英语试卷
全卷满分150分，考试时间120分钟。
注意事项：
1.答题前，先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在试卷和答题卡上，并将条形码粘贴在答题卡上的指定位置。
2.请按题号顺序在答题卡上各题目的答题区域内作答，写在试卷、草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效。
3.选择题用2B铅笔在答题卡上把所选答案的标号涂黑；非选择题用黑色签字笔在答题卡上作答；字体工整，笔迹清楚。
4.考试结束后，请将试卷和答题卡一并上交。
第一部分 听力(共两节，满分30分)
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。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。
例：How much is the shirt
A. 19.15. B. 9.18. C. 9.15.
答案是C。
1. What does the woman probably read most
A. History books. B. Textbooks. C. Fiction.
2. Where does the conversation probably take place
A. At school. B. At home. C. At a sports centre.
3. Which sweater is the cheapest
A. The yellow one. B. The green one. C. The blue one.
4. Where will Tony meet the speakers
A. In the library. B. In the playground. C. In the classroom.
5. When did the woman's husband leave
A. At 2:00. B. At 3:00. C. At 5:00.
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。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. What does the woman care more about the coffee maker
A. The price. B. The size. C. The quality.
7. What will the speakers do next
A. Visit a gym. B. Go to the cashier's. C. Ask for a discount.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. Why does the woman want to go back to California
A. To present a report. B. To give a class. C. To buy warm clothes.
9. What is the probable relationship between the speakers
A. Workmates. B. Classmates. C. Husband and wife.
10. Where will the speakers go first
A. To a gas station.
B. To the Japanese restaurant.
C. To the fast food restaurant.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11. Why will Lily go to New York
A. To travel. B. To attend a meeting. C. To see her friends.
12. What has Lily prepared for the man
A. Some food. B. Gloves. C. A scarf.
13. What does the man need to do
A. Pick up Lily. B. Look for a driver. C. Meet Lily some time.
听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。
14. What does the man think of good communication
A. It improves many situations.
B. It brings glory to one's career.
C. It stops people from hurting each other.
15. How does the man describe himself
A. Rude. B. Natural. C. Decisive.
16. What is necessary for a large group to make a final decision
A. Consulting with other groups.
B. Letting everyone have his say.
C. Going through a voting process.
17. What does one have to do to be successful in business
A. Get help from other group members.
B. Have the patience to talk with people.
C. Share their achievements with others.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18. What is the speaker mainly talking about
A. How to buy second-hand things.
B. Where to buy big furniture.
C. When to buy big things.
19. What is the advantage of wooden toys
A. They have a fashionable style.
B. They are of high quality.
C. They are self-cleaning.
20. What does the speaker suggest doing before buying a bike
A. Taking a test drive.
B. Talking about the price.
C. Replacing missing parts.
听力答案：1-10 BBABA CBBCA 11-20 BACAC BCABA
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
Four Popular School Clubs to Explore
Asian Awareness Club
As a member of the Asian Awareness club, you’ll explore Asian cultures, celebrations, and issues and develop ways to effectively teach them to others in your school and broader communities. Depending on where you live, you may participate in and/or help organize city-wide events that celebrate and teach Asian culture.
Environmental Club
If you’re passionate about preserving the environment, think about joining your school’s environmental club. Depending on your high school’s location and the club’s specific missions, your time could be spent in a wide variety of ways. You could spend time picking up trash in the community, volunteering at bigger environmental organizations in your city, or even organizing protests and marches, among other things.
Habitat for Humanity
Habitat for Humanity works to make sure that everyone has stable shelter. The organization does everything from building homes to providing financial education to community members. Most high schools and colleges in the United States have a Habitat for Humanity campus chapter that you can join if you’re passionate about helping to solve issues around housing.
Key Club
Key Club is a giant, multinational charity and volunteer organization. By joining your high school’s Key Club, you’ll find yourself participating in many activities that benefit your local community, including things like park cleanups, clothing drives, and food drives. If you stick with the club, you’ll have the opportunity to lead meetings, plan projects, and run for leadership positions at the club, district, and international levels.
1. What activity might a member of the Environmental Club engage in
A. Teaching Asian culture. B. Building homes for the needy.
C. Collecting rubbish in the community. D. Leading meetings and projects.
2. What does Habitat for Humanity aim to ensure for everyone
A. Stable shelter. B. Cultural awareness.
C. Financial education. D. Leadership opportunities.
3. What do the four clubs have in common
A. They involve community engagement.
B. They require professional experience.
C. They focus on academic competitions.
D. They are mainly suitable for college students.
【答案】1. C 2. A 3. A
B
When Brenda Sandberg was a little girl growing up in Durham, N. H., a large maple tree separated her childhood home from the neighbour’s. The tree’s branches were big and low, and on nice days after school, kids of all ages would make their way up to hang out at different heights.
