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2024-2025学年江苏省泰州市海陵区泰州中学高三上学期10月月考
英语试题
（时间：120分钟 总分：150分）
第一部分 听力（共20题；每题1.5分，满分30分）
第一节 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1. What does the man need to do with the tall green plant
A. Water it once every two weeks.
B. Let it get enough sun.
C. Keep it close to the roses.
2 What is the woman mainly talking about
A. The new sandwich. B. Her favorite shop. C. The delicious beef.
3. How does the man feel about finding the right place
A. Optimistic. B. Disappointed. C. Uninterested.
4. What is the probable relationship between the speakers
A. Mother and son. B. Friends. C. Cousins.
5. What is the coach giving advice about
A. Improving technique. B. Having a positive attitude. C. Being aware on the court.
第二节 听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6 Which character would the woman like to be
A. Juliet. B. Rosa. C. Nurse.
7. What does the woman care most about the play
A. Learning about the story. B. Being the lead role. C. Acting well.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. Where are the speakers probably
A. In a hotel. B. In a cottage. C. In an apartment.
9. How long will the speakers be staying
A. Two days. B. Four days. C. One week.
10. Why are the speakers in New York City
A. For a holiday. B. For a wedding. C. For a concert.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11. What is Anna going to do this afternoon
A. Wash the car. B. Take some photos. C. Sell some clothes.
12. Where will Ben be a bit later today
A. Downtown. B. Inside his house. C. Around his neighborhood.
13. How long will Leah be at the market
A. A few days. B. A few weeks. C. A few months.
听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。
14. What is similar between math problems and making eggs
A. They’re both hard to do.
B. They’re both best to do in the morning.
C. There are many different ways to do them.
15. What kind of eggs does the boy like best
A. Scrambled ones. B. Boiled ones. C. Fried ones.
16. What will the boy do next
A. Continue with his homework.
B. Get help from Mr. Thompson.
C. Eat dinner.
17. Where are the speakers talking
A. In a classroom. B. At home. C. In an office.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18. Who controlled Saudi Arabia in the 19th century
A. The British. B. The French. C. The Ottoman Empire.
19. When was the independent kingdom of Saudi Arabia founded
A. In 1916. B. In 1932. C. In 1938.
20. What happened right after the Saudis discovered oil
A They made investments in finance.
B. They signed agreements with other nations.
C. They formed a new industry on their own.
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、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
Breathe, Think, Do with Sesame
It is a free research-based app designed to help young children develop skills such as calming down and solving problems. This app encourages your child to help a monster friend calm down by taking long, deep breaths, and then to think of a solution to everyday challenges. The app is also great for teaching children skills such as self control and persistence. It is available in English and Spanish.
Mindful PowersTM
Mindful PowersTM is an award-winning app that is fully focused on the whole development of children through play. The app uses voice-guided stories to teach kids about managing emotions and about the power of mindfulness. Kids also get to practise calming their own FlibbertigibbetTM, a cute virtual pet. If your child is struggling with anxiety or concentration problems, you may want to try Mindful PowersTM to help him stay calm and focused. This app is available for free.
Headspace
Although the app initially was targeted at meditation (冥想) and mindfulness in adults, it now has many sections your entire family can use. This app has breathing exercises, tutorials, guided relaxations, comfortable sounds, visualizations and meditation exercises, broken down into different categories depending on the user’s age. The app also has short sessions and simple techniques for young children. Headspace also suggests a family subscription. A 7-day free trial is available, and the premium version (高级版) costs $12.99 per month.
Stop, Breathe&Think Kids
Stop, Breathe&Think Kids suggests mindful breathing exercises and guided meditation to help children learn how to meditate, focus, and identify and process big emotions. This app encourages them to focus on their feelings and on how their body feels, and therefore helps them connect with their inner selves. There are more than 20 free exercises available and the premium version costs $10 a month.
1. What do we know about Mindful PowersTM
A. It charges a small fee.
B. It is combined with games.
C. It advises kids to keep pets at home.
D. It provides some mindful breathing exercises.
2. Which app is suitable for the whole family
A. Headspace. B. Mindful PowersTM.
C. Stop, Breathe&Think Kids. D. Breathe, Think, Do with Sesame.
3. What benefit may these four apps bring to people
A. Improved sleep. B. Effective teamwork.
C. Good eating habits. D. Better mental well-being.
B
The scene in the stands at Roland Garros’s Court Philippe-Chatrier was dotted with red banners, adding a glow to the already orange y air spreading the red clay court.
There were hundreds of Chinese waving flags to support Qinwen Zheng, 21, who would soon take gold by defeating Croatia’s Donna Vedic in the women’s singles tennis final.
As she lay down on the dirt, eyes skyward and fists extended into the Paris haze, the win’s gravity seemed to register: This was China’s first-ever Olympic gold medal in this sport. When talking about the Olympics, Zheng said, “I treated the Games differently — the emotion, the fight, the mentality. If you asked me to stay three more hours to fight, I could do it.”
Born in 2002, Zheng started playing tennis at age seven. At age eight, she moved alone for better coaching. Since adolescence, she has deeply admired Chinese athletes, such as the tennis star Li Na, who joined the 2008 Beijing Games, and the runner Liu Xiang, who won gold at the 2004 Athens Games.
“It was really tough,” Zheng said, looking back at those early days. “My mom used to come visit on weekends. When she left, I would hold her leg and cry. After 13, she decided to stay with me full-time to let me have better growth and care. After that, it got easier. And we moved to Europe when I was 17.”
In Paris, Zheng performed exceptionally well on her road to gold, including toppling world number one Iga Swiatek. “With Iga, I was clear,” Zheng said. “I know why I lost to her before. I played rushed, made too many unforced errors, and wanted to hit faster than her. I wanted to prove my power. But in these Games, I didn’t think like this.”
Zheng is conscious, too, of the effects that her milestone achievement in Paris will have. As we wrapped up our chat, she said, softly: “I was reading comments last night and some of them were talking about inspiration, and this makes me feel proud. If you watch my tennis and it brings you some extra strength in your life, that will make me happy.”
4. According to the passage, which is TRUE about Qinwen Zheng
A. She considered all tennis games to be equally important.
B. She felt confident to live alone at her early days of training.
C. She secured the first Chinese Olympic tennis championship.
D. As a teenager, she wanted to go beyond other Chinese athletes.
5. What does the underlined word “toppling” in the 6th paragraph mean
A. Challenging. B. Defeating. C. Discouraging. D. Declining.
6. Which words can best describe Qinwen Zheng
A. Competent and idealistic. B. Creative and independent.
C. Sincere and ambitious. D. Strong-willed and reflective.
7. What can we infer from Qinwen Zheng’s words in the last paragraph
A. She feels delighted to read numerous comments on her match.
B. She expects her achievement to motivate more people.
C. She takes pride in attaining the Olympic gold medal.
D. She hopes that her achievement will earn her fame.
C
Recently, after I gave a virtual presentation on my book Indistractable, a listener wrote something in the Zoom chat that drove me crazy, “This is great but wouldn’t work for me. I’m a Gemini (双子星座的人).”
Ironically, the Zoom listener is right. If she thinks she’s incapable, she’ll prove it correct — whether it has anything to do with the stars and moon or not. Her inflexible self-identification denies her the chance to improve her life. It’s incredibly self-limiting.
That’s why we should stop defining ourselves as fixed identities and nouns, and instead start describing ourselves using verbs.
Words are powerful. Linguistic research shows that language shapes people and culture; it can also give us insight into ourselves and our behavior. In a well-known study, researchers Robert Rosenthal and Lenore Jacobsen had all students in the same elementary school take a standard IQ test. Then they randomly selected a group of students, regardless of their test results, and told teachers the group would show “dramatic intellectual growth”. Eight months later, those students scored significantly higher on an IQ test. The study concluded that teachers’ positive perception of students correlated to those students’ high performance on intellectual and academic tests. The labels the children received became a sort of self-fulfilling prophecy (预言).
That’s because language shapes expectations, which shape our reality. If we have experiences that lead us to label ourselves with specific nouns during our life, then we are likely to stick with those labels and the behaviors that go with them.
Using verbs to identify ourselves is an effective method for releasing “trapped priors”—a term in psychology for a perception of reality that’s affected or trapped by past experiences. Verbs are action words well suited to describing short-lived behaviors that can and do change. They don’t lay claim to our entire identity, but they acknowledge that we are people first and foremost, not whatever a singular noun may say we are. So, instead of saying, “I am a procrastinator (拖拉者)”, you should say, “I am a person who often procrastinates.”
By focusing on our behaviors, not fixed characteristics, we can release harmful perceptions of ourselves that hold us back from trying methods that might improve our lives — like those that can help us achieve the critical skill of being indistractable.
8. What does the author want to show through the example of the Zoom listener
A. The concept of flexible self-identification.
B. His confusion about the way to self-identify.
C. His understanding of proper self-identification.
D. The negative effects of using nouns to define oneself.
9. What does the well-known study imply
A. Self-fulfilling prophecies change over time.
B. Encouragement promotes students’ improvement.
C. Language usage will have an impact on teaching.
D. IQ has little to do with students’ academic performance.
10. How are teachers expected to evaluate students
A. By highlighting their behaviors.
B. By focusing on their advantages.
C. By analyzing their typical characteristics.
D. By assessing their academic performance.
11. Which can be the best title for the text
A. Nouns are more powerful than verbs
B. Your words can determine your future
C. How we define ourselves really counts
D. Our option of words reflects our identity
D
Nine out of every ten humans are right-handed, an imbalance that researchers for decades have attempted to explain, without definitive success.
One of the ideas considered is the traditional fighting hypothesis, which suggests that left-handedness provides an advantage in battles, despite an overall hit to physical health that keeps lefties rare in the population. Indeed, males - who historically have competed most strongly for resources and mates - are left-handed at slightly higher rates than females. Moreover, studies suggest that lefties tend to outperform right-handed people in fighting sports as well as in sports that require hand-eye coordination (协调) like tennis, baseball, and volleyball. However, the predicted health disadvantage of the traditional fighting hypothesis hasn’t materialized in large studies. On the whole, left-handed people don’t seem to suffer from more health problems than right-handed people, nor do they live shorter lives.
