中小学教育资源及组卷应用平台
2025年北京高考英语特供秘卷（二）附答案
注意事项：
1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。
2．回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B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。
第一部分知识运用（共两节,满分30分）
第一节 完形填空（共10小题;每小题1.5分,共15分）
During the summer of 2019, I cycled alone from London to Istanbul. This 1 bicycle tour took me 89 days and through 11 countries. However, it was also an incredible journey, which saw me pass through some of Europe’s greatest cities, 2 some amazing people, and witness some of its most beautiful scenery.
It’s becoming more and more important for us to think about the impact that travel can have on our environment. This was the 3 for my bicycle tour: I wanted to find more responsible ways to protect the planet and 4 traveling by plane where possible.
I discovered that bicycle touring is one of the most 5 ways to travel, as using nothing but a bicycle and your own pedal (脚踏) power, you can carry everything you need while covering surprising 6 each day.
The 7 of life and the free time I spent just cycling alone gave me a lot of time to think. This really helped me to learn a lot about myself. So I’ve managed to 8 a lot of problems from my past and feel that my confidence and independence have grown.
Finally, I arrived in Istanbul with a huge mixture of 9 over the past three months: loneliness, joy, liberation, pride and anxiety. As a result, the journey makes me feel like a 10 person. What a cycling trip to remember!
1．A．amusing B．challenging C．boring D．confusing
2．A．recognize B．entertain C．welcome D．meet
3．A．strategy B．inspiration C．barrier D．achievement
4．A．enjoy B．finish C．avoid D．practice
5．A．old-fashioned B．well-organized C．up-to-date D．eco-friendly
6．A．distances B．expense C．messages D．amount
7．A．pressure B．value C．simplicity D．expectation
8．A．get away with B．go on with C．be sensitive to D．be open to
9．A．opinions B．emotions C．worries D．memories
10．A．strange B．new C．smart D．lonely
二、语法填空
阅读下面短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个恰当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。
The African penguin is expected to go extinct in the wild in just over a decade, given its current population decline. The main reason is a lack of food caused by disturbance to ocean conditions from global heating and 11 (compete) from the commercial fishing industry. According to a study, recently scientists 12 (identify) a possible additional cause, one that is an entirely new threat and that further 13 (prevent) the penguins from finding food: noise pollution from marine ships in a bay.
第二节 语法填空（共10小题;每小题1.5分,共15分）
阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。
Crying is a natural response to emotions. Regardless of 14 causes the tears to flow, the physical reaction is usually the same with puffy cheeks and tight eyes 15 (lead) to streaming tears down one’s face. Despite its stigma (污名), crying can be an act 16 relieves tension and clears feelings of negativity and sadness. Crying can communicate our emotions to others and foster greater understanding and compassion. Ultimately, crying is a powerful tool we ought to use to free ourselves 17 negativity.
第二部分 阅读理解（共两节, 38分）
第一节（共14小题; 每小题2分, 共28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, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Become an Emergency Nutrition Network (ENN) voluntary Youth Partner! We are excited to receive applications for our roles, for the period January 2025-2026. The youth partners will inform the work of ENN to help end hunger and malnutrition (营养不良). The youth partners will help ensure that our work is relevant for young people, both those who are malnourished and in need of support, and those students and young professionals looking to join the nutrition sector.
Applicants
· Be 18-24 years of age.
· Speak good English.
· Remain in the role with ENN for two years.
· Be preferred but not limited to young people who already hold experience within leadership roles in their school/ community/ university, or have experience of being in a youth group.
Supposed meetings
· Attend 6 online meetings per year (about 10 hours in total over the course of a year) on weekdays, but we can be flexible to your schedule if needed. In addition, you may occasionally be asked to give feedback by email in between meetings.
· Join in three phone meetings given by experts where there are around 15 people present, all giving updates on what they are working on and seeking advice from one another.
· Attend the other 3 meetings of the year online “workshops”. People will discuss their work with you and the other youth partners. They will ask for your opinions and ideas on all kinds of things such as social media posts, research designs, materials, ways of reaching teens, how to motivate teenagers to eat healthy food, etc.
