河南省南阳市六校2025-2026学年高二上学期第一次联考英语试卷（含答案，无听力原文及音频）

2025年秋期六校第一次联考高二年级英语试题
(考试时间：120分钟 试卷满分：150分)
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. How will the man go to work tomorrow
A. By taxi. B. By car. C. By bus.
2. What will the woman do
A. Wash the dishes. B. Tidy up the room. C. Take out the rubbish.
3. What does the woman like
A. Taking a jog. B. Playing football. C. Playing basketball.
4. When will the speakers meet
A. At 6:30. B. At 6:50. C. At 7:00.
5. How does the woman feel about the man's behavior
A. Angry. B. Excited C. Worried.
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 are the speakers mainly talking about
A An experience. B. A university. C. A gift.
7. How much will the woman save if she buys three city passes
A. $6. B. $20. C. $54.
听第7 段材料，回答第8、9题。
8. What attracts the woman most about this job
A. The pay. B. The position. C. The working hours.
9. What does the man suggest the woman do
A. Have a try. B. Change her mind. C. Look for a new chance.
听第8段材料，回答第10 至 13 题。
10. Where are the speakers
A. At a supermarket.
B. In a shoe store.
C. In a skating club.
11. What worries the woman about the kids
A. Their skills. B. Their safety. C. Their feelings.
12. Why should the kids be away from the center of the lake
A. The ice there is too thin.
B. They' re short of experience.
C. No trainers are on duty there.
13. What does the man suggest the woman do with her kids at last
A. Keep them close to her.
B. Leave them to the trainers.
C. Let them learn by themselves.
听第9 段材料，回答第14 至17 题。
14. What does Jennifer do
A. She is a writer. B. She is a teacher. C. She is a reporter.
15. Who plans to sail down the Amazon next
A. Alex. B. Jennifer. C. Tony.
16. What does Tony's list mean
A. Where to study on campus.
B. What to do in his free time.
C. How to take travelling photos.
高二年级英语试题 第 2 页(共12 页)
17 Which place did Tony visit three years ago with his family
A. Mount Tai. B. Big Ben. C. The Eiffel Tower.
听第10段材料，回答第18 至20题。
18. What temperature will Antalya reach in October
A.24 degrees. B.25 degrees. C.26 degrees.
19. Which offers a stay near a seaside town
A. Simpson. B. Club Med. C. Mark Warner.
20. Why does the speaker give the talk
A. To describe a holiday plan.
B. To promote a travel destination.
C. To discuss the climate changes.
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和D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
If you like to illustrate your text messages with occasional emojis (表情符号) to get your point across, you want to be certain you’re using them correctly to avoid causing confusion—or even upsetting someone.But even if you’re the kind of person who mostly uses emojis and very few words in the text, you might be surprised to learn the real meaning behind some of the most popular ones.
The emoji: a face with what looks like a tear on one side.
You may think it means: sad or upset.
This face has sweat dripping from its brow, due to a stressful situation, rather than a tear falling from its eye.The “sad but relieved face” is easily confused with the crying emoji, as the drop of sweat on its cheek is difficult to distinguish from a tear.
The emoji: two hands side by side with the palms facing outwards.
You may think it means: whatever.
If you ever use this emoji to show a lack of care, then you’re getting it wrong. It’s actually supposed to represent openness or even a hug.
The emoji: a star at the end of a crescent (新月) of light.
You may think it means: a shooting star.
It's supposed to represent feeling dizzy after a person falls or is otherwise lacking a sense of direction.
The emoji: a round face with steaming blowing from the nostrils (鼻孔).
You may think it means: angry.
The dissatisfied person you know probably bears some similarity to this face. However,it’s not meant to represent anger. It’s meant to appear “proud and overly confident” in an “I’m right and you’re wrong” kind of way.
The emoji: a cheerful looking woman raising one outspread palm.
You may think it means: a proud woman who forbids you to approach.
The emoji actually belongs to the “information desk person” set of emojis. Rather than a badly-behaved attitude, she is showing that she is here to help.
1. What does a face with what looks like a tear on one side mean
A. It expresses sadness.
B. It represents a tear falling from its eye.
C. It means a cry.
D. It shows a state caused by a stressful situation.
2. Which of the following statements is not true
A. Two hands side by side with the palms facing outwards means whatever.
B. A star at the end of a crescent of light may mean feeling dizzy after falling.
C. A round face with steaming blowing from the nostrils is used to express pride.
D. A cheerful looking woman raising one outspread palm shows that she is ready to help.
3. The passage is useful to the person who .
A. understands emojis well B. often uses emojis
C. can’t use emojis D. likes emojis
B
Cats, like dogs, have been domesticated and generally thrive (茁壮成长) on human companionship. George is a 7-year-old white domestic shorthair (短毛猫) that once lived in a senior living facility, but when it closed down, he was taken to a local animal shelter, where he quickly became depressed. Finding a home for the sad cat wasn't going to be easy — his clear unhappiness, combined with his unusual appearance, was the reason for a long stay at the shelter.
