河北省唐县2024-2025学年高一上学期12月期末英语试题（含解析，无听力音频有听力原文）
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2024--2025学年高一上学期12月考试
英语试卷
（试卷满分150分，考试时间120分钟）
注意事项：
1. 答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号等填写在答题卡上。
2. 回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。
3. 考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）
做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
第一节 （共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）
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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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 gift did Anna get from her job
A. A water bottle. B. A T-shirt. C. A CD.
2. What are the speakers discussing
A. A lesson. B. A picture. C. An activity.
3. Why does the man sound upset
A. Because the guitar was bought by someone else.
B. Because he still can’t afford the guitar.
C. Because the woman sold the guitar to a crazy man.
4. What does the boy want to have for lunch
A. A potato salad. B. A beef sandwich. C. Fried rice.
5. What does the woman advise the man to do
A. Give up Harvard.
B. Choose another school.
C. Consider more options.
第二节 （共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）
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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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. How much will the man pay for the Bluetooth earphone
A. $60. B. $140. C. $200.
7. What does the man probably care about most
A. The quality. B. Repair service. C. Exchange policy.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8. When will the woman eat out with her parents
A. On Monday. B. On Saturday. C. On Sunday.
9. What will the man do this weekend
A. Do some housework.
B. Rest at home.
C. Take a business trip.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. What is the relationship between the speakers
A. Teacher and student. B. Co-workers. C. Classmates.
11. What club does John join
A. The chess club. B. The science club. C. The swimming club.
12. When will John’s group meet
A. On Thursday. B. On Friday. C. On Sunday.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. What is the rent for a two-bedroom flat in the south
A. About $650 a month.
B. About $380 a month.
C. About $180 a month.
14. What is the advantage of the eastern area
A. There is a beach.
B. There are lots of parks.
C. There are many factories.
15. Why are people unwilling to live in the north
A. It is too expensive.
B. The transportation is inconvenient.
C. The wetlands attract many insects.
16. Who is probably the man
A. A tour guide. B. A hotel clerk. C. A house agent.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. What do we know about the meat
A. It was sold out.
B. It rose in price.
C. It made people sick.
18. What caused the traffic jam
A. The book fair. B. Road accidents. C. The rush hour.
19. What day is it today
A. Thursday. B. Friday. C. Sunday.
20. Where will the book fair take place
A. On Main Street. B. On State Street. C. On Highway 5.
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
Teen Confidence Workshop
At Outstanding Youth, we’re committed to improving teenagers’ confidence, which is key to their future success. Our Teen Confidence Workshop is an interactive online program which helps teens grow in confidence and determination in a supportive virtual community.
Who Can Join
If you’re a teen aged 13 to 18 and want to improve self-confidence, our workshop is perfect for you. We keep groups small to make sure everyone gets a chance to take part and learn together.
What Happens
At the workshop, you’ll learn 12 useful tools that are practical and easy to apply, ranging from effective communication techniques to strategies for overcoming self-doubt. They’re made to fit different situations, so you can handle anything confidently and calmly.
Details
·Duration (持续时间): Two full, successive days (e.g., Wednesday and Thursday).
·Cost:
Number of Participants Price per Participant
1 $75
2–4 $70
5–10 $65
·Booking: Given the workshop’s popularity, early registration (at least two weeks in advance) is advised.
How We Teach
Our teaching philosophy stresses “Learning by Doing”. After a brief theoretical introduction, we focus on hands-on application. We believe that true confidence comes from practice and experience, not just from textbooks or videos.
Take this opportunity to strengthen your self-confidence in a friendly atmosphere. Sign up for the Teen Confidence Workshop and start reaching your full potential (潜力)!
21. What is the aim of the workshop
A. Building up teens’ self-belief.
B. Offering teens virtual tools.
C. Giving teens career guidance.
D. Teaching communication skills.
22. How much should a group of six pay
A. $450. B. $420.
C. $390. D. $360.
23. What teaching approach does the workshop mainly adopt
A. Group discussion. B. Experiential learning.
C. Lecture-based instruction. D. Textbook-centered analysis.
B
High school ended and all I remembered was feeling stuck. Most of my peers (同龄人) had picked out their majors and some even planned their careers. But I was still wondering about that.
I’ve always enjoyed writing but didn’t know how to make a career out of it. After researching my options, such as journalism, I thought Professional Communications could improve my writing skills and lead me to a career in business. With that, I sent in my application, was accepted and started preparing for my first term of university.
When course intentions rolled around, I began looking at the list of minors. Marketing caught my attention. It would complement (补充) my communications degree while providing me with the necessary business courses that were outside of the program. Without hesitation, I scheduled marketing into my studies, with the goal of using that newfound knowledge to accompany the technical skills that my major would provide me with.
My school year began in a pretty typical way: the orientation week (迎新周), joining clubs and meeting new people. As time went on, I found myself enjoying the marketing courses more than the communications courses, and it was then that I first began to consider making a change. Finally, I spoke with a friend who had switched to a different major, and his words of encouragement were the final push I needed to go through with the decision. A few days later, I sent in my application, and soon I received my acceptance letter.
I’ve now been gifted with a wonderful start to the year, and I couldn’t be happier about making the change. I feel less pressured to “find myself” and can put 110% effort into my studies. A note to high school students: University brings with it a load of new beginnings and self-reflection. It’s perfectly fine to come into university thinking you want one thing and finding out along the way that it might not be the right path for you.
24. Why was the author at a loss after high school
A. She suffered from a lack of confidence.
B. She fell behind her peers in performance.
C. She was afraid to choose a wrong university.
D. She struggled to decide a future direction.
25. Which aspect of marketing attracted the author
A. Its business courses. B. Its exciting career opportunities.
C. Its stress on technical skills. D. Its courses related to writing.
26. What led the author to think about changing her major
A. The active encouragement from a friend.
B. Reduced interest in communications.
C. The growing passion for marketing courses.
D. Access to numerous new opportunities.
27. What does the author advise high school students to do
A. Think twice about major selection.
B. Be open to changing academic paths.
C. Concentrate all their efforts on study.
D. Engage in self-reflection consistently.
C
My son is 3 years old and likes doing things repeatedly. There was a period of time last summer when all he wanted to watch was a video about farming machines. He watched it so often that my brain started to shut down when I heard the boring background music, but the little guy’s enthusiasm for the video was unwavering.
As annoying as such repeated tasks might be to us parents, repetition “has many functions” in childhood development, says Rebecca Parlakian from the nonprofit ZERO TO THREE. One of them is “Small children are truly the most persistent (执着的) humans,” says Parlakian. “They are just driven to master the world around them, and they do that through repetition.”
“There’s a neurological (神经学的) basis for this,” she adds. “Learning requires building connections between neurons, and repetition enables that process. When a group of neurons need to work together to perform a specific function or process information, they must be activated repeatedly. The more often they are activated, the stronger their connections become,” says Harvard neuroscientist Charles Nelson. “We often say ‘practice makes perfect’, but when it comes to brain development, practice makes permanent (永久的),” says Parlakian.
“As children learn things by doing things over and over,” she says, “they also start to take some comfort.” That’s especially obvious during my son’s nighttime routine, which involves my husband or me reading his favorite book about construction vehicles over and over again. Now I understand that this routine has not only taught him about different types of trucks, but brought him the comfort and safety of knowing that once we’re done reading, he will fall asleep with his head resting on my shoulder.
So, if you find yourself feeling annoyed at your child’s repeated jokes, games or stories, know that they are just hard at work practicing and mastering their newfound knowledge and skills, and building the architecture of their brains in the process.
28. What does the underlined word “unwavering” in paragraph 1 mean
A. Obvious. B. Natural. C. Steady. D. Different.
29. How does repetition enable learning
A. By strengthening the neural connections.
B. By activating the specific areas in the brain.
C. By increasing the information processing speed.
D. By forming permanent information-function bonds.
30. Why does the author’s son get comfort from the nighttime routine
A. He can stay together with his parents. B. He can learn about different trucks.
C. He can predict the unfolding of things. D. He can enjoy a peaceful night’s sleep.
31. What should parents do with kids’ repetitive behaviors
A. Get annoyed and shout at the kids. B. Discuss their functions with the kids.
C. Turn a blind eye to them. D. Appreciate their role in personal growth.
D
People’s voices frighten wildlife even more than the snarls (低吼) of lions, suggesting that we are the scariest animals. Giraffes, elephants, and more than a dozen other species of animals in a South African wildlife reserve ran away from loudspeakers twice as often when they heard the sounds of humans compared with those of lions, found by a study led by Michael Clinchy at the University of Western Ontario in Canada.
“This is a protected area, so these animals should not be fearful of us,” he says. “But whether you’re a wildlife tourist, or a poacher (盗猎者), or whatever, you’re all going to be seen as the same thing. The presence of the human is equally dangerous, regardless of what type of human you are.”
Clinchy and his colleagues had already discovered that the fear of predators (捕食者) can cause species to decline in number. Wanting to find out which was the most feared, the team decided to test humans against lions often seen as the world’s most fearsome predator on land, says Clinchy.
They set up loudspeakers and cameras on trees 10 meters away from animal paths near 21 waterholes in Greater Kruger National Park, South Africa, which hosts one of the largest remaining lion populations in the world. When animals approached the waterholes, the speakers immediately played back one of four kinds of recordings, all at the same volume. These included men and women speaking calmly in local languages, lions snarling, gun shots with or without barking dogs and the calls of regional birds.