Sign up
Fill out the attached form telling us about yourself and your motivations. Or alternatively, film a video of yourself and email it.
18．Working for ENN, voluntary youth partners ______.
A．cooperate to set up the nutrition sector
B．donate nutritious food to those in need
C．help fight against hunger and malnutrition
D．collect applications from young professionals
19．To become a voluntary youth partner, one should ______.
A．speak English fluently B．have leadership experience
C．shoot a video about nutrition D．promise to work for three years
20．What will the youth partners do in the “workshops”
A．Meet experts. B．Exchange ideas.
C．Post updates. D．Email feedback.
B
Fruit For All
One day in 2020, a high school student named Zach Selby found out a way to help people who need food. The organisations he learned about take extra fruit from fruit trees and give it to local food banks. Selby decided he could start his own group in his neighbourhood. He called the group Fruit For All(FFA). It is a non- profit group that collects extra fruit from homeowners’ trees and donates it to local food banks.
To make FFA successful, Selby needed eager volunteers and trees with fruit. Selby asked community members to call or contact him online and let him know whether they had trees with extra fruit. At first, it was difficult to find people who were willing to contribute the fruit in their trees. But as news of Selby’s idea spread, people contacted him. Soon, FFA was really “growing”!
With the help of his brother Jack and other volunteers, Selby has gathered and donated more than 70,000 pounds of fruit to local food banks. The group usually works on the weekends, and the volunteers travel as far as 20 miles from Selby’s house. The volunteers usually gather about 500 pounds of fruit each weekend. But one weekend they collected over 2,000 pounds of fruit!
FFA also has a website that explains the group’s goal, which is to inspire people to help. Visitors to the website learn three ways they can take part in. They can allow volunteers to pick fruit from their trees. They can volunteer to pick fruit. And they can start an FFA group in their own area. People who are interested can also use the website to ask Selby and Jack questions and post comments.
More volunteers are joining in. Although the contributions might be small, they can make a big difference. With the help from groups like FFA, more people are able to enjoy delicious fruit.
21．What does FFA do
A．It offers fruit classes. B．It grows and sells fruit.
C．It builds a food factory. D．It collects and donates fruit.
22．What did Selby need to make FFA successful at the start
A．Food markets. B．Volunteers.
C．Website designers. D．Money.
23．Website visitors can help FFA by ________.
A．explaining its goal B．visiting neighbours
C．starting their local FFA D．developing interest in planting
24．What kind of boy is Selby according to the passage
A．Caring. B．Patient. C．Polite. D．Strict.
C
Urban gardens are valuable assets (资产) to communities. They provide green spaces to grow sustainable food, build community cohesion (凝聚力), make new friends, connect with the earth, and much more. So, let’s check out our list of 4 inspiring urban gardens in the US.
Gotham Greens
Where: New York & Chicago
What: Gotham Greens first started in Brooklyn and now has four locations in New York City and Chicago. Their flagship farm in Brooklyn produces over 100,000 pounds of greens per year. But it doesn’t just produce healthy local vegetables. It is using high-tech greenhouses with solar panels to make sure the food grown is healthy and sustainable.
Baltimore Urban Gardening with Students
Where: Baltimore, Maryland
What: The Baltimore Urban Gardening with Students (BUGS) program encourages students to get their hands dirty and plant vegetables through their after-school and summer programs. Many of these kids don’t have access to green spaces and have never had the opportunity to grow food.
Revision Urban Farm
Where: Boston, Massachusetts
What: Revision Urban Farm in Boston works in partnership with the Revision Family Home-a shelter for 22 homeless parents and their kids. The farm provides these families within formation on healthy eating, and access to the farm’s fresh vegetables. The organization also provides job training to help families escape the cycle of poverty.
Swale
Where: New York
What: Swale, a floating food forest located on a large boat, is an innovative project meant to inspire citizens to rethink the relationship between our cities and our food. This urban garden serves as both a living art exhibit and an educational farm Food forests are sustainable gardens that include vegetables, fruit, nut trees, bushes, herbs, and vines — each one complementing the other in a symbiotic (共生的) relationship.