The staff in the shelter knew he needed a job, a job where he got to be the center of attention any time he walked into the room, so Alex and the others at the shelter searched for another senior care home to get George back to work.
After senior living facilities found out the cat had years of previous experience that allowed him to avoid meow-orientation, a new staff training, they were waiting in line to add George to their staff. Eventually, the shelter chose Forest Hills Personal Care Home, and George has made himself at home. To no one’s surprise, he’s perfect at his job.
“He’s a lap cat, he’s a cute cat, and he’s the kind of boy that’ll be very faithful to you and follow you around. He thrives on being with a lot of people,” Alex explains.
The residents at the personal care home love him and give him all the attention he could ever possibly need. But once his shift is over, all the elderly residents are sound asleep and the night nurses are counting the minutes until they can finally rest, George begins his nightly adventures. He gets the late night zoomies (疯跑) to get some exercise before another long day of caring for his residents. Being a working cat isn’t always easy, but George manages it effortlessly.
4. What initially made it difficult for George to find a new home
A. He was beyond the suitable age for adoption.
B. He was unwilling to interact with humans.
C. He appeared low-spirited and had an uncommon look.
D. He required professional medical attention.
5. What can we infer from paragraph 4
A. Meow-orientation is a very difficult training for new staff.
B. George’s previous experience was not helpful at all.
C. Senior living facilities valued George’s work experience.
D. The shelter had a hard time choosing a care home for George.
6. What does George do at night to prepare for his next workday
A. He sleeps deeply with the elderly residents.
B. He receives special meals from night nurses.
C. He engages in energetic running exercises.
D. He interacts with shelter staff.
7. What can be a suitable title for the text
A. The Lonely Shelter Dog B. A Working Cat Back on Duty
C. Training Cats for Senior care D. An Animal Shelter Full of Love
C
Garbage is unavoidable in the restaurant business. Kitchen employees toss onion skins and meat fat into the wastebasket almost by instinct. The garbage then finds its way into black bags for trash-day pickup. Plastic bags are ordered by the bundle and then often thrown away.
At the Brooklyn restaurant Rhodora, however, taking out the trash works a little differently. The new restaurant is one of a small number of places that have begun to operate under a zero-waste idea. It means they do not send any trash or food waste that enters their business to a landfill (垃圾填埋场). There is not even a traditional trash can in the restaurant. They have brought in tools to help cut down on waste. A paper cutter turns wine boxes into fertilizer. A dish washing setup changes salt into soap. Beeswax (蜂蜡) wrap takes the place of plastic wrap.
The aim is to lessen the restaurant’s environmental impact while running a profitable business. There’s a possible added benefit improving the eco-consciousness of its customers.
“It’s not secret knowledge,” said Henry Rich, a co-owner of Rhodora. “It’s just a couple of things that are very specific. You need to kind of re-engineer how you think about operating a restaurant.”
The paper menus feature a mini-essay on the restaurant’s green mission. They are fed to the compost pile when they get old or worn out. Anything left on a customer’s plate gets fed into the fertilizer. Natural wine bottles and most other containers are removed for recycling. Corks (软木塞) are also donated to a recycling program that reuses the material for shoe soles (鞋底) and yoga blocks (瑜伽垫).
The first set of fertilizer will be used to fertilize the restaurant’s mini-gardens on top of the storage boxes outside of the restaurant, and possibly a rooftop farm somewhere else.
Despite all these efforts to ensure its space is zero waste, the Rhodora system isn’t perfect. It hasn’t been determined, for example, what the answer is to disposing of a dishwasher beyond repair. “I don’t want to pretend we have everything figured out,” Mr. Rich said.
8. What is the purpose of the first paragraph
A. To criticize traditional restaurants’ waste.
B. To ask how to solve restaurant waste.
C. To describe common waste disposal before introducing a contrast.
D. To emphasize plastic bags’ environmental impact.
9. We can learn from the article that Rhodora hopes to .
A. reduce pressures of restaurants
B. make zero-waste a mainstream concept
C. change the model of running a restaurant
D. strengthen eco-consciousness among people
10. What do we know about Rhodora’s handling of waste from the passage
A. Outdated paper menus are recycled into new menu sheets.
B. Leftover food from customers is used to make fertilizer.
C. Plastic wrap is reused after being cleaned properly.
D. Broken dishwashers are currently disposed of in landfills.
11. What can be inferred from Mr. Rich’s words
A. Rhodora’s zero-waste model is ultimately a failure.
B. The restaurant avoids discussing its challenges publicly.
C. Achieving absolute zero waste may face practical limitations.
D. Customers are misled about the restaurant’s environmental efforts.
D
Childhood trauma can have long-lasting consequences that follow some people into adulthood. Based on previous research findings, scientists now suppose these childhood events can lead a person’s biological age to move quicker than their actual age, in a process called accelerated aging.
Researchers have developed biomarkers for measuring accelerated aging. By measuring a patient’s biomarkers, researchers can calculate how much their age has been accelerated. This is called their phenotypic age (表型年龄). Phenotypic age is different from a person’s actual, or chronological age, and is more helpful in predicting age-related health issues. By determining how “old” someone is from their biomarkers, doctors can better determine age-related diseases and more appropriate treatments and preventative measures for existing illnesses.
