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
WHAT IS WIND CHILL?
When you check the predicted temperature, you may sometimes be greeted with two values: the air temperature and the “feels like” temperature. The main temperature value represents how hot or cold the air is, but the second temperature takes the strength of the wind into account. Called wind chill, this value indicates how the air temperature will feel on your skin when you step outside. When there is more wind, heat escapes from you more quickly, lowering the wind chill temperature.
Displaying this value on forecasts means that people can make a more informed decision on what to wear and even whether to go outside. When wind chill reduces the temperature far into negative values, skin temperature will decrease rapidly, followed by your internal body temperature. This increases the chances of developing hypothermia (体温过低) and frostbite.
Wind chill not only impacts humans, but other animals and plants as well. In plants, wind chill stresses don’t come from heat loss. Rather, wind chill increases the moisture (水分) loss from leaves and dries out the plant. Whether it’s in the form of drying or freezing, wind chill calculations show the great influence of the wind on the temperature of your environment.
Check this chart to see how the wind alters the temperature your body feels.
1. What does including wind chill in forecasts help to do?
A. Track frostbite cases.B. Predict road safety.
C. Guide clothing choices.D. Judge wind direction.
2. Which situation falls into the “5 minutes” frostbite zone?
A. - 35℃ with a 20 km/h wind.B. - 30℃ with a 60 km/h wind.
C. - 15℃ with a 70 km/h wind.D. - 10℃ with a 100 km/h wind.
3. Where does the text most probably appear?
A. In a physics textbook.B. In a plant-care brochure.
C. In a daily weather forecast.D. In a popular science magazine.
【答案】1. C2. B3. D
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。这篇文章介绍了风寒指数的定义，它是结合气温与风速得出的体感温度。文章解释了其对人体和动植物的影响，还附上了风寒图表，帮助人们根据指数合理穿衣、规避冻伤风险。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段“Displaying this value on forecasts means that people can make a more informed decision on what to wear and even whether to go outside.(将这一数值显示在预报中意味着人们能够更明智地决定穿什么衣服，甚至决定是否外出)”可知，在天气预报中加入风寒指数有助于指导人们选择合适的衣物。故选C。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据风寒图表来看：选项 A：-35℃气温+20km/h风速→风寒温度为-49℃，属于30分钟冻伤区。选项B：-30℃气温+60km/h风速→风寒温度为-50℃，属于5分钟冻伤区（黑色块）。选项C：-15℃气温+70km/h风速→风寒温度为-30℃，属于30分钟冻伤区。选项D：-10℃气温+100km/h风速→风寒温度为-25℃，属于10分钟冻伤区。可知，温度为零下30摄氏度，且风速为每小时60公里会处于“五分钟”冻伤区域。故选B。
【3题详解】
推理判断题。根据第一段“Called wind chill, this value indicates how the air temperature will feel on your skin when you step outside. When there is more wind, heat escapes from you more quickly, lowering the wind chill temperature.(这种被称为“风寒效应”的指标能够反映出当你走出室内时，外界气温在你皮肤上的实际感受。如果风力较强，热量会更快地从你身上散失，从而降低风寒温度)”结合这篇文章介绍了风寒指数的定义，它是结合气温与风速得出的体感温度。文章解释了其对人体和动植物的影响，还附上了风寒图表，帮助人们根据指数合理穿衣、规避冻伤风险。可知，文章选自一本科普杂志。故选D。
B
There’s something timelessly immersive about audio storytelling — and Naomi Shah knows it. At 24, she established Meet Cute, an entertainment company specializing in short-form audio romantic comedies. It has produced some 250 titles and reached 8.6 million downloads across streaming services.
From day one, Meet Cute’s mission was “to build stories at the speed of culture,” Shah says. “If something is trending on socials, we’re able to incorporate it into a story.” Moving quickly and meeting audiences “where they’re at,” Shah says, enables Meet Cute to be “part of the conversation.”
Growing up in Portland, Ore., Shah loved creative writing but was identified as a “STEMkid.” She majored in mechanical engineering. Wanting something more creative and founder-facing, she joined the investment team at Union Square Ventures. Her employer wanted better odds, but the team couldn’t find an entrepreneur (创业者) with a convincing proposal. So Shah wrote one herself, drawing up the blueprints for such a company. Later, Union Square contributed the first of $9.3 million in backing.
While Shah is a rom-com fan, she envisions Meet Cute’s appeal lying not in specific genre (体裁) conventions, but in general feel-good, nonprescriptive escapism.“Rom-coms stand for hope, human connection and love,” says Shah. But why this approach — brief, audible, and upbeat? According to Shah, Meet Cute “brings entertainment into day-to-day tasks and pockets of time” when you can’t dedicate hours to a screen. Plus, without concrete visuals, listeners’ imaginations run wild. “Every single person is in the director’s seat,” she says.
Earlier this year, the company was acquired by Fox Entertainment, where Shah now serves as senior vice president of strategy and operations. Meet Cute can now tap the wealth of Fox-owned stories and convert them to audio, and it has multiple global platforms on which to distribute its stories.
“It’s not over,” Shah says. “That is something that I’m very proud of: I’ve built something that’s going to keep going.”
