湖北省武汉中学2025-2026学年度高三上期中考试
英 语
考试时间：120分钟；
注意事项：
1. 答题前填写好自己的姓名、班级、考号等信息
2. 请将答案正确填写在答题卡上
第I卷（选择题）
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. What kind of food will the man have with his friends next month
A. Mexican food. B. Italian food. C. French food.
2. When does the conversation take place
A. On Wednesday. B. On Thursday. C. On Friday.
3. Why does the man want to go to the gym
A. To keep fitness. B. To lower blood pressure. C. To exercise with doctors.
4. How does the woman sound
A. Thrilled. B. Astonished. C. Worried.
5. What are the speakers mainly talking about
A. How to reduce academic stress.
B. Whether to offer Sophie guidance.
C. When to communicate with Sophie.
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 discussing
A. A computer museum.
B. Advances in computer technology.
C. A library with examples of old technology.
7. What is the PowerBook 100
A. A $700,000 computer. B. A machine from 1976. C. The original portable computer.
听下面一段对话，回答8至10题。
8. How long did the woman’s presentation last
A. 10 minutes. B. 20 minutes. C. 30 minutes.
9. What was the man’s last suggestion to the woman
A. To change the order of the data. B. To offer copies of the slides. C. To reduce the delivery speed.
10. How did the woman probably look during the presentation
A. Calm. B. Excited. C. Nervous.
听下面一段对话，回答11至13题。
11. What will the woman do in the lunch club
A. Cook the meals. B. Make an appointment. C. Help with transport.
12. When will the woman take Mrs. Clara to see a doctor
A. Next Tuesday. B. Next Thursday. C. Next Friday.
13. What will the woman do for Mr. Paul next Friday
A. Decorate his kitchen. B. Weed his garden. C. Move house.
听下面一段对话，回答14至17题。
14. What is the man doing
A. Attending a lecture. B. Hosting a workshop. C. Conducting an interview.
15. Why is Emily doing unpaid work in the new season of the show
A. To follow the latest trend. B. To help raise the crew’s pay. C. To support the post-production.
16. What enables Emily to try different things in her field
A. Her college education. B. Her teaching experience. C. Her family tradition.
17. What does Emily think of her work at the Film Centre
A. Boring. B. Rewarding. C. Demanding.
听下面一段独白，回答18到20题。
18. Who is the speaker talking to
A. Sports club members. B. International tourists. C. University students.
19. Where did Emma work for a rugby team
A. In Manchester. B. In Dublin. C. In Vancouver.
20. What can be a challenge to Emma’s work
A. Competition in the health care industry.
B. Discrimination against female scientists.
C. Influence of misinformation on the public.
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
Nowadays, moviegoers are no longer content with merely watching the show on screen, and eager to step into the scenes and experience the daily lives of characters. A popular movie or TV drama has the power to make a city famous and generate a tourism boom.
Qingdao in Shandong
A famous film during last year’s Spring Festival was The Wandering Eart II. Interestingly, 90 percent of the film was actually shot in Qingdao. For sci-fi fans or film enthusiasts, visiting Qingdao to explore the movie’s filming locations has become a popular trend. During the Spring Festival the city recorded more than 3.75 million trips.
Dali in Yunnan
With the premiere (首映) of the TV drama Meet Yourself earlier last year, the Dali Bai Autonomous prefecture emerged as a highly sought-after tourism destination. The scenery and relaxing pace of life described in the drama lead to a tourism boom in Dali. During the Spring Festival, Yunnan province received the second most tourists in the nation with tourism revenue of 38.4 billion yuan, ranking top.
Ningbo Museum in Zhejiang
With the broadcast of the TV drama Three-Body Problem, Ningbo Museum has gained significant attention. Its regional cultural features, traditional architectural elements, and modern techniques serve as a vessel for history and culture. Following the TV show’s release, visitor numbers soared to 50,000 during the Spring Festival, marking a remarkable 220 percent year-on-year increase.
21. What influence does The Wandering Earth II bring
A. Sci-fic films have been great hits. B. More films will be shot in Qingdao.
C. Qingdao becomes popular with sci-fic fans. D. Tourism in the Spring Festival was a boom.
22. What attracts tourists to Dali in Meet Yourself
A. Local customs. B. Various life-styles. C. Awesome landscape. D. Charming characters.
23. What is the purpose of the article
A. To introduce a tourism trend. B. To showcase shooting locations.
C. To advertise films and dramas. D. To generate domestic tourism.
B
Fooled by Randomness is a famous book in Nassim Nicholas Taleb’s landmark Incerto series, an investigation of luck, uncertainty, probability, human error, risk, and decision-making in a world we don’t understand.
Now in a striking new hardcover edition, Fooled by Randomness is the word-of-mouth sensation that will change the way you think about business and the world. Nassim Nicholas Taleb — seasoned trader, renowned risk expert, knowledgeable scholar, and New York Times bestselling author of The Black Swan — has written a modern classic that turns on its head what we believe about luck and skill.
This book is about luck — or more precisely, about how we perceive and deal with luck in life and business. Set against the backdrop of the most notable forum in which luck is mistaken for skill — the world of trading — Fooled by Randomness provides captivating insight into one of the least understood factors in all our lives. Writing in an entertaining narrative style, the author tackles major intellectual issues related to the underestimation of the influence of happenstance on our lives.
The book is populated with a number of characters, some of whom have grasped, in their own way, the significance of chance: the baseball legend Yogi Berra; the philosopher of knowledge Karl Popper; the modern financier George Soros; and the Greek voyager Odysseus. We also meet the fictional Nero, who seems to understand the role of randomness in his professional life but falls victim to his own irrational foolishness.