In a recent study, scientists found childhood adversity (逆境) was associated with accelerated aging. They asked the participants to fill out forms recalling their experiences with childhood adversity, including neglect, abuse, and food insecurity. Scientists examined these factors to determine if childhood adversity affected a person’s phenotypic age or impacted their lifestyle choices.
The scientists found participants who faced childhood adversity were more likely to engage in “coping behaviors”. These coping behaviors included reckless (鲁莽的) behavior, overeating, alcohol and drug use. These behaviors were also most commonly found in participants with accelerated aging.
The scientists determined phenotypic aging was happening at a rate of 12% to 42% faster than chronological aging in those who had experienced any form of childhood adversity. The greater the difference between chronological age and phenotypic age, the more sensitive a person is to chronic (慢性的) illness, life threatening diseases, age-related illness, and premature death.
The scientists suggested future research should explore how the severity of childhood trauma influences accelerated aging. They also suggested maintaining a healthy lifestyle could slow down phenotypic aging, so staying active, eating right, and seeking therapy could decrease the rate of accelerated aging in young people.
12. What does the underlined word “trauma” in Paragraph 1 probably mean
A. A harmful abuse of power.
B. An unhealthy state of mind.
C. An activity promoting maturity.
D. A difficult or unpleasant situation.
13. What can we learn about phenotypic age
A. It is calculated based on one’s actual age.
B. It is less effective than chronological age in health predictions.
C. It helps doctors make better decisions on age-related illnesses.
D. It remains unchanged regardless of one’s biomarkers.
14. What can be inferred about coping behaviors
A. They are rarely seen in people without childhood adversity.
B. They may play a role in linking childhood adversity to accelerated aging.
C. They have no connection with one’s phenotypic age.
D. They can completely stop the process of accelerated aging.
15. What is the main idea of the passage
A. Slowing phenotypic aging via a healthy lifestyle.
B. Differences between phenotypic and chronological age.
C. The impact of childhood trauma on accelerated biological aging.
D. Long-term mental health effects of childhood trauma on adults.
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能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Waking up at the crack of dawn and going for a run might feel frightening when you start trying to make it a habit.____16____ So, how much time is really needed to make that habit stick
One popular idea suggests that it takes 21 days to solidify a habit. A three- week time frame might sound easily reachable to someone making a resolution on NewYear’s Day, when people tend to feel extra motivated to start a new habit or kick an old one.____17____ One survey showed that only 9 percent of people actually stuck to their goals in 2023.
____18____ No matter how long it is for any individual, repetition is the key to making it work. Some experts suggest various individualized ways to reinforce healthy behaviors and to eventually turn a wholesome task into an unconscious habit.
The origin of the “three-week theory” has nothing to do with habits. It apparently originated from the 1960 self-help book, in which plastic surgeon Maxwell Maltz observed that it took his patients about 21 days to get used to their new appearance after surgery.____19____ However, the book applied this 21-day timeline to self-transformation in many other wide-ranging aspects of life. For instance, the book also set three weeks as the time needed for people to get used to a new house or change their mind about their beliefs.
Even without much solid research, the 21-day myth became widely accepted. It likely persisted because it seems like such a reasonable amount of time. For example,establishing a regular exercise habit in just three days seems too quick and unlikely,and a year seems too long.____20____
The researchers suggested that habit formation depends on the effort that a person puts into practicing an activity and on the presence of environmental cues that would remind them to carry out the behavior.
A. No formal experiment was conducted to prove this.
B. Everyone has a unique habit-building timeline.
C. Acquiring a habit obviously takes determination and time.
D. People might easily see 21 days as a realistic time frame.
E. Yet every January 21 few people can achieve their resolutions.
F. Habits are formed through a process known as habituation.
G. Many people have applied the“21-day” time frame to all habits.
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，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
My wife and I have gardened together for years, but the great birch tree challenge of 2024 put our ____21____ to the test.
We’d agreed to replace two birch trees we’d ____22____ and buy trees small enough for me to manage. Yet, at the garden center, my wife’s attention was drawn to a ____23____15-foot birch with a root ball the ____24____ of a big exercise ball. When I asked an employee about its weight, he ____25____,“About 400 pounds.”I tried to make sure my wife could hear so I raised my voice ____26____,“So, you’d need to be a sportsman to move that, right ”He nodded. Game ____27____, I thought.
“ Call Brian,” my wife said, referring to our strong, firefighter son-in-law. The next morning, Brian arrived with 800 pounds of birch trees in his truck. After much pushing and struggling, we ____28____ to get them off the truck, but they went no farther than the ____29____. Brian left for some reason, and the trees remained where they’d landed. That night, it ____30____ me that we’d been asking the wrong question.