Sandberg, now 59, lit up as she recalled the memory on a recent fall morning. But decades had passed since she had last climbed a tree, despite her degree in environmental science and more than 20 years working in parks. She got another chance on Wednesday, when she and four others gathered under a group of sawtooth oaks, elms and dawn redwood trees for a three-hour climbing course called "Canopy Connection".
The Montgomery Parks department has hosted tree climbs for children in the past. But this class was a first: It was for adults, specifically those 55 and up. "You know, you’re never too old to learn things. It helps you revive (使复苏) your youth," said Colter Burkes, a senior urban forester at Montgomery Parks.
Participants arrived at 9 a. m. at the park, where they were paired with instructors. After getting suited up, instructors showed them how to tie a rope and connect it to their safety belt. They were also taught the best method for climbing trees based on factors such as the size or distance from its trunk.
Burkes stood in awe as Sandberg climbed a sawtooth oak, not once but twice. Another participant, Paul Smith, 68, made it about 40 feet up the red wood tree he was climbing in less than 30 minutes. Off to the side, April Outman, 71, employed the more challenging method to pull herself up.
Montgomery Parks staff said the tree-climbing course was a way to help expand its programme offerings for older adults. Staff said they intentionally tailored the course for people 55 and older to help create an atmosphere in which participants would feel comfortable among others of their age.
4. How did Brenda Sandberg feel when she recalled the memory of climbing trees
A. Embarrassed. B. Excited. C. Relieved. D. Regretful.
5. What do the underlined words “suited up” in Paragraph 4 probably mean
A. Put on safety equipment. B. Got dressed smartly.
C. Prepared the equipment. D. Cheered up.
6. What was the purpose of the “Canopy Connection” course
A. To study the health of trees in the park.
B. To challenge older people’s physical limits.
C. To teach people about environmental science.
D. To provide a tree-climbing experience for older adults.
7. Which of the following can be the best title for the text
A. A Fond Memory of Childhood
B. A New Trend for People of Different Ages
C. Older Adults Get a Chance to Revive Their Youth
D. Montgomery Parks Offers A tailored Course to People
【答案】4. B 5. A 6. D 7. C
C
In a crowded room on the sixth floor of an old building on Eighteenth Street, the Endangered Language Alliance (ELA) works to preserve languages from around the world that are not recognized by governments or taught in schools.
This unique organization is home to linguists (语言学家), activists, and enthusiasts whose main job is to save endangered, indigenous (土著的), and primarily spoken languages. The ELA is a centre for the linguistically diverse, a place where New Yorkers tune into the deeper frequencies of their city and the world.
The languages here often go unrecognized by governments, unused by businesses, and absent from classrooms, yet they carry the weight of human expression just as any other language. With no books or recordings in major libraries or online platforms, these tongues face an uphill battle against oblivion (遗忘).
Google says it organizes all the world’s information, and Facebook talks about bringing the world closer, but these websites only work in a little over a hundred languages, and even Wikipedia is only in 331 languages.
As languages disappear quickly, the ones in the most danger are those that are not well recorded and are spoken by small, ignored groups. New York, with more than 700 languages, is a safe place for these struggling languages. The city’s many languages are unique and may not last, so they need to be acknowledged, understood, and helped.
In the last few decades, many people have moved to New York from Asia, Africa, and Latin America, bringing lots of different languages with them. As these people who speak these languages move here, their stories come together on Eighteenth Street, forming the core of the book, Language City: The Fight to Preserve Endangered Mother Tongues in New York. We journey from the ELA to individual neighbourhoods and beyond, exploring the linguistic life of cities, the threats they face, and the fightback by linguists and speakers alike. Looking back in time, we find out how New York became very important for languages that are in danger, and a place that gives hope to them all around the world.
8. What is the primary focus of the Endangered Language Alliance
A. Promoting the use of major world languages.
B. Supporting languages spoken by the majority.
C. Teaching languages in classrooms.
D. Preserving linguistic diversity.
9. What is the significance of New York City in the context of endangered languages
A. It is the headquarters of the ELA.
B It is home to over 700 languages.
C. It is where the book Language City is set.
D. It is the birthplace of many endangered languages.
10. What can be inferred about the people who have moved to New York from other continents
A. They are all linguists working for the ELA.
B. They have little knowledge of other languages.
C. They added a wealth of languages to the city.
D. They are interested in preserving their own languages.
11. In which section of a newspaper can you probably read the text
A. Technology. B. Travel. C. Business. D. Culture.
【答案】8. D 9. B 10. C 11. D
D
Human echolocation (回声定位) has at times allowed people to ride bikes or play basketball despite being completely blind from a very young age. These echolocators typically perceive their environment by clicking sharply with their tongues and listening to differences in the sounds reflected off objects.
Brain-imaging studies reveal that expert echolocators display responses to sound in their brain’s primary visual region, and researchers have thought that not getting enough visual input for a long time might cause the brain’s visual areas to be used for other purposes.
