四川省达州市通川区某校2025届高三下学期冲刺测（二）英语试题（解析版）

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第一部分 听力(共两节，满分 30 分)
第一节 (共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有 10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
例: Hw much is the shirt?
A.£19.15. B.£9.18. C.£9.15.
答案是C。
1. Hw des the wman feel abut ging skiing?
A. Calm.B. Excited.C. Wrried.
【答案】B
【原文】W: I can’t wait t g skiing tmrrw. It’s ging t be s much fun. It’s a real treat fr me t g skiing.
M: I used t be like that. But I g skiing s ften that I dn’t get excited anymre.
2. What did the man d last week?
A. He signed up fr marathn.
B. He jined a basketball team.
C. He began t d exercise with the wman.
【答案】B
【原文】W: Hey, Michael. S yu’re n yur regular running again?
M: Exactly. I’m s ut f shape and need sme exercise. I jined a basketball team last week, and plan t sign up fr the marathn t be held next mnth.
3. What’s the prbable relatinship between the speakers?
A. Patient and dctr.B. Bss and emplyee.C. Teacher and student.
【答案】A
【原文】W: Hey, Matt. What seems t be the truble this time?
M: Hi, Sarah. I went snwbarding yesterday and my legs hurt. I want yu t give me a thrugh check t see if anything has gne wrng with my legs. I simply culdn’t mve any inch further just nw.
4. When des the cnversatin take place?
A. On Saturday.B. On Friday.C. On Wednesday.
【答案】C
【原文】W: My research reprt is due in tw days this Friday, but I haven’t started it yet, thugh it shuldn’t be t tugh.
M: It’s a tugh week fr me, as I have been staying up preparing fr my final term exams. Luckily, this Saturday all the exams will be ver. Shall we treat urselves t the cinema fr a small celebratin?
W: OK, everything will be settled then.
5. What des Jessica ffer t d fr James?
A. Shw him arund.
B. Rent a bike fr him.
C. Intrduce him t a prfessr.
【答案】A
【原文】W: As yu’re new here n campus, d yu want me t shw yu arund, James?
M: That wuld be great, Jessica. As it’s a large campus, let’s g arund by bike. We can rent a bike arund the crner and start ur trip befre I meet my prfessr this afternn.
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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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. What’s the weather like tmrrw?
A. Snwy.B. Rainy.C. Sunny.
7. What des the man ask the wman t d?
A. Stay hme fr a rest.
B. Wrk at hme remtely.
C. Cme t the ffice n time.
【答案】6. A 7. C
【原文】M: It’s time t be ff wrk nw, and I’m expecting everyne t make it tmrrw. N excuses.
W: But the frecast says that there’s a snwstrm tmrrw, ne f the wrst strms fr the last five years.
M: Exactly. With that much ntice, yu shuld have had time t figure ut hw t get int the ffice tmrrw. It’s the same fr everyne.
W: But since we wrk in IT, we can d everything remtely sitting in the cmfrt f ur hme.
M: N ne is allwed t wrk frm hme at all. We want everyne t cme back t the ffice.
W: OK, s I’m nt allwed t wrk frm hme at all.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
8. Where did the man riginally want t g fr university?
A. Austin.B. Berkeley.C. Stanfrd.
9. Why did the man cme t Califrnia?
A. T experience different things.
B. T stay near his parents.
C. T visit its famus sites.
10. What des the wman want t study?
A. English literature.B. Artificial Intelligence.C. Plitical science.
【答案】8. C 9. A 10. B
【原文】W: S what made yu decide t cme here t Berkeley fr cllege educatin instead f just in yur hmetwn in Austin, Henry?
M: T tell yu the truth, I wanted t g t Stanfrd. I made it n the waiting list, but sme students wh were admitted t Stanfrd came here t Berkeley fr university educatin, s I came.
W: Very true. But University f Texas at Austin is famus in America.
M: Texas is cl, but I wanted t experience different things in Califrnia.
W: What d yu plan n majring in?
M: I was thinking abut plitical science, but nw I’m leaning twards English literature. Hw abut yu?
W: I plan n majring in Artificial Intelligence.
M: D yu knw where the Smith building is? I have t pick up the academic calendar fr my psychlgy class. I missed it the first day.
W: That’s a great start. It’s ver there by the library.
M: It is nice meeting yu.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
11. What is the wman?
A. The general manager.
B. A newcmer t the ffice.
C. The manager’s assistant.
12. Where is the fitness center?
A. In Rm 316.
B. At the end f the passage.
C. On the right f the wman’s ffice.
13. Hw des the man view his clleagues?
A. They’ re diligent.B. They’ re friendly.C. They’ re prductive.
【答案】11. C 12. A 13. B
【原文】W: Welcme t wrk in ur cmpany, Henry. Since it’s the break time, let me shw yu arund the ffice.
M: Thanks, Sara. That wuld be great.
W: The rm n ur right is the general manager’s ffice, and mine, the general assistant’s ffice, is next t it. At the end f this passage is the bathrm, which we have t share with the whle flr. On this flr there are tw ther cmpanies, s make sure yu wn’t get int the wrng ffice. There’s ur fitness center just three ffices away n yur left, in Rm 316.
M: I’ve heard that in the break rm there’s a large-screen TV. I like t watch TV.
W: Me t. And we’ve recently equipped each ffice with a refrigeratr, where yu can stre sme snacks. Feel free t use it.
M: That wuld be perfect. I think I’ll have a great time wrking here, as all my clleagues are friendly and ready t help.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
14. Where did the wman read the advertisement?
A. In the newspaper.B. Frm a friend.C. Frm a pst nline.
15. Hw much wuld the wman pay a mnth fr the rent?
A. $400.B. $425.C. $850、
16. What des the man say abut the building?
A. It’s quiet at night.
B. Its residents are generus.
C. It’s in a rich neighbrhd.
17. When will the speakers meet?
A. Next Sunday.B. This Saturday.C. In fifteen minutes.
【答案】14. C 15. B 16. A 17. C
【原文】W: I’m calling abut the flat yu advertised in the scial media. I drve by this mrning and like the lcatin. What’s the rent?
