江西省鹰潭市2025届高三下学期第二次模拟考试英语试卷（解析版）

这是一份江西省鹰潭市2025届高三下学期第二次模拟考试英语试卷（解析版），共26页。
第一部分 听力(共两节，满分30分)
第一节听下面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. When des the party start?
A. At 8: 00.B. At 7: 30.C. At 5: 00.
【答案】A
【原文】W: This party is ging t be the best ever! Matthew, hw many guests have arrived?
M: Only five. The start time is eight ’clck. Mst peple wn’t be here until 7: 30, I guess.
2. Where des the cnversatin prbably take place?
A. At hme.B. In the car.C. In the restaurant.
【答案】B
【原文】M: Mm, are we almst there yet? I’m s hungry that I culd eat this whle dish f crnbread!
W: Nt quite, Mark. We still have abut an hur’s drive befre we reach Grandpa’s huse.
M: Alright.
3. What are the speakers mainly talking abut?
A. Hw t grw pumpkins.
B. What t eat n Hallween.
C. What t wear fr a festival.
【答案】C
【原文】M: Ww! Hallween is cming sn! Have yu decided what yu will be dressing up fr Hallween, Sara?
W: I’m nt sure what I want t be yet. I want t be either a butterfly r a pumpkin. And yu, Patrick?
M: I want t be Batman!
4. Hw des the wman sund?
A. Annyed.B. Aplgetic.C. Determined.
【答案】A
【原文】W: I can’t believe yu gt caught fr cheating. What were yu thinking?
M: I’m srry, Mm. I prmise I’ll never d it again.
W: Yu’ve really disappinted me.
5. What is the prbable relatinship between the speakers?
A. Teacher and student.
B. Father and daughter.
C. Classmates.
【答案】C
【原文】M: There will be a parent-teacher meeting in ur class this Friday and I’m wrried abut it.
W: Why? We can leave schl earlier that day.
M: I didn’t d well in the last exam.
第二节听下面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。
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
6. Why was the wman unwilling t wake the man up s early?
A. He didn’t sleep well last night.
B. He has been exhausted recently.
C. He can g t wrk late tday.
7. What will the man prbably d first?
A. Have breakfast.B. G back t sleep.C. Share his dream.
【答案】6. B 7. A
【原文】M: Judy, what time is it?
W: Eight ’clck. It’s time fr yu t get up and have breakfast.
M: Oh my Gd! I’m ging t be late! I have n time t have breakfast nw.
W: Yu dn’t have t g t wrk tday, Steven. It’s Sunday. Cme t have breakfast nw.
M: Oh, I have a pr memry nw. I had a bad dream just nw.
W: Yu have been t tired recently, darling. That’s why I didn’t wake yu up s early this mrning. After breakfast, yu can g t sleep again.
M: Yes. I really need t have a gd rest.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
8. What des the wman say abut the man’s suit?
A. It’s ut f fashin.B. It’s t bright.C. It fits him well.
9. What clr shirt will the man wear?
A. Navy blue.B. White.C. Yellw.
10. Hw des the man feel in the end?
A. Grateful.B. Uncnfident.C. Embarrassed.
【答案】8. C 9. B 10. A
【原文】W: Ww, Mike. Yu lk very smart in yur new suit.
M: Des it suit me?
W: Of curse it des. But the checked shirt desn’t g well with it. D yu have any ther shirt?
M: What abut this ne in navy blue?
W: Navy blue is ut f fashin. Oh, I prefer the white ne. It suits yur skin tne and matches the suit t.
M: Okay, I’ll wear this ne. What d yu think f my yellw tie?
W: It lks gd.
M: Dn’t yu think it’s a bit t bright?
W: It’s fine, I think. The yellw tie becmes yu, and it’s quite in fashin this year.
M: Thanks fr yur suggestin. Yu make me feel mre cnfident.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
11. Where are prbably the speakers?
A. In the library.
B. In the bkstre.
C. At the man’s huse.
12. What kind f bk des the wman want?
A. An advanced grammar bk.
B. An elementary grammar bk.
C. A bk abut spken English.
13. What des the man suggest the wman d?
A. Try t learn English nline.
B. Study English with his sn.
C. Take part in an English club.
【答案】11. B 12. A 13. C
【原文】M: Gd mrning, ma’am. Hw may I help yu?
W: Gd mrning. D yu have grammar bks?
M: Yes, ma’am. We have a wealth f grammar bks in the language sectin. Which ne d yu want?
W: I want t buy an advanced grammar bk.
M: Which authr d yu prefer?
W: I dn’t really knw abut any authr. I just want t imprve my English grammar and my spken English.
M: We have many bks published by Oxfrd University Press, which are quite ppular. We als have a catalgue that yu can brwse thrugh.
W: Okay, let me have a lk.
M: Ma’am, I have a suggestin. Yu can jin a club t imprve yur spken English as my sn had enrlled few mnths ag and had a really gd experience.
W: Okay, thanks. I wuld lk it up nline.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
14. What was the mst ppular sprt at Angelia’s schl in Lndn?
A. Ftball.B. Basketball.C. Table tennis.
15. What is Henry’s natinality?
A. Chinese.B. American.C. British.
16. Hw many peple might there be n Henry’s team?
A. Tw.B. Three.C. Five.
【答案】14. A 15. B 16. C
【原文】M: Hell Angelia. I’m Henry.
W: Oh, hi Henry.
M: Mr. Jhnsn said yu played table tennis fr several years in China. Is that right?
W: Yes.
M: Wnderful. I’ve always wanted t frm a table tennis team. Are yu interested in jining me?
W: Of curse. But I haven’t played it fr ages. My schl in Lndn didn’t have a team.
M: I thught yu came frm China.
W: Yes. But because f my dad’s jb, I lived in Britain fr a cuple f years. Nbdy played table tennis at my schl there. It was all abut ftball!
M: Hnestly, in my cuntry, America, everybdy is attracted by basketball.
W: But d yu think we can frm a team? It’s just the tw f us nw.
M: I’ve gt three friends interested. They’re Jackie, Ryan and Amanda.
W: Great.