“There’s been this strong tradition to think of the blind brain as different, that it’s necessary to have gone through that sensory loss to exhibit this brain’s ability to adapt and reorganize,” says Lore Thaler, a scientist at Durham University in England. Thaler co-led a 2021 study showing that both blind and sighted people could learn echolocation with just 10 weeks of training.
For more recent work in the journal Cerebral Cortex, she and her colleagues examined the brain changes underlying these abilities. After training, both blind and sighted people displayed responses to echoes in their visual cortex (大脑皮层), a finding that challenges the belief that primary sensory regions are wholly sense-specific.
The researchers trained 14 sighted and 12 blind people for between two and three hours twice a week over 10 weeks. They started by teaching participants to produce mouth clicks, then trained them on three tasks. The first two involved judging the size or direction of objects. The third involved going through virtual mazes (迷宫), which participants moved around using sounds that were made to match where they were.
Both groups improved on all the tasks. “This study adds a significant contribution to a growing body of evidence that this is a trainable skill that’s available to both blind and sighted people,” says Santani Teng, a psychologist at the Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute in San Francisco, who studies echolocation.
Most surprisingly, after training, both blind and sighted participants also showed visual cortex activation in response to echoes. Thaler suspects that rather than just processing visual data, this brain area takes in information from varied senses that aid space understanding.
12. What does the brain imaging study suggest about expert echolocators
A. Their visual cortex is fully developed.
B. Their brain’s visual areas might be used for other purposes.
C. They have a unique way of processing visual information.
D. They have lost the ability to process sound information.
13. What did Lore Thaler and her colleagues find in their 2021 study
A. Blind people could learn echolocation better than sighted people.
B. Sighted people showed no visual cortex activation to echoes.
C. Almost anyone can learn echolocation in just ten weeks of training.
D. Echolocation is an impossible skill to learn.
14. What was previous misunderstanding about primary sensory regions
A. They can’t be trained. B. They are useful for blind people.
C. They are unrelated to echolocation. D. They are only linked to one sense.
15. What is Santani Teng’s attitude towards the trainability of echolocation
A. Skeptical. B. Positive. C. Indifferent. D. Critical.
【答案】12. B 13. C 14. D 15. B
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。
In the United States, college football players long to play in bowl games, and professional players dream of playing in the Super Bowl, but a bunch of amateurs in New Hampshire just want to get muddy.
Recently, a three-day muddy mess wrapped up for the Mud Bowl, which was celebrating its 50th year of football featuring players running in knee-deep mud while trying to reach the end zone. ____16____
“You’re playing football in the mud, so you’ve got to have a smile on your face,” said Jason Veno, the 50-year-old quarterback (四分卫) of the North Country Mud Crocs, who described mud as an equalizer. “____17____ It doesn’t matter how good you are on grass. That doesn’t matter in the mud.”
The annual event took place at Hog Coliseum, located in the heart of North Conway. It kicked off with a big party and music, followed by a Tournament of Mud Parade (泥浆游行锦标赛). ____18____
Mahala Smith loved the atmosphere of the event. She joined a women’s team for tackle football and played that for a few years before she was invited to play in the mud. ____19____ “It’s like a mini vacation and everyone’s friendly,” she said. “People hang out at the hotels and restaurants and camp, and we all have fires and stuff, just like a nice group event.”
____20____ And the two-hand touch football game could get fierce (激烈的) on the field of play, but it was all fun once the games were over. Many of the players were star high school or college athletes, and there have been some retired professionals over the years.
A. She said the Mud Bowl was a treat.
B. It’s just a different game in the mud.
C. The Mud Bowl is more than just a muddy football game.
D. Even though it was fun, the teams were serious about winning.
E. For these athletes, playing in mud brought out their inner child.
F. Over the years, the event has raised more than $1 million for charity.
G. In total, a dozen teams with men and women competed in the tournament.
【答案】16. E 17. B 18. G 19. A 20. D
第三部分 语言运用(共两节，满分30分)
第一节(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Last week in Berlin, I found myself waiting at a bus stop late in the evening. According to the schedule a bus was ____21____ shortly. However, as the minutes passed by, I began to feel a sense of ____22____. Fifteen minutes went by, and no bus ____23____.
As I thought about taking an Uber or walking to the next ____24____, a young man ____25____ me and said in English, “I’ve been waiting for half an hour. Can you read that ____26____ ” He pointed to a small notice posted near the bus stop. Curious, I ____27____ closer, but the language was ____28____ to me. He then pulled out his ____29____ from his pocket, opened Google Translate, and asked me to read the letters out loud while he typed them in. We got the translation — the stop had been ____30____ to a different street.
Without hesitation, we decided to ____31____ there together. As we walked, I couldn’t help but consider the situation. Why do many of us find it hard to ____32____ others when we face challenges We are ____33____ that being independent is something for which to strive (努力). To a certain degree, that’s right. But sometimes we take it too ____34____. Leaning on one another and seeking help can ____35____ be signs of wisdom, kindness and planning ahead.