M: As the advertisement put, I’m lking fr smene t share the flat my daughter is staying. The rent is $850 a mnth, and yu wuld share half f it with my daughter.
W: Hw big is the place?
M: There are tw bedrms and ne bathrm. It’s rughly abut 800 square feet.
W: Is the neighbrhd pretty quiet? Can yur daughter hear a lt f nise r anything like that?
M: They have a strict plicy in the apartment building cncerning nise level. S it stays very quiet after 10 pm.
W: Is she the nly persn wh lives there nw?
M: Yeah. I’m nly lking fr ne rmmate fr her.
W: Everything sunds gd. Can we schedule a time t meet s I can lk at the place?
M: My daughter and I are available anytime this Saturday r next Sunday.
W: Hw abut if I cme ver nw?
M: That wrks with me. But what is yur name?
W: Oh, my name is Teresa.
M: OK. I’m Randy. S hw sn can yu arrive?
W: It shuld nly take abut 15 minutes t get there.
M: Sunds gd.
听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
18. What causes children’s language develpment prblem?
A. Their lng screen time.
B. Their parents’ absence.
C. Their lack f learning interest.
19. What d language experts suggest t parents?
A. Keeping their children away frm screen.
B. Having regular dialgue with their children.
C. Ging t training curses fr language ability.
20. Hw can parents jin in screen time?
A. By singing sme ppular pp sngs.
B. By acting the rle f the screen characters.
C. By repeating sme cntents frm the shws.
【答案】18. A 19. B 20. C
【原文】Experts say t much screen time impacts children’s language develpment, cntributing t speech and language disrders. Children learn frm their envirnment, including speech patterns and vcabulary. It’s crucial fr children t have diverse speech and language mdels t use language in varius situatins, like requesting, cmmenting, sharing pinins, asking questins, and having cnversatins. This means they need regular interactin with peple, nt just screens.
Research shws that the average three-year-ld spends nearly three hurs daily n screens, reducing cnversatins with adults and the number f wrds they hear. Language expert Ms. McLed suggests that human interactin and regular dialgue are excellent fr develping children’s language skills.
Parents are advised t participate in screen time by singing alng t theme sngs, repeating phrases r questins frm shws, and using shw cntent as cnversatin starters after turning ff the screen.
第二部分 阅读(共两节，满分50 分)
第一节 (共15 小题;每小题2.5分,满分37.5分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
Thugh snwfall is difficult t accurately predict, travelers seeking snwfall have a tn f ptins t spend a white winter.
Rvaniemi, Finland
A few miles nrth f Rvaniemi, the capital f the Lapland regin and a perfect Christmas destinatin, are entrances t bth the Arctic Circle and Santa Claus Village. That latter site is the “fficial” hme f Santa Claus, where visitrs can meet reindeer and see the pst ffice which receives children’s letters t Santa. Turists t Rvaniemi can tuch snw frm late Nvember t mid-April.
Lake Luise, Canada
Remarkably beautiful in summer, Lake Luise may be mre phtgenic when cvered with snw. In December, mre than 27 inches f snw falls n this glassy lake in suth-western Canada. Banff Natinal Park is a winter hub fr hiking and skiing in the surrunding white wilderness. Less adventurus visitrs can take a hrse-drawn sleigh ride thrugh the snw.
Cairngrm Muntain, Sctland
The UK receives limited winter snwfall except in Sctland. Sctland has eight f the UK’s 10 snwiest lcatins, including Cairngrm Muntain. Cairngrm rewards winter visitrs with skiing, hiking trails, and memrable views f the surrunding Scttish Highlands. Winter snw als cats the nearby twn, Aviemre, which has czy pubs and cttages fr turists between their muntain adventures.
Zermatt, Switzerland
Zermatt may be the prettiest twn in Eurpe’s mst scenic natin. Bth the famus Alpine muntain and Zermatt itself will be cvered with snw in winter. Zermatt’s 224 miles f speedy slpes satisfy skiers and snwbarders. Many mre turists cme t hike muntainside trails, and wander Zermatt’s picturesque streets, filled with butique htels, warm cafes, art galleries, and suvenir shps.
21. Where can a visitr g t visit the hme f Santa Claus?
A. At Lake Luise in Canada.B. At Rvaniemi in Finland.
C. At Zermatt in Switzerland.D. At Cairngrm Muntain in Sctland.
22. What can visitrs d in Zermatt in winter?
A. Enjy drinking in warm pubs.B. Hike in the Scttish Highlands.
C. Wander in the white wilderness.D. Ski and snwbard n lng slpes.
23. What d the fur places have in cmmn?
A. They’re all lcated in Eurpe.B. They’re hardly tuched by man.
C. They’re gd snw destinatins.D. They ffer gd sights all the year.
【答案】21. B 22. D 23. C
【语篇解读】本文是一篇广告应用文。文章介绍位于芬兰、加拿大、苏格兰和瑞士的四个冬季赏雪景的好去处。
【21题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段“That latter site is the “fficial” hme f Santa Claus, where visitrs can meet reindeer and see the pst ffice which receives children’s letters t Santa.(后者是圣诞老人的“官方”住所，游客可以在那里见到驯鹿，还可以看到接收孩子们写给圣诞老人的信的邮局)”可知，游客可以去芬兰的罗瓦涅米参观圣诞老人的家。故选B。
【22题详解】
细节理解题。根据最后一段“Zermatt’s 224 miles f speedy slpes satisfy skiers and snwbarders.(采尔马特224英里的快速斜坡满足了滑雪和单板滑雪爱好者)”可知，冬天游客在采尔马特可以在长斜坡上滑雪和单板滑雪。故选D。
【23题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段“Turists t Rvaniemi can tuch snw frm late Nvember t mid-April.(从11月下旬到4月中旬，游客可以触摸到罗瓦涅米的雪)”；第三段“Remarkably beautiful in summer, Lake Luise may be mre phtgenic when cvered with snw.(夏天的路易丝湖格外美丽，被雪覆盖的时候可能更上镜)”；第四段“The UK receives limited winter snwfall except in Sctland. Sctland has eight f the UK’s 10 snwiest lcatins, including Cairngrm Muntain.(英国冬季降雪有限，苏格兰除外。苏格兰拥有英国10个雪最多的地方中的8个，包括凯恩戈姆山)”以及最后一段“Bth the famus Alpine muntain and Zermatt itself will be cvered with snw in winter.(在冬天，著名的阿尔卑斯山脉和采尔马特都会被雪覆盖)”可知，这四个地方的共同之处都是很好的下雪胜地。故选C。
B
I never thught I’d wrk in a jewelry stre. I didn’t even wear a watch. But as a teenager needing mney, and with the stre shrt-staffed during the hliday rush, I tk the jb despite my inexperience.
