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英語科試題
時間：120分鐘 滿分：150分
第一部分 聽力（共兩節，滿分30分）
第一節（共5小題；每小題1.5分，滿分7.5分）
聽下面5段對話。每段對話后有一個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項。聽完每段對話后，你都有10秒鐘的時間來回答有關小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話僅讀一遍。
1. Where does the conversation probably take place
A. In a kitchen. B. In a bakery. C. In a bank.
2. Why does Ann call Mark
A. To make an invitation. B. To make a reservation. C. To cancel an appointment.
3. What will Jennifer do this afternoon
A. Go to a lecture. B. Visit Professor Li. C. Do some housework.
4. What does the man mean
A. He is not available tomorrow morning. B. He dislikes talking with the woman.
C. He has to finish a report quickly.
5. What are the speakers mainly talking about
A. A farm. B. A school activity. C. Knowledge about corn.
第二節（共15小題；每小題1.5分，滿分22.5分）
聽下面5段對話或獨白。每段對話或獨白后有幾個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項。聽每段對話或獨白前，你將有時間閱讀各個小題，每小題5秒鐘；聽完后，各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時間。每段對話或獨白讀兩遍。
聽第6段材料，回答第6、7題。
6. Who is the man looking for
A. Landon Brown. B. Brandon Brown. C. Adam Brown.
7. What will the woman do next
A. Lead the man to an office. B. Give the man a document.
C. Show the man around the building.
聽第7段材料，回答第8、9題。
8. How did John travel around San Francisco
A. By bus. B. By car. C. By taxi.
9. How long did John stay in San Francisco
A. For five days. B. For seven days. C. For eight days.
聽第8段材料，回答第10至13 題。
10. What is the probable relationship between the speakers
A. Wife and husband. B. Brother and sister C. Father and daughter.
11. What aspect of “Avatar 2” left the deepest impression on Mary
A. The visual effects. B. The characters. C. The theme.
12. How old is Mary now
A.15. B.21. C.23.
13. How did Mary feel when she first watched “Avatar 1”
A. Bored. B. Excited. C. Touched
聽第9段材料，回答第14至17題。
14. Why does the woman come to Bob
A. To ask about his wife’s health.
B. To report an emergency.
C. To show concern.
15. What does Bob do
A. A doctor. B. A repairman. C. Police officer
16. What made Bob’s wife heartbroken
A. She lost her job B. Her ring was stolen. C. Her grandmother passed away.
17. Where will Bob go in ten minutes
A. The police station. B. A meeting room. C. A cafe.
聽第10段材料，回答第18至20題。
18. What is the speaker doing
A. Teaching a class. B. Giving a speech. C. Hosting a program.
19. Why did Minnie Payne drop out of junior college
A. She fell into financial trouble.
B. She received a good job offer.
C. She lost interest in college education.
20. What does Minnie Payne’s story tell us
A. Never too old to learn. B. Look before you leap. C. Interest is the best teacher.
第二部分 閱讀（共兩節，滿分50分）
第一節（共15 小題；每小題2.5分，滿分37.5分）
閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出最佳選項。
A
If you’ve just arrived in the UK, you definitely want to stay connected with friends and family via your phone.
Do you need a new phone
UK phones use the GSM standard. If you have no idea what GSM is and you just wonder whether your smartphone will be compatible (兼容) with the frequency bands used in the UK, Kimovil Frequency Checker can help you out.
What kind of UK SIM card do you need
Before buying a SIM card, get familiar with these three options.
PAYG You only pay when you use it, whether it’s for making calls, sending texts, surfing the Internet, or emailing. You just top up your SIM card based on your own circumstances.
A mobile phone contract It locks you in for at least 12 months and it is expensive monthly as it spreads the cost of the phone over the length of the contract.
SIM only You’re locked in for at least a month and you’ ll need to get a phone separately.
Which mobile network is for you
In this section, we list the two most well-known mobile network operators for your reference.
O2
It offers customers bonuses like free coffee, cheap meals out, and discounts at top attractions. For a pay-monthly phone, you’ll have to pay at least 14 a month: PAYG can be as little as 1.50;
SIM-only contracts start at 6 a month for 4GB of data and unlimited voice minutes and texts.
Three
It includes a feature which lets you stream (流媒體播放) as much video on platforms like Netflix and TV Player without using your monthly data allowance(津貼). Pay-monthly phones start at 14, while PAYG starts at 34.99(plus 10 credit). SIM-only plans start at 5 a month for 1GB of data and unlimited calls and texts.
1. What does Kimovil Frequency Checker allow you to do
A. Learn how to use UK-based apps.
B. Promote the compatibility of your phone.
C. Confirm if your phone can work in the UK.
D. Find out the best network provider in the UK.
2. Who is most likely to apply for a PAYG SIM card
A. A long-term contract worker.
B. A senior going on a package tour.
C. An international researcher doing a Ph.
D. D. A professor frequently making overseas calls.
3. What can be a special advantage of being with Three
A. Having unlimited calls and texts.
B. Enjoying free video entertainment.
C. Gaining access to shopping discounts.
D. Releasing self-made videos on various platforms.
【答案】1. C 2. B 3. B
【解析】
【導語】這是一篇應用文。本文是一篇為初到英國的人提供手機使用相關信息的指南，內容涵蓋手機兼容性查詢、SIM 卡類型選擇以及主要移動網絡運營商的特點。
【1題詳解】
細節理解題。根據“If you have no idea what GSM is and you just wonder whether your smartphone will be compatible (兼容) with the frequency bands used in the UK, Kimovil Frequency Checker can help you out. (如果你不知道GSM是什么，你只是想知道你的智能手機是否與英國使用的頻段兼容，Kimovil頻率檢查器可以幫助你)”可知 Kimovil 頻率檢查器能幫助確認你的手機是否能在英國使用。故選C。
【2題詳解】
推理判斷題。根據PAYG 的介紹 “You only pay when you use it, whether it’s for making calls, sending texts, surfing the Internet, or emailing. You just top up your SIM card based on your own circumstances.(你只在使用時付費，無論是打電話、發短信、上網還是發電子郵件。你只需根據自己的情況給你的SIM卡充值即可)” 可知，PAYG 適合使用頻率不固定、用量不高的人群。故選B。
【3題詳解】
細節理解題。根據最后一段“It includes a feature which lets you stream as much video on platforms like Netflix and TV Player without using your monthly data allowance.(它有一個功能，允許你在 Netflix 和 TV Player 等平臺上流媒體播放大量視頻，而無需使用你每月的數據流量津貼)” 可知，Three 的一個特殊優勢是享受免費視頻娛樂（不用流量就能看視頻）。故選B。
B
I was recently presented with a “great” professional opportunity that seemed appealing to everyone in my field. There was one problem, however: I didn’t want it. When I was originally offered the position, I responded with a “yes” immediately. It was a “no-brainer”. “Wow” was the only response I received when mentioning it to others.