Offering help when we see others in trouble, and being willing to accept help from others, feel like special moments in our everyday lives.
21. A. empty B. absent C. late D. due
22. A. unease B. failure C. urgency D. humour
23. A. came about B. showed off C. came out D. showed up
24. A. stop B. office C. town D. car
25. A. saved B. lectured C. approached D. disturbed
26. A. document B. notice C. advertisement D. poster
27. A. ran B. sat C. jumped D. stepped
28. A. unfamiliar B. rude C. informal D. dead
29. A. book B. phone C. dictionary D. computer
30. A. transported B. moved C. adapted D. carried
31. A. fly B. jog C. walk D. drive
32. A. give in to B. break away from C. look down on D. reach out to
33. A. taught B. warned C. promised D. praised
34. A. light B. deep C. far D. high
35. A. secretly B. actually C. gradually D. naturally
【答案】21. D 22. A 23. D 24. A 25. C 26. B 27. D 28. A 29. B 30. B 31. C 32. D 33. A 34. C 35. B
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。
Zhangbi Ancient Castle, also known as Zhangbi Village, is located in Jiexiu City. Shanxi Province. ____36____ (establish) during the Sixteen Kingdoms period (345 — 356 AD), the castle measures 374 metres from east to west and 244 metres from north to south, with a building area ____37____ 12,000 square metres. The walls of the castle stand about 5 to 7 metres high, with significant reconstructions ____38____ (date) from the Tang to the Ming and Qing dynasties. Sitting on a hill with ____39____ (valley) on both sides, the castle’s south side is higher than the north, making it a ____40____ (strategic) advantageous location that is easy ____41____ (defend) and offers retreat routes.
____42____ design of Zhangbi Ancient Castle follows traditional Chinese principles of astronomy and geomancy, featuring elements of Yin and Yang, the Five Elements, and the Liu Ren mystical (神秘的) gates. Researchers have discovered many buildings ____43____ match the star groups in the sky.
The castle has two gates: the north gate and the south gate. The north gate, built with bricks, has an outer wall with several religious temples on top for extra ____44____ (protect). The south gate, made of stone, _____45_____ (feature) a carved dragon head symbolizing the dragon’s head.
The castle’s layout is well-organized with distinct main and secondary streets, beautiful doorways, and well-preserved brick, wood, and stone carvings.
【答案】36. Established
37. of 38. dating
39. valleys
40. strategically
41. to defend
42. The 43. that##which
44. protection
45. features
第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节(满分15分)
46. 地球如同一枚“鸡蛋”？地震灾害的“元凶”究竟是谁？上周你校开展了“院士专家进校园”相关系列活动，为学生科普地震知识。假定你是校英语报记者李华，请你写一篇英语报道。内容包括：
1.活动时间和目；
2.活动内容；
3.活动对学生的影响。
注意：
1. 写作词数应为80个左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Experts and Academicians Enter Campus
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【答案】
Experts and Academicians Enter Campus
Last week, our school had the “Experts and Academicians Enter Campus” activities. The purpose was to broaden our knowledge and inspire our enthusiasm for scientific exploration.
In the activities, an expert gave a great lecture. He compared the earth to an “egg” to make us understand its organization. He also talked about the causes of earthquake disasters, and shared with us different examples. The lecture was filled with lively pictures and easy explanations.
This activity has influenced us a lot, which has not only made our view wider but also lighted up our curiosity about science, making us look forward to having more such educational activities.
第二节(满分25分)
47. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
The air was filled with the smell of fallen leaves and the faint coldness that signaled the arrival of autumn. The sun was just beginning to rise, casting a warm glow through my kitchen window as I drank my morning coffee.
The phone rang, its tone slicing through the calm like a knife through silk. I picked up, my doctor’s voice on the other end, matter-of-fact yet filled with a little concern. “Your back is not seriously hurt, but there seems to be a dark spot on your kidney (肾) which requires further investigation.”
The words hung in the air, heavy with implications. A CAT scan was scheduled, and the results were as disastrous as they were definitive: a cancerous kidney that had to be removed.
The cancer hadn’t spread, but it was a type that wouldn’t respond to radiation (辐射). It was a cruel twist of fate, a diagnosis (诊断) that left me with more questions than answers. “Either we got it all... or we didn’t,” the doctor said, his words ringing in my mind long after the call had ended. His suggestion was clear: to live the year I had left as if it were my last.
The thought of my life being measured in months was a heavy blow to me “My God! The doctor expects this to spread and take my life within a year. I won’t even get to claim any of the Social Security money I have contributed all these years. It isn’t FAIR.” But I knew I couldn’t change the diagnosis. I had to change my perspective (思考方法).
I hadn’t planned on early retirement; my youngest was still in college, and the thought of leaving them behind was unbearable. But with a year left, I decided to make it count. I needed to find a way to make the most of the time I had.