Noticing this issue, scientists from Lund University in Sweden proposed an update to the fighting hypothesis that is more in agreement with current data. According to their new fighting hypothesis, about three-quarters of the heart is situated in the left hemithorax (单侧胸), making the left side of the chest a more obvious target for a mortal blow. The researchers note that when humans battle with weapons, the hand utilized to hold the weapon determines which area of the chest is exposed to an opponent. A left-handed grip will rotate the left side of the chest, and thus most of the heart, toward an enemy, while a right-handed grip will rotate it away. Moreover, a free left hand could be used to hold a shield (盾) in battles to cover most parts of the heart.
“Since there is no health disadvantage from being left-handed and fighting with pointy weapons is no longer an evolutionary pressure, we should see the proportion of left-handed people stay the same in modern society or broadly rise. Some studies suggest that left-handedness has increased in the 20th century, but it is uncertain if this is due to genetic or cultural reasons,” the coauthor Matz Larsson said.
It should be noted that this new explanation for the preponderance (多数) of right-handed people is still very much a hypothesis. The modified fighting hypothesis is reasonable, but as yet unproven.
12. Why does the author write the second paragraph
A. To describe the advantages of left-handed people.
B. To explain the difficulty in studying left-handedness.
C. To stress the significance of the traditional fighting hypothesis.
D. To point out the drawback of the traditional fighting hypothesis.
13. What can we learn from the new fighting hypothesis
A. Left-handed humans might be more accurate in targeting enemies.
B. Left-handed humans might be more courageous in fighting battles.
C. Right-handed humans might be more protected from a deadly strike.
D. Right-handed humans might be more skillful in using pointy weapons.
14. What do Matz Larsson’s words show
A. More and more people are taught to be left-handed.
B. Modern society pays little attention to who is left-handed.
C. The increase in the number of lefties is influenced by many factors.
D. More weapons are designed for left-handed people in modern society.
15. What is the author’s attitude towards the new fighting hypothesis
A. Objective. B. Dismissive. C. Approving. D. Unclear.
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可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
It’s a feeling — a quiet knowing or gentle persuasion that something is awesome, needs attention, or is off. Intuition is defined as a subtle ability to understand or know something without needing to think about it or use reason to discover it. ____16____ According to researchers at Leeds University, the brain uses your past experiences and the environment to make quick decisions, even before you’re consciously aware of them.
Everyone possesses intuition. ____17____ Intuition serves as a communication channel between the subconscious and conscious mind. It’s fueled by real information, just like any other decision. The workings of intuition, including collecting, storing, and assembling information, happen outside your conscious awareness.
____18____ These synchronicities (共时性) could be as simple as someone recommending a book on a topic you’ve been privately reading or receiving an email from an old colleague offering you part-time jobs just after you got hit with an unexpected bill. To open yourself to your intuition, you must pay attention, trust your gut and feel. ____19____ When you start to notice and listen, good things will come your way.
Can you feel your intuition is at play If you allow yourself to, you’ll feel it. ____20____ Sometimes, it’s a subtle “knowing.” You’ll feel when something is right, clear and nourishing. And you’ll feel when something is off, perhaps an ache or a sense of flatness. Trusting your intuition may be challenging at first, but with time and bit by bit, you’ll learn to trust it more, and it’ll be worth it in the end.
A. Therefore, embrace your intuition.
B. Intuition is a more complex process.
C. But not everyone chooses to listen to it.
D. Sometimes external intuitive hints come into play.
E. Your intuition can’t communicate with you if you’re not listening.
F. It used to be regarded as pseudo-science, but now science supports it.
G. It might cause sensations in your belly, a racing heart, or quickened breath.
第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
It was hot outside. My six-year-old and I were doing some work in the garden. It was sure to be relaxing. At least, I had ____21____ that it would be. ____22____, I was sweating, and arguing with my son about the proper way to pull weeds.
My way was the better way, of course. It was the most ____23____. I pulled the weeds by the roots, removing them entirely and ____24____ a longer period before I would have to return and pull weeds again. My son ____25____ things his own way. He ripped (扯掉) the tops of the weeds off, moving quickly down the line as he left the ____26____ halves still imbedded in the soil. For some reason, I found this to be incredibly ____27____. “Why couldn’t you do it my way, and save me the ____28____ of having to re-do your portion of the garden ” I said. He replied, “Mom, I’ll go back and get the roots, too. People do things ____29____.”
Suddenly my annoyance vanished, and was _____30_____ by the realization that I’d just received a valuable _____31_____ from the person that I was supposed to be teaching.
While trying to _____32_____ my kindergartener and a small farm full of animals and gardens, I considered efficiency a _____33_____ in the current season of my life. My son had reminded me that there was more than one route to any destination.
Outside the realm (场所) of school, my son shouldn’t be _____34_____ to do things according to others’ rules. I went back to pulling weeds. “You’re _____35_____. Thanks for helping me,” I told my son.
21. A. mentioned B. noticed C. planned D. hoped
22. A. Besides B. Instead C. Therefore D. Otherwise
23. A. natural B. common C. advanced D. efficient
24. A. promising B. appointing C. recording D. justifying
25. A. talked about B. caught on C. went about D. fought off
26. A. green B. left C. opposite D. remaining
27. A. disappointing B. irritating C. confusing D. encouraging
28. A. cost B. embarrassment C. trouble D. chance
29. A. carefully B. differently C. unintentionally D. consistently
30. A. replaced B. caused C. confirmed D. influenced
31. A. reminder B. source C. opportunity D. scenario
32. A. protect B. help C. balance D. track
33. A. problem B. pleasure C. necessity D. gift
34. A. permitted B. required C. agreed D. entitled
35. A. busy B. kind C. brave D. right
第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Macanese patois, also known as Patuá, used to be widely spoken in Macau. But the language started falling out of use from ____36____ 1930s. In 2009, UNESCO ____37____ (official) listed it as a critically endangered language. Today, it’s thought that in Macau only a few aged people speak Patuá. It is almost non-existent among the young people.
____38____ all hope is not lost for the language, as a small group of locals are heading the effort ____39____ (revive) Patua as a medium of Macanese culture. Among them is Miguel de Senna Fernandes, ____40____ is in charge of Macau’s Patuá-language drama group called Dóci Papia ádi Macau. For over 20 years, Miguel and his colleagues ____41____ (preserve) the language through original and humorous plays ____42____ (perform) in Patua. The group’s performances have become one of the ____43____ (attractive) regular features in the annual Macao Arts Festival.
Another Macanese local who is passionate about protecting Patuá is Elisabela Larrea, a PhD student and local expert on the language. Elisabela has initiated a bilingual blog that introduces Macanese culture and Patua dialect flashcards ____44____ English and Chinese readers.
“I believe that Patuá, a dialect seen as facing _____45_____ (extinct), is like a terminal cancer; as a responsible doctor, we have to continue fighting, in hopes that a miracle will come,” says Larrea.
第四部分 写作（共两节；满分40分）
第一节（满分15分）
46. 假定你是李华，即将结束在巴黎的暑期交换学习。离别之际，你为一起学习的英国室友Chris准备了一份礼物。请为这份礼物附上一张便条，内容包括：
1. 礼物简介；
2. 意义阐述；
3. 临别祝福。
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 Chris,
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
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。
I was always afraid of water. This fear could not be explained, but I knew that the moment I stepped near any body of water, my legs would turn to jelly (果冻). I would imagine myself drowning in the water and thrashing around (乱扑腾) helplessly. That was why I had never gone into a swimming pool until swimming became a school requirement. My school wanted all pupils to pass a swimming test, and if they could not, then they would have to attend weekly swimming lessons in school, which made me tremble.
Thus, my parents signed me up for swimming lessons at the pool near my house. With great unwillingness, I attended those weekly lessons, and each one was great suffering for me. I was naturally clumsy, and my fear of water did not help at all. Every lesson, I would be spending my time thrashing about in the water, while my classmates would be swimming countless laps effortlessly and even turning over like dolphins in the water. How was I going to pass the test at this rate
In my swimming class, there was an exceptionally athletic girl. Tall and muscular, her name was Kathy. She was the best swimmer in our class and always looked at me with disdain (鄙视), especially when I thrashed about hopelessly in the water.
Once, after a particularly long and hard swimming lesson, I spotted Kathy swimming gracefully in the pool. Gathering my courage, I asked gently, “Kathy, can you teach me to swim ” She stared at me coldly. It was as if I stood at the edge of an endless ocean of inadequacy, my fears appearing like dark storm clouds threatening to drown me. Yet, in that moment, a glimmer of hope flashed within me, a desperate longing for guidance and acceptance. Would Kathy’s icy exterior (外表) melt under the warmth of empathy, or would I remain forever thrashing in the sea of my own fears
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。
To my surprise, she nodded after a few moments of silence.
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
“Congratulations!” Kathy said when she learnt I had passed the swimming test.