My disinterest shwed in my sales. The nly thing I was gd at was selling a nice aftershave (刮胡水) called British Sterling. I tld wmen buying it fr their partners that they were really buying it fr themselves. If it made them happy, it was the right chice.
One busy evening, the stre was packed with custmers, mstly men, lking fr last-minute gifts. We fcused n shwing them the pricier items. Abut half an hur befre clsing, a yung girl apprached me, lking wrried. She wanted a special gift fr her mm, but she nly had $6. We had sme affrdable earrings, s I shwed her a few pairs. The stre was getting crwded, and my manager, Gerge, kept giving me lks.
Finally, she fund a pair f earrings. Her eyes lit up. “These are perfect. My mm will lve them,” she said. We quickly went t the register. The ttal was $4.98. As I bagged the earrings, her face shne with jy. I decided t wrap the gift in ur fancy gld paper and tie a ribbn arund it, making it lk like a gift fr the best mm ever.
The girl left the stre, beaming. Gerge said t me, “We have custmers ready t spend big, and yu spent all this time n a $4.98 sale. Yu even gift-wrapped it, which is fr purchases ver $10.”
Withut missing a beat, I replied, “This girl understands the true spirit f giving. It’s nt abut the mney; it’s abut the thught and the heart put int the gift.”
24. Why was the authr ffered the jb?
A. The bss needed a helping hand.
B. He wanted t supprt his family.
C. He had great interest in jewellery.
D. The bss valued his wrk experience.
25. What can be inferred frm paragraph 2?
A. Any gift fr lved nes is gd.
B. Peple shuld buy gifts fr their wn liking.
C. British Sterling is the best cmpared with ther gifts.
D. What matters is whether peple’s lved nes like the gifts.
26. Hw did Gerge react t the authr’s wrapping the earrings?
A. Supprtive.B. Ashamed.
C. Uncncerned.D. Annyed.
27. What did the authr find in the girl?
A. The jy f experience.B. The value f giving.
C. The necessity f supprt.D. The imprtance f family.
【答案】24. A 25. B 26. D 27. B
【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者在珠宝店工作的经历，在帮助一位女孩挑选礼物并为她精心包装礼物的过程中，作者意识到赠送礼物的真正意义在于心意，而不仅仅是金钱价值。
【24题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段“But as a teenager needing mney, and with the stre shrt-staffed during the hliday rush, I tk the jb despite my inexperience.(但作为一个需要钱的青少年，加之商店在假日购物高峰期间人手短缺，尽管我缺乏经验，我还是接受了这份工作)”可知，作者得到了这份工作是因为老板需要帮手。故选A。
【25题详解】
推理判断题。根据第二段“I tld wmen buying it fr their partners that they were really buying it fr themselves. If it made them happy, it was the right chice.(我告诉那些给伴侣买它的女人，她们其实是给自己买的。如果这能让他们开心，那就是正确的选择)”可知，从第二段可以推断出人们应该买自己喜欢的礼物。故选B。
【26题详解】
推理判断题。根据倒数第二段“We have custmers ready t spend big, and yu spent all this time n a $4.98 sale. Yu even gift-wrapped it, which is fr purchases ver $ 10.(我们有愿意花大钱的顾客，而你却花了这么多时间在4.98美元的促销上。你甚至还把它包装成礼物，这是给10美元以上的顾客的)”可知，乔治对作者包装耳环是感到生气的，故选D。
【27题详解】
推理判断题。根据最后一段“This girl understands the true spirit f giving. It’s nt abut the mney; it’s abut the thught and the heart put int the gift.(这个女孩懂得给予的真正精神。这不是钱的问题；重要的是你在礼物上的心思和用心)”可知，作者在女孩身上发现了给予的价值。故选B。
C
With the launch f ChatGPT in 2022, OpenAI’s chatbt attracted 100 millin users within weeks. Investrs als piled in. Yet acrss the ecnmy, nly 5% f American businesses say they are using AI in their prducts and services. Few AI businesses are turning a prfit.
Despite the disparity between investr enthusiasm and business reality, the race is n t make it mre efficient and mre useful. Yet several things are slwing AI develpment. Training big mdels needs huge amunts f energy. The electricity used t train GPT-4 culd have pwered 5,000 American hmes fr a year. Develping ever larger mdels thus requires deeper pckets. Meanwhile, there is a shrtage f training data.
Cmpanies wrldwide are cming up with clever fixes t these prblems, frm mre efficient and specialized chips t smaller mdels that need less pwer. Others are dreaming up ways f tapping new, high-quality data surces such as textbks fr use in training. Whether these will lead t imprvements in the technlgy is still unclear. Fr end users f AI, a different kind f struggle is underway, as individuals and cmpanies try t wrk ut hw best t use the technlgy. As the technlgy becmes mre advanced, adptin may accelerate.
But culture als matters. Much use f AI is in secret, as wrkers use it t streamline tasks such as rewriting text r generating reprts. Emplyees may wrry that if they admit t using AI t get things dne mre quickly, bsses will give them mre wrk t d, r take this as a signal that fewer wrkers are needed. This in turn suggests that AI adptin is as much a management challenge as a technlgical ne. T get the mst ut f the technlgy, bsses need t create an pen envirnment.
The AI race will take many frms in 2025, yet the pint abut which investrs are dubtful is ften when new technlgies quietly start gaining frce. Will the bubble burst, r will the technlgy start t deliver? The answer in 2025 may be a bit f bth.
