山东济宁市2026年高考模拟考试（第二次模拟）英语试题含答案

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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 段录音。每段录音后有一个小题，从题中所给的 A 、B 、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段录音后，你都有 10 秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段录音播放两遍。
1 ．What will the man d n Saturday evening?
A ．Cllect his father. B ．Attend a party. C ．Catch a flight.
2 ．What des the man think f Prfessr Wang?
A ．Strict. B ．Interesting. C ．Easy-ging.
3 ．Wh culd the wman prbably be?
A ．Rbert’s friend. B ．Rbert’s bss. C ．Rbert’s mther.
4 ．What prblem did the man have?
A ．He failed t place an rder.
B ．He frgt the wman’s name.
C ．He went t the wrng address.
5 ．What are the speakers mainly talking abut?
A ．A restaurant. B ．A bakery. C ．Sandwiches.
第二节（共 15 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 22.5 分）
听下面 5 段录音。每段录音后有几个小题，从题中所给的 A 、B 、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段录音前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题 5 秒钟；听
完后，每小题都有 5 秒钟的作答时间。每段录音播放两遍。
听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。
6 ．Hw ften des the train run?
A ．Every 15 minutes.
B ．Every half an hur.
C ．Every hur.
7 ．What will the speakers d next?
A ．Buy bus tickets.
B ．Wait fr the train.
C ．Check the schedule.
听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。
8 ．Why is the man talking t Jennifer?
A ．T seek her advice.
B ．T give her a task.
C ．T thank her.
9 ．What is the man ging t d?
A ．Review the reprt. B ．Revise the slides. C ．Remve the images.
听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。
10 ．What can we learn abut the sccer match?
A ．It ended in a draw.
B ．It was a reginal final.
C ．The Prtville Lins lst.
11 ．Why was the game challenging?
A ．The ppnents were strng.
B ．The galkeeper lst several balls.
C ．The playing cnditins were difficult.
12 ．What will be bradcast next?
A ．An advertisement.
B ．A weather reprt.
C ．A piece f news.
听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。
13 ．What is the relatinship between the speakers?
A ．Travel agent and custmer.
B ．Driver and passenger.
C ．Fellw travelers.
14 ．Where will the wman spend her first day?
A ．In a grassland. B ．At a beach. C ．On an island.
15 ．What des the man say abut Fraser Island?
A ．It has sand everywhere.
B ．It cvers seventy-five square miles.
C ．It has the mst beaches in the wrld.
16 ．What can the wman d in the grassland?
A ．Walk in the frests.
B ．Feed sme animals.
C ．Camp utdrs.
听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
17 ．What is at the nrthern end f the park?
A ．A river. B ．A wall. C ．A pnd.
18 ．Where is the statue f Diane Gsfrth nw?
A ．On the riverbank.
B ．Clse t the suth gate.
C ．Near the heart f the park.
19 ．Hw is the children’s playgrund different?
A ．It has been relcated.
B ．It has been expanded.
C ．It includes sculptures nw.
20 ．Hw many tennis curts are there in the park nw?
A ．Tw. B ．Fur. C ．Eight.
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
2026 Lcal Letters fr Glbal Change Cntest Is Open!
The Pulitzer Center invites yu t make yur vice heard by writing a letter t a lcal
decisin-maker that explains the glbal issue yu want them t priritize, shws hw it cnnects t yur lcal cmmunity, and prpses a slutin. We want t read and share yur letters: tell us, and the wrld what’s mst imprtant t yu.Eligibility:
We welcme entries frm all current K-12 students acrss the glbe. Letters shuld be written in English and address a tpic within ne f the Pulitzer Center’s fur fcus issues:
Climate and Envirnment
Glbal Health
Infrmatin and Artificial Intelligence
Educatin and OpprtunityEntry Guidelines:
Chse an issue that is imprtant t yur lcal cmmunity and yur selected decisin-maker wuld like t address.
Yur prpsed slutin shuld be wrkable. But yu dn’t have t reinvent the wheel! Cnsider advcating fr a slutin that has been effective elsewhere r is already in prgress.
The evidence yu prvide t supprt yur claims shuld be reliable. Yu must cite at least ne Pulitzer Center news stry, but yu can als cite evidence frm ther news surces, academic articles, r reprts by rganizatins and gvernments.
Submit yur entry between May 14 and June 16, "" 2026 t , using the cntest frm. It will request sme basic persnal and cntact infrmatin; yu can cpy yur letter directly int the frm.Prizes:
First place winners: $ 300 t supprt glbal cmmunity engagement in yur classrm
Finalists: $ 75 t supprt glbal cmmunity engagement in yur classrmP.S. All entrants will be invited t participate in a Pulitzer Center twn hall event, held virtually in August, t share slutins with ther students frm arund the wrld.
21 ．What is the cntest mainly aimed at?
A ．Imprving students’ writing skills. B ．Building bnds amng cmmunities.
C ．Develping students’ glbal citizenship. D ．Publicizing Pulitzer Center’s fcus issues.
22 ．Which theme is mst likely t be accepted fr the cntest?
A ．The histry f a city’s central park.
B ．Basic theries f artificial intelligence.
C ．A twn’s effrts t reduce plastic waste.
D ．Tips fr better sleep during exam week.
23 ．What is a must fr cntestants?
A ．Selecting the latest tpic. B ．Inventing a nvel slutin.
C ．Psting the entry befre June. D ．Citing a Pulitzer Center stry.
B
Fr years I walked the streets f Lndn wearing nise-canceling headphnes, absrbed in playlists, pdcasts r lng vice ntes, a millin miles away frm wherever I physically was.
One damp January evening, I was walking hme, headphnes ut f pwer in my bag, when I nticed a small figure fall dwn n the pavement with her eyes clsed. I might nt have nticed
her if I had been in my wn wrld, fixated n what was playing in my ears. I asked her name. N respnse. Wrse, she didn’t seem t be breathing. My mind raced back t my first-aid class, but I drew a blank, afraid f getting it wrng. I dialed 999. The call handler talked me thrugh it: lie her dwn, press her chest t a cunt, keep ging. T my relief, the stranger tk a breath. After the
medical wrkers arrived, I quietly left.