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2024-2025学年江苏省泰州市海陵区泰州中学高三上学期10月月考
英语试题
（时间：120分钟 总分：150分）
第一部分 听力（共20题；每题1.5分，满分30分）
第一节 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1. What does the man need to do with the tall green plant
A. Water it once every two weeks.
B. Let it get enough sun.
C. Keep it close to the roses.
2. What is the woman mainly talking about
A. The new sandwich. B. Her favorite shop. C. The delicious beef.
3. How does the man feel about finding the right place
A. Optimistic. B. Disappointed. C. Uninterested.
4. What is the probable relationship between the speakers
A. Mother and son. B. Friends. C. Cousins.
5. What is the coach giving advice about
A. Improving technique. B. Having a positive attitude. C. Being aware on the court.
第二节 听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6. Which character would the woman like to be
A. Juliet. B. Rosa. C. Nurse.
7. What does the woman care most about the play
A. Learning about the story. B. Being the lead role. C. Acting well.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. Where are the speakers probably
A. In a hotel. B. In a cottage. C. In an apartment.
9. How long will the speakers be staying
A. Two days. B. Four days. C. One week.
10. Why are the speakers in New York City
A. For a holiday. B. For a wedding. C. For a concert.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11. What is Anna going to do this afternoon
A. Wash the car. B. Take some photos. C. Sell some clothes.
12. Where will Ben be a bit later today
A. Downtown. B. Inside his house. C. Around his neighborhood.
13. How long will Leah be at the market
A. A few days. B. A few weeks. C. A few months.
听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。
14. What is similar between math problems and making eggs
A. They’re both hard to do.
B. They’re both best to do in the morning.
C. There are many different ways to do them.
15. What kind of eggs does the boy like best
A. Scrambled ones. B. Boiled ones. C. Fried ones.
16. What will the boy do next
A. Continue with his homework.
B. Get help from Mr. Thompson.
C. Eat dinner.
17. Where are the speakers talking
A. In a classroom. B. At home. C. In an office.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18. Who controlled Saudi Arabia in the 19th century
A. The British. B. The French. C. The Ottoman Empire.
19. When was the independent kingdom of Saudi Arabia founded
A. In 1916. B. In 1932. C. In 1938.
20. What happened right after the Saudis discovered oil
A. They made investments in finance.
B. They signed agreements with other nations.
C. They formed a new industry on their own.
听力1-5 BAACA 6-10 ABCBA 11-15 BCACC 16-20 ABCBB
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、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
Breathe, Think, Do with Sesame
It is a free research-based app designed to help young children develop skills such as calming down and solving problems. This app encourages your child to help a monster friend calm down by taking long, deep breaths, and then to think of a solution to everyday challenges. The app is also great for teaching children skills such as self control and persistence. It is available in English and Spanish.
Mindful PowersTM
Mindful PowersTM is an award-winning app that is fully focused on the whole development of children through play. The app uses voice-guided stories to teach kids about managing emotions and about the power of mindfulness. Kids also get to practise calming their own FlibbertigibbetTM, a cute virtual pet. If your child is struggling with anxiety or concentration problems, you may want to try Mindful PowersTM to help him stay calm and focused. This app is available for free.
Headspace
Although the app initially was targeted at meditation (冥想) and mindfulness in adults, it now has many sections your entire family can use. This app has breathing exercises, tutorials, guided relaxations, comfortable sounds, visualizations and meditation exercises, broken down into different categories depending on the user’s age. The app also has short sessions and simple techniques for young children. Headspace also suggests a family subscription. A 7-day free trial is available, and the premium version (高级版) costs $12.99 per month.
Stop, Breathe&Think Kids
Stop, Breathe&Think Kids suggests mindful breathing exercises and guided meditation to help children learn how to meditate, focus, and identify and process big emotions. This app encourages them to focus on their feelings and on how their body feels, and therefore helps them connect with their inner selves. There are more than 20 free exercises available and the premium version costs $10 a month.
1. What do we know about Mindful PowersTM
A. It charges a small fee.
B. It is combined with games.
C. It advises kids to keep pets at home.
D. It provides some mindful breathing exercises.
2. Which app is suitable for the whole family
A. Headspace. B. Mindful PowersTM.
C. Stop, Breathe&Think Kids. D. Breathe, Think, Do with Sesame.
3. What benefit may these four apps bring to people
A. Improved sleep. B. Effective teamwork.
C. Good eating habits. D. Better mental well-being.
【答案】1. B 2. A 3. D
B
The scene in the stands at Roland Garros’s Court Philippe-Chatrier was dotted with red banners, adding a glow to the already orange y air spreading the red clay court.
There were hundreds of Chinese waving flags to support Qinwen Zheng, 21, who would soon take gold by defeating Croatia’s Donna Vedic in the women’s singles tennis final.
As she lay down on the dirt, eyes skyward and fists extended into the Paris haze, the win’s gravity seemed to register: This was China’s first-ever Olympic gold medal in this sport. When talking about the Olympics, Zheng said, “I treated the Games differently — the emotion, the fight, the mentality. If you asked me to stay three more hours to fight, I could do it.”
Born in 2002, Zheng started playing tennis at age seven. At age eight, she moved alone for better coaching. Since adolescence, she has deeply admired Chinese athletes, such as the tennis star Li Na, who joined the 2008 Beijing Games, and the runner Liu Xiang, who won gold at the 2004 Athens Games.
“It was really tough,” Zheng said, looking back at those early days. “My mom used to come visit on weekends. When she left, I would hold her leg and cry. After 13, she decided to stay with me full-time to let me have better growth and care. After that, it got easier. And we moved to Europe when I was 17.”
In Paris, Zheng performed exceptionally well on her road to gold, including toppling world number one Iga Swiatek. “With Iga, I was clear,” Zheng said. “I know why I lost to her before. I played rushed, made too many unforced errors, and wanted to hit faster than her. I wanted to prove my power. But in these Games, I didn’t think like this.”
Zheng is conscious, too, of the effects that her milestone achievement in Paris will have. As we wrapped up our chat, she said, softly: “I was reading comments last night and some of them were talking about inspiration, and this makes me feel proud. If you watch my tennis and it brings you some extra strength in your life, that will make me happy.”
4. According to the passage, which is TRUE about Qinwen Zheng
A. She considered all tennis games to be equally important.
B. She felt confident to live alone at her early days of training.
C. She secured the first Chinese Olympic tennis championship.
D. As a teenager, she wanted to go beyond other Chinese athletes.
5 What does the underlined word “toppling” in the 6th paragraph mean
A. Challenging. B. Defeating. C. Discouraging. D. Declining.
6. Which words can best describe Qinwen Zheng
A. Competent and idealistic. B. Creative and independent.
C. Sincere and ambitious. D. Strong-willed and reflective.
7. What can we infer from Qinwen Zheng’s words in the last paragraph
A. She feels delighted to read numerous comments on her match.
B. She expects her achievement to motivate more people.
C. She takes pride in attaining the Olympic gold medal.
D. She hopes that her achievement will earn her fame.
【答案】4. C 5. B 6. D 7. B
C
Recently, after I gave a virtual presentation on my book Indistractable, a listener wrote something in the Zoom chat that drove me crazy, “This is great but wouldn’t work for me. I’m a Gemini (双子星座的人).”
Ironically, the Zoom listener is right. If she thinks she’s incapable, she’ll prove it correct — whether it has anything to do with the stars and moon or not. Her inflexible self-identification denies her the chance to improve her life. It’s incredibly self-limiting.
That’s why we should stop defining ourselves as fixed identities and nouns, and instead start describing ourselves using verbs.
Words are powerful. Linguistic research shows that language shapes people and culture; it can also give us insight into ourselves and our behavior. In a well-known study, researchers Robert Rosenthal and Lenore Jacobsen had all students in the same elementary school take a standard IQ test. Then they randomly selected a group of students, regardless of their test results, and told teachers the group would show “dramatic intellectual growth”. Eight months later, those students scored significantly higher on an IQ test. The study concluded that teachers’ positive perception of students correlated to those students’ high performance on intellectual and academic tests. The labels the children received became a sort of self-fulfilling prophecy (预言).
That’s because language shapes expectations, which shape our reality. If we have experiences that lead us to label ourselves with specific nouns during our life, then we are likely to stick with those labels and the behaviors that go with them.
Using verbs to identify ourselves is an effective method for releasing “trapped priors”—a term in psychology for a perception of reality that’s affected or trapped by past experiences. Verbs are action words well suited to describing short-lived behaviors that can and do change. They don’t lay claim to our entire identity, but they acknowledge that we are people first and foremost, not whatever a singular noun may say we are. So, instead of saying, “I am a procrastinator (拖拉者)”, you should say, “I am a person who often procrastinates.”
By focusing on our behaviors, not fixed characteristics, we can release harmful perceptions of ourselves that hold us back from trying methods that might improve our lives — like those that can help us achieve the critical skill of being indistractable.
8. What does the author want to show through the example of the Zoom listener
A. The concept of flexible self-identification.
B. His confusion about the way to self-identify.
C. His understanding of proper self-identification.
D. The negative effects of using nouns to define oneself.
9. What does the well-known study imply
A. Self-fulfilling prophecies change over time.
B. Encouragement promotes students’ improvement.
C. Language usage will have an impact on teaching.
D. IQ has little to do with students’ academic performance.
10. How are teachers expected to evaluate students
A. By highlighting their behaviors.
B. By focusing on their advantages.
C. By analyzing their typical characteristics.
D. By assessing their academic performance.
11. Which can be the best title for the text
A. Nouns are more powerful than verbs
B. Your words can determine your future
C. How we define ourselves really counts
D. Our option of words reflects our identity
【答案】8. D 9. B 10. A 11. C
D
Nine out of every ten humans are right-handed, an imbalance that researchers for decades have attempted to explain, without definitive success.
One of the ideas considered is the traditional fighting hypothesis, which suggests that left-handedness provides an advantage in battles, despite an overall hit to physical health that keeps lefties rare in the population. Indeed, males - who historically have competed most strongly for resources and mates - are left-handed at slightly higher rates than females. Moreover, studies suggest that lefties tend to outperform right-handed people in fighting sports as well as in sports that require hand-eye coordination (协调) like tennis, baseball, and volleyball. However, the predicted health disadvantage of the traditional fighting hypothesis hasn’t materialized in large studies. On the whole, left-handed people don’t seem to suffer from more health problems than right-handed people, nor do they live shorter lives.
Noticing this issue, scientists from Lund University in Sweden proposed an update to the fighting hypothesis that is more in agreement with current data. According to their new fighting hypothesis, about three-quarters of the heart is situated in the left hemithorax (单侧胸), making the left side of the chest a more obvious target for a mortal blow. The researchers note that when humans battle with weapons, the hand utilized to hold the weapon determines which area of the chest is exposed to an opponent. A left-handed grip will rotate the left side of the chest, and thus most of the heart, toward an enemy, while a right-handed grip will rotate it away. Moreover, a free left hand could be used to hold a shield (盾) in battles to cover most parts of the heart.