As I began preparing for the new job,I experienced a weighty feeling in my chest and was weepy for seemingly no reason. Concerned, I reached out to the program director and explained my situation. She did what all good program directors do and listed the position’ s incredible bonuses, the convenient schedule and reasons why countless teachers would want this position, She also made the case for why this experience would provide exactly the recharge and restoration I needed. Her enthusiasm was infectious(有感染力的), and I found myself slipping back into the “should” mode, convincing myself that declining would be foolish. The familiar internal dialogue of “I should, I should, I should...” reverberated(回響), leaving me feeling trapped.
But then I realized I needed to make a change. Instead of focusing on how great this opportunity seemed for others, I asked myself if it was right for me. That simple change paved the way for freedom and clarity. By acknowledging my own feelings and experiences, rather than external expectations, I was able to reconnect with my true self. The truth was that I wished I wanted this opportunity; if that were true, it would make life a whole lot easier in many ways. And yet, it was not what in reality I wanted at this moment.
We are often conditioned to seek what we are taught to want and prioritize external guidelines for what should make us happy. However, these external constructs of fulfillment are not the same as what you do want and what does make you happy, Discovering your own desires is an internal process that only you have access to. Trusting your own wanting is the path back to your true self, your power and your wisdom, which ultimately leads to genuine happiness.
4. What made the author initially accept the job without hesitation
A. The author’s long-term career ambition.
B. The enthusiasm of others about the position.
C. The recommendation from trusted colleagues.
D. The pressure from the author’s current employer.
5. How did the program director respond to the author’s concerns
A. By offering a salary increase.
B. By sharing her own inspirational stories.
C. By highlighting the position’s advantages.
D. By supporting the author’s decision to decline.
6. What can we say about the program director
A. Her words were very persuasive.
B. She was sympathetic to the author.
C. She showed understanding to the author.
D. Her commitment to the author was hard to meet.
7. What lesson can we learn from the author’s story
A. Strike while the iron is hot. B. The only constant in life is change.
C. Where there’s a will, there’s a way. D. Follow your heart, not the crowd.
【答案】4. B 5. C 6. A 7. D
【解析】
【導語】本文是一篇記敘文，講述了作者面對一個看似人人都向往的工作機會，起初因外界看法不假思索接受，準備過程中卻內心不適。與項目負責人溝通后，作者意識到應傾聽內心，遵循自己真正的想法，而非外界期望，從而領悟到追尋內心、不隨波逐流的道理。
【4題詳解】
細節理解題。根據第一段“When I was originally offered the position, I responded with a “yes” immediately. It was a “no-brainer”. “Wow” was the only response I received when mentioning it to others.(當最初得到這個職位時，我立刻回答“是”。這是不假思索的決定。當我向別人提起這件事時，得到的唯一回應就是“哇”)” 可知，作者最初毫不猶豫接受這份工作，是因為其他人對這個職位的熱情反應，讓作者覺得這是個無需思考就該接受的機會。故選B。
【5題詳解】
細節理解題。根據第二段“She did what all good program directors do and listed the position’s incredible bonuses, the convenient schedule and reasons why countless teachers would want this position. She also made the case for why this experience would provide exactly the recharge and restoration I needed.(她做了所有優秀項目負責人都會做的事，列舉了這個職位令人難以置信的獎金、便利的日程安排，以及無數教師想要這個職位的原因。她還闡述了為什么這段經歷能給我帶來所需的充電和恢復)” 可知，項目負責人通過強調這個職位的優勢來回應作者的擔憂。故選C。
【6題詳解】
推理判斷題。根據第二段“Her enthusiasm was infectious( 有感染力的), and I found myself slipping back into the “should” mode, convincing myself that declining would be foolish. The familiar internal dialogue of “I should, I should, I should...” reverberated(回響), leaving me feeling trapped..(她的熱情很有感染力，我發現自己又回到了“應該”模式，說服自己拒絕會很愚蠢。熟悉的內心對話“我應該，我應該，我應該……”回響著，讓我覺得被困住了)” 可知，項目負責人的話讓作者改變了想法，重新陷入 “應該接受” 的思維模式，說明她的話很有說服力。故選A。
【7題詳解】
推理判斷題。講述了作者面對一個看似人人都向往的工作機會，起初因外界看法不假思索接受，準備過程中卻內心不適。與項目負責人溝通后，作者意識到應傾聽內心，遵循自己真正的想法，而非外界期望，從而領悟到追尋內心、不隨波逐流的道理。選項 D“跟隨你的內心，而不是隨波逐流” 符合作者從經歷中領悟到的道理，故選D。
C
Here’s an all-too-familiar situation: You packed the night before for your week-long beach trip with enthusiasm. Luckily, you remembered all the essentials: socks, underwear and a phone charger, etc. But upon arrival, you realized that you had forgotten to grab your toothbrush. Actually, you can avoid this sort of awkwardness next time by using electronic devices, including smartphones.
In a new study, researchers suggest that offloading important to-do items for example by setting reminders on your phone could bring glad tidings to less important items like your toothbrush. This practice can free up your memory for additional minor things.
To demonstrate this, researchers developed a memory game to be played on a touchscreen computer. The test was undertaken by 158 volunteers aged between 18 and 71. Participants were shown up to 12 numbered circles on the screen, and had to remember to drag some of these to the left and some to the right. The number of circles that they remembered to drag to the correct side determined their rewards at the end of the experiment. One side was designated (指定) “high value”, meaning that remembering to drag a circle to this side was worth 10 times as much money as remembering to drag a circle to the other side.
Participants performed this task 16 times. They had to use their own memory to remember for half of the trials and they were allowed to set reminders on the digital devices for the other half. The researchers found that participants tended to use the digital devices to store details of the high-value circles. And, when they did so, their memory for those circles was improved by 18%. “What is unexpected is that their memory for low-value circles was also improved by 27%, even in people who had never set any reminders for low-value circles,” said senior author, Sam Gilbert.