Instead of“ How do we move a 400- pound tree ”, we should be asking,“ How can we make the tree lighter ” With that ____31____ in mind, I got out of bed and removed the 300- pound pile of clay, dirt and rocks from each root ball, making them much easier to ____32____Two months later, the two trees are tall and solid, already casting ____33____. To me,they are more than just trees—— they are reminders of the times I ____34____ myself by sticking to the usual methods. I am grateful for having a partner who pushes me to look up and see what’s ____35____.
21. A. teamwork B. plan C. privacy D. spirit
22. A. found B. lost C. loved D. watered
23. A. short B. weak C. dying D. towering
24. A. style B. size C. length D. color
25. A. explained B. shouted C. estimated D. laughed
26. A. by chance B. in surprise C. on purpose D. by mistake
27. A. over B. on C. off D. again
28. A. expected B. failed C. managed D. decided
29. A. garden B. driveway C. passage D. house
30. A. criticized B. touched C. struck D. warned
31. A. question B. confusion C. highlight D. shift
32. A. handle B. plant C. absorb D. grow
33. A. light B. shadows C. branches D. flowers
34. A. control B. deny C. limit D. hurt
35. A. wise B. possible C. easy D. hard
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。
China has a ____36____(record) history of nearly 4,000 years and is one of the four homes of the world’s earliest civilizations. Chinese dynastic history can be divided into two periods: the ancient period (ancient times—1840) and the modern period (1840—present). Chinese history began with two legendary figures—Emperor Huang and Emperor Yan, ____37____ , together with their tribes, inhabited the drainage area along the middle reaches of the Yellow River. By the time of the Xia dynasty (2070—1600BC), ____38____centuries of living side by side, these two tribes had gradually merged into one. ____39____(consequent), the Chinese people usually call themselves the “descendants of Yan and Huang”.
____40____ was during the Xia dynasty that the institution of slavery began. There are many legends ____41____(describe) the life of the people in this period, especially of the three sage kings after Emperor Huang and Emperor Yan—— Yao, Shun and Yu. Yao made great ____42____ (contribute) to the lunar calendar. His successor (继承人), Shun, was physically and intellectually gifted and was ____43____ man with great virtues. Yu was famous for conquering the floods. He inspired people to dig ditches (沟) ____44____(redirect) water away instead of building dams. He worked ceaselessly for 13 years and succeeded in controlling the floods. He ____45____(go) past his own house without even entering it three times before.
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，你的美国好友 Chris发来邮件说他想摆脱对手机社交媒体的上瘾，希望你提供一些建议。请你给他回一封邮件，内容包括：
1.写邮件目的；
2.你的建议。
注意：
1.写作词数应为80个左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Chris,
I’m writing to share some tips on how to beat social media addiction.
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Yours,
Li Hua
第二节(满分25 分)
47. 阅读下面的材料，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。
David was a bird rescue expert and gained a lot of attention because of his surprising animal and bird hatching adventures.
One day, David found four baby goslings (鹅). The babies were stuck on ice and had nowhere to go. Wrapping them in the warmth of his jacket, this kind man brought them home with him. He made them a comfortable nest and fed them with a specially prepared mixture, which contained all the nutrition they would have received in the wild. His gentle touch and soft voice became their comfort and his presence became a sign of safety in their small, new world. He took care of them like they were his children.
David was aware that the little goslings would one day need to be released into the wild, so he started to prepare for their release. First, he sprayed (喷) water on the feathers of the goslings so that they would be strong enough to fly in case of attacks. Then, he selected a place for those goslings to live. There was a pond big enough for them to swim at the location. The spot had an inclined plane (斜面) for the birds to go in and out of the water comfortably. It was an open space where they could see danger from far away, giving them enough time to escape. The area was also rich in grass, providing them with a ready source of food.
The departure day finally came. David transported the goslings in a cage and took them to the pond. After finding a tern (燕鸥) flying in the area, David was sure that it was a perfect spot for his goslings. Terns, being fish-eaters, indicated a healthy ecosystem, which would be beneficial to the goslings. Most importantly, the best part was that the pond was not far from his house. This allowed David to keep a watchful eye on the goslings during their initial days of independent life.
注意：
1.续写词数应为150 左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
David did not know how the birds would act when they were released.
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The next day, David returned to check on the goslings.
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答案版
2025年秋期六校第一次联考高二年级英语试题
(考试时间：120分钟 试卷满分：150分)
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. How will the man go to work tomorrow
A. By taxi. B. By car. C. By bus.
2. What will the woman do
A. Wash the dishes. B. Tidy up the room. C. Take out the rubbish.
3. What does the woman like
A. Taking a jog. B. Playing football. C. Playing basketball.
4. When will the speakers meet
A. At 6:30. B. At 6:50. C. At 7:00.
5. How does the woman feel about the man's behavior
A. Angry. B. Excited C. Worried.
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 are the speakers mainly talking about
A An experience. B. A university. C. A gift.