28. What des the underlined wrd “disparity” in Para.2 mean?
A. Distance.B. Frmatin.
C. Replacement.D. Cnnectin.
29. Hw d cmpanies reduce electricity cnsumptin?
A. By getting gvernment funds.B. By trading data fr pwer.
C. By building smaller mdels.D. By develping new pwer surces.
30. What is cnsidered as a slutin t the management challenge?
A. Remving the cultural barrier fr AI design.
B. Replacing human wrkers with AI assistants.
C. Finding high-quality data surces fr training.
D. Creating an pen envirnment fr adpting AI.
31. Where is the text prbably taken frm?
A. An ecnmic reprt.B. A science reprt.
C. A lifestyle magazine.D. A career guidebk.
【答案】28. A 29. C 30. D 31. B
【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。文章讨论了人工智能的发展现状，尽管ChatGPT等技术吸引了大量用户和投资，但实际应用和盈利的企业仍较少。训练大型模型需要大量能源和资金，数据短缺也是挑战。全球公司正在寻找解决方案，但技术改进和广泛应用仍面临管理挑战。
【28题详解】
词句猜测题。根据第一段“With the launch f ChatGPT in 2022, OpenAI’s chatbt attracted 100 millin users within weeks. Investrs als piled in. Yet acrss the ecnmy, nly 5% f American businesses say they are using AI in their prducts and services. Few AI businesses are turning a prfit.(随着2022年ChatGPT的推出，OpenAI的聊天机器人在几周内吸引了1亿用户。投资者也纷纷涌入。然而，在整个经济中，只有5%的美国企业表示他们在产品和服务中使用了人工智能。很少有人工智能企业开始盈利)”可知，投资者热情，但是很少企业盈利，说明二者存在差距。故划线词意思是“差距”，故选A。
【29题详解】
细节理解题。根据第三段“Cmpanies wrldwide are cming up with clever fixes t these prblems, frm mre efficient and specialized chips t smaller mdels that need less pwer.(世界各地的公司都在想出巧妙的办法来解决这些问题，从更高效、更专业的芯片到耗电量更少的小型号)”可知，企业通过建造更小的模型减少用电量。故选C。
【30题详解】
细节理解题。根据第四段“This in turn suggests that AI adptin is as much a management challenge as a technlgical ne. T get the mst ut f the technlgy, bsses need t create an pen envirnment.(这反过来表明，人工智能的采用既是一项技术挑战，也是一项管理挑战。为了最大限度地利用技术，老板们需要创造一个开放的环境)”可知，管理挑战的解决方案是营造开放的人工智能应用环境。故选D。
【31题详解】
推理判断题。根据第一段“With the launch f ChatGPT in 2022, OpenAI’s chatbt attracted 100 millin users within weeks. Investrs als piled in. Yet acrss the ecnmy, nly 5% f American businesses say they are using AI in their prducts and services. Few AI businesses are turning a prfit.(随着2022年ChatGPT的推出，OpenAI的聊天机器人在几周内吸引了1亿用户。投资者也纷纷涌入。然而，在整个经济中，只有5%的美国企业表示他们在产品和服务中使用了人工智能。很少有人工智能企业开始盈利)”以及文章主要围绕AI发展展开，介绍了AI发展面临的诸如训练模型耗能大、训练数据短缺等问题，以及企业为解决这些问题采取的措施，如开发更高效的芯片、更小的模型等，还讨论了AI在应用过程中的文化和管理问题。这些都与科技领域的AI发展紧密相关，符合科学报道对新兴科技发展情况进行报道的特点，所以该文本很可能来自一份科学报告。故选B。
D
Using drne (无人机) surveys and artificial-intelligence prcessing, scientists have discvered an extensive netwrk f pen clearings amng the trees in Cng’s rainfrests. Elephants, grillas, and ther animals visit these muddy clearings, called bais, fr vital nutritin and maintain their scial netwrks.
Recgnizing the surprising extent f the bais netwrk began n the grund. In May 2021, a small team f researchers went thrugh the rainfrest at Odzala-Kkua Natinal Park in Cng. Evan Hckridge, then a graduate student, was with Nguma, planning t study frest animal behavir. “It hit me when I was there. Yu can’t understand animal interactins withut first understanding bais,” he says.
Fr the next three summers Hckridge and his clleagues investigated the clearings. “There’s smething magical in watching a family f animals emerge frm the frest edge and enjy sunlight and scial pprtunities befre slipping back int the cl shade f the frest,” he says.
During the initial surveys, the team ften fllwed elephant trails thrugh the rainfrest frm bais t bais, which led Hckridge t wnder abut a netwrk. Althugh previus studies dcumented animal behavir in selected bais, n ne had cunted them r mapped their distributin. Ding s required taking t the sky. Partnering with African Parks, which manages Odzala, the team flew drnes ver sme f the 220 bais, gathering infrmatin. The researchers used this infrmatin t train an AI mdel that culd pick ut bais frm satellite images. Fr a study, Hckridge and Nguma mapped all the bais in a natinal park and fund 2,176 f them — 10 times mre than the park management had previusly knwn.
Bais, always lcated near rivers r streams, are islands f resurces, and animals prduce trails t essentially navigate t and frm the bais. The researchers’ map f bais is als a map f cnservatin pririties, since a huge prtin f the animal cmmunity depends n this unique ecsystem.
N ne has ever dcumented hw bais frmed. Nw, with a map and camera traps, the research team is ging t track lng-term changes, meaning t maintain these crucial animal habitats.