However, when the researchers took those reminders away, the participants remembered the low-value circles better than the high-value ones. “We need to be careful when backing up the most important information — if a memory tool fails, we could be left with nothing but lower-importance information in our own memory,” Gilbert concluded.
8. What can be inferred from the situation described in paragraph 1
A. Our memory is easy to decline.
B. Our memory is inaccurate occasionally.
C. Our memory has an order of importance.
D. Our memory has a preference for familiar things.
9. Which of the following can replace “bring glad tidings to” underlined in paragraph 2
A Add up to. B. Take advantage of.
C. Be favorable to. D. Be dependent on.
10. Which part of the findings surprised the researchers
A. People tend to prioritize resource-consuming tasks.
B. Digital reminders harm our brain ability if used improperly.
C. People offload high-value information on to external memory
D. Digital reminders also enhance memory for low-value content.
11. What may Gilbert advise us to do
A. Have a change of memory tools regularly.
B. Never rely too much on external memory aids.
C. Remember to choose memory tools that suit us fine.
D. Learn to sort high-value items from low-value ones.
【答案】8. C 9. C 10. D 11. B
【解析】
【導語】本文是一篇說明文。文章介紹了一項研究表明，使用電子設備設置提醒存儲重要事項能提升對重要和次要事項的記憶，但也提醒不能過度依賴外部記憶輔助。
【8題詳解】
推理判斷題。根據第一段中“Luckily, you remembered all the essentials: socks, underwear and a phone charger, etc. But upon arrival, you realized that you had forgotten to grab your toothbrush. (幸運的是，你記住了所有必需品：襪子、內衣和手機充電器等等。但到達后，你意識到你忘了拿牙刷)”可知，人們能記住必需品，卻忘了不太重要的牙刷，說明我們的記憶有重要性的排序。故選C項。
【9題詳解】
詞句猜測題。根據第二段中“In a new study, researchers suggest that offloading important to-do items for example by setting reminders on your phone could bring glad tidings to less important items like your toothbrush. This practice can free up your memory for additional minor things. (一項新研究表明，將重要待辦事項(例如通過手機設置提醒)進行“記憶卸載”，或許能為你生活中的次要物品(比如牙刷)……。這種做法能為記憶騰出空間，容納更多瑣碎事項)”可知，使用電子設備設置提醒重要待辦事項可以為記憶騰出空間，所以對記住像牙刷這類不太重要的物品是有好處的。故劃線短語“bring glad tidings to”意思是“對……有利”，與C項“Be favorable to”同義。故選C項。
【10題詳解】
細節理解題。根據第四段中“What is unexpected is that their memory for low value circles was also improved by 27%, even in people who had never set any reminders for low value circles (出乎意料的是，即使是那些從未為低價值圓圈設置過提醒的人，他們對低價值圓圈的記憶力也提高了27%)”可知，數字提醒也能增強對低價值內容的記憶這一發現讓研究人員感到驚訝。故選D項。
【11題詳解】
推理判斷題。根據最后一段中Gilbert的話“We need to be careful when backing up the most important information — if a memory tool fails, we could be left with nothing but lower importance information in our own memory (在備份最重要的信息時我們需要小心——如果一個記憶工具失效，我們自己的記憶中可能只剩下不太重要的信息)”可知，Gilbert提醒我們，如果記憶工具失效，我們可能就只記得一些不太重要的信息了。由此推知，他會建議我們不要過度依賴外部記憶輔助工具。故選B項。
D
The sense of taste plays a vital role in our food experiences as it acts as an initial protective barrier before we eat something. “Most animals function in a narrow pH range, which makes sensing acid and alkaline (堿性的) substances important for their survival. Studies in the past few decades have detailed the receptors (受體, 感受器) and cells involved in detecting acid tastes, which occur at a low pH, but sensing alkaline substances is not well understood,” says Lai Ren, a biochemist. Recently, scientists have discovered an entirely new kind of taste receptor that allows fruit flies to detect alkaline substances and avoid poisonous meals and surfaces.
The researchers chose to investigate whether flies have a receptor specific to high pH levels. To test the flies preferences for foods with different pH levels, they presented them with some sweet substances one half were maintained at a pH of 7, and the other half were at a pH of over 7 (alkaline). Each half was also colored either red or blue. After enjoying their preferred substance, the flies’ bodies turned red, blue or purple. The researchers found the higher the pH of the alkaline food, the more the flies rejected it. But one group of flies was not as good at distinguishing between the two meals and examination of these flies revealed that they had a change in the alkaline gene.
In cell studies, the researchers found most fruit flies have the alkaline gene. It expresses a receptor protein, whose normal activity is stimulated by alkaline substances. In the presence of alkaline substances, the receptor opens a channel in the cell to let negatively charged ions (負電荷離子) escape the cell, immediately passing on a message to the fly’s brain to avoid the food. Most sensory receptors involve channels that control the movement of positively charged ions into the cell, not negatively charged ions out of it.
The specific finding will probably not be directly applicable to other animals because most animals don’t have the alkaline gene. Still, the study could inspire researchers to study whether other animals have similar types of receptors, and whether they experience a distinct alkaline taste.
12. Which of the following has been known to scientists for decades
A. Fruit flies can recognize an acid taste.
B Animals master a wide range of pH levels.
