巴蜀中学2026届高三12月月考
英语试卷
注意事项：
1.答题前，考生务必用黑色碳素笔将自己的姓名、准考证号、考场号、座位号在答题卡上填写清楚。
2.每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。在试题卷上作答无效。
3.考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。满分150分，考试用时120分钟。
第一部分 听力(共两节，满分30分)
注意，听力部分答题时，请先将答案标在试卷上。听力部分结束前，你将有两分钟的时间将答案转涂到答题卡上。
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。每段对话读两遍。
1. What will the speakers do next
A. Do some cleaning. B. Make some calls. C. Buy some fruit.
2. What is the relationship between the speakers
A. Strangers. B. Co-workers. C. Customer and waiter.
3. How does the man feel now
A. Nervous. B. Excited. C. Regretful.
4. Where was the man when he saw Rita
A. At a clinic. B. At a petrol station. C. At a pet store.
5. What was Lisa fined for this time
A. Drinking while driving.
B. Parking in the wrong place.
C. Using her phone while driving.
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。
听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。
6. Where does the conversation probably take place
A. At a concert. B. In a classroom. C. At a wedding.
7. What caused the woman to lose her voice
A. Cheering for a singer. B. Giving a presentation. C. Catching a cold.
听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。
8. What is the presentation about
A. A survey result. B. A new product. C. A working schedule.
9. Why does the woman suggest the man attend the presentation
A. To know more about marketing.
B. To find inspiration for his report.
C. To get familiar with the new team.
10. What time will the man meet the woman
A. At 2:45 p.m. B. At 3:00 p.m. C. At 3:15 p.m.
听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。
11. Why does the man come to the woman
A. To give a party invitation.
B. To get some ideas for a gift.
C. To ask about house decoration.
12. What does the lucky bamboo with eight sticks represent
A. Growth. B. Double happiness. C. Blessings.
13. Which of the following plants does the woman have in her bedroom
A. The lucky bamboo. B. Spider plants. C. The Chinese money plant.
听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。
14. How did the woman learn about the restaurant
A. From the map. B. From her family. C. From the hotel receptionist.
15. Where is the man’s company based
A. In Cairo. B. In Mexico. C. In Los Angeles.
16. How did the man sign contracts with distant clients in the past
A. By sending letters. B. By faxing the documents. C. By traveling to their places.
听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
17. What made the blog first known to the public
A. A newspaper report. B. A TV program. C. A photo.
18. What does Bonnie do for the blog
A. She takes photos. B. She acts as a model. C. She does the make-up.
19. What does Ella consider when choosing clothes
A. Whether they are handmade.
B. Whether they are affordable.
C. Whether they are comfortable.
20. Which decade has inspired Ella the most recently
A. The 1920s. B. The 1970s. C. The 1980s.
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
Text, Email, App, or Paper Note
How Teachers Like to Communicate With Parents
These days, teachers have a wide range of communication options for reaching parents — newsletters, emails, messaging apps, phone calls, and the classic flyer or paper notice.
Modern apps and platforms have allowed teachers to share videos and images, show parents student progress, and provide live updates and announcements to all the families in their class. Still, experts say teachers should be strategic about how they use tech tools to communicate with parents. For instance, they should be mindful of the fact that not every family has access to smartphones with internet access. And teachers should be clear with their expectations and boundaries for using the tools, so parents don’t always expect immediate responses after working hours.
Educators voted in an informal poll (调查) about how technology has affected their communication with parents. Half of the 510 respondents said technology has helped, while 5% said it hurts their communication. Forty-five percent said it has pros and cons. Here are some of their responses.
“Proof of documentation sent. If they choose not to read it or respond, not my problem. There is no more, ‘he said, she said’.”
Elle M.
“No more miscommunication. All papers are saved for parents, students, admin, and teachers. Yes, we had homework. Yes, they were given due dates well in advance. Work was submitted [Show] me on your computer.”
Phil K.
“I think parents pay more attention when I hand their child a piece of paper. I can send so many reminders electronically and still have parents not pay attention. We have alarms and calendars on our phones, and we avoid using them.”
Christina W.
“Parents still don’t read emails and still only read and respond to text messages. It’s amazing that we haven’t figured this out.”
Shawn R.
21. What do experts suggest teachers do when using tech tools to communicate with parents
A. Make instant responses. B. Set communication rules.
C. Provide personalized visuals. D. Recommend smartphone apps.
22. What do both Elle M. and Phil K. value most about digital communication with parents
A. Higher efficiency. B. Reduced paper use.
C. Improved accountability. D. Greater parent engagement.
23. Which form of communication does Cristina W. find most effective
A. Phone calls. B. Text messages. C. Paper notes. D. Email reminders.
B
Normally I pass my morning commute (通勤) absorbed in a book, headphones on. I miss a lot of what’s going on around me, but my reading hours are so limited and my “Books Read in2025” list is so embarrassingly short that I give up presence to get a couple of chapters in.
On a recent day, however, I kept my book in my bag and made a game of looking at the people around me and imagining what their voices sound like. This game isn’t really fun, as games go, but it keeps me occupied, noticing, engaged with the world rather than ignoring it.
In his poem “Everything Is Waiting for You,” David Whyte addresses the fundamental error of assuming separateness from everything and everyone else. “As if life / were a progressive and cunning crime / with no witness to the tiny hidden transgressions (越界).” He advises the reader to become alert. “You must note / the way the soap dish enables you, or the window latch grants you freedom.” The ordinary items around us are animate in his reading of the world. And not only that—— they’re likely to look on us favorably, to enable us, free us.