4. What kind of content does Meet Cute seek to produce?
A. Long and weighty.B. Classic and formal.
C. Accurate and select.D. Timely and relatable.
5. Which of the following best describes Shah’s career path?
A. A preset track.B. A tough climb.
C. A cross-field leap.D. A comfort-zone choice.
6. What does Shah highlight as a desirable feature of Meet Cute?
A. It fits into small time windows.B. It sticks to rom-com conventions.
C. It supports independent directors.D. It provides step-by-step instructions.
7. What can be a suitable title for the text?
A.The Rise of Audio StorytellingB. Mixing Business with Pleasure
C. A STEM Kid’s Literary JourneyD. Why We Love Romantic Comedies
【答案】4. D5. C6. A7. B
【导语】本文是一篇新闻报道。文章主要介绍Naomi Shah创立Meet Cute公司制作短篇音频浪漫喜剧的历程、公司定位、内容特色及后续发展。
【4题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段中的“From day one, Meet Cute’s mission was “to build stories at the speed of culture,” Shah says. “If something is trending on socials, we’re able to incorporate it into a story.” Moving quickly and meeting audiences ‘where they’re at,’ Shah says, enables Meet Cute to be ‘part of the conversation.’(沙阿说，从一开始，Meet Cute的使命就是“以文化的速度创作故事”。“如果某件事在社交媒体上流行，我们就能把它融入到故事中。”沙阿说，快速行动并“在观众所在的地方”接触他们，使Meet Cute能够“参与到对话中”)”可知，Meet Cute追求创作及时且贴近观众、能引发共鸣的内容。故选D项。
【5题详解】
推理判断题。根据第三段中的“Growing up in Portland, Ore., Shah loved creative writing but was identified as a “STEM kid.” She majored in mechanical engineering. Wanting something more creative and founder-facing, she joined the investment team at Union Square Ventures. Her employer wanted better odds, but the team couldn’t find an entrepreneur (创业者) with a convincing proposal. So Shah wrote one herself, drawing up the blueprints for such a company.（沙阿在俄勒冈州波特兰市长大，热爱创意写作，但被认为是一个“STEM kid”。她主修机械工程。由于想要更具创造性、更面向创始人的工作，她加入了联合广场风投的投资团队。她的雇主希望有更好的机会，但团队找不到一个有令人信服的提案的创业者。于是沙阿自己写了一份，为这样一家公司制定了蓝图)”可推断，沙阿从机械工程专业，到投资行业，再到创立娱乐公司，其职业道路是跨领域的飞跃。故选C项。
【6题详解】
细节理解题。根据第四段中的“But why this approach — brief, audible, and upbeat? According to Shah, Meet Cute “brings entertainment into day-to-day tasks and pockets of time” when you can’t dedicate hours to a screen.(但为什么要采用这种简短、可听、积极向上的方式呢？沙阿表示，当你无法花几个小时看屏幕时，Meet Cute会“将娱乐融入日常任务和零散时间中”)”可知，沙阿强调Meet Cute一个受欢迎的特点是它适合碎片化的时间。故选A项。
【7题详解】
主旨大意题。根据第一段中“At 24, she established Meet Cute, an entertainment company specializing in short-form audio romantic comedies.(24岁时，她创立了 Meet Cute，一家专注于短篇音频浪漫喜剧的娱乐公司)”，第三段中“Shah loved creative writing(沙阿热爱创意写作)”，第三段中“Later, Union Square contributed the first of $9.3 million in backing.(之后，联合广场风投提供了930万美元首轮投资)” 以及倒数第二段中“the company was acquired by Fox Entertainment(公司被福克斯娱乐收购)” 等内容可知，文章核心讲述沙阿将自己热爱的创意写作、浪漫喜剧这一“乐趣”，与创立公司、商业运营这一“事业”深度融合，最终实现商业成功的故事。B选项“Mixing Business with Pleasure(将事业与乐趣相融)”精准概括了沙阿把个人兴趣转化为商业事业，实现兴趣与商业结合的文章主旨，适合作本文标题。故选 B项。
C
“Where’s your squeaky ball? Bring me your panda bear! ” It’s not unusual for dogs to learn the names of their favorite toys. But some dogs can categorize toys by how they’re used during play, researchers now report. They can even decide what category a new toy should be in, based on how it’s used. And that’s without any verbal or physical clues.
The team, led by Claudia Fugazza of Eötvös Loránd University, recruited 11 dogs and their owners to take part in the new study. Each dog was studied at home. First, owners played games with their dogs: either “pull” (tug-of-war) or “throw (fetch).” During each game, the owner repeatedly said the category out loud. Toys were assigned to a category at random. In other words, a toy’s physical traits (特征) did not dictate how it would be used. Game playing continued until the dogs related each toy to either “pull” or “throw.”
Then, owners and dogs played the same pull or throw game with toys the dogs had not seen before. This time, the owners did not name the activities out loud.
Next, owners asked their dogs to “bring me a pull” or “bring me a throw” from a toy pile. This tested if the dogs applied the labels based on their play with that toy. These dogs picked a new toy right most of the time.
Previous animal studies that categorized things by their use relied on lab settings and formal training. “This is the first study exploring this cognitive skill in animals in their natural environment while making sure the dogs got only social cues (提示),” Fugazza says.