However, the most recognizable character of all remains unnamed — the lucky fool who happens to be in the right place at the right time — he embodies the “survival of the least fit.” Such individuals attract devoted followers who believe in their mentor’s (导师) insights and methods. But no one can copy what is obtained by chance.
Are we capable of distinguishing the fortunate charlatan (冒充内行的人) from the genuine innovator Must we always try to uncover nonexistent messages in random events It may be impossible to guard ourselves against the unpredictability of the goddess Fortuna, but after reading Fooled by Randomness we can be a little better prepared.
24. What is Fooled by Randomness mainly about
A. The success of modern traders. B. The importance of skill in trading.
C. The role of luck in life and business. D. The impact of human errors on decision-making.
25. What’s the purpose of mentioning the characters in paragraph 4
A. To highlight the significance of their achievements.
B. To emphasize their success in the trading world.
C. To illustrate how foolishness always leads to failure.
D. To show examples of those who understood randomness.
26. What does “lucky fool” in paragraph 5 really refer to
A. A trader known for their skill and achievements.
B. A scholar famous for their insights and methods.
C. Someone who owes their success to skill, ignoring luck.
D. A person who foolishly undervalues hard work and devotion.
27. According to the passage, what mistake do people often make
A. They overestimate their personal abilities.
B. They fail to see how chance affects their success.
C. They depend heavily on guidance from mentors.
D. They overlook significant events in daily life.
C
In satellite images of the Earth from space, the United States seems to split in half: the eastern side is much brighter than the west. Across the Atlantic, Europe glints. The Nile Delta in Africa glows like a diamond. Farther east, Hong Kong and Shanghai are afire. Developed society, it’s clear, is where the light is.
A growing field of research suggests that night-time light itself is far more dangerous than the dark. Everything that lives on this planet evolved during billions of years along a reliable cycle of day and night. But artificial light breaks the cycle. This causes sleeplessness among astronauts who take pills but still get only six hours of shuteye. Shift workers, who rise with the night and work in blue light, experience not only disturbed circadian rhythms (昼夜节律), but an increased likelihood of breast cancer.
When we, in the industrialized world, do manage to turn off the lights, there are measurable, beneficial effects. In a widely reported paper last summer, Kenneth Wright at the University of Colorado took eight students camping in the Rocky Mountains for two weeks. They weren’t allowed to use any artificial light after sunset — only the glow of campfire. After a week, melatonin (褪黑素) started to rise at sunset, peak at midnight, and decrease just at sunrise. “Internal biological time under natural light-dark conditions tightly synchronizes with environmental time,” he said.
For those of us addicted to our glowing phones and tablets, an app called Flux can help. It ‘warms’ your device’s display screen so that it shifts red in the evening, more closely matching the color of the setting sun. Just a brief glimpse at your mobile phone at bedtime is enough to expose your eyes to artificial light, so fighting such a disturbance might be an exercise in vain. But even if we can’t completely contain our thirst for light, we can all make one small gesture, which could stimulate us to unplug a little more.
28. What can we infer from paragraph 2
A. Darkness poses health threats to shift workers.
B. Sleeplessness are more likely to cause breast cancer.
C. Humans can easily adapt to the changing surroundings.
D. Astronauts take pills to minimize day-and-night cycle disturbance.
29. What does the underlined word “synchronize with” in paragraph 3 mean
A. Correspond to. B. Interact with. C. Object to. D. Blend with.
30. How does Flux help reduce the harmful effects of artificial light
A. By blocking artificial lights. B. By warming the screen temperature.
C. By reducing screen brightness. D. By creating the natural change of light.
31. What’s the purpose of the final sentence
A. To settle a debate. B. To suggest a solution.
C. To promote a product. D. To contradict an assumption.
D
Metaphor is for most people a device of the poetic imagination and the rhetorical flourish - a matter of extraordinary rather than ordinary language. Moreover, metaphor is typically viewed as characteristic of language alone, a matter of words rather than thought or action. For this reason, most people think they can get along perfectly well without metaphor. We have found, on the contrary, that metaphor is pervasive in everyday life, not just in language but in thought and action as well. Our ordinary conceptual system, in terms of which we both think and act, is fundamentally metaphorical in nature.
The concepts that govern our thought are not just matters of the intellect. They also govern our everyday functioning, down to the most ordinary details. Our concepts structure what we perceive, how we get around in the world, and how we relate to other people. Our conceptual system thus plays a central role in defining our everyday realities. If we are right in suggesting that our conceptual system is largely metaphorical, then the way we think, what we experience, and what we do every day is very much a matter of metaphor.
But our conceptual system is not something we are normally aware of. In most of the little things we do every day, we simply think and act more or less automatically along certain lines. Just what these lines are is by no means obvious. One way to find out is by looking at language. Since communication is based on the same conceptual system that we use in thinking and acting, language is an important source of evidence for what that system is like.
To give some idea of what it could mean for a concept to be metaphorical and for such a concept to structure an everyday activity, let us start with the concept ARGUMENT and the conceptual metaphor ARGUMENT IS WAR. This metaphor is reflected in our everyday language by a wide variety of expressions: ARGUMENT IS WAR.
Your claims are indefensible.
He attacked every weak point in my argument.
His criticisms were right on target.
I demolished his argument.
I’ve never won an argument with him.
You disagree Okay, shoot!
If you use the strategy, he’ll wipe you out.
He shot down all of my arguments.
It is important to see that we don’t just talk about arguments in terms of war. We can actually win or lose arguments. We see the person we are arguing with as an opponent. We attack his positions and defend our own. We gain and lose ground. We plan and use strategies. If we find a position indefensible, we can abandon it and take a new line of attack. Many of the things we do in arguing are partially structured by the concept of war. Though there is no physical battle, there is a verbal battle, and the structure of an argument - attack, defense, counterattack, etc. -reflects this. It is in this sense that the ARGUMENT IS WAR metaphor is one that we live by in this culture; it structures the actions we perform in arguing.