The researchers captured 15,000 videos of 19 species of animals reacting to their recordings. They found that wildlife except lions ran around in response to human voices more than to any other sounds, and were also 40 percent quicker to escape.
The findings highlight the damaging impact that our presence could potentially be having significant ecological (生态的) results. Even so, the findings could lead to positive outcomes as well. Human voices might prevent wildlife from entering crop fields or farms.
32. Why are some animals fearful of human beings
A. Human beings are the strongest.
B. Human beings make them out of water.
C. Human beings may have caused great damage.
D. Human beings can make the loudest voice in the world.
33. What can be inferred about Greater Kruger National Park
A. There are many lions there.
B. There are 21 waterholes there.
C. It is easy to set up loudspeakers there.
D. It is easy to record the local people’s activities.
34. Which animal responded to human voices least
A. Elephants. B. Giraffes. C. Lions. D. Dogs.
35. What is the main idea of the last paragraph
A. The advantages of human voices to animals.
B. The damaging impact of human presence.
C. The significant ecological results of human voices.
D. The impact and possible application of human voices.
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。
People hate packaging. And, yes, there’s a lot of bad and wasteful packaging out there.
36 When it comes to protecting and dispensing (分发) food, the right package can greatly reduce waste. Here are a few examples.
Packaging keeps the meat fresh.
We throw away a fifth of the beef we buy — the equivalent (等量) of 8 million cows each year — often because it goes bad before we cook it. The solution 37 Case-ready packaging can lengthen that shelf life to up to 21 days. If the meat you bought isn’t going to be eaten within a few days, case-ready packaging is the better choice for the environment.
38
This dairy waste can be avoided with packaging technology such as Tetra Pak (利乐包装纸盒), which is commonly used in Europe and Asia to keep milk from spoiling, even without refrigeration. Recycled or not, Tetra Pak is a good environmental bet because it can lengthen the shelf life of milk up to nine months. 39 Once again, the environmental benefit of the food-protection technology outweighs the harmful impact of the packaging itself.
Packaging Fixes Sticky Situations.
40 One example of waste-reducing packaging is the concept project shown from designer Drew Stanley. He designed a peanut butter jar made of a soft material which can be turned inside out and scraped (刮掉) clean, avoiding sticky food sticking to your fingers.
A. Packaging protects milk.
B. Using Tetra Pak packaging.
C. But packaging isn’t always the enemy.
D. We should pay attention to the rubbish produced by packaging.
E. Scientists have developed packaging that can keep refrigerated meat fresh for weeks.
F. It can reduce the need for refrigeration and the amount of milk that goes wasted.
G. Food left behind in jars and bottles makes up a surprising amount of waste.
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四个选项中选出最佳选项。
When I was a kid, I really wanted to be a 41 . But I was 42 because in art class, my paintings were never the most beautiful.
One time, a project was to create a portrait (肖像画). After we were done, we 43 our portraits. I remember looking at other portraits thinking, “Why does others’ look so 44 and mine looks so amateur (业余的) ”
Despite this, I still really enjoyed painting because it’s a forgiving art. If I don’t like what I’ve put on paper, I can 45 it. I can free some creative juices and use what has inspired me to free myself in a way I may not have 46 .
Throughout school, teachers taught us about Picasso, van Gogh and da Vinci. They were
47 painting white people or green pastures (牧场) with cows, whatever was in front of them and around them. 48 that’s not what I saw around me, I never saw myself or my art in their work.
Then I learned about the Black artists during the Harlem Renaissance and Jean-Michel Basquiat, and I felt more seen. They inspired me to paint abstract (抽象的) pictures. I take a piece of 49 and use it as the central point of my picture.
I paint when I’m moved, and I’m often moved by what’s natural — emotions, nature and other forms of art, 50 creative writing. I’m also very moved by pain. I had a 51 with an activist in St. Louis named Spook, and I explained to her this feeling and she told me: “Pain is
52 . You have to learn how to direct that towards something productive.” So sometimes I
53 that pain into art, into a painting.
Even if the picture doesn’t turn out aesthetically (在审美方面) pleasing, it’s still beautiful that I am able to 54 something. My paintings may not be a masterpiece, but they’re mine. I
55 them anyway.
41. A. painter B. photographer C. teacher D. leader
42. A. delighted B. discouraged C. crazy D. excellent
43. A. presented B. burnt C. canceled D. sold
44. A. funny B. enjoyable C. colorful D. professional
45. A. step over B. knock over C. bend over D. paint over
46. A. believed B. liked C. mastered D. imagined
47. A. sometimes B. never C. always D. usually
48. A. Since B. But C. Even D. Unless
49. A. inspiration B. question C. operation D. function
50. A. carefully B. absolutely C. especially D. obviously
51. A. deal B. conversation C. favor D. play
52. A. answer B. crime C. energy D. mirror
53. A. look B. get C. break D. change
54. A. create B. speak C. organize D. test
55. A. copy B. throw C. apply D. love
第二节 （共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
On Tuesday, the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded in Sweden, and 56 (go) to John Hopfield, a professor at Princeton University, and Geoffrey Hinton, a computer scientist at the University of Toronto, 57 discoveries in machine learning paved the way (为……创造条件) for how artificial intelligence is used today. Hopfield and Hinton were praised for laying the base for machine learning that allows for many of today’s AI-based 58 (product).
Hinton thinks the influence AI will have 59 our societies is huge. “It will be comparable with the Industrial Revolution, but instead of outperforming people in physical
60 (strong), it’s going to outperform people in intellectual ability. We have no experience of what it’s like to have things 61 (smart) and more powerful than us,” says Hinton.
The technology of machine learning using artificial neural (神经的) networks, developed by Hopfield and Hinton, 62 (base) on the structure of the brain. 63 (develop) stronger connections between the networks’ units enables us to train an artificial neural network, just like we train the brain. Just as we can search our brains for a particular word 64 a special fact we rarely use, an artificial neural network can also search through the patterns it has saved
65 (find) the target information.
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节 （满分15分）
上周六你班去了科技馆研学，请你为校英语园地写一篇短文，介绍这次经历，内容包括：
（1）所见所闻；
（2）你的感受。
注意：
（1）写作词数应为80个左右；
（2）请按如下格式在答题纸的相应位置作答。
第二节 （满分25分）
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 stared at the grayish mass my mom had dropped next to my corn. She knew how to make seven meals. That was all. Each of her meals began with the same letter as the day of the week, like Fish Fridays and Spaghetti Saturdays. Today was Meatloaf (肉糕) Mondays, again.
I pushed my food back and forth on my plate, watching the sad meatloaf spread around. Noticing that, Jeanie pushed her plate away, too. Aged eleven, I should have set an example for my younger sister. But today, I felt out of sorts. I grabbed the salt shaker and pointedly shook it all over my food to show my dislike. A look of hurt and disappointment crossed my mom’s face.
The next day, our teacher announced a cooking competition to finish off our unit on kitchen skills. It would be like the show MiniChef, where competitors created dishes using only the provided ingredients (材料). The difference was that we all had to make a specific dish required by the judges within an hour. As the teacher announced the grand prize — the newest book in the Cave of the Dragons series, the class erupted in cheers. The book was a treasure, nearly impossible to find.
At break, everyone was talking about the competition, wondering which dish we would be asked to make. Tania, my best friend, was confident she would win. She was said to have her dad’s genes and her dad was an amazing cook. My thoughts flew to my family. I couldn’t help but wish my mom were a professional chef; then I wouldn’t be stuck with the repetitive meatloaf. To be honest, it tasted good, but I was just tired of it.
On the day of the competition, I felt a mix of excitement and nervousness. As we filed into the kitchen classroom, the judges handed out the ingredients: beef, onions, eggs, and seasonings (调料). Since I had learned measuring, food preparation and cooking techniques this term, I felt confident to cook with creativity.
注意：
（1）续写词数应为150个左右；
（2）请按如下格式在答题纸的相应位置作答。
Then the judges announced that the dish we had to make was meatloaf. I looked at my creation proudly, waiting for the judges to taste it.
