2024—2025学年度下学期高二年级6月份联合考试
英语
本卷满分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、准考证号等填写在答题卡上，并将准考证号条形码粘贴在答题卡的指定位置。考试结束后，将答题卡交回。
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。
3. 回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。
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。
1. Why did the woman miss the lecture
A. She attended a meeting. B. She visited a doctor. C. She didn’t like the topic.
2. How will the speakers go to the cinema
A. By bike. B. On foot. C. By subway.
3. What does the woman suggest eating
A. Chicken. B. Beef. C. Salads.
4. What happened to the man’s computer
A. It got damaged. B. It was borrowed. C. It was lost in the library.
5. What is the conversation mainly about
A. A Chinese song. B. A talent show. C. A musical instrument.
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. Where does the conversation probably take place
A. In a bookstore. B. In a museum. C. In a library.
7. How long can magazines be kept
A. Five days. B. Seven days. C. Ten days.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. When does the man want to check in
A. On October 11th. B. On October 12th. C. On October 13th.
9. Why does the man reject the single room
A. He doesn’t travel alone.
B. It isn’t available for three days.
C. It isn’t equipped with a computer.
10. What does the man decide to do in the end
A. Change his travel plan. B. Look for another hotel. C. Wait for a suitable room.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11. What makes Jack hesitant to join in the contest
A. Lack of interest. B. A schedule conflict. C. The complex contest rules.
12 How many people might be in Jack’s team
A. Two. B. Three. C. Four.
13. What must Jack do before Wednesday
A. Go to a team meeting.
B. Finish the whole project.
C. Hand in the registration form.
听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。
14. What does Emily invite Mark to do
A. Help organize the event.
B. Participate in the clean-up.
C. Make refreshments for volunteers.
15. What should Mark bring to the event
A. A raincoat. B. A bag for rubbish. C. A pair of gloves.
16. What’s the possible relationship between the speakers
A Neighbors. B. Classmates. C. Coworkers.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. What is the main purpose of the course
A. To offer technical job training.
B. To help students make career decisions.
C. To prepare students for college entrance tests.
18. Who will teach students communication skills
A. Mr. Davis. B. Ms. Lopez. C. Dr. Chen.
19. What should students do in the course
A. Write career plans. B. Conduct surveys. C. Attend job interviews.
20. Where can students learn about the course schedule
A. In Classroom 303. B. On the school website. C. On the school information board.
听力答案：1-10 BACAB CABAC 11-20 BCCBA ABCAB
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
Our History
Launched in 1998 by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and National Audubon Society, the Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC) was the first online participatory-science project, also referred to as community science or citizen science, to collect data on wild birds. Birds Canada joined the project in 2009 to provide an expanded capacity to support participation in Canada. Two years later, we successfully carried out the first nationwide bird-watching activity within Canada. In 2013, we became a global project when we began entering data into eBird, the world’s largest biodiversity-related participatory science.
Project Goal
Each February, for four days, the world comes together for the love of birds. Over these four days we invite people to spend time in their favorite places watching and counting as many birds as they can find and reporting them to us. These observations help scientists better understand global bird populations before one of their annual migrations(迁徙).
Join Us
Whether you count one bird or hundreds, participating is easy and fun for all ages! Let birds bring you closer to nature and to each other by spending four days in February with us! Participating can be done anywhere you find birds. First, you need to decide where you will watch birds. Then, watch birds for 15 minutes or more, at least once over the four days, February 13 — 16, 2026. Finally, identify all the birds you see or hear within your planned time/location, and use the best tool for sharing your bird sightings.
1. Why is the Great Backyard Bird Count launched
A. To help people raise birds. B. To celebrate bird migration.
C. To gather data on wild birds. D. To test people’s ability to identify birds.
2. When did the Great Backyard Bird Count become a worldwide event
A. In 1998. B. In 2009. C. In 2011. D. In 2013.
3. Which of the following is required for joining in the bird count
A. Watching birds in more than 2 places. B. Recording birds using certain tools.
C. Sharing data through official platforms. D. Spending at least 15 minutes observing.
B
One popular piece of advice for boosting creativity is to learn something new every day. But here’s the catch: This only works if that new information is very different from what’s already in your head. This is where most of our modern habits fall short. Internet searches, for instance, give you information that you’re already interested in. So, what can be done For me, I choose to read obituaries (讣告).
I’m not talking about the half-page write-ups of celebrities. I mean the small-print obituaries in the New York Times Sunday edition. These people aren’t famous. At first glance, their lives might seem like little more than a collection of dates and achievements. But for me, they’ve become a source of creativity — each one an insight into a life I would have never imagined.