After that night, I reslved t be mre aware f the happenings arund me. Wearing
headphnes made me feel as ifI was wrapped in sund: it culd be cmfrting, but the wrld was dulled and separate.
S, ff they came.
Suddenly, I awakened t all that had lng escaped my ntice. A nise in the grass turned ut t be a hedgehg fighting a blackbird — I felt as ifI’d entered a secret wrld. A thunderus crack
alerted me t a wdpecker drilling hles in a tree near my lcal park. Plus, I’m mre pen t
talking t strangers nw. It’s easier t start a cnversatin when my first respnse isn’t “What?” as I peel ff my headphnes.
Still, it helps t have the ptin t zne ut. I refuse t g fr a run withut lud Cuban music in my ears t frce my trainers t hit the grund with the beat. There’s n way I’m getting n an aerplane withut listening t an audi bk.
As fr that January night, I’ll never knw what happened t the stranger, but I’m glad I was paying attentin.
24 ．Why was the authr able t ntice the wman’s unusual cnditin?
A ．He heard a sund f an ambulance.
B ．He had rich first-aid expertise.
C ．His headphnes happened t be dead.
D ．His mind was wandering frm music.
25 ．What des the underlined wrd “they” refer t in paragraph 4?
A ．The headphnes. B ．The nises.
C ．The happenings. D ．The medical wrkers.
26 ．What is the authr’s current view n using headphnes?
A ．It is a stylish trend. B ．It is a cnscius chice.
C ．It is a regular rutine. D ．It is a habitual preference.
27 ．What message des the text try t cnvey?
A ．Music speaks.
B ．Alertness cunts.
C ．Kindness never fades.
D ．T tune ut is t tune in.
C
The evlutinary path that led t the rise f mdern humans is full f twists and turns, and the latest surprise is that ur species likely evlved frm tw ancestral ppulatins.
Scientists have lng thught that mdern humans emerged frm a single hminin (古人类)
ppulatin in Africa between 300,000 and 200,000 years ag. Hwever, a new study led by
Richard Durbin, a geneticist at the University f Cambridge revealed that tw grups f hminins split apart arund 1.5 millin years ag, nly t reunite abut 1.2 millin years later, initiating a genetic mixing event that resulted in the birth f mdern humanity.
Instead f relying n ancient remains, researchers made use f mdern human DNA frm the 1,000 Genmes Prject. By adding that dataset t a cmputatinal algrithm (算法), they
prduced a structured mdel that displayed tw ancestral ppulatins breaking apart and getting back tgether in ancient times. “The fact that we can recnstruct events frm hundreds f
thusands r millins f years ag just by lking at DNA tday is astnishing,” said Durbin.
The mdel shws in the years after the split, ne f the tw grups cntracted temprarily.
“Immediately after the tw ancestral ppulatins split, we see a severe bttleneck in ne f them — suggesting it declined t a very small size befre slwly grwing ver a perid f ne millin years,” Durbin said. “This ppulatin wuld later cntribute abut 80% f the genetic material f mdern humans. The secnd grup, meanwhile, cntributed arund 20% f the genes, many f
which are lcated far away frm the functinal regins f the genme.
As fr the identity f these ancestral ppulatins, an element f mystery still remains. The
researchers pint t Hm erectus and Hm heidelbergensis as pssible candidates, but further
research is needed. Still, the genetic exchange shaping the mdern human genme demnstrates
that human evlutin has invlved splits and reunins. And that’s prbably nt limited t humans.
28 ．What is the highlight f the new study?
A ．It rewrites human rigin. B ．It cmpares tw ppulatins.
C ．It maps the human genme. D ．It cnfirms evlutin timeline.
29 ．Which best describes the methd f the study?
A ．Practice-fcused. B ．Culture-based.
C ．Thery-guided. D ．Data-driven.
30 ．What can be inferred frm the last tw paragraphs?
A ．Species evlve in a clear and straight line.
B ．Genetic exchange may exist in ther species.
C ．The status f the tw grups has been identified.
D ．The tw ppulatins cntributed equally in genes.
31 ．What is the best title f the text?
A ．Our Clsest Ancient Cusins.
B ．An Ancestral Get-Tgether.
C ．The Art f Encding Human DNA.
D ．The Out-f-Africa Human Jurney.
D
When yu were little, did yu fight with yur brther r sister abut wh wuld get the last gummy bear? Or wh gt t sit in the frnt f the ride? Behind these cases lies a hidden mindset
— zer-sum thinking, a term that cmes frm math. In a zer-sum game, the ttal f gains and
lsses amng the players always adds up t zer. Oskar Mrgenstern first frmally described this cncept in the 1944 bk Thery f Games and Ecnmic Behavir. Since then it has been widely used in ecnmic theries and game thery.
Drawing n ideas f evlutinary psychlgy, sme have argued that zer-sum thinking
arse as a cgnitive (认知的) adaptatin within early-human ancestrs wh were frced t
cmpete ver limited resurces. As such, the tendency t subjectively view resurce distributin as zer-sum might have been the dminant strategy in ur evlutinary past, giving individuals with higher zer-sum beliefs a relative advantage ver thers. Thus, in mdern envirnments,
zer-sum beliefs are adpted under similar cnditins f threat and resurce-shrtage and can be verridden nly with thughtful reflectin.
Zer-sum beliefs have imprtant intrapersnal and interpersnal cnsequences. At the
intrapersnal level, greater apprval f zer-sum beliefs is assciated with mre negative (and less psitive) effects, mre greed and lwer life satisfactin. Zer-sum beliefs can als be
interpersnally detrimental, such as when negtiatrs wh believe that their cunterparts gain at their expense verlk pprtunities fr mutually beneficial deals. Mre bradly, peple wh
adpt zer-sum beliefs ften feel lnelier. Thus, zer-sum beliefs are assciated with bth the quality and the quantity f clse persnal relatinships.