听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
17. What is Shahzad Qureshi’s main purpse f planting urban trees?
A. T prvide a habitat fr animals.
B. T create a shady spt fr peple.
C. T cl the air.
18. What did Shahzad Qureshi d in 2017?
A. He helped plant an urban frest in a schl.
B. He set up a grammar schl.
C. He planted 14 urban frests in Pakistan.
19. Wh is Muneeza Shaikhli?
A. An envirnmentalist.
B. A student.
C. A headmaster.
20. What can students d in the frest at Karachi Grammar Schl?
A. D science experiments.
B. Observe the insects.
C. Play with birds.
【答案】17. C 18. A 19. C 20. B
【原文】M: Karachi, Pakistan, is ne f the httest cities n the Earth. In June 2015, mre than 1,000 peple died there during a heat wave. “It was a terrible time,” Shahzad Qureshi said. “We needed t d smething abut it.” After the heat wave, Qureshi tk actin. He started Urban Frest. The grup plants native trees in cities in Pakistan. Since 2015, Qureshi and his team have helped cl the air by planting 14 urban frests in Pakistan. Twelve are in Karachi. The trees als prvide a habitat fr a variety f animals and fd fr the cmmunity. And they create a shady spt where peple can relax. In 2017, Qureshi helped plant an urban frest at Karachi Grammar Schl. First, he met with students there. He taught them abut hw trees help the envirnment. Then the students pitched in. They helped plant saplings in the schlyard. “They were excited abut the prject,” Muneeza Shaikhli says. She’s a principal at Karachi Grammar Schl. “They themselves had been experiencing the high temperatures in the summer mnths.” The trees attract birds and clrful butterflies. Students g utside during science class t study the frest. “It’s like a library f native trees in frnt f the kids,” Qureshi says. “They can identify the native species and insects that are arund. It’s a beautiful thing t see.”
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，从每题所可给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
4 Glbal Art Fairs t See in 2025
The art market rises and falls, but art fairs are frever. Here are sme fairs cming up in 2025.
Art Dubai: Dubai, Apr. 18-20
Funded in 2007, Art Dubai usually features arund 120 galleries, sme 65 percent f which are frm the Glbal Suth. The fair has a sectin fr digital wrks — nt typical at ther fairs. The sl prject sectin, Bawwaba, is wrth seeing.
Exp Chicag: Chicag, Apr. 25-27
Exp Chicag was established in 2012. The 2024 editin had 170 galleries frm 29 cuntries exhibiting their artwrks. One f thse was Claire Oliver Gallery f New Yrk, which has participated in every editin s far. “We lve this fair,” Claire Oliver said. “The visitrs are engaged, ask great questins and are truly curius.”
Tky Gendai: Ykhama, Sept. 12-14
Asian art fairs have been grwing rapidly. The biggest reginal player, Art Basel Hng Kng, was jined by Singapre’s Art SG in 2023, the same year as the first editin f Tky Gendai. The fair had 69 galleries shwing cntemprary art in July 2024 fr its secnd editin. “The fcus is n cutting-edge and cntemprary wrk,” said Tim Blum, wh runs the gallery Blum.
Paris Pht: Paris, Nv. 13-16
Held annually, Paris Pht will have its 28th editin in 2025. Despite the phtgraphy fcus, rganizers say the fair has crssver appeal. “We’ve expanded the range f cllectrs — we get nt nly phtgraphy peple, but cntemprary art cllectrs,” said the fair’s artistic directr, Anna Planas.
21. What is special abut Art Dubai?
A. Its active interactin.B. Its electrnic artwrks.
C. Its cutting-edge cllectins.D. Its theme n phtgraphy.
22. Which fair has the lngest histry?
A. Art Dubai.B. Exp Chicag.
C. Tky Gendai.D. Paris Pht.
23. What is the purpse f the text?
A. T explain the wrk f artists.B. T make assessments n art market.
C. T recmmend upcming art fairs.D. T predict future develpment f art.
【答案】21. B 22. D 23. C
【语篇解读】这是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了2025年即将举办的四个艺术展览。
【21题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章第一段Art Dubai: Dubai, Apr. 18-20部分中“The fair has a sectin fr digital wrks — nt typical at ther fairs.(这次展会有一个数字作品展区，这在其他展会上并不常见)”可知，迪拜艺术博览会的特别之处是它的电子艺术品。故选B项。
【22题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章最后一段“Held annually, Paris Pht will have its 28th editin in 2025.(巴黎摄影展每年举办一次，到2025年将迎来第28届)”可知，巴黎摄影展的历史最悠久。故选D项。
【23题详解】
推理判断题。根据文章第一段“The art market rises and falls, but art fairs are frever. Here are sme fairs cming up in 2025.(艺术市场有起有落，但艺术博览会是永恒的。以下是2025年即将举办的一些展会)”可推知，文章的目的是介绍即将到来的艺术博览会。故选C项。
B
D sngs share certain universal features acrss cultures? If yu hear a sng in an unfamiliar language r rhythm, can yu still grasp its scial purpse?
A 2019 study in Science demnstrated that listeners frm 60 cuntries culd reliably identify whether14-secnd sng clips were used fr dancing, cmfrting infants, r healing rituals — even when the sngs came frm entirely unfamiliar cultures. This finding cnnects with my field experiences listening t Haitian sngs.
Harld Curlander, a flklrist wh wrked in Haiti thrughut the 1930s, says, “Music cmbines practically all aspects f Haitian existence. Farmers ften perfrm their tasks with drumming in the backgrund. And in the temple, the irn he in the fields ften serves as a musical instrument.”
Actually, I regularly heard families and friends here use sngs in rder t heal the sul, t release scial stress, t cmfrt nisy babies, and t relax their bdies. Fr example, prfessinal singers like Nanis memrized hundreds upn hundreds f sngs ver the curse f their lives, using them t cmfrt their grandchildren and playfully lighten the md.
Struggling t learn and recgnize the new sunds, wrds, ideas, and bdy language arund me was a day-t-day reality — a fun and challenging ne. Fr mnths, I wrked t listen t each wrd as Nanis sang. When thers in twn heard Nanis sing, the message f these sngs culd respnd t their lives, bringing them back t life mments when these sngs had been sung befre. It culd als thrw them frward int imagined futures where they might be sung again.