7. How much will the woman save if she buys three city passes
A. $6. B. $20. C. $54.
听第7 段材料，回答第8、9题。
8. What attracts the woman most about this job
A. The pay. B. The position. C. The working hours.
9. What does the man suggest the woman do
A. Have a try. B. Change her mind. C. Look for a new chance.
听第8段材料，回答第10 至 13 题。
10. Where are the speakers
A. At a supermarket.
B. In a shoe store.
C. In a skating club.
11. What worries the woman about the kids
A. Their skills. B. Their safety. C. Their feelings.
12. Why should the kids be away from the center of the lake
A. The ice there is too thin.
B. They' re short of experience.
C. No trainers are on duty there.
13. What does the man suggest the woman do with her kids at last
A. Keep them close to her.
B. Leave them to the trainers.
C. Let them learn by themselves.
听第9 段材料，回答第14 至17 题。
14. What does Jennifer do
A. She is a writer. B. She is a teacher. C. She is a reporter.
15. Who plans to sail down the Amazon next
A. Alex. B. Jennifer. C. Tony.
16. What does Tony's list mean
A. Where to study on campus.
B. What to do in his free time.
C. How to take travelling photos.
高二年级英语试题 第 2 页(共12 页)
17 Which place did Tony visit three years ago with his family
A. Mount Tai. B. Big Ben. C. The Eiffel Tower.
听第10段材料，回答第18 至20题。
18. What temperature will Antalya reach in October
A.24 degrees. B.25 degrees. C.26 degrees.
19. Which offers a stay near a seaside town
A. Simpson. B. Club Med. C. Mark Warner.
20. Why does the speaker give the talk
A. To describe a holiday plan.
B. To promote a travel destination.
C. To discuss the climate changes.
听力答案 略
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和D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
If you like to illustrate your text messages with occasional emojis (表情符号) to get your point across, you want to be certain you’re using them correctly to avoid causing confusion—or even upsetting someone.But even if you’re the kind of person who mostly uses emojis and very few words in the text, you might be surprised to learn the real meaning behind some of the most popular ones.
The emoji: a face with what looks like a tear on one side.
You may think it means: sad or upset.
This face has sweat dripping from its brow, due to a stressful situation, rather than a tear falling from its eye.The “sad but relieved face” is easily confused with the crying emoji, as the drop of sweat on its cheek is difficult to distinguish from a tear.
The emoji: two hands side by side with the palms facing outwards.
You may think it means: whatever.
If you ever use this emoji to show a lack of care, then you’re getting it wrong. It’s actually supposed to represent openness or even a hug.
The emoji: a star at the end of a crescent (新月) of light.
You may think it means: a shooting star.
It's supposed to represent feeling dizzy after a person falls or is otherwise lacking a sense of direction.
The emoji: a round face with steaming blowing from the nostrils (鼻孔).
You may think it means: angry.
The dissatisfied person you know probably bears some similarity to this face. However,it’s not meant to represent anger. It’s meant to appear “proud and overly confident” in an “I’m right and you’re wrong” kind of way.
The emoji: a cheerful looking woman raising one outspread palm.
You may think it means: a proud woman who forbids you to approach.
The emoji actually belongs to the “information desk person” set of emojis. Rather than a badly-behaved attitude, she is showing that she is here to help.
1. What does a face with what looks like a tear on one side mean
A. It expresses sadness.
B. It represents a tear falling from its eye.
C. It means a cry.
D. It shows a state caused by a stressful situation.
2. Which of the following statements is not true
A. Two hands side by side with the palms facing outwards means whatever.
B. A star at the end of a crescent of light may mean feeling dizzy after falling.
C. A round face with steaming blowing from the nostrils is used to express pride.
D. A cheerful looking woman raising one outspread palm shows that she is ready to help.
3. The passage is useful to the person who .
A. understands emojis well B. often uses emojis
C. can’t use emojis D. likes emojis
【答案】1. D 2. A 3. B
B
Cats, like dogs, have been domesticated and generally thrive (茁壮成长) on human companionship. George is a 7-year-old white domestic shorthair (短毛猫) that once lived in a senior living facility, but when it closed down, he was taken to a local animal shelter, where he quickly became depressed. Finding a home for the sad cat wasn't going to be easy — his clear unhappiness, combined with his unusual appearance, was the reason for a long stay at the shelter.
The staff in the shelter knew he needed a job, a job where he got to be the center of attention any time he walked into the room, so Alex and the others at the shelter searched for another senior care home to get George back to work.
After senior living facilities found out the cat had years of previous experience that allowed him to avoid meow-orientation, a new staff training, they were waiting in line to add George to their staff. Eventually, the shelter chose Forest Hills Personal Care Home, and George has made himself at home. To no one’s surprise, he’s perfect at his job.
“He’s a lap cat, he’s a cute cat, and he’s the kind of boy that’ll be very faithful to you and follow you around. He thrives on being with a lot of people,” Alex explains.
The residents at the personal care home love him and give him all the attention he could ever possibly need. But once his shift is over, all the elderly residents are sound asleep and the night nurses are counting the minutes until they can finally rest, George begins his nightly adventures. He gets the late night zoomies (疯跑) to get some exercise before another long day of caring for his residents. Being a working cat isn’t always easy, but George manages it effortlessly.