Here is an obituary that I read one Sunday morning: Norton Garfinkle died on March 202025 at the age of 94. Garfinkle was a professor at Amherst College and an entrepreneur. He founded a company that detected land mines for the U. S. and foreign governments. He invented a news database and sold it to Reuters. He developed PLAX, the first pre-brushing dental rinse (漱口液).
You’ve probably never heard of him. I haven’t, either. But reading his stories introduces you to a mix of fields — oral hygiene (卫生), database design, and other areas that you’d rarely, if ever, encounter all in one place. It’s exactly the kind of conceptually distant material that helps fuel creative thinking.
When reading an obituary, remember to ask questions. What led someone to invent PLAX or build search tools for financial news decades before Google Even if you don’t find all the answers, just posing the questions helps you keep curiosity and connection, thus boosting creativity.
Keep asking “Why ”, and look for distant connections with your own life. Creativity is a daily practice available to anyone.
4. How do most people think creativity can be improved
A. By following unique advice. B. By boosting brain functions.
C. By getting new information. D. By reading obituaries online.
5. What does the example of Norton Garfinkle mainly illustrate
A. Creativity originates from achievements.
B. Technologies help offer insights into history.
C. Obituaries often reveal different personalities.
D. Obituaries can expose readers to various fields.
6. What does the author suggest we do when reading obituaries
A. Avoid too much detail. B. Compare various fields.
C. Ask thoughtful questions. D. Focus on famous names.
7. What is the author’s purpose in writing this text
A. To argue against modern habits of learning.
B. To recommend a way to enhance creativity.
C. To share the experience of reading obituaries.
D. To show obituaries as a source of factual data.
C
One trained California sea lion named Ronan can keep a beat better than some people, according to a new study published in the journal Scientific Reports. Ronan, a 15-year-old sea lion considered non-releasable after malnutrition, joined UC Santa Cruz’s Pinniped Lab in 2010.
To put Ronan’s beat keeping to the test, the team designed an experiment to assess Ronan’s consistency and coordination (协调) in moving in time to the beat of a drum. They beat a drum at 112,120, and 128 beats per minute(bpm). They then presented these same sounds to 10undergraduate students between 18 and 23 years old and asked them to wave their hands in time to the drum beat. The team used video tracking software to monitor how precise the undergraduate’s timekeeping was.
Overall, Ronan’s timekeeping was more accurate and less variable than the human test subjects. Ronan’s accuracy also increased with the tempo (节奏). At the tempo of 128 bpm, her average tempo was 129 bpm. The human subject’s average was only 116.2 bpm. After completing the test, Ronan was rewarded with a toy filled with fish and ice.
Since this study only tested timekeeping with one trained sea lion and 10 humans, larger studies are needed to see if these results can be found.
There is no shortage of great musicians among humans, who demonstrate high musical talent through their highly influential works. While humans may corner the market of writing songs, rhythm itself is more widespread across the animal kingdom. “Humans are animals. The more we look, the more we find that human capabilities exist in other species,” says Peter Cook, a study co-author. “To understand the human mind, how humans think and act, we need to examine the foundation of our behavior and cognition (认知). Studying other species provides a window into just that.”
8 Why did the researchers beat the drum with varied beats
A. To test Ronan’s tempo accuracy.
B. To train Ronan to follow the beats.
C. To measure Ronan’s speed of learning beats.
D. To demonstrate drum skills to human subjects.
9. What can we learn about Ronan from the study results
A. Her performance improved with rewards. B. She followed the beat better.
C. Her consistency declined without practice. D. She could adjust her average tempo.
10. What does the underlined phrase “corner the market” in the last paragraph probably mean
A. Need capabilities. B. Discover new ways.
C. Establish dominance. D. Grasp marketing skills.
11 What can be the best title for the text
A. Sea Lion Ronan: A Beat-keeping Winner
B. Sea Lion Ronan: A Window to Animal Behavior
C. Sea Lion Ronan Succeeds in a Drum Competition
D. Sea Lion Ronan Equals Humans in Sensing Beats
D
Amazon announced it has made a robot, Vulcan, with a sense of touch that will be capable of grabbing about three-quarters of the items in its warehouses (仓库). Vulcan, launched in Dortmund, Germany, on Wednesday, is to be employed around the world in the next few years. Aaron Parness, Amazon’s director of robotics, described Vulcan as a “fundamental step forward in robotics. It’s not just seeing items. It’s feeling them.”
In warehouses, Vulcan will be able to identify objects by touch using AI to work out what they can and can’t handle and figuring out how best to pick them up. They will also work alongside humans who take items off shelves and put them back, while robots on wheels bring the shelves to them, of which Amazon now has more than 750,000 in operation. What’s more, Vulcan will be able to put items on the upper and lower levels of the shelves so that humans no longer need to use ladders (梯子) or bend so often during their work.