My retreat (躲避) into books while on the train is only partly about getting reading done. It’s also about shutting out distraction, because I think that whatever is happening around me is disturbing, at the very least extraneous to my central purpose, which is getting from A to B.
Sitting and just being in space with strangers, instead of retreating into a book or a phone, sometimes requires a mental shift. Who and what else is here What if these noise-canceling headphones are keeping me from hearing the actually quite charming voices of the people beside me If I want to feel more connected to other people, then what’s protective isn’t always productive.
Or, as Whyte instructs, “Put down the weight of your aloneness and ease into the /conversation.”
24. Why does the author usually bury herself in a book during her commute
A. To catch up on reading. B. To improve her public image.
C. To observe strangers secretly. D. To make the commute feel shorter.
25. What does David Whyte seem to think of the world in his poem
A. A test that challenges us.
B. A presence that supports us.
C. A stage where we perform alone.
D. A place where we make mistakes.
26. What does the underlined word “extraneous” in Paragraph 4 mean
A. Irrelevant. B. Dangerous. C. Unusual. D. Essential.
27. What does the author encourage readers to do
A. Keep to yourself and avoid small talk.
B. Escape into books and block out noise.
C. Listen to inner thoughts and reflect on them.
D. Put down the headphones and tune in to others.
C
In the UK, there are more and more sport utility vehicles (SUVs) and similar types of large cars on the streets. Cars are getting bigger, and that is a problem.
It makes sense that larger cars are more dangerous if they run you over. Their fronts are taller than other cars’ and this is bad news for cyclists and pedestrians if one of these cars hits you. Cars are also getting wider — a trend known as “carspreading”. There is only so much road space, and more of it being taken up by cars means there is less of it for people cycling or using other modes of transport.
The extra size of these cars also makes for more air pollution. Even if SUVs are electric, fine particles (颗粒) from tyres and brakes are now major sources of pollution in urban air. As SUVs are heavier than other cars, they tend to produce more tyre and brake particles, so we don’t see the same clean air benefits from electric SUVs as we do from smaller electric cars.
So what can we do to make fewer of these large, dangerous, high-emission SUVs Here are a few suggestions. There are now clean-air zones in some big cities. These stimulate people to think about pollution from older cars, although they aren’t directed at vehicle size. This is changing in the UK, however, as Cardiff Council in October approved plans to charge the owners of SUVs and larger cars more for residential parking permits.
As well as parking regulations, national governments could consider changes to vehicle taxes, for instance, to encourage smaller cars. Taxing large vehicles more would be in line with their cost to society through road danger and pollution.
Some people have reasons to need a larger car. But now that around half of new car sales are SUVs, we need to be clear about the dangers they bring.
28. What is a concern about large vehicles
A. They cause more traffic jams. B. They distract other road users.
C. They block smaller cars from view. D. They increase injury risk in an accident.
29. How does the author explain the pollution problem of SUVs in Paragraph 3
A. By quoting experts’ opinions.
B. By giving drivers’ personal stories.
C. By providing statistics on vehicle pollution.
D. By linking vehicle weight to particle pollution.
30. What approach is central to the suggested solutions
A. Increasing ownership costs. B. Upgrading parking facilities.
C. Providing government funds. D. Launching media campaigns.
31. What is a suitable title for the text
A. Going Electric B. Running Out of Road
C. The Comeback of SUVs D. Why Cars Keep Getting Bigger
D
All alone, the small brown coin lay on the windowsill. Occasionally, a spider or a fly came by; he wore spider webs, and a light layer of dust. The morning sun warmed him, then moved away. He had been placed there “in case”, and so he waited.
No one needed him for much of anything, these days. Policymakers kept remarking, woundingly, that it cost more to make each penny (in 2024, 3.69 cents) than it was worth. That was why, they explained, they would be ending production in 2026.
For some time now, people had soured on him. When he was handed over in change, shoppers waved him away with “Keep the penny”. Increasingly, they simply waved a card and ignored him. He had spent longer and longer simply lying around.
In economic terms, however, he liked to think he was still important, encouraging careful budgeting. The price was calculated down to the smallest detail (namely, him). When a product was priced at $19.99, rather than $20, people were more willing to buy it, boosting the economy.
Then there was the matter of charity. Where would all those boxes be, without the likes of him In several cities cents were harvested for good causes; school children collected them in cloth bags. Thousands of dollars were raised that way, little by little.
Such arguments, however, plainly did not persuade policymakers. What, then, was his future, and that of any other penny As an accessory, perhaps. After all, pennies were lucky. A good-looking cent, as cents went, he could become a button. Glued to a leg, he could stop a chair from wobbling (摇晃). There were worse fates, such as being thrown in a fountain.
None of this was what he had been made for. And so, with humility (谦卑), he accepted his new purpose in national life. Perhaps, some day, he would hear his owner say: “Glad I kept that penny.” In the far future he might become rare and valuable. This was his chief comfort that some people, at least, would still appreciate that face value and true worth are not at all the same thing.