T fight these effects, we can remember t remain mindful that there are numerus
pprtunities fr nn-zer-sum interactins with thers, such as finding pprtunities t exchange surpluses r favrs with thers. Ding s prvides the necessary ingredients fr trust and mutual benefit t frm, which are bth necessary fr any business r ecnmy t functin ptimally, in
gd times and in bad.
32 ．Which is the cre f zer-sum mindset?
A ．Every cin has tw sides.
B ．The ther’s gain is yur lss.
C ．Many hands make light wrk.
D ．United we stand, divided we fall.
33 ．What des paragraph 2 try t stress cncerning zer-sum thinking?
A ．It is unique t humans.
B ．It tends t be shrt-lived.
C ．It helped ancestrs survive.
D ．It is hardwired int humans.
34 ．What des the underlined wrd “detrimental” in paragraph 3 prbably mean?
A ．Dynamic. B ．Cmplex. C ．Harmful. D ．Cnsistent.
35 ．Which f the fllwing des the authr prbably agree with?
A ．Trust is a tw-way street.
B ．A true win-win is attainable.
C ．Opprtunity kncks but nce.
D ．Ecnmy underges thick and thin.
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。
There may be times when yu may feel that envelping yur message in a generus cat f “nice” will make cmmunicatin with thers better. 36 Sugarcating yur wrds —
whatever yur reasns are — nt nly des nt push meaningful relatinships frward but may
actually endanger therwise healthy interactins. While, at best, sugarcating can be an attempt at kindness, at wrst, it culd be viewed as a frm f manipulatin — trying t cmmunicate in a
way that cntrls the ther persn’s experience, instead f allwing them t have their wn real reactin.
37 “Fr many, this pattern began in childhd,” says psychlgist Carlyn
Hextall. “Lve may have felt cnditinal, and an uncnscius decisin was made that being
pleasing, agreeable, r undemanding was the safest rute t acceptance and cnnectin.”
38 Yu might ntice that yu wuld rather validate thers, stay quiet r sften yur truth because yu fear the cnsequence f vicing yur wn thughts.
Oppsed t sugarcating, saltcating ges in the ppsite directin. 39 But ften, it crsses the line frm being hnest t being rude. Peple wh use saltcating ften ignre thers’ feelings, speaking their minds withut any cnsideratin, which easily leads t misunderstandings and cnflicts.
T avid these, Carlyn suggests stpping using glbal, abslute statements such as “yu
always” r “yu never”. 40 Instead, be specific in yur feedback, and use “I” statements, which clearly cmmunicate yur experience withut assigning any blame. Fr example, yu might say: “When yu said yu’d meet me and then canceled, I felt upset and hurt.” This centers yur
emtinal experience, and helps the ther persn understand the impact f their behavir.
A ．Yet in fact, the ppsite is preferred.
B ．Often, sugarcating is deeply rted in peple.
C ．It can be presented as being straight and direct.
D ．These tend t cause defensiveness very quickly.
E ．But a nice wrapper des nt necessarily make a gift better.
F ．In adulthd, this early adaptatin can cntinue t play ut.
G ．These tw appraches are tw extremes that are better ff avided.
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。
It’s a very strange time t be a writer. The fld f AI “art” shws a prprtin f sciety is willing t 41 writers mre than ever befre.
I smetimes 42 talk with my STEM majr friends abut hw my majr (creative
writing) means I will live n the street after cllege. Certainly I dn’t 43 becming a
“starving writer” — I’m lucky t be financially blessed. That said, I d feel 44 abut
what lies ahead. I lve t write music criticism. But is this writing 45 ? Des my writing cntribute value t sciety? Wuld its 46 be felt were I t turn away frm writing and fcus n cding r engineering? I can’t ask my lved nes abut these 47 , because f curse they will encurage me 48 the reality f the situatin.
These thughts 49 heavily n my mind until I recently read The Friend by Sigrid
Nunez. The bk pwerfully explres friendship, but als 50 the values f writing. As
stated in the nvel, they can’t 51 with thse f farmers r cnstructin wrkers, which
prvide direct, tangible (有形的) aid t peple. The ptential values f writing are 52
It’s human 53 t create, whether tangible r intangible. Creativity is what has
54 humans acrss ur existence. It’s what drives an authr t tell a stry — smething AI lacks. S I will keep 55 , wherever it ends up taking me.
41 ．A ．instruct B ．cntact C ．ffend D ．devalue
42 ．A ．casually B ．hesitantly C．jkingly D ．embarrassedly
43 ．A ．risk B ．fear C ．picture D ．mind
44 ．A ．uncertain B ．curius C ．enthusiastic D ．particular
45 ．A ．essential B ．pssible C ．wrng D ．temprary
46 ．A ．meaning B ．creatin C ．absence D ．charm
47 ．A ．changes B ．slutins C ．signs D ．cncerns
48 ．A ．due t B ．regardless f C ．apart frm D ．but fr
49 ．A ．mattered B ．cnflicted C ．weighed D ．struck
50 ．A ．dives int B ．calls fr C ．sets aside D ．makes up
51 ．A ．cmbine B ．interact C ．deal D ．cmpare
52 ．A ．unpredictable B ．invisible C ．accessible D ．believable
53 ．A ．attempt B ．dream C ．nature D ．pressure
54 ．A ．liberated B ．challenged C ．limited D ．defined
55 ．A ．writing B ．reading C ．waiting D ．trying
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。
Tiangng Kaiwu, a Chinese space mining prject named after a 17th century Ming Dynasty
Encyclpedia, is fcused n mining water ice frm resurces in space. Water ice is frzen H2O
56 (find) n mns, planets, cmets, and asterids. It is critical fr space explratin.
Once split int hydrgen and xygen, it culd transfrm the Mn 57 a refueling statin fr deep-space missins, ptentially reducing csts by up t 90 percent.