“Since there is no health disadvantage from being left-handed and fighting with pointy weapons is no longer an evolutionary pressure, we should see the proportion of left-handed people stay the same in modern society or broadly rise. Some studies suggest that left-handedness has increased in the 20th century, but it is uncertain if this is due to genetic or cultural reasons,” the coauthor Matz Larsson said.
It should be noted that this new explanation for the preponderance (多数) of right-handed people is still very much a hypothesis. The modified fighting hypothesis is reasonable, but as yet unproven.
12. Why does the author write the second paragraph
A. To describe the advantages of left-handed people.
B. To explain the difficulty in studying left-handedness.
C. To stress the significance of the traditional fighting hypothesis.
D. To point out the drawback of the traditional fighting hypothesis.
13. What can we learn from the new fighting hypothesis
A. Left-handed humans might be more accurate in targeting enemies.
B. Left-handed humans might be more courageous in fighting battles.
C Right-handed humans might be more protected from a deadly strike.
D. Right-handed humans might be more skillful in using pointy weapons.
14. What do Matz Larsson’s words show
A. More and more people are taught to be left-handed.
B. Modern society pays little attention to who is left-handed.
C. The increase in the number of lefties is influenced by many factors.
D. More weapons are designed for left-handed people in modern society.
15. What is the author’s attitude towards the new fighting hypothesis
A. Objective. B. Dismissive. C. Approving. D. Unclear.
【答案】12. D 13. C 14. C 15. A
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可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
It’s a feeling — a quiet knowing or gentle persuasion that something is awesome, needs attention, or is off. Intuition is defined as a subtle ability to understand or know something without needing to think about it or use reason to discover it. ____16____ According to researchers at Leeds University, the brain uses your past experiences and the environment to make quick decisions, even before you’re consciously aware of them.
Everyone possesses intuition. ____17____ Intuition serves as a communication channel between the subconscious and conscious mind. It’s fueled by real information, just like any other decision. The workings of intuition, including collecting, storing, and assembling information, happen outside your conscious awareness.
____18____ These synchronicities (共时性) could be as simple as someone recommending a book on a topic you’ve been privately reading or receiving an email from an old colleague offering you part-time jobs just after you got hit with an unexpected bill. To open yourself to your intuition, you must pay attention, trust your gut and feel. ____19____ When you start to notice and listen, good things will come your way.
Can you feel your intuition is at play If you allow yourself to, you’ll feel it. ____20____ Sometimes, it’s a subtle “knowing.” You’ll feel when something is right, clear and nourishing. And you’ll feel when something is off, perhaps an ache or a sense of flatness. Trusting your intuition may be challenging at first, but with time and bit by bit, you’ll learn to trust it more, and it’ll be worth it in the end.
A. Therefore, embrace your intuition.
B. Intuition is a more complex process.
C But not everyone chooses to listen to it.
D. Sometimes external intuitive hints come into play.
E. Your intuition can’t communicate with you if you’re not listening.
F. It used to be regarded as pseudo-science, but now science supports it.
G. It might cause sensations in your belly, a racing heart, or quickened breath.
【答案】16. F 17. C 18. D 19. E 20. G
第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
It was hot outside. My six-year-old and I were doing some work in the garden. It was sure to be relaxing. At least, I had ____21____ that it would be. ____22____, I was sweating, and arguing with my son about the proper way to pull weeds.
My way was the better way, of course. It was the most ____23____. I pulled the weeds by the roots, removing them entirely and ____24____ a longer period before I would have to return and pull weeds again. My son ____25____ things his own way. He ripped (扯掉) the tops of the weeds off, moving quickly down the line as he left the ____26____ halves still imbedded in the soil. For some reason, I found this to be incredibly ____27____. “Why couldn’t you do it my way, and save me the ____28____ of having to re-do your portion of the garden ” I said. He replied, “Mom, I’ll go back and get the roots, too. People do things ____29____.”
Suddenly, my annoyance vanished, and was _____30_____ by the realization that I’d just received a valuable _____31_____ from the person that I was supposed to be teaching.
While trying to _____32_____ my kindergartener and a small farm full of animals and gardens, I considered efficiency a _____33_____ in the current season of my life. My son had reminded me that there was more than one route to any destination.
Outside the realm (场所) of school, my son shouldn’t be _____34_____ to do things according to others’ rules. I went back to pulling weeds. “You’re _____35_____. Thanks for helping me,” I told my son.
21. A. mentioned B. noticed C. planned D. hoped
22. A. Besides B. Instead C. Therefore D. Otherwise
23. A. natural B. common C. advanced D. efficient
24 A. promising B. appointing C. recording D. justifying
25. A. talked about B. caught on C. went about D. fought off
26. A. green B. left C. opposite D. remaining
27. A. disappointing B. irritating C. confusing D. encouraging
28. A. cost B. embarrassment C. trouble D. chance
29. A. carefully B. differently C. unintentionally D. consistently
30. A. replaced B. caused C. confirmed D. influenced
31. A. reminder B. source C. opportunity D. scenario
32. A. protect B. help C. balance D. track
33. A. problem B. pleasure C. necessity D. gift
34. A. permitted B. required C. agreed D. entitled
35. A. busy B. kind C. brave D. right
【答案】21. D 22. B 23. D 24. A 25. C 26. D 27. B 28. C 29. B 30. A 31. A 32. C 33. C 34. B 35. D
第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Macanese patois, also known as Patuá, used to be widely spoken in Macau. But the language started falling out of use from ____36____ 1930s. In 2009, UNESCO ____37____ (official) listed it as a critically endangered language. Today, it’s thought that in Macau only a few aged people speak Patuá. It is almost non-existent among the young people.
____38____, all hope is not lost for the language, as a small group of locals are heading the effort ____39____ (revive) Patua as a medium of Macanese culture. Among them is Miguel de Senna Fernandes, ____40____ is in charge of Macau’s Patuá-language drama group called Dóci Papia ádi Macau. For over 20 years, Miguel and his colleagues ____41____ (preserve) the language through original and humorous plays ____42____ (perform) in Patua. The group’s performances have become one of the ____43____ (attractive) regular features in the annual Macao Arts Festival.
Another Macanese local who is passionate about protecting Patuá is Elisabela Larrea, a PhD student and local expert on the language. Elisabela has initiated a bilingual blog that introduces Macanese culture and Patua dialect flashcards ____44____ English and Chinese readers.
“I believe that Patuá, a dialect seen as facing _____45_____ (extinct), is like a terminal cancer; as a responsible doctor, we have to continue fighting, in hopes that a miracle will come,” says Larrea.
【答案】36. the
37. officially
38. However
39. to revive
40. who 41. have been preserving
42. performed
43. most attractive
44. to 45. extinction
第四部分 写作（共两节；满分40分）
第一节（满分15分）
46. 假定你是李华，即将结束在巴黎的暑期交换学习。离别之际，你为一起学习的英国室友Chris准备了一份礼物。请为这份礼物附上一张便条，内容包括：
1. 礼物简介；
2. 意义阐述；
3. 临别祝福。
注意：
1. 写作词数应为80左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡相应位置作答。
Dear Chris,
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
【答案】Dear Chris,
As our unforgettable summer exchange in Paris comes/draws to a close, I’ve compiled a handmade photo album that captures our shared experiences during this summer.
The album is a mosaic of our friendship, with each photo a piece of our story. From our first awkward introductions to our deep conversations over coffee, from our collaborative projects to our exhilarating cheers at the Olympic games, these images document our growth and the bond we’ve formed. It’s a visual diary of our laughter, our triumphs, and the memories we’ve created side by side.
As we part ways, I extend my best wishes for your future and also eagerly anticipate the day you visit China, either for study or leisure. Until then, may this album be a treasured reminder of our time together and the friendship we’ve built.
Yours,
Li Hua
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。
I was always afraid of water. This fear could not be explained, but I knew that the moment I stepped near any body of water, my legs would turn to jelly (果冻). I would imagine myself drowning in the water and thrashing around (乱扑腾) helplessly. That was why I had never gone into a swimming pool until swimming became a school requirement. My school wanted all pupils to pass a swimming test, and if they could not, then they would have to attend weekly swimming lessons in school, which made me tremble.
Thus, my parents signed me up for swimming lessons at the pool near my house. With great unwillingness, I attended those weekly lessons, and each one was great suffering for me. I was naturally clumsy, and my fear of water did not help at all. Every lesson, I would be spending my time thrashing about in the water, while my classmates would be swimming countless laps effortlessly and even turning over like dolphins in the water. How was I going to pass the test at this rate
In my swimming class, there was an exceptionally athletic girl. Tall and muscular, her name was Kathy. She was the best swimmer in our class and always looked at me with disdain (鄙视), especially when I thrashed about hopelessly in the water.
Once, after a particularly long and hard swimming lesson, I spotted Kathy swimming gracefully in the pool. Gathering my courage, I asked gently, “Kathy, can you teach me to swim ” She stared at me coldly. It was as if I stood at the edge of an endless ocean of inadequacy, my fears appearing like dark storm clouds threatening to drown me. Yet, in that moment, a glimmer of hope flashed within me, a desperate longing for guidance and acceptance. Would Kathy’s icy exterior (外表) melt under the warmth of empathy, or would I remain forever thrashing in the sea of my own fears
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。
To my surprise, she nodded after a few moments of silence.
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“Congratulations!” Kathy said when she learnt I had passed the swimming test.
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【答案】参考范文：
To my surprise, she nodded after a few moments of silence. From then on, Kathy stayed back for about an hour after every swimming lesson to coach me. She taught me how to propel myself forward in the water and I gradually gained confidence in the pool. Slowly but surely, I improved under her guidance and encouragement. Four months later, it was time for me to take my swimming test. I jumped into the pool and followed all of Kathy’s advice. I swam gracefully, just like a fish, and passed the test with flying colours.
“Congratulations!” Kathy said when she learnt I had passed the swimming test. I threw my arms around her and hugged her tightly. “Thank you! You’re a wonderful friend! If it had not been for you, I would not have done so well!” I exclaimed. Since then, our friendship has blossomed. We met frequently to have fun with each other, sharing both joy and sorrow. Surprisingly, I grew to love the water. A friend like Kathy is hard to come by. She has a heart of gold and I will definitely treasure our precious friendship.