C. Fruit flies have a receptor for alkaline taste.
D. Animals are tolerant of substances with a high pH.
13. Why did the researchers color the sweet substances in the study
A. To attract more fruit flies.
B. To track how mixed substances changed.
C. To identify which substance the flies ate.
D. To determine the color preferences of fruit flies.
14. How does the receptor in fruit flies’ alkaline gene differ from most sensory receptors
A. It controls the growth of the cells.
B. It functions with positively charged ions.
C. It speeds up the process of food selection.
D. It allows the release of negatively charged ions.
15. Which of the following can be the best title for the text
A. Understanding pH ranges of fruit flies.
B. Exploring the dietary preferences of animals.
C. Uncovering the mystery of fruit flies’ alkaline taste
D. Investigating animals’ survival secrets against enemies
【答案】12. A 13. C 14. D 15. C
【解析】
【導語】本文是一篇說明文，主要介紹了科學家對于果蠅堿性味覺的研究。味覺在動物進食中起重要保護作用，過去幾十年科學家詳細了解了檢測酸性味覺的受體和細胞，但對堿性味覺的感知了解甚少。近期研究發現果蠅有檢測堿性物質的新味覺受體，文章闡述了相關實驗及該受體的獨特工作原理。
【12題詳解】
細節理解題。根據第一段“Studies in the past few decades have detailed the receptors (受體，感受器 ) and cells involved in detecting acid tastes, which occur at a low pH, but sensing alkaline substances is not well understood,” says Lai Ren, a biochemist.(生物化學家Lai Ren表示：‘在過去幾十年里，多項研究已經詳細闡述了參與檢測酸味（即低 pH 值環境下產生的味道）的受體和細胞，但我們對生物體如何感知堿性物質的了解仍十分有限?！?” 可知，過去幾十年科學家已經知道果蠅能夠識別酸性味覺。故選A。
【13題詳解】
推理判斷題。根據第二段“Each half was also colored either red or blue. After enjoying their preferred substance, the flies’ bodies turned red, blue or purple. The researchers found the higher the pH of the alkaline food, the more the flies rejected it.(每一半也分別染成紅色或藍色。果蠅享用了它們喜歡的物質后，它們的身體會變成紅色、藍色或紫色。研究人員發現堿性食物的pH值越高，果蠅就越排斥它)” 可知，給甜食染色是為了通過果蠅身體顏色的變化來識別果蠅吃了哪種物質。故選C。
【14題詳解】
細節理解題。根據第三段“In the presence of alkaline substances, the receptor opens a channel in the cell to let negatively charged ions (負電荷離子) escape the cell, immediately passing on a message to the fly’s brain to avoid the food. Most sensory receptors involve channels that control the movement of positively charged ions into the cell, not negatively charged ions out of it.(在堿性物質存在的情況下，該受體在細胞中打開一個通道，讓帶負電荷的離子逃離細胞，立即向果蠅的大腦傳遞一個避開食物的信息。大多數感覺受體的通道控制帶正電荷的離子進入細胞，而不是帶負電荷的離子離開細胞)” 可知，果蠅堿性基因中的受體與大多數感覺受體的不同之處在于它允許釋放帶負電荷的離子。故選D。
【15題詳解】
主旨大意題。主要介紹了科學家對于果蠅堿性味覺的研究。味覺在動物進食中起重要保護作用，過去幾十年科學家詳細了解了檢測酸性味覺的受體和細胞，但對堿性味覺的感知了解甚少。近期研究發現果蠅有檢測堿性物質的新味覺受體，文章闡述了相關實驗及該受體的獨特工作原理。所以短文的最佳標題為“揭開果蠅堿性味道的神秘面紗”。故選C。
第二節（共5小題；每小題2.5分，滿分12.5分）
閱讀下面短文，從短文后的選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。
A robot is chatting to an elderly British man in his bedroom. ____16____ Perhaps because of the man’s age, the robot starts asking him about his memories of the Second World War. The elderly man goes on to tell how his father was in the army and he didn’t see him for years.
____17____ The behaviour is the product of the Caresses project. The project fits into the new field of cultural robotics and aims to design robots that can take into account the cultural background of the person they’ re talking to. The man is British, so the robot assumes he will be interested in such a topic, disregarding the man’s personal feelings.
Cultural robotics is part of a wider movement to make Al and robotics more culturally inclusive (包容性強的). ____18____ For example, because the Internet is mainly in English, large language models (LLMs) are primarily trained on English text — with the cultural assumptions and biases (偏見) existing. Similarly, the move to make robots and Al more culturally sensitive is well meaning,but people are worried about where it could lead, given the diverse cultural preferences across different social groups.
It’s increasingly apparent that humans from different cultures react differently to robots. For example, different cultures have different expectations around personal space, and this affects how far they prefer robots to stand from them. ____19____ People are more able to understand a robot if it communicates using the facial expressions they are familiar with.
Culture is a hard-to-define and complex concept, open to many interpretation. ____20____ To avoid designing robots based on broad and rough generalizations and stereotypes (刻板印象), we will need a more thoughtful perspective on culture.
A. It has a pleasantly bright voice.
B. Concerns about this have been raised before
C. Does this topic really hold a person’s interest
D. This practice is widely recognized across cultures.
E. Therefore, a one-size-fits-all approach is impractical.
F. Why does a robot mention a topic that may cause pain
G. Different cultures interpret facial expressions differently too.
【答案】16. A 17. F 18. B 19. G 20. E
【解析】
【導語】本文是一篇說明文，圍繞文化機器人技術展開，介紹了其相關項目，闡述了使人工智能和機器人技術更具文化包容性這一趨勢以及面臨的問題，如文化的多樣性導致不同文化背景的人對機器人的反應不同，還指出需要更周全的視角來避免基于刻板印象設計機器人。
【16題詳解】
根據上文“A robot is chatting to an elderly British man in his bedroom.(一個機器人正在臥室里和一位英國老人聊天)” 可知，上文描述機器人在與一位英國老人聊天，此空需對機器人進行進一步描述。A選項“它有令人愉悅的明亮聲音”補充了機器人的特征，符合場景描述的邏輯，故選A。
【17題詳解】
根據下文 “The behaviour is the product of the Caresses project. The project fits into the new field of cultural robotics and aims to design robots that can take into account the cultural background of the person they’ re talking to. The man is British, so the robot assumes he will be interested in such a topic, disregarding the man’s personal feelings.(這種行為是Caresses項目的產物。該項目屬于文化機器人學的新領域，旨在設計出能夠考慮到對話者文化背景的機器人。這個人是英國人，所以機器人認為他會對這樣的話題感興趣，而忽略了這個人的個人感受)” 可知，下文解釋這是Caresses項目的設定，機器人忽略了老人的個人感受，推測空處提出對機器人忽略個人感受這一行為的疑問。F選項“為什么機器人會提及一個可能會帶來痛苦的話題呢？”以疑問引出對機器人提問意圖的探討，與下文“項目旨在考慮文化背景”形成因果關系，符合語境，故選F。
【18題詳解】
根據下文“For example, because the Internet is mainly in English, large language models (LLMs) are primarily trained on English text — with the cultural assumptions and biases (偏見) existing.(例如，因為互聯網主要使用英語，大型語言模型主要基于英語文本進行訓練——其中存在文化假設和偏見)” 可知，下文列舉語言模型的文化偏見問題，空處應是提出對該運動的擔憂，下文是具體解釋。B選項“之前已經有人提出對此的擔憂”引出對文化包容性潛在問題的討論，邏輯連貫，故選B。
【19題詳解】
根據上文“It’s increasingly apparent that humans from different cultures react differently to robots. For example, different cultures have different expectations around personal space, and this affects how far they prefer robots to stand from them.(不同文化背景的人對機器人的反應越來越明顯不同。例如，不同的文化對個人空間有不同的期望，這影響了他們希望機器人與他們保持的距離)”以及下文“People are more able to understand a robot if it communicates using the facial expressions they are familiar with. (如果機器人使用他們熟悉的面部表情進行交流，人們就更能夠理解它)”可知，上文提到了不同文化背景的人對機器人的反應不同，下文提到了機器人使用人們熟悉的面部表情進行交流，空處承上啟下，說明不同文化對機器人面部表情的反應也不同。G選項“不同文化對面部表情的解讀也不同” 補充另一個文化差異的維度，與下文“熟悉的表情更易理解”直接相關，符合語境，故選G。
【20題詳解】
根據上文 “Culture is a hard-to-define and complex concept, open to many interpretation.(文化是一個難以定義且復雜的概念，有多種解釋)”可知，上文強調文化難以定義且復雜，空處承接上文 。E選項“因此，一種通用的方法是不切實際的” 與上文為因果關系，符合語境，故選E。
第三部分 語言運用（共兩節，滿分30分）
第一節（共15 小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）
閱讀下面短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。
As Bell, the distinguished violinist and the symphony performed, a little boy in the audience seat occasionally accompanied them with his own spontaneous (自發的), sweet sounds. Every now and then, his ____21____ to the music was full of excitement and abandon.