The development is likely to raise fears of job losses as employers reduce human involvement in distribution (配送) centres, which employ thousands of people. Some experts predicted in 2023 that 300m jobs worldwide could be automated out of existence by 2030 as a result of the development of AI, with many more roles largely transformed.
However, Tye Brady, the chief technologist of robotics at Amazon, said robots could not completely replace humans in the group’s warehouses but were there to improve safety in the workplace. “People will always play an important role,” he said, “while machines will handle the simple, boring, and repetitive tasks.”
Brady said the latest generation of robots moved safely alongside people and were able to “ask for help” so that they could learn new ways of doing things. “It’s really exciting to bring both the mind and the body together,” he said. “It’s finally here, and it’s just the beginning.”
12. What do we know about Vulcan from the first paragraph
A. It’s able to see and feel objects.
B. It has already been used widely.
C. It can replace most human workers.
D. It’s developed by engineers in Germany.
13. What does paragraph 2 talk about
A. The challenges of working with robots.
B. The functions of Vulcan in warehouses.
C. The limitations of AI in warehouse tasks.
D. The number of robots on wheels in Amazon.
14. What might be a consequence of introducing Vulcan
A. The risk of unemployment. B. The concerns about safety.
C. The decrease in workers’ salaries. D. The demand for more distribution centres.
15. How does Brady feel about the robotic future
A. Cautious. B. Optimistic. C. Concerned. D. Doubtful.
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。
As the Class of 2025 graduates into a fast-changing working world, they face a crucial question: What does it mean to be successful As a business school professor, I have spent a lot of time instructing students. ____16____ Through these conversations, I compiled (汇集) the following insights to offer to the next generation of graduates.
Know what matters most to you. ____17____ It means setting aside society’s noise and knowing your own values. When people are driven by internal (内部的) rewards like curiosity, purpose or pleasure in an activity itself, they tend to display higher levels of performance and satisfaction.
____18____ A fulfilling (充实的) life includes time for relationships, health and rest. While many young professionals feel endless pressure to work hard, the most fulfilled schoolmates I spoke with learned to take steps to protect their personal well-being.
Stick to your values over time. Several schoolmates spoke passionately about the act of preserving and passing on values, relationships and traditions. As one schoolmate who majored in economics put it, “Success is leaving a mark on the world that goes beyond earning money. Success isn’t just about today. ____19____”
Maximize your “happy circle”. It doesn’t necessarily consist of people you know. A schoolmate who became a doctor said his work’s true reward was measured in “tens of thousands if not millions of people” in better health thanks to his efforts. ____20____ A schoolmate who works in a local shelter said he valued the well-being of animals more than money or praise.
A. Try to keep balance.
B. It’s what you stand for.
C. Identify the source of stress.
D. Self-reflection is of extreme significance.
E. I’ve surveyed some former undergraduate students.
F. I’ve found diverse methods to help them succeed in life.
G. Your “happy circle” doesn’t even need to be humans either.
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。
About 30 years ago, Nancy Willis ran the New York City Marathon. Her entire family — her three kids, and her husband — ____21____ to meet up near the finish line and celebrate what she’d just ____22____.
Willis made her way to their planned ____23____ spot after finishing the race. She was ____24____ with hugs from each of her family members. But one hug was ____25____. Her 8-year-old son, Jack, was nowhere to be found.
The family ____26____, searching for the boy. They asked the marathon organizers to send out ____27____ over the loudspeakers. Even ____28____ in the crowd were calling out Jack’s name. “That type of energy and focus ____29____ helped me to stay calm. We just turned all our energy into trying to find Jack,” Willis remembered. “After what seemed like more than an hour, but it was probably 10 minutes, a woman ____30____ up, holding my son’s hand,” and asking, “Is this your son ”
Willis ____31____ Jack and hugged him tight. The rest of the family, relieved and ____32____ with emotion, hugged the young boy.
When they turned around to thank the woman, she had ____33____. “If I ever had the ____34____ to meet that woman, I would thank her from the bottom of my heart, because it was probably a ____35____ day of my life, but she fixed it,” Willis said.
21. A. preferred B. agreed C. pretended D. failed
22. A. accomplished B. witnessed C. imagined D. avoided
23. A. start B. secret C. reunion D. rest
24. A. crowded B. equipped C. compared D. welcomed
25. A. moving B. amazing C. inspiring D. missing
26. A. sprang into action B. came into view C. ran into trouble D. got into shape
27. A. signals B. announcements C. invitations D. gifts
28. A. runners B. experts C. strangers D. relatives
29. A. lately B. accurately C. gradually D. normally
30. A. dressed B. mixed C. cleaned D. came
31. A. grabbed B. shook C. helped D. remembered
32. A. overwhelmed B. confused C. bored D. satisfied
33. A. prayed B. disappeared C. hesitated D. succeeded
34. A. courage B. right C. intention D. chance
35. A. record-breaking B. heart-breaking C. mind-blowing D. time-consuming
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。
The 2025 Sudirman Cup Finals concluded on Sunday in Xiamen, Fujian Province with China defeating long-time rival (对手) South Korea 3-1 in the final, ____36____ (secure) their fourth successive title. It was ____37____ 16th consecutive Sudirman Cup final ____38____ (appear) for China and the seventh time they faced South Korea in the championship match.