32. Which paragraph presents an argument against policymakers’ decision
A. Paragraph 1. B. Paragraph 2. C. Paragraph 3. D. Paragraph 4.
33. Why is charity mentioned in Paragraph 5
A. To introduce new problems in charity work.
B. To raise concerns about wasting small coins.
C. To give further evidence of the penny’s value.
D. To make a contrast between giving and spending.
34. What would the penny imagine as its best possible future
A. Becoming a collectible. B. Ending up in a fountain.
C. Being used as a decoration. D. Being remade into a new coin.
35. What is the overall tone of the text
A. Very formal but a bit dry. B. Mildly humorous but a bit sad.
C. Seemingly calm but a bit distant. D. Highly romantic but a bit unreal.
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。
Jelly belly. Thunder thighs. Muffin top. When it comes to body fat, we aren’t short of unkind words for it. Many societies tend to view fat as soft body tissue that keeps us warm at best, if not something annoying to be rid of. ____36____
There is, of course, a serious downside to too much body fat. We know only too well that obesity (肥胖) is linked to numerous health conditions, including cancers and type 2 diabetes.Even so, many people who are obese don’t experience these ill effects, a clue that something more complex is going on. ____37____ Instead, it is a vital, dynamic body part, an organ in its own right that works with the brain, the bones and more to help keep us healthy.
This fundamental reframing of fat helps us better understand obesity — not as moral failure,but as organ failure. ____38____ Indeed, efforts are now being directed towards new ways to“reprogram” malfunctioning fat cells to restore health and perhaps even transform“unhealthy”obesity into a more benign (良性) form.
____39____ Many of the benefits of today’s weight-loss drugs seem to come not from the kilograms they help us lose, but rather from improving fat distribution and function. Achieving this transformation would be revolutionary, not only in improving health but also in reframing what healthy body shapes look like.
If fat could be reprogrammed, many more of us might live longer, healthier lives without obsessing over our size. Turning that hope into reality will take careful work. ____40____
A. There is another problem at play.
B. But it is time to reshape that thinking.
C. It turns out that fat is far from passive.
D. This is the main reason why obesity is on the rise.
E. Encouragingly, this may not require dramatic weight loss.
F. And a better understanding of fat’s biology is a good place to start.
G. It can move us on from fat-shaming to developing better medical treatments.
第三部分 语言运用(共两节，满分30分)
第一节(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Consisting of a gigantic yard, a wooded ravine (沟壑), and a small pond, the property where I grew up was a perfect place for seven boys.
Situated next to the ravine, our house dominated the ____41____. From the sink at the kitchen’s window, Mom could look over the entire backyard, where nothing ____42____ her watchful eyes. She’d say, “You’re tearing up the grass!” Dad would reply, “We’re ____43____ boys.”
Dad was a hard-working man, but not ____44____ to the occasional clowning-around-for-a-laugh. And Mom knew that all too well.
One summer, Dad decided to ____45____ a tree house in an oak just beyond the backyard fence. This led to a ____46____ Saturday afternoon, with Dad hammering away on the only finished part — the floor. At the time, my brothers and I were working beneath the oak, doing jobs that Dad ____47____.
Suddenly, we saw one corner of the floor give way. My brother screamed “Dad! ” while I watched in ____48____. Dad grabbed for the nearest ____49____, but they were too far away. He _____50_____ on his hands and knees down the sloping floor, and his body launched head first over the side.
At that precise moment, Mom happened to step to the _____51_____, where she witnessed Dad perform a perfect somersault (空翻) in midair and land _____52_____ on his feet. Immediately, she _____53_____ out and yelled “Jack! Quit _____54_____ in front of the boys!”
After Mom walked back into the house, Dad looked at his sons, and we all burst out laughing. If Mom only _____55_____…
41. A. sky B. earth C. market D. landscape
42. A. impressed B. escaped C. covered D. widened
43. A. inviting B. protecting C. raising D. discovering
44. A. opposed B. devoted C. accustomed D. addicted
45. A. build B. visit C. decorate D. pick
46. A. cloudy B. boring C. beautiful D. leisurely
47. A. hated B. assigned C. obtained D. created
48. A. anticipation B. horror C. confusion D. surprise
49. A. roots B. houses C. tools D. branches
50. A. slid B. rested C. turned D. fell
51. A. yard B. pond C. house D. sink
52. A. gently B. awkwardly C. safely D. painfully
53. A. helped B. pointed C. set D. stormed
54. A. making up B. showing off C. breaking down D. standing out
55. A. knew B. remembered C. suspected D. emphasized
第二节(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
The Scots may well have standardized golf as we know it, making ____56____ a game of 18 holes. But it is still uncertain ____57____ first came up with the idea. The Romans played a game called paganica, in which a ball stuffed with feathers and wool ____58____ (hit) with a bent stick, while the Dutch played a stick-and-ball game called colf as early as the 13th century.
But the most interesting — and in many ways convincing — evidence ever ____59____ (document) of an early version of golf comes from China. A game called chuiwan became popular in the Song dynasty. Players used ten clubs to hit wooden balls towards ____60____ (bright) coloured flags — sound familiar They had a club for long distances, a precursor (前身) of the modern-day driver, and the tee was called the ji, or base ____61____ English.
There was even an early version of the R&A Rules of Golf: Wan Jing, or The Classic of the Ball, published during the Yuan dynasty. It ____62____ (lay) out the rules, and placed great ____63____ (emphasize) on sportsmanship and correct behaviour — similar to modern golf. There’s also a reference in an ancient book to an official of the Southern Tang dynasty ____64____ (tell) his daughter to “dig holes in the ground” so he could hit a ball into them using a special stick.
The game seems ____65____ (die) out in China during the Qing dynasty, but it certainly qualifies as a royal and ancient game.