25．What is special about Gotham Greens
A．It offers homeless families information on healthy eating.
B．It creates a sustainable garden on a large boat.
C．It provides job training for students.
D．It uses high-tech greenhouses to grow healthy food.
26．Which urban garden offers first-hand farming experience
A．Baltimore Urban Gardening with Students. B．Swale.
C．Revision Urban Farm. D．Gotham Greens.
27．What do these four urban gardens have in common
A．They create job opportunities for farmers.
B．They are inspirational projects in New York.
C．They are beneficial to communities.
D．They have educational and entertaining purposes.
D
When I was a little girl, I liked drawing, freely and joyously making marks on the walls at home. In primary school, I learned to write using chalks. Writing seemed to be another form of drawing. I shaped individual letters into repeating lines, which were abstract forms, delightful but meaningless patterns.
In secondary school, art was my favourite subject. Since I loved it so much I thought I was good at it. For the art O-level exam I had to present an oil painting. I found it difficult, but still hoped to pass. I failed, with a low grade. I’d been over-confident. Now I’d been declared talentless.
But other channels of creativity stayed open: I went on writing poems and stories. Still, I went to exhibitions often. I continued my habitual drawing, which I now characterised as childish doodling (乱画). In my 30s, I made painter friends and learned new ways of looking at art. However, I couldn’t let myself have a go at actually doing it. Though these new friends were abstract painters using oil paints, or were printmakers or sculptors, I took oil painting as the taboo (禁忌) high form I wasn’t allowed to practice.
One night, in my early 40s, I dreamed that a big woman in red approached me, handed me a bag of paints, and told me to start painting. The dream felt so authoritative that it shook me. It was a form of energy, giving me back something I’d lost. Accordingly, I started by experimenting with water colours. Finally, I bought some oil paints.
Although I have enjoyed breaking my decades-long taboo about working with oil paints, I have discovered I now prefer chalks and ink. I let my line drawings turn into cartoons I send to friends. It all feels free and easy. Un-anxious. This time around, I can accept my limitations but keep going.
Becoming a successful painter calls for being resolute. I realised I was always afraid of wanting too much. That dream reminded me that those fears and desires could encourage me to take risks and make experiments.
28．How did the author feel about the result of the art exam
A．Scared. B．Worried. C．Discouraged. D．Wronged.
29．In her 30s, the author _________.
A．avoided oil painting practice B．sought for a painting career
C．fancied abstract painting D．exhibited child paintings
30．Which word would best describe the author’s dream
A．Confusing. B．Empowering.
C．Disturbing. D．Entertaining.
31．What can we learn from this passage
A．Actions speak louder than words. B．Hard work is the mother of success.
C．Dreams are the reflections of realities. D．Creative activities involve being confident.
第二节（共5小题; 每小题2分, 共10分）
根据短文内容, 从短文后的七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Being sensitive means that you are observant, careful, and thoughtful. It can also mean you sometimes overinterpret or overreact to perceived criticism or judgment. If you tend to be a highly sensitive person, you are more likely to misread signals from others, sense social threats, and struggle to adapt to new circumstances. 32
The power of insensitivity can be interpreted as “sluggish (迟钝的) power” . 33 For example, those working on complex research projects with “sluggish power” persist with focus and determination in the face of challenges such as tight deadlines and limited resources. Their resilience facilitates effective problem-solving, ensuring the successful completion of tasks despite obstacles.
34 That is one of the important reasons why insensitivity allows a person to better survive and adapt in a competitive environment. Knowing oneself is difficult, but knowing oneself correctly is undoubtedly an excellent ability — a trait shared by many successful people, who all clearly know where their strengths are, what they can do, what they want, and what direction to go.
Practicing insensitivity involves several key strategies. Firstly, be assertive. Express our needs and opinions positively and with confidence. Secondly, adopt a forward-looking mindset. 35 Additionally, detach from external influences. Avoid excessive concern over others’ opinions and speculation on others’ thoughts. Lastly, manage relationships. Recognize our personal responsibilities while respecting others’ boundaries. Don’t interfere with other people’s subjects and don’t let others interfere with ours either.