Actually, celestial (天体的) 58 (bdy) in space ffer valuable riches far beynd
water ice: asterids prvide precius metals and carbn, the Mn helium-3 fr clean energy and building materials, 59 the Mars hundreds f minerals.
60 (mine) these space resurces, Chinese scientists have engineered a six-legged
rbt which can adapt t the extreme gravitatinal cnditins. Three f its legs ____61____ (fit)
with wheels fr smth surfaces, the ther three designed t be claw-like grippers (夹子) t ensure 62 (stable) acrss diverse landscapes. The unusual design slves a lngstanding
engineering challenge: the gravity n the Mn is 63 (incredible) weak, s a drill’s frce wuld push a rbt away rather than let it dig in. The grippers can lck nt rck with 600
newtns f frce t fix this prblem. Mrever, the rbt runs n pwer directly harvested frm lunar water ice, literally 64 (tap) lcal resurces t sustain lng-duratin missins.
With the plan rlled ut in phases, China is unveiling “space +” ambitins t explre 65 whle slar system.
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，你的英国朋友 Tm 对你校智能操场的“无感数据采集功能”很感兴趣，请你结合附图给他写一封邮件，内容包括：
（1）你的体验；
（2）你的感想。
注意：
（1）写作词数应为 80 个左右；
（2）请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 Dear Tm,
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。
My Friday mrning did nt g as planned. On the agenda was cleaning Pawley the parrt’s cage. Pawley, a beautiful bright-blue Indian ringneck, has been a surce f entertainment fr
years. His repeated wrds include “Yu’re a gd by!” “Hey, baby!” and “Kentucky Fried
Parrt,” and he recently learned t mew. Oh, and he whistles (吹口哨) a number f tunes — his wlf-whistle is spt-n.
He usually shakes and drps feathers everywhere when he bathes, s an utdr shwer is always best. I rlled his cage utside. As usual, I pened the cage dr, assuming he wuld hang upside dwn and just watch me, like always. He’d never flwn away befre. This time, he did —
flying ver the treetps.
Panicked, I whistled his favrite tunes, hping he’d answer me and lead me t him. N such luck. I headed dwn the street, wlf-whistling and yelling, “Hey, baby! Yu’re a gd by!” I
quickly realized this might sund a bit dd t my neighbrs. I searched nearby yards, peeking ver fences and calling his name, but there was n sign f him. Nw terrified fr Pawley, I felt my
heart race. Fear tk ver. I imagined Pawley starving, falling frm a tall tree, r being eaten by a hungry squirrel — each image wrse than the last. Hw culd I have been s careless?
Having n ther chice, I decided t turn t the Internet. I immediately returned hme, fired up my cmputer, and psted n scial media: “Please be n the lkut fr ur bright blue
parrt.” I attached phts and a list f his wrds, expecting gd news.
Just as I was sitting n pins and needles, my phne rang. It was my neighbr Jy. “Hey, Sue! I saw a big blue bird fly acrss ur backyard and land in a tree. I saw yur pst — culd this be
yur bird?” A bit f relief came ver me. I grabbed a banana — Pawley’s favrite — and rushed t Jy’s backyard.
注意：
（1）续写词数应为 150 个左右；
（2）请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
With hpe, I entered Jy’s backyard.
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After thanking Jy, I headed hme with Pawley in my hands.
1 ．A
【原文】W: It’s my birthday n Saturday. I’m having a small party, and I thught maybe yu’d like t cme.
M: Saturday?
W: Yeah. Arund 7:30 p.m.
M: Oh, I’d lve t. But my dad tld me t pick him up at the airprt at 8:30 p.m.
2 ．A
【原文】M: Dn’t tell me yu take this class. Yu must nt have heard f it.
W: What?
M: Prfessr Wang is the mst demanding teacher in the wrld.
W: I dn’t believe it. I tk his class last year. He’s kind and funny.
3 ．B
【原文】W: This is the third time yu’ve been late this week, Rbert. Yu have t d better than that r I might find it necessary t let yu g.
M: It wn’t happen again. I assure yu.
4 ．C
【原文】M: Here yu g.
W: Ptates? I didn’t rder any ptat.
M: May I have yur address and telephne number, Mrs. Pmper?
W: I’m nt Mrs. Pmper. I’m Mrs. Ruth. Yu made a mistake.
5 ．B
【原文】M: Thse sandwiches lk delicius. Did yu get them at the fast fd restaurant?
W: I actually gt them frm Sandie’s Treats, a new bakery nearby.
M: What else d they sell?
W: Fresh bread and ckies. Yu shuld try their rlls — they’re great.
6 ．C 7 ．B
【原文】W: Wuld yu like t take the bus r the train t the city hall?
M: Hw ften d they run? I’d like t get there as sn as pssible.
W: Well, the bus runs every half an hur, and there’s nly ne train per hur.
M: Then we shuld catch the bus. Why dn’t we g and get the tickets?
W: But accrding t the schedule, the train is arriving in just five minutes. And we’ll get t the city hall 15 minutes quicker. Let’s take that.
8 ．A 9 ．B
【原文】M: Thank yu fr lking ver my reprt, Jennifer. As I’m new here, I wasn’t sure wh t ask fr help. I’m nw struggling t imprve my slides, thugh.
W: Let me see. The data lks gd. It’s "" easy t understand. But... it lacks sme visual appeal.
M: Oh, I think I culd add sme images.
W: That wuld really attract the audience’s attentin.
M: I’ll g back and add sme in there. If yu have time later tday, can I send it t yu fr a quick review?
W: Sure, just email it t me when yu’ve finished.
10 ．C 11 ．C 12 ．A
【原文】W: In sprts news, ur wn Eastn Jaguars wn tday’s sccer match against the Prtville Lins with a final scre f 3-2. Here t tell us abut the game is Aarn Parker, the galkeeper fr the Eastn Jaguars. Mr. Parker, thanks fr jining us.