4. What initially made it difficult for George to find a new home
A. He was beyond the suitable age for adoption.
B. He was unwilling to interact with humans.
C. He appeared low-spirited and had an uncommon look.
D. He required professional medical attention.
5. What can we infer from paragraph 4
A. Meow-orientation is a very difficult training for new staff.
B. George’s previous experience was not helpful at all.
C. Senior living facilities valued George’s work experience.
D. The shelter had a hard time choosing a care home for George.
6. What does George do at night to prepare for his next workday
A. He sleeps deeply with the elderly residents.
B. He receives special meals from night nurses.
C. He engages in energetic running exercises.
D. He interacts with shelter staff.
7. What can be a suitable title for the text
A. The Lonely Shelter Dog B. A Working Cat Back on Duty
C. Training Cats for Senior care D. An Animal Shelter Full of Love
【答案】4. C 5. C 6. C 7. B
C
Garbage is unavoidable in the restaurant business. Kitchen employees toss onion skins and meat fat into the wastebasket almost by instinct. The garbage then finds its way into black bags for trash-day pickup. Plastic bags are ordered by the bundle and then often thrown away.
At the Brooklyn restaurant Rhodora, however, taking out the trash works a little differently. The new restaurant is one of a small number of places that have begun to operate under a zero-waste idea. It means they do not send any trash or food waste that enters their business to a landfill (垃圾填埋场). There is not even a traditional trash can in the restaurant. They have brought in tools to help cut down on waste. A paper cutter turns wine boxes into fertilizer. A dish washing setup changes salt into soap. Beeswax (蜂蜡) wrap takes the place of plastic wrap.
The aim is to lessen the restaurant’s environmental impact while running a profitable business. There’s a possible added benefit improving the eco-consciousness of its customers.
“It’s not secret knowledge,” said Henry Rich, a co-owner of Rhodora. “It’s just a couple of things that are very specific. You need to kind of re-engineer how you think about operating a restaurant.”
The paper menus feature a mini-essay on the restaurant’s green mission. They are fed to the compost pile when they get old or worn out. Anything left on a customer’s plate gets fed into the fertilizer. Natural wine bottles and most other containers are removed for recycling. Corks (软木塞) are also donated to a recycling program that reuses the material for shoe soles (鞋底) and yoga blocks (瑜伽垫).
The first set of fertilizer will be used to fertilize the restaurant’s mini-gardens on top of the storage boxes outside of the restaurant, and possibly a rooftop farm somewhere else.
Despite all these efforts to ensure its space is zero waste, the Rhodora system isn’t perfect. It hasn’t been determined, for example, what the answer is to disposing of a dishwasher beyond repair. “I don’t want to pretend we have everything figured out,” Mr. Rich said.
8. What is the purpose of the first paragraph
A. To criticize traditional restaurants’ waste.
B. To ask how to solve restaurant waste.
C. To describe common waste disposal before introducing a contrast.
D. To emphasize plastic bags’ environmental impact.
9. We can learn from the article that Rhodora hopes to .
A. reduce pressures of restaurants
B. make zero-waste a mainstream concept
C. change the model of running a restaurant
D. strengthen eco-consciousness among people
10. What do we know about Rhodora’s handling of waste from the passage
A. Outdated paper menus are recycled into new menu sheets.
B. Leftover food from customers is used to make fertilizer.
C. Plastic wrap is reused after being cleaned properly.
D. Broken dishwashers are currently disposed of in landfills.
11. What can be inferred from Mr. Rich’s words
A. Rhodora’s zero-waste model is ultimately a failure.
B. The restaurant avoids discussing its challenges publicly.
C. Achieving absolute zero waste may face practical limitations.
D. Customers are misled about the restaurant’s environmental efforts.
【答案】8. C 9. D 10. B 11. C
D
Childhood trauma can have long-lasting consequences that follow some people into adulthood. Based on previous research findings, scientists now suppose these childhood events can lead a person’s biological age to move quicker than their actual age, in a process called accelerated aging.
Researchers have developed biomarkers for measuring accelerated aging. By measuring a patient’s biomarkers, researchers can calculate how much their age has been accelerated. This is called their phenotypic age (表型年龄). Phenotypic age is different from a person’s actual, or chronological age, and is more helpful in predicting age-related health issues. By determining how “old” someone is from their biomarkers, doctors can better determine age-related diseases and more appropriate treatments and preventative measures for existing illnesses.
In a recent study, scientists found childhood adversity (逆境) was associated with accelerated aging. They asked the participants to fill out forms recalling their experiences with childhood adversity, including neglect, abuse, and food insecurity. Scientists examined these factors to determine if childhood adversity affected a person’s phenotypic age or impacted their lifestyle choices.
The scientists found participants who faced childhood adversity were more likely to engage in “coping behaviors”. These coping behaviors included reckless (鲁莽的) behavior, overeating, alcohol and drug use. These behaviors were also most commonly found in participants with accelerated aging.
The scientists determined phenotypic aging was happening at a rate of 12% to 42% faster than chronological aging in those who had experienced any form of childhood adversity. The greater the difference between chronological age and phenotypic age, the more sensitive a person is to chronic (慢性的) illness, life threatening diseases, age-related illness, and premature death.