32. Which of the following statements will the author most probably agree with
A. Metaphor is primarily a literary tool that polishes our thoughts and expressions.
B. The actions involved in argument is understood in terms of war conceptually.
C. People’s action is generally more dependent on metaphor than on concept.
D. The concept of argument exists on the precondition that there is war.
33. According to paragraph 3, what is the relationship between language and our conceptual system
A. Language and the conceptual system are structured separately and automatically.
B. The conceptual system remains inaccessible despite the revelation of language.
C. The conceptual system provides various definitions for our language.
D. Language provides clues to what constitutes the conceptual system.
34. The underlined word “demolished” is closet in meaning to “________”.
A. defeated B. dismissed C. justified D. favored
35. What can be inferred from the passage
A. War is non-verbal argument. B. Our communication is metaphorical.
C. Concepts are internally constructed. D. Few people speak in metaphorical language.
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。
Earlier this month, OpenAI revealed a new version in training mode that is “good at creative writing.” Though its release date is unclear, as a longtime freshman composition instructor, I’m already aware of the problem of A. I.-assisted cheating in writing classes. 36 After all, students have been unvoluntarily exposed to an overwhelming amount of promotion around A. I., and have seen news that makes false claims about how powerful A. I. tools are.
But a creative writing student using A. I. In a memoir (传记) writing class What are you saying about your life if even you can’t be bothered to think about it.
Having written two memoirs, I know the challenges and pleasures of this work, and I want my students to experience those challenges, too. 37 Rather, it is about defining who you are, in part by revisiting particularly unpleasant experiences. This process makes the author more fully alive.
38 Using a machine that gathers information online and creates a fake version of you is not just cheating; it degrades our memories and humanity. Yet it’s not the students who concern me most, but a culture that undervalues writing and reading so much that some students think skipping them is a reasonable choice.
The only thing under my control as a teacher is what I do in my classroom. 39 Whether they write best-sellers or just scribble in journals, doing the work with their full selves is what truly matters.
Writing can be a way to preserve ourselves and even a form of resistance. 40
A. I’ll teach students to write honestly.
B. I can even sympathize, to an extent.
C. This may feel like a battle already lost.
D. Outsourcing your life story to AI is disheartening.
E. The act of writing a memoir is not just about saying “Look at me”.
F. That fighting spirit is our greatest strength and exists only within us.
G. It is upsetting to see AI creating fake stories, but maybe it’s just new storytelling.
第II卷（非选择题）
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。
A family has raised more than $250,000 for a Domino’s delivery driver, who was injured on Feb. 3 while delivering the family’s food. Barbara Gillespie’s 41 was captured on the family’s home security video and has become a hit, being 42 over 3 million times on TikTok.
The 72-year-old can be seen 43 after the collapse and 44 for dropping the food while a member of the household 45 to help. “I open the door and there she is just 46 on the ground attempting to rise,” Kevin Keighron, the homeowner, said. “She was more concerned about the 47 than anything else. But I said, ‘I don’t care about the food. I care about you.’”
Kevin Keighron and his wife Lacey Klein, of South Carolina, 48 a GoFundMe to leave an extra tip for Gillespie and over 14,000 individuals have since 49 . Over $250,000 has been raised to the campaign for Gillespie.
“We thought we would get her a bigger tip and bring it to her. We never 50 to get as much as we did,” mentioned Lacey Klein. “We were simply so 51 to inform her the following day.”
Gillespie expressed astonishment at the sum contributed by 52 . “I had nearly lost faith in people because so many individuals nowadays are so 53 ,” said Gillespie. “But here we encountered compassionate and 54 people. They are concerned about others... about a(n) 55 woman.”
41. A. failure B. error C. incident D. fall
42. A. posted B. viewed C. applauded D. observed
43. A. waving B. struggling C. bleeding D. trembling
44. A. apologizing B. compensating C. awaiting D. accounting
45. A. turned B. promised C. rushed D. resolved
46. A. rolling B. standing C. sitting D. lying
47. A. food B. tip C. salary D. comment
48. A. set up B. get through C. pick out D. depend on
49. A. replied B. donated C. contacted D. approached
50. A. agreed B. expected C. declined D. hesitated
51. A. thrilled B. annoyed C. disappointed D. embarrassed
52. A. neighbors B. customers C. organizers D. strangers
53. A. cruel B. generous C. sincere D. mean
54. A. curious B. courageous C. considerate D. modest
55. A. adventurous B. ineffective C. aged D. noble
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。
Ancient book restoration, a delicate and time-honored craft in China. It plays a key role in 56 (preserve) the nation’s written heritage — a legacy that carries the 57 (wise) of scholars and artists over millennia. For centuries, restorers have worked to repair old, damaged books, many of 58 are hundreds of years old and at risk of being lost.
The process of restoring an ancient book demands technical skill and cultural understanding. First, restorers clean the pages 59 (remove) dirt and mold. Then, they repair torn pages using special paper that matches 60 original in color and texture. This work requires great patience-restorers often spend weeks or even months on a single book. 61 is special about Chinese book restoration is its respect for the historical artifact 62 (it). Restorers try to make as few changes as possible, ensuring that the book’s original appearance and content are left undamaged.
Today, young people are joining this field. They learn from master restorers and also use modern technology, 63 digital scanning, to carry out their work accurately. In recent years, with 64 (interact) displays, restored book exhibitions 65 (inspire) more people to care about protecting cultural relics. This craft not only saves old books but also passes on the spirit of preserving history, a value that has been cherished by Chinese people for generations.