The 2025 final opened with a tense mixed doubles match. Chinese pair Feng Yanzhe and Huang Dongping ____39____ (draw) first blood by taking the opening game, but South Korea fought back to win the second. In the third game, Feng and Huang managed ____40____ (hold) their nerve and prevailed (占上风) 2-1, which gave China an early lead. South Korea responded ____41____ (immediate) in the women’s singles match, ____42____ Olympic champion An Se-young outlasted China’s Wang Zhiyi 21-17, 21-16, leveling the score at 1-1 after a hard-fought fight. In the decisive women’s doubles match, Liu Shengshu and Tan Ning capitalized on the opportunity, defeating their Korean ____43____ (opponent) 21-14, 21-17 to seal the 3-1 triumph (胜利) and inspire celebrations among the home crowd in Xiamen.
This year’s tournament ____44____ (regard) as the first major international event of the new Olympic cycle leading ____45____ the 2028 Los Angeles Games. China’s successful title defense not only shows their dominance in world badminton but signals a strong start to their new Olympic journey.
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（满分15分）
46. 假定你是李华，上周你校举办了“端午文化进校园”活动。请给你的英国好友Alex写一封邮件分享此次活动，内容包括：
1. 活动内容；
2. 你的感想。
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。
Dear Alex,
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
第二节（满分25分）
47. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
“Who wants to show us your special project first ” Mrs. Williams asked my class. For this project, we were allowed to do anything as long as we did it ourselves.
“Don’t call on me. Don’t call on me.” I talked to myself. “Michael, your project, please.” Michael, that was me. I swallowed the baseball-sized lump in my throat and stood up. Jayce, my deskmate, whispered some words of encouragement to me, saying, “Go for it.” I walked to the front of the class and set my birdhouse on the table. “This is my birdhouse,” I began. “I looked online for plans to build it. Then I designed it by myself. My dad cut four pieces of wood using the measurements I gave him for the walls.” I turned the birdhouse to show my class all four sides.
Luka’s hand shot up. We were supposed to take questions if anyone had them. Luka was my friend, but he always asked a billion questions. I looked at the clock above the class door, just wanted to finish and sit down.
“So if your dad cut the wood, what did you do ” he asked. The lump in my throat was now the size of a basketball. “I came up with the idea and talked with my dad about it. And I figured out how to nail the roof so I can clean out the house after the birds leave.” I lifted the roof to show everyone. “Then I nailed all the walls together.” I picked up the heavy hammer (锤子) I had borrowed from Dad. I had left one of the nails sticking out a little so I could demonstrate.
As I gave the nail a hit, the hammer came down on the roof instead of the nail. The birdhouse landed in a noisy pile (堆) at my feet. There was a loud gasp (倒抽气), and then nobody spoke. “I wanted to show you how to build a birdhouse — and how to take it apart,” I said, thinking fast. “As you can see, I did it all myself.”
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。
The class broke into laughter and then started clapping for me!
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
When I got home, Dad was shocked when he saw a pile of wood in my schoolbag.
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________2024—2025学年度下学期高二年级6月份联合考试
英语
本卷满分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、准考证号等填写在答题卡上，并将准考证号条形码粘贴在答题卡的指定位置。考试结束后，将答题卡交回。
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。
3. 回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。
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。
1. Why did the woman miss the lecture
A. She attended a meeting. B. She visited a doctor. C. She didn’t like the topic.
2. How will the speakers go to the cinema
A. By bike. B. On foot. C. By subway.
3. What does the woman suggest eating
A. Chicken. B. Beef. C. Salads.
4. What happened to the man’s computer
A. It got damaged. B. It was borrowed. C. It was lost in the library.
5. What is the conversation mainly about
A. A Chinese song. B. A talent show. C. A musical instrument.
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. Where does the conversation probably take place
A. In a bookstore. B. In a museum. C. In a library.
7. How long can magazines be kept
A. Five days. B. Seven days. C. Ten days.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. When does the man want to check in