The scientists suggested future research should explore how the severity of childhood trauma influences accelerated aging. They also suggested maintaining a healthy lifestyle could slow down phenotypic aging, so staying active, eating right, and seeking therapy could decrease the rate of accelerated aging in young people.
12. What does the underlined word “trauma” in Paragraph 1 probably mean
A. A harmful abuse of power.
B. An unhealthy state of mind.
C. An activity promoting maturity.
D. A difficult or unpleasant situation.
13. What can we learn about phenotypic age
A. It is calculated based on one’s actual age.
B. It is less effective than chronological age in health predictions.
C. It helps doctors make better decisions on age-related illnesses.
D. It remains unchanged regardless of one’s biomarkers.
14. What can be inferred about coping behaviors
A. They are rarely seen in people without childhood adversity.
B. They may play a role in linking childhood adversity to accelerated aging.
C. They have no connection with one’s phenotypic age.
D. They can completely stop the process of accelerated aging.
15. What is the main idea of the passage
A. Slowing phenotypic aging via a healthy lifestyle.
B. Differences between phenotypic and chronological age.
C. The impact of childhood trauma on accelerated biological aging.
D. Long-term mental health effects of childhood trauma on adults.
【答案】12. D 13. C 14. B 15. C
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能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Waking up at the crack of dawn and going for a run might feel frightening when you start trying to make it a habit.____16____ So, how much time is really needed to make that habit stick
One popular idea suggests that it takes 21 days to solidify a habit. A three- week time frame might sound easily reachable to someone making a resolution on NewYear’s Day, when people tend to feel extra motivated to start a new habit or kick an old one.____17____ One survey showed that only 9 percent of people actually stuck to their goals in 2023.
____18____ No matter how long it is for any individual, repetition is the key to making it work. Some experts suggest various individualized ways to reinforce healthy behaviors and to eventually turn a wholesome task into an unconscious habit.
The origin of the “three-week theory” has nothing to do with habits. It apparently originated from the 1960 self-help book, in which plastic surgeon Maxwell Maltz observed that it took his patients about 21 days to get used to their new appearance after surgery.____19____ However, the book applied this 21-day timeline to self-transformation in many other wide-ranging aspects of life. For instance, the book also set three weeks as the time needed for people to get used to a new house or change their mind about their beliefs.
Even without much solid research, the 21-day myth became widely accepted. It likely persisted because it seems like such a reasonable amount of time. For example,establishing a regular exercise habit in just three days seems too quick and unlikely,and a year seems too long.____20____
The researchers suggested that habit formation depends on the effort that a person puts into practicing an activity and on the presence of environmental cues that would remind them to carry out the behavior.
A. No formal experiment was conducted to prove this.
B. Everyone has a unique habit-building timeline.
C. Acquiring a habit obviously takes determination and time.
D. People might easily see 21 days as a realistic time frame.
E. Yet every January 21 few people can achieve their resolutions.
F. Habits are formed through a process known as habituation.
G. Many people have applied the“21-day” time frame to all habits.
【答案】16. C 17. E 18. B 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，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
My wife and I have gardened together for years, but the great birch tree challenge of 2024 put our ____21____ to the test.
We’d agreed to replace two birch trees we’d ____22____ and buy trees small enough for me to manage. Yet, at the garden center, my wife’s attention was drawn to a ____23____15-foot birch with a root ball the ____24____ of a big exercise ball. When I asked an employee about its weight, he ____25____,“About 400 pounds.”I tried to make sure my wife could hear so I raised my voice ____26____,“So, you’d need to be a sportsman to move that, right ”He nodded. Game ____27____, I thought.
“ Call Brian,” my wife said, referring to our strong, firefighter son-in-law. The next morning, Brian arrived with 800 pounds of birch trees in his truck. After much pushing and struggling, we ____28____ to get them off the truck, but they went no farther than the ____29____. Brian left for some reason, and the trees remained where they’d landed. That night, it ____30____ me that we’d been asking the wrong question.
Instead of“ How do we move a 400- pound tree ”, we should be asking,“ How can we make the tree lighter ” With that ____31____ in mind, I got out of bed and removed the 300- pound pile of clay, dirt and rocks from each root ball, making them much easier to ____32____Two months later, the two trees are tall and solid, already casting ____33____. To me,they are more than just trees—— they are reminders of the times I ____34____ myself by sticking to the usual methods. I am grateful for having a partner who pushes me to look up and see what’s ____35____.