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节 （满分15分）
假定你是李华，你的英国笔友Michael对中国文化和旅游兴趣浓厚。你得知名为“Discover China”的旅行团将于今年暑期组织为期两周的深度游。请你用英语写一封电子邮件，向他介绍以下信息并鼓励报名：
1.基本信息 (出发时间、行程城市及特色体验)；
2. 报名方式及截止日期。
注意:
1.写作词数应为80个左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题纸的相应位置作答。
Dear Michael,
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Best wishes,
Li Hua
第二节（满分25分）
阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
I’m not known to be a particularly lucky person. Raffles (抽奖), t-shirt cannons, radio calls, random roommate selections — none of these ever seem to work out in my favor. But my fortune seemed to hit an all-time low last Monday.
The day started nice enough. I went to work, got off at five and decided to head to the beach. It was sweltering hot, and I knew the cool waters of Lake Michigan would help wash away my sweat. The first sign of trouble was when my cellphone navigation stopped working properly and showed the wrong directions. I was new to the area and didn’t quite know my way around yet, so I ended up taking a wrong turn and driving through a web of neighborhoods, turning a 10-minute drive into a 40-minute one.
But fine, I get lost often. I made it to the beach eventually. Took a quick dip in the water, had a bite of the butter paneer I had picked up earlier. I made it back to my car, pulling some clothes out to change into. As I headed to the restroom, I realized I had forgotten a shirt. So I walked back, tugged on the handle and realized with horror that my keys were sitting in the passenger seat of my car.
I called AAA (American Automobile Association). As it turns out, I don’t have an AAA membership. I called my parents and they anxiously tried to figure out how to add me to their card, while my phone battery was at 21% and dropping.
I called AAA again, and they informed me that they would be there in about an hour and a half, which seemed like a long time as I sat on top of the trunk of my car. The sun was lowering in the sky and the parking lot was emptying out. I heard thunder, and I saw people exiting the beach at an increasing rate. When I checked my weather app, I saw an alarming update: a heat advisory (预警), a 100% chance of a lightning storm, and a tornado warning.
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。
Fearful and alone, I stood frozen as thunder rolled closer.
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The kind lady drove me through the pounding rain toward a nearby Starbucks.
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答案版
湖北省武汉中学2025-2026学年度高三上期中考试
英 语
考试时间：120分钟；
注意事项：
1. 答题前填写好自己的姓名、班级、考号等信息
2. 请将答案正确填写在答题卡上
第I卷（选择题）
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. What kind of food will the man have with his friends next month
A. Mexican food. B. Italian food. C. French food.
【答案】C
【原文】
W: I really enjoyed that Mexican meal last night with your old college friends. They’re so funny!
M: That’s good. They’ve invited us to a reunion party next month. It’s at that new Italian canteen we went to four weeks ago.
W: It was French!
2. When does the conversation take place
A. On Wednesday. B. On Thursday. C. On Friday.
【答案】A
【原文】
M: Have you started preparing for the class presentation, Lily
W: No. This presentation is due the day after tomorrow. Don’t worry, Terry.
M: Golly! Do you think our presentation is due on Friday It is due tomorrow.
3. Why does the man want to go to the gym
A. To keep fitness. B. To lower blood pressure. C. To exercise with doctors.
【答案】A
【原文】
W: Why did you suddenly decide to go to the gym
M: The doctor said that I was overweight and at risk of developing high blood pressure. So I’m determined to exercise to maintain fitness.
4. How does the woman sound
A. Thrilled. B. Astonished. C. Worried.
【答案】C
【原文】
M: We’re on the flight to Hawaii. I’m so excited!
W: Well, I doubt whether I turned off the air conditioner in the bedroom.
M: I’m sure you’ve done e on! Let’s enjoy the trip.
W: Wait...Did we close all the windows
5. What are the speakers mainly talking about
A. How to reduce academic stress.
B. Whether to offer Sophie guidance.
C. When to communicate with Sophie.
【答案】B
【原文】
W: Sophie seemed stressed lately. Should we have a talk with her
M: We should give Sophie plenty of space.
W: What if she’s struggling Shouldn’t we offer some guidance
M: She will ask for help when she needs it. After all, she is eighteen now.
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 discussing
A. A computer museum.
B. Advances in computer technology.
C. A library with examples of old technology.
7. What is the PowerBook 100
A. A $700,000 computer. B. A machine from 1976. C. The original portable computer.
【答案】6. A 7. C
【原文】
W: So, get this. There’s now a Mac Museum.
M: What do you mean
W: This boy and his father are showing 200 Apple computers in an old library that they turned into the Maine Technology Museum. There’s a computer from 1976 that still works.
M: I didn’t even know that computers were made before 1980.
W: There are fewer than 70 of those ones left, and they’re selling for around $900,000 on the Internet.
M: What else do they have
W: Something called an Apple Lisa 2/5. Lisa is the daughter of Steve Jobs, the founder of Apple. There’s also a PowerBook 100, which is said to be the first laptop.
M: Wow, I’d love to go to see them all.
听下面一段对话，回答8至10题。
8. How long did the woman’s presentation last
A. 10 minutes. B. 20 minutes. C. 30 minutes.
9. What was the man’s last suggestion to the woman
A. To change the order of the data. B. To offer copies of the slides. C. To reduce the delivery speed.
10. How did the woman probably look during the presentation
A. Calm. B. Excited. C. Nervous.
【答案】8. A 9. B 10. A
【原文】
W: Professor Smith, I’m glad that my presentation is over. How did you think it went
M: Not too bad, but I think you just need to make some changes.
W: Like what
M: Well, the first thing was the length of your talk. It was only ten minutes and it was much too short. And I’m afraid thirty minutes is a bit long, so twenty minutes would probably be better.