A. On October 11th. B. On October 12th. C. On October 13th.
9. Why does the man reject the single room
A. He doesn’t travel alone.
B. It isn’t available for three days.
C. It isn’t equipped with a computer.
10. What does the man decide to do in the end
A. Change his travel plan. B. Look for another hotel. C. Wait for a suitable room.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11. What makes Jack hesitant to join in the contest
A. Lack of interest. B. A schedule conflict. C. The complex contest rules.
12 How many people might be in Jack’s team
A. Two. B. Three. C. Four.
13. What must Jack do before Wednesday
A. Go to a team meeting.
B. Finish the whole project.
C. Hand in the registration form.
听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。
14. What does Emily invite Mark to do
A. Help organize the event.
B. Participate in the clean-up.
C. Make refreshments for volunteers.
15. What should Mark bring to the event
A. A raincoat. B. A bag for rubbish. C. A pair of gloves.
16. What’s the possible relationship between the speakers
A Neighbors. B. Classmates. C. Coworkers.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. What is the main purpose of the course
A. To offer technical job training.
B. To help students make career decisions.
C. To prepare students for college entrance tests.
18. Who will teach students communication skills
A. Mr. Davis. B. Ms. Lopez. C. Dr. Chen.
19. What should students do in the course
A. Write career plans. B. Conduct surveys. C. Attend job interviews.
20. Where can students learn about the course schedule
A. In Classroom 303. B. On the school website. C. On the school information board.
听力答案：1-10 BACAB CABAC 11-20 BCCBA ABCAB
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
Our History
Launched in 1998 by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and National Audubon Society, the Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC) was the first online participatory-science project, also referred to as community science or citizen science, to collect data on wild birds. Birds Canada joined the project in 2009 to provide an expanded capacity to support participation in Canada. Two years later, we successfully carried out the first nationwide bird-watching activity within Canada. In 2013, we became a global project when we began entering data into eBird, the world’s largest biodiversity-related participatory science.
Project Goal
Each February, for four days, the world comes together for the love of birds. Over these four days we invite people to spend time in their favorite places watching and counting as many birds as they can find and reporting them to us. These observations help scientists better understand global bird populations before one of their annual migrations(迁徙).
Join Us
Whether you count one bird or hundreds, participating is easy and fun for all ages! Let birds bring you closer to nature and to each other by spending four days in February with us! Participating can be done anywhere you find birds. First, you need to decide where you will watch birds. Then, watch birds for 15 minutes or more, at least once over the four days, February 13 — 16, 2026. Finally, identify all the birds you see or hear within your planned time/location, and use the best tool for sharing your bird sightings.
1. Why is the Great Backyard Bird Count launched
A. To help people raise birds. B. To celebrate bird migration.
C. To gather data on wild birds. D. To test people’s ability to identify birds.
2. When did the Great Backyard Bird Count become a worldwide event
A. In 1998. B. In 2009. C. In 2011. D. In 2013.
3. Which of the following is required for joining in the bird count
A. Watching birds in more than 2 places. B. Recording birds using certain tools.
C. Sharing data through official platforms. D. Spending at least 15 minutes observing.
【答案】1. C 2. D 3. D
B
One popular piece of advice for boosting creativity is to learn something new every day. But here’s the catch: This only works if that new information is very different from what’s already in your head. This is where most of our modern habits fall short. Internet searches, for instance, give you information that you’re already interested in. So, what can be done For me, I choose to read obituaries (讣告).
I’m not talking about the half-page write-ups of celebrities. I mean the small-print obituaries in the New York Times Sunday edition. These people aren’t famous. At first glance, their lives might seem like little more than a collection of dates and achievements. But for me, they’ve become a source of creativity — each one an insight into a life I would have never imagined.
Here is an obituary that I read one Sunday morning: Norton Garfinkle died on March 202025 at the age of 94. Garfinkle was a professor at Amherst College and an entrepreneur. He founded a company that detected land mines for the U. S. and foreign governments. He invented a news database and sold it to Reuters. He developed PLAX, the first pre-brushing dental rinse (漱口液).
You’ve probably never heard of him. I haven’t, either. But reading his stories introduces you to a mix of fields — oral hygiene (卫生), database design, and other areas that you’d rarely, if ever, encounter all in one place. It’s exactly the kind of conceptually distant material that helps fuel creative thinking.
When reading an obituary, remember to ask questions. What led someone to invent PLAX or build search tools for financial news decades before Google Even if you don’t find all the answers, just posing the questions helps you keep curiosity and connection, thus boosting creativity.
Keep asking “Why ”, and look for distant connections with your own life. Creativity is a daily practice available to anyone.