注意：
1.续写词数应为150个左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
An advertisement for volunteers at our local zoo caught my eye in the newspaper.
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Each week, I was surrounded by individuals, all driven by a shared love for animals.
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【答案】An advertisement for volunteers at our local zoo caught my eye in the newspaper. It was a call for individuals passionate about wildlife, eager to contribute to the care and conservation of animals. I felt a spark of interest, a glimmer of hope amidst the darkness that had enveloped my life. I signed up for the twenty-three week course, eager to learn all about animals and how to care for them. The course would teach me about the behavior, habitat, and needs of various animals.
Each week, I was surrounded by individuals, all driven by a shared love for animals. Their enthusiasm was contagious, and I found myself smiling more often than I had in months. We bonded over stories of our favourite creatures, sharing dreams of preserving the natural world for future generations. As the weeks passed, I threw myself into the work at the zoo. I assisted in feeding the birds, cleaning their rooms, and observing their behaviours. As the weeks turned into months, I found myself growing more and more attached to the zoo. I realized that even in the face of incurable disease, I could still be confident and positively make a difference, however small.英语试卷
全卷满分150分，考试时间120分钟。
注意事项：
1.答题前，先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在试卷和答题卡上，并将条形码粘贴在答题卡上的指定位置。
2.请按题号顺序在答题卡上各题目的答题区域内作答，写在试卷、草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效。
3.选择题用2B铅笔在答题卡上把所选答案的标号涂黑；非选择题用黑色签字笔在答题卡上作答；字体工整，笔迹清楚。
4.考试结束后，请将试卷和答题卡一并上交。
第一部分 听力(共两节，满分30分)
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。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。
例：How much is the shirt
A. 19.15. B. 9.18. C. 9.15.
答案是C。
1. What does the woman probably read most
A. History books. B. Textbooks. C. Fiction.
2. Where does the conversation probably take place
A. At school. B. At home. C. At a sports centre.
3. Which sweater is the cheapest
A. The yellow one. B. The green one. C. The blue one.
4. Where will Tony meet the speakers
A. In the library. B. In the playground. C. In the classroom.
5. When did the woman's husband leave
A. At 2:00. B. At 3:00. C. At 5:00.
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。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. What does the woman care more about the coffee maker
A. The price. B. The size. C. The quality.
7. What will the speakers do next
A. Visit a gym. B. Go to the cashier's. C. Ask for a discount.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. Why does the woman want to go back to California
A. To present a report. B. To give a class. C. To buy warm clothes.
9. What is the probable relationship between the speakers
A. Workmates. B. Classmates. C. Husband and wife.
10. Where will the speakers go first
A. To a gas station.
B. To the Japanese restaurant.
C. To the fast food restaurant.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11. Why will Lily go to New York
A. To travel. B. To attend a meeting. C. To see her friends.
12. What has Lily prepared for the man
A. Some food. B. Gloves. C. A scarf.
13. What does the man need to do
A. Pick up Lily. B. Look for a driver. C. Meet Lily some time.
听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。
14. What does the man think of good communication
A. It improves many situations.
B. It brings glory to one's career.
C. It stops people from hurting each other.
15. How does the man describe himself
A. Rude. B. Natural. C. Decisive.
16. What is necessary for a large group to make a final decision
A. Consulting with other groups.
B. Letting everyone have his say.
C. Going through a voting process.
17. What does one have to do to be successful in business
A. Get help from other group members.
B. Have the patience to talk with people.
C. Share their achievements with others.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18. What is the speaker mainly talking about
A. How to buy second-hand things.
B. Where to buy big furniture.
C. When to buy big things.
19. What is the advantage of wooden toys
A. They have a fashionable style.
B. They are of high quality.
C. They are self-cleaning.
20. What does the speaker suggest doing before buying a bike
A. Taking a test drive.
B. Talking about the price.
C. Replacing missing parts.
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
Four Popular School Clubs to Explore
Asian Awareness Club
As a member of the Asian Awareness club, you’ll explore Asian cultures, celebrations, and issues and develop ways to effectively teach them to others in your school and broader communities. Depending on where you live, you may participate in and/or help organize city-wide events that celebrate and teach Asian culture.
Environmental Club
If you’re passionate about preserving the environment, think about joining your school’s environmental club. Depending on your high school’s location and the club’s specific missions, your time could be spent in a wide variety of ways. You could spend time picking up trash in the community, volunteering at bigger environmental organizations in your city, or even organizing protests and marches, among other things.
Habitat for Humanity
Habitat for Humanity works to make sure that everyone has stable shelter. The organization does everything from building homes to providing financial education to community members. Most high schools and colleges in the United States have a Habitat for Humanity campus chapter that you can join if you’re passionate about helping to solve issues around housing.
Key Club
Key Club is a giant, multinational charity and volunteer organization. By joining your high school’s Key Club, you’ll find yourself participating in many activities that benefit your local community, including things like park cleanups, clothing drives, and food drives. If you stick with the club, you’ll have the opportunity to lead meetings, plan projects, and run for leadership positions at the club, district, and international levels.