Hwever, I still remember that when I heard Nanis’s M pap di anyen Ayida fr the first time, I didn’t make the mistake f thinking that I heard the sng in the same way that a resident wuld. The sng, impactful as it was, was interpreted thrugh my wn scial backgrund and musical experience.
24. What des the study f sngs reveal at the beginning f the text?
A. Peple’s great appreciatin f music.
B. Peple’s cmmn understanding f sngs.
C. Peple’s changeable interpretatins f sngs
D. Peple’s preference fr specific music types.
25. What d Harld Curlander’s wrds imply abut music?
A. It is clsely tied t life.B. It is a tl fr scializing.
C. It is mainly fr entertainment.D. It is the medium f agriculture
26. What may cntribute t the ppularity f Nanis’ sngs in twn?
A. Their appeal t diverse age grups.
B. Their presentatin f lcal traditins.
C. Their catchy rhythms and cultural themes.
D. Their emtinal cnnectin t peple’s lives.
27. Which f the fllwing is the best title fr the text?
A. Music’s Dual Nature: Glbal Functins, Cultural Rts
B. Music as a Bridge: Universal Language Acrss Cultures
C. Haitian Music: Mirrring Scial Life and Traditin
D. Science Explains: Music’s Rle in Human Cnnectin
【答案】24. B 25. A 26. D 27. A
【语篇解读】这是一篇说明文。文章主要说明了音乐的双重性——既有跨文化的普遍功能，如舞蹈、治疗，又根植于特定文化，如海地农具作乐器。
【24题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段“A 2019 study in Science demnstrated that listeners frm 60 cuntries culd reliably identify whether14-secnd sng clips were used fr dancing, cmfrting infants, r healing rituals — even when the sngs came frm entirely unfamiliar cultures.(2019年《科学》杂志上的一项研究表明，来自60个国家的听众可以可靠地识别出14秒的歌曲片段是用于跳舞、安慰婴儿还是治疗仪式——即使这些歌曲来自完全陌生的文化)”可知，不同文化背景的人对歌曲的普遍功能有共同理解。故选B。
【25题详解】
推理判断题。根据第三段“Harld Curlander, a flklrist wh wrked in Haiti thrughut the 1930s, says, “Music cmbines practically all aspects f Haitian existence. Farmers ften perfrm their tasks with drumming in the backgrund. And in the temple, the irn he in the fields ften serves as a musical instrument.”(20世纪30年代一直在海地工作的民俗学家哈罗德·库兰德说：“音乐几乎结合了海地生活的方方面面。农民们常常在鼓声的背景下干活。在庙里，田地里的铁锨常常充当乐器。”)”可知，哈罗德·库兰德关于音乐所说的话的意味着音乐与生活紧密相连。故选A。
【26题详解】
细节理解题。根据倒数第二段“When thers in twn heard Nanis sing, the message f these sngs culd respnd t their lives, bringing them back t life mments when these sngs had been sung befre.(当镇上的其他人听到Nanis唱歌时，这些歌曲的信息可以回应他们的生活，把他们带回这些歌曲以前被唱过的生活时刻)”可知，Nanis的歌曲在城里流行的原因是它们与人们生活的情感联结。故选D。
【27题详解】
主旨大意题。根据第二段“A 2019 study in Science demnstrated that listeners frm 60 cuntries culd reliably identify whether14-secnd sng clips were used fr dancing, cmfrting infants, r healing rituals — even when the sngs came frm entirely unfamiliar cultures.(2019年《科学》杂志上的一项研究表明，来自60个国家的听众可以可靠地识别出14秒的歌曲片段是用于跳舞、安慰婴儿还是治疗仪式——即使这些歌曲来自完全陌生的文化)”结合文章主要说明了音乐的双重性——既有跨文化的普遍功能，如舞蹈、治疗，又根植于特定文化，如海地农具作乐器。可知，A选项“音乐的双重性：全球功能、文化根源”最符合文章标题。故选A。
C
When it is the time f the year, Lndn’s plant stres appear t be filled up with a lt f James Wng’s favrite ld-schl Victrian huseplants, which are nw thught t be incredibly difficult t grw, thanks t the widespread adptin f central heating.
As s many f these cl-climate species lk remarkably extic, peple tend t assume that plants decline sn after they bring them hme due t their wn failure t treat them with the steamy jungle cnditins they are cnvinced plants must require.
Wng believes that knwing that reality is nrmally the plar ppsite is cmfrting. With the current energy crisis causing a lt f peple t cnsider reducing the number f rms they heat as well as the temperature in every hme generally being actually reduced t a decidedly clder level, a few species culd begin t cme int their wn, as per The Guardian.
Plants rely n light t prduce fd, start the grwing cycle, and ensure healthy develpment. Phtsynthesis(光合作用) wuld just nt ccur with the deprivatin f the absrptin energy frm sunlight, and there wuld be insufficient xygen t supprt life.
Wng hlds that while these light-lving species will handle a wide range f temperatures, the cmbinatin f warm temperatures driving up their metablic rate (新陈代谢率) cupled with the lack f light(meaning they dn’t have the slar energy t supprt this desire fr grwth) is kind f like making an emergency stp and speeding up at the same time n their bilgy. Any driver wuldn’t g thrugh such a cnflict in their driving experience.
That’s why light-emitting dide (LED) lights, which can send ut different wavelengths f light like the frm f red and blue light used by plants fr flwering, are frequently adpted t prmte plant grwth. They are nt nly effective at stimulating plant grwth, but are als very energy-efficient. Basically, unlike mst light bulbs, LEDs require very little pwer t generate light.