Fugazza says the new study doesn’t show that all dogs have this functional-labeling skill. “But,” she adds, “I wouldn’t exclude that.” Next, researchers may want to explore what other mental categories these dogs can learn, and what brain activities underlie these abilities.
8. What does the underlined word “dictate” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?
A. Hide.B. Change.C. Determine.D. Contradict.
9. The new-toy games were mainly designed to test dogs’________.
A. emotional sensitivityB. transferable abilities
C. problem-solving speedD. resistance to distractions
10. What distinguishes the new study from earlier ones?
A. It involved new toys.B. It excluded social cues.
C. It required stricter drills.D. It avoided unnatural settings.
11. What may researchers explore next?
A. How else can dogs sort toys?
B. Which kind of dogs can label toys?
C. Why can some dogs learn toy names?
D. What other cues affect dogs’ brain activities?
【答案】8. C9. B10. D11. A
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍研究人员发现部分狗狗能根据玩耍时的使用方式给玩具分类，还能将分类能力应用到新玩具上，并介绍了相关研究过程、特点及后续研究方向。
【8题详解】
词句猜测题。根据第二段“In other words, a toy’s physical traits (特征) did not dictate how it would be used.(换句话说，玩具的物理特征并不能dictate它的使用方式)”以及前文“Toys were assigned to a category at random.(玩具被随机分配到某个类别)”可知，玩具的使用方式是随机分配的，与其本身的物理特征无关，即物理特征不能决定它的使用方式。由此猜测dictate意为“决定”，与determine意思相近。故选C项。
【9题详解】
推理判断题。根据第三段“Then, owners and dogs played the same pull or throw game with toys the dogs had not seen before. This time, the owners did not name the activities out loud.(然后，主人和狗狗用狗狗从未见过的玩具玩同样的拉扯或投掷游戏。这一次，主人没有大声说出活动名称)”以及第四段“Next, owners asked their dogs to ‘bring me a pull’ or ‘bring me a throw’ from a toy pile. This tested if the dogs applied the labels based on their play with that toy. These dogs picked a new toy right most of the time.(接下来，主人让狗狗从一堆玩具中“给我拿一个用来拉扯的玩具”或“给我拿一个用来投掷的玩具”。这测试了狗狗是否会根据与玩具的玩耍情况来应用这些分类标签。这些狗狗大多数时候都能正确选出新玩具)”可推断，新玩具游戏主要是为了测试狗狗将已掌握的分类能力迁移到新玩具上的可迁移能力。故选B项。
【10题详解】
细节理解题。根据第五段“Previous animal studies that categorized things by their use relied on lab settings and formal training. ‘This is the first study exploring this cognitive skill in animals in their natural environment while making sure the dogs got only social cues (提示),’ Fugazza says.(以往关于动物根据用途分类事物的研究都依赖于实验室环境和正式训练。 Fugazza说：“这是第一项在动物的自然环境中探索这种认知能力的研究，同时确保狗狗只获得社交提示。”)”可知，这项新研究与早期研究的区别在于它避免了非自然的实验室环境，而是在狗狗的自然环境中进行。故选D项。
【11题详解】
细节理解题。根据最后一段“Next, researchers may want to explore what other mental categories these dogs can learn, and what brain activities underlie these abilities.(接下来，研究人员可能想探索这些狗狗还能学习其他哪些心理分类，以及这些能力背后的大脑活动是什么)”可知，研究人员接下来可能会探索狗狗还能以其他哪些心理方式给玩具分类。故选A项。
D
One morning last month, I decided to try artificial intelligence on a pressing problem: my inbox. I had hundreds of messages, and though most were junk, a handful were of actual interest. So I turned to Cora, an app that uses A. I. to protect users from messages that don’t genuinely require a response. During setup, it read my latest e-mails to learn who I am.
Typically, engaging with e-mail involves sorting messages into different layers of complexity. The shallowest layer includes e-mails you can confidently delete. The next contains messages that can be satisfied with a simple reply: “Got it” or “Thanks.” The deepest layer consists of messages that are quick to read but require significant thought.
Consider this e-mail: “Hi Cal I’m John Doe’s brother…I’m working on a new tech startup…I’d love to grab coffee with you. Any particular days work best?” Before I can respond, I need to assess the social and practical implications of the request. Is John Doe sufficiently important to me that I need to do his brother a favor? If I agree, when and where should I suggest? The task arguably bundles filtering (筛选), decoding, planning and analysis.
The morning after I activated Cora, I logged in with nervousness. Instead of thirty or forty messages, I found only five requiring my attention. Boring as the moment might seem, I’m not sure that A. I. has ever made me more excited than I was then.
Cora’s decisions seemed pretty good — all but two were indeed deletable (I could read the wrongly filtered messages directly from the briefing webpage). The app even drafted possible replies for layer- two messages. What it didn’t try to tackle were the layer-three ones.
In The Tacit Dimension, Michael Polanyi argued that our decisions depend heavily on unstated context. “… we can know more than we can tell,” he wrote. A. I. is ignorant of this “tacit knowledge”, so it can’t reliably figure out whether to say “yes” to that coffee invitation.
Still, A. I. e-mail tools can have a profound impact. Now I’m impatient for what comes next.