W: What did you think of the order of the data
M: It was okay but you should work at the pace of the talk and make the delivery slower. The last thing that confused me was that you didn’t give out copies of your slides for people to take notes.
W: Oh, I got very nervous when I spoke in front of people, so I forgot to do that.
M: But you look very calm. It really didn’t show.
W: I wasn’t inside.
听下面一段对话，回答11至13题。
11. What will the woman do in the lunch club
A. Cook the meals. B. Make an appointment. C. Help with transport.
12. When will the woman take Mrs. Clara to see a doctor
A. Next Tuesday. B. Next Thursday. C. Next Friday.
13. What will the woman do for Mr. Paul next Friday
A. Decorate his kitchen. B. Weed his garden. C. Move house.
【答案】11. C 12. A 13. B
【原文】
W: Hello, I’ve just retired and I’d like to do some community service. What sort of thing can I do
M: Now, we run a lunch club in our village for the elderly. Some people in need are from neighboring villages, so we’re always lacking drivers.
W: I could help with that. What about help for individual residence
M: Well, we do it as a one off. In fact, there’s Mrs. Clara. She needs a lift to the hospital and we’re struggling to find someone. Her appointment is next Tuesday. Does that suit you
W: Yes, no problem.
M: Great, also next Friday. We’ll have some work done to Mr. Paul’s house before he moves in. We’ve got some people to decorate his kitchen but if you could do some weeding in his garden that would be wonderful.
W: Okay, I’ll enjoy that.
听下面一段对话，回答14至17题。
14. What is the man doing
A. Attending a lecture. B. Hosting a workshop. C. Conducting an interview.
15. Why is Emily doing unpaid work in the new season of the show
A. To follow the latest trend. B. To help raise the crew’s pay. C. To support the post-production.
16. What enables Emily to try different things in her field
A. Her college education. B. Her teaching experience. C. Her family tradition.
17. What does Emily think of her work at the Film Centre
A. Boring. B. Rewarding. C. Demanding.
【答案】14. C 15. C 16. A 17. B
【原文】
M: Emily, thank you for taking time out of your busy schedule to answer a few questions.
W: It’s my pleasure.
M: People say you’re doing unpaid work in the new season of My Fair Lady. Is this what the show business has become
W: No, not really. All of my acting in the new season is unpaid, but the crew is paid. This is to raise money for the postproduction of the show.
M: I notice you’ve tried many different kinds of things: film, TV, and even theater.
W: Yeah, that’s how I was trained at university. I work on anything that excites me.
M: Tell us about the six months you recently spent at the workshop of the Film Centre.
W: It was an unbelievable experience — teaching young actors and actresses and working with some great acting artists. It was also great to work in various labs, such as directors, writers and so on. It’s very helpful for making you a really well-rounded and active member of the film and television industry.
M: Thank you very much, Emily. We look forward to your new season.
听下面一段独白，回答18到20题。
18. Who is the speaker talking to
A. Sports club members. B. International tourists. C. University students.
19. Where did Emma work for a rugby team
A. In Manchester. B. In Dublin. C. In Vancouver.
20. What can be a challenge to Emma’s work
A. Competition in the health care industry.
B. Discrimination against female scientists.
C. Influence of misinformation on the public.
【答案】18. A 19. B 20. C
【原文】
Hi, everyone. This is the monthly meeting of our club. We’ve been fortunate to have got good advice from some famous athletes on how to improve our skills and build up our body. Today, we’ll hear something different. We’re honored to have Emma Wilson here. Emma is a health expert and lecturer from UBC, the University of British Columbia. Emma worked for a football team in Manchester, then for a very successful rugby team in Dublin, and finally ended up working here in Vancouver. Emma says it’s challenging to be a health expert, because people can be easily influenced by advertisements that lack scientific support. Also, people aren’t willing to change their views about food and nutrition as there is so much confusing information online. It’s really important to hear what experts say and that’s why we’ve invited Emma here. She isn’t going to tell us about everything we should eat, but she will teach us to make better choices. Let’s welcome Emma Wilson.
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
Nowadays, moviegoers are no longer content with merely watching the show on screen, and eager to step into the scenes and experience the daily lives of characters. A popular movie or TV drama has the power to make a city famous and generate a tourism boom.
Qingdao in Shandong
A famous film during last year’s Spring Festival was The Wandering Eart II. Interestingly, 90 percent of the film was actually shot in Qingdao. For sci-fi fans or film enthusiasts, visiting Qingdao to explore the movie’s filming locations has become a popular trend. During the Spring Festival the city recorded more than 3.75 million trips.
Dali in Yunnan
With the premiere (首映) of the TV drama Meet Yourself earlier last year, the Dali Bai Autonomous prefecture emerged as a highly sought-after tourism destination. The scenery and relaxing pace of life described in the drama lead to a tourism boom in Dali. During the Spring Festival, Yunnan province received the second most tourists in the nation with tourism revenue of 38.4 billion yuan, ranking top.
Ningbo Museum in Zhejiang
With the broadcast of the TV drama Three-Body Problem, Ningbo Museum has gained significant attention. Its regional cultural features, traditional architectural elements, and modern techniques serve as a vessel for history and culture. Following the TV show’s release, visitor numbers soared to 50,000 during the Spring Festival, marking a remarkable 220 percent year-on-year increase.
21. What influence does The Wandering Earth II bring
A. Sci-fic films have been great hits. B. More films will be shot in Qingdao.
C. Qingdao becomes popular with sci-fic fans. D. Tourism in the Spring Festival was a boom.
22. What attracts tourists to Dali in Meet Yourself
A. Local customs. B. Various life-styles. C. Awesome landscape. D. Charming characters.
23. What is the purpose of the article
A. To introduce a tourism trend. B. To showcase shooting locations.
C. To advertise films and dramas. D. To generate domestic tourism.
【答案】21. C 22. C 23. A
B
Fooled by Randomness is a famous book in Nassim Nicholas Taleb’s landmark Incerto series, an investigation of luck, uncertainty, probability, human error, risk, and decision-making in a world we don’t understand.