36 Once you become a bit “blunt” and slow down the pace, you will feel more comfortable.
A．Learn to view the problem as two parts.
B．That’s where the need to be insensitive comes from.
C．I hope everyone can obtain the ability to be insensitive.
D．Behind insensitivity is a strong sense of self-awareness.
E．Being a highly sensitive person can come with many challenges.
F．It implies the ability to calmly face the setbacks and firmly move forward.
G．Focus on long-term goals rather than the ups and downs of life at the moment.
第三部分书面表达（共两节,32分）
第一节阅读表达（共4小题,共12分;第40、41小题,每小题2分;第42题,3分;第43题,5分）
When Eugenie George first heard that her friend passed the accountant exam, her heart sank. She’d failed that test weeks earlier, and needed the certificate to advance her own career. “My inner child got upset,” recalls George. But then, she called her friend. “I told her I failed and admitted I was envious,” she says. Being frank shifted her attitude, and she was surprised to realize she could share her friend’s happiness and experience her own, in tum. “I congratulated my friend and told her she inspired me,” George says.
This is what scientists called freudenfreude, meaning finding pleasure in another person’s success, even if it doesn’t directly involve us. Freudenfreude is like social glue, says Catherine Chambliss, a professor of psychology at Ursinus College. It makes relationships “close and more enjoyable.” A study in 2021 examined freudenfreude’s role in daily life and found that it could improve life satisfaction and even help people co-operate during a conflict.
While the benefits of freudenfreude are plentiful, it doesn’t always come easily. If you were raised in a family that paired winning with self-worth, Chambliss says, you might misread someone else’s victory as your own personal shortcoming. Besides, mental health can also affect your ability to participate in someone else’s joy. Negative emotions like anger or dislike may lead to the opposite of freudenfreude.
Luckily, the ability of freudenfreude can be exercised. To help people strengthen joy-sharing muscles, Chambliss and his colleagues developed a programme called Freudenfreude Enhancement Training practices. They found that depressed students who used the practices for two weeks had an easier time expressing freudenfreude, which enhanced their relationships and improved their moods. Given that, having freudenfreude is beneficial and it is worthwhile to explore ways to encourage the feeling.
37．According to scientists, what is freudenfreude
38．What impact does freudenfreude have on daily life
39．Please decide which part is false in the following statement, then underline it and explain why.
Freudenfreude doesn’t always come easily, and it is affected by your family environment and physical health.
40．Besides George’s experience mentioned in the passage, please describe one of your experiences of freudenfreude. (In about 40 words)
第二节（共20分）
41．假设你是红星中学高三学生李华。近日，应英国好友Jim的请求，你帮助他完成了一项关于你班学生英语泛读（extensive reading）现状的调查（见下图）。请用英文给他写一封邮件，内容包括：
1.调查结果描述；
2.你的选择及对英语泛读的认识。
注意: 1. 词数 100左右；
2.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Jim,
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
参考答案
题号 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
答案 B D B C D A C D B B
题号 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27
答案 C A B D B C A D A C
题号 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37
答案 C A B D B F D G C F
题号 38 39 40
答案 I
1．B 2．D 3．B 4．C 5．D 6．A 7．C 8．D 9．B 10．B
【知识点】哲理感悟、记叙文、个人经历
11．competition 12．have identified 13．prevents
【知识点】动物、环境保护
14．what 15．leading 16．which/that 17．from
【知识点】情绪、科普知识
18．C 19．A 20．B
【知识点】职业内容、广告/布告、应用文
21．D 22．B 23．C 24．A
【知识点】公益活动（组织机构）、食物与饮料 、记叙文
25．D 26．A 27．C
【知识点】环境保护、应用文
28．C 29．A 30．B 31．D
【知识点】美术与摄影、记叙文、个人经历
32．B 33．F 34．D 35．G 36．C
【知识点】方法/策略、社会问题与社会现象
37．Freudenfreude is finding pleasure in another person’s success, even if it doesn’t directly involve us. 38．It improves life satisfaction and even helps people co-operate during a conflict. 39．Freudenfreude doesn’t always come easily, and it is affected by your family environment and physical health. Mental well-being can affect your ability to participate in the joy of others. 40．1) Last year, in the relay race, my team was defeated by my friend’s team I felt a little envious at first. However, seeing excitement on his face, I related to him and joined in the celebration. As we celebrated together, we were reminded of the power of sharing joy.