英语试题
（时间：120分钟 总分：150分）
第一部分 听力（共20题；每题1.5分，满分30分）
第一节 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1. What does the man need to do with the tall green plant
A. Water it once every two weeks.
B. Let it get enough sun.
C. Keep it close to the roses.
2 What is the woman mainly talking about
A. The new sandwich. B. Her favorite shop. C. The delicious beef.
3. How does the man feel about finding the right place
A. Optimistic. B. Disappointed. C. Uninterested.
4. What is the probable relationship between the speakers
A. Mother and son. B. Friends. C. Cousins.
5. What is the coach giving advice about
A. Improving technique. B. Having a positive attitude. C. Being aware on the court.
第二节 听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6 Which character would the woman like to be
A. Juliet. B. Rosa. C. Nurse.
7. What does the woman care most about the play
A. Learning about the story. B. Being the lead role. C. Acting well.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. Where are the speakers probably
A. In a hotel. B. In a cottage. C. In an apartment.
9. How long will the speakers be staying
A. Two days. B. Four days. C. One week.
10. Why are the speakers in New York City
A. For a holiday. B. For a wedding. C. For a concert.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11. What is Anna going to do this afternoon
A. Wash the car. B. Take some photos. C. Sell some clothes.
12. Where will Ben be a bit later today
A. Downtown. B. Inside his house. C. Around his neighborhood.
13. How long will Leah be at the market
A. A few days. B. A few weeks. C. A few months.
听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。
14. What is similar between math problems and making eggs
A. They’re both hard to do.
B. They’re both best to do in the morning.
C. There are many different ways to do them.
15. What kind of eggs does the boy like best
A. Scrambled ones. B. Boiled ones. C. Fried ones.
16. What will the boy do next
A. Continue with his homework.
B. Get help from Mr. Thompson.
C. Eat dinner.
17. Where are the speakers talking
A. In a classroom. B. At home. C. In an office.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18. Who controlled Saudi Arabia in the 19th century
A. The British. B. The French. C. The Ottoman Empire.
19. When was the independent kingdom of Saudi Arabia founded
A. In 1916. B. In 1932. C. In 1938.
20. What happened right after the Saudis discovered oil
A They made investments in finance.
B. They signed agreements with other nations.
C. They formed a new industry on their own.
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、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
Breathe, Think, Do with Sesame
It is a free research-based app designed to help young children develop skills such as calming down and solving problems. This app encourages your child to help a monster friend calm down by taking long, deep breaths, and then to think of a solution to everyday challenges. The app is also great for teaching children skills such as self control and persistence. It is available in English and Spanish.
Mindful PowersTM
Mindful PowersTM is an award-winning app that is fully focused on the whole development of children through play. The app uses voice-guided stories to teach kids about managing emotions and about the power of mindfulness. Kids also get to practise calming their own FlibbertigibbetTM, a cute virtual pet. If your child is struggling with anxiety or concentration problems, you may want to try Mindful PowersTM to help him stay calm and focused. This app is available for free.
Headspace
Although the app initially was targeted at meditation (冥想) and mindfulness in adults, it now has many sections your entire family can use. This app has breathing exercises, tutorials, guided relaxations, comfortable sounds, visualizations and meditation exercises, broken down into different categories depending on the user’s age. The app also has short sessions and simple techniques for young children. Headspace also suggests a family subscription. A 7-day free trial is available, and the premium version (高级版) costs $12.99 per month.
Stop, Breathe&Think Kids
Stop, Breathe&Think Kids suggests mindful breathing exercises and guided meditation to help children learn how to meditate, focus, and identify and process big emotions. This app encourages them to focus on their feelings and on how their body feels, and therefore helps them connect with their inner selves. There are more than 20 free exercises available and the premium version costs $10 a month.
1. What do we know about Mindful PowersTM
A. It charges a small fee.
B. It is combined with games.
C. It advises kids to keep pets at home.
D. It provides some mindful breathing exercises.
2. Which app is suitable for the whole family
A. Headspace. B. Mindful PowersTM.
C. Stop, Breathe&Think Kids. D. Breathe, Think, Do with Sesame.
3. What benefit may these four apps bring to people
A. Improved sleep. B. Effective teamwork.
C. Good eating habits. D. Better mental well-being.
B
The scene in the stands at Roland Garros’s Court Philippe-Chatrier was dotted with red banners, adding a glow to the already orange y air spreading the red clay court.
There were hundreds of Chinese waving flags to support Qinwen Zheng, 21, who would soon take gold by defeating Croatia’s Donna Vedic in the women’s singles tennis final.
As she lay down on the dirt, eyes skyward and fists extended into the Paris haze, the win’s gravity seemed to register: This was China’s first-ever Olympic gold medal in this sport. When talking about the Olympics, Zheng said, “I treated the Games differently — the emotion, the fight, the mentality. If you asked me to stay three more hours to fight, I could do it.”
Born in 2002, Zheng started playing tennis at age seven. At age eight, she moved alone for better coaching. Since adolescence, she has deeply admired Chinese athletes, such as the tennis star Li Na, who joined the 2008 Beijing Games, and the runner Liu Xiang, who won gold at the 2004 Athens Games.
“It was really tough,” Zheng said, looking back at those early days. “My mom used to come visit on weekends. When she left, I would hold her leg and cry. After 13, she decided to stay with me full-time to let me have better growth and care. After that, it got easier. And we moved to Europe when I was 17.”
In Paris, Zheng performed exceptionally well on her road to gold, including toppling world number one Iga Swiatek. “With Iga, I was clear,” Zheng said. “I know why I lost to her before. I played rushed, made too many unforced errors, and wanted to hit faster than her. I wanted to prove my power. But in these Games, I didn’t think like this.”
Zheng is conscious, too, of the effects that her milestone achievement in Paris will have. As we wrapped up our chat, she said, softly: “I was reading comments last night and some of them were talking about inspiration, and this makes me feel proud. If you watch my tennis and it brings you some extra strength in your life, that will make me happy.”
4. According to the passage, which is TRUE about Qinwen Zheng
A. She considered all tennis games to be equally important.
B. She felt confident to live alone at her early days of training.
C. She secured the first Chinese Olympic tennis championship.
D. As a teenager, she wanted to go beyond other Chinese athletes.
5. What does the underlined word “toppling” in the 6th paragraph mean
A. Challenging. B. Defeating. C. Discouraging. D. Declining.
6. Which words can best describe Qinwen Zheng
A. Competent and idealistic. B. Creative and independent.
C. Sincere and ambitious. D. Strong-willed and reflective.
7. What can we infer from Qinwen Zheng’s words in the last paragraph
A. She feels delighted to read numerous comments on her match.
B. She expects her achievement to motivate more people.
C. She takes pride in attaining the Olympic gold medal.
D. She hopes that her achievement will earn her fame.
C
Recently, after I gave a virtual presentation on my book Indistractable, a listener wrote something in the Zoom chat that drove me crazy, “This is great but wouldn’t work for me. I’m a Gemini (双子星座的人).”
Ironically, the Zoom listener is right. If she thinks she’s incapable, she’ll prove it correct — whether it has anything to do with the stars and moon or not. Her inflexible self-identification denies her the chance to improve her life. It’s incredibly self-limiting.
That’s why we should stop defining ourselves as fixed identities and nouns, and instead start describing ourselves using verbs.
Words are powerful. Linguistic research shows that language shapes people and culture; it can also give us insight into ourselves and our behavior. In a well-known study, researchers Robert Rosenthal and Lenore Jacobsen had all students in the same elementary school take a standard IQ test. Then they randomly selected a group of students, regardless of their test results, and told teachers the group would show “dramatic intellectual growth”. Eight months later, those students scored significantly higher on an IQ test. The study concluded that teachers’ positive perception of students correlated to those students’ high performance on intellectual and academic tests. The labels the children received became a sort of self-fulfilling prophecy (预言).
That’s because language shapes expectations, which shape our reality. If we have experiences that lead us to label ourselves with specific nouns during our life, then we are likely to stick with those labels and the behaviors that go with them.
Using verbs to identify ourselves is an effective method for releasing “trapped priors”—a term in psychology for a perception of reality that’s affected or trapped by past experiences. Verbs are action words well suited to describing short-lived behaviors that can and do change. They don’t lay claim to our entire identity, but they acknowledge that we are people first and foremost, not whatever a singular noun may say we are. So, instead of saying, “I am a procrastinator (拖拉者)”, you should say, “I am a person who often procrastinates.”
By focusing on our behaviors, not fixed characteristics, we can release harmful perceptions of ourselves that hold us back from trying methods that might improve our lives — like those that can help us achieve the critical skill of being indistractable.
8. What does the author want to show through the example of the Zoom listener
A. The concept of flexible self-identification.
B. His confusion about the way to self-identify.
C. His understanding of proper self-identification.
D. The negative effects of using nouns to define oneself.
9. What does the well-known study imply
A. Self-fulfilling prophecies change over time.
B. Encouragement promotes students’ improvement.
C. Language usage will have an impact on teaching.
D. IQ has little to do with students’ academic performance.
10. How are teachers expected to evaluate students
A. By highlighting their behaviors.
B. By focusing on their advantages.
C. By analyzing their typical characteristics.
D. By assessing their academic performance.
11. Which can be the best title for the text
A. Nouns are more powerful than verbs
B. Your words can determine your future
C. How we define ourselves really counts
D. Our option of words reflects our identity
D
Nine out of every ten humans are right-handed, an imbalance that researchers for decades have attempted to explain, without definitive success.
One of the ideas considered is the traditional fighting hypothesis, which suggests that left-handedness provides an advantage in battles, despite an overall hit to physical health that keeps lefties rare in the population. Indeed, males - who historically have competed most strongly for resources and mates - are left-handed at slightly higher rates than females. Moreover, studies suggest that lefties tend to outperform right-handed people in fighting sports as well as in sports that require hand-eye coordination (协调) like tennis, baseball, and volleyball. However, the predicted health disadvantage of the traditional fighting hypothesis hasn’t materialized in large studies. On the whole, left-handed people don’t seem to suffer from more health problems than right-handed people, nor do they live shorter lives.