1. What activity might a member of the Environmental Club engage in
A. Teaching Asian culture. B. Building homes for the needy.
C. Collecting rubbish in the community. D. Leading meetings and projects.
2. What does Habitat for Humanity aim to ensure for everyone
A. Stable shelter. B. Cultural awareness.
C. Financial education. D. Leadership opportunities.
3. What do the four clubs have in common
A. They involve community engagement.
B. They require professional experience.
C. They focus on academic competitions.
D. They are mainly suitable for college students.
B
When Brenda Sandberg was a little girl growing up in Durham, N. H., a large maple tree separated her childhood home from the neighbour’s. The tree’s branches were big and low, and on nice days after school, kids of all ages would make their way up to hang out at different heights.
Sandberg, now 59, lit up as she recalled the memory on a recent fall morning. But decades had passed since she had last climbed a tree, despite her degree in environmental science and more than 20 years working in parks. She got another chance on Wednesday, when she and four others gathered under a group of sawtooth oaks, elms and dawn redwood trees for a three-hour climbing course called "Canopy Connection".
The Montgomery Parks department has hosted tree climbs for children in the past. But this class was a first: It was for adults, specifically those 55 and up. "You know, you’re never too old to learn things. It helps you revive (使复苏) your youth," said Colter Burkes, a senior urban forester at Montgomery Parks.
Participants arrived at 9 a. m. at the park, where they were paired with instructors. After getting suited up, instructors showed them how to tie a rope and connect it to their safety belt. They were also taught the best method for climbing trees based on factors such as the size or distance from its trunk.
Burkes stood in awe as Sandberg climbed a sawtooth oak, not once but twice. Another participant, Paul Smith, 68, made it about 40 feet up the red wood tree he was climbing in less than 30 minutes. Off to the side, April Outman, 71, employed the more challenging method to pull herself up.
Montgomery Parks staff said the tree-climbing course was a way to help expand its programme offerings for older adults. Staff said they intentionally tailored the course for people 55 and older to help create an atmosphere in which participants would feel comfortable among others of their age.
4. How did Brenda Sandberg feel when she recalled the memory of climbing trees
A. Embarrassed. B. Excited. C. Relieved. D. Regretful.
5. What do the underlined words “suited up” in Paragraph 4 probably mean
A. Put on safety equipment. B. Got dressed smartly.
C. Prepared the equipment. D. Cheered up.
6. What was the purpose of the “Canopy Connection” course
A. To study the health of trees in the park.
B. To challenge older people’s physical limits.
C. To teach people about environmental science.
D. To provide a tree-climbing experience for older adults.
7. Which of the following can be the best title for the text
A. A Fond Memory of Childhood
B. A New Trend for People of Different Ages
C. Older Adults Get a Chance to Revive Their Youth
D. Montgomery Parks Offers A tailored Course to People
C
In a crowded room on the sixth floor of an old building on Eighteenth Street, the Endangered Language Alliance (ELA) works to preserve languages from around the world that are not recognized by governments or taught in schools.
This unique organization is home to linguists (语言学家), activists, and enthusiasts whose main job is to save endangered, indigenous (土著的), and primarily spoken languages. The ELA is a centre for the linguistically diverse, a place where New Yorkers tune into the deeper frequencies of their city and the world.
The languages here often go unrecognized by governments, unused by businesses, and absent from classrooms, yet they carry the weight of human expression just as any other language. With no books or recordings in major libraries or online platforms, these tongues face an uphill battle against oblivion (遗忘).
Google says it organizes all the world’s information, and Facebook talks about bringing the world closer, but these websites only work in a little over a hundred languages, and even Wikipedia is only in 331 languages.
As languages disappear quickly, the ones in the most danger are those that are not well recorded and are spoken by small, ignored groups. New York, with more than 700 languages, is a safe place for these struggling languages. The city’s many languages are unique and may not last, so they need to be acknowledged, understood, and helped.
In the last few decades, many people have moved to New York from Asia, Africa, and Latin America, bringing lots of different languages with them. As these people who speak these languages move here, their stories come together on Eighteenth Street, forming the core of the book, Language City: The Fight to Preserve Endangered Mother Tongues in New York. We journey from the ELA to individual neighbourhoods and beyond, exploring the linguistic life of cities, the threats they face, and the fightback by linguists and speakers alike. Looking back in time, we find out how New York became very important for languages that are in danger, and a place that gives hope to them all around the world.
8. What is the primary focus of the Endangered Language Alliance
A. Promoting the use of major world languages.
B. Supporting languages spoken by the majority.
C. Teaching languages in classrooms.
D. Preserving linguistic diversity.
9. What is the significance of New York City in the context of endangered languages
A. It is the headquarters of the ELA.
B It is home to over 700 languages.