第四部分 写作 (共两节，满分40分)
第一节 (满分15分)
66. 假定你是李华，你所在的学校阅读社将举办“走进公共图书馆”主题活动，计划展播一系列国外中学生介绍当地公共图书馆的短片。请你给英国笔友 Mike 写封邮件，邀请他录制相关视频，内容包括：
1.活动介绍；
2.视频内容。
注意：
1.写作词数应为80个左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Dear Mike,
I hope this email finds you well.
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
第二节 (满分25分)
67. 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 tried not to worry, but I was scared. The job I had lost was a good job, and I was good at it. It wasn't my fault that I lost it; it was just what happens when a government contract isn’t renewed.
My full-time job now was finding a full-time job. I searched diligently and tried everything I knew to find work, but without success. Weeks went by. If I didn’t find a job soon, I wouldn’t be able to pay the rent on my apartment — a modest two-bedroom in a four-story walkup. And then what
It was the early 1970s and job hunting was done the 1970s way. Print copies of your résumé (简历). Mark the jobs you think you might qualify for. Write a hello-I’m-wonderful cover letter, put it in an envelope with your résumé, and mail it to the employer. Make phone calls and knock on every door.
One Saturday morning, the knock came on my door.
Silently grumbling (抱怨), I arose and walked down the hall, temporarily abandoning my collection of Help Wanted ads and stack of résumés on the kitchen table. Why was it that every time I got my daughter settled down with her toys and started my job search, someone interrupted me
“Hi,” said a smiling woman in jeans when I opened the door. “I’m Melba. I just moved in upstairs. Can I borrow your phone for a minute I’d like to call the phone company and ask them to turn mine on.”
A neighbor in need — of course, I would help. “Hi, Melba. Sure, come on in. I’m Carole,” I said, leading the attractive woman who looked about my age — early thirties — to the phone mounted on my kitchen wall. “Help yourself while I run into the other room and check on my little one.”
Returning a few minutes later, I found Melba holding the phone to her ear and looking down at my résumé on the table. Apparently, the phone-company rep had placed her on hold for a moment.
注意：
1.写作词数应为150个左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Soon, her conversation was finished , and I invited her to sit down.
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
It was the most informal job interview I’d ever had.
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答案版
巴蜀中学2026届高三12月月考
英语试卷
注意事项：
1.答题前，考生务必用黑色碳素笔将自己的姓名、准考证号、考场号、座位号在答题卡上填写清楚。
2.每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。在试题卷上作答无效。
3.考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。满分150分，考试用时120分钟。
第一部分 听力(共两节，满分30分)
注意，听力部分答题时，请先将答案标在试卷上。听力部分结束前，你将有两分钟的时间将答案转涂到答题卡上。
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。每段对话读两遍。
1. What will the speakers do next
A. Do some cleaning. B. Make some calls. C. Buy some fruit.
【答案】A
【原文】M: My mom called just now, saying she’ll visit us at the end of the week. We need to clear out the kitchen.
W: Good idea. I don’t want her to criticize us. The first thing we should do is throw out the bad fruit.
2. What is the relationship between the speakers
A. Strangers. B. Co-workers. C. Customer and waiter.
【答案】A
【原文】M: Excuse me, is this seat taken
W: No, please have a seat.
M: Thanks. By the way, do they have Wi-Fi
W: Yes, just ask the server for the password.
M: Awesome, thanks for the info.
3. How does the man feel now
A. Nervous. B. Excited. C. Regretful.
【答案】C
【原文】W: Did you attend Friday night's basketball game
M: No, I couldn't make it.
W: You should have been there. It was intense. Our team won 101 to 98.
M: I wish I'd been free that night. I'm kind of mad that I didn't go.
4. Where was the man when he saw Rita
A. At a clinic. B. At a petrol station. C. At a pet store.
【答案】B
【原文】W: Have you seen Rita lately
M: Yes, I saw her last week when I was out picking up some medicine. On the way, I stopped for gas and saw her going into a pet store.
5. What was Lisa fined for this time
A. Drinking while driving.
B. Parking in the wrong place.
C. Using her phone while driving.
【答案】C
【原文】M: Did you hear Lisa got caught texting while driving She had to pay a fine. It hasn’t even been a month since she was fined for parking in the wrong place.
W: Well, that’s good. It’s so dangerous, about as dangerous as driving drunk in my opinion.
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。
听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。
6. Where does the conversation probably take place
A. At a concert. B. In a classroom. C. At a wedding.
7. What caused the woman to lose her voice
A. Cheering for a singer. B. Giving a presentation. C. Catching a cold.
【答案】6. B 7. A
【原文】M: I noticed your voice didn’t sound quite right during your presentation just now. I hope you’re not getting this horrible cold that’s been going around our school.
W: Definitely not. I was at Taylor Swift’s concert last Saturday. I guess I got a bit carried away showing my support.
M: Ha...Well, I’m sure that’s a once-in-a-lifetime craze.
W: Yeah, I hope my voice can get better soon. My uncle’s getting married this weekend and I’m meant to be singing at the wedding.
M: Oh, well, I’ll keep my fingers crossed for you then.
听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。
8. What is the presentation about
A. A survey result. B. A new product. C. A working schedule.
9. Why does the woman suggest the man attend the presentation
A. To know more about marketing.
B. To find inspiration for his report.
C. To get familiar with the new team.
10. What time will the man meet the woman
A. At 2:45 p.m. B. At 3:00 p.m. C. At 3:15 p.m.
【答案】8 B 9. C 10. A
【原文】W: Ella, are you free this afternoon The product design team is scheduled to make a presentation on Trend, our latest mobile phone, at 3 PM.