4. How do most people think creativity can be improved
A. By following unique advice. B. By boosting brain functions.
C. By getting new information. D. By reading obituaries online.
5. What does the example of Norton Garfinkle mainly illustrate
A. Creativity originates from achievements.
B. Technologies help offer insights into history.
C. Obituaries often reveal different personalities.
D. Obituaries can expose readers to various fields.
6. What does the author suggest we do when reading obituaries
A. Avoid too much detail. B. Compare various fields.
C. Ask thoughtful questions. D. Focus on famous names.
7. What is the author’s purpose in writing this text
A. To argue against modern habits of learning.
B. To recommend a way to enhance creativity.
C. To share the experience of reading obituaries.
D. To show obituaries as a source of factual data.
【答案】4. C 5. D 6. C 7. B
C
One trained California sea lion named Ronan can keep a beat better than some people, according to a new study published in the journal Scientific Reports. Ronan, a 15-year-old sea lion considered non-releasable after malnutrition, joined UC Santa Cruz’s Pinniped Lab in 2010.
To put Ronan’s beat keeping to the test, the team designed an experiment to assess Ronan’s consistency and coordination (协调) in moving in time to the beat of a drum. They beat a drum at 112,120, and 128 beats per minute(bpm). They then presented these same sounds to 10undergraduate students between 18 and 23 years old and asked them to wave their hands in time to the drum beat. The team used video tracking software to monitor how precise the undergraduate’s timekeeping was.
Overall, Ronan’s timekeeping was more accurate and less variable than the human test subjects. Ronan’s accuracy also increased with the tempo (节奏). At the tempo of 128 bpm, her average tempo was 129 bpm. The human subject’s average was only 116.2 bpm. After completing the test, Ronan was rewarded with a toy filled with fish and ice.
Since this study only tested timekeeping with one trained sea lion and 10 humans, larger studies are needed to see if these results can be found.
There is no shortage of great musicians among humans, who demonstrate high musical talent through their highly influential works. While humans may corner the market of writing songs, rhythm itself is more widespread across the animal kingdom. “Humans are animals. The more we look, the more we find that human capabilities exist in other species,” says Peter Cook, a study co-author. “To understand the human mind, how humans think and act, we need to examine the foundation of our behavior and cognition (认知). Studying other species provides a window into just that.”
8 Why did the researchers beat the drum with varied beats
A. To test Ronan’s tempo accuracy.
B. To train Ronan to follow the beats.
C. To measure Ronan’s speed of learning beats.
D. To demonstrate drum skills to human subjects.
9. What can we learn about Ronan from the study results
A. Her performance improved with rewards. B. She followed the beat better.
C. Her consistency declined without practice. D. She could adjust her average tempo.
10. What does the underlined phrase “corner the market” in the last paragraph probably mean
A. Need capabilities. B. Discover new ways.
C. Establish dominance. D. Grasp marketing skills.
11 What can be the best title for the text
A. Sea Lion Ronan: A Beat-keeping Winner
B. Sea Lion Ronan: A Window to Animal Behavior
C. Sea Lion Ronan Succeeds in a Drum Competition
D. Sea Lion Ronan Equals Humans in Sensing Beats
【答案】8. A 9. B 10. C 11. A
D
Amazon announced it has made a robot, Vulcan, with a sense of touch that will be capable of grabbing about three-quarters of the items in its warehouses (仓库). Vulcan, launched in Dortmund, Germany, on Wednesday, is to be employed around the world in the next few years. Aaron Parness, Amazon’s director of robotics, described Vulcan as a “fundamental step forward in robotics. It’s not just seeing items. It’s feeling them.”
In warehouses, Vulcan will be able to identify objects by touch using AI to work out what they can and can’t handle and figuring out how best to pick them up. They will also work alongside humans who take items off shelves and put them back, while robots on wheels bring the shelves to them, of which Amazon now has more than 750,000 in operation. What’s more, Vulcan will be able to put items on the upper and lower levels of the shelves so that humans no longer need to use ladders (梯子) or bend so often during their work.
The development is likely to raise fears of job losses as employers reduce human involvement in distribution (配送) centres, which employ thousands of people. Some experts predicted in 2023 that 300m jobs worldwide could be automated out of existence by 2030 as a result of the development of AI, with many more roles largely transformed.
However, Tye Brady, the chief technologist of robotics at Amazon, said robots could not completely replace humans in the group’s warehouses but were there to improve safety in the workplace. “People will always play an important role,” he said, “while machines will handle the simple, boring, and repetitive tasks.”
Brady said the latest generation of robots moved safely alongside people and were able to “ask for help” so that they could learn new ways of doing things. “It’s really exciting to bring both the mind and the body together,” he said. “It’s finally here, and it’s just the beginning.”