参考答案及解析
第一部分 听力
1–5 ABABC 6–10 BCCBA 11–15 ACBBC 16–20 CCAAB
第二部分 阅读
第一节
A
本文是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了一个针对青少年的自信心培养工作室，详细说明了工作室的招收对象、内容、费用、报名须知以及教学方法。
21. A 细节理解题。根据第一段中的“we’re committed to improving teenagers’ confidence”及“helps teens grow in confidence and determination”可知，工作坊的目标是帮助青少年增强自信心。故选A。
22. C 推理判断题。根据Details部分中的“5–10”和每人的费用“$65”可知，五到十人组每位参与者的费用是65美元，因此六个人的一个组需支付390美元（65×6=390）。故选C。
23. B 细节理解题。根据How We Teach部分中的“Our teaching philosophy stresses ‘Learning by Doing’.”及“we focus on hands-on application”可知，工作室强调“通过实践学习”的教学方法。故选B。
B
本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者在高中毕业后选专业和大学期间更换专业的心路历程。作者通过自身经历告诉读者，大学不仅是学术学习场所，更是个人探索和自我发现的舞台，鼓励学生在大学期间探索和发现适合自己的道路。
24. D 推理判断题。根据第一段中的“Most of my peers (同龄人) had picked out their majors ... wondering about that.”可知，大多数作者的同龄人已经选好了自己的专业，有些甚至已经规划好了职业，但作者对此仍心存疑惑。不管是选专业还是规划职业，对高中毕业生来说，这都是有关未来（future）的事情，因此，作者在高中毕业后感到迷茫主要是因为她在确定未来方向上遇到了难题。故选D。
25. A 推理判断题。根据第三段中的“It would complement (补充) my communications degree ... outside of the program ... accompany the technical skills”可知，作者认为市场营销能够作为她传播学学位的补充，同时也能提供课程之外的必要的商业知识，也就是说市场营销对作者的吸引力主要在于它的商业课程。故选A。
26. C 细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中的“I found myself enjoying the marketing courses more ... began to consider making a change”可知，作者在大学期间发现自己更喜欢营销课程，而不是最初选择的传播学课程，这促使作者考虑转专业。故选C。
27. B 推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“It’s perfectly fine to come into university ... might not be the right path for you.”可知，进入大学后，当你追求想要的事物，却在过程中发现它可能并不适合你，这是完全可以接受的。再结合作者转专业的经历及其对待转专业的态度“I couldn’t be happier about making the change”可推断，作者建议高中生对在大学中改变初衷或者改变学术道路（转专业）持开放态度。故选B。
C
本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了重复行为在儿童发展中的重要性。
28. C 词义猜测题。根据画线词所在句的前半句可知，作者的儿子看关于农场机器的视频看得太频繁了，以至于当作者听到无聊的背景音乐时，她的大脑开始停止运转。句中的“but”表示转折，说明作者儿子的感受是与作者截然不同的。综上可知，画线词所在部分应表示“但是小家伙对那个视频的热情丝毫未减”。画线词的含义应是“毫不动摇的，始终如一的”，steady的含义与之相似。故选C。
29. A 细节理解题。根据第三段中的“Learning requires building connections between neurons ... the stronger their connections become”可知，学习需要在神经元之间建立联系，而重复使这一过程得以实现。一组神经元被激活的频率越高，它们之间的联系就越强。由此可知，重复通过增强神经元之间的连接来促进学习。故选A。
30. C 推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中的“Now I understand that this routine ... knowing that once ... with his head resting on my shoulder.”可知，作者了解到这个夜间例行活动给儿子带来了舒适，因为他知道一旦他们读完了书，他就会把头靠在作者的肩膀上入睡。由此可推断，作者的儿子在夜间例行活动中能够预测事情的发展，从而感到舒适。故选C。
31. D 推理判断题。根据最后一段的内容可知，如果你发现孩子有重复的行为，不要恼火，要知道他们只是在努力练习和掌握他们新发现的知识和技能，并在这个过程中构建他们的大脑结构。也就是说这种重复的形式对他们的成长是有助益的，家长要了解或重视这一点。故选D。
D
本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了科学家的一项研究：野生动物其实更害怕人类的声音。
32. C 推理判断题。根据第二段第二个引号中的“But whether you’re a wildlife tourist, or a poacher (盗猎者), or whatever, you’re all going to be seen as the same thing. The presence of the human is equally dangerous, regardless of what type of human you are.”可知，不管你是什么类型的人——观看野生动物的游客、盗猎者或其他什么人，在野生动物眼里，你都是一样的——人类的存在对他们来说都是一样的危险，因此可以推断出，动物们曾经被盗猎者伤害过，所以它们才会非常恐惧人类。故选C。
33. A 细节理解题。根据第四段第一句中的“Greater Kruger National Park, South Africa, which hosts one of the largest remaining lion populations in the world”可知，南非大克鲁格国家公园是世界上现存狮子数量最多的地方之一，即那里有很多的狮子。故选A。
34. C 细节理解题。根据倒数第二段第二句“They found that wildlife except lions ran around in response to human voices more than to any other sounds, and were also 40 percent quicker to escape.”可知，他们发现，除了狮子之外，野生动物对人类声音的反应比其他任何声音都要快。故选C。
35. D 段落大意题。根据最后一段内容可知，这些发现强调了我们的存在可能会产生重大的破坏性的生态后果；同时，这些发现也可能带来积极的结果，人类的声音可能会阻止野生动物进入农田或农场，即最后一段讲述的是人类的声音所带来的积极和消极影响。故选D。
第二节
本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了正确的包装可以有效减少浪费。
36. C 前文说人们讨厌包装（hate packaging），而后面又说包装可以减少浪费（reduce waste），由此可推知，观点发生了转变，故空处应该填转折句进行过渡。C项“但包装并不总是环境的敌人”符合文章行文逻辑。故选C。
37. E 根据本段的小标题“包装能保持肉质新鲜”可以得出本段都是在讲述包装对肉类保鲜的作用，而选项中只有E项涉及肉类保鲜的内容（keep refrigerated meat fresh）。此外，空处前是问句，后面应该是对“solution”进行回答和解释，E项“科学家已经开发出一种包装，可以使冷藏肉类保鲜数周”符合题意。故选E。
38. A 本空所填为小标题，一般为简洁的概述句。根据后文内容可知，作者提到了牛奶如何保鲜（keep milk from spoiling），A项“包装能保鲜牛奶”符合题意。故选A。
39. F 本空在段落中间，要联系前后文和小标题。小标题为“包装能保鲜牛奶”，空前提到利乐包装纸盒Tetra Pak的应用。F项“减少了牛奶对冷藏的需求，并减少了浪费的牛奶量”是对利乐包装纸盒作用的进一步介绍，符合前后文逻辑和标题大意。故选F。
40. G 空后作者提到了设计师Drew Stanley设计了一种新的方式来解决罐装食物的浪费，由此可推知空处应与罐装食品造成浪费有关。G项“留在罐子和瓶子里的食物造成了惊人的浪费”符合题意。故选G。
第三部分 语言运用
第一节
本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者画画的心路历程，启示人们肯定个人的创造性，勇于表达自己。
41. A 考查名词辨析。根据后一句的“my paintings”可知，作者谈及了有关画画的事，所以作者想成为画家，A项painter“画家”符合题意。photographer“摄影师”；teacher“老师”；leader“领导”。故选A。
42. B 考查形容词辨析。根据后半句“my paintings were never the most beautiful”可知，作者想成为画家但画得不好，推测作者会感到灰心沮丧，B项discouraged“灰心的”符合题意。delighted“高兴的”；crazy“疯狂的”；excellent“卓越的”。故选B。
43. A 考查动词辨析。根据前一句的“create a portrait”和后一句的“looking at other portraits”可知，有一个项目是让大家画画，画完后可以观看别人的画作，因此空处应是展示画作，A项presented“展示”符合题意。burn“燃烧”；cancel“取消”；sell“卖”。故选A。
44. D 考查形容词辨析。第一段提到作者画画不太好（never the most beautiful），本句又提到“mine looks so amateur”，即作者认为自己的画很“业余”，相较而言，其他人的画比较“专业”，此处存在词义上的对比，D项professional“专业的”符合题意。funny“滑稽的”；enjoyable“令人愉快的”；colorful“多彩的”。故选D。
45. D 考查动词短语辨析。上一句提到，作者认为画画是一项宽容的艺术（forgiving art），也就是说如果不满意自己画的，也有很多改进的余地，比如在不满意的部分上面用颜料将其覆盖。D项paint over“用涂料覆盖”符合题意。step over“跨过”；knock over“打翻”；bend over“俯身”。故选D。
46. D 考查动词辨析。根据上文“free some creative juices”以及“free myself”可知，作者此处是说画画可以让自己尽情地释放创造力，进行创作的方式可能是自己也想象不到的，D项imagined“想象”符合题意。believe“相信”；like“喜欢”；master“掌握”。故选D。
47. C 考查副词辨析。根据下文“whatever was in front of them and around them”以及“never saw myself or my art in their work”可知，作者认为学校教的大画家们的艺术绘画都是与自己不太相关的，他们的绘画元素（white people, green pastures）与作者周围的世界不相符，此处作者表达了不满的情绪。C项always“总是”符合题意。always doing“没完没了地……，老是……”可以表达类似于不满、不耐烦的语气。sometimes“有时”；never“从不”；usually“经常”。故选C。
48. B 考查连词辨析。前一句话作者描述了学校教的绘画内容，但作者其实并不认可（never saw myself or my art），所以空处需要表示转折，表达“但那些并不是我在我周围看到的”，B项But“但是”符合题意。since“自从”；even“甚至”；unless“除非”。故选B。
49. A 考查名词辨析。根据上一句“They inspired me”可知，作者从黑人画家身上获得了灵感，A项inspiration“灵感”符合题意。question“疑问”；operation“运作”；function“功能”。故选A。
50. C 考查副词辨析。前文作者列举了一系列会感动自己的东西，包括其他形式的艺术（other forms of art），而空后的creative writing“创意写作”也属于一种艺术形式（one form of art），所以空处需要一个能够把前后连起来的词语，C项especially“尤其”符合题意。carefully“小心地”；absolutely“绝对地”；obviously“明显地”。故选C。
51. B 考查名词辨析。根据下文“I explained to her this feeling and she told me”可以看出，两人应该是进行了交谈，B项conversation“谈话”符合题意。deal“交易”；favor“帮助”；play“戏剧”。故选B。
52. C 考查名词辨析。根据下文“direct that towards something productive”可知，斯布克建议作者把痛苦转化为一种能量、动力，去完成事情、产出成果，C项energy“精力；能量”符合题意。answer“答案”；crime“罪行”；mirror“镜子”。故选C。
53. D 考查动词辨析。根据上文“direct that towards something productive”和下文“into art, into a painting”可知，作者把痛苦这种能量引入到艺术和绘画中。空处单词和direct同义，D项change“变成；转换”符合题意。look“看”；get“得到”；break“打破”。故选D。
54. A 考查动词辨析。由“Even if ... beautiful”可知，作者认为，虽然自己的画不是审美标准下的漂亮，但因为它是自己的创作而依旧认为它是美丽的，A项create“创造”符合题意。speak“说”；organize“组织”；test“测试”。故选A。
55. D 考查动词辨析。根据上文“it’s still beautiful ... but they’re mine”和后文的anyway可知，作者意在强调自我艺术表达的重要性，肯定个人独特创造的价值，所以作者此处意在表达对自己作品的热爱，D项love“喜欢”符合题意。copy“效仿”；throw“扔”；apply“使用”。故选D。
第二节
本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了约翰·霍普菲尔德和杰弗里·辛顿获得了2024年诺贝尔物理学奖，该奖项表彰了他们在机器学习领域的发现，这些发现为当今人工智能的应用创造了条件。
56. went 考查动词时态。2024年诺贝尔物理学奖在瑞典颁发，约翰·霍普菲尔德和杰弗里·辛顿获奖。根据前半句的谓语动词“was awarded”可知，此处描述的是过去发生的事情，因此应用一般过去时。故填went。
57. whose 考查定语从句。约翰·霍普菲尔德和杰弗里·辛顿的发现为今天如何使用人工智能创造了条件。分析句子结构可知，空处引导非限制性定语从句，修饰先行词John Hopfield与Geoffrey Hinton，关系词在从句中作定语，表示所属关系。故填whose。
58. products 考查名词复数。霍普菲尔德和辛顿因为奠定了使当今许多基于人工智能的产品成为可能的机器学习基础而受到赞誉。根据空前的many可知，空处要用名词复数。故填products。