M: Actually, I am occupied with writing an urgent survey report.
W: I know you’re quite busy because you just came to our design department from the marketing department, but it will really help you settle in here if you attend it.
M: Okay, I think I can fit it into my schedule. Where will it be held
W: It will take place in our main conference room on the fifth floor of the enterprise’s east wing. It’s just a 5-minute walk from your office. If you’d like I’ll walk you over there.
M: I appreciate it. I’m still a stranger here. I’ll stop by your office a quarter before the presentation begins.
听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。
11. Why does the man come to the woman
A. To give a party invitation.
B. To get some ideas for a gift.
C. To ask about house decoration.
12. What does the lucky bamboo with eight sticks represent
A. Growth. B. Double happiness. C. Blessings.
13. Which of the following plants does the woman have in her bedroom
A. The lucky bamboo. B. Spider plants. C. The Chinese money plant.
【答案】11. B 12. A 13. C
【原文】M: Hey, Emma. My sister is going to have a housewarming party in her new house. I was thinking of getting her some indoor plants as a gift, but plants aren't really my thing.
W: How about a lucky bamboo It is believed to bring luck to the household. She can place it in the living room.
M: Quite interesting.
W: According to Chinese traditions, the significance of the lucky bamboo is tied to how many sticks it has. For example, 2 sticks represent double happiness, 5 represent blessings and wealth, and 3 more represent growth.
M: Nice What about something for her study room
W: A Chinese money plant would be great. It only needs watering weekly. I placed one in my bedroom and it is growing well. Spider plants are also a good choice.
M: Thanks.
听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。
14. How did the woman learn about the restaurant
A. From the map. B. From her family. C. From the hotel receptionist.
15. Where is the man’s company based
A. In Cairo. B. In Mexico. C. In Los Angeles.
16. How did the man sign contracts with distant clients in the past
A. By sending letters. B. By faxing the documents. C. By traveling to their places.
【答案】14. B 15. C 16. C
【原文】W: Carl, my sister recommended a local restaurant. Let’s go there tonight.
M: Is that the one the hotel receptionist just talked about
W: No, not that one. It’s a bit far from our hotel. Let me check a map.
M: Now, sorry. I’ve just got an email from my manager. He says there will be a staff meeting scheduled for this evening.
W: What No way! It’s at least a 4-hour flight from Mexico to Los Angeles. How can you attend the meeting
M: Make it easy. We can have online meetings anywhere now. In the past, I had to wait for a fax or a letter to get the information. If I needed to sign a contract with a client who is far away, I had to go there in person. But nowadays, a simple video call can solve everything.
W: But sometimes the convenience comes at a cost. Right now, it feels like our vacation time is being consumed by work. This is our first trip since we got married in Cairo.
M: Sorry, but I promise it will be over soon, and then we can enjoy our time together.
听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
17. What made the blog first known to the public
A. A newspaper report. B. A TV program. C. A photo.
18. What does Bonnie do for the blog
A. She takes photos. B. She acts as a model. C. She does the make-up.
19. What does Ella consider when choosing clothes
A. Whether they are handmade.
B. Whether they are affordable.
C. Whether they are comfortable.
20. Which decade has inspired Ella the most recently
A. The 1920s. B. The 1970s. C. The 1980s.
【答案】17. A 18. C 19. B 20. A
【原文】W: Good afternoon, I’m Ella. My blog is about clothes for students. I didn’t get many hits at first, but one newspaper wrote something about me and more people started to look at the blog. Then a local TV channel interviewed me for a program. Since then, the blog has developed even faster, so I’m no longer working alone. A photographer agreed to take some shots for the site. To better show the clothes, my brother, Eden, offered to be my model. I also considered hiring a makeup artist. Luckily, Bonnie, my talented friend, helped me. I make sure I include all kinds of clothes to suit a range of tastes for my readers. I try to think about their budgets too. Most of the clothes I talk about are readily available. As well as showing the latest styles, I also feature classic clothes I’ve found in secondhand shops. Believe it or not, those from the 1920s are the richest sources of ideas for my recent blog posts. Although people enjoyed the clothes from the 1970s most, I also got positive comments about stuff from the 1980s.
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
Text, Email, App, or Paper Note
How Teachers Like to Communicate With Parents
These days, teachers have a wide range of communication options for reaching parents — newsletters, emails, messaging apps, phone calls, and the classic flyer or paper notice.
Modern apps and platforms have allowed teachers to share videos and images, show parents student progress, and provide live updates and announcements to all the families in their class. Still, experts say teachers should be strategic about how they use tech tools to communicate with parents. For instance, they should be mindful of the fact that not every family has access to smartphones with internet access. And teachers should be clear with their expectations and boundaries for using the tools, so parents don’t always expect immediate responses after working hours.
Educators voted in an informal poll (调查) about how technology has affected their communication with parents. Half of the 510 respondents said technology has helped, while 5% said it hurts their communication. Forty-five percent said it has pros and cons. Here are some of their responses.
“Proof of documentation sent. If they choose not to read it or respond, not my problem. There is no more, ‘he said, she said’.”
Elle M.
“No more miscommunication. All papers are saved for parents, students, admin, and teachers. Yes, we had homework. Yes, they were given due dates well in advance. Work was submitted [Show] me on your computer.”
