservearesenttoapaperfactorytoberecycledintonewmagazines.Thisrecyclingeffortnotonlykeepstonsofmaterialsoutoflandfills,butitalsogenerates
funds
todeliverotherdonatedmagazinestochildrenwhohavelimitedaccess
toreadingmaterialsinpoverty-strickenareas.Everysinglemagazineanddollarraisedbyourrecyclingprogrambringsusclosertoourgoalofchangingsomanylivespositively.1.Whowillbenefitfromthecampaign?A.Poorchildren.B.Magazinepublishers.C.Landfillowners. D.Loyalsubscribers.✓Whattodonate
Youcandonateanymagazines,nomatterwhatageorcondition.
Themagazinesthatyoudonateforustodelivertonewreadersshouldbegentlyreadmagazineswithnocut,tornoruntidycoversorpagesandnowaterdamage.PrivacyconsiderationsYoucanmarkoutyourmailinginformationwithablackpermanentmarker,orwewilldothattoprotectyourprivacy.Thenwecoverthespotwithacleanopaque(不透明的)whitelabelfordeliverytoanewreader.2.Whatisarequirementforthedonatedmagazinesfornewreaders?A.Theyfallunderthesameclassification.B.Theyareillustrated
hardcovermagazines.C.Theyareinrelatively
goodcondition.D.Theycontainspecificmailinginformation.✓3.Whatarethedonorssupposedtodoaccordingtothetext?A.Contact
U.S.PostalServicebyphone.B.Mailthemagazinesattheirownexpense.C.Deliver
themagazinestothenearestpostoffice.D.Pay$25foreachboxofmagazinestobemailed.✓DeliveryExceptforacoupleoflocationswherewehavelocalteams(Madison,Wisconsin,andColumbus,Ohio),wecanonlyreceiveyourmagazineandcomicbookdonationsifyoumailthemtous.Magazinedonorscover
theirownpostagecosts.TightlypackedU.S.PostalServiceflatratemedium
boxesarethemostcost-effectivewaytosendyourmagazines.TheboxesareavailableatnocostfromyourlocalpostofficeoronlinefromthePostalServicewebsiteandcanbeshippedforabout$18postage.Aboxofreadingmaterialswillserve25ormorereaders.阅读理解B
When8-year-oldHugoDeansdiscoveredahandfulofgreenbean-sizedobjectslyingnearanantnestbeneathaloginhisbackyard,hethoughttheywereatypeofseed.Hisfather,AndrewDeans,professorofentomologyatPennState,however,knewimmediatelywhattheywere—oakgalls(橡瘿),orplantgrowthscausedbyinsects.Whathedidn’trealizerightawaywasthatthegallswerepartofacomplicatedrelationshipamongants,wasps(黄蜂)andoaktrees,thediscoveryofwhichwouldoverturn
acenturyofknowledgeaboutplant-insectinteractions.(第一段)
4.What’sthesignificanceoflittleHugo’sdiscovery?A.Itrevealed
anunknownantspecies.B.Itreshapedalong-standingconcept.C.Itencouragedplant-insectinteractions.D.Ithelpedtoprotectendangeredspecies.✓
Lookingback,Hugo,now10,said,“Ithoughttheywereseeds,anditreallyawakenedmycuriositybecauseIdidn’tknowantscollectedseeds.Ialwaysthoughtantswouldeatsmallpiecesoffoodandstuff
aroundthehouse.Thenarealsenseofwondersetinwhenmydadtoldmetheyweregalls,becausemydadwascompletelyfascinated.Iwassurprisedthatantswouldcollectgalls—whywouldtheydothat?”(第二段)
5.HowdidHugofeelwhenheinitially
foundtheoakgalls?A.Amazed.B.Confident.C.Regretful. D.Uninterested.✓
AccordingtoAndrewDeans,whoisalsothedirectorofPennState’sFrostEntomologicalMuseum,manyplant-insectinteractionsarewelldocumented.Forexample,most“cynipid”waspspecieshavelongbeenknowntostimulate
oaktreestoproduceprotectivegallsaroundtheirbabiestoensurethesafetyoftheirgrowth.Additionally,certain
plants—includingbloodroot,awildflowernativetoNorthAmerica—produceeatableappendages(附加物)ontheirseedstoattractants,whichthendisperse
theseedsbycarryingthembacktotheirnests.Thislatterexampleisreferredtoas“myrmecochory”,orseeddispersalbyants.(第三段)