59. on/upon 考查固定搭配。辛顿认为人工智能对我们社会的影响是巨大的。短语have an influence on/upon表示“对……产生影响”。故填on/upon。
60. strength 考查词性转换。人工智能将与工业革命相当，但不是在体力上胜过人类，而是在智力上胜过人类。介词in后缺宾语，空处又被形容词physical修饰，因此空处要填名词。故填strength。
61. smarter 考查形容词比较级。根据空后的“and more powerful than”可知，空处应与more powerful并列，也用比较级。故填smarter。
62. is based 考查时态和语态。霍普菲尔德和辛顿开发的使用人工神经网络的机器学习技术基于大脑的结构。此处描述客观情况，应用一般现在时；句子主干是“The technology _____ (base) on the structure of the brain”。developed by Hopfield and Hinton是过去分词短语作定语。因此空处是谓语动词，base常用于be based on结构中，意为“基于”，故空处应用被动语态。故填is based。
63. Developing 考查非谓语动词。开发网络单元之间更强的连接让我们可以训练人工神经网络，就像我们训练大脑一样。空处所在部分作主语，应用动名词形式。故填Developing。注意：空处位于句首，首字母一定要大写。
64. or 考查并列连词。正如我们可以在大脑中寻找一个我们很少使用的特殊的单词或事实，人工神经网络也可以搜索它保存的模式以找到目标信息。根据语境可知，此处表示两种情况任选其一，应该使用并列连词or表示选择。故填or。
65. to find 考查非谓语动词。句中已有谓语动词，此处是非谓语动词作目的状语，应使用不定式表示目的。故填to find。
第四部分 写作
第一节
参考范文：
Our class had an amazing and educational field trip in the Science and Technology Museum last Saturday.
We experienced various projects, but the most fascinating one for me was the virtual reality (VR) exhibit. We wore VR headsets and were transported to different worlds — from the deep ocean to outer space. Additionally, we participated in a robotics workshop and programmed simple robots to perform tasks. Another highlight was the interactive physics exhibit, where we experimented with different forces and motion.
These cutting-edge technologies broaden my horizons. It impresses me most that technology has greatly changed our perception of the world.
第二节
参考范文：
Then the judges announced that the dish we had to make was meatloaf. I couldn’t believe my ears. Meatloaf The dish I had seen my mom make countless times Memories of my mom preparing meatloaf came flooding back. I began combining the beef with the onions. As I stirred them, I could almost hear Mom’s voice instructing me. To add a personal touch, I even used tomato sauce. As I baked the meatloaf, the familiar smell floated up, reminding me of Meatloaf Mondays at home. With the timer finally going off, I pulled my meatloaf out.
I looked at my creation proudly, waiting for the judges to taste it. When they reached me, I held my breath. They took a bite, nodded, and moved on. After all the dishes were tasted, the judges announced the winner. To my astonishment, it was me! Winning the book was amazing, but what mattered more was the newfound appreciation I had for my mom. From that day on, Meatloaf Mondays became a family favorite, not because of the dish itself, but because of what it represented: love, effort, and the ability to make the best out of any situation.
听力材料
Text 1
M: Anna, I love my job! Because I can get so many free gifts from the bands I work for: CDs, T-shirts ... even tickets to see them perform!
W: Wow, the only free gift I ever got from my job was this water bottle.
Text 2
W: James, what are you doing in this picture Is it a lesson
M: No, it isn’t. We couldn’t go to the playground because it rained that day, so we did some activities in the classroom.
Text 3
M: You sold it Oh no, I have been saving up for months to buy that guitar!
W: I’m really sorry. I only sold it this morning to a young guy who was crazy about guitars. He was so excited.
Text 4
W: Do you want to have a potato salad or fried rice for lunch
M: No, Mom. I need some energy for my afternoon classes. How about some fried eggs or a beef sandwich
Text 5
W: Have you decided which business school to apply to
M: I really want to go to Harvard Business School. So I’m just applying to that one.
W: You are putting all your eggs in one basket. Don’t you think you should apply to more than one, just in case
Text 6
M: Excuse me, how much does this Bluetooth earphone cost
W: It is $200, but I can give you a 30% discount with some small free gifts.
M: That sounds great! By the way, if there is something wrong with the earphone, can I change it for a new one
W: Yes, but you must return it within a month.
M: Then is there a charge for that I know other stores require a fee for that.
W: There will be no charge at all. And we provide repair service free of charge.
M: That’s great. I’ll take it.
Text 7
M: Have you got anything exciting planned for the weekend
W: No, not really. I was planning to go round to Mary’s but unluckily she’s got a bad cold. So, I will play tennis with Peter on Saturday.
M: If the weather lets you.
W: And on Sunday I’m going to see my parents and eat out with them. Then I will do some light housework after I get back home.
M: Oh, very busy. I don’t feel like going out. I prefer a lazy weekend because I’m going to take a business trip next Monday.
Text 8
M: Mrs. Adams, are our group projects really due this Friday My group is having trouble finding time to get together.
W: What’s the difficulty, John I thought two weeks was plenty of time for everyone.
M: Well, Dana is on the swim Team. Greg is in the science club. And I’m in the chess club. Our activities meet at least twice each week, so we can never find a free day to meet right after school.
W: What about evenings
M: Each of us has an evening job now.
W: Well, the due date will be moved to next Tuesday. Will that help
M: Yes, very much! None of us have activities this Sunday. We can meet on that day.
W: Good! If you don’t have enough time to do a progress report, don’t forget to turn in your project plan to me by this Thursday.
Text 9
M: Can I help you
W: I’m interested in finding a two-bedroom flat. How much does it cost in these areas on average
M: Well, the most expensive neighborhoods would be in the eastern part of the city, where you would be paying about $650 a month. In western and southern areas, $380 a month. The north, $180 a month.
W: What are the advantages and disadvantages of these areas
M: There are lots of parks all around the eastern part of the city. In the south you’ve got a beach, and there are many factories alongside the beach. The northern area is made up of wetlands. It’s beautiful in one way, but it attracts many insects. So few people have any real wish to live in the neighborhoods there.
W: Can you show me some flats in western and southern areas
M: OK. Here are some photos. And I’ll search for more information on the computer.
Text 10
W: Good evening, this is Jane Lemming with your First Minute of the Hour News report. We’ve only got 60 seconds, so listen up! Green Hills Foods Company is pulling (取消) 1.5 million pounds of meat from grocery store shelves. About 20 people have gotten sick from eating the meat so far. If you’ve bought any chicken or beef from this company in the past month, throw it out immediately. Next on our list is a brief traffic report. All roads in the Santa Rosa area are clear, except for Highway 5, near the Main Street entrance. There is a traffic jam on the entrance because of the book fair this weekend. Speaking of the book fair, it starts tomorrow — that’s Friday — at 5:00 pm, and continues through Sunday at 8:00 pm. For those of you from out of town, turn left on Main Street and go until you hit State Street. Take another left and continue for a mile. The fair grounds are on the right. That’s all the news we have for the next 59 minutes!