M: Thanks fr having me. Tday’s game was really challenging. Finally, it turned ut well.
W: Yes, we culd all feel that.
M: Yeah. It started t rain early n, and the strm didn’t let up fr nearly an hur. There were several times when we lst cntrl f the ball because the field was s wet. It was a real test f
adaptability fr bth teams.
W: Well, yu all played really well despite the weather. Nw, it’s time fr a cmmercial break, but stay tuned — we’ll sn be back with Aarn Parker t share mre with us.
13 ．A 14 ．B 15 ．A 16 ．C
【原文】W: I saw yur package fr Australia nline. Culd yu please tell me where yu are actually ging?
M: Well, it all begins when we pick yu up frm the airprt. We’ll take yu t a htel n the cast and help yu settle in. Yu can spend the whle day there swimming and surfing, if yu like. Then the next mrning, we head ff t Fraser Island.
W: Sunds gd. What are the attractins there?
M: Well, it has sme f the mst wnderful beaches in the wrld, including ne that’s
seventy-five miles lng. In fact, the island is in the recrd bks as the biggest ne n earth made entirely f sand. It has beautiful lakes, huge frests and sme fascinating wildlife.
W: And where’d yu g next?
M: T a grassland where yu have the chance t see sme remarkable animals, including
kangars, f curse. Then yu will spend the night Australian style, by the campfire in a sleeping bag.
W: Sunds wnderful. I’d like t bk this package. Culd yu tell me what dates are available?
17 ．A 18 ．C 19 ．B 20 ．C
【原文】 M: OK. Let me tell yu abut sme f the changes that have been made t Minster
Park and the things that have been kept. If yu lk at this map, yu’ll see the familiar utline f the park with the river frming its nrthern bundary and a gate in each f the ther three walls.
The statue f Diane Gsfrth has been mved. It used t be clse t the suth gate, but it’s nw t the nrth f the Lily pnd which is in the center f the park, making it much mre visible. There’s als a new area f wden sculptures n the riverbank. The children’s playgrund has been
enlarged and imprved, and is lcated between the river and the path leading frm the pnd t the river. There have been tennis curts in the park fr many years, and they’ve been dubled frm 4 t 8. They’re still in the suthwest crner f the park. Smething else I’d like t mentin is the
new fitness area which is right next t the west fthe Lily pnd.
21 ．C 22 ．C 23 ．D
本文介绍一项面向全球中小学生的书信写作大赛，说明参赛对象、写作主题、参赛要求、奖品及相关附加活动。
21 ．推理判断题。根据第一段中的“The Pulitzer Center invites yu t make yur vice heard by writing a letter t a lcal decisin-maker that explains the glbal issue yu want them t priritize, shws hw it cnnects t yur lcal cmmunity, and prpses a slutin.(普利策中心邀请学生 给当地决策者写信，阐述需要优先关注的全球性问题，结合本地实际并提出解决办法)”可知，比赛旨在培养学生的全球公民意识，关注全球与本地关联问题。
22 ．推理判断题。根据文中列出的四大参赛主题“Climate and Envirnment, Glbal Health,
Infrmatin and Artificial Intelligence, Educatin and Opprtunity(气候与环境、全球健康、信息与人工智能、教育与机遇)”可知，小镇减少塑料垃圾属于气候与环境主题，符合比赛要求。
23 ．细节理解题。根据 Entry Guidelines 中的“Yu must cite at least ne Pulitzer Center news
stry, but yu can als cite evidence frm ther news surces, academic articles, r reprts by
rganizatins and gvernments.(参赛者必须至少引用一篇普利策中心的新闻报道，也可引用其他可靠资料作为论据)”可知，参赛者必须引用一篇普利策中心相关报道。
24 ．C 25 ．A 26 ．B 27 ．D
文章讲述了作者过去长期戴耳机屏蔽外界，因一次意外事件主动摘下耳机、感知生活；同时懂得适度使用耳机，明白适度屏蔽外界，才能更好地感受生活。
24．细节理解题。根据第二段“One damp January evening, I was walking hme, headphnes ut f pwer in my bag, when I nticed a small figure fall dwn n the pavement with her eyes
clsed. (一月一个潮湿的夜晚，我步行回家，包里的耳机早已没电，就在这时，我看到一个小小的身影双眼紧闭，摔倒在人行道上。)”可知，作者能够察觉到这位女士的异常状况是因为他的耳机碰巧没电了。
25 ．词句猜测题。根据上文“Wearing headphnes made me feel as ifI was wrapped in sund: it culd be cmfrting, but the wrld was dulled and separate. (戴着耳机，我仿佛被声音层层包裹：这或许能带来慰藉，却也让周遭世界变得模糊疏离、格格不入。)”可知，上文核心讲述戴耳机的弊端，第四段承接上文，表达“所以我摘掉了耳机” 。由此可知，they 指代上文的
headphnes。
26．推理判断题。根据倒数第二段“Still, it helps t have the ptin t zne ut. I refuse t g fr a run withut lud Cuban music in my ears t frce my trainers t hit the grund with the beat.
There’s n way I’m getting n an aerplane withut listening t an audi bk. (即便如此，能选择放空思绪、隔绝外界，也未尝不是一件好事。跑步时，我一定要播放节奏感强烈的古巴音乐，踩着节拍迈步；不收听有声书，我绝不肯登上飞机。)”可知，作者不再随时随地戴耳机、主动关注现实，但会根据场景主动选择使用耳机，是一种有意识的自主选择。
27．主旨大意题。文章讲述了作者过去长期戴耳机屏蔽外界，因一次意外事件主动摘下耳机、感知生活；同时懂得适度使用耳机，明白适度屏蔽外界，才能更好地感受生活。由此可知，文章想要传达“学会屏蔽，方能用心感知”。
28 ．A 29 ．D 30 ．B 31 ．B
主要介绍一项新研究表明现代人类源自两支古人类族群分化又融合的演化过程，颠覆了单一族群起源的旧观点。
28 ．细节理解题。根据第二段中的“Scientists have lng thught that mdern humans emerged
frm a single hminin (古人类) ppulatin in Africa between 300,000 and 200,000 years ag.