Phil K.
“I think parents pay more attention when I hand their child a piece of paper. I can send so many reminders electronically and still have parents not pay attention. We have alarms and calendars on our phones, and we avoid using them.”
Christina W.
“Parents still don’t read emails and still only read and respond to text messages. It’s amazing that we haven’t figured this out.”
Shawn R.
21. What do experts suggest teachers do when using tech tools to communicate with parents
A. Make instant responses. B. Set communication rules.
C. Provide personalized visuals. D. Recommend smartphone apps.
22. What do both Elle M. and Phil K. value most about digital communication with parents
A. Higher efficiency. B. Reduced paper use.
C. Improved accountability. D. Greater parent engagement.
23. Which form of communication does Cristina W. find most effective
A. Phone calls. B. Text messages. C. Paper notes. D. Email reminders.
【答案】21. B 22. C 23. C
B
Normally I pass my morning commute (通勤) absorbed in a book, headphones on. I miss a lot of what’s going on around me, but my reading hours are so limited and my “Books Read in2025” list is so embarrassingly short that I give up presence to get a couple of chapters in.
On a recent day, however, I kept my book in my bag and made a game of looking at the people around me and imagining what their voices sound like. This game isn’t really fun, as games go, but it keeps me occupied, noticing, engaged with the world rather than ignoring it.
In his poem “Everything Is Waiting for You,” David Whyte addresses the fundamental error of assuming separateness from everything and everyone else. “As if life / were a progressive and cunning crime / with no witness to the tiny hidden transgressions (越界).” He advises the reader to become alert. “You must note / the way the soap dish enables you, or the window latch grants you freedom.” The ordinary items around us are animate in his reading of the world. And not only that—— they’re likely to look on us favorably, to enable us, free us.
My retreat (躲避) into books while on the train is only partly about getting reading done. It’s also about shutting out distraction, because I think that whatever is happening around me is disturbing, at the very least extraneous to my central purpose, which is getting from A to B.
Sitting and just being in space with strangers, instead of retreating into a book or a phone, sometimes requires a mental shift. Who and what else is here What if these noise-canceling headphones are keeping me from hearing the actually quite charming voices of the people beside me If I want to feel more connected to other people, then what’s protective isn’t always productive.
Or, as Whyte instructs, “Put down the weight of your aloneness and ease into the /conversation.”
24. Why does the author usually bury herself in a book during her commute
A. To catch up on reading. B. To improve her public image.
C. To observe strangers secretly. D. To make the commute feel shorter.
25. What does David Whyte seem to think of the world in his poem
A. A test that challenges us.
B. A presence that supports us.
C. A stage where we perform alone.
D. A place where we make mistakes.
26. What does the underlined word “extraneous” in Paragraph 4 mean
A. Irrelevant. B. Dangerous. C. Unusual. D. Essential.
27. What does the author encourage readers to do
A. Keep to yourself and avoid small talk.
B. Escape into books and block out noise.
C. Listen to inner thoughts and reflect on them.
D. Put down the headphones and tune in to others.
【答案】24. A 25. B 26. A 27. D
C
In the UK, there are more and more sport utility vehicles (SUVs) and similar types of large cars on the streets. Cars are getting bigger, and that is a problem.
It makes sense that larger cars are more dangerous if they run you over. Their fronts are taller than other cars’ and this is bad news for cyclists and pedestrians if one of these cars hits you. Cars are also getting wider — a trend known as “carspreading”. There is only so much road space, and more of it being taken up by cars means there is less of it for people cycling or using other modes of transport.
The extra size of these cars also makes for more air pollution. Even if SUVs are electric, fine particles (颗粒) from tyres and brakes are now major sources of pollution in urban air. As SUVs are heavier than other cars, they tend to produce more tyre and brake particles, so we don’t see the same clean air benefits from electric SUVs as we do from smaller electric cars.
So what can we do to make fewer of these large, dangerous, high-emission SUVs Here are a few suggestions. There are now clean-air zones in some big cities. These stimulate people to think about pollution from older cars, although they aren’t directed at vehicle size. This is changing in the UK, however, as Cardiff Council in October approved plans to charge the owners of SUVs and larger cars more for residential parking permits.
As well as parking regulations, national governments could consider changes to vehicle taxes, for instance, to encourage smaller cars. Taxing large vehicles more would be in line with their cost to society through road danger and pollution.
Some people have reasons to need a larger car. But now that around half of new car sales are SUVs, we need to be clear about the dangers they bring.
28. What is a concern about large vehicles
A. They cause more traffic jams. B. They distract other road users.
C. They block smaller cars from view. D. They increase injury risk in an accident.
29. How does the author explain the pollution problem of SUVs in Paragraph 3
A. By quoting experts’ opinions.
B. By giving drivers’ personal stories.
C. By providing statistics on vehicle pollution.
D. By linking vehicle weight to particle pollution.
30. What approach is central to the suggested solutions
A. Increasing ownership costs. B. Upgrading parking facilities.
C. Providing government funds. D. Launching media campaigns.
31. What is a suitable title for the text
A. Going Electric B. Running Out of Road
C. The Comeback of SUVs D. Why Cars Keep Getting Bigger
【答案】28. D 29. D 30. A 31. B
D
All alone, the small brown coin lay on the windowsill. Occasionally, a spider or a fly came by; he wore spider webs, and a light layer of dust. The morning sun warmed him, then moved away. He had been placed there “in case”, and so he waited.