英语试卷
（试卷满分150分，考试时间120分钟）
注意事项：
1. 答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号等填写在答题卡上。
2. 回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。
3. 考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）
做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
第一节 （共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）
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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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 gift did Anna get from her job
A. A water bottle. B. A T-shirt. C. A CD.
2. What are the speakers discussing
A. A lesson. B. A picture. C. An activity.
3. Why does the man sound upset
A. Because the guitar was bought by someone else.
B. Because he still can’t afford the guitar.
C. Because the woman sold the guitar to a crazy man.
4. What does the boy want to have for lunch
A. A potato salad. B. A beef sandwich. C. Fried rice.
5. What does the woman advise the man to do
A. Give up Harvard.
B. Choose another school.
C. Consider more options.
第二节 （共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）
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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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. How much will the man pay for the Bluetooth earphone
A. $60. B. $140. C. $200.
7. What does the man probably care about most
A. The quality. B. Repair service. C. Exchange policy.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8. When will the woman eat out with her parents
A. On Monday. B. On Saturday. C. On Sunday.
9. What will the man do this weekend
A. Do some housework.
B. Rest at home.
C. Take a business trip.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. What is the relationship between the speakers
A. Teacher and student. B. Co-workers. C. Classmates.
11. What club does John join
A. The chess club. B. The science club. C. The swimming club.
12. When will John’s group meet
A. On Thursday. B. On Friday. C. On Sunday.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. What is the rent for a two-bedroom flat in the south
A. About $650 a month.
B. About $380 a month.
C. About $180 a month.
14. What is the advantage of the eastern area
A. There is a beach.
B. There are lots of parks.
C. There are many factories.
15. Why are people unwilling to live in the north
A. It is too expensive.
B. The transportation is inconvenient.
C. The wetlands attract many insects.
16. Who is probably the man
A. A tour guide. B. A hotel clerk. C. A house agent.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. What do we know about the meat
A. It was sold out.
B. It rose in price.
C. It made people sick.
18. What caused the traffic jam
A. The book fair. B. Road accidents. C. The rush hour.
19. What day is it today
A. Thursday. B. Friday. C. Sunday.
20. Where will the book fair take place
A. On Main Street. B. On State Street. C. On Highway 5.
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
Teen Confidence Workshop
At Outstanding Youth, we’re committed to improving teenagers’ confidence, which is key to their future success. Our Teen Confidence Workshop is an interactive online program which helps teens grow in confidence and determination in a supportive virtual community.
Who Can Join
If you’re a teen aged 13 to 18 and want to improve self-confidence, our workshop is perfect for you. We keep groups small to make sure everyone gets a chance to take part and learn together.
What Happens
At the workshop, you’ll learn 12 useful tools that are practical and easy to apply, ranging from effective communication techniques to strategies for overcoming self-doubt. They’re made to fit different situations, so you can handle anything confidently and calmly.
Details
·Duration (持续时间): Two full, successive days (e.g., Wednesday and Thursday).
·Cost:
Number of Participants Price per Participant
1 $75
2–4 $70
5–10 $65
·Booking: Given the workshop’s popularity, early registration (at least two weeks in advance) is advised.
How We Teach
Our teaching philosophy stresses “Learning by Doing”. After a brief theoretical introduction, we focus on hands-on application. We believe that true confidence comes from practice and experience, not just from textbooks or videos.
Take this opportunity to strengthen your self-confidence in a friendly atmosphere. Sign up for the Teen Confidence Workshop and start reaching your full potential (潜力)!
21. What is the aim of the workshop
A. Building up teens’ self-belief.
B. Offering teens virtual tools.
C. Giving teens career guidance.
D. Teaching communication skills.
22. How much should a group of six pay
A. $450. B. $420.
C. $390. D. $360.
23. What teaching approach does the workshop mainly adopt
A. Group discussion. B. Experiential learning.
C. Lecture-based instruction. D. Textbook-centered analysis.
B
High school ended and all I remembered was feeling stuck. Most of my peers (同龄人) had picked out their majors and some even planned their careers. But I was still wondering about that.
I’ve always enjoyed writing but didn’t know how to make a career out of it. After researching my options, such as journalism, I thought Professional Communications could improve my writing skills and lead me to a career in business. With that, I sent in my application, was accepted and started preparing for my first term of university.
When course intentions rolled around, I began looking at the list of minors. Marketing caught my attention. It would complement (补充) my communications degree while providing me with the necessary business courses that were outside of the program. Without hesitation, I scheduled marketing into my studies, with the goal of using that newfound knowledge to accompany the technical skills that my major would provide me with.
My school year began in a pretty typical way: the orientation week (迎新周), joining clubs and meeting new people. As time went on, I found myself enjoying the marketing courses more than the communications courses, and it was then that I first began to consider making a change. Finally, I spoke with a friend who had switched to a different major, and his words of encouragement were the final push I needed to go through with the decision. A few days later, I sent in my application, and soon I received my acceptance letter.
I’ve now been gifted with a wonderful start to the year, and I couldn’t be happier about making the change. I feel less pressured to “find myself” and can put 110% effort into my studies. A note to high school students: University brings with it a load of new beginnings and self-reflection. It’s perfectly fine to come into university thinking you want one thing and finding out along the way that it might not be the right path for you.
24. Why was the author at a loss after high school
A. She suffered from a lack of confidence.
B. She fell behind her peers in performance.
C. She was afraid to choose a wrong university.
D. She struggled to decide a future direction.
25. Which aspect of marketing attracted the author
A. Its business courses. B. Its exciting career opportunities.
C. Its stress on technical skills. D. Its courses related to writing.
26. What led the author to think about changing her major
A. The active encouragement from a friend.
B. Reduced interest in communications.
C. The growing passion for marketing courses.
D. Access to numerous new opportunities.
27. What does the author advise high school students to do
A. Think twice about major selection.
B. Be open to changing academic paths.
C. Concentrate all their efforts on study.
D. Engage in self-reflection consistently.
C
My son is 3 years old and likes doing things repeatedly. There was a period of time last summer when all he wanted to watch was a video about farming machines. He watched it so often that my brain started to shut down when I heard the boring background music, but the little guy’s enthusiasm for the video was unwavering.
As annoying as such repeated tasks might be to us parents, repetition “has many functions” in childhood development, says Rebecca Parlakian from the nonprofit ZERO TO THREE. One of them is “Small children are truly the most persistent (执着的) humans,” says Parlakian. “They are just driven to master the world around them, and they do that through repetition.”
“There’s a neurological (神经学的) basis for this,” she adds. “Learning requires building connections between neurons, and repetition enables that process. When a group of neurons need to work together to perform a specific function or process information, they must be activated repeatedly. The more often they are activated, the stronger their connections become,” says Harvard neuroscientist Charles Nelson. “We often say ‘practice makes perfect’, but when it comes to brain development, practice makes permanent (永久的),” says Parlakian.
“As children learn things by doing things over and over,” she says, “they also start to take some comfort.” That’s especially obvious during my son’s nighttime routine, which involves my husband or me reading his favorite book about construction vehicles over and over again. Now I understand that this routine has not only taught him about different types of trucks, but brought him the comfort and safety of knowing that once we’re done reading, he will fall asleep with his head resting on my shoulder.
So, if you find yourself feeling annoyed at your child’s repeated jokes, games or stories, know that they are just hard at work practicing and mastering their newfound knowledge and skills, and building the architecture of their brains in the process.
28. What does the underlined word “unwavering” in paragraph 1 mean
A. Obvious. B. Natural. C. Steady. D. Different.
29. How does repetition enable learning
A. By strengthening the neural connections.
B. By activating the specific areas in the brain.
C. By increasing the information processing speed.
D. By forming permanent information-function bonds.
30. Why does the author’s son get comfort from the nighttime routine
A. He can stay together with his parents. B. He can learn about different trucks.
C. He can predict the unfolding of things. D. He can enjoy a peaceful night’s sleep.
31. What should parents do with kids’ repetitive behaviors
A. Get annoyed and shout at the kids. B. Discuss their functions with the kids.
C. Turn a blind eye to them. D. Appreciate their role in personal growth.
D
People’s voices frighten wildlife even more than the snarls (低吼) of lions, suggesting that we are the scariest animals. Giraffes, elephants, and more than a dozen other species of animals in a South African wildlife reserve ran away from loudspeakers twice as often when they heard the sounds of humans compared with those of lions, found by a study led by Michael Clinchy at the University of Western Ontario in Canada.
“This is a protected area, so these animals should not be fearful of us,” he says. “But whether you’re a wildlife tourist, or a poacher (盗猎者), or whatever, you’re all going to be seen as the same thing. The presence of the human is equally dangerous, regardless of what type of human you are.”
Clinchy and his colleagues had already discovered that the fear of predators (捕食者) can cause species to decline in number. Wanting to find out which was the most feared, the team decided to test humans against lions often seen as the world’s most fearsome predator on land, says Clinchy.
They set up loudspeakers and cameras on trees 10 meters away from animal paths near 21 waterholes in Greater Kruger National Park, South Africa, which hosts one of the largest remaining lion populations in the world. When animals approached the waterholes, the speakers immediately played back one of four kinds of recordings, all at the same volume. These included men and women speaking calmly in local languages, lions snarling, gun shots with or without barking dogs and the calls of regional birds.