12. What is the author’s main purpose in trying Cora?
A. To screen inbox e-mails.B. To study e-mail patterns.
C. To erase old inbox history.D. To block unknown senders.
13. What can the “coffee” e-mail be viewed as?
A. A quick-reply note.B. A delete-level item.
C. A low-priority letter.D. A layer-three message.
14. How did the author feel after seeing only five e-mails?
A. Bored.B. Doubtful.C. Excited.D. Nervous.
15. What may A. I. e-mail tools struggle with?
A. Judging context.B. Spotting junk mail.C. Writing short replies.D. Classifying messages.
【答案】12. A13. D14. C15. A
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了作者为处理收件箱积压邮件，尝试使用人工智能应用Cora筛选邮件的经历，分析了邮件分类的不同层级，以及人工智能邮件工具的优势与局限。
【12题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段中的“One morning last month, I decided to try artificial intelligence on a pressing problem: my inbox. I had hundreds of messages, and though most were junk, a handful were of actual interest. So I turned to Cora, an app that uses A.I. to protect users from messages that don’t genuinely require a response.(上个月的一天早上，我决定用人工智能解决一个紧迫的问题：我的收件箱。我有数百封邮件，虽然大多数是垃圾邮件，但有少数几封确实很有意思。于是我求助于Cora，这是一款利用人工智能保护用户免受那些并非真正需要回复的邮件打扰的应用程序)”可知，作者使用 Cora 的主要目的是筛选收件箱里的邮件，区分垃圾邮件和需要回复的邮件。故选A项。
【13题详解】
推理判断题。根据第二段中的“The deepest layer consists of messages that are quick to read but require significant thought.(最深层次的邮件是那些读起来很快但需要深入思考的邮件)”以及第三段中对咖啡邮件的分析“Before I can respond, I need to assess the social and practical implications of the request. Is John Doe sufficiently important to me that I need to do his brother a favor? If I agree, when and where should I suggest? The task arguably bundles filtering (筛选), decoding, planning and analysis.(在回复之前，我需要评估这个请求的社交和实际意义。约翰・多伊对我来说足够重要，我需要帮他哥哥一个忙吗？如果我同意了，我应该建议什么时候、在哪里见面？这项任务可以说是集筛选、解码、规划和分析于一体)”可知，这封咖啡邮件需要深入思考才能回复，属于最深层次的邮件，即第三层邮件。故选D项。
【14题详解】
细节理解题。根据第四段中的“Instead of thirty or forty messages, I found only five requiring my attention. Boring as the moment might seem, I’m not sure that A.I. has ever made me more excited than I was then.(我没有看到三四十封邮件，只发现五封需要我关注的。尽管那一刻可能看起来很无聊，但我不确定人工智能是否曾让我比那时更兴奋过)”可知，作者看到只有五封邮件需要关注时，感到非常兴奋。故选C项。
【15题详解】
推理判断题。根据第六段中的“In The Tacit Dimension, Michael Polanyi argued that our decisions depend heavily on unstated context. “… we can know more than we can tell,” he wrote. A.I. is ignorant of this “tacit knowledge”, so it can’t reliably figure out whether to say “yes” to that coffee invitation.(在《缄默的维度》一书中，迈克尔・波兰尼认为，我们的决策在很大程度上依赖于未阐明的背景。“……我们知道的比我们能说出来的要多，”他写道。人工智能对这种 “隐性知识” 一无所知，因此它无法可靠地判断是否应该接受那次咖啡邀请)”可推断，人工智能邮件工具难以处理的是对背景语境的判断。故选A项。
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。
MoveHouse Without the Waste
If you’ve got a house move coming up, then you’ll know that it can be a stressful experience. With everything going on, reducing the environmental impact of moving may not be high on your list of priorities. ____16____. Thankfully, there are a few clever ways to green your move and save some money.
Firstly, it’s always best to declutter (清理) before you even start thinking about packing. Getting rid of stuff you don’t need means you need fewer boxes and fewer packaging materials. ____17____, saving money and reducing pollution.
Once you’ve decluttered, you can move on to the packing stage. Many removal companies supply their own brand-new boxes at an additional cost. To save resources (and a bit of cash), it’s best to foster (培养) a good relationship with local shops. ____18____. However, you can ask the staff when the delivery day is and then pop in that day to collect some cardboard boxes before they are sent to recycling.
____19____ — using suitcases instead of boxes. Ask your friends and family if you can borrow some. Laundry bags are also an excellent option. You can generally fit a lot in them and they are much easier to carry than boxes.