21. A. teamwork B. plan C. privacy D. spirit
22. A. found B. lost C. loved D. watered
23. A. short B. weak C. dying D. towering
24. A. style B. size C. length D. color
25. A. explained B. shouted C. estimated D. laughed
26. A. by chance B. in surprise C. on purpose D. by mistake
27. A. over B. on C. off D. again
28. A. expected B. failed C. managed D. decided
29. A. garden B. driveway C. passage D. house
30. A. criticized B. touched C. struck D. warned
31. A. question B. confusion C. highlight D. shift
32. A. handle B. plant C. absorb D. grow
33. A. light B. shadows C. branches D. flowers
34. A. control B. deny C. limit D. hurt
35. A. wise B. possible C. easy D. hard
【答案】21. A 22. B 23. D 24. B 25. C 26. C 27. A 28. C 29. B 30. C 31. D 32. A 33. B 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。
China has a ____36____(record) history of nearly 4,000 years and is one of the four homes of the world’s earliest civilizations. Chinese dynastic history can be divided into two periods: the ancient period (ancient times—1840) and the modern period (1840—present). Chinese history began with two legendary figures—Emperor Huang and Emperor Yan, ____37____ , together with their tribes, inhabited the drainage area along the middle reaches of the Yellow River. By the time of the Xia dynasty (2070—1600BC), ____38____centuries of living side by side, these two tribes had gradually merged into one. ____39____(consequent), the Chinese people usually call themselves the “descendants of Yan and Huang”.
____40____ was during the Xia dynasty that the institution of slavery began. There are many legends ____41____(describe) the life of the people in this period, especially of the three sage kings after Emperor Huang and Emperor Yan—— Yao, Shun and Yu. Yao made great ____42____ (contribute) to the lunar calendar. His successor (继承人), Shun, was physically and intellectually gifted and was ____43____ man with great virtues. Yu was famous for conquering the floods. He inspired people to dig ditches (沟) ____44____(redirect) water away instead of building dams. He worked ceaselessly for 13 years and succeeded in controlling the floods. He ____45____(go) past his own house without even entering it three times before.
【答案】36. recorded
37. who 38. after
39. Consequently
40. It 41. describing
42 contributions
43. a 44. to redirect
45. had gone
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，你的美国好友 Chris发来邮件说他想摆脱对手机社交媒体的上瘾，希望你提供一些建议。请你给他回一封邮件，内容包括：
1.写邮件目的；
2.你的建议。
注意：
1.写作词数应为80个左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Chris,
I’m writing to share some tips on how to beat social media addiction.
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Yours,
Li Hua
【答案】
Dear Chris,
I’m writing to share some tips on how to beat social media addiction. I’m glad you’re taking steps to address this.
First, set daily time limits for social media and stick to them strictly. Use a timer if needed. Also, find alternative activities you enjoy, like reading, sports, or meeting friends offline, which will reduce your urge to check your phone. Besides, turn off unnecessary notifications to avoid distractions. Try having regular “digital detox” hours, like during meals or before bed.
Hope these suggestions help! Stay strong, and I believe you can succeed.
Yours,
Li Hua
第二节(满分25 分)
47. 阅读下面的材料，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。
David was a bird rescue expert and gained a lot of attention because of his surprising animal and bird hatching adventures.
One day, David found four baby goslings (鹅). The babies were stuck on ice and had nowhere to go. Wrapping them in the warmth of his jacket, this kind man brought them home with him. He made them a comfortable nest and fed them with a specially prepared mixture, which contained all the nutrition they would have received in the wild. His gentle touch and soft voice became their comfort and his presence became a sign of safety in their small, new world. He took care of them like they were his children.
David was aware that the little goslings would one day need to be released into the wild, so he started to prepare for their release. First, he sprayed (喷) water on the feathers of the goslings so that they would be strong enough to fly in case of attacks. Then, he selected a place for those goslings to live. There was a pond big enough for them to swim at the location. The spot had an inclined plane (斜面) for the birds to go in and out of the water comfortably. It was an open space where they could see danger from far away, giving them enough time to escape. The area was also rich in grass, providing them with a ready source of food.
The departure day finally came. David transported the goslings in a cage and took them to the pond. After finding a tern (燕鸥) flying in the area, David was sure that it was a perfect spot for his goslings. Terns, being fish-eaters, indicated a healthy ecosystem, which would be beneficial to the goslings. Most importantly, the best part was that the pond was not far from his house. This allowed David to keep a watchful eye on the goslings during their initial days of independent life.
注意：
1.续写词数应为150 左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
David did not know how the birds would act when they were released.
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The next day, David returned to check on the goslings.
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【答案】
David did not know how the birds would act when they were released. As he opened the cage, the goslings hesitated, huddling close to his legs instead of rushing to the pond. Their tiny eyes darted nervously at the unfamiliar surroundings. David softly encouraged them, kneeling to gently nudge them forward. Slowly, one bravest gosling waddled toward the water, followed cautiously by the others. They dipped their beaks, then splashed in joy, their anxious chirps turning into excited quacks. David smiled, relieved, as they swam together in a neat line, exploring their new home with growing confidence.
The next day, David returned to check on the goslings. From a distance, he spotted them grazing peacefully on the grassy bank. As he approached, they recognized him instantly, flapping their wings and scurrying toward him with happy chirps. David observed their feathers—now glossy and strong—and watched them dive skillfully for aquatic plants. Nearby, a tern circled overhead, confirming the area’s safety. Though independent, the goslings still greeted him like family. With a heart full of pride, David knew his feathered friends had truly adapted to the wild.