C. It is where the book Language City is set.
D. It is the birthplace of many endangered languages.
10. What can be inferred about the people who have moved to New York from other continents
A. They are all linguists working for the ELA.
B. They have little knowledge of other languages.
C. They added a wealth of languages to the city.
D. They are interested in preserving their own languages.
11. In which section of a newspaper can you probably read the text
A. Technology. B. Travel. C. Business. D. Culture.
D
Human echolocation (回声定位) has at times allowed people to ride bikes or play basketball despite being completely blind from a very young age. These echolocators typically perceive their environment by clicking sharply with their tongues and listening to differences in the sounds reflected off objects.
Brain-imaging studies reveal that expert echolocators display responses to sound in their brain’s primary visual region, and researchers have thought that not getting enough visual input for a long time might cause the brain’s visual areas to be used for other purposes.
“There’s been this strong tradition to think of the blind brain as different, that it’s necessary to have gone through that sensory loss to exhibit this brain’s ability to adapt and reorganize,” says Lore Thaler, a scientist at Durham University in England. Thaler co-led a 2021 study showing that both blind and sighted people could learn echolocation with just 10 weeks of training.
For more recent work in the journal Cerebral Cortex, she and her colleagues examined the brain changes underlying these abilities. After training, both blind and sighted people displayed responses to echoes in their visual cortex (大脑皮层), a finding that challenges the belief that primary sensory regions are wholly sense-specific.
The researchers trained 14 sighted and 12 blind people for between two and three hours twice a week over 10 weeks. They started by teaching participants to produce mouth clicks, then trained them on three tasks. The first two involved judging the size or direction of objects. The third involved going through virtual mazes (迷宫), which participants moved around using sounds that were made to match where they were.
Both groups improved on all the tasks. “This study adds a significant contribution to a growing body of evidence that this is a trainable skill that’s available to both blind and sighted people,” says Santani Teng, a psychologist at the Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute in San Francisco, who studies echolocation.
Most surprisingly, after training, both blind and sighted participants also showed visual cortex activation in response to echoes. Thaler suspects that rather than just processing visual data, this brain area takes in information from varied senses that aid space understanding.
12. What does the brain imaging study suggest about expert echolocators
A. Their visual cortex is fully developed.
B. Their brain’s visual areas might be used for other purposes.
C. They have a unique way of processing visual information.
D. They have lost the ability to process sound information.
13. What did Lore Thaler and her colleagues find in their 2021 study
A. Blind people could learn echolocation better than sighted people.
B. Sighted people showed no visual cortex activation to echoes.
C. Almost anyone can learn echolocation in just ten weeks of training.
D. Echolocation is an impossible skill to learn.
14. What was previous misunderstanding about primary sensory regions
A. They can’t be trained. B. They are useful for blind people.
C. They are unrelated to echolocation. D. They are only linked to one sense.
15. What is Santani Teng’s attitude towards the trainability of echolocation
A. Skeptical. B. Positive. C. Indifferent. D. Critical.
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。
In the United States, college football players long to play in bowl games, and professional players dream of playing in the Super Bowl, but a bunch of amateurs in New Hampshire just want to get muddy.
Recently, a three-day muddy mess wrapped up for the Mud Bowl, which was celebrating its 50th year of football featuring players running in knee-deep mud while trying to reach the end zone. ____16____
“You’re playing football in the mud, so you’ve got to have a smile on your face,” said Jason Veno, the 50-year-old quarterback (四分卫) of the North Country Mud Crocs, who described mud as an equalizer. “____17____ It doesn’t matter how good you are on grass. That doesn’t matter in the mud.”
The annual event took place at Hog Coliseum, located in the heart of North Conway. It kicked off with a big party and music, followed by a Tournament of Mud Parade (泥浆游行锦标赛). ____18____
Mahala Smith loved the atmosphere of the event. She joined a women’s team for tackle football and played that for a few years before she was invited to play in the mud. ____19____ “It’s like a mini vacation and everyone’s friendly,” she said. “People hang out at the hotels and restaurants and camp, and we all have fires and stuff, just like a nice group event.”
____20____ And the two-hand touch football game could get fierce (激烈的) on the field of play, but it was all fun once the games were over. Many of the players were star high school or college athletes, and there have been some retired professionals over the years.
A. She said the Mud Bowl was a treat.
B. It’s just a different game in the mud.
C. The Mud Bowl is more than just a muddy football game.
D. Even though it was fun, the teams were serious about winning.
E. For these athletes, playing in mud brought out their inner child.
F. Over the years, the event has raised more than $1 million for charity.
G. In total, a dozen teams with men and women competed in the tournament.
第三部分 语言运用(共两节，满分30分)
第一节(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Last week in Berlin, I found myself waiting at a bus stop late in the evening. According to the schedule a bus was ____21____ shortly. However, as the minutes passed by, I began to feel a sense of ____22____. Fifteen minutes went by, and no bus ____23____.