And finally, you can’t move your goods with cardboard boxes alone. Delicate items need some form of protection during the move. ____20____. If you find yourself short on recycled materials, you can also use clean towels and clothes to wrap breakables in. This is also a clever space-saving technique！
A. They have a good supply of boxes
B. Yet moving can be quite a wasteful process
C. It may also mean you need a smaller removal truck
D. Moreover, get creative with items you are clearing out
E. Most of them won’t store cardboard boxes as it’s a fire risk
F.You can keep old newspapers or air-filled packaging beforehand
G. Alternatively, you can get crafty with the items you have around you
【答案】16. B17. C18. E19. G20. F
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍搬家虽压力大且易产生浪费，但可通过清理物品、巧用包装等方式实现绿色搬家，给出具体实用建议。
【16题详解】
根据上文“If you’ve got a house move coming up, then you’ll know that it can be a stressful experience. With everything going on, reducing the environmental impact of moving may not be high on your list of priorities.(如果你即将搬家，你就会知道这可能是一段充满压力的经历。事情千头万绪，减少搬家对环境的影响可能并不是你优先考虑的事情。”以及下文“Thankfully, there are a few clever ways to green your move and save some money.(值得庆幸的是，有一些巧妙的方法可以让你的搬家更环保，还能省钱)”可知，此处需转折引出搬家的浪费问题，从而衔接下文的绿色搬家建议，B选项“Yet moving can be quite a wasteful process(然而搬家可能是一个相当浪费的过程)”以转折关系承接上文“未重视环保”，自然引出下文解决方案，符合语境。故选B项。
【17题详解】
根据上文“Firstly, it’s always best to declutter (清理) before you even start thinking about packing. Getting rid of stuff you don’t need means you need fewer boxes and fewer packaging materials.(首先，最好在开始考虑打包之前就进行清理。扔掉不需要的东西意味着你需要更少的箱子和包装材料)”以及下文“saving money and reducing pollution.(省钱并减少污染)”可知，此处应延续“清理物品”的好处，进一步说明减少物品带来的积极影响，C选项“It may also mean you need a smaller removal truck(这也可能意味着你需要一辆更小的搬家卡车)”中also承接上文好处，“更小的卡车”也能实现下文的“省钱减污”，符合语境。故选C项。
【18题详解】
根据上文“Once you’ve decluttered, you can move on to the packing stage. Many removal companies supply their own brand-new boxes at an additional cost. To save resources (and a bit of cash), it’s best to foster (培养) a good relationship with local shops.(清理完之后，你就可以进入打包阶段了。许多搬家公司会额外收费提供他们自己的全新箱子。为了节省资源（和一点钱），最好与当地商店建立良好的关系)”以及下文“However, you can ask the staff when the delivery day is and then pop in that day to collect some cardboard boxes before they are sent to recycling.(不过，你可以问工作人员送货日是什么时候，然后在那天箱子被送去回收之前顺便去取一些纸箱)”可知，此处需先说明当地商店与纸箱的关联，再用however转折引出获取纸箱的具体方式，E选项“Most of them won’t store cardboard boxes as it’s a fire risk(大多数商店不会存放纸箱，因为有火灾风险)”既呼应上文“联系商店”，又能与下文“询问送货日取箱”形成转折逻辑，符合语境。故选E项。
【19题详解】
根据下文“— using suitcases instead of boxes. Ask your friends and family if you can borrow some. Laundry bags are also an excellent option. You can generally fit a lot in them and they are much easier to carry than boxes.(——用行李箱代替箱子。问问你的朋友和家人是否可以借一些。洗衣袋也是一个很好的选择。通常你可以在里面装很多东西，而且比箱子更容易携带)”可知，此处应总领下文“巧用身边现有物品替代箱子”的做法，G选项“Alternatively, you can get crafty with the items you have around you(或者，你可以巧妙利用身边已有的物品)”中的get crafty with the items around you恰好概括下文巧用行李箱、洗衣袋的做法，符合语境。故选G项。
【20题详解】
根据上文“And finally, you can’t move your goods with cardboard boxes alone. Delicate items need some form of protection during the move.(最后，仅用纸箱是无法搬运物品的。易碎物品在搬运过程中需要某种形式的保护)”以及下文“If you find yourself short on recycled materials, you can also use clean towels and clothes to wrap breakables in.(如果你发现回收材料不够，你也可以用干净的毛巾和衣服来包裹易碎品)”可知，此处应先介绍一种保护易碎品的回收材料，再用also引出另一种替代方式，F选项“You can keep old newspapers or air-filled packaging beforehand(你可以提前留存旧报纸或充气包装)”中的old newspapers or air-filled packaging属于可回收保护材料，与下文recycled materials呼应，符合语境。故选F项。
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。
“There’s much more to being a living statue than simply standing still.” Izabela Radcliffe,who has performed all over the world as a living statue, reveals.
“ Aside from breathing without anyone noticing, moving can be the ____21____aspect of being a living statue. Some moving statues don’t move at all, which fuels the audience’s ____22____and keeps them watching closely. ____23____, for me, the true magic of this art happens when a living statue goes from stillness to movement. Movement instantly brings a statue to ____24____.”
Izabela first ____25____living-statue performance at twenty when she had a summer job inLondon. After she completed her studies in 2019, she decided living statue art would be part of her ____26____life.
Today, Izabela ____27____working as a living statue with producing festivals, making theatrical costumes, ____28____living statue workshops, running a living statue company — and being a mum.
“If I don’t have a booking at a special ____29____, I like to perform on the streets of Edinburgh. Every performance ____30____depending on which of my thirty characters I’ve chosen to be — and the impromptu (即兴的) connections that develop between my statue and ____31____. They might take a photo or tell me a joke hoping I’ll laugh. Sometimes people lean on me, ____32____thinking I’m a real statue!”
On one occasion, a little boy ____33____to throw his slice of birthday cake at Izabela’s Marie Curie statue. “I said in my ____34____, no-nonsense Marie Curie voice, ‘That would not be ____35____ ’ — and he promptly ate his cake!” she says, laughing.