28. What is peple’s cmmn assumptin abut extic plants?
A. They are highly sensitive t light.
B. They are hard t survive utdrs.
C. They can’t adapt t changeable weather.
D. They need a ht and wet grwing envirnment.
29. What can be inferred abut the Victrian huseplants frm paragraph 3?
A. Victrian huseplants are becming mre ppular in stres.
B. Sme Victrian huseplants grw better in cler envirnments.
C. Reducing hme heating has harmed the majrity f huseplants.
D. The energy crisis has caused these plants t require mre artificial heating.
30. What des Wng prbably want t stress by mentining car driving?
A. Inefficiency f phtsynthesis’ functin.
B. Central heating’s negative effect n plants.
C. Seriusness f plants’ metablic disrders.
D. Huseplants’ adaptatin t varius temperatures.
31. What are LED lights used t d fr huseplants?
A. Extend their grwing cycles.B. Mnitr their metablic rates.
C. Meet their additinal energy demand.D. Offer apprpriate rm temperatures.
【答案】28. D 29. B 30. B 31. C
【语篇解读】这是一篇说明文。文章探讨了维多利亚时代的室内植物在现代供暖环境下的生长困境，结合植物生理学原理与能源危机背景，提出了通过LED光照优化的解决方案。
【28题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段“As s many f these cl-climate species lk remarkably extic, peple tend t assume that plants decline sn after they bring them hme due t their wn failure t treat them with the steamy jungle cnditins they are cnvinced plants must require.(由于许多这些凉爽气候的物种看起来非常奇特，人们倾向于认为，植物带回家后不久就会枯萎，因为他们自己没有给它们提供他们认为植物必须需要的潮湿丛林环境)”可知，人们误以为这些来自凉爽气候的植物需要“湿热的热带条件”。D项中的a ht and wet grwing envirnment与文中the steamy jungle cnditins意思相近。故选D项。
【29题详解】
推理判断题。根据第三段“With the current energy crisis causing a lt f peple t cnsider reducing the number f rms they heat as well as the temperature in every hme generally being actually reduced t a decidedly clder level, a few species culd begin t cme int their wn, as per The Guardian.(据《卫报》报道，由于目前的能源危机，许多人开始考虑减少供暖房间的数量，每家每户的温度也普遍降低到一个明显更低的水平，一些物种开始适应并生长良好)”可知，由于能源危机，家庭供暖减少，温度降低，而一些维多利亚时代的植物因此“开始适应并生长良好”(cme int their wn)。这说明这类植物更适应较冷环境。故选B项。
【30题详解】
推理判断题。根据第五段“Wng hlds that while these light-lving species will handle a wide range f temperatures, the cmbinatin f warm temperatures driving up their metablic rate cupled with the lack f light (meaning they dn’t have the slar energy t supprt this desire fr grwth) is kind f like making an emergency stp and speeding up at the same time n their bilgy.(Wng认为，虽然这些喜光的物种可以适应很宽的温度范围，但温暖的温度会提高它们的代谢率，再加上缺乏光线（意味着它们没有太阳能来支持这种生长的欲望），这有点像在它们的生物学上做一个紧急停止，同时又加速)”可知，“同时急刹车和加速”的驾驶比喻，强调中央供暖导致的高温与光照不足的矛盾对植物新陈代谢的破坏。此比喻旨在说明中央供暖对植物的负面影响。故选B项。
【31题详解】
推理判断题。根据第六段“That’s why light-emitting dide (LED) lights, which can send ut different wavelengths f light like the frm f red and blue light used by plants fr flwering, are frequently adpted t prmte plant grwth.(这就是为什么LED灯经常被用来促进植物生长，LED灯可以发出不同波长的光，例如植物开花时需要的红光和蓝光一样)”可知，LED灯通过提供植物所需的光谱(红光和蓝光)促进光合作用，弥补因室内光照不足导致的能量短缺，从而满足植物生长的额外能量需求。故选C项。
D
With 86 billin neurns (神经元) and 100 trillin cnnectins between them, ur brain gives us ur capacity fr free will — ur cnsciusness. Cnsciusness is difficult t describe, and scientists still debate hw it arises. In Then I Am Myself the Wrld, neurscientist Christf Kch ffers the latest entry int the lng list f bks attempting t uncver the rigins f ur inner lives. While the tpic can be a head-scratcher, Kch’s use f cmparisns and entertaining stries makes the bk an interesting and surprisingly light read.
Kch challenges sme cmmn understandings f cnsciusness, in which the brain is like a cmputer, where cnsciusness is sftware that’s prgrammed int the hardware f ur neurns. This cncept, he writes, dminates many mvies where humans are similar t self-aware rbts like Rachael in Blade Runner.
Instead f separating sftware and hardware, Kch argues that the brain is the structure f cnsciusness, which is the idea he draws frm the integrated infrmatin thery, r IIT, a cnsciusness mdel first prpsed by neurscientist Giuli Tnni in the early 2000s. It suggests that cnsciusness is the act f a brain’s system f neurns integrating sensry, emtinal and cgnitive infrmatin, and because f this, the neurns’ electrchemical activity can influence cnscius experiences. In turn, cnsciusness can affect brain netwrks because what we feel r remember impacts these netwrks in real time.
Besides, Kch argues cnsciusness is nt limited t the human brain and is present in ther animals t. Hwever, while bth humans and ther animals experience cnsciusness, the scpe f that cnsciusness differs. “Fr dgs, they dn’t wrry abut what’s ging t happen next weekend, but they have states f pain and jy. S humans, whse brain netwrks have the highest knwn level f intercnnectivity, have mre expanded cnsciusness than dgs,” Kch says.
Althugh AI learns mre infrmatin and perfrms mre difficult tasks. Kch says, it still cannt reach human-level cnsciusness, Kch says. A cmputer’s netwrk f transistr, which cntrl the flw f electrical signals within the machine, desn’t have the pwer necessary t give rise t human-level cnsciusness. Each transistr cnnects t nly a handful f ther transistrs, whereas ne neurn can interact with thusands f thers.