32. What can we knw abut bais?
A. They help keep balance f species.
B. They’re gd fr Cng’s rainfrests.
C. They’re animal scializing places.
D. They’re examples f wildlife prtectin.
33. What can the infrmatin gathered by drnes be used fr?
A. Identifying animal diversity f the frest.
B. Lcating elephant trails in the rainfrest.
C. Analyzing the clearings frm the images.
D. Caching an AI mdel t distinguish clearings.
34. What’s the next step f the research team?
A. Srting ut the trails between the bais.
B. Tracing the histric develpment f bais.
C. Mnitring and keeping the unique ecsystem.
D. Recrding the frm prcess f the habitats.
35. Which f the fllwing is the best title fr the text?
A. Hidden Animals’ Playgrunds Were Revealed.
B. AI Mdel Can Identify Rainfrest Cmpnents.
C. Rainfrest Playgrunds Cme under Prtectin.
D. Animals Need Cmmn Places fr Interactin.
【答案】32. C 33. D 34. C 35. A
【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。科学家利用无人机和人工智能，在刚果雨林发现大量被称为“bais”的空地，动物常来此获取营养和社交。研究团队通过多种方式绘制其分布，发现其对动物意义重大，并且在追踪其变化以保护该栖息地。
【32题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段“Elephants, grillas, and ther animals visit these muddy clearings, called bais, fr vital nutritin and maintain their scial netwrks.(大象、大猩猩和其他动物来到这些被称为空地的泥泞空地，获取重要的营养，并维持它们的社交网络)”可知，这些泥泞的空地是动物们社交的场所，故选C。
【33题详解】
细节理解题。根据第四段“Partnering with African Parks, which manages Odzala, the team flew drnes ver sme f the 220 bais, gathering infrmatin.(该团队与管理Odzala的非洲公园合作，让无人机在220只白天鹅中的一些上空飞行，收集信息)”可知，无人机收集的信息可以用来训练人工智能模型区分空地。故选D。
【34题详解】
推理判断题。根据最后一段“N ne has ever dcumented hw bais frmed. Nw, with a map and camera traps, the research team is ging t track lng-term changes, meaning t maintain these crucial animal habitats.(没有人记录过它们是如何形成的。现在，有了地图和相机陷阱，研究小组将追踪长期变化，这意味着要维持这些重要的动物栖息地)”可知，研究小组的下一步计划是监测和保持独特的生态系统。故选C。
【35题详解】
主旨大意题。根据第一段“Using drne (无人机) surveys and artificial-intelligence prcessing, scientists have discvered an extensive netwrk f pen clearings amng the trees in Cng’s rainfrests. Elephants, grillas, and ther animals visit these muddy clearings, called bais, fr vital nutritin and maintain their scial netwrks.(利用无人机调查和人工智能处理，科学家们在刚果热带雨林的树木之间发现了一个广泛的开放式空地网络。大象、大猩猩和其他动物来到这些被称为bais的泥泞空地，获取重要的营养，并维持它们的社会网络)”以及文章主要介绍了科学家们利用无人机和人工智能技术发现了刚果雨林中一个广泛的空地网络。这些被称为“bais”的泥泞空地是大象、大猩猩等动物获取重要营养和维持社交网络的地方。故选项A“隐藏动物的游乐场被揭露”适合作为文章最佳标题。故选A。
第二节 (共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
A panel f nutritin experts released their 2025 dietary guidelines. These guidelines will infrm and shape the fd prgrams and plicy f the U. S. gvernment. Overall, the recmmendatins fr the guidelines sund familiar. ___36___ They shuld als eat less red meat and prcessed meats, as well as vegetables like ptates.
This panel wrked n the guidelines fr almst tw years. It was the first t cnsider dietary needs based n financial situatin, race and culture. Fatima, an besity expert, said that cnsidering these new elements will help make sure that the guidance reflects and includes varius ppulatin grups.
___37___ Several f them shwed links between ultra-prcessed fds and being verweight r besity. But the nutritin experts said the evidence was t limited t make recmmendatins. The panel als didn’t change recmmendatins abut alchl. The current guidelines are tw drinks r less a day fr men and ne fr wmen. The nutritin panel described a healthy diet fr peple beginning at tw years ld. ___38___
The diets f mst Americans dn’t meet the current guidelines. Mre than half f American adults have ne r mre diet-related health cnditin. ___39___ The reprt als ntes that nutritin-related lng-term health cnditins will cntinue t threaten health thrughut their life.
The dietary guidelines are updated every five years. ___40___ Related gvernment fficials will then hld a public meeting t discuss the recmmendatins befre they are finally released. All this makes it pssible fr Americans t attach imprtance t the dietary guidelines.