6.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“disperse”meaninparagraph3?A.Compare.B.Examine.C.Protect. D.Spread.✓
“Inmyrmecochory,antsgetalittlebitofnutrition
whentheyeattheappendages,andtheplantsgettheirseedstoenteranewspace,”Andrewexplained.“Itwasfirstdocumentedover100yearsagoandiscommonlytaughttobiologystudentsasanexampleofaplant-insectinteraction.”(最后一段)
7.WhatdoesAndrewseemtoimplyinthelastparagraph?A.Thephenomenonisnothingnew.B.It’shardforantstofindasafespace.C.Appendagesarekeytoantspecies’survival.D.Biologystudentsdependondocumentsforfindings.✓阅读理解C
Howdowereallytalkfluently
witheachother?Well,humanlanguagesseemtobeshapedbyacoupleof
underlyingprinciples
thathelpsimplifycommunication.Thehaphazardness(随意性)ofthesignalisthefirstprinciple.Thisconcept,firstestablishedbyDeSaussure,alinguistfromSwitzerland,relatestohowwepair
soundswith
meanings.Forinstance,thesound“dog”doesn’trefertoadoginitself;itdoesn’tbark
likeadog,nordoesitwalklikeadog.Thiswordhasnointrinsic(固有的)“dogness”,yetitholdsitsmeaning.Whyisthat?BecauseeveryEnglishspeakerhaslearnedtomakethesameconnectionbetweenthesound“dog”andtheanimalthroughrepeatedmemorizationanduse.(第二段)
Thehaphazardnessofthesignalhasbeenamassive
advantageforspeechcommunitiesbecauseitenablesthemtocommunicateconceptsimmediately
withouthavingtoexplainwhyaspecificsoundcorrespondstoaparticularmeaning.(第三段)
8.Whatcanwelearnaboutthe“haphazardnessofthesignal”?A.Itensures
thefluencyofspeech.B.Itmakeslanguageseasiertolearn.C.Itmayresultinmisunderstanding.D.Itspeedsupconceptcommunication.✓Theotherprinciplehasbeenthatlanguagescreateaninfinite(无限的)numberofexpressionsfromalimitedsetofelements.InLayman’swords,wepossess
alimitedgroupofvocabularythatwemaymixandmatchtoformunlimitednumberoflargerstructures,suchassentences.Wegenerate
theseunlimitedpossiblecombinations
byfollowingrulesthatgovernhowwordsarecombined.(第四段)9.WhydoestheauthorquoteLayman’swordsinparagraph4?A.Tocriticise
anout-datedtheory. B.Toclarify
anabstract
concept.C.Tointroduceanewtopic. D.Toprovideareal-lifeexample.✓Forinstance,isthereadistinction
between“thedogbitestheman”and“themanbitesthedog”?Asidefromoneofthembeingadisastrous
dailyincidence
andthesecondonebeingattention-grabbing,thedifferenceisinthebasicgrammarthatguidesunderstanding.Eachofthewordsin“thedogbitestheman”possesses
aspecificsensethatdoesnotrelyonthefullphrase.Grammarhasbeenthethingthatletsusstructurethatvocabularyinparticularmixtures
toremind
peopleof
particularmeaningsandimages.(第四段)10.Whatdoestheexample“thedogbitestheman”show?A.Minimal
wordscanexpressdeepmeaning.B.Alesscommoneventcanchallengepeople’sbelief.C.Grammarshapesmeaningthroughtheorganizationofwords.D.Meaningdeterminesthequantity
ofwordsusedindailyspeech.✓
Thereisafinitenumberofwords;however,grammaroffersusaninfinitenumberofwaystocombinethem.(最后一段)11.What’sthemainideaofthetext?A.Therulesgoverning
wordformation.B.Thecomplexity
ofdailycommunication.C.Thedevelopmentofgrammaticalstructure.D.Theprinciplesoflanguagecommunication.✓阅读理解D
Psychologistshavestudiedtheinteraction
betweenhumanandtechnologyfordecades.Anewlineofresearchnowseekstounderstandhowpeople,includingchildren,interactwithchatbotsandothervirtualagents.“Littlekidslearnfromcharacters,andourtoolsofeducationalreadyrelyontheparasocial(准社会)relationshipsthattheyform,”saidDavidBickham,PhD,ahealthcommunicationresearcherbasedatBostonChildren’sHospital.“HowarekidsformingarelationshipwiththeseAItools,whatdoesthatlooklike,andhowmightthatimpact