21. A. trickiestB. funniestC. sweetestD. simplest
22. A. addictionB. curiosityC. imaginationD. concern
23. A. BesidesB. InsteadC. HoweverD. Therefore
24. A. lifeB. fameC. mindD. light
25. A. turned downB. called forC. picked outD. took up
26. A. socialB. academicC. privateD. professional
27. A. comparesB. combinesC. replacesD. matches
28. A. ruiningB. avoidingC. deliveringD. picturing
29. A. eventB. hotelC. seatD. flight
30. A. relatesB. variesC. improvesD. repeats
31. A. party-goersB. performersC. passers-byD. employers
32. A. mistakenlyB. intentionallyC. secretlyD. foolishly
33. A. promisedB. threatenedC. offeredD. hesitated
34. A. strangeB. faintC. severeD. pleasing
35. A. necessaryB. convenientC. possibleD. appropriate
【答案】21. A22. B23. C24. A25. D26. D27. B28. C29. A30. B31. C32. A33. B34. C35. D
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述活体雕像表演者伊莎贝拉的从业经历、工作内容、表演日常及难忘的表演瞬间。
【21题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：除了在不被任何人注意的情况下呼吸，移动可能是成为活体雕像最棘手的方面。A. trickiest最棘手的；B. funniest最有趣的；C. sweetest最甜蜜的；D. simplest最简单的。根据前文“There’s much more to being a living statue than simply standing still”可知，移动对活体雕像来说是有难度的，最棘手的。故选A。
【22题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：有些移动雕像根本不移动，这激发了观众的好奇心，让他们密切注视。A. addiction上瘾；B. curiosity好奇心；C. imagination想象力；D. concern担忧。根据下文“keeps them watching closely”可知，雕像一动不动会让观众产生好奇，从而密切关注。故选B。
【23题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：然而，对我来说，这种艺术的真正魔力发生在活体雕像从静止变为移动的那一刻。A. Besides此外；B. Instead反而；C. However然而；D. Therefore因此。根据前文“Some moving statues don’t move at all”和后文“the true magic of this art happens when a living statue goes from stillness to movement”可知，前后存在转折关系。故选C。
【24题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：移动能立即让雕像焕发生机。A. life生命，活力；B. fame名声；C. mind思维；D. light光。根据上文“the true magic of this art happens when a living statue goes from stillness to movement”可知，移动会给静止的雕像带来活力，bring to life为固定搭配，意为“使焕发生机”。故选A。
【25题详解】
考查动词短语辨析。句意：伊莎贝拉20岁时在伦敦做暑期工，第一次从事活体雕像表演。A. turned down拒绝；B. called for需要，要求；C. picked out挑选出；D. took up开始从事，占据。根据后文“After she completed her studies in 2019, she decided living statue art would be part of her ____ life.”可知，此处指第一次开始从事这项表演。故选D。
【26题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：2019年完成学业后，她决定活体雕像艺术将成为她职业生活的一部分。A. social社交的；B. academic学术的；C. private私人的；D. professional职业的。根据后文“running a living statue company”可知，此处指职业生活。故选D。
【27题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：如今，伊莎贝拉将活体雕像工作与举办节日、制作戏剧服装、开展活体雕像工作坊、经营活体雕像公司以及当妈妈结合在一起。A. compares比较；B. combines结合；C. replaces代替；D. matches匹配。根据后文“making theatrical costumes, ____ living statue workshops, running a living statue company — and being a mum.”列举的多项工作可知，她是将活体雕像工作与其他事务结合起来。故选B。
【28题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：如今，伊莎贝拉将活体雕像工作与举办节日、制作戏剧服装、开展活体雕像工作坊、经营活体雕像公司以及当妈妈结合在一起。A. ruining摧毁；B. avoiding避免；C. delivering开展，交付；D. picturing描绘。根据下文“living statue workshops”可知，此处指开展活体雕像工作坊。故选C。
【29题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：如果在某个特别活动上没有预约，我喜欢在爱丁堡的街头表演。A. event活动；B. hotel酒店；C. seat座位；D. flight航班。根据上文“booking”及下文“perform on the streets”可知，此处指在特定活动上的预约表演。故选A。
【30题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：每一场表演都会根据我选择的三十个角色中的哪一个而有所不同——以及我的雕像和路人之间建立的即兴联系。A. relates联系；B. varies变化；C. improves改善；D. repeats重复。根据下文“which of my thirty characters I’ve chosen”可知，选择的角色不同，表演也会不同。故选B。
【31题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：每一场表演都会根据我选择的三十个角色中的哪一个而有所不同——以及我的雕像和路人之间建立的即兴联系。A. party-goers派对参与者；B. performers表演者；C. passers-by路人；D. employers雇主。根据前文“perform on the streets”可知，街头表演的互动对象是路人。故选C。
【32题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：有时人们会靠在我身上，误以为我是一座真正的雕像！A. mistakenly错误地；B. intentionally故意地；C. secretly秘密地；D. foolishly愚蠢地。结合上文“Sometimes people lean on me”可知，人们靠在她身上是因为错把她当成了真雕像。故选A。
【33题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：有一次，一个小男孩威胁要把他的生日蛋糕扔向伊莎贝拉扮演的玛丽·居里雕像。A. promised承诺；B. threatened威胁；C. offered主动提供；D. hesitated犹豫。根据后文伊莎贝拉制止他及男孩最终吃掉蛋糕可知，男孩是威胁要扔蛋糕，threatened符合语境。故选B。
【34题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：“我用玛丽・居里那种严肃、干脆利落的语气说道：‘那样做不合适。’—— 结果他立马就把蛋糕吃了！” 她大笑着说。A. strange奇怪的；B. faint微弱的；C. severe严肃的；D. pleasing令人愉快的。根据下文“no-nonsense”可知，此处指严肃的声音，severe符合语境。故选C。
【35题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：“我用玛丽・居里那种严肃、干脆利落的语气说道：‘那样做不合适。’—— 结果他立马就把蛋糕吃了！” 她大笑着说。A. necessary必要的；B. convenient方便的；C. possible可能的；D. appropriate合适的。结合上文“throw his slice of birthday cake at Izabela’s Marie Curie statue”可知，扔蛋糕的行为是不合适的，伊莎贝拉以玛丽·居里的身份制止。故选D。
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。
A cliffside (悬崖边) bookstore in the walls of a 326-meter-deep sinkhole in Hechi, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, is drawing widespread attention for its ____36____ (drama) setting and unusual reading experience.