32. What des the underlined part “a head-scratcher” in paragraph 1 prbably mean?
A. Cntrversial.B. Puzzling.
C. Inspiring.D. Straightfrward.
33. What can be implied frm the integrated infrmatin thery?
A. The mind-brain cnnectin is interactive.
B. Cnsciusness is a byprduct f brain activity.
C. The neurns’ functins are always verestimated.
D. Cnsciusness can be preprgrammed int the brain.
34. Why des Kch cmpare humans and dgs when discussing cnsciusness?
A. T cnfirm animals have basic cnsciusness.
B. T claim human cnsciusness is still evlving.
C. T argue humans and animals share similar neural cmplexity.
D. T shw that cnsciusness varies with neural intercnnectivity.
35. What makes AI fail t replace the human brain accrding t Kch?
A. The mechanical cntrl f electrical signals.
B. The prgressin f the human brain.
C. The limitatin f cmputer hardware.
D. The inability t chse cnscius experiences.
【答案】32. B 33. A 34. D 35. C
【语篇解读】这是一篇说明文。文章主要讨论Christf Kch关于意识起源的理论，尤其是整合信息理论（IIT）。
【32题详解】
词句猜测题。根据划线词上文“Cnsciusness is difficult t describe, and scientists still debate hw it arises.(意识很难描述，科学家们仍在争论它是如何产生的)”可推知，意识研究是复杂且令人困惑的。故划线词意思是“令人困惑的”。故选B。
【33题详解】
推理判断题。根据第三段中“It suggests that cnsciusness is the act f a brain’s system f neurns integrating sensry, emtinal and cgnitive infrmatin, and because f this, the neurns’ electrchemical activity can influence cnscius experiences. In turn, cnsciusness can affect brain netwrks because what we feel r remember impacts these netwrks in real time.(这表明，意识是大脑神经元系统整合感觉、情感和认知信息的行为，正因为如此，神经元的电化学活动可以影响意识体验。反过来，意识可以影响大脑网络，因为我们的感觉或记忆会实时影响这些网络)”可推知，综合信息理论暗示大脑和意识之间的联系是相互的。故选A。
【34题详解】
推理判断题。根据倒数第二段““Fr dgs, they dn’t wrry abut what’s ging t happen next weekend, but they have states f pain and jy. S humans, whse brain netwrks have the highest knwn level f intercnnectivity, have mre expanded cnsciusness than dgs,” Kch says.( “对于狗来说，它们不会担心下周末会发生什么，但它们会有痛苦和快乐的状态。因此，人类的大脑网络具有已知的最高水平的互联性，比狗有更多的扩展意识，”科赫说)”可推知，科赫在讨论意识时比较人类和狗是为了表明意识随着神经互联性的不同而不同。故选D。
【35题详解】
细节理解题。根据最后一段“A cmputer’s netwrk f transistr, which cntrl the flw f electrical signals within the machine, desn’t have the pwer necessary t give rise t human-level cnsciusness. Each transistr cnnects t nly a handful f ther transistrs, whereas ne neurn can interact with thusands f thers.(计算机的晶体管网络控制着机器内部的电信号流动，它没有产生人类意识所需的能量。每个晶体管只与少数几个晶体管相连，而一个神经元可以与数千个其他神经元相互作用)”可知，在科赫看来，计算机硬件的限制让人工智能无法取代人类的大脑。故选C。
第二节(共5小题;每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Wildlife dcumentaries are knwn fr ffering breathtaking images f animals in their natural habitats. Yu might be thinking that these shws ffer a ttally real prtrayal (描绘) f these animals — an bjective windw int their lives as they hunt, rest and raise their yung. ____36____ While the images we see are filmed n lcatin, many f the sunds are recrded in a sund studi and added t the prgrams later by human “Fley artists (拟音师)”.
____37____ Usually, dcumentary filmmakers can film their subjects frm a great distance, but they generally can’t get clse enugh t capture clear sunds withut disturbing the animals. ____38____ There will prbably be backgrund nises such as crew members chatting r walking arund if sunds are recrded n lcatin. In ther cases, the animals might make sunds f a frequency r vlume that mst micrphnes simply can’t capture clearly.
“Fley artists” will use a variety f tls t simulate the sunds made by animals. And mst f them will create the clse-up sunds f animals chewing r yawning with their wn muths. These sunds are created as the artist watches the vides, making sure they perfectly match the actins they’re paired with. ____39____Animal cries — which are far t cmplex t be simulated — will have t be taken frm library recrdings.
Watching “Fley artists” at wrk n wildlife prjects gives me a thrill like the ne we get when we see hw a magic trick is dne. Admittedly, the significance f the technique ges further. Hw it is prtrayed in dcumentaries may als impact cnservatin effrts. ____40____
A. But this isn’t quite the case.
B. There are sme exceptins, thugh.
C. The Fley prcess invlves a large team.
D. Wildlife dcumentaries als tend t require large crews.
E. Sunds guide ur emtinal interpretatin f the things we see.
F. This is an unavidable utcme f mdern wildlife filmmaking.
G. Sunds have the ability t shape ur understanding f a given species.
【答案】36. A 37. D 38. F 39. B 40. G
【语篇解读】这是一篇说明文。文章围绕野生动物纪录片中声音制作的真相展开，解释了为何纪录片中许多声音是后期由拟音师添加的，介绍拟音师的工作方式，还阐述了声音呈现对物种保护的影响，旨在向读者普及相关科学知识 。
【36题详解】