Now in a striking new hardcover edition, Fooled by Randomness is the word-of-mouth sensation that will change the way you think about business and the world. Nassim Nicholas Taleb — seasoned trader, renowned risk expert, knowledgeable scholar, and New York Times bestselling author of The Black Swan — has written a modern classic that turns on its head what we believe about luck and skill.
This book is about luck — or more precisely, about how we perceive and deal with luck in life and business. Set against the backdrop of the most notable forum in which luck is mistaken for skill — the world of trading — Fooled by Randomness provides captivating insight into one of the least understood factors in all our lives. Writing in an entertaining narrative style, the author tackles major intellectual issues related to the underestimation of the influence of happenstance on our lives.
The book is populated with a number of characters, some of whom have grasped, in their own way, the significance of chance: the baseball legend Yogi Berra; the philosopher of knowledge Karl Popper; the modern financier George Soros; and the Greek voyager Odysseus. We also meet the fictional Nero, who seems to understand the role of randomness in his professional life but falls victim to his own irrational foolishness.
However, the most recognizable character of all remains unnamed — the lucky fool who happens to be in the right place at the right time — he embodies the “survival of the least fit.” Such individuals attract devoted followers who believe in their mentor’s (导师) insights and methods. But no one can copy what is obtained by chance.
Are we capable of distinguishing the fortunate charlatan (冒充内行的人) from the genuine innovator Must we always try to uncover nonexistent messages in random events It may be impossible to guard ourselves against the unpredictability of the goddess Fortuna, but after reading Fooled by Randomness we can be a little better prepared.
24. What is Fooled by Randomness mainly about
A. The success of modern traders. B. The importance of skill in trading.
C. The role of luck in life and business. D. The impact of human errors on decision-making.
25. What’s the purpose of mentioning the characters in paragraph 4
A. To highlight the significance of their achievements.
B. To emphasize their success in the trading world.
C. To illustrate how foolishness always leads to failure.
D. To show examples of those who understood randomness.
26. What does “lucky fool” in paragraph 5 really refer to
A. A trader known for their skill and achievements.
B. A scholar famous for their insights and methods.
C. Someone who owes their success to skill, ignoring luck.
D. A person who foolishly undervalues hard work and devotion.
27. According to the passage, what mistake do people often make
A. They overestimate their personal abilities.
B. They fail to see how chance affects their success.
C. They depend heavily on guidance from mentors.
D. They overlook significant events in daily life.
【答案】24. C 25. D 26. C 27. B
C
In satellite images of the Earth from space, the United States seems to split in half: the eastern side is much brighter than the west. Across the Atlantic, Europe glints. The Nile Delta in Africa glows like a diamond. Farther east, Hong Kong and Shanghai are afire. Developed society, it’s clear, is where the light is.
A growing field of research suggests that night-time light itself is far more dangerous than the dark. Everything that lives on this planet evolved during billions of years along a reliable cycle of day and night. But artificial light breaks the cycle. This causes sleeplessness among astronauts who take pills but still get only six hours of shuteye. Shift workers, who rise with the night and work in blue light, experience not only disturbed circadian rhythms (昼夜节律), but an increased likelihood of breast cancer.
When we, in the industrialized world, do manage to turn off the lights, there are measurable, beneficial effects. In a widely reported paper last summer, Kenneth Wright at the University of Colorado took eight students camping in the Rocky Mountains for two weeks. They weren’t allowed to use any artificial light after sunset — only the glow of campfire. After a week, melatonin (褪黑素) started to rise at sunset, peak at midnight, and decrease just at sunrise. “Internal biological time under natural light-dark conditions tightly synchronizes with environmental time,” he said.
For those of us addicted to our glowing phones and tablets, an app called Flux can help. It ‘warms’ your device’s display screen so that it shifts red in the evening, more closely matching the color of the setting sun. Just a brief glimpse at your mobile phone at bedtime is enough to expose your eyes to artificial light, so fighting such a disturbance might be an exercise in vain. But even if we can’t completely contain our thirst for light, we can all make one small gesture, which could stimulate us to unplug a little more.
28. What can we infer from paragraph 2
A. Darkness poses health threats to shift workers.
B. Sleeplessness are more likely to cause breast cancer.
C. Humans can easily adapt to the changing surroundings.
D. Astronauts take pills to minimize day-and-night cycle disturbance.
29. What does the underlined word “synchronize with” in paragraph 3 mean
A. Correspond to. B. Interact with. C. Object to. D. Blend with.
30. How does Flux help reduce the harmful effects of artificial light
A. By blocking artificial lights. B. By warming the screen temperature.
C. By reducing screen brightness. D. By creating the natural change of light.
31. What’s the purpose of the final sentence
A. To settle a debate. B. To suggest a solution.
C. To promote a product. D. To contradict an assumption.
【答案】28. D 29. A 30. D 31. B
D
Metaphor is for most people a device of the poetic imagination and the rhetorical flourish - a matter of extraordinary rather than ordinary language. Moreover, metaphor is typically viewed as characteristic of language alone, a matter of words rather than thought or action. For this reason, most people think they can get along perfectly well without metaphor. We have found, on the contrary, that metaphor is pervasive in everyday life, not just in language but in thought and action as well. Our ordinary conceptual system, in terms of which we both think and act, is fundamentally metaphorical in nature.