A. The panel cnsidered mre than 40 studies.
B. Fr a healthy diet, peple shuld eat mre beans.
C. The last time the guidance was updated was in 2020.
D. The public has 60 days t cmment n the guidance.
E. 18 millin individuals have insecure surces f fd.
F. It is high in vegetables, fruits, nuts, whle grains and fish.
G. We shuld als nte that there’s smething missing in the guideline.
【答案】36. B 37. A 38. F 39. E 40. D
【语篇解读】这是一篇说明文。本文介绍美国2025健康饮食指南对健康饮食方面的一些具体要求。
【36题详解】
根据上文“A panel f nutritin experts released their 2025 dietary guidelines. These guidelines will infrm and shape the fd prgrams and plicy f the U. S. gvernment. Overall, the recmmendatins fr the guidelines sund familiar.(一个营养专家小组发布了2025年膳食指南。这些指导方针将影响和塑造美国政府的食品计划和政策。总的来说，指南的建议听起来很熟悉)”以及下文“They shuld als eat less red meat and prcessed meats, as well as vegetables like ptates.(他们还应该少吃红肉和加工肉类，以及土豆等蔬菜)”可知，本句主要具体说明指南关于健康饮食的建议，B选项中peple对应后文代词“They”。故B选项“为了健康的饮食，人们应该多吃豆类”符合语境，故选B。
【37题详解】
根据下文“Several f them shwed links between ultra-prcessed fds and being verweight r besity. But the nutritin experts said the evidence was t limited t make recmmendatins. The panel als didn’t change recmmendatins abut alchl. The current guidelines are tw drinks r less a day fr men and ne fr wmen. The nutritin panel described a healthy diet fr peple beginning at tw years ld.(其中几项研究表明，超加工食品与超重或肥胖之间存在联系。但营养专家表示，证据太有限，无法提出建议。该小组也没有改变对酒精的建议。目前的指导方针是男性每天喝两杯或更少，女性每天喝一杯。营养小组描述了从两岁开始的健康饮食)”可知，本段评价这个专家小组给出的一些指导意见，本句为主旨句，说明这些意见的可靠性。故A选项“该小组考虑了40多项研究”符合语境，故选A。
【38题详解】
根据上文“The nutritin panel described a healthy diet fr peple beginning at tw years ld.(营养小组描述了从两岁开始的健康饮食)”可知，上文说这个专家小组还给出了人们从两岁开始可用的健康饮食方式，这里选F具体说明这个饮食方式的组成部分。故F选项“它富含蔬菜、水果、坚果、全谷物和鱼类”符合语境，故选F。
【39题详解】
根据上文“The diets f mst Americans dn’t meet the current guidelines. Mre than half f American adults have ne r mre diet-related health cnditin.(大多数美国人的饮食不符合目前的指导方针。超过一半的美国成年人有一种或多种与饮食有关的健康问题)”可知，本句与上文并列，都是在说明美国的饮食问题，且列出了具体的数据来说明这一情况。故E选项“1800万人的食物来源没有保障”符合语境，故选E。
【40题详解】
根据下文“Related gvernment fficials will then hld a public meeting t discuss the recmmendatins befre they are finally released. All this makes it pssible fr Americans t attach imprtance t the dietary guidelines.(相关政府官员将举行公开会议，讨论最终公布的建议。所有这些使得美国人重视饮食指南成为可能)”可知，本段谈论这个健康饮食指南的相关情况，后文说相关政府工作人员随后会举行一个公开的会议来讨论这些指南内容，推测本句说明公众在其中起到的积极作用。故D选项“公众有60天的时间对指导意见进行评论”符合语境，故选D。
第三部分 语言运用(共两节，满分30分)
第一节 (共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
I didn’t grw up as an athletic kid. In elementary schl, my mm made me ___41___ sccer and basketball teams. But I’d rather ___42___ my head in a bk. These feelings cntinued in early adulthd. I didn’t wrk ut ___43___ fr years. When I did, I didn’t find any___44___ in it.
As I gt lder, it changed. I started taking grup fitness classes, ___45___ different types f wrkuts. I started lifting weights, and felt thrilled in my ___46___ t lift a few mre punds.
Running came later. I started alne, and then jined a lcal running grup. The peple made the ___47___ fly by, and I lved it. My wn ___48___ gt me thinking abut the fact that yu can find yur way t fitness at any ___49___. Over the past mnth, I’ve spent a lt f time with active lder peple learning abut the ___50___ they’ve fund in exercise. I’ve als talked t experts whse fcus was ___51___ n fitness fr the ld.
As we’ve interviewed ur lder athletes ver 50 abut their fitness jurneys, their cmmn cmment is that exercise can create and ___52___ scial ties. At a mall in Annaplis, Snyder and tw f her friends, bth in their 70s, are in a walking grup. When they miss seeing fellw runners n their ___53___ rute, they are quick t check in and ensure everyne is OK. She called the walking cmmunity a big ___54___ family. Actually, she has been ding the walking fr 20 years. She and the ther wmen tld us it was the walking cmmunity ___55___ fr the ld that keeps them ging.
41. A. watch ut frB. reach ut frC. make up frD. sign up fr
42. A. strikeB. slideC. stickD. swing
43. A. clearlyB. vluntarilyC. directlyD. quickly
44. A. cnsequenceB. functinC. curageD. jy
45. A. explringB. vercmingC. skippingD. attaching
46. A. requestB. luckC. abilityD. apprach
47. A. gapsB. milesC. cnversatinsD. differences
48. A. returnB. failureC. jurneyD. ccasin
49. A. cstB. distanceC. schlD. age
50. A. benefitsB. exchangesC. favrD. nature
51. A. urgentlyB. primarilyC. psitivelyD. agreeably
52. A. bserveB. advertiseC. settleD. strengthen
53. A. energeticB. individualC. rutineD. critical
54. A. extendedB. expsedC. guaranteedD. neglected
55. A. intendedB. recgnizedC. prmisedD. sheltered
【答案】41. D 42. C 43. B 44. D 45. A 46. C 47. B 48. C 49. D 50. A 51. B 52. D 53. C 54. A 55. A
【语篇解读】这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者从小不喜欢锻炼，没有从中找到任何乐趣。随着长大，作者开始参加团体健身课程，探索不同类型的锻炼。也开始反思一些关于锻炼的事实。