theabilityofAItoteach?”(第一段)
Inaseriesofstudies,RandiWilliams,aprogrammanagerattheAlgorithmicJusticeLeague,observed
interactionsbetweenyoungchildrenandrobots.Williamsandhercolleaguesfoundthatchildrenassociated
amorehuman-soundingandexpressivevoiceinagents
with
higherfriendlinessandintelligence.(第二段)
12.WhatdidRandiWilliamsfindoutintheirresearch?A.Childrenpreferredhumanlikerobots.B.Childrenthoughtrobotswiserthanthemselves.C.Childrenweredoubtfulaboutwhattherobotspresented.D.Childreninteractingwithrobotstendedtobemorefriendly.✓
Amongteenagers,theuseofgenerativeAIisalreadywidespread.For70percentwhoreportedusingatleastonesuchtoolina2024CommonSenseMediasurveyof1,045teenagersaged13to18,
after-schoolassignmentswerethemostcommonreason.AbouthalfofthosewhousedgenerativeAIforschoolworkdidsowithpermissionfromateacher.Asimilarnumbercheckedthevalidity
ofgenerativeAIoutputs
usingoutsidesources,suggestingthatmanystudentsareawareofthefallibility(出错性)ofsuchtools.(第三段)
13.InwhichfielddoesgenerativeAIhelpteenagersmostnowadays?A.Creativeprojects.B.Sciencelearning.C.Homework. D.Entertainment.✓“Teenshavequiteacomplicated
andnuanced(微妙的)viewofAI,”saidBeckTench,aninformationscientistattheCenterforDigitalThriving.“Theyreportthattheyfeelconflicted,andarehavingjustasmanyexcitementsandconcerns
aswedoasadults,includingworriesaboutmisinformation,awarenessthatitwillchangetheirworkprospects,andenthusiasm
aboutitspotential
toadvance
science,creativity,andhumanity.”(第四段)14.Whatisteenagers’generalattitudetowardAIaccordingtoBeckTench?A.Appreciative.B.Unclear.C.Dismissive. D.Mixed.✓that引导的同位语从句
Therearemanyquestionsthatremain,includinghowtostudyandpromotethechildren-AIrelationshipsthatsafeguardchildren’ssecurityandpersonaldata—issuesthatresearchersneedtoaddress.TheCenterforDigitalThrivingoffersguidelines
fortalkingtotheyouthaboutgenerativeAI,includingaskingchildrenwhethertheyhaveeverheardaboutAIgettingsomethingwrong.(最后一段)
15.Whatisaconcernregardingchildren’srelationshipswithAI?A.Itwillmakethemlesssocial.B.Itmightraisesafetyandprivacyissues.C.Itcouldaffecttheiracademic
performance.D.Itmaylimit
theirabilitytohandle
challenges.✓七选五A.Inprofessional
settings,empathyisofequalimportance.B.Thisapproach
reducesdissatisfaction
andencouragescooperation.C.Itgoesbeyondsympathy,whichinvolves
feelingsorryforsomeone.D.Overtime,thesehabitsbecomesecondnature,makingbondsstronger.E.Bycontrast,sympathyencouragespeopletosolveothers’problemsdirectly.F.Thesemomentsofrecognitionletothersknowtheyarenotaloneintheirfeelings.G.Withoutenoughpractice,eventhestrongestempathyskillswillgraduallydisappear.Empathy(共情),theabilitytounderstandandsharethefeelingsofanother,isoftendescribedasthefoundation
ofmeaningfulcommunication.__16__Empathyrequiressteppingintoanother’sshoes,recognizing
theiremotions,andresponding
inawaythatacceptstheirexperience.Thisdifferencematters
becauseempathystrengthens
connection,while
sympathycansometimescreatedistance.CA.Inprofessional
settings,empathyisofequalimportance.B.Thisapproach
reducesdissatisfaction
andencouragescooperation.C.Itgoesbeyondsympathy,whichinvolves
feelingsorryforsomeone.D.Overtime,thesehabitsbecomesecondnature,makingbondsstronger.E.Bycontrast,sympathyencouragespeopletosolveothers’problemsdirectly.F.Thesemomentsofrecognitionletothersknowtheyarenotaloneintheirfeelings.G.Withoutenoughpractice,eventhestrongestempathyskillswillgraduallydisappear.