No one needed him for much of anything, these days. Policymakers kept remarking, woundingly, that it cost more to make each penny (in 2024, 3.69 cents) than it was worth. That was why, they explained, they would be ending production in 2026.
For some time now, people had soured on him. When he was handed over in change, shoppers waved him away with “Keep the penny”. Increasingly, they simply waved a card and ignored him. He had spent longer and longer simply lying around.
In economic terms, however, he liked to think he was still important, encouraging careful budgeting. The price was calculated down to the smallest detail (namely, him). When a product was priced at $19.99, rather than $20, people were more willing to buy it, boosting the economy.
Then there was the matter of charity. Where would all those boxes be, without the likes of him In several cities cents were harvested for good causes; school children collected them in cloth bags. Thousands of dollars were raised that way, little by little.
Such arguments, however, plainly did not persuade policymakers. What, then, was his future, and that of any other penny As an accessory, perhaps. After all, pennies were lucky. A good-looking cent, as cents went, he could become a button. Glued to a leg, he could stop a chair from wobbling (摇晃). There were worse fates, such as being thrown in a fountain.
None of this was what he had been made for. And so, with humility (谦卑), he accepted his new purpose in national life. Perhaps, some day, he would hear his owner say: “Glad I kept that penny.” In the far future he might become rare and valuable. This was his chief comfort that some people, at least, would still appreciate that face value and true worth are not at all the same thing.
32. Which paragraph presents an argument against policymakers’ decision
A. Paragraph 1. B. Paragraph 2. C. Paragraph 3. D. Paragraph 4.
33. Why is charity mentioned in Paragraph 5
A. To introduce new problems in charity work.
B. To raise concerns about wasting small coins.
C. To give further evidence of the penny’s value.
D. To make a contrast between giving and spending.
34. What would the penny imagine as its best possible future
A. Becoming a collectible. B. Ending up in a fountain.
C. Being used as a decoration. D. Being remade into a new coin.
35. What is the overall tone of the text
A. Very formal but a bit dry. B. Mildly humorous but a bit sad.
C. Seemingly calm but a bit distant. D. Highly romantic but a bit unreal.
【答案】32. D 33. C 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。
Jelly belly. Thunder thighs. Muffin top. When it comes to body fat, we aren’t short of unkind words for it. Many societies tend to view fat as soft body tissue that keeps us warm at best, if not something annoying to be rid of. ____36____
There is, of course, a serious downside to too much body fat. We know only too well that obesity (肥胖) is linked to numerous health conditions, including cancers and type 2 diabetes.Even so, many people who are obese don’t experience these ill effects, a clue that something more complex is going on. ____37____ Instead, it is a vital, dynamic body part, an organ in its own right that works with the brain, the bones and more to help keep us healthy.
This fundamental reframing of fat helps us better understand obesity — not as moral failure,but as organ failure. ____38____ Indeed, efforts are now being directed towards new ways to“reprogram” malfunctioning fat cells to restore health and perhaps even transform“unhealthy”obesity into a more benign (良性) form.
____39____ Many of the benefits of today’s weight-loss drugs seem to come not from the kilograms they help us lose, but rather from improving fat distribution and function. Achieving this transformation would be revolutionary, not only in improving health but also in reframing what healthy body shapes look like.
If fat could be reprogrammed, many more of us might live longer, healthier lives without obsessing over our size. Turning that hope into reality will take careful work. ____40____
A. There is another problem at play.
B. But it is time to reshape that thinking.
C. It turns out that fat is far from passive.
D. This is the main reason why obesity is on the rise.
E. Encouragingly, this may not require dramatic weight loss.
F. And a better understanding of fat’s biology is a good place to start.
G. It can move us on from fat-shaming to developing better medical treatments.
【答案】36. B 37. C 38. G 39. E 40. F
第三部分 语言运用(共两节，满分30分)
第一节(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Consisting of a gigantic yard, a wooded ravine (沟壑), and a small pond, the property where I grew up was a perfect place for seven boys.
Situated next to the ravine, our house dominated the ____41____. From the sink at the kitchen’s window, Mom could look over the entire backyard, where nothing ____42____ her watchful eyes. She’d say, “You’re tearing up the grass!” Dad would reply, “We’re ____43____ boys.”
Dad was a hard-working man, but not ____44____ to the occasional clowning-around-for-a-laugh. And Mom knew that all too well.
One summer, Dad decided to ____45____ a tree house in an oak just beyond the backyard fence. This led to a ____46____ Saturday afternoon, with Dad hammering away on the only finished part — the floor. At the time, my brothers and I were working beneath the oak, doing jobs that Dad ____47____.
Suddenly, we saw one corner of the floor give way. My brother screamed “Dad! ” while I watched in ____48____. Dad grabbed for the nearest ____49____, but they were too far away. He _____50_____ on his hands and knees down the sloping floor, and his body launched head first over the side.
At that precise moment, Mom happened to step to the _____51_____, where she witnessed Dad perform a perfect somersault (空翻) in midair and land _____52_____ on his feet. Immediately, she _____53_____ out and yelled “Jack! Quit _____54_____ in front of the boys!”