Noticing this issue, scientists from Lund University in Sweden proposed an update to the fighting hypothesis that is more in agreement with current data. According to their new fighting hypothesis, about three-quarters of the heart is situated in the left hemithorax (单侧胸), making the left side of the chest a more obvious target for a mortal blow. The researchers note that when humans battle with weapons, the hand utilized to hold the weapon determines which area of the chest is exposed to an opponent. A left-handed grip will rotate the left side of the chest, and thus most of the heart, toward an enemy, while a right-handed grip will rotate it away. Moreover, a free left hand could be used to hold a shield (盾) in battles to cover most parts of the heart.
“Since there is no health disadvantage from being left-handed and fighting with pointy weapons is no longer an evolutionary pressure, we should see the proportion of left-handed people stay the same in modern society or broadly rise. Some studies suggest that left-handedness has increased in the 20th century, but it is uncertain if this is due to genetic or cultural reasons,” the coauthor Matz Larsson said.
It should be noted that this new explanation for the preponderance (多数) of right-handed people is still very much a hypothesis. The modified fighting hypothesis is reasonable, but as yet unproven.
12. Why does the author write the second paragraph
A. To describe the advantages of left-handed people.
B. To explain the difficulty in studying left-handedness.
C. To stress the significance of the traditional fighting hypothesis.
D. To point out the drawback of the traditional fighting hypothesis.
13. What can we learn from the new fighting hypothesis
A. Left-handed humans might be more accurate in targeting enemies.
B. Left-handed humans might be more courageous in fighting battles.
C. Right-handed humans might be more protected from a deadly strike.
D. Right-handed humans might be more skillful in using pointy weapons.
14. What do Matz Larsson’s words show
A. More and more people are taught to be left-handed.
B. Modern society pays little attention to who is left-handed.
C. The increase in the number of lefties is influenced by many factors.
D. More weapons are designed for left-handed people in modern society.
15. What is the author’s attitude towards the new fighting hypothesis
A. Objective. B. Dismissive. C. Approving. D. Unclear.
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可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
It’s a feeling — a quiet knowing or gentle persuasion that something is awesome, needs attention, or is off. Intuition is defined as a subtle ability to understand or know something without needing to think about it or use reason to discover it. ____16____ According to researchers at Leeds University, the brain uses your past experiences and the environment to make quick decisions, even before you’re consciously aware of them.
Everyone possesses intuition. ____17____ Intuition serves as a communication channel between the subconscious and conscious mind. It’s fueled by real information, just like any other decision. The workings of intuition, including collecting, storing, and assembling information, happen outside your conscious awareness.
____18____ These synchronicities (共时性) could be as simple as someone recommending a book on a topic you’ve been privately reading or receiving an email from an old colleague offering you part-time jobs just after you got hit with an unexpected bill. To open yourself to your intuition, you must pay attention, trust your gut and feel. ____19____ When you start to notice and listen, good things will come your way.
Can you feel your intuition is at play If you allow yourself to, you’ll feel it. ____20____ Sometimes, it’s a subtle “knowing.” You’ll feel when something is right, clear and nourishing. And you’ll feel when something is off, perhaps an ache or a sense of flatness. Trusting your intuition may be challenging at first, but with time and bit by bit, you’ll learn to trust it more, and it’ll be worth it in the end.
A. Therefore, embrace your intuition.
B. Intuition is a more complex process.
C. But not everyone chooses to listen to it.
D. Sometimes external intuitive hints come into play.
E. Your intuition can’t communicate with you if you’re not listening.
F. It used to be regarded as pseudo-science, but now science supports it.
G. It might cause sensations in your belly, a racing heart, or quickened breath.
第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
It was hot outside. My six-year-old and I were doing some work in the garden. It was sure to be relaxing. At least, I had ____21____ that it would be. ____22____, I was sweating, and arguing with my son about the proper way to pull weeds.
My way was the better way, of course. It was the most ____23____. I pulled the weeds by the roots, removing them entirely and ____24____ a longer period before I would have to return and pull weeds again. My son ____25____ things his own way. He ripped (扯掉) the tops of the weeds off, moving quickly down the line as he left the ____26____ halves still imbedded in the soil. For some reason, I found this to be incredibly ____27____. “Why couldn’t you do it my way, and save me the ____28____ of having to re-do your portion of the garden ” I said. He replied, “Mom, I’ll go back and get the roots, too. People do things ____29____.”
Suddenly my annoyance vanished, and was _____30_____ by the realization that I’d just received a valuable _____31_____ from the person that I was supposed to be teaching.
While trying to _____32_____ my kindergartener and a small farm full of animals and gardens, I considered efficiency a _____33_____ in the current season of my life. My son had reminded me that there was more than one route to any destination.
Outside the realm (场所) of school, my son shouldn’t be _____34_____ to do things according to others’ rules. I went back to pulling weeds. “You’re _____35_____. Thanks for helping me,” I told my son.
21. A. mentioned B. noticed C. planned D. hoped
22. A. Besides B. Instead C. Therefore D. Otherwise
23. A. natural B. common C. advanced D. efficient
24. A. promising B. appointing C. recording D. justifying
25. A. talked about B. caught on C. went about D. fought off
26. A. green B. left C. opposite D. remaining
27. A. disappointing B. irritating C. confusing D. encouraging
28. A. cost B. embarrassment C. trouble D. chance
29. A. carefully B. differently C. unintentionally D. consistently
30. A. replaced B. caused C. confirmed D. influenced
31. A. reminder B. source C. opportunity D. scenario
32. A. protect B. help C. balance D. track
33. A. problem B. pleasure C. necessity D. gift
34. A. permitted B. required C. agreed D. entitled
35. A. busy B. kind C. brave D. right
第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Macanese patois, also known as Patuá, used to be widely spoken in Macau. But the language started falling out of use from ____36____ 1930s. In 2009, UNESCO ____37____ (official) listed it as a critically endangered language. Today, it’s thought that in Macau only a few aged people speak Patuá. It is almost non-existent among the young people.
____38____ all hope is not lost for the language, as a small group of locals are heading the effort ____39____ (revive) Patua as a medium of Macanese culture. Among them is Miguel de Senna Fernandes, ____40____ is in charge of Macau’s Patuá-language drama group called Dóci Papia ádi Macau. For over 20 years, Miguel and his colleagues ____41____ (preserve) the language through original and humorous plays ____42____ (perform) in Patua. The group’s performances have become one of the ____43____ (attractive) regular features in the annual Macao Arts Festival.
Another Macanese local who is passionate about protecting Patuá is Elisabela Larrea, a PhD student and local expert on the language. Elisabela has initiated a bilingual blog that introduces Macanese culture and Patua dialect flashcards ____44____ English and Chinese readers.
“I believe that Patuá, a dialect seen as facing _____45_____ (extinct), is like a terminal cancer; as a responsible doctor, we have to continue fighting, in hopes that a miracle will come,” says Larrea.
第四部分 写作（共两节；满分40分）
第一节（满分15分）
46. 假定你是李华，即将结束在巴黎的暑期交换学习。离别之际，你为一起学习的英国室友Chris准备了一份礼物。请为这份礼物附上一张便条，内容包括：
1. 礼物简介；
2. 意义阐述；
3. 临别祝福。
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 Chris,
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
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。
I was always afraid of water. This fear could not be explained, but I knew that the moment I stepped near any body of water, my legs would turn to jelly (果冻). I would imagine myself drowning in the water and thrashing around (乱扑腾) helplessly. That was why I had never gone into a swimming pool until swimming became a school requirement. My school wanted all pupils to pass a swimming test, and if they could not, then they would have to attend weekly swimming lessons in school, which made me tremble.
Thus, my parents signed me up for swimming lessons at the pool near my house. With great unwillingness, I attended those weekly lessons, and each one was great suffering for me. I was naturally clumsy, and my fear of water did not help at all. Every lesson, I would be spending my time thrashing about in the water, while my classmates would be swimming countless laps effortlessly and even turning over like dolphins in the water. How was I going to pass the test at this rate
In my swimming class, there was an exceptionally athletic girl. Tall and muscular, her name was Kathy. She was the best swimmer in our class and always looked at me with disdain (鄙视), especially when I thrashed about hopelessly in the water.
Once, after a particularly long and hard swimming lesson, I spotted Kathy swimming gracefully in the pool. Gathering my courage, I asked gently, “Kathy, can you teach me to swim ” She stared at me coldly. It was as if I stood at the edge of an endless ocean of inadequacy, my fears appearing like dark storm clouds threatening to drown me. Yet, in that moment, a glimmer of hope flashed within me, a desperate longing for guidance and acceptance. Would Kathy’s icy exterior (外表) melt under the warmth of empathy, or would I remain forever thrashing in the sea of my own fears
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。
To my surprise, she nodded after a few moments of silence.
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
“Congratulations!” Kathy said when she learnt I had passed the swimming test.