由上文“Yu might be thinking that these shws ffer a ttally real prtrayal (描绘) f these animals— an bjective windw int their lives as they hunt, rest and raise their yung.(你可能会认为这些节目提供了这些动物完全真实的描绘 —— 一个客观的窗口，让人们了解它们在捕猎、休息和养育幼崽时的生活。)”可知，上文提到人们认为这些节目很真实，空格处需要一个转折来引出下文实际情况并非如此的内容，而A项But this isn’t quite the case.(但事实并非如此。)符合此处语境，形成转折，有承上启下作用。故选A项。
【37题详解】
由下文“Usually, dcumentary filmmakers can film their subjects frm a great distance, but they generally can’t get clse enugh t capture clear sunds withut disturbing the animals.(通常，纪录片制作人可以从很远的地方拍摄他们的拍摄对象，但如果不打扰动物，他们通常无法离得足够近以捕捉到清晰的声音。)”可知，这里在解释纪录片拍摄时声音获取存在困难的原因，结合前文提到很多声音是后期添加的，可推测此空要引出拍摄声音存在困难这一话题，D项Wildlife dcumentaries als tend t require large crews.(野生动物纪录片也往往需要大量的工作人员。)符合语境 ，下文进一步解释因为工作人员多，所以在拍摄现场录音会有背景噪音等问题，该项有引出下文的作用。故选D项。
【38题详解】
由上文“Usually, dcumentary filmmakers can film their subjects frm a great distance, but they generally can’t get clse enugh t capture clear sunds withut disturbing the animals.(通常，纪录片制作人可以从很远的地方拍摄他们的拍摄对象，但如果不打扰动物，他们通常无法离得足够近以捕捉到清晰的声音。)”以及下文“There will prbably be backgrund nises such as crew members chatting r walking arund if sunds are recrded n lcatin.(如果在现场录制声音，可能会有背景噪音，比如工作人员聊天或四处走动的声音。)”可知，上文说了离远了声音不清楚，下文说了现场录音有背景噪音，都是在说现代野生动物拍摄中声音获取存在问题，F项This is an unavidable utcme f mdern wildlife filmmaking.(这是现代野生动物拍摄不可避免的结果。)中的This指代上文提到的拍摄声音存在的问题，该项起到总结上文的作用。故选F项。
【39题详解】
由上文“These sunds are created as the artist watches the vides, making sure they perfectly match the actins they’re paired with.(这些声音是艺术家在观看视频时创作的，以确保它们与所搭配的动作完美匹配。)”以及下文“Animal cries — which are far t cmplex t be simulated — will have t be taken frm library recrdings.(动物的叫声 —— 太复杂了，无法模拟 —— 将不得不从音频库记录中获取。)”可知，上文说的是大部分声音的模拟情况，下文说的是动物叫声这种特殊情况不能模拟，B项There are sme exceptins, thugh.(不过，也有一些例外。) 能很好地引出下文这种特殊情况，起到承上启下的作用。故选B项。
【40题详解】
由上文“Hw it is prtrayed in dcumentaries may als impact cnservatin effrts.(它在纪录片中的呈现方式也可能会影响保护工作。)”可知，这里在说纪录片的呈现方式对保护工作有影响，而声音是纪录片呈现的一部分，结合前文对声音作用的描述，G项Sunds have the ability t shape ur understanding f a given species.(声音有能力塑造我们对某一特定物种的理解。)说明声音能影响我们对物种的理解，进而影响保护工作，符合此处语境，对上文进行了进一步的解释说明。故选G项。
第三部分 语言知识运用(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。
I lve sunflwers, and it’s always been a dream f mine t g t a sunflwer field. A few years ag, I heard abut a field just utside Lndn and planned t make the trip t see it. I was really excited, but when I gt there, it turned ut that I’d____41____the high seasn fr a cuple f weeks. I was ____42____ but decided t wait fr anther year.
Smetimes the ____43____appears. I was in Bulgaria several days later traveling with friends, and as we were n the train, we____44____a massive field f sunflwers in blssm. It was splendid and was definitely mre ____45____than the sunflwer field I had ever wanted t visit near Lndn. When seeing that breathtaking sunflwer field in Bulgaria, I realized that I____46____my dream in a way I hadn’t imagined.
Smetimes we resign urselves t smething and think we have limited ____47____ when that’s just based n ur habitual ____48____. In the case f the sunflwers, it wasn’t a huge deal t me ____49____ I was willing t wait anther year. It was just a tuch f____50____ that brught me that sner. I realized I’d reacted ____51____t things that are mre imprtant t me — smetimes thinking f things as given r unchangeable withut ____52____ my initial reactin.
In mst seemingly unchangeable situatins, we can find new ways t____53____ things when we think mre deeply. The next time yu’re____54____with smething that yu’d lve t happen, it’s wise t cnsider if there are ther pssibilities that ffer mre ____55____ than yu riginally thught.
41. A. recmmendedB. avidedC. missedD. experienced
42. A. uncncernedB. nervusC. hesitantD. disappinted
43. A. accidentB. unexpectednessC. emergencyD. transfrmatin
44. A. searched frB. referred tC. prepared frD. came acrss
45. A. impressiveB. prductiveC. imaginativeD. adaptive
46. A. achievedB. describedC. mtivatedD. reflected
47. A. evidenceB. resurcesC. ptinsD. intelligence
48. A. behavirsB. assumptinsC. rutinesD. preferences
49. A. unlessB. sinceC. befreD. despite
50. A. luckB. admiratinC. cnsideratinD. insight
51. A. defensivelyB. ccasinallyC. similarlyD. accrdingly
52. A. fllwingB. recgnizingC. cnfirmingD. questining
53. A. demnstrateB. rganizeC. apprachD. simplify
54. A. stuckB. engagedC. cnnectedD. agreed
55. A. certaintyB. flexibilityC. regularityD. reliability
【答案】41. C 42. D 43. B 44. D 45. A 46. A 47. C 48. B 49. B 50. A 51. C 52. D 53. C 54. A 55. B
【语篇解读】这是一篇夹叙夹议文，作者原本计划去伦敦郊外的一片向日葵田，但错过了最佳观赏期，感到失望。然而，在保加利亚旅行时，他意外地发现了一片更加壮观的向日葵田，实现了梦想。作者由此意识到，我们常常会因为习惯性的假设而限制自己的选择，而实际上，只要多加思考，就能找到更多实现目标的可能性。