I felt ____22____ that evening to have such particular sounds. Listening to him also ____23____ me of my own adult son, Ezra who is autistic (自閉癥的) too. But when Ezra was a child, my wife and I sometimes ____24____ to bring him along to concerts or movies for fear he might not behave himself. How I wish we’d done the same as the boy’s parents ____25____ the little boy.
That’s why I was so ____26____ to see the boy leave his seat before Bell finished his performance. A few minutes earlier, I had ____27____ an audience member sitting near him get up to approach a staff member, who then stepped over to him. Shortly after that, the boy and his parents made a quick ____28____. The audience must have assumed his sounds were ____29____ and that someone should have done something to ____30____ him.
What upsets me is that the evening could have ended so ____31____.
When people are open-minded and compassionate (有同情心的), they can engage themselves in the pleasure of ____32____ the diverse beauty of the world. I hope the boy’s ____33____ that night won’t make him unwilling to express his ____34____ towards the outside world. I also hope he will continue to ____35____ his heartfelt joy and appreciation of the world’s glories.
21. A. comparison B. alternative C. response D. objection
22. A. annoyed B. awkward C. worried D. grateful
23 A. informed B. reminded C. relieved D. convinced
24. A. expected B. managed C. hesitated D. arranged
25. A. accompanying B. criticizing C. instructing D. approaching
26. A. confused B. touched C. satisfied D. disappointed
27. A. remembered B. demanded C. proposed D. observed
28. A. decision B. exit C. calculation D. call
29. A. distinctive B. rewarding C. intentional D. impressive
30. A. introduce B. silence C. involve D. stimulate
31. A. differently B. suddenly C. efficiently D. disastrously
32. A. handing over B. referring to C. taking in D. commenting on
33. A. encounter B. mistake C. defence D. choice
34. A. purpose B. wonder C. account D. sympathy
35. A. record B. control C. review D. share
【答案】21. C 22. D 23. B 24. C 25. A 26. D 27. D 28. B 29. C 30. B 31. A 32. C 33. A 34. B 35. D
【解析】
【導語】本文是一篇夾敘夾議文，講述了在一場音樂會中，一個小男孩自發地隨著音樂發出聲音，這讓作者想起自己患有自閉癥的兒子，然而小男孩在演出結束前離場，作者猜測是因觀眾認為小男孩發出的聲音是故意的并進行了干涉，作者對此感到失望，強調人們應保持開放和富有同情心，接納世界多樣的美，希望小男孩不要因此封閉自己，繼續分享對世界的喜愛。
【21題詳解】
考查名詞詞義辨析。句意：時不時地，他對音樂的反應充滿了興奮與放縱。A. comparison比較；B. alternative選擇；C. response反應；D. objection反對。根據上文“a little boy in the audience seat occasionally accompanied them with his own spontaneous (自發的), sweet sounds.”可知，小男孩隨著音樂發出聲音，這是他對音樂的反應，故選C。
【22題詳解】
考查形容詞詞義辨析。句意：那天晚上，我很感激能聽到這樣特別的聲音。A. annoyed惱怒的；B. awkward尷尬的；C. worried擔憂的；D. grateful感激的。從根據下文“How I wish we’d done the same as the boy’s parents ...the little boy.”可知，作者對小男孩發出的聲音是感激的，故選D。
【23題詳解】
考查動詞詞義辨析。句意：聽他的聲音也讓我想起我自己患有自閉癥的成年兒子，以斯拉。A. informed通知；B. reminded使想起；C. relieved緩解；D. convinced使信服。根據上文“Listening to him”以及“me of my own adult son”可知，小男孩的表現讓作者想起自己的兒子，remind sb. of sth. 為固定搭配，意為 “使某人想起某事”，故選B。
【24題詳解】
考查動詞詞義辨析。句意：但以斯拉小時候，我和妻子有時會猶豫是否帶他去聽音樂會或看電影，因為擔心他舉止不當。A. expected期望；B. managed設法；C. hesitated猶豫；D. arranged安排。根據下文“for fear he might not behave himself.”可知，因為擔心兒子舉止不當，所以猶豫是否帶他去，故選 C。
【25題詳解】
考查動詞詞義辨析。句意：我多么希望我們能像陪伴小男孩父母一樣，也這樣做。A. accompanying陪伴；B. criticizing批評；C. instructing指導；D. approaching接近。根據上文“accompanied”可知，這里指小男孩的父母陪伴他來音樂會，故選 A。
【26題詳解】
考查形容詞詞義辨析。句意：這就是為什么我很失望地看到小男孩在貝爾的表演結束前離開了座位。A. confused困惑的；B. touched感動的；C. satisfied滿意的；D. disappointed失望的。根據下文“see the boy leave his seat before Bell finished his performance.”可知，作者欣賞小男孩的表現，他提前離場，作者感到失望，故選D。