Hwever, a new study led by Richard Durbin, a geneticist at the University f Cambridge revealed that tw grups f hminins split apart arund 1.5 millin years ag, nly t reunite abut 1.2
millin years later, initiating a genetic mixing event that resulted in the birth f mdern humanity. (长期以来，科学家一直认为，现代人类起源于三十万至二十万年前非洲的单一古人类种群。然而，剑桥大学遗传学家理查德 ・ 德宾主导的一项新研究表明，两类古人类种群约在 150 万年前分化，又在 120 万年后重新融合，由此引发的基因交融事件，最终孕育出了现代人
类。)”可知，新研究打破人类单一起源的传统观点，重新阐释人类起源。
29．推理判断题。根据第三段中的“Instead f relying n ancient remains, researchers made use f mdern human DNA frm the 1,000 Genmes Prject. By adding that dataset t a cmputatinal
algrithm (算法), they prduced a structured mdel that displayed tw ancestral ppulatins
breaking apart and getting back tgether in ancient times.( 研究人员并未依赖古生物遗骸，而是利用了千人基因组计划中的现代人类 DNA 。通过将该数据集代入运算算法，他们构建出结构化模型，还原了远古时期两个远古族群分化又融合的过程。)”可知，该研究依托数据与算法开展，是以数据为支撑的研究方式。
30 ．推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“Still, the genetic exchange shaping the mdern human
genme demnstrates that human evlutin has invlved splits and reunins. And that’s prbably nt limited t humans.( 尽管如此，这场塑造了现代人类基因组的基因交流表明，人类进化历程中一直存在种群的分化与融合，且这种现象可能并非人类独有。)”可知，人类的族群分化融合与基因交流现象，大概率也存在于其他物种当中。
31．主旨大意题。通读全文，尤其是第二段中的“Hwever, a new study led by Richard Durbin, a geneticist at the University f Cambridge revealed that tw grups f hminins split apart
arund 1.5 millin years ag, nly t reunite abut 1.2 millin years later, initiating a genetic
mixing event that resulted in the birth f mdern humanity. (然而，剑桥大学遗传学家理查德 ・德宾主导的一项新研究表明，两类古人类种群约在 150 万年前分化，又在 120 万年后重新融合，由此引发的基因交融事件，最终孕育出了现代人类。)”可知，文章围绕远古两类古人类族群分裂、重逢融合并孕育现代人类展开，核心是远古祖先族群的汇合交融，因此“An
Ancestral Get-Tgether(远古族群的交融)”最贴合全文主旨，适合作为最佳标题。
32 ．B 33 ．D 34 ．C 35 ．B
文章主要探讨了零和思维的概念、起源、影响以及应对方法。
32 ．推理判断题。根据第一段“ In a zer-sum game, the ttal f gains and lsses amng the
players always adds up t zer. (在零和博弈中，所有参与者的收益与损失之和恒为零。)”可知，零和博弈中所有人得失相加为 0 ，意味着一方获利，另一方必然受损。A. 凡事有利有弊；
B. 他人之得，即为你之失；C. 人多力量大；D. 团结则存，分裂则亡。
33 ．主旨大意题。根据第二段“Drawing n ideas f evlutinary psychlgy, sme have argued that zer-sum thinking arse as a cgnitive (认知的) adaptatin within early-human ancestrs wh were frced t cmpete ver limited resurces. As such, the tendency t subjectively view
resurce distributin as zer-sum might have been the dminant strategy in ur evlutinary past, giving individuals with higher zer-sum beliefs a relative advantage ver thers. ( 部分学者借鉴进化心理学的观点提出：零和思维是早期人类祖先为适应环境而形成的一种认知本能，彼时人类不得不围绕有限的资源展开竞争。因此，在人类进化历程中，主观上将资源分配视作零和博弈的思维倾向，曾是主流生存策略，那些零和观念更强的个体，相较他人会拥有一定生存优势。)”可知，零和思维是人类进化形成的认知本能，是进化遗留的固有思维，很难主动摆脱，属于人类与生俱来的思维模式。由此可知，第二段侧重说明零和思维是人类进化形成的固有本能。
34 ．词句猜测题。根据下文“such as when negtiatrs wh believe that their cunterparts gain at their expense verlk pprtunities fr mutually beneficial deals. (例如，有些谈判
者认为对手的获益必然建立在自己的损失之上，因而会错失达成互利共赢协议的机会。)”可知，零和思维对人际关系产生了有害的影响，由此可知，detrimental 意为“有害的”。
35．推理判断题。根据最后一段“T fight these effects, we can remember t remain mindful that there are numerus pprtunities fr nn-zer-sum interactins with thers, such as finding
pprtunities t exchange surpluses r favrs with thers. (为了对抗这些影响，我们可以记住，与他人进行非零和互动的机会有很多，比如寻找与他人交换剩余或恩惠的机会。)”可知，作者认为存在许多非零和互动的机会，即真正的双赢是可以实现的。
36 ．E 37 ．B 38 ．F 39 ．C 40 ．D
文章主要介绍了生活中两种极端的沟通方式 ——美化委婉的糖衣式表达与直白生
硬的尖锐式表达，分析了糖衣式沟通的根源、弊端以及尖锐式沟通的问题，并给出了客观真诚、恰当表达的合理沟通建议。