As I thought about taking an Uber or walking to the next ____24____, a young man ____25____ me and said in English, “I’ve been waiting for half an hour. Can you read that ____26____ ” He pointed to a small notice posted near the bus stop. Curious, I ____27____ closer, but the language was ____28____ to me. He then pulled out his ____29____ from his pocket, opened Google Translate, and asked me to read the letters out loud while he typed them in. We got the translation — the stop had been ____30____ to a different street.
Without hesitation, we decided to ____31____ there together. As we walked, I couldn’t help but consider the situation. Why do many of us find it hard to ____32____ others when we face challenges We are ____33____ that being independent is something for which to strive (努力). To a certain degree, that’s right. But sometimes we take it too ____34____. Leaning on one another and seeking help can ____35____ be signs of wisdom, kindness and planning ahead.
Offering help when we see others in trouble, and being willing to accept help from others, feel like special moments in our everyday lives.
21. A. empty B. absent C. late D. due
22. A. unease B. failure C. urgency D. humour
23. A. came about B. showed off C. came out D. showed up
24. A. stop B. office C. town D. car
25. A. saved B. lectured C. approached D. disturbed
26. A. document B. notice C. advertisement D. poster
27. A. ran B. sat C. jumped D. stepped
28. A. unfamiliar B. rude C. informal D. dead
29. A. book B. phone C. dictionary D. computer
30. A. transported B. moved C. adapted D. carried
31. A. fly B. jog C. walk D. drive
32. A. give in to B. break away from C. look down on D. reach out to
33. A. taught B. warned C. promised D. praised
34. A. light B. deep C. far D. high
35. A. secretly B. actually C. gradually D. naturally
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。
Zhangbi Ancient Castle, also known as Zhangbi Village, is located in Jiexiu City. Shanxi Province. ____36____ (establish) during the Sixteen Kingdoms period (345 — 356 AD), the castle measures 374 metres from east to west and 244 metres from north to south, with a building area ____37____ 12,000 square metres. The walls of the castle stand about 5 to 7 metres high, with significant reconstructions ____38____ (date) from the Tang to the Ming and Qing dynasties. Sitting on a hill with ____39____ (valley) on both sides, the castle’s south side is higher than the north, making it a ____40____ (strategic) advantageous location that is easy ____41____ (defend) and offers retreat routes.
____42____ design of Zhangbi Ancient Castle follows traditional Chinese principles of astronomy and geomancy, featuring elements of Yin and Yang, the Five Elements, and the Liu Ren mystical (神秘的) gates. Researchers have discovered many buildings ____43____ match the star groups in the sky.
The castle has two gates: the north gate and the south gate. The north gate, built with bricks, has an outer wall with several religious temples on top for extra ____44____ (protect). The south gate, made of stone, _____45_____ (feature) a carved dragon head symbolizing the dragon’s head.
The castle’s layout is well-organized with distinct main and secondary streets, beautiful doorways, and well-preserved brick, wood, and stone carvings.
第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节(满分15分)
46. 地球如同一枚“鸡蛋”？地震灾害的“元凶”究竟是谁？上周你校开展了“院士专家进校园”相关系列活动，为学生科普地震知识。假定你是校英语报记者李华，请你写一篇英语报道。内容包括：
1.活动时间和目；
2.活动内容；
3.活动对学生的影响。
注意：
1. 写作词数应为80个左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Experts and Academicians Enter Campus
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第二节(满分25分)
47. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
The air was filled with the smell of fallen leaves and the faint coldness that signaled the arrival of autumn. The sun was just beginning to rise, casting a warm glow through my kitchen window as I drank my morning coffee.
The phone rang, its tone slicing through the calm like a knife through silk. I picked up, my doctor’s voice on the other end, matter-of-fact yet filled with a little concern. “Your back is not seriously hurt, but there seems to be a dark spot on your kidney (肾) which requires further investigation.”
The words hung in the air, heavy with implications. A CAT scan was scheduled, and the results were as disastrous as they were definitive: a cancerous kidney that had to be removed.
The cancer hadn’t spread, but it was a type that wouldn’t respond to radiation (辐射). It was a cruel twist of fate, a diagnosis (诊断) that left me with more questions than answers. “Either we got it all... or we didn’t,” the doctor said, his words ringing in my mind long after the call had ended. His suggestion was clear: to live the year I had left as if it were my last.
The thought of my life being measured in months was a heavy blow to me “My God! The doctor expects this to spread and take my life within a year. I won’t even get to claim any of the Social Security money I have contributed all these years. It isn’t FAIR.” But I knew I couldn’t change the diagnosis. I had to change my perspective (思考方法).
I hadn’t planned on early retirement; my youngest was still in college, and the thought of leaving them behind was unbearable. But with a year left, I decided to make it count. I needed to find a way to make the most of the time I had.
注意：
1.续写词数应为150个左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
An advertisement for volunteers at our local zoo caught my eye in the newspaper.
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Each week, I was surrounded by individuals, all driven by a shared love for animals.
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