The researchers captured 15,000 videos of 19 species of animals reacting to their recordings. They found that wildlife except lions ran around in response to human voices more than to any other sounds, and were also 40 percent quicker to escape.
The findings highlight the damaging impact that our presence could potentially be having significant ecological (生态的) results. Even so, the findings could lead to positive outcomes as well. Human voices might prevent wildlife from entering crop fields or farms.
32. Why are some animals fearful of human beings
A. Human beings are the strongest.
B. Human beings make them out of water.
C. Human beings may have caused great damage.
D. Human beings can make the loudest voice in the world.
33. What can be inferred about Greater Kruger National Park
A. There are many lions there.
B. There are 21 waterholes there.
C. It is easy to set up loudspeakers there.
D. It is easy to record the local people’s activities.
34. Which animal responded to human voices least
A. Elephants. B. Giraffes. C. Lions. D. Dogs.
35. What is the main idea of the last paragraph
A. The advantages of human voices to animals.
B. The damaging impact of human presence.
C. The significant ecological results of human voices.
D. The impact and possible application of human voices.
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。
People hate packaging. And, yes, there’s a lot of bad and wasteful packaging out there.
36 When it comes to protecting and dispensing (分发) food, the right package can greatly reduce waste. Here are a few examples.
Packaging keeps the meat fresh.
We throw away a fifth of the beef we buy — the equivalent (等量) of 8 million cows each year — often because it goes bad before we cook it. The solution 37 Case-ready packaging can lengthen that shelf life to up to 21 days. If the meat you bought isn’t going to be eaten within a few days, case-ready packaging is the better choice for the environment.
38
This dairy waste can be avoided with packaging technology such as Tetra Pak (利乐包装纸盒), which is commonly used in Europe and Asia to keep milk from spoiling, even without refrigeration. Recycled or not, Tetra Pak is a good environmental bet because it can lengthen the shelf life of milk up to nine months. 39 Once again, the environmental benefit of the food-protection technology outweighs the harmful impact of the packaging itself.
Packaging Fixes Sticky Situations.
40 One example of waste-reducing packaging is the concept project shown from designer Drew Stanley. He designed a peanut butter jar made of a soft material which can be turned inside out and scraped (刮掉) clean, avoiding sticky food sticking to your fingers.
A. Packaging protects milk.
B. Using Tetra Pak packaging.
C. But packaging isn’t always the enemy.
D. We should pay attention to the rubbish produced by packaging.
E. Scientists have developed packaging that can keep refrigerated meat fresh for weeks.
F. It can reduce the need for refrigeration and the amount of milk that goes wasted.
G. Food left behind in jars and bottles makes up a surprising amount of waste.
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四个选项中选出最佳选项。
When I was a kid, I really wanted to be a 41 . But I was 42 because in art class, my paintings were never the most beautiful.
One time, a project was to create a portrait (肖像画). After we were done, we 43 our portraits. I remember looking at other portraits thinking, “Why does others’ look so 44 and mine looks so amateur (业余的) ”
Despite this, I still really enjoyed painting because it’s a forgiving art. If I don’t like what I’ve put on paper, I can 45 it. I can free some creative juices and use what has inspired me to free myself in a way I may not have 46 .
Throughout school, teachers taught us about Picasso, van Gogh and da Vinci. They were
47 painting white people or green pastures (牧场) with cows, whatever was in front of them and around them. 48 that’s not what I saw around me, I never saw myself or my art in their work.
Then I learned about the Black artists during the Harlem Renaissance and Jean-Michel Basquiat, and I felt more seen. They inspired me to paint abstract (抽象的) pictures. I take a piece of 49 and use it as the central point of my picture.
I paint when I’m moved, and I’m often moved by what’s natural — emotions, nature and other forms of art, 50 creative writing. I’m also very moved by pain. I had a 51 with an activist in St. Louis named Spook, and I explained to her this feeling and she told me: “Pain is
52 . You have to learn how to direct that towards something productive.” So sometimes I
53 that pain into art, into a painting.
Even if the picture doesn’t turn out aesthetically (在审美方面) pleasing, it’s still beautiful that I am able to 54 something. My paintings may not be a masterpiece, but they’re mine. I
55 them anyway.
41. A. painter B. photographer C. teacher D. leader
42. A. delighted B. discouraged C. crazy D. excellent
43. A. presented B. burnt C. canceled D. sold
44. A. funny B. enjoyable C. colorful D. professional
45. A. step over B. knock over C. bend over D. paint over
46. A. believed B. liked C. mastered D. imagined
47. A. sometimes B. never C. always D. usually
48. A. Since B. But C. Even D. Unless
49. A. inspiration B. question C. operation D. function
50. A. carefully B. absolutely C. especially D. obviously
51. A. deal B. conversation C. favor D. play
52. A. answer B. crime C. energy D. mirror
53. A. look B. get C. break D. change
54. A. create B. speak C. organize D. test
55. A. copy B. throw C. apply D. love
第二节 （共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
On Tuesday, the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded in Sweden, and 56 (go) to John Hopfield, a professor at Princeton University, and Geoffrey Hinton, a computer scientist at the University of Toronto, 57 discoveries in machine learning paved the way (为……创造条件) for how artificial intelligence is used today. Hopfield and Hinton were praised for laying the base for machine learning that allows for many of today’s AI-based 58 (product).
Hinton thinks the influence AI will have 59 our societies is huge. “It will be comparable with the Industrial Revolution, but instead of outperforming people in physical
60 (strong), it’s going to outperform people in intellectual ability. We have no experience of what it’s like to have things 61 (smart) and more powerful than us,” says Hinton.
The technology of machine learning using artificial neural (神经的) networks, developed by Hopfield and Hinton, 62 (base) on the structure of the brain. 63 (develop) stronger connections between the networks’ units enables us to train an artificial neural network, just like we train the brain. Just as we can search our brains for a particular word 64 a special fact we rarely use, an artificial neural network can also search through the patterns it has saved
65 (find) the target information.
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节 （满分15分）
上周六你班去了科技馆研学，请你为校英语园地写一篇短文，介绍这次经历，内容包括：
（1）所见所闻；
（2）你的感受。
注意：
（1）写作词数应为80个左右；
（2）请按如下格式在答题纸的相应位置作答。
第二节 （满分25分）
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 stared at the grayish mass my mom had dropped next to my corn. She knew how to make seven meals. That was all. Each of her meals began with the same letter as the day of the week, like Fish Fridays and Spaghetti Saturdays. Today was Meatloaf (肉糕) Mondays, again.
I pushed my food back and forth on my plate, watching the sad meatloaf spread around. Noticing that, Jeanie pushed her plate away, too. Aged eleven, I should have set an example for my younger sister. But today, I felt out of sorts. I grabbed the salt shaker and pointedly shook it all over my food to show my dislike. A look of hurt and disappointment crossed my mom’s face.
The next day, our teacher announced a cooking competition to finish off our unit on kitchen skills. It would be like the show MiniChef, where competitors created dishes using only the provided ingredients (材料). The difference was that we all had to make a specific dish required by the judges within an hour. As the teacher announced the grand prize — the newest book in the Cave of the Dragons series, the class erupted in cheers. The book was a treasure, nearly impossible to find.
At break, everyone was talking about the competition, wondering which dish we would be asked to make. Tania, my best friend, was confident she would win. She was said to have her dad’s genes and her dad was an amazing cook. My thoughts flew to my family. I couldn’t help but wish my mom were a professional chef; then I wouldn’t be stuck with the repetitive meatloaf. To be honest, it tasted good, but I was just tired of it.
On the day of the competition, I felt a mix of excitement and nervousness. As we filed into the kitchen classroom, the judges handed out the ingredients: beef, onions, eggs, and seasonings (调料). Since I had learned measuring, food preparation and cooking techniques this term, I felt confident to cook with creativity.
注意：
（1）续写词数应为150个左右；
（2）请按如下格式在答题纸的相应位置作答。
Then the judges announced that the dish we had to make was meatloaf. I looked at my creation proudly, waiting for the judges to taste it.