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2024-2025学年江苏省泰州市海陵区泰州中学高三上学期10月月考
英语试题
（时间：120分钟 总分：150分）
第一部分 听力（共20题；每题1.5分，满分30分）
第一节 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1. What does the man need to do with the tall green plant
A. Water it once every two weeks.
B. Let it get enough sun.
C. Keep it close to the roses.
2. What is the woman mainly talking about
A. The new sandwich. B. Her favorite shop. C. The delicious beef.
3. How does the man feel about finding the right place
A. Optimistic. B. Disappointed. C. Uninterested.
4. What is the probable relationship between the speakers
A. Mother and son. B. Friends. C. Cousins.
5. What is the coach giving advice about
A. Improving technique. B. Having a positive attitude. C. Being aware on the court.
第二节 听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6. Which character would the woman like to be
A. Juliet. B. Rosa. C. Nurse.
7. What does the woman care most about the play
A. Learning about the story. B. Being the lead role. C. Acting well.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. Where are the speakers probably
A. In a hotel. B. In a cottage. C. In an apartment.
9. How long will the speakers be staying
A. Two days. B. Four days. C. One week.
10. Why are the speakers in New York City
A. For a holiday. B. For a wedding. C. For a concert.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11. What is Anna going to do this afternoon
A. Wash the car. B. Take some photos. C. Sell some clothes.
12. Where will Ben be a bit later today
A. Downtown. B. Inside his house. C. Around his neighborhood.
13. How long will Leah be at the market
A. A few days. B. A few weeks. C. A few months.
听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。
14. What is similar between math problems and making eggs
A. They’re both hard to do.
B. They’re both best to do in the morning.
C. There are many different ways to do them.
15. What kind of eggs does the boy like best
A. Scrambled ones. B. Boiled ones. C. Fried ones.
16. What will the boy do next
A. Continue with his homework.
B. Get help from Mr. Thompson.
C. Eat dinner.
17. Where are the speakers talking
A. In a classroom. B. At home. C. In an office.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18. Who controlled Saudi Arabia in the 19th century
A. The British. B. The French. C. The Ottoman Empire.
19. When was the independent kingdom of Saudi Arabia founded
A. In 1916. B. In 1932. C. In 1938.
20. What happened right after the Saudis discovered oil
A. They made investments in finance.
B. They signed agreements with other nations.
C. They formed a new industry on their own.
听力1-5 BAACA 6-10 ABCBA 11-15 BCACC 16-20 ABCBB
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、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
Breathe, Think, Do with Sesame
It is a free research-based app designed to help young children develop skills such as calming down and solving problems. This app encourages your child to help a monster friend calm down by taking long, deep breaths, and then to think of a solution to everyday challenges. The app is also great for teaching children skills such as self control and persistence. It is available in English and Spanish.
Mindful PowersTM
Mindful PowersTM is an award-winning app that is fully focused on the whole development of children through play. The app uses voice-guided stories to teach kids about managing emotions and about the power of mindfulness. Kids also get to practise calming their own FlibbertigibbetTM, a cute virtual pet. If your child is struggling with anxiety or concentration problems, you may want to try Mindful PowersTM to help him stay calm and focused. This app is available for free.
Headspace
Although the app initially was targeted at meditation (冥想) and mindfulness in adults, it now has many sections your entire family can use. This app has breathing exercises, tutorials, guided relaxations, comfortable sounds, visualizations and meditation exercises, broken down into different categories depending on the user’s age. The app also has short sessions and simple techniques for young children. Headspace also suggests a family subscription. A 7-day free trial is available, and the premium version (高级版) costs $12.99 per month.
Stop, Breathe&Think Kids
Stop, Breathe&Think Kids suggests mindful breathing exercises and guided meditation to help children learn how to meditate, focus, and identify and process big emotions. This app encourages them to focus on their feelings and on how their body feels, and therefore helps them connect with their inner selves. There are more than 20 free exercises available and the premium version costs $10 a month.
1. What do we know about Mindful PowersTM
A. It charges a small fee.
B. It is combined with games.
C. It advises kids to keep pets at home.
D. It provides some mindful breathing exercises.
2. Which app is suitable for the whole family
A. Headspace. B. Mindful PowersTM.
C. Stop, Breathe&Think Kids. D. Breathe, Think, Do with Sesame.
3. What benefit may these four apps bring to people
A. Improved sleep. B. Effective teamwork.
C. Good eating habits. D. Better mental well-being.
【答案】1. B 2. A 3. D
B
The scene in the stands at Roland Garros’s Court Philippe-Chatrier was dotted with red banners, adding a glow to the already orange y air spreading the red clay court.
There were hundreds of Chinese waving flags to support Qinwen Zheng, 21, who would soon take gold by defeating Croatia’s Donna Vedic in the women’s singles tennis final.
As she lay down on the dirt, eyes skyward and fists extended into the Paris haze, the win’s gravity seemed to register: This was China’s first-ever Olympic gold medal in this sport. When talking about the Olympics, Zheng said, “I treated the Games differently — the emotion, the fight, the mentality. If you asked me to stay three more hours to fight, I could do it.”
Born in 2002, Zheng started playing tennis at age seven. At age eight, she moved alone for better coaching. Since adolescence, she has deeply admired Chinese athletes, such as the tennis star Li Na, who joined the 2008 Beijing Games, and the runner Liu Xiang, who won gold at the 2004 Athens Games.
“It was really tough,” Zheng said, looking back at those early days. “My mom used to come visit on weekends. When she left, I would hold her leg and cry. After 13, she decided to stay with me full-time to let me have better growth and care. After that, it got easier. And we moved to Europe when I was 17.”
In Paris, Zheng performed exceptionally well on her road to gold, including toppling world number one Iga Swiatek. “With Iga, I was clear,” Zheng said. “I know why I lost to her before. I played rushed, made too many unforced errors, and wanted to hit faster than her. I wanted to prove my power. But in these Games, I didn’t think like this.”
Zheng is conscious, too, of the effects that her milestone achievement in Paris will have. As we wrapped up our chat, she said, softly: “I was reading comments last night and some of them were talking about inspiration, and this makes me feel proud. If you watch my tennis and it brings you some extra strength in your life, that will make me happy.”
4. According to the passage, which is TRUE about Qinwen Zheng
A. She considered all tennis games to be equally important.
B. She felt confident to live alone at her early days of training.
C. She secured the first Chinese Olympic tennis championship.
D. As a teenager, she wanted to go beyond other Chinese athletes.
5 What does the underlined word “toppling” in the 6th paragraph mean
A. Challenging. B. Defeating. C. Discouraging. D. Declining.
6. Which words can best describe Qinwen Zheng
A. Competent and idealistic. B. Creative and independent.
C. Sincere and ambitious. D. Strong-willed and reflective.
7. What can we infer from Qinwen Zheng’s words in the last paragraph
A. She feels delighted to read numerous comments on her match.
B. She expects her achievement to motivate more people.
C. She takes pride in attaining the Olympic gold medal.
D. She hopes that her achievement will earn her fame.
【答案】4. C 5. B 6. D 7. B
C
Recently, after I gave a virtual presentation on my book Indistractable, a listener wrote something in the Zoom chat that drove me crazy, “This is great but wouldn’t work for me. I’m a Gemini (双子星座的人).”
Ironically, the Zoom listener is right. If she thinks she’s incapable, she’ll prove it correct — whether it has anything to do with the stars and moon or not. Her inflexible self-identification denies her the chance to improve her life. It’s incredibly self-limiting.
That’s why we should stop defining ourselves as fixed identities and nouns, and instead start describing ourselves using verbs.
Words are powerful. Linguistic research shows that language shapes people and culture; it can also give us insight into ourselves and our behavior. In a well-known study, researchers Robert Rosenthal and Lenore Jacobsen had all students in the same elementary school take a standard IQ test. Then they randomly selected a group of students, regardless of their test results, and told teachers the group would show “dramatic intellectual growth”. Eight months later, those students scored significantly higher on an IQ test. The study concluded that teachers’ positive perception of students correlated to those students’ high performance on intellectual and academic tests. The labels the children received became a sort of self-fulfilling prophecy (预言).
That’s because language shapes expectations, which shape our reality. If we have experiences that lead us to label ourselves with specific nouns during our life, then we are likely to stick with those labels and the behaviors that go with them.
Using verbs to identify ourselves is an effective method for releasing “trapped priors”—a term in psychology for a perception of reality that’s affected or trapped by past experiences. Verbs are action words well suited to describing short-lived behaviors that can and do change. They don’t lay claim to our entire identity, but they acknowledge that we are people first and foremost, not whatever a singular noun may say we are. So, instead of saying, “I am a procrastinator (拖拉者)”, you should say, “I am a person who often procrastinates.”
By focusing on our behaviors, not fixed characteristics, we can release harmful perceptions of ourselves that hold us back from trying methods that might improve our lives — like those that can help us achieve the critical skill of being indistractable.
8. What does the author want to show through the example of the Zoom listener
A. The concept of flexible self-identification.
B. His confusion about the way to self-identify.
C. His understanding of proper self-identification.
D. The negative effects of using nouns to define oneself.
9. What does the well-known study imply
A. Self-fulfilling prophecies change over time.
B. Encouragement promotes students’ improvement.
C. Language usage will have an impact on teaching.
D. IQ has little to do with students’ academic performance.
10. How are teachers expected to evaluate students
A. By highlighting their behaviors.
B. By focusing on their advantages.
C. By analyzing their typical characteristics.
D. By assessing their academic performance.
11. Which can be the best title for the text
A. Nouns are more powerful than verbs
B. Your words can determine your future
C. How we define ourselves really counts
D. Our option of words reflects our identity
【答案】8. D 9. B 10. A 11. C
D
Nine out of every ten humans are right-handed, an imbalance that researchers for decades have attempted to explain, without definitive success.
One of the ideas considered is the traditional fighting hypothesis, which suggests that left-handedness provides an advantage in battles, despite an overall hit to physical health that keeps lefties rare in the population. Indeed, males - who historically have competed most strongly for resources and mates - are left-handed at slightly higher rates than females. Moreover, studies suggest that lefties tend to outperform right-handed people in fighting sports as well as in sports that require hand-eye coordination (协调) like tennis, baseball, and volleyball. However, the predicted health disadvantage of the traditional fighting hypothesis hasn’t materialized in large studies. On the whole, left-handed people don’t seem to suffer from more health problems than right-handed people, nor do they live shorter lives.
Noticing this issue, scientists from Lund University in Sweden proposed an update to the fighting hypothesis that is more in agreement with current data. According to their new fighting hypothesis, about three-quarters of the heart is situated in the left hemithorax (单侧胸), making the left side of the chest a more obvious target for a mortal blow. The researchers note that when humans battle with weapons, the hand utilized to hold the weapon determines which area of the chest is exposed to an opponent. A left-handed grip will rotate the left side of the chest, and thus most of the heart, toward an enemy, while a right-handed grip will rotate it away. Moreover, a free left hand could be used to hold a shield (盾) in battles to cover most parts of the heart.
“Since there is no health disadvantage from being left-handed and fighting with pointy weapons is no longer an evolutionary pressure, we should see the proportion of left-handed people stay the same in modern society or broadly rise. Some studies suggest that left-handedness has increased in the 20th century, but it is uncertain if this is due to genetic or cultural reasons,” the coauthor Matz Larsson said.