Shortly ____37____ its opening in May inside the Mianhua Tiankeng Scenic Area, the bookstore became a landmark. At night, lights illuminate (照亮) more than 10,000 books arranged along the cliff, creating ____38____ many call a “knowledge canyon”. Visitors must descend over 1,000 plank-road steps to reach it.
He Zhijian, ____39____ (operate) of the scenic area, said construction was highly challenging due to the steep karst terrain (地形) that required specialized anchoring technology. “Quite ____40____ unique feature of the bookstore is that no matter how heavy the wind and rain become, it never gets wet. The sinkhole acts as a natural shelter,” he said. “The design aims ____41____ (connect) readers with the surrounding landscape rather than maximize book sales.”
The project has helped reshape the local tourism economy. Once isolated and limited by water shortages, Mianhua village, where the bookstore ____42____ (locate), has seen noticeable changes since authorities began developing the scenic area in 2019. ____43____ (improve) public facilities have encouraged villagers to return and open ____44____ (homestay) and restaurants.
To date, the bookstore ____45____ (welcome) over 100,000 visitors and become a viral photo spot.
【答案】36. dramatic37. after38. what39. operator40. a41. to connect
42. is located43. Improved44. homestays45. has welcomed
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍了广西河池一处326米深天坑悬崖边的书店，其独特的地理位置、建筑设计特点，以及该书店对当地旅游业和村落发展带来的积极影响。
【36题详解】
考查形容词。句意：在广西壮族自治区河池市一个326米深的天坑岩壁上，一家悬崖边书店因其富有戏剧性的环境和独特的阅读体验而受到广泛关注。空处修饰名词setting（环境），需用形容词作定语；drama为名词，其形容词形式为dramatic，意为“戏剧性的、引人注目的”，符合句意。故填dramatic。
【37题详解】
考查介词。句意：这家书店于5月在棉花天坑景区内开业后不久，就成了一个地标性建筑。固定搭配shortly after“在……后不久”，符合书店开业后成为地标性建筑的逻辑。故填after。
【38题详解】
考查宾语从句引导词。句意：夜晚，灯光照亮了沿悬崖摆放的一万多本书，营造出许多人称之为“知识峡谷”的景象。分析句子结构可知，空处引导宾语从句，作creating的宾语，从句中call后缺少宾语，指代“灯光照亮书籍形成的景象”，应用连接代词what。故填what。
【39题详解】
考查名词。句意：该景区经营者何志坚表示，由于喀斯特地形陡峭，需要专门的锚固技术，施工难度极大。空处作主语He Zhijian的同位语，需用名词；operate为动词，其名词形式为operator，意为“经营者、操作者”，此处指单一经营者，用单数形式。故填operator。
【40题详解】
考查冠词。句意：他说：“这家书店一个相当独特的特点是，无论风雨多大，它都不会被淋湿。天坑起到了天然庇护所的作用。”空处修饰可数名词单数feature（特点），表示“一个独特的特点”，为泛指；unique是以辅音音素开头的单词，需用不定冠词a。故填a。
【41题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：该设计旨在将读者与周围的景观联系起来，而不是最大限度地提高图书销量。此处考查固定搭配aim to do sth.，意为“旨在做某事、目的是做某事”。故填to connect。
【42题详解】
考查动词时态和语态。句意：书店所在的棉花村曾经与世隔绝，受水资源短缺的限制，自2019年有关部门开始开发该景区以来，这里发生了显著变化。分析句子结构可知，此处为定语从句的谓语动词，be located in（位于……），主语the bookstore为单数，且句子描述的是客观事实，用一般现在时，故填is located。
【43题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：公共设施的改善鼓励村民返乡开办民宿和餐馆。空处修饰名词public facilities（公共设施），需用形容词作定语；improve为动词，其过去分词improved可作形容词，意为“经过改善的”。故填Improved。
【44题详解】
考查名词复数。句意：公共设施的改善鼓励村民返乡开办民宿和餐馆。空处与restaurants（餐馆）并列，需用可数名词复数形式；homestay为可数名词，其复数形式为homestays，意为“民宿”，符合“村民返乡创业”的语境。故填homestays。
【45题详解】
考查动词时态。句意：截至目前，这家书店已接待游客超过10万人次，并成为热门打卡地。根据时间状语To date（截至目前）可知，此处强调从过去持续到现在的动作和影响，需用现在完成时；主语the bookstore为单数，谓语动词用第三人称单数形式，welcome的过去分词为welcomed，故填has welcomed。
第四部分写作 (共两节，满分40分)
第一节 (满分15分)
46. 假定你是校广播站英语节目“Campus Highlights”的负责人李华，你校正在举办创意写作大赛 (Creative Writing Contest)。请你写一则广播稿介绍该活动，内容包括：
1.投稿须知；
2.参赛方式。
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。
Good afternoon, listeners. This is Li Hua on Campus Highlights.