参考答案及解析
第一部分 听力
1–5 ABABC 6–10 BCCBA 11–15 ACBBC 16–20 CCAAB
第二部分 阅读
第一节
A
本文是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了一个针对青少年的自信心培养工作室，详细说明了工作室的招收对象、内容、费用、报名须知以及教学方法。
21. A 细节理解题。根据第一段中的“we’re committed to improving teenagers’ confidence”及“helps teens grow in confidence and determination”可知，工作坊的目标是帮助青少年增强自信心。故选A。
22. C 推理判断题。根据Details部分中的“5–10”和每人的费用“$65”可知，五到十人组每位参与者的费用是65美元，因此六个人的一个组需支付390美元（65×6=390）。故选C。
23. B 细节理解题。根据How We Teach部分中的“Our teaching philosophy stresses ‘Learning by Doing’.”及“we focus on hands-on application”可知，工作室强调“通过实践学习”的教学方法。故选B。
B
本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者在高中毕业后选专业和大学期间更换专业的心路历程。作者通过自身经历告诉读者，大学不仅是学术学习场所，更是个人探索和自我发现的舞台，鼓励学生在大学期间探索和发现适合自己的道路。
24. D 推理判断题。根据第一段中的“Most of my peers (同龄人) had picked out their majors ... wondering about that.”可知，大多数作者的同龄人已经选好了自己的专业，有些甚至已经规划好了职业，但作者对此仍心存疑惑。不管是选专业还是规划职业，对高中毕业生来说，这都是有关未来（future）的事情，因此，作者在高中毕业后感到迷茫主要是因为她在确定未来方向上遇到了难题。故选D。
25. A 推理判断题。根据第三段中的“It would complement (补充) my communications degree ... outside of the program ... accompany the technical skills”可知，作者认为市场营销能够作为她传播学学位的补充，同时也能提供课程之外的必要的商业知识，也就是说市场营销对作者的吸引力主要在于它的商业课程。故选A。
26. C 细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中的“I found myself enjoying the marketing courses more ... began to consider making a change”可知，作者在大学期间发现自己更喜欢营销课程，而不是最初选择的传播学课程，这促使作者考虑转专业。故选C。
27. B 推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“It’s perfectly fine to come into university ... might not be the right path for you.”可知，进入大学后，当你追求想要的事物，却在过程中发现它可能并不适合你，这是完全可以接受的。再结合作者转专业的经历及其对待转专业的态度“I couldn’t be happier about making the change”可推断，作者建议高中生对在大学中改变初衷或者改变学术道路（转专业）持开放态度。故选B。
C
本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了重复行为在儿童发展中的重要性。
28. C 词义猜测题。根据画线词所在句的前半句可知，作者的儿子看关于农场机器的视频看得太频繁了，以至于当作者听到无聊的背景音乐时，她的大脑开始停止运转。句中的“but”表示转折，说明作者儿子的感受是与作者截然不同的。综上可知，画线词所在部分应表示“但是小家伙对那个视频的热情丝毫未减”。画线词的含义应是“毫不动摇的，始终如一的”，steady的含义与之相似。故选C。
29. A 细节理解题。根据第三段中的“Learning requires building connections between neurons ... the stronger their connections become”可知，学习需要在神经元之间建立联系，而重复使这一过程得以实现。一组神经元被激活的频率越高，它们之间的联系就越强。由此可知，重复通过增强神经元之间的连接来促进学习。故选A。
30. C 推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中的“Now I understand that this routine ... knowing that once ... with his head resting on my shoulder.”可知，作者了解到这个夜间例行活动给儿子带来了舒适，因为他知道一旦他们读完了书，他就会把头靠在作者的肩膀上入睡。由此可推断，作者的儿子在夜间例行活动中能够预测事情的发展，从而感到舒适。故选C。
31. D 推理判断题。根据最后一段的内容可知，如果你发现孩子有重复的行为，不要恼火，要知道他们只是在努力练习和掌握他们新发现的知识和技能，并在这个过程中构建他们的大脑结构。也就是说这种重复的形式对他们的成长是有助益的，家长要了解或重视这一点。故选D。
D
本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了科学家的一项研究：野生动物其实更害怕人类的声音。
32. C 推理判断题。根据第二段第二个引号中的“But whether you’re a wildlife tourist, or a poacher (盗猎者), or whatever, you’re all going to be seen as the same thing. The presence of the human is equally dangerous, regardless of what type of human you are.”可知，不管你是什么类型的人——观看野生动物的游客、盗猎者或其他什么人，在野生动物眼里，你都是一样的——人类的存在对他们来说都是一样的危险，因此可以推断出，动物们曾经被盗猎者伤害过，所以它们才会非常恐惧人类。故选C。
33. A 细节理解题。根据第四段第一句中的“Greater Kruger National Park, South Africa, which hosts one of the largest remaining lion populations in the world”可知，南非大克鲁格国家公园是世界上现存狮子数量最多的地方之一，即那里有很多的狮子。故选A。
34. C 细节理解题。根据倒数第二段第二句“They found that wildlife except lions ran around in response to human voices more than to any other sounds, and were also 40 percent quicker to escape.”可知，他们发现，除了狮子之外，野生动物对人类声音的反应比其他任何声音都要快。故选C。
35. D 段落大意题。根据最后一段内容可知，这些发现强调了我们的存在可能会产生重大的破坏性的生态后果；同时，这些发现也可能带来积极的结果，人类的声音可能会阻止野生动物进入农田或农场，即最后一段讲述的是人类的声音所带来的积极和消极影响。故选D。
第二节
本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了正确的包装可以有效减少浪费。
36. C 前文说人们讨厌包装（hate packaging），而后面又说包装可以减少浪费（reduce waste），由此可推知，观点发生了转变，故空处应该填转折句进行过渡。C项“但包装并不总是环境的敌人”符合文章行文逻辑。故选C。
37. E 根据本段的小标题“包装能保持肉质新鲜”可以得出本段都是在讲述包装对肉类保鲜的作用，而选项中只有E项涉及肉类保鲜的内容（keep refrigerated meat fresh）。此外，空处前是问句，后面应该是对“solution”进行回答和解释，E项“科学家已经开发出一种包装，可以使冷藏肉类保鲜数周”符合题意。故选E。
38. A 本空所填为小标题，一般为简洁的概述句。根据后文内容可知，作者提到了牛奶如何保鲜（keep milk from spoiling），A项“包装能保鲜牛奶”符合题意。故选A。
39. F 本空在段落中间，要联系前后文和小标题。小标题为“包装能保鲜牛奶”，空前提到利乐包装纸盒Tetra Pak的应用。F项“减少了牛奶对冷藏的需求，并减少了浪费的牛奶量”是对利乐包装纸盒作用的进一步介绍，符合前后文逻辑和标题大意。故选F。
40. G 空后作者提到了设计师Drew Stanley设计了一种新的方式来解决罐装食物的浪费，由此可推知空处应与罐装食品造成浪费有关。G项“留在罐子和瓶子里的食物造成了惊人的浪费”符合题意。故选G。
第三部分 语言运用
第一节
本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者画画的心路历程，启示人们肯定个人的创造性，勇于表达自己。
41. A 考查名词辨析。根据后一句的“my paintings”可知，作者谈及了有关画画的事，所以作者想成为画家，A项painter“画家”符合题意。photographer“摄影师”；teacher“老师”；leader“领导”。故选A。
42. B 考查形容词辨析。根据后半句“my paintings were never the most beautiful”可知，作者想成为画家但画得不好，推测作者会感到灰心沮丧，B项discouraged“灰心的”符合题意。delighted“高兴的”；crazy“疯狂的”；excellent“卓越的”。故选B。
43. A 考查动词辨析。根据前一句的“create a portrait”和后一句的“looking at other portraits”可知，有一个项目是让大家画画，画完后可以观看别人的画作，因此空处应是展示画作，A项presented“展示”符合题意。burn“燃烧”；cancel“取消”；sell“卖”。故选A。
44. D 考查形容词辨析。第一段提到作者画画不太好（never the most beautiful），本句又提到“mine looks so amateur”，即作者认为自己的画很“业余”，相较而言，其他人的画比较“专业”，此处存在词义上的对比，D项professional“专业的”符合题意。funny“滑稽的”；enjoyable“令人愉快的”；colorful“多彩的”。故选D。
45. D 考查动词短语辨析。上一句提到，作者认为画画是一项宽容的艺术（forgiving art），也就是说如果不满意自己画的，也有很多改进的余地，比如在不满意的部分上面用颜料将其覆盖。D项paint over“用涂料覆盖”符合题意。step over“跨过”；knock over“打翻”；bend over“俯身”。故选D。
46. D 考查动词辨析。根据上文“free some creative juices”以及“free myself”可知，作者此处是说画画可以让自己尽情地释放创造力，进行创作的方式可能是自己也想象不到的，D项imagined“想象”符合题意。believe“相信”；like“喜欢”；master“掌握”。故选D。
47. C 考查副词辨析。根据下文“whatever was in front of them and around them”以及“never saw myself or my art in their work”可知，作者认为学校教的大画家们的艺术绘画都是与自己不太相关的，他们的绘画元素（white people, green pastures）与作者周围的世界不相符，此处作者表达了不满的情绪。C项always“总是”符合题意。always doing“没完没了地……，老是……”可以表达类似于不满、不耐烦的语气。sometimes“有时”；never“从不”；usually“经常”。故选C。
48. B 考查连词辨析。前一句话作者描述了学校教的绘画内容，但作者其实并不认可（never saw myself or my art），所以空处需要表示转折，表达“但那些并不是我在我周围看到的”，B项But“但是”符合题意。since“自从”；even“甚至”；unless“除非”。故选B。
49. A 考查名词辨析。根据上一句“They inspired me”可知，作者从黑人画家身上获得了灵感，A项inspiration“灵感”符合题意。question“疑问”；operation“运作”；function“功能”。故选A。
50. C 考查副词辨析。前文作者列举了一系列会感动自己的东西，包括其他形式的艺术（other forms of art），而空后的creative writing“创意写作”也属于一种艺术形式（one form of art），所以空处需要一个能够把前后连起来的词语，C项especially“尤其”符合题意。carefully“小心地”；absolutely“绝对地”；obviously“明显地”。故选C。
51. B 考查名词辨析。根据下文“I explained to her this feeling and she told me”可以看出，两人应该是进行了交谈，B项conversation“谈话”符合题意。deal“交易”；favor“帮助”；play“戏剧”。故选B。
52. C 考查名词辨析。根据下文“direct that towards something productive”可知，斯布克建议作者把痛苦转化为一种能量、动力，去完成事情、产出成果，C项energy“精力；能量”符合题意。answer“答案”；crime“罪行”；mirror“镜子”。故选C。
53. D 考查动词辨析。根据上文“direct that towards something productive”和下文“into art, into a painting”可知，作者把痛苦这种能量引入到艺术和绘画中。空处单词和direct同义，D项change“变成；转换”符合题意。look“看”；get“得到”；break“打破”。故选D。
54. A 考查动词辨析。由“Even if ... beautiful”可知，作者认为，虽然自己的画不是审美标准下的漂亮，但因为它是自己的创作而依旧认为它是美丽的，A项create“创造”符合题意。speak“说”；organize“组织”；test“测试”。故选A。
55. D 考查动词辨析。根据上文“it’s still beautiful ... but they’re mine”和后文的anyway可知，作者意在强调自我艺术表达的重要性，肯定个人独特创造的价值，所以作者此处意在表达对自己作品的热爱，D项love“喜欢”符合题意。copy“效仿”；throw“扔”；apply“使用”。故选D。
第二节
本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了约翰·霍普菲尔德和杰弗里·辛顿获得了2024年诺贝尔物理学奖，该奖项表彰了他们在机器学习领域的发现，这些发现为当今人工智能的应用创造了条件。
56. went 考查动词时态。2024年诺贝尔物理学奖在瑞典颁发，约翰·霍普菲尔德和杰弗里·辛顿获奖。根据前半句的谓语动词“was awarded”可知，此处描述的是过去发生的事情，因此应用一般过去时。故填went。
57. whose 考查定语从句。约翰·霍普菲尔德和杰弗里·辛顿的发现为今天如何使用人工智能创造了条件。分析句子结构可知，空处引导非限制性定语从句，修饰先行词John Hopfield与Geoffrey Hinton，关系词在从句中作定语，表示所属关系。故填whose。
58. products 考查名词复数。霍普菲尔德和辛顿因为奠定了使当今许多基于人工智能的产品成为可能的机器学习基础而受到赞誉。根据空前的many可知，空处要用名词复数。故填products。