2) I experienced freudenfreude when my friend got accepted into her dream school. Although I was still struggling for my final exam and not sure what my future would hold, I sent her sincere congratulations on the success. That enhanced the bond between us, fostering mutual support and encouragement.
【知识点】情感、科普知识
41．
Dear Jim,
In response to your request, I have conducted the survey on English extensive reading. Here are the results:
The majority of the participants (73%) occasionally engage in this practice. Very few (7%) of those surveyed report reading frequently while one fifth (20%) admit they have never done it before.
As a passionate bookworm, I definitely vote for the “frequently” option. Extensive reading deepens my appreciation for English, which in turn increases my language proficiency. Second, the worlds created by the authors, either fictional or not, allow me to know society and myself better, enabling me to see the world anew.
I hope you find the above information useful. If you have any other questions, please let me know.
Yours,
Li Hua
【知识点】学习
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2025年北京高考英语特供秘卷（二）
注意事项：
1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。
2．回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B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。
第一部分知识运用（共两节,满分30分）
第一节 完形填空（共10小题;每小题1.5分,共15分）
During the summer of 2019, I cycled alone from London to Istanbul. This 1 bicycle tour took me 89 days and through 11 countries. However, it was also an incredible journey, which saw me pass through some of Europe’s greatest cities, 2 some amazing people, and witness some of its most beautiful scenery.
It’s becoming more and more important for us to think about the impact that travel can have on our environment. This was the 3 for my bicycle tour: I wanted to find more responsible ways to protect the planet and 4 traveling by plane where possible.
I discovered that bicycle touring is one of the most 5 ways to travel, as using nothing but a bicycle and your own pedal (脚踏) power, you can carry everything you need while covering surprising 6 each day.
The 7 of life and the free time I spent just cycling alone gave me a lot of time to think. This really helped me to learn a lot about myself. So I’ve managed to 8 a lot of problems from my past and feel that my confidence and independence have grown.
Finally, I arrived in Istanbul with a huge mixture of 9 over the past three months: loneliness, joy, liberation, pride and anxiety. As a result, the journey makes me feel like a 10 person. What a cycling trip to remember!
1．A．amusing B．challenging C．boring D．confusing
2．A．recognize B．entertain C．welcome D．meet
3．A．strategy B．inspiration C．barrier D．achievement
4．A．enjoy B．finish C．avoid D．practice
5．A．old-fashioned B．well-organized C．up-to-date D．eco-friendly
6．A．distances B．expense C．messages D．amount
7．A．pressure B．value C．simplicity D．expectation
8．A．get away with B．go on with C．be sensitive to D．be open to
9．A．opinions B．emotions C．worries D．memories
10．A．strange B．new C．smart D．lonely
二、语法填空
阅读下面短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个恰当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。
The African penguin is expected to go extinct in the wild in just over a decade, given its current population decline. The main reason is a lack of food caused by disturbance to ocean conditions from global heating and 11 (compete) from the commercial fishing industry. According to a study, recently scientists 12 (identify) a possible additional cause, one that is an entirely new threat and that further 13 (prevent) the penguins from finding food: noise pollution from marine ships in a bay.
第二节 语法填空（共10小题;每小题1.5分,共15分）
阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。
Crying is a natural response to emotions. Regardless of 14 causes the tears to flow, the physical reaction is usually the same with puffy cheeks and tight eyes 15 (lead) to streaming tears down one’s face. Despite its stigma (污名), crying can be an act 16 relieves tension and clears feelings of negativity and sadness. Crying can communicate our emotions to others and foster greater understanding and compassion. Ultimately, crying is a powerful tool we ought to use to free ourselves 17 negativity.