It should be noted that this new explanation for the preponderance (多数) of right-handed people is still very much a hypothesis. The modified fighting hypothesis is reasonable, but as yet unproven.
12. Why does the author write the second paragraph
A. To describe the advantages of left-handed people.
B. To explain the difficulty in studying left-handedness.
C. To stress the significance of the traditional fighting hypothesis.
D. To point out the drawback of the traditional fighting hypothesis.
13. What can we learn from the new fighting hypothesis
A. Left-handed humans might be more accurate in targeting enemies.
B. Left-handed humans might be more courageous in fighting battles.
C Right-handed humans might be more protected from a deadly strike.
D. Right-handed humans might be more skillful in using pointy weapons.
14. What do Matz Larsson’s words show
A. More and more people are taught to be left-handed.
B. Modern society pays little attention to who is left-handed.
C. The increase in the number of lefties is influenced by many factors.
D. More weapons are designed for left-handed people in modern society.
15. What is the author’s attitude towards the new fighting hypothesis
A. Objective. B. Dismissive. C. Approving. D. Unclear.
【答案】12. D 13. C 14. C 15. A
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可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
It’s a feeling — a quiet knowing or gentle persuasion that something is awesome, needs attention, or is off. Intuition is defined as a subtle ability to understand or know something without needing to think about it or use reason to discover it. ____16____ According to researchers at Leeds University, the brain uses your past experiences and the environment to make quick decisions, even before you’re consciously aware of them.
Everyone possesses intuition. ____17____ Intuition serves as a communication channel between the subconscious and conscious mind. It’s fueled by real information, just like any other decision. The workings of intuition, including collecting, storing, and assembling information, happen outside your conscious awareness.
____18____ These synchronicities (共时性) could be as simple as someone recommending a book on a topic you’ve been privately reading or receiving an email from an old colleague offering you part-time jobs just after you got hit with an unexpected bill. To open yourself to your intuition, you must pay attention, trust your gut and feel. ____19____ When you start to notice and listen, good things will come your way.
Can you feel your intuition is at play If you allow yourself to, you’ll feel it. ____20____ Sometimes, it’s a subtle “knowing.” You’ll feel when something is right, clear and nourishing. And you’ll feel when something is off, perhaps an ache or a sense of flatness. Trusting your intuition may be challenging at first, but with time and bit by bit, you’ll learn to trust it more, and it’ll be worth it in the end.
A. Therefore, embrace your intuition.
B. Intuition is a more complex process.
C But not everyone chooses to listen to it.
D. Sometimes external intuitive hints come into play.
E. Your intuition can’t communicate with you if you’re not listening.
F. It used to be regarded as pseudo-science, but now science supports it.
G. It might cause sensations in your belly, a racing heart, or quickened breath.
【答案】16. F 17. C 18. D 19. E 20. G
第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
It was hot outside. My six-year-old and I were doing some work in the garden. It was sure to be relaxing. At least, I had ____21____ that it would be. ____22____, I was sweating, and arguing with my son about the proper way to pull weeds.
My way was the better way, of course. It was the most ____23____. I pulled the weeds by the roots, removing them entirely and ____24____ a longer period before I would have to return and pull weeds again. My son ____25____ things his own way. He ripped (扯掉) the tops of the weeds off, moving quickly down the line as he left the ____26____ halves still imbedded in the soil. For some reason, I found this to be incredibly ____27____. “Why couldn’t you do it my way, and save me the ____28____ of having to re-do your portion of the garden ” I said. He replied, “Mom, I’ll go back and get the roots, too. People do things ____29____.”
Suddenly, my annoyance vanished, and was _____30_____ by the realization that I’d just received a valuable _____31_____ from the person that I was supposed to be teaching.
While trying to _____32_____ my kindergartener and a small farm full of animals and gardens, I considered efficiency a _____33_____ in the current season of my life. My son had reminded me that there was more than one route to any destination.
Outside the realm (场所) of school, my son shouldn’t be _____34_____ to do things according to others’ rules. I went back to pulling weeds. “You’re _____35_____. Thanks for helping me,” I told my son.
21. A. mentioned B. noticed C. planned D. hoped
22. A. Besides B. Instead C. Therefore D. Otherwise
23. A. natural B. common C. advanced D. efficient
24 A. promising B. appointing C. recording D. justifying
25. A. talked about B. caught on C. went about D. fought off
26. A. green B. left C. opposite D. remaining
27. A. disappointing B. irritating C. confusing D. encouraging
28. A. cost B. embarrassment C. trouble D. chance
29. A. carefully B. differently C. unintentionally D. consistently
30. A. replaced B. caused C. confirmed D. influenced
31. A. reminder B. source C. opportunity D. scenario
32. A. protect B. help C. balance D. track
33. A. problem B. pleasure C. necessity D. gift
34. A. permitted B. required C. agreed D. entitled
35. A. busy B. kind C. brave D. right
【答案】21. D 22. B 23. D 24. A 25. C 26. D 27. B 28. C 29. B 30. A 31. A 32. C 33. C 34. B 35. D
第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Macanese patois, also known as Patuá, used to be widely spoken in Macau. But the language started falling out of use from ____36____ 1930s. In 2009, UNESCO ____37____ (official) listed it as a critically endangered language. Today, it’s thought that in Macau only a few aged people speak Patuá. It is almost non-existent among the young people.
____38____, all hope is not lost for the language, as a small group of locals are heading the effort ____39____ (revive) Patua as a medium of Macanese culture. Among them is Miguel de Senna Fernandes, ____40____ is in charge of Macau’s Patuá-language drama group called Dóci Papia ádi Macau. For over 20 years, Miguel and his colleagues ____41____ (preserve) the language through original and humorous plays ____42____ (perform) in Patua. The group’s performances have become one of the ____43____ (attractive) regular features in the annual Macao Arts Festival.
Another Macanese local who is passionate about protecting Patuá is Elisabela Larrea, a PhD student and local expert on the language. Elisabela has initiated a bilingual blog that introduces Macanese culture and Patua dialect flashcards ____44____ English and Chinese readers.
“I believe that Patuá, a dialect seen as facing _____45_____ (extinct), is like a terminal cancer; as a responsible doctor, we have to continue fighting, in hopes that a miracle will come,” says Larrea.
【答案】36. the
37. officially
38. However
39. to revive
40. who 41. have been preserving
42. performed
43. most attractive
44. to 45. extinction
第四部分 写作（共两节；满分40分）
第一节（满分15分）
46. 假定你是李华，即将结束在巴黎的暑期交换学习。离别之际，你为一起学习的英国室友Chris准备了一份礼物。请为这份礼物附上一张便条，内容包括：
1. 礼物简介；
2. 意义阐述；
3. 临别祝福。
注意：
1. 写作词数应为80左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡相应位置作答。
Dear Chris,
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Yours,
Li Hua
【答案】Dear Chris,
As our unforgettable summer exchange in Paris comes/draws to a close, I’ve compiled a handmade photo album that captures our shared experiences during this summer.
The album is a mosaic of our friendship, with each photo a piece of our story. From our first awkward introductions to our deep conversations over coffee, from our collaborative projects to our exhilarating cheers at the Olympic games, these images document our growth and the bond we’ve formed. It’s a visual diary of our laughter, our triumphs, and the memories we’ve created side by side.
As we part ways, I extend my best wishes for your future and also eagerly anticipate the day you visit China, either for study or leisure. Until then, may this album be a treasured reminder of our time together and the friendship we’ve built.
Yours,
Li Hua
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。
I was always afraid of water. This fear could not be explained, but I knew that the moment I stepped near any body of water, my legs would turn to jelly (果冻). I would imagine myself drowning in the water and thrashing around (乱扑腾) helplessly. That was why I had never gone into a swimming pool until swimming became a school requirement. My school wanted all pupils to pass a swimming test, and if they could not, then they would have to attend weekly swimming lessons in school, which made me tremble.
Thus, my parents signed me up for swimming lessons at the pool near my house. With great unwillingness, I attended those weekly lessons, and each one was great suffering for me. I was naturally clumsy, and my fear of water did not help at all. Every lesson, I would be spending my time thrashing about in the water, while my classmates would be swimming countless laps effortlessly and even turning over like dolphins in the water. How was I going to pass the test at this rate
In my swimming class, there was an exceptionally athletic girl. Tall and muscular, her name was Kathy. She was the best swimmer in our class and always looked at me with disdain (鄙视), especially when I thrashed about hopelessly in the water.
Once, after a particularly long and hard swimming lesson, I spotted Kathy swimming gracefully in the pool. Gathering my courage, I asked gently, “Kathy, can you teach me to swim ” She stared at me coldly. It was as if I stood at the edge of an endless ocean of inadequacy, my fears appearing like dark storm clouds threatening to drown me. Yet, in that moment, a glimmer of hope flashed within me, a desperate longing for guidance and acceptance. Would Kathy’s icy exterior (外表) melt under the warmth of empathy, or would I remain forever thrashing in the sea of my own fears
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。
To my surprise, she nodded after a few moments of silence.
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“Congratulations!” Kathy said when she learnt I had passed the swimming test.
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【答案】参考范文：
To my surprise, she nodded after a few moments of silence. From then on, Kathy stayed back for about an hour after every swimming lesson to coach me. She taught me how to propel myself forward in the water and I gradually gained confidence in the pool. Slowly but surely, I improved under her guidance and encouragement. Four months later, it was time for me to take my swimming test. I jumped into the pool and followed all of Kathy’s advice. I swam gracefully, just like a fish, and passed the test with flying colours.
“Congratulations!” Kathy said when she learnt I had passed the swimming test. I threw my arms around her and hugged her tightly. “Thank you! You’re a wonderful friend! If it had not been for you, I would not have done so well!” I exclaimed. Since then, our friendship has blossomed. We met frequently to have fun with each other, sharing both joy and sorrow. Surprisingly, I grew to love the water. A friend like Kathy is hard to come by. She has a heart of gold and I will definitely treasure our precious friendship.
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