Aparentwhoacknowledgesachild’sfrustration(Iseeyou’reupsetbecauseyourtoybroke)ratherthandismissit(It’sjustatoy)helpsthechildfeelheard,enhancingtrust.Similarly,infriendships,empathizingwithafriend’sanxietyaboutatest(Thatsoundsreallystressful)buildsdeeperbondsthanofferingquicksolutions(You’lldofine).___17___FA.Inprofessional
settings,empathyisofequalimportance.B.Thisapproach
reducesdissatisfaction
andencouragescooperation.C.Itgoesbeyondsympathy,whichinvolves
feelingsorryforsomeone.D.Overtime,thesehabitsbecomesecondnature,makingbondsstronger.E.Bycontrast,sympathyencouragespeopletosolveothers’problemsdirectly.F.Thesemomentsofrecognitionletothersknowtheyarenotaloneintheirfeelings.G.Withoutenoughpractice,eventhestrongestempathyskillswillgraduallydisappear.__18__Managerswhopracticeempatheticcommunicationarebetteratmotivating
teams.Forexample,insteadofsimplyassigningatightdeadline,amanagermightsay,“IknowthisprojectwillrequireextrahoursandIappreciate
howhardyou’vebeenworking—let’sdiscusshowwecansupporteachothertogetitdone.”__19__Colleagues
whoempathizewithoneanother’sworkloadsarealsomorelikely
toofferhelp,creating
asupportiveworkplaceculture.ABA.Inprofessional
settings,empathyisofequalimportance.B.Thisapproach
reducesdissatisfaction
andencouragescooperation.C.Itgoesbeyondsympathy,whichinvolves
feelingsorryforsomeone.D.Overtime,thesehabitsbecomesecondnature,makingbondsstronger.E.Bycontrast,sympathyencouragespeopletosolveothers’problemsdirectly.F.Thesemomentsofrecognitionletothersknowtheyarenotaloneintheirfeelings.G.Withoutenoughpractice,eventhestrongestempathyskillswillgraduallydisappear.
Empathystartswithactivelistening—payingattentiontobothwordsandnonverbal
cues.Italsoinvolves
askingopen-endedquestions(Howdidthatmakeyoufeel?)toencourageotherstosharemore,ratherthanjumpingtoconclusions.__20__Inaworldoftendividedbydifferingopinions,itoffersabridge—remindingusthatbehindeveryargument,everyfrustration,everyjoy,thereisahumanexperienceworthunderstanding.D完形填空
JasonJoel’slifestoryisnotjustaboutrunning.Asatwo-timecancersurvivor,Jasonhastransformed
personalhealth__21__into
storiesforinspiration.Hisjourneybegan__22__.Despite
thefact
thatJasonfelt__23__whilepreparingforanewjob,heexperiencedaseizure(突然发作)—amomentthatwould__24__everything.Withinoneweek,heunderwent
brainsurgery,markingthebeginningofanintense
16-monthtreatmentjourneythatwould__25__hisphysicalandmentalboundaries.“TheytoldmeIwouldn’twalkoutofthehospital,”Jasonrecalls,“butI__26__toleaveintwodays.”21.A.signals B.records C.needs D.challenges22.A.effortlesslyB.smoothlyC.irregularlyD.unexpectedly23.A.nervous B.emotionalC.healthy D.confident24.A.change B.balance C.delay D.consume25.A.test B.mark C.remove D.fix26.A.happenedB.managedC.agreed D.hesitated√√√√
√√
Thisbecamethecornerstoneofhis__27__.Despiteundergoingextensive
treatment,Jasonrefusedtoremain__28__.HewouldrunsixtoeightmileseverydayaroundZorinskyLakeinOmaha,Nebraska,turningeachstepintothe__29__tohisdiagnosis.