The concepts that govern our thought are not just matters of the intellect. They also govern our everyday functioning, down to the most ordinary details. Our concepts structure what we perceive, how we get around in the world, and how we relate to other people. Our conceptual system thus plays a central role in defining our everyday realities. If we are right in suggesting that our conceptual system is largely metaphorical, then the way we think, what we experience, and what we do every day is very much a matter of metaphor.
But our conceptual system is not something we are normally aware of. In most of the little things we do every day, we simply think and act more or less automatically along certain lines. Just what these lines are is by no means obvious. One way to find out is by looking at language. Since communication is based on the same conceptual system that we use in thinking and acting, language is an important source of evidence for what that system is like.
To give some idea of what it could mean for a concept to be metaphorical and for such a concept to structure an everyday activity, let us start with the concept ARGUMENT and the conceptual metaphor ARGUMENT IS WAR. This metaphor is reflected in our everyday language by a wide variety of expressions: ARGUMENT IS WAR.
Your claims are indefensible.
He attacked every weak point in my argument.
His criticisms were right on target.
I demolished his argument.
I’ve never won an argument with him.
You disagree Okay, shoot!
If you use the strategy, he’ll wipe you out.
He shot down all of my arguments.
It is important to see that we don’t just talk about arguments in terms of war. We can actually win or lose arguments. We see the person we are arguing with as an opponent. We attack his positions and defend our own. We gain and lose ground. We plan and use strategies. If we find a position indefensible, we can abandon it and take a new line of attack. Many of the things we do in arguing are partially structured by the concept of war. Though there is no physical battle, there is a verbal battle, and the structure of an argument - attack, defense, counterattack, etc. -reflects this. It is in this sense that the ARGUMENT IS WAR metaphor is one that we live by in this culture; it structures the actions we perform in arguing.
32. Which of the following statements will the author most probably agree with
A. Metaphor is primarily a literary tool that polishes our thoughts and expressions.
B. The actions involved in argument is understood in terms of war conceptually.
C. People’s action is generally more dependent on metaphor than on concept.
D. The concept of argument exists on the precondition that there is war.
33. According to paragraph 3, what is the relationship between language and our conceptual system
A. Language and the conceptual system are structured separately and automatically.
B. The conceptual system remains inaccessible despite the revelation of language.
C. The conceptual system provides various definitions for our language.
D. Language provides clues to what constitutes the conceptual system.
34. The underlined word “demolished” is closet in meaning to “________”.
A. defeated B. dismissed C. justified D. favored
35. What can be inferred from the passage
A. War is non-verbal argument. B. Our communication is metaphorical.
C. Concepts are internally constructed. D. Few people speak in metaphorical language.
【答案】32. B 33. D 34. A 35. 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。
Earlier this month, OpenAI revealed a new version in training mode that is “good at creative writing.” Though its release date is unclear, as a longtime freshman composition instructor, I’m already aware of the problem of A. I.-assisted cheating in writing classes. 36 After all, students have been unvoluntarily exposed to an overwhelming amount of promotion around A. I., and have seen news that makes false claims about how powerful A. I. tools are.
But a creative writing student using A. I. In a memoir (传记) writing class What are you saying about your life if even you can’t be bothered to think about it.
Having written two memoirs, I know the challenges and pleasures of this work, and I want my students to experience those challenges, too. 37 Rather, it is about defining who you are, in part by revisiting particularly unpleasant experiences. This process makes the author more fully alive.
38 Using a machine that gathers information online and creates a fake version of you is not just cheating; it degrades our memories and humanity. Yet it’s not the students who concern me most, but a culture that undervalues writing and reading so much that some students think skipping them is a reasonable choice.
The only thing under my control as a teacher is what I do in my classroom. 39 Whether they write best-sellers or just scribble in journals, doing the work with their full selves is what truly matters.
Writing can be a way to preserve ourselves and even a form of resistance. 40
A. I’ll teach students to write honestly.
B. I can even sympathize, to an extent.
C. This may feel like a battle already lost.
D. Outsourcing your life story to AI is disheartening.
E. The act of writing a memoir is not just about saying “Look at me”.
F. That fighting spirit is our greatest strength and exists only within us.
G. It is upsetting to see AI creating fake stories, but maybe it’s just new storytelling.
【答案】36. B 37. E 38. D 39. A 40. F
第II卷（非选择题）
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。
A family has raised more than $250,000 for a Domino’s delivery driver, who was injured on Feb. 3 while delivering the family’s food. Barbara Gillespie’s 41 was captured on the family’s home security video and has become a hit, being 42 over 3 million times on TikTok.
The 72-year-old can be seen 43 after the collapse and 44 for dropping the food while a member of the household 45 to help. “I open the door and there she is just 46 on the ground attempting to rise,” Kevin Keighron, the homeowner, said. “She was more concerned about the 47 than anything else. But I said, ‘I don’t care about the food. I care about you.’”
Kevin Keighron and his wife Lacey Klein, of South Carolina, 48 a GoFundMe to leave an extra tip for Gillespie and over 14,000 individuals have since 49 . Over $250,000 has been raised to the campaign for Gillespie.
“We thought we would get her a bigger tip and bring it to her. We never 50 to get as much as we did,” mentioned Lacey Klein. “We were simply so 51 to inform her the following day.”
Gillespie expressed astonishment at the sum contributed by 52 . “I had nearly lost faith in people because so many individuals nowadays are so 53 ,” said Gillespie. “But here we encountered compassionate and 54 people. They are concerned about others... about a(n) 55 woman.”