【27題詳解】
考查動詞詞義辨析。句意：幾分鐘前，我注意到坐在他附近的一位觀眾站起來去找工作人員，然后工作人員走到了他身邊。A. remembered記得；B. demanded要求；C. proposed提議；D. observed觀察到，注意到。根據下文“an audience member sitting near him get up to approach a staff member, who then stepped over to him.”可知，作者看到了這一系列行為，用 observed 合適，故選D。
【28題詳解】
考查名詞詞義辨析。句意：在那之后不久，小男孩和他的父母迅速離場了。A. decision決定；B. exit出口，離場；C. calculation計算；D. call電話。根據上文“leave his seat”可知，小男孩和他的父母迅速離場了，make a quick exit 表示 “迅速離場”，故選B。
【29題詳解】
考查形容詞詞義辨析。句意：觀眾一定認為他的聲音是故意的，應該有人采取措施讓他安靜下來。A. distinctive獨特的；B. rewarding值得的；C. intentional故意的；D. impressive令人印象深刻的。根據上文“The audience must have assumed his sounds”可知，觀眾覺得小男孩聲音影響到演出，認為是故意發出的，故選C。
【30題詳解】
考查動詞詞義辨析。句意：觀眾一定認為他的聲音是故意的，應該有人采取措施讓他安靜下來。A. introduce介紹；B. silence使安靜；C. involve涉及；D. stimulate刺激。觀眾覺得小男孩聲音不合適，想讓他安靜，故選B。
【31題詳解】
考查副詞詞義辨析。句意：讓我沮喪的是，這個夜晚本可以有不同的結局。A. differently不同地；B. suddenly突然地；C. efficiently高效地；D. disastrously災難性地。根據下文“When people are open-minded and compassionate(有同情心的), they can engage themselves in the pleasure of ... the diverse beauty of the world.”可知，作者覺得如果觀眾能包容，結局會不同，故選A。
【32題詳解】
考查動詞短語辨析。句意：當人們思想開放、富有同情心時，他們就能領略到世界多樣之美的樂趣。A. handing over移交；B. referring to提及；C. taking in領略，吸收；D. commenting on評論。根據下文“the diverse beauty of the world”可知，這里指領略世界多樣的美，故選C。
【33題詳解】
考查名詞詞義辨析。句意：我希望那天晚上小男孩的遭遇不會讓他不愿向外界表達他的好奇。A. encounter遭遇；B. mistake錯誤；C. defence防御；D. choice選擇。根據上文“That’s why I was so ... to see the boy leave his seat before Bell finished his performance.”可知，小男孩提前離場的經歷對他來說是一種遭遇，故選A。
【34題詳解】
考查名詞詞義辨析。句意：我希望那天晚上小男孩的遭遇不會讓他不愿向外界表達他的好奇。A. purpose目的；B. wonder好奇；C. account賬戶，解釋；D. sympathy同情。根據上文“Every now and then, his...to the music was full of excitement and abandon.”可知，小男孩對音樂有反應，體現他對世界的好奇，故選B。
【35題詳解】
考查動詞詞義辨析。句意：我也希望他能繼續分享他對世界美好事物的由衷喜悅和欣賞。A. record記錄；B. control控制；C. review回顧；D. share分享。根據下文“his heartfelt joy and appreciation of the world’s glories.”可知，作者希望小男孩不要因這次經歷改變，繼續分享對世界的喜愛，故選D。
第二節（共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分）
閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個適當的單詞或括號內單詞的正確形式。
Not long ago, a woman living in the US purchased a Chinese-made electric tricycle (三輪車). This particular vehicle, commonly seen in China’s rural areas, quickly attracted the attention of many locals when it ____36____ (ride) on the streets. With its low-carbon features, simple operation and ____37____ (afford) price, this tricycle shows the growing appeal of Chinese products globally.
____38____ (expand) the international market, manufacturers (制造商) of electric tricycles have conducted investigations into the road conditions and local usage habits of the target market, tailoring the tricycles to suit local needs. A characteristic example is the development of an advanced braking (剎車) system for foreign users, ____39____ one foot could control all three brakes at the same time.
Since the beginning of this year, ____40____ number of orders placed by American consumers for Chinese-made electric tricycles has been increasing ____41____ (dramatic). Yet, the trend extends beyond the US, as Chinese-made electric tricycles are now emerging in foreign ____42____ (country) such as France, the UK, and Canada.
The increasing presence of Chinese three-wheelers in global market serves ____43____ a shining example of the competitiveness of China’s manufacturing industry. Through non-stop ____44____ (innovate) and industrial redesigning and restructuring, made-in-China products have successfully improved their quality and brand value, ____45____ (enhance) their competitiveness on the world stage.