12. What do we know about Vulcan from the first paragraph
A. It’s able to see and feel objects.
B. It has already been used widely.
C. It can replace most human workers.
D. It’s developed by engineers in Germany.
13. What does paragraph 2 talk about
A. The challenges of working with robots.
B. The functions of Vulcan in warehouses.
C. The limitations of AI in warehouse tasks.
D. The number of robots on wheels in Amazon.
14. What might be a consequence of introducing Vulcan
A. The risk of unemployment. B. The concerns about safety.
C. The decrease in workers’ salaries. D. The demand for more distribution centres.
15. How does Brady feel about the robotic future
A. Cautious. B. Optimistic. C. Concerned. D. Doubtful.
【答案】12. A 13. B 14. A 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。
As the Class of 2025 graduates into a fast-changing working world, they face a crucial question: What does it mean to be successful As a business school professor, I have spent a lot of time instructing students. ____16____ Through these conversations, I compiled (汇集) the following insights to offer to the next generation of graduates.
Know what matters most to you. ____17____ It means setting aside society’s noise and knowing your own values. When people are driven by internal (内部的) rewards like curiosity, purpose or pleasure in an activity itself, they tend to display higher levels of performance and satisfaction.
____18____ A fulfilling (充实的) life includes time for relationships, health and rest. While many young professionals feel endless pressure to work hard, the most fulfilled schoolmates I spoke with learned to take steps to protect their personal well-being.
Stick to your values over time. Several schoolmates spoke passionately about the act of preserving and passing on values, relationships and traditions. As one schoolmate who majored in economics put it, “Success is leaving a mark on the world that goes beyond earning money. Success isn’t just about today. ____19____”
Maximize your “happy circle”. It doesn’t necessarily consist of people you know. A schoolmate who became a doctor said his work’s true reward was measured in “tens of thousands if not millions of people” in better health thanks to his efforts. ____20____ A schoolmate who works in a local shelter said he valued the well-being of animals more than money or praise.
A. Try to keep balance.
B. It’s what you stand for.
C. Identify the source of stress.
D. Self-reflection is of extreme significance.
E. I’ve surveyed some former undergraduate students.
F. I’ve found diverse methods to help them succeed in life.
G. Your “happy circle” doesn’t even need to be humans either.
【答案】16. E 17. D 18. A 19. B 20. G
第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
About 30 years ago, Nancy Willis ran the New York City Marathon. Her entire family — her three kids, and her husband — ____21____ to meet up near the finish line and celebrate what she’d just ____22____.
Willis made her way to their planned ____23____ spot after finishing the race. She was ____24____ with hugs from each of her family members. But one hug was ____25____. Her 8-year-old son, Jack, was nowhere to be found.
The family ____26____, searching for the boy. They asked the marathon organizers to send out ____27____ over the loudspeakers. Even ____28____ in the crowd were calling out Jack’s name. “That type of energy and focus ____29____ helped me to stay calm. We just turned all our energy into trying to find Jack,” Willis remembered. “After what seemed like more than an hour, but it was probably 10 minutes, a woman ____30____ up, holding my son’s hand,” and asking, “Is this your son ”
Willis ____31____ Jack and hugged him tight. The rest of the family, relieved and ____32____ with emotion, hugged the young boy.
When they turned around to thank the woman, she had ____33____. “If I ever had the ____34____ to meet that woman, I would thank her from the bottom of my heart, because it was probably a ____35____ day of my life, but she fixed it,” Willis said.
21. A. preferred B. agreed C. pretended D. failed
22. A. accomplished B. witnessed C. imagined D. avoided
23. A. start B. secret C. reunion D. rest
24. A. crowded B. equipped C. compared D. welcomed
25. A. moving B. amazing C. inspiring D. missing
26. A. sprang into action B. came into view C. ran into trouble D. got into shape
27. A. signals B. announcements C. invitations D. gifts
28. A. runners B. experts C. strangers D. relatives
29. A. lately B. accurately C. gradually D. normally
30. A. dressed B. mixed C. cleaned D. came
31. A. grabbed B. shook C. helped D. remembered
32. A. overwhelmed B. confused C. bored D. satisfied
33. A. prayed B. disappeared C. hesitated D. succeeded
34. A. courage B. right C. intention D. chance
35. A. record-breaking B. heart-breaking C. mind-blowing D. time-consuming
【答案】21. B 22. A 23. C 24. D 25. D 26. A 27. B 28. C 29. C 30. D 31. A 32. A 33. B 34. D 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。
The 2025 Sudirman Cup Finals concluded on Sunday in Xiamen, Fujian Province with China defeating long-time rival (对手) South Korea 3-1 in the final, ____36____ (secure) their fourth successive title. It was ____37____ 16th consecutive Sudirman Cup final ____38____ (appear) for China and the seventh time they faced South Korea in the championship match.