Remarkably,Jason’sconnectiontorunningwas__30__becauseofhiscancerexperiences.Afterhisfirstcancerdiagnosis—metastaticthyroidcancer—hebeganrunningagain.Whenhewasfacedwiththebraintumordiagnosis,runningbecamemorethanahobby;itbecamea__31__.27.A.innovationB.promotion C.recovery D.search28.A.speechlessB.lonely C.faithful D.motionless29.A.witness
B.approach C.resistanceD.commitment30.A.replacedB.deepened C.followed D.explored31.A.defence B.necessity C.match D.responsibility
√
√√
√√
Whilestillinhospital,Jasonbravelyexpressedhis__32__bysigningupforamarathon.Hecompletedtherace,__33__thatlimitationsareoftenjustperceptions(感知).Aftertherace,heshares__34__postsonsocialmedia,transforming
hisexperiencesinto
motivationalstories.“It’snotjustan__35__,”Jasonexplains.“It’sanaccomplishment,aself-reflection,somethingbeyondjustrunning.”32.A.hope B.trust C.dependence D.innocence33.A.predicting B.warning C.admitting D.proving34.A.reflective B.average C.extra D.humorous35.A.experiment B.event C.occasion D.appointment√√√√语法填空
GulangyuIsland,oftencalledthe“PianoIsland”,isfamousforitsrichmusicalheritage.Theisland’sculturaldiversity
__36__(create)alivelymusicsceneforoveracentury.AttheheartofthistraditionstandsGulangyuMusicHall,__37__attractiveplacededicatedtopreservingandpromotingclassicalmusic.
Builtduringtheearly20thcentury,themusichallreflectsGulangyu’shistoricroleasaculturalcrossroads,__38__EastmeetsWestinharmony.Thehall’selegant
architectureandmusicmakeitapopularsite,allowingmusiclovers__39__(appreciate)liveconcerts.36.hascreated37.an38.where39.toappreciate
Oneofthemostcharming
features
ofGulangyuMusicHallisitscommitment
tofree____40____(week)concertsfeaturingpianoandviolin.Visitorscanenjoyavarietyof
classicalpieces,performedbytalentedlocaland____41____(visit)musicians,withoutanyadmissionfee.Themusichall,____42____(supply)withhistoricarchitecture,offersanimmersive(沉浸的)environment,soaudiencescanconnectdeeplywithmusic.40.weekly41.visiting42.suppliedAttendingaconcertatGulangyuMusicHallismorethanjustenjoyingmusic;it’saboutexperiencingalivingtradition.TheperformancesoftenincludeclassicalmasterpiecesfromcomposerslikeChopin,Beethoven,andBach,alongsideChinese____43____(composition)thatreflectlocalheritage.VisitorsoftendescribeattendingconcertsatGulangyuMusicHall____44____amagicalandmemorableexperience.The_____45_____(integrate)ofsuperbmusic,comfortablesetting,andhistoricatmosphereleavesalastingimpression.43.compositions44.as45.integration应用文写作假定你是李华,近期在你校英文报举办的以WinterWarmth:HiddeninCameraShots为主题的摄影比赛中获奖。请给你的留学生朋友Barry写封邮件,内容包括:1.分享获奖感受;2.介绍你的作品。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。
Iseverythinggoingwell?I’mthrilledtotellyouthatIwonourschoolEnglishnewspaper’sphotographycontest,whosethemeisWinterWarmth:HiddeninCameraShots!Istillcan’tbelieveit.Itfeelsamazingtohavemyworkrecognized.Mywinningphotoshowsanoldgrandpasellingroastedchestnutsonasnowystreet.Hiswarmsmileandthesteamingchestnutsmakeusfeelpeople’skindnessaswellasthepeacefulnessandwarmthinthecoldwinter.Myphotoperfectlycapturedthatscene.Hopeyou’lllikeitifyouseeit!续写
Thesunshonethroughtheclassroomwindows,makinggoldenspotsonthewoodendesks.ItwasanormalWednesdaymorning,andMrs.Coco’sChineseclasswasgoingonasusual.Thestudentssatstraightwiththeirtextbooksinhand,readingapoemtogether.Theirvoiceswentupanddownlikesmallwaves,mixingwiththesoundofpagesbeingturnedandthesingingofbirdsoutside.Suddenly,aquickmovementcaughtPeter’seye.Alittlebird—asparrowwithmessyfeathersandascaredlook—hadflowninthroughtheopendoorofthehallwayandwasnowstuckinsidetheclassroom.Theglasswindowswereclosedtighttokeepouttheautumncold.Thebird’swingshitthewindowswithloudnoisedesperately,anditstinyclaws(爪子)leftlightmarksont
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