【答案】Good afternoon, dear listeners. This is Li Hua from Campus Highlights. Our school is currently hosting an exciting Creative Writing Contest.
For the submission, your work must be original and relevant to school life. Try to express your unique perspectives and experiences. Keep the word count within 300 words, which encourages you to distill your thoughts concisely.
To take part,send your composition to the email address creativewriting@school.com before next Friday. We sincerely hope every one of you can seize this opportunity to showcase your creative writing skills. Looking forward to your wonderful works!
第二节 (满分25分)
47. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
This was West Central in the early 2000s, a neighborhood of middle-class people born and raised by the tracks, people who never dreamed of leaving. Much has changed since then.Luxury apartments have replaced the rusted trains. It’s barely snowed three inches this month.
Outside my window, another cold rain slaps Spofford Avenue. The park across the street is empty, a mess of dead-brown grass and dry leaves.
In my dreams, though, I see drifts of snow that are deep and blue enough to bury the moon.These are dreams of boyhood, of the gang of neighborhood boys who defined it. Back then, a couple feet of snow meant no school, and we played football every day.
Snow Bowls, as I remember them, were wild, violent events, a cross between sport and warfare. Without helmets or pads, we occasionally knocked each other unconscious. We broke wrists and bit ankles.
On snow days, we gathered on the big field behind our high school, where we’d pick teams, four or five a side. The captains were always the same. Matt Moore was a captain because he was faster and stronger than the rest of us and actually had experience playing organized football. Jimmy White was the other because he brought the football, and he believed supplying the equipment somehow gave him the right.
The games were untimed and there were hardly any rules. We played until the snow melted under our feet, or until someone got seriously hurt. The best Snow Bowls occurred when snow was still falling, covering our tracks and silencing the world around us. In the evenings, we’d play under the field lights, feeling like pros.
Two decades later, I’m the only former Snow Bowler who still resides in Spokane. The ones who moved away like to ask me for updates on home, as if our city is an elderly relative dying from cancer, and I’m the lone caregiver. I always steer (引导) our conversations back to the weather, especially the startling lack of snow this winter.
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Last weekend, someone floated the idea of a 20-year high school reunion.
We hurried outside, and sure enough, snow was coming down in thick sheets.
【答案】Last weekend, someone floated the idea of a 20-year high school reunion. The proposal sent a shiver of nostalgia through me. But the idea wasn’t simply to meet and chat — it was about reviving the Snow Bowls. Within minutes, a chorus of replies flooded in — “Count me in!” “Let’s relive the madness!” Before the call ended, we had a date set and a location chosen: our old high school field. Yet as the day approached, the skies turned ominously gray.
We hurried outside, and sure enough, snow was coming down in thick sheets. The cold stung my face as I stepped into the familiar field now blanketed in white. Laughter and shouted greetings echoed around me as old friends arrived. Without a word, we fell into our old routines — picking teams, dusting snow off the ball, and launching into a game that honored the spirit of our childhood. Rules were as carefree as they’d ever been, and the snow swallowed our shouts, just like old times. As I ran, breath crystallizing in the air, I felt a strange peace. Some things — this land, these people, the snow — would always be home.
【导语】本文以人物为线索展开。文章回忆了作者童年在West Central社区和伙伴们在雪天无拘无束踢足球的快乐时光，二十年后社区物是人非，鲜少下雪。有人提议高中同学聚会，大家响应重办Snow Bowls的提议，在聚会当天下起大雪，众人回到旧球场重拾童年的足球乐趣，作者也在其中感受到熟悉的归属感。
【详解】1.段落续写
①由第一段首句内容“上周末，有人提出了举办20年高中同学聚会的想法。”可知，第一段可描写聚会提议引发的反响，包括大家对重办Snow Bowls的热情响应，以及聚会前的期待和天气的变化。
②由第二段首句内容“我们急忙跑到外面，果然，大雪纷飞。”可知，第二段可描写众人看到下雪后的行动，回到旧球场踢球的场景，以及作者在过程中的感受和对过往的怀念。
2.续写线索
聚会提议——响应重办Snow Bowls——期待聚会——天降大雪——重回旧球场——重拾童年踢球乐趣——感悟归属感
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