The 2025 final opened with a tense mixed doubles match. Chinese pair Feng Yanzhe and Huang Dongping ____39____ (draw) first blood by taking the opening game, but South Korea fought back to win the second. In the third game, Feng and Huang managed ____40____ (hold) their nerve and prevailed (占上风) 2-1, which gave China an early lead. South Korea responded ____41____ (immediate) in the women’s singles match, ____42____ Olympic champion An Se-young outlasted China’s Wang Zhiyi 21-17, 21-16, leveling the score at 1-1 after a hard-fought fight. In the decisive women’s doubles match, Liu Shengshu and Tan Ning capitalized on the opportunity, defeating their Korean ____43____ (opponent) 21-14, 21-17 to seal the 3-1 triumph (胜利) and inspire celebrations among the home crowd in Xiamen.
This year’s tournament ____44____ (regard) as the first major international event of the new Olympic cycle leading ____45____ the 2028 Los Angeles Games. China’s successful title defense not only shows their dominance in world badminton but signals a strong start to their new Olympic journey.
【答案】36. securing
37. the 38. appearance
39. drew 40. to hold
41. immediately
42. where 43. opponents
44. is regarded
45. to
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（满分15分）
46. 假定你是李华，上周你校举办了“端午文化进校园”活动。请给你的英国好友Alex写一封邮件分享此次活动，内容包括：
1. 活动内容；
2. 你的感想。
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。
Dear Alex,
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
【答案】One possible version:
Dear Alex,
I hope this email finds you well. I’m writing to share an exciting activity with you — the Dragon Boat Festival Culture Activity held in our school last week.
The activity kicked off with an informative lecture. A professor was invited to introduce the cultural significance of the festival. After that, there were hands-on activities. We tried making zongzi, a traditional rice dumpling. What’s more, there was a dragon boat model-making competition. Our team worked together: cutting, gluing and decorating, and finally created a wonderful model.
This activity not only allowed me to have a deeper understanding of our traditional culture but also made me proud of being part of such a rich cultural heritage. I sincerely hope that you can experience the charm of the Dragon Boat Festival someday.
Yours,
Li Hua
第二节（满分25分）
47. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
“Who wants to show us your special project first ” Mrs. Williams asked my class. For this project, we were allowed to do anything as long as we did it ourselves.
“Don’t call on me. Don’t call on me.” I talked to myself. “Michael, your project, please.” Michael, that was me. I swallowed the baseball-sized lump in my throat and stood up. Jayce, my deskmate, whispered some words of encouragement to me, saying, “Go for it.” I walked to the front of the class and set my birdhouse on the table. “This is my birdhouse,” I began. “I looked online for plans to build it. Then I designed it by myself. My dad cut four pieces of wood using the measurements I gave him for the walls.” I turned the birdhouse to show my class all four sides.
Luka’s hand shot up. We were supposed to take questions if anyone had them. Luka was my friend, but he always asked a billion questions. I looked at the clock above the class door, just wanted to finish and sit down.
“So if your dad cut the wood, what did you do ” he asked. The lump in my throat was now the size of a basketball. “I came up with the idea and talked with my dad about it. And I figured out how to nail the roof so I can clean out the house after the birds leave.” I lifted the roof to show everyone. “Then I nailed all the walls together.” I picked up the heavy hammer (锤子) I had borrowed from Dad. I had left one of the nails sticking out a little so I could demonstrate.
As I gave the nail a hit, the hammer came down on the roof instead of the nail. The birdhouse landed in a noisy pile (堆) at my feet. There was a loud gasp (倒抽气), and then nobody spoke. “I wanted to show you how to build a birdhouse — and how to take it apart,” I said, thinking fast. “As you can see, I did it all myself.”
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。
The class broke into laughter and then started clapping for me!
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When I got home, Dad was shocked when he saw a pile of wood in my schoolbag.
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【答案】One possible version:
The class broke into laughter and then started clapping for me! “Fascinating project, Michael. Real builders know accidents happen,” Mrs. Williams said, coming towards me. She was smiling so big that all her teeth showed. “Are you all right ” she asked me under her breath. I nodded. As I walked to my seat, Jayce gave me a high five. “Wow. That was almost a disaster, but you handled it so well!” he said. Looking at the birdhouse, I held my head high. I couldn’t wait to tell my dad the good news!
When I got home, Dad was shocked when he saw a pile of wood in my schoolbag. I told him how the birdhouse fell apart and how I reacted. Dad laughed heartily and said, “Son, you were really brave. The important thing is that you keep calm and never give up.” Inspired by his words, I determined to rebuild the birdhouse. This time, with Dad’s guidance, I cut the wood myself, hammered the nails firmly, and finally completed a better birdhouse. Looking at the newly-made birdhouse, I realized that this experience was about learning to persevere in the face of setbacks, and the value of family support in the journey of self-improvement.