第二部分 阅读理解（共两节, 38分）
第一节（共14小题; 每小题2分, 共28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, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Become an Emergency Nutrition Network (ENN) voluntary Youth Partner! We are excited to receive applications for our roles, for the period January 2025-2026. The youth partners will inform the work of ENN to help end hunger and malnutrition (营养不良). The youth partners will help ensure that our work is relevant for young people, both those who are malnourished and in need of support, and those students and young professionals looking to join the nutrition sector.
Applicants
· Be 18-24 years of age.
· Speak good English.
· Remain in the role with ENN for two years.
· Be preferred but not limited to young people who already hold experience within leadership roles in their school/ community/ university, or have experience of being in a youth group.
Supposed meetings
· Attend 6 online meetings per year (about 10 hours in total over the course of a year) on weekdays, but we can be flexible to your schedule if needed. In addition, you may occasionally be asked to give feedback by email in between meetings.
· Join in three phone meetings given by experts where there are around 15 people present, all giving updates on what they are working on and seeking advice from one another.
· Attend the other 3 meetings of the year online “workshops”. People will discuss their work with you and the other youth partners. They will ask for your opinions and ideas on all kinds of things such as social media posts, research designs, materials, ways of reaching teens, how to motivate teenagers to eat healthy food, etc.
Sign up
Fill out the attached form telling us about yourself and your motivations. Or alternatively, film a video of yourself and email it.
18．Working for ENN, voluntary youth partners ______.
A．cooperate to set up the nutrition sector
B．donate nutritious food to those in need
C．help fight against hunger and malnutrition
D．collect applications from young professionals
19．To become a voluntary youth partner, one should ______.
A．speak English fluently B．have leadership experience
C．shoot a video about nutrition D．promise to work for three years
20．What will the youth partners do in the “workshops”
A．Meet experts. B．Exchange ideas.
C．Post updates. D．Email feedback.
B
Fruit For All
One day in 2020, a high school student named Zach Selby found out a way to help people who need food. The organisations he learned about take extra fruit from fruit trees and give it to local food banks. Selby decided he could start his own group in his neighbourhood. He called the group Fruit For All(FFA). It is a non- profit group that collects extra fruit from homeowners’ trees and donates it to local food banks.
To make FFA successful, Selby needed eager volunteers and trees with fruit. Selby asked community members to call or contact him online and let him know whether they had trees with extra fruit. At first, it was difficult to find people who were willing to contribute the fruit in their trees. But as news of Selby’s idea spread, people contacted him. Soon, FFA was really “growing”!
With the help of his brother Jack and other volunteers, Selby has gathered and donated more than 70,000 pounds of fruit to local food banks. The group usually works on the weekends, and the volunteers travel as far as 20 miles from Selby’s house. The volunteers usually gather about 500 pounds of fruit each weekend. But one weekend they collected over 2,000 pounds of fruit!
FFA also has a website that explains the group’s goal, which is to inspire people to help. Visitors to the website learn three ways they can take part in. They can allow volunteers to pick fruit from their trees. They can volunteer to pick fruit. And they can start an FFA group in their own area. People who are interested can also use the website to ask Selby and Jack questions and post comments.
More volunteers are joining in. Although the contributions might be small, they can make a big difference. With the help from groups like FFA, more people are able to enjoy delicious fruit.
21．What does FFA do
A．It offers fruit classes. B．It grows and sells fruit.
C．It builds a food factory. D．It collects and donates fruit.
22．What did Selby need to make FFA successful at the start
A．Food markets. B．Volunteers.
C．Website designers. D．Money.
23．Website visitors can help FFA by ________.
A．explaining its goal B．visiting neighbours
C．starting their local FFA D．developing interest in planting
24．What kind of boy is Selby according to the passage
A．Caring. B．Patient. C．Polite. D．Strict.
C
Urban gardens are valuable assets (资产) to communities. They provide green spaces to grow sustainable food, build community cohesion (凝聚力), make new friends, connect with the earth, and much more. So, let’s check out our list of 4 inspiring urban gardens in the US.
Gotham Greens
Where: New York & Chicago
What: Gotham Greens first started in Brooklyn and now has four locations in New York City and Chicago. Their flagship farm in Brooklyn produces over 100,000 pounds of greens per year. But it doesn’t just produce healthy local vegetables. It is using high-tech greenhouses with solar panels to make sure the food grown is healthy and sustainable.