36．根据前文“There may be times when yu may feel that envelping yur message in a generus cat f “nice” will make cmmunicatin with thers better.(有时候，你可能会觉得用大量客套温和的话语包装自己的想法，会让人际交往更加顺畅。)” 可知空前认为温和包装语言利于沟通；空后“Sugarcating yur wrds — whatever yur reasns are — nt nly des nt push
meaningful relatinships frward but may actually endanger therwise healthy interactins.(粉饰委婉的言辞，无论出于何种缘由，不仅无法推动真挚的人际关系良性发展，反而还可能破坏原本健康正常的交往。)”指出过度美化话语反而不利于人际关系、甚至破坏正常交往；故推知：空处需要转折，表达华丽外表的包装并不能提升本质，选项 E“But a nice wrapper des nt necessarily make a gift better.(但是精美的包装并不一定会让礼物变得更好。)” 贴合上下文转折逻辑，衔接自然。
37．根据后文“Fr many, this pattern began in childhd (对很多人来说，这种说话模式始于童年时期)” 可知下文开始追溯委婉美化式说话方式的起源；故推知：空处为本段总起句，引出糖衣式表达根深蒂固的特点，选项 B“Often, sugarcating is deeply rted in peple.(通常情况下，委婉粉饰的说话方式在人们心中根深蒂固。)” 统领本段内容。
38 ．根据前文“Lve may have felt cnditinal, and an uncnscius decisin was made that being pleasing, agreeable, r undemanding was the safest rute t acceptance and cnnectin.(人们曾觉得爱是有条件的，于是下意识认定：顺从讨好、不提要求，才是获得认可与维系关系最稳妥的方式。)” 可知前文讲述童年时期形成的处事思维；空后“Yu might ntice that yu wuld rather validate thers, stay quiet r sften yur truth because yu fear the cnsequence f vicing yur wn thughts.(你或许会发现， 自己一味迎合他人、保持沉默或是委婉淡化真相，只因害怕说出内心真实想法后所要面对的后果。)”描写成年后的行为表现；故推知：空处衔接童年经历与成年后的行为延续，选项 F“In adulthd, this early adaptatin can cntinue t play
ut.(步入成年后，这种早年养成的处事习惯会持续显现。)” 符合语境。
39．根据前文“Oppsed t sugarcating, saltcating ges in the ppsite directin.(与委婉粉饰的糖衣式表达相反，尖锐直白的沟通走向了另一个极端。)” 可知本段开始介绍另一种沟通方式；空后“But ften, it crsses the line frm being hnest t being rude.(但很多时候，这会越过界限，从坦诚直白变成粗鲁无礼。)”说明这种方式容易失礼越界；故推知：空处应先解释尖锐式表达的外在特点，选项 C“It can be presented as being straight and direct.(它通常表现为说
话直白、不加修饰。)” 承接上文，引出下文弊端。
40．根据前文“T avid these, Carlyn suggests stpping using glbal, abslute statements such as “yu always” r “yu never”.(为避免这些问题，Carlyn 建议不要再使用“你总是” 、“你从不”这类笼统绝对的表述。 )” 可知空前提及绝对化的错误用语；空后“Instead, be specific in yur feedback, and use “I” statements, which clearly cmmunicate yur experience withut assigning
any blame.(相反，给出反馈时要具体，多用以“我”为主语的表达方式，既能清晰说出自身感受，又不会指责他人。)”提出改用具体表述与第一人称表达的正确做法；故推知：空处需说明绝对化用语的负面影响，选项 D“These tend t cause defensiveness very quickly.(这类话语很容易瞬间引发对方的抵触心理。)” 逻辑通顺，前后呼应。
41 ．D 42 ．C 43 ．B 44 ．A 45 ．A 46 ．C 47 ．D 48 ．B
49 ．C 50 ．A 51 ．D 52 ．B 53 ．C 54 ．D 55 ．A
主要讲述写作专业作者身处 AI 时代，困惑写作价值，读书后重拾信念、坚守文学创作的思考感悟。
41．考查动词。句意：人工智能艺术作品大量涌现，这表明一部分社会群体比以往任何时候都更愿意贬低作家的价值。A. instruct 指导； "B.cntact" B. cntact 联系；C. ffend 冒犯；D. devalue 贬低。根据后文“I d feel abut what lies ahead” 以及作者不断质疑写作的社会价值可知，当下写作行业不受重视，人们轻视、贬低创作者的价值。
42．考查副词。句意：我有时会开玩笑地和理工科专业的朋友聊起，自己的创意写作专业会让我大学毕业后流落街头。A. casually 随意地；B. hesitantly 犹豫地；C. jkingly 开玩笑地； D. embarrassedly 尴尬地。根据后文“Certainly I dn’t becming a “starving writer” — I’m lucky t be financially blessed.”可知，作者并不真的担心穷困，只是以说笑的方式调侃专业现状。
43．考查动词。句意：当然，我并不害怕成为一名穷困潦倒的作家，我很幸运，经济条件富足无忧。A. risk 冒险；B. fear 害怕；C. picture 想象；D. mind 介意。根据后文“I’m lucky t be financially blessed”可知，作者经济条件良好，不需要害怕因从事写作而陷入贫困。
44 ．考查形容词。句意：话虽如此，我确实对未来的发展道路感到迷茫不安。A. uncertain不确定的；B. curius 好奇的；C. enthusiastic 热情的；D. particular 挑剔的。根据后文“But is this writing ? Des my writing cntribute value t sciety? Wuld its be felt
were I t turn away frm writing and fcus n cding r engineering?”连续的自我疑问可知，作
者对自身专业和未来充满疑惑与不确定。
45．考查形容词。句意：我热爱撰写音乐评论，但这类写作是必不可少的吗。A. essential 必不可少的；B. pssible 可能的；C. wrng 错误的；D. temprary 暂时的。根据后文“Des my writing cntribute value t sciety”可知，作者深度反思自身的写作是否具备不可替代的核心价值。