41. A. failure B. error C. incident D. fall
42. A. posted B. viewed C. applauded D. observed
43. A. waving B. struggling C. bleeding D. trembling
44. A. apologizing B. compensating C. awaiting D. accounting
45. A. turned B. promised C. rushed D. resolved
46. A. rolling B. standing C. sitting D. lying
47. A. food B. tip C. salary D. comment
48. A. set up B. get through C. pick out D. depend on
49. A. replied B. donated C. contacted D. approached
50. A. agreed B. expected C. declined D. hesitated
51. A. thrilled B. annoyed C. disappointed D. embarrassed
52. A. neighbors B. customers C. organizers D. strangers
53. A. cruel B. generous C. sincere D. mean
54. A. curious B. courageous C. considerate D. modest
55. A. adventurous B. ineffective C. aged D. noble
【答案】41. D 42. B 43. B 44. A 45. C 46. D 47. A 48. A 49. B 50. B 51. A 52. D 53. D 54. C 55. C
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。
Ancient book restoration, a delicate and time-honored craft in China. It plays a key role in 56 (preserve) the nation’s written heritage — a legacy that carries the 57 (wise) of scholars and artists over millennia. For centuries, restorers have worked to repair old, damaged books, many of 58 are hundreds of years old and at risk of being lost.
The process of restoring an ancient book demands technical skill and cultural understanding. First, restorers clean the pages 59 (remove) dirt and mold. Then, they repair torn pages using special paper that matches 60 original in color and texture. This work requires great patience-restorers often spend weeks or even months on a single book. 61 is special about Chinese book restoration is its respect for the historical artifact 62 (it). Restorers try to make as few changes as possible, ensuring that the book’s original appearance and content are left undamaged.
Today, young people are joining this field. They learn from master restorers and also use modern technology, 63 digital scanning, to carry out their work accurately. In recent years, with 64 (interact) displays, restored book exhibitions 65 (inspire) more people to care about protecting cultural relics. This craft not only saves old books but also passes on the spirit of preserving history, a value that has been cherished by Chinese people for generations.
【答案】56. preserving 57. wisdom 58. which 59. to remove 60. the 61. What 62. itself 63. like 64. interactive 65. have inspired
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节 （满分15分）
假定你是李华，你的英国笔友Michael对中国文化和旅游兴趣浓厚。你得知名为“Discover China”的旅行团将于今年暑期组织为期两周的深度游。请你用英语写一封电子邮件，向他介绍以下信息并鼓励报名：
1.基本信息 (出发时间、行程城市及特色体验)；
2. 报名方式及截止日期。
注意:
1.写作词数应为80个左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题纸的相应位置作答。
Dear Michael,
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Best wishes,
Li Hua
【答案】例文
Dear Michael,
Knowing your deep curiosity about Chinese culture and travel, I’m thrilled to share news about the “Discover China” tour! Starting on July 10, this two-week package tour offers a journey into China’s history and culture.
All arrangements include flights and accommodation in Beijing, Xi’an, and Chengdu. What makes this tour unique is its focus on historical sites, from Beijing’s ancient architecture to Xi’an’s Terracotta Army, giving you insights into the profound Chinese civilization. Equally amazing are the pandas and the famous local cuisine in Chengdu.
To apply, please sign up on the official website and provide your details before June 30. Don’t miss this great opportunity!
Best wishes,
Li Hua
第二节（满分25分）
阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
I’m not known to be a particularly lucky person. Raffles (抽奖), t-shirt cannons, radio calls, random roommate selections — none of these ever seem to work out in my favor. But my fortune seemed to hit an all-time low last Monday.
The day started nice enough. I went to work, got off at five and decided to head to the beach. It was sweltering hot, and I knew the cool waters of Lake Michigan would help wash away my sweat. The first sign of trouble was when my cellphone navigation stopped working properly and showed the wrong directions. I was new to the area and didn’t quite know my way around yet, so I ended up taking a wrong turn and driving through a web of neighborhoods, turning a 10-minute drive into a 40-minute one.
But fine, I get lost often. I made it to the beach eventually. Took a quick dip in the water, had a bite of the butter paneer I had picked up earlier. I made it back to my car, pulling some clothes out to change into. As I headed to the restroom, I realized I had forgotten a shirt. So I walked back, tugged on the handle and realized with horror that my keys were sitting in the passenger seat of my car.
I called AAA (American Automobile Association). As it turns out, I don’t have an AAA membership. I called my parents and they anxiously tried to figure out how to add me to their card, while my phone battery was at 21% and dropping.
I called AAA again, and they informed me that they would be there in about an hour and a half, which seemed like a long time as I sat on top of the trunk of my car. The sun was lowering in the sky and the parking lot was emptying out. I heard thunder, and I saw people exiting the beach at an increasing rate. When I checked my weather app, I saw an alarming update: a heat advisory (预警), a 100% chance of a lightning storm, and a tornado warning.
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。
Fearful and alone, I stood frozen as thunder rolled closer.
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The kind lady drove me through the pounding rain toward a nearby Starbucks.
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【答案】Fearful and alone, I stood frozen as thunder rolled closer. The wind picked up, whipping sand against my legs, and raindrops began to fall down. Just as panic struck me, a silver sedan pulled up beside me. The window rolled down to reveal a middle-aged woman who had kind eyes. “You look like you could need some help,” she said, gesturing for me to get in. Without hesitation, I piled into her car, my relief drowning out the storm’s fury.
The kind lady drove me through the pounding rain toward a nearby Starbucks. She chatted calmly about the weather, her voice was steady in the chaos. Once inside, she bought me a hot coffee and insisted on waiting with me until AAA arrived. As we sat, the tornado alarm disappeared in the distance, but her presence turned the crisis into a strange, shared adventure. When the tow truck finally pulled up, she handed me her umbrella and smiled. “Good luck,” she said. “And maybe tomorrow will be your lucky day.” I watched her drive off, my heart oddly lighter—proof that even in misfortune, kindness could still shine through.