【答案】36. was ridden
37. affordable
38. To expand
39. where 40. the
41. dramatically
42. countries
43. as 44. innovation
45. enhancing
【解析】
【導語】這是一篇說明文。文章介紹了中國產電動三輪車在全球市場日益受歡迎的現象。
【36題詳解】
考查時態和語態。句意：這種在中國農村地區常見的特殊車輛，在街上行駛時很快吸引了許多當地人的注意。it指代前文的“a Chinese-made electric tricycle”，與ride是被動關系，結合主句謂語“attracted”可知，動作發生在過去，應用一般過去時的被動語態，主語it是單數，be動詞用was。故填was ridden。
【37題詳解】
考查形容詞。句意：憑借其低碳特性、操作簡便和可承受的價格，這種三輪車顯示出中國產品在全球日益增長的吸引力。修飾名詞price，應用形容詞affordable作定語，意為“負擔得起的，價格合理的”。故填affordable。
【38題詳解】
考查非謂語動詞。句意：為了拓展國際市場，電動三輪車制造商對目標市場的路況和當地使用習慣進行了調查，對三輪車進行定制以滿足當地需求。此處表目的，應用動詞不定式作目的狀語。故填To expand。
【39題詳解】
考查定語從句。 句意：一個典型的例子是為外國用戶開發的先進剎車系統，在這個系統中，一只腳可以同時控制三個剎車。先行詞是“an advanced braking system”，在定語從句中作抽象地點狀語，應用關系副詞where引導定語從句。故填where。
【40題詳解】
考查冠詞。句意：自今年年初以來，美國消費者對中國制造的電動三輪車的訂單數量一直在急劇增加。the number of... 表示 “…… 的數量”，為固定搭配，符合句意。故填the。
【41題詳解】
考查副詞。 句意：自今年年初以來，美國消費者對中國制造的電動三輪車的訂單數量一直在急劇增加。 修飾動詞increasing，應用副詞dramatically，意為“急劇地，顯著地”。故填dramatically。
【42題詳解】
考查名詞復數。句意：然而，這一趨勢并不局限于美國，中國制造的電動三輪車現在正在法國、英國和加拿大等外國國家出現。such as后列舉多個國家，country應用復數形式countries。故填countries。
【43題詳解】
考查介詞。句意：中國三輪車在全球市場上越來越多的出現，是中國制造業競爭力的一個突出例子。serve as表示“作為，充當”，為固定搭配。故填as。
【44題詳解】
考查名詞。句意：通過不斷的創新和產業重新設計與結構調整，中國制造的產品成功地提高了質量和品牌價值，增強了它們在世界舞臺上的競爭力。Through是介詞，后接名詞作賓語，innovate的名詞形式是innovation，意為 “創新”。故填innovation。
【45題詳解】
考查非謂語動詞。句意：通過不斷的創新和產業重新設計與結構調整，中國制造的產品成功地提高了質量和品牌價值，增強了它們在世界舞臺上的競爭力。句子已有謂語 have improved，此處應用非謂語動詞，上文陳述內容“made-in-China products have successfully improved their quality and brand value”與動詞enhance是邏輯上的主動關系，表示自認而然的結果，用現在分詞作結果狀語。故填enhancing。
第四部分 寫作（共兩節，滿分40分）
第一節（滿分15分）
46. 假定你是李華，你將作為志愿者代表在你市舉辦的國際馬拉松比賽 (the International Marathon)的閉幕式上致辭。請完成你的發言稿，內容包括：
（1）祝賀比賽圓滿成功；
（2）談談你的感受。
注意：
（1）寫作詞數應為80個左右；
（2）可適當增加細節，以使行文連貫。
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【答案】Ladies and gentlemen,
As a volunteer representative, I’m greatly honored to extend my heartfelt congratulations on the successful completion of the International Marathon.
It has been a privilege to be part of this remarkable event that promotes health, unity, and sportsmanship. As a volunteer, witnessing the determination and perseverance of the participants from all over the world has been truly inspiring. The enthusiasm and support from the crowd as well as from fellow volunteers were infectious, giving additional motivation to the athletes. Let’s applaud these incredible athletes who have demonstrated the spirit of resilience and excellence.
Congratulations again! Thank you.
【解析】
【導語】本篇書面表達屬于應用文。要求考生以志愿者代表身份在國際馬拉松閉幕式上致辭，內容包括祝賀賽事成功和分享個人志愿服務的感受與體會。
【詳解】1. 詞匯積累：
榮幸的：honored→privileged
非凡的：remarkable→extraordinary
毅力：perseverance→tenacity
有感染力的：infectious→appealing
2. 句式拓展：
同義句
原句：The enthusiasm and support from the crowd as well as from fellow volunteers were infectious, giving additional motivation to the athletes.
拓展句：The enthusiasm and support that were from the crowd as well as from fellow volunteers were infectious giving additional motivation to the athletes..
【點睛】【高分句型 1】It has been a privilege to be part of this remarkable event that promotes health, unity, and sportsmanship.（運用了it作形式主語，that引導定語從句）
【高分句型 2】Let’s applaud these incredible athletes who have demonstrated the spirit of resilience and excellence.（運用了who引導的定語從句）
第二節（滿分25分）
47. 閱讀下面材料，根據其內容和所給段落開頭語續寫兩段，使之構成一篇完整的短文。續寫的詞數應為150左右。
I grew up in a family of five children, all perfectly spaced three years apart, With my father being a vet (獸醫), our home was also a zoo, housing at least a dog and a cat, often accompanied by a rabbit or a hamster. Our cat, Funny Girl, had a playful spirit, which often led to amusing but sometimes chaotic situations, My mom, a typical hostess, did her very best to keep the house and us kids, as well as our furry friends, under control. It was especially challenging around the holidays; nevertheless, she was an expert at planning and arranging holiday meals perfectly.
One particular Thanksgiving, my mom got ready really early. She had set the table a week in advance, putting a big sheet over it so that dust and pet hair wouldn’t settle on the beautiful china. She made a list of all the dishes she would be preparing, changing it until she was satisfied with the spread. She even baked pies ahead of time and kept them in the freezer. The day before Thanksgiving, she got the big turkey ready and the next morning, she cooked it slowly. While she was busy in the kitchen, my brothers and sisters and I could only stay for a quick snack and then had to do our chores. My dad helped by making pretty decorations with flowers from our garden.
By mid-afternoon, everything was ready, and the smell of roasting turkey with butter filled the air. Just before our guests were due to arrive, she pulled the turkey out of the oven and basted (澆油脂) it one last time. She covered it with aluminum foil (鋁箔), and placed it on the kitchen counter to cool. She said this would make it juicier before my dad began cutting it into pieces. This also gave her time to increase the heat of the oven for the side dishes and gave her a break from the kitchen to return to her guests.
Paragraph 1:
However, as I entered the kitchen, I discovered a disaster.
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Paragraph 2:
“We still have the side dishes,” I tried to comfort my mom.
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【答案】Paragraph 1:
However, as I entered the kitchen, I discovered a disaster. Our cat, Funny Girl, had climbed onto the counter and was nestling under the turkey, her tail the only visible part. Below, our dog was enjoying dropped turkey bits. I lifted the foil to find more than half of the turkey gone. Funny Girl stared directly at me, cool and innocent, before jumping down off the counter and walking away. I called for my mom, and she rushed in, her face already reflecting the horror she felt. She broke down as she cried, “My dinner is ruined.”
Paragraph 2:
“We still have the side dishes,” I tried to comfort my mom. The side dishes were all still in the oven. Then she burst out laughing. She knew that there was nothing left to do except move on and deal with the problem. She got the side dishes out of the oven and the pies from the freezer. Dad, upon seeing the situation, also laughed. As we served the meal, our guests, initially confused by the absence of turkey, joined in our laughter after we shared the story. That Thanksgiving became the most memorable one, not for the feast but for the unexpected.