Baltimore Urban Gardening with Students
Where: Baltimore, Maryland
What: The Baltimore Urban Gardening with Students (BUGS) program encourages students to get their hands dirty and plant vegetables through their after-school and summer programs. Many of these kids don’t have access to green spaces and have never had the opportunity to grow food.
Revision Urban Farm
Where: Boston, Massachusetts
What: Revision Urban Farm in Boston works in partnership with the Revision Family Home-a shelter for 22 homeless parents and their kids. The farm provides these families within formation on healthy eating, and access to the farm’s fresh vegetables. The organization also provides job training to help families escape the cycle of poverty.
Swale
Where: New York
What: Swale, a floating food forest located on a large boat, is an innovative project meant to inspire citizens to rethink the relationship between our cities and our food. This urban garden serves as both a living art exhibit and an educational farm Food forests are sustainable gardens that include vegetables, fruit, nut trees, bushes, herbs, and vines — each one complementing the other in a symbiotic (共生的) relationship.
25．What is special about Gotham Greens
A．It offers homeless families information on healthy eating.
B．It creates a sustainable garden on a large boat.
C．It provides job training for students.
D．It uses high-tech greenhouses to grow healthy food.
26．Which urban garden offers first-hand farming experience
A．Baltimore Urban Gardening with Students. B．Swale.
C．Revision Urban Farm. D．Gotham Greens.
27．What do these four urban gardens have in common
A．They create job opportunities for farmers.
B．They are inspirational projects in New York.
C．They are beneficial to communities.
D．They have educational and entertaining purposes.
D
When I was a little girl, I liked drawing, freely and joyously making marks on the walls at home. In primary school, I learned to write using chalks. Writing seemed to be another form of drawing. I shaped individual letters into repeating lines, which were abstract forms, delightful but meaningless patterns.
In secondary school, art was my favourite subject. Since I loved it so much I thought I was good at it. For the art O-level exam I had to present an oil painting. I found it difficult, but still hoped to pass. I failed, with a low grade. I’d been over-confident. Now I’d been declared talentless.
But other channels of creativity stayed open: I went on writing poems and stories. Still, I went to exhibitions often. I continued my habitual drawing, which I now characterised as childish doodling (乱画). In my 30s, I made painter friends and learned new ways of looking at art. However, I couldn’t let myself have a go at actually doing it. Though these new friends were abstract painters using oil paints, or were printmakers or sculptors, I took oil painting as the taboo (禁忌) high form I wasn’t allowed to practice.
One night, in my early 40s, I dreamed that a big woman in red approached me, handed me a bag of paints, and told me to start painting. The dream felt so authoritative that it shook me. It was a form of energy, giving me back something I’d lost. Accordingly, I started by experimenting with water colours. Finally, I bought some oil paints.
Although I have enjoyed breaking my decades-long taboo about working with oil paints, I have discovered I now prefer chalks and ink. I let my line drawings turn into cartoons I send to friends. It all feels free and easy. Un-anxious. This time around, I can accept my limitations but keep going.
Becoming a successful painter calls for being resolute. I realised I was always afraid of wanting too much. That dream reminded me that those fears and desires could encourage me to take risks and make experiments.
28．How did the author feel about the result of the art exam
A．Scared. B．Worried. C．Discouraged. D．Wronged.
29．In her 30s, the author _________.
A．avoided oil painting practice B．sought for a painting career
C．fancied abstract painting D．exhibited child paintings
30．Which word would best describe the author’s dream
A．Confusing. B．Empowering.
C．Disturbing. D．Entertaining.
31．What can we learn from this passage
A．Actions speak louder than words. B．Hard work is the mother of success.
C．Dreams are the reflections of realities. D．Creative activities involve being confident.