【41题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：我真的很兴奋，但当我到达那里时，我发现我已经错过了旺季几个星期了。A. recmmended推荐，建议；B. avided避免；C. missed错过；D. experienced经历。根据前文的转折词“but”和下文“decided t wait fr anther year”可知，作者错过了旺季，决定明年再来，故选C。
【42题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我很失望，但决定再等一年。A. uncncerned不关心的；B. nervus紧张的；C. hesitant犹豫的；D. disappinted失望的。结合上文作者错过旺季可知，作者应是感到失望，故选D。
【43题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：有时意外会出现。A. accident事故；B. unexpectedness意外；C. emergency紧急情况；D. transfrmatin变化，改观。根据下文“I _______ my dream in a way I hadn’t imagined”可知，有时意外会出现，故选B。
【44题详解】
考查动词短语辨析。句意：几天后，我和朋友们在保加利亚旅行，在火车上，我们看到了一片盛开的向日葵花田。A. searched fr搜寻；B. referred t提到，查阅；C. prepared fr为……做准备；D. came acrss偶然遇见，碰到。根据下文“It was splendid”和“I _______ my dream in a way I hadn’t imagined”可知，作者偶然看到了向日葵花田，故选D。
【45题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：这是壮观的，肯定比我曾经想要参观的向日葵田更令人印象深刻。A. impressive令人印象深刻的；B. prductive多产的；C. imaginative富有想象力的；D. adaptive适应性强的。根据前文“It was splendid”和下文“that breathtaking sunflwer field”可知，那片向日葵花田令人印象深刻，故选A。
【46题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：当我看到保加利亚那片令人惊叹的向日葵田时，我意识到我以一种我从未想象过的方式实现了我的梦想。A. achieved实现；B. described描述；C. mtivated激励；D. reflected反映。根据文章首句中“it’s always been a dream f mine t g t a sunflwer field”可知，作者梦想看向日葵花田，当看到这片花田时意识到自己的梦想实现了，故选A。
【47题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：有时候，我们屈服于某些事情，认为我们的选择有限，而这只是基于我们习惯性的假设。A. evidence证据；B. resurces资源；C. ptins选择；D. intelligence智力。根据“Smetimes we resign urselves t smething”可知，我们屈服于某些事情，是因为认为我们别无选择，即选择有限，故选C。
【48题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意同上。A. behavirs行为；B. assumptins假设；C. rutines路线；D. preferences偏爱。此处呼应前文“think”，我们认为选择有限，而这只是基于我们习惯性的假设，故选B。
【49题详解】
考查连词和介词词义辨析。句意：就向日葵而言，这对我来说不是什么大事，因为我愿意再等一年。A. unless除非；B. since因为；C. befre在……以前；D. despite尽管。结合前后文句意可知，空后表示原因，使用since引导原因状语从句，故选B。
【50题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：只是运气让我这么快就做到了。A. luck运气；B. admiratin羡慕，钦佩；C. cnsideratin考虑；D. insight洞察力。根据上文“we a massive field f sunflwers in blssm.”作者偶然在保加利亚遇到了向日葵花田可知，只是运气让作者提前实现了梦想，故选A。
【51题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：我意识到我对那些对我来说更重要的事情的反应是相似的——有时认为事情是给定的或不可改变的，而不质疑我最初的反应。A. defensively防御性地；B. ccasinally偶尔；C. similarly相似地；D. accrdingly相应地。根据上文“think we have limited _______ when that’s just based n ur habitual ______”和下文“smetimes thinking f things as given r unchangeable withut _______ my initial reactin.”可知，作者从看向日葵花田这件小事上意识到我们有时会屈服于某些事情，认为我们的选择有限，而对于那些更重要的事情，作者认为事情是给定的或不可改变的，该反应与对于向日葵事件的反应相似，故选C。
【52题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意同上。A. fllwing跟随；B. recgnizing认识到；C. cnfirming证实；D. questining质疑。根据“smetimes thinking f things as given r unchangeable”可知，认为事情是给定的、不可改变的，故此处指不去质疑它，故选D。
【53题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：在大多数看似不可改变的情况下，当我们更深入地思考时，我们可以找到解决问题的新方法。A. demnstrate证明；B. rganize组织；C. apprach处理，对付；D. simplify简化。根据“when we think mre deeply”可知，当我们更深入地思考时，我们可以找到解决问题的新方法，故选C。
【54题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：下次当你被你希望发生的事情所困住时，明智的做法是考虑是否有其他比你最初想象的更灵活的可能性。A. stuck困住；C. engaged从事；C. cnnected连接；D. agreed同意。根据上文作者错过向日葵花田决定再等一年和前文“unchangeable situatins”可知，此处指被希望发生的事情所困住，故选A。
【55题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意同上。A. certainty确定性；B. flexibility灵活；C. regularity规律性；D. reliability可靠。根据“if there are ther pssibilities”可知，此处指考虑是否有其可能性，能够提供更灵活的解决问题的方法，故选B。
第Ⅱ卷
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。
Fr a pleasant smell that may remind yu f a grandma’s garden, Shasta daisies are a cmmn planting chice. ____56____ (typical) winter hardy in Znes 5 t 9, Shasta daisies start putting ut flwers when spring gives way t summer, kicking ff the sunny weather in style while playing hst ____57____ butterflies. Hwever, mst varieties f Shasta daisies exhaust their blssms frm June t September, unless their petals (花瓣) are remved in time ____58____ (inspire) anther life.
With white petals ____59____ (spread) ut frm yellw eye, snwcap is a classic Shasta daisy ____60____ will reward yu with large, single blms frm late spring thrugh summer when planted in the sun. Besides, it has great drught ____61____ (resist), meaning there’s n need t water the plant ften. Hwever, dn’t frget t separate it every cuple f years and give ____62____ (extra) t yur gardening friends.
Anther variety f the Shasta daisy is Becky. While ver tw-thirds f the plant’s length ____63____ (spare) fr its flwer alne, the big blm wn’t make ____64____ tp-heavy, ding away with the need fr additinal supprts. Better still, Becky’s flwer seasn can last well int the fall, making it ____65____ perfect species t be planted next t Snwcap and lengthening the blming seasn f the flwers in yur garden.