46．考查名词。句意：倘若我放弃写作，转而投身编程或工程领域，有人会感受到这份写作的缺失吗。A. meaning 意义；B. creatin 创作；C. absence 缺失；D. charm 魅力。根据后文“fcus n cding r engineering”可知，作者假设自己彻底放弃写作，思考外界能否感受到写作消失带来的影响。
47．考查名词。句意：我无法向至亲之人询问这些内心的顾虑。A. changes 改变； "B.slutins" B. slutins解决办法；C. signs 迹象；D. cncerns 顾虑。根据前文“But is this writing ? Des my writing cntribute value t sciety?”可知，作者接连提出诸多自我质疑，内心积攒了许多担忧与困惑，对应本空的顾虑。
48．考查介词短语。句意：我无法向亲人询问这些顾虑，因为他们总会不顾现实处境一味鼓励我。A. due t 由于；B. regardless f 不管；C. apart frm 除了；D. but fr 要不是。根据前文“The fld f AI “art” shws a prprtin f sciety is willing t writers mre than ever befre. 可知，现实中写作价值被社会低估，处境并不乐观；而家人的鼓励不会顾及这一现实现状。
49 ．考查动词。句意：这些思绪重重压在我的心头，直到我近期阅读了西格丽德·努涅斯的《朋友》一书。A. mattered 要紧；B. cnflicted 冲突；C. weighed 重压；D. struck 撞击。根据后文“until I recently read The Friend by Sigrid Nunez”可知，在阅读书籍获得启发之前，作者一直被各类消极疑惑的思绪困扰、内心倍感沉重。
50．考查动词短语。句意：这本书有力地探讨了友谊，同时也深入探究了写作的价值。A. dives int 深入探究；B. calls fr 呼吁；C. sets aside 搁置；D. makes up 编造。根据后文“they can’t with thse f farmers r cnstructin wrkers”可知，书籍深入分析、探究写作独特的价值属性。
51．考查动词。句意：正如书中所言，写作的价值无法与农民、建筑工人的价值相比较，后者为人们提供直接且有形的帮助。A. cmbine 结合；B. interact 互动； "C.deal" C. deal 处理； "D.cmpare" D. cmpare比较。根据后文“which prvide direct, tangible (有形的) aid t peple.”可知，两种价值形式不同，无法放在一起衡量对比。
52 ．考查形容词。句意：写作所具备的潜在价值是无形的。A. unpredictable 不可预测的；
B. invisible 无形的；C. accessible 可获取的；D. believable 可信的。根据前文“which prvide direct, tangible (有形的) aid t peple.”可知，农民、建筑工人的价值是有形切实的，与之对比，写作的精神价值无法直观看见，属于无形价值。
53 ．考查名词。句意：进行创造是人类的天性，无论创造的事物有形或是无形。A. attempt尝试；B. dream 梦想；C. nature 天性；D. pressure 压力。根据后文“Creativity is what has humans acrss ur existence”可知，创造能力是人类与生俱来的本能与天性。
54 ．考查动词。句意： 创造力是人类在漫长发展进程中定义自身独特性的关键。A. liberated解放；B. challenged 挑战； "C.limited" C. limited 限制；D. defined 定义。根据后文“It’s what drives an authr t tell a stry — smething AI lacks”可知，独有的创造力是人类区别于人工智能、定义自我的核心特质。
55 ．考查动词。句意：所以我会坚持写作，不论这条道路最终会将我带向何方。A. writing写作；B. reading 阅读；C. waiting 等待；D. trying 尝试。根据前文“Creativity is what drives an authr t tell a stry — smething AI lacks”可知，作者明白人类创作具有 AI 无法替代的独特价值，因此决定继续坚持创作。
56 ．fund 57 ．int 58 ．bdies 59 ．and 60 ．T mine 61 ．are fitted
62 ．stability 63 ．incredibly 64 ．tapping 65 ．the
主要介绍中国以《天工开物》命名的太空采矿计划， 太空资源的利用价值、特制采矿机器人的设计优势以及我国探索整个太阳系的太空发展愿景。
56．考查非谓语动词。句意： 水冰是存在于卫星、行星、彗星以及小行星上的固态水。此处为非谓语动词作后置定语，H2O 与find 之间为被动关系，所以使用 find 的过去分词 fund。
57．考查介词。句意： 一旦分解为氢气和氧气，它就能将月球转变为深空任务的补给站，有望降低高达百分之九十的成本。此处为固定搭配 意为“将 转变为 ”，所以使用介词 int。
58．考查名词复数。句意：事实上，太空中的各类天体能够提供远超水冰的宝贵资源。celestial bdy 为可数名词，此处泛指多个天体，需用复数形式 bdies。
59 ．考查连词。句意：小行星蕴藏贵金属与碳，月球拥有清洁能源氦-3 与建筑材料，火星则蕴含数百种矿物质。前后为并列列举的内容，用并列连词 and 连接。
60．考查非谓语动词。句意： 为了开采这些太空资源，中国科学家研发了一款能够适应极端
重力环境的六足机器人。此处为非谓语动词作状语，结合句意，此处表示目的，所以使用动词不定式作目的状语，位于句首单词首字母大写，所以使用 T mine。
61．考查动词时态与语态。句意：它的三条腿部装有轮子，适用于平整表面。句子描述客观设计特点，用一般现在时，主语 Three f its legs 与 fit 为被动关系，所以使用一般现在时的被动语态，且主语为名词复数，所以谓语动词填 are fitted。
62．考查名词。句意：另外三条腿设计为爪式夹子结构，确保机器人在各类地形中保持稳定。动词 ensure 后接名词作宾语，stable 的名词形式为 stability 意为“稳定”。
63．考查副词。句意：这种独特设计解决了一项长期存在的工程难题：月球的引力极其微弱，因此钻头的推力会把机器人推离，而不是让它钻入。此处修饰形容词 weak，需用副词，incredible的副词形式为 incredibly 意为“极其”。
64．考查非谓语动词。句意：此外，该机器人直接利用月球水冰获取能源，切实依托本土资源维持长期探测任务。此处为非谓语动词作状语，逻辑主语 the rbt 与 tap 为主动关系，所以使用 tap 的现在分词 tapping。
65 ．考查冠词。句意：随着计划分阶段推进，中国正逐步展现探索整个太阳系的“太空+”宏伟蓝图。固定搭配 the whle slar system ，whle 前通常加定冠词 the 表特指，所以填 the。
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67 ．One pssible versin:
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