【41题详解】
考查动词短语辨析。句意：小学时，妈妈让我报名参加足球队和篮球队。A. watch ut fr注意；B. reach ut fr伸手去拿；C. make up fr弥补；D. sign up fr报名参加。根据后文“sccer and basketball teams”可知，指母亲让作者报名参加足球队和篮球队。故选D。
【42题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：但我宁愿埋头看书。A. strike打击；B. slide滑动；C. stick刺入，将……刺入(或插入)；D. swing摇摆。根据后文“my head in a bk”以及上文“I didn’t grw up as an athletic kid.(我不是一个喜欢运动的孩子)”可知，作者不喜欢运动，宁愿埋头看书。故选C。
【43题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：我已经很多年没有自愿锻炼了。A. clearly清楚地；B. vluntarily自愿地；C. directly直接地；D. quickly快速地。根据上文上文“I didn’t grw up as an athletic kid.(我不是一个喜欢运动的孩子)”可知，作者不喜欢运动，不会自愿去锻炼。故选B。
【44题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：当我这么做的时候，我并没有从中找到任何乐趣。A. cnsequence结果；B. functin功能；C. curage勇气；D. jy快乐。根据上文“When I did, I didn’t find any”以及后文作者长大后才开始运动，说明一开始没有找到乐趣。故选D。
【45题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：我开始参加团体健身课程，探索不同类型的锻炼。A. explring探索；B. vercming克服；C. skipping跳跃；D. attaching附加。根据后文“different types f wrkuts”可知，指作者探索不同类型的锻炼。故选A。
【46题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：我开始举重，并为自己能再举起几磅而感到兴奋。A. request要求；B. luck运气；C. ability能力；D. apprach方式。根据后文“t lift a few mre punds”可知，指再举起几磅的能力，故选C。
【47题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：那里的人们让我的跑步距离飞快增加，我很喜欢那里。A. gaps差距，缺口；B. miles英里；C. cnversatins对话；D. differences差异。根据上文“Running came later. I started alne, and then jined a lcal running grup.(跑步是后来的事。我一个人开始，然后加入了一个当地的跑步小组)”可知，作者开始参加跑步，所以此处指跑步的英里数，“miles”最符合语境。故选B。
【48题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：我自己的经历让我思考这样一个事实：你可以在任何年龄找到适合自己的健身方式。A. return返回；B. failure失败；C. jurney历程，旅程；D. ccasin场合。根据后文“gt me thinking abut the fact that yu can find yur way t fitness”以及上文讲述了作者自己的锻炼经历，所以是这些锻炼历程让作者开始反思。故选C。
【49题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：我自己的经历让我思考这样一个事实：你可以在任何年龄找到适合自己的健身方式。A. cst花费；B. distance距离；C. schl学校；D. age年纪。根据后文“with active lder peple”提到了老人，推测本句想强调在任何年龄找到适合自己的健身方式。故选D。
【50题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：在过去的一个月里，我花了很多时间和活跃的老年人在一起，了解他们在锻炼中发现的好处。A. benefits利益；B. exchanges交换；C. favr帮助；D. nature自然。根据后文“they’ve fund in exercise”指锻炼所带来的好处。故选A。
【51题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：我也和主要关注老年人健身的专家谈过。A. urgently紧急地；B. primarily首要地，主要地；C. psitively积极地；D. agreeably愉快地。根据后文“n fitness fr the ld”可知，这些专家主要专注于老年人健身。故选B。
【52题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：当我们采访了50岁以上的老年运动员关于他们的健身之旅时，他们的共同评论是，运动可以建立和加强社会联系。A. bserve观察；B. advertise打广告；C. settle解决；D. strengthen加强。根据上文“their cmmn cmment is that exercise can create and”可知，指运动可以建立和加强社会联系。故选D。
【53题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：当他们在常规路线上错过同伴时，他们会迅速检查并确保每个人都没事。A. energetic精力充沛的；B. individual个人的；C. rutine常规的；D. critical批评的。根据上文“At a mall in Annaplis, Snyder and tw f her friends, bth in their 70s, are in a walking grup.(在安纳波利斯的一家商场里，斯奈德和她的两个70多岁的朋友组成了一个步行小组)”可知，这是一个小组，所以是指他们的寻常常规路线上错过同伴时，他们会迅速检查并确保每个人都没事。故选C。
【54题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：她把步行社区称为一个大家庭。A. extended扩展了的；B. expsed暴露的；C. guaranteed有担保的；D. neglected被忽视的。根据上文“She called the walking cmmunity a big”可知，大家因为锻炼聚集在一起，所以她把步行社区称为一个大家庭（big extended family）。故选A。
【55题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：她和其他妇女告诉我们，是这个为老年人设立的步行社区让她们坚持下去。A. intended打算，意指；B. recgnized认可；C. prmised承诺；D. sheltered庇护。根据上文“it was the walking cmmunity”以及后文“fr the ld”指这个步行社区主要针对（be intended fr）老年人设立的，故选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。
Under a 150-member academic cmmittee agreement, writer Liu Zhenyun was awarded ____56____ hnrary dctrate frm St Petersburg University at a ceremny in Russia.
Niklay Krpachev, president f St Petersburg University, said the hnr is given in ____57____ (recgnize) f the Chinese nvelist’s ppularity and influence n Russian readers.
The award-winning writer cntributes t many best-selling nvels, mst f ____58____ have been adapted int films, as well as adaptatins such as stage dramas.
Liu’s wrks, including Smene t Talk T, I Am Liu Yuejin, The Children f the Meln-EatingEra and One Day, Three Autumns, ____59____ (publish) in Russia in recent years, receiving widespread acclaim, with sme f the bks’ Russian-language ____60____ (translatr) being St Petersburg University prfessrs.
____61____ (fund) in 1724, St Petersburg University is Russia’ s ldest university. It is als ne f the wrld’s ____62____ (famus) universities, with nine Nbel Prize winners amng its alumni (毕业生).
Krpachev said that ____63____ an utstanding cultural figure, Liu cntributed t the dialgue and exchanges between the peple f China and Russia. Russian science fictin writer Viacheslav Rybakv said, “Liu’s bks shw us hw t live ___64___ (simple), with lve and sympathy fr peple. I expect cntemprary Russian literature ____65____ (have) the same attitude tward its past and present.”