第二节（共5小题; 每小题2分, 共10分）
根据短文内容, 从短文后的七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Being sensitive means that you are observant, careful, and thoughtful. It can also mean you sometimes overinterpret or overreact to perceived criticism or judgment. If you tend to be a highly sensitive person, you are more likely to misread signals from others, sense social threats, and struggle to adapt to new circumstances. 32
The power of insensitivity can be interpreted as “sluggish (迟钝的) power” . 33 For example, those working on complex research projects with “sluggish power” persist with focus and determination in the face of challenges such as tight deadlines and limited resources. Their resilience facilitates effective problem-solving, ensuring the successful completion of tasks despite obstacles.
34 That is one of the important reasons why insensitivity allows a person to better survive and adapt in a competitive environment. Knowing oneself is difficult, but knowing oneself correctly is undoubtedly an excellent ability — a trait shared by many successful people, who all clearly know where their strengths are, what they can do, what they want, and what direction to go.
Practicing insensitivity involves several key strategies. Firstly, be assertive. Express our needs and opinions positively and with confidence. Secondly, adopt a forward-looking mindset. 35 Additionally, detach from external influences. Avoid excessive concern over others’ opinions and speculation on others’ thoughts. Lastly, manage relationships. Recognize our personal responsibilities while respecting others’ boundaries. Don’t interfere with other people’s subjects and don’t let others interfere with ours either.
36 Once you become a bit “blunt” and slow down the pace, you will feel more comfortable.
A．Learn to view the problem as two parts.
B．That’s where the need to be insensitive comes from.
C．I hope everyone can obtain the ability to be insensitive.
D．Behind insensitivity is a strong sense of self-awareness.
E．Being a highly sensitive person can come with many challenges.
F．It implies the ability to calmly face the setbacks and firmly move forward.
G．Focus on long-term goals rather than the ups and downs of life at the moment.
第三部分书面表达（共两节,32分）
第一节阅读表达（共4小题,共12分;第40、41小题,每小题2分;第42题,3分;第43题,5分）
When Eugenie George first heard that her friend passed the accountant exam, her heart sank. She’d failed that test weeks earlier, and needed the certificate to advance her own career. “My inner child got upset,” recalls George. But then, she called her friend. “I told her I failed and admitted I was envious,” she says. Being frank shifted her attitude, and she was surprised to realize she could share her friend’s happiness and experience her own, in tum. “I congratulated my friend and told her she inspired me,” George says.
This is what scientists called freudenfreude, meaning finding pleasure in another person’s success, even if it doesn’t directly involve us. Freudenfreude is like social glue, says Catherine Chambliss, a professor of psychology at Ursinus College. It makes relationships “close and more enjoyable.” A study in 2021 examined freudenfreude’s role in daily life and found that it could improve life satisfaction and even help people co-operate during a conflict.
While the benefits of freudenfreude are plentiful, it doesn’t always come easily. If you were raised in a family that paired winning with self-worth, Chambliss says, you might misread someone else’s victory as your own personal shortcoming. Besides, mental health can also affect your ability to participate in someone else’s joy. Negative emotions like anger or dislike may lead to the opposite of freudenfreude.
Luckily, the ability of freudenfreude can be exercised. To help people strengthen joy-sharing muscles, Chambliss and his colleagues developed a programme called Freudenfreude Enhancement Training practices. They found that depressed students who used the practices for two weeks had an easier time expressing freudenfreude, which enhanced their relationships and improved their moods. Given that, having freudenfreude is beneficial and it is worthwhile to explore ways to encourage the feeling.
37．According to scientists, what is freudenfreude
38．What impact does freudenfreude have on daily life
39．Please decide which part is false in the following statement, then underline it and explain why.
Freudenfreude doesn’t always come easily, and it is affected by your family environment and physical health.
40．Besides George’s experience mentioned in the passage, please describe one of your experiences of freudenfreude. (In about 40 words)
第二节（共20分）
41．假设你是红星中学高三学生李华。近日，应英国好友Jim的请求，你帮助他完成了一项关于你班学生英语泛读（extensive reading）现状的调查（见下图）。请用英文给他写一封邮件，内容包括：
1.调查结果描述；
2.你的选择及对英语泛读的认识。
注意: 1. 词数 100左右；
2.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Jim,
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Yours,
Li Hua
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