【答案】56. Typically 57. t 58. t inspire 59. spreading 60. that## which
61. resistance 62. extras 63. is spared 64. it 65. a
【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了沙斯塔雏菊这种植物，包括其耐寒区域、开花时间、吸引的生物，以及雪冠和贝基这两个品种的特征，如花朵形态、耐旱性、花期等，还提到了一些养护建议。
【56题详解】
考查副词。句意：沙斯塔雏菊通常生长在5至9区，耐寒性很强，春天过渡到夏天时，它就开始开花，以时尚的方式开启阳光明媚的天气，同时吸引蝴蝶。 空处修饰后面的形容词短语 “winter hardy”，需要用副词形式typically作状语，表示“通常地；一般地”。句首单词首字母大写。故填Typically。
【57题详解】
考查固定搭配。句意：沙斯塔雏菊通常生长在5至9区，耐寒性很强，春天过渡到夏天时，它就开始开花，以时尚的方式开启阳光明媚的天气，同时吸引蝴蝶。play hst t是固定短语，意为“招待；为……提供栖息地；吸引”，故填t。
【58题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：然而，大多数沙斯塔雏菊品种从6月到9月就会耗尽它们的花朵，除非及时摘掉花瓣以促使它们再次开花。空处表示目的，应用不定式作目的状语，表明及时摘掉花瓣的目的是激发雏菊再次开花。故填t inspire。
【59题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：雪冠是一种经典的沙斯塔雏菊，白色的花瓣从黄色的花心向外展开，当种植在阳光下时，从晚春到夏天它会回报给你大朵的单瓣花。本句是“with + 宾语 + 宾补”的with复合结构 。其中white petals与spread之间是主动关系，所以用现在分词spreading作宾语补足语。故填spreading。
【60题详解】
考查定语从句。句意：雪冠是一种经典的沙斯塔雏菊，当种植在阳光下时，从晚春到夏天它会回报给你大朵的单瓣花。空处引导限制性定语从句， 修饰先行词a classic Shasta daisy，先行词指物，在从句中作主语，所以用关系代词that或which引导定语从句。故填 that/which。
【61题详解】
考查名词。句意：此外，它有很强的抗旱能力，这意味着不需要经常给植物浇水。此处需要一个名词作“has”的宾语，resist是动词，其名词形式resistance表示“抵抗力”，不可数名词，drught resistance即“抗旱能力”。故填resistance。
【62题详解】
考查名词复数。句意：然而，别忘了每隔几年就对它进行分株，然后把多余的植株送给你的园艺朋友。 extra在此处是可数名词，意为“额外的事物；多余的东西”，根据语境，这里是说把分株后一些多余的雪冠植株送给朋友，所以用复数形式extras作宾语。故填extras。
【63题详解】
考查时态和语态。句意：虽然超过三分之二的植物长度都留给了它的花朵，但大的花朵不会让它头重脚轻，不需要额外的支撑。句子描述的是贝基这种植物的一般特征，用一般现在时，ver tw-thirds f the plant’s length与spare之间是被动关系，应用被动语态，主语是单数概念，be动词用is。故填is spared。
【64题详解】
考查代词。句意：虽然超过三分之二的植物长度都留给了它的花朵，但大的花朵不会让它头重脚轻，不需要额外的支撑。此处指代前面的the plant，应用代词it作make的宾语。故填it。
【65题详解】
考查冠词。句意：更好的是，贝基的花期可以持续到秋天，使它成为一种完美的可以种植在雪冠旁边的品种，延长了你花园中花卉的花期。 species是可数名词，此处表示“一种完美的品种”，是泛指，且perfect以辅音音素开头，所以用不定冠词a。故填a。
第四部分 写作(共两题，满分40分)
第一节(满分15分)
66. 假定你是李华，你校英文报正在举办以 “AI in My Life” 为主题的征文活动。请你写一篇短文投稿，内容包括：
（1）AI在你生活中的应用；
（2）你的感受和期待。
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。
Al in My Life
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【答案】范文
Al in My Life
AI has integrated int multiple aspects f my daily life. Every mrning, my smart alarm clck, guided by AI, wakes me up with a custmized weather frecast and the latest news. Besides, AI-pwered learning apps like Duba ffer me explanatins and study tips and efficiently aid in my English practice.
Thanks t AI, my rutine has becme mre cnvenient and my academic perfrmance has been dramatically bsted. AI has truly becme a reliable helper in my life.
Full f anticipatin fr the future f AI, I’m eager t see AI making great leaps in fields such as healthcare and educatin, and cntinuing t shape ur lives in amazing ways.
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。
Between exams, cllege applicatins, and the endless pressure t fit in, high schl already felt like a balancing act I culd hardly manage. I was wrried abut making the right chices, meeting everyne’s expectatins, and preparing myself fr a future I wasn’t even sure abut.
But when I saw the skating club pster in the hallway, smething inside me pushed me t give it a try. I’d never skated a day in my life. But I culdn’t shake the feeling that this might be exactly what l needed—a break frm the usual rutine and a chance t challenge myself,
The first Saturday mrning practice was rugher than I had imagined. Stepping nt the rink (溜冰场), I was met with the cld smell f ice and the smth surface. As I put n the rental skates, my hands shk slightly. As sn as I stepped nt the ice, my legs als shk and I culdn’t keep my balance fr mre than a few secnds at a time. I felt every pair f eyes n me as I skated, and each time I fell, it felt luder and mre embarrassing than befre. My face burned as I heard laughter frm smewhere behind me.
But as I struggled t regain my balance, ur cach, Mrs. Lee, skated ver and ffered a gentle smile. “Yu dn’t need t rush. Let’s break it dwn step by step,” she said, guiding me thrugh the basics. She shwed me hw t keep my balance and keep my knees slightly bent. “Fcus n ne thing at a time,” she encuraged, I ndded, feeling slightly better, but the self-dubt still weighed heavily n me.
That night, I went hme feeling discuraged but als determined. I knew I had a chice: I culd quit, r I culd face my embarrassment head-n. After sme nline research, I fund a few vides explaining skating techniques. I learned abut psture, weight distributin, and hw t use the edges f my skates t catch the ice better. These details gave me smething practical t fllw, which felt encuraging.
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。
Paragraph 1:
During the next few practices, I fcused n these key pints.
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Paragraph 2:
I decided t apply what I had learned t dealing with my daily life.
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【答案】Paragraph 1:
During the next few practices, I fcused n these key pints. Keeping my knees bent and weight centered, I practiced gliding slwly acrss the rink. Each fall became a lessn rather than a failure. One afternn, I managed three full laps withut stumbling. Mrs. Lee ndded apprvingly, “Prgress!” But when attempting my first spin, I lst balance and crashed int the bards. Pain sht thrugh my elbw, yet t my surprise, laughter bubbled up— maybe falling wasn’t failure, but part f flying. I wiped the ice ff my sleeves and tried again, this time shifting my weight cautiusly. By the fifth attempt, I wbbled but stayed upright.
Paragraph 2:
I decided t apply what I had learned t dealing with my daily life. Facing cllege applicatins, I brke tasks int smaller steps— researching schls ne day, drafting essays the next. When anxiety crept in, I reminded myself t “bend my knees,” staying grunded. In grup chats, I stpped ndding t peer pinins and shared my true thughts, like admitting I preferred indie music ver pp. Surprisingly, friends fund it refreshing. Just like mastering a spin, grwth required patience and falls. Nw, skating isn’t just a hbby— it’s a metaphr: balance cmes frm embracing bth cntrl and the curage t lean int uncertainty.