59. on/upon 考查固定搭配。辛顿认为人工智能对我们社会的影响是巨大的。短语have an influence on/upon表示“对……产生影响”。故填on/upon。
60. strength 考查词性转换。人工智能将与工业革命相当，但不是在体力上胜过人类，而是在智力上胜过人类。介词in后缺宾语，空处又被形容词physical修饰，因此空处要填名词。故填strength。
61. smarter 考查形容词比较级。根据空后的“and more powerful than”可知，空处应与more powerful并列，也用比较级。故填smarter。
62. is based 考查时态和语态。霍普菲尔德和辛顿开发的使用人工神经网络的机器学习技术基于大脑的结构。此处描述客观情况，应用一般现在时；句子主干是“The technology _____ (base) on the structure of the brain”。developed by Hopfield and Hinton是过去分词短语作定语。因此空处是谓语动词，base常用于be based on结构中，意为“基于”，故空处应用被动语态。故填is based。
63. Developing 考查非谓语动词。开发网络单元之间更强的连接让我们可以训练人工神经网络，就像我们训练大脑一样。空处所在部分作主语，应用动名词形式。故填Developing。注意：空处位于句首，首字母一定要大写。
64. or 考查并列连词。正如我们可以在大脑中寻找一个我们很少使用的特殊的单词或事实，人工神经网络也可以搜索它保存的模式以找到目标信息。根据语境可知，此处表示两种情况任选其一，应该使用并列连词or表示选择。故填or。
65. to find 考查非谓语动词。句中已有谓语动词，此处是非谓语动词作目的状语，应使用不定式表示目的。故填to find。
第四部分 写作
第一节
参考范文：
Our class had an amazing and educational field trip in the Science and Technology Museum last Saturday.
We experienced various projects, but the most fascinating one for me was the virtual reality (VR) exhibit. We wore VR headsets and were transported to different worlds — from the deep ocean to outer space. Additionally, we participated in a robotics workshop and programmed simple robots to perform tasks. Another highlight was the interactive physics exhibit, where we experimented with different forces and motion.
These cutting-edge technologies broaden my horizons. It impresses me most that technology has greatly changed our perception of the world.
第二节
参考范文：
Then the judges announced that the dish we had to make was meatloaf. I couldn’t believe my ears. Meatloaf The dish I had seen my mom make countless times Memories of my mom preparing meatloaf came flooding back. I began combining the beef with the onions. As I stirred them, I could almost hear Mom’s voice instructing me. To add a personal touch, I even used tomato sauce. As I baked the meatloaf, the familiar smell floated up, reminding me of Meatloaf Mondays at home. With the timer finally going off, I pulled my meatloaf out.
I looked at my creation proudly, waiting for the judges to taste it. When they reached me, I held my breath. They took a bite, nodded, and moved on. After all the dishes were tasted, the judges announced the winner. To my astonishment, it was me! Winning the book was amazing, but what mattered more was the newfound appreciation I had for my mom. From that day on, Meatloaf Mondays became a family favorite, not because of the dish itself, but because of what it represented: love, effort, and the ability to make the best out of any situation.
听力材料
Text 1
M: Anna, I love my job! Because I can get so many free gifts from the bands I work for: CDs, T-shirts ... even tickets to see them perform!
W: Wow, the only free gift I ever got from my job was this water bottle.
Text 2
W: James, what are you doing in this picture Is it a lesson
M: No, it isn’t. We couldn’t go to the playground because it rained that day, so we did some activities in the classroom.
Text 3
M: You sold it Oh no, I have been saving up for months to buy that guitar!
W: I’m really sorry. I only sold it this morning to a young guy who was crazy about guitars. He was so excited.
Text 4
W: Do you want to have a potato salad or fried rice for lunch
M: No, Mom. I need some energy for my afternoon classes. How about some fried eggs or a beef sandwich
Text 5
W: Have you decided which business school to apply to
M: I really want to go to Harvard Business School. So I’m just applying to that one.
W: You are putting all your eggs in one basket. Don’t you think you should apply to more than one, just in case
Text 6
M: Excuse me, how much does this Bluetooth earphone cost
W: It is $200, but I can give you a 30% discount with some small free gifts.
M: That sounds great! By the way, if there is something wrong with the earphone, can I change it for a new one
W: Yes, but you must return it within a month.
M: Then is there a charge for that I know other stores require a fee for that.
W: There will be no charge at all. And we provide repair service free of charge.
M: That’s great. I’ll take it.
Text 7
M: Have you got anything exciting planned for the weekend
W: No, not really. I was planning to go round to Mary’s but unluckily she’s got a bad cold. So, I will play tennis with Peter on Saturday.
M: If the weather lets you.
W: And on Sunday I’m going to see my parents and eat out with them. Then I will do some light housework after I get back home.
M: Oh, very busy. I don’t feel like going out. I prefer a lazy weekend because I’m going to take a business trip next Monday.
Text 8
M: Mrs. Adams, are our group projects really due this Friday My group is having trouble finding time to get together.
W: What’s the difficulty, John I thought two weeks was plenty of time for everyone.
M: Well, Dana is on the swim Team. Greg is in the science club. And I’m in the chess club. Our activities meet at least twice each week, so we can never find a free day to meet right after school.
W: What about evenings
M: Each of us has an evening job now.
W: Well, the due date will be moved to next Tuesday. Will that help
M: Yes, very much! None of us have activities this Sunday. We can meet on that day.
W: Good! If you don’t have enough time to do a progress report, don’t forget to turn in your project plan to me by this Thursday.
Text 9
M: Can I help you
W: I’m interested in finding a two-bedroom flat. How much does it cost in these areas on average
M: Well, the most expensive neighborhoods would be in the eastern part of the city, where you would be paying about $650 a month. In western and southern areas, $380 a month. The north, $180 a month.
W: What are the advantages and disadvantages of these areas
M: There are lots of parks all around the eastern part of the city. In the south you’ve got a beach, and there are many factories alongside the beach. The northern area is made up of wetlands. It’s beautiful in one way, but it attracts many insects. So few people have any real wish to live in the neighborhoods there.
W: Can you show me some flats in western and southern areas
M: OK. Here are some photos. And I’ll search for more information on the computer.
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W: Good evening, this is Jane Lemming with your First Minute of the Hour News report. We’ve only got 60 seconds, so listen up! Green Hills Foods Company is pulling (取消) 1.5 million pounds of meat from grocery store shelves. About 20 people have gotten sick from eating the meat so far. If you’ve bought any chicken or beef from this company in the past month, throw it out immediately. Next on our list is a brief traffic report. All roads in the Santa Rosa area are clear, except for Highway 5, near the Main Street entrance. There is a traffic jam on the entrance because of the book fair this weekend. Speaking of the book fair, it starts tomorrow — that’s Friday — at 5:00 pm, and continues through Sunday at 8:00 pm. For those of you from out of town, turn left on Main Street and go until you hit State Street. Take another left and continue for a mile. The fair grounds are on the right. That’s all the news we have for the next 59 minutes!