【答案】56. an 57. recgnitin 58. which 59. have been published 60. translatrs 61. Funded 62. mst famus 63. as 64. simply 65. t have
【语篇解读】本文是一篇新闻报道。主要讲述了作家刘震云获得圣彼得堡大学荣誉博士学位，介绍了授予该荣誉的原因，以及刘震云作品在俄罗斯的传播和影响，还提及圣彼得堡大学的相关信息。
【56题详解】
考查冠词。句意：根据一个由 150 名成员组成的学术委员会的决定，作家刘震云在俄罗斯的一个仪式上被授予圣彼得堡大学荣誉博士学位。dctrate意为“博士学位”为可数名词单数，空前无限定词，所以此处使用冠词，结合句意，此处表示“一项荣誉，一个学位”为泛指意义，所以使用不定冠词，hnrary为元音音素开头，所以用不定冠词 an。故填an。
【57题详解】
考查名词。句意：圣彼得堡大学校长尼古拉・克罗帕乔夫表示，这一荣誉是为了认可这位中国小说家在俄罗斯读者中的知名度和影响力。此处为名词作宾语，recgnize的名词为recgnitin，固定短语in recgnitin f，意为“认可，承认”，所以用名词 recgnitin。故填recgnitin。
【58题详解】
考查定语从句。句意：这位获奖作家创作了许多畅销书，其中大部分被改编成了电影，还有舞台剧等改编作品。此处为介词+关系代词引导的非限定性定语从句，先行词为nvels，指物，关系词替代先行词在从句中作f的宾语，所以用关系代词which。故填which。
【59题详解】
考查动词时态和语态。句意：刘震云的作品，包括《一句顶一万句》《我叫刘跃进》《吃瓜时代的儿女们》和《一日三秋》，近年来在俄罗斯出版，受到广泛赞誉，其中一些书籍的俄语译者是圣彼得堡大学的教授。此处为谓语动词，根据时间状语in recent years可知，此处用现在完成时，主语Liu’s wrks与publish之间是被动关系，所以用现在完成时的被动语态，主语为复数，所以用have been published。故填have been published。
【60题详解】
考查名词复数。句意：刘震云的作品，包括《一句顶一万句》《我叫刘跃进》《吃瓜时代的儿女们》和《一日三秋》，近年来在俄罗斯出版，受到广泛赞誉，其中一些书籍的俄语译者是圣彼得堡大学的教授。此处为名词作宾语，根据空前的“sme f…”可知，此处使用名词translatr的复数形式translatrs。故填translatrs。
【61题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：圣彼得堡大学成立于1724年，是俄罗斯最古老的大学。句中已有谓语动词is，所以此处为非谓语动词，fund与其逻辑主语St Petersburg University之间是被动关系，所以用过去分词funded，作状语，位于句首，首字母需大写。故填Funded。
【62题详解】
考查形容词最高级。句意：它也是世界上最著名的大学之一，其校友中有九位诺贝尔奖获得者。此处为固定结构“ne f the +形容词最高级+名词复数”，意为“最……之一”，所以用famus的最高级mst famus。故填mst famus。
【63题详解】
考查介词。句意：克罗帕乔夫表示，作为一位杰出的文化人物，刘震云为中俄两国人民之间的对话和交流做出了贡献。根据句意可知，此处表示“作为”，所以用介词 as。故填as。
【64题详解】
考查副词。句意：俄罗斯科幻作家维亚切斯拉夫·雷巴科夫表示：“刘震云的作品向我们展示了如何以简朴、仁爱和同情的心态生活。我希望当代俄罗斯文学也能以同样的态度面对自己的过去和现在。”此处修饰动词live，所以用副词作状语，simple的副词为simply意为“简单地”符合句意。故填simply。
【65题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：俄罗斯科幻作家维亚切斯拉夫·雷巴科夫表示：“刘震云的作品向我们展示了如何以简朴、仁爱和同情的心态生活。我希望当代俄罗斯文学也能以同样的态度面对自己的过去和现在。”根据固定用法“expect sb./sth. t d sth.”意为“期望某人/某物做某事”可知，此处应为动词不定式形式作宾补。故填t have。
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，你的英国网友Thmas在社交媒体上看到中国春节期间大门倒贴“福”字的习俗，他感到好奇并询问你。请你给他写一封邮件，内容包括：
1.解释这个习俗的含义，即“福到了”；
2. 提及中国文化的博大精深；
3. 表达对他的祝福。
注意：1. 写作词数应为80个左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题纸的相应位置作答。
Dear Thmas,
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Yurs,
Li Hua
【答案】One pssible versin:
Dear Thmas,
I’m delighted that yu’re curius abut Chinese custms, especially the practice f psting the “Fu” character upside dwn n drs during the Spring Festival. As ur traditin, the character “Fu”, meaning “blessing” r “gd frtune”, is placed upside dwn t indicate that blessings are arriving, as the wrd fr “upside dwn” in Chinese sunds like “arriving”. This custm is a clever play n wrds and a way t welcme gd luck int the hme.
Chinese culture is full f such deep and interesting traditins. I hpe this gives yu a small taste f ur rich heritage. Wishing yu a year filled with happiness and prsperity!
Best regards.
Yurs,
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。
The bys were s excited and happy as we shpped all day befre ur dctr appintment at three that afternn. My husband Charlie had the jb f keeping them busy while I picked ut gifts t put under the tree. We had purchased new cats, glves, and snw bts fr bth bys and a pram suit fr ur little daughter. Charlie and I als had new warm winter cats. Our car was piled with gifts and fd in the trunk and ur ld cats were in the back seat with the bys.
My wait was much lnger than expected as the dctr had been called t an emergency at the hspital earlier in the day. I came ut f the ffice t face a terrible snwstrm. The cnditins were grwing wrse all the time. My husband was cncerned as t ur making it back t ur cuntry hme abut seven miles frm twn. He thught abut us staying in a mtel fr the night and then decided we wuld try t make it hme.
Half way there we fund the rad was drifted s deep and it drwned ur car. Charlie gt ut and began the lng walk t ur hme. He was ging t bring ur big truck back and pull the car hme with it. There was nthing we culd d but wait in the car.
I tld stries and we sang nursery rhymes fr what seemed like hurs. I was getting mre wrried by the minute but did nt want the children t knw I was s scared. Finally, my yungest sn Jhn wh was three climbed ver int the frnt seat beside me and said, “Mmmy, my daddy is gnna freeze t death ut there. And we will freeze t.” I said. “N Jhn, Daddy will be cming with the truck sn!” But the darkness and blwing snw was cvering ur car and made it impssible t see anything utside. Then in just a few minutes, I saw a man in a car cming ur way.
注意：
1.续写词数应为150个左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题纸的相应位置作答。
I heard the car stp right beside us.
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Alng the way, the man tld us he had never taken that rad t g hme befre.
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【答案】One pssible versin:
I heard the car stp right beside us. I kicked the frzen car dr pen t make him hear me as the windw culdn’t rll dwn. Thankfully, he nticed us. After knwing what had happened, he began t help carry the children t the cab f his car. Then he started driving. We met my husband walking tward us abut a mile ahead. He said he’d called everyne he knew t help us and they’d tld him they wuld after the strm ended. Besides, ur big truck was parked in anther twn by my brther. Finally, we’re all in the man’s car cming back hme.
Alng the way, the man tld us he had never taken that rad t g hme befre. He said, “When I gt t the crssrads back there, I just felt I needed t cme that way.” We were all grateful that the kind-hearted man was just in the right place at the right time. Ultimately, he tk us t ur dr safely. We invited him t spend the night at ur huse, but he just refused and left. Since then, every Christmas we always made it a pint t wish the man a Merry Christmas and thank him fr his gift f his decisin he made—“Where Tw Ways Met”.