【解析】
【導語】本文以人物為線索展開，主要講述了作者一家在感恩節準備大餐時，家里的貓和狗破壞了主菜火雞，但作者一家通過樂觀的態度和幽默化解了危機，使得這個感恩節成為最難忘的一個的故事。
【詳解】1.段落續寫：
由第一段首句內容“然而，當我走進廚房時，我發現了一場災難。”可知，第一段可描寫作者進入廚房后看到的災難性場景。從發現貓在火雞下，狗在吃掉落的火雞肉，到火雞一半多沒了，母親進來后的崩潰，突出意外情況帶來的沖擊。
②由第二段首句內容““我們還有配菜，”我試圖安慰媽媽。”可知，第二段可描寫作者安慰母親后事情的發展。從提到還有配菜，母親轉而大笑，父親也笑，到向客人解釋后大家一起笑，強調這個感恩節因意外變得難忘，突出一家人積極面對意外的態度。
2.續寫線索：進入廚房發現災難場景（貓、狗和被吃的火雞）——母親崩潰——用配菜安慰母親——母親和父親大笑——向客人解釋后大家笑，感恩節因意外難忘。
3.詞匯激活
行為類：
①突然大笑： burst out laughing /burst into laughter
②處理：deal with /do with
③困惑：confuse /puzzle
情緒類：
①驚恐：horror /panic
②難忘：memorable /unforgettable
【點睛】【高分句型 1】She knew that there was nothing left to do except move on and deal with the problem（運用了that引導的賓語從句）
【高分句型 2】As we served the meal, our guests, initially confused by the absence of turkey, joined in our laughter after we shared the story.（運用了as引導的時間狀語從句，以及after引導的時間狀語從句）英語科試題
時間：120分鐘 滿分：150分
第一部分 聽力（共兩節，滿分30分）
第一節（共5小題；每小題1.5分，滿分7.5分）
聽下面5段對話。每段對話后有一個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項。聽完每段對話后，你都有10秒鐘的時間來回答有關小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話僅讀一遍。
1. Where does the conversation probably take place
A. In a kitchen. B. In a bakery. C. In a bank.
2 Why does Ann call Mark
A. To make an invitation. B. To make a reservation. C. To cancel an appointment.
3. What will Jennifer do this afternoon
A. Go to a lecture. B. Visit Professor Li. C. Do some housework.
4. What does the man mean
A. He is not available tomorrow morning. B. He dislikes talking with the woman.
C. He has to finish a report quickly.
5. What are the speakers mainly talking about
A. A farm. B. A school activity. C. Knowledge about corn.
第二節（共15小題；每小題1.5分，滿分22.5分）
聽下面5段對話或獨白。每段對話或獨白后有幾個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項。聽每段對話或獨白前，你將有時間閱讀各個小題，每小題5秒鐘；聽完后，各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時間。每段對話或獨白讀兩遍。
聽第6段材料，回答第6、7題。
6. Who is the man looking for
A. Landon Brown. B. Brandon Brown. C. Adam Brown.
7. What will the woman do next
A. Lead the man to an office. B. Give the man a document.
C. Show the man around the building.
聽第7段材料，回答第8、9題。
8. How did John travel around San Francisco
A. By bus. B. By car. C. By taxi.
9. How long did John stay in San Francisco
A. For five days. B. For seven days. C. For eight days.
聽第8段材料，回答第10至13 題。
10. What is the probable relationship between the speakers
A. Wife and husband. B. Brother and sister C. Father and daughter.
11. What aspect of “Avatar 2” left the deepest impression on Mary
A. The visual effects. B. The characters. C. The theme.
12 How old is Mary now
A.15. B.21. C.23.
13. How did Mary feel when she first watched “Avatar 1”
A. Bored. B. Excited. C. Touched
聽第9段材料，回答第14至17題。
14. Why does the woman come to Bob
A. To ask about his wife’s health.
B. To report an emergency.
C. To show concern.
15. What does Bob do
A. A doctor. B. A repairman. C. Police officer
16. What made Bob’s wife heartbroken
A. She lost her job B. Her ring was stolen. C. Her grandmother passed away.
17. Where will Bob go in ten minutes
A. The police station. B. A meeting room. C. A cafe.
聽第10段材料，回答第18至20題。
18. What is the speaker doing
A. Teaching a class. B. Giving a speech. C. Hosting a program.
19. Why did Minnie Payne drop out of junior college
A. She fell into financial trouble.
B. She received a good job offer.
C. She lost interest in college education.
20. What does Minnie Payne’s story tell us
A. Never too old to learn. B. Look before you leap. C. Interest is the best teacher.
第二部分 閱讀（共兩節，滿分50分）
第一節（共15 小題；每小題2.5分，滿分37.5分）
閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出最佳選項。
A
If you’ve just arrived in the UK, you definitely want to stay connected with friends and family via your phone.
Do you need a new phone
UK phones use the GSM standard. If you have no idea what GSM is and you just wonder whether your smartphone will be compatible (兼容) with the frequency bands used in the UK, Kimovil Frequency Checker can help you out.
What kind of UK SIM card do you need
Before buying a SIM card, get familiar with these three options.
PAYG You only pay when you use it, whether it’s for making calls, sending texts, surfing the Internet, or emailing. You just top up your SIM card based on your own circumstances.
A mobile phone contract It locks you in for at least 12 months and it is expensive monthly as it spreads the cost of the phone over the length of the contract.
SIM only You’re locked in for at least a month and you’ ll need to get a phone separately.
Which mobile network is for you
In this section, we list the two most well-known mobile network operators for your reference.
O2
It offers customers bonuses like free coffee, cheap meals out, and discounts at top attractions. For a pay-monthly phone, you’ll have to pay at least 14 a month: PAYG can be as little as 1.50;
SIM-only contracts start at 6 a month for 4GB of data and unlimited voice minutes and texts.
Three
It includes a feature which lets you stream (流媒體播放) as much video on platforms like Netflix and TV Player without using your monthly data allowance(津貼). Pay-monthly phones start at 14, while PAYG starts at 34.99(plus 10 credit). SIM-only plans start at 5 a month for 1GB of data and unlimited calls