After Mom walked back into the house, Dad looked at his sons, and we all burst out laughing. If Mom only _____55_____…
41. A. sky B. earth C. market D. landscape
42. A. impressed B. escaped C. covered D. widened
43. A. inviting B. protecting C. raising D. discovering
44. A. opposed B. devoted C. accustomed D. addicted
45. A. build B. visit C. decorate D. pick
46. A. cloudy B. boring C. beautiful D. leisurely
47. A. hated B. assigned C. obtained D. created
48. A. anticipation B. horror C. confusion D. surprise
49. A. roots B. houses C. tools D. branches
50. A. slid B. rested C. turned D. fell
51. A. yard B. pond C. house D. sink
52. A. gently B. awkwardly C. safely D. painfully
53. A. helped B. pointed C. set D. stormed
54. A. making up B. showing off C. breaking down D. standing out
55. A. knew B. remembered C. suspected D. emphasized
【答案】41. D 42. B 43. C 44. A 45. A 46. C 47. B 48. B 49. D 50. A 51. D 52. C 53. D 54. B 55. A
第二节(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
The Scots may well have standardized golf as we know it, making ____56____ a game of 18 holes. But it is still uncertain ____57____ first came up with the idea. The Romans played a game called paganica, in which a ball stuffed with feathers and wool ____58____ (hit) with a bent stick, while the Dutch played a stick-and-ball game called colf as early as the 13th century.
But the most interesting — and in many ways convincing — evidence ever ____59____ (document) of an early version of golf comes from China. A game called chuiwan became popular in the Song dynasty. Players used ten clubs to hit wooden balls towards ____60____ (bright) coloured flags — sound familiar They had a club for long distances, a precursor (前身) of the modern-day driver, and the tee was called the ji, or base ____61____ English.
There was even an early version of the R&A Rules of Golf: Wan Jing, or The Classic of the Ball, published during the Yuan dynasty. It ____62____ (lay) out the rules, and placed great ____63____ (emphasize) on sportsmanship and correct behaviour — similar to modern golf. There’s also a reference in an ancient book to an official of the Southern Tang dynasty ____64____ (tell) his daughter to “dig holes in the ground” so he could hit a ball into them using a special stick.
The game seems ____65____ (die) out in China during the Qing dynasty, but it certainly qualifies as a royal and ancient game.
【答案】56. it 57. who
58. was hit
59. documented
60. brightly
61. in 62. laid
63. emphasis
64. telling
65. to have died
第四部分 写作 (共两节，满分40分)
第一节 (满分15分)
66. 假定你是李华，你所在的学校阅读社将举办“走进公共图书馆”主题活动，计划展播一系列国外中学生介绍当地公共图书馆的短片。请你给英国笔友 Mike 写封邮件，邀请他录制相关视频，内容包括：
1.活动介绍；
2.视频内容。
注意：
1.写作词数应为80个左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Dear Mike,
I hope this email finds you well.
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
【答案】Dear Mike,
I hope this email finds you well. Our school’s Reading Club will hold a meaningful activity themed “Walk into Public Libraries”. We plan to show a series of short videos by foreign students, which aim to share unique features of local public libraries.
Could you please record a video for us It can include the library’s layout, popular services like book-sharing and your favorite reading spots there. The video doesn’t need to be long, just 3 to 5 minutes.
Looking forward to your early reply!
Yours,
Li Hua
第二节 (满分25分)
67. 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 tried not to worry, but I was scared. The job I had lost was a good job, and I was good at it. It wasn't my fault that I lost it; it was just what happens when a government contract isn’t renewed.
My full-time job now was finding a full-time job. I searched diligently and tried everything I knew to find work, but without success. Weeks went by. If I didn’t find a job soon, I wouldn’t be able to pay the rent on my apartment — a modest two-bedroom in a four-story walkup. And then what
It was the early 1970s and job hunting was done the 1970s way. Print copies of your résumé (简历). Mark the jobs you think you might qualify for. Write a hello-I’m-wonderful cover letter, put it in an envelope with your résumé, and mail it to the employer. Make phone calls and knock on every door.
One Saturday morning, the knock came on my door.
Silently grumbling (抱怨), I arose and walked down the hall, temporarily abandoning my collection of Help Wanted ads and stack of résumés on the kitchen table. Why was it that every time I got my daughter settled down with her toys and started my job search, someone interrupted me
“Hi,” said a smiling woman in jeans when I opened the door. “I’m Melba. I just moved in upstairs. Can I borrow your phone for a minute I’d like to call the phone company and ask them to turn mine on.”
A neighbor in need — of course, I would help. “Hi, Melba. Sure, come on in. I’m Carole,” I said, leading the attractive woman who looked about my age — early thirties — to the phone mounted on my kitchen wall. “Help yourself while I run into the other room and check on my little one.”
Returning a few minutes later, I found Melba holding the phone to her ear and looking down at my résumé on the table. Apparently, the phone-company rep had placed her on hold for a moment.
注意：
1.写作词数应为150个左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Soon, her conversation was finished , and I invited her to sit down.
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
It was the most informal job interview I’d ever had.
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
【答案】
Soon, her conversation was finished , and I invited her to sit down. She asked why I had so many résumés on the table. I told her that I lost my job and was trying hard to find a new one. She listened carefully, nodding her head from time to time. I could see that she was genuinely interested in what I was saying. Melba smiled and said she owned a small company which needed a person like me. She asked me to talk about my old job and skills, and I answered her questions carefully.
It was the most informal job interview I’d ever had. When we finished talking, Melba told me I could get the job. I was so excited that I almost cried. She said I could start working the next week, which made me feel relaxed at last. I thanked her deeply, knowing that a warm heart could bring great luck in life. I hoped this would be the start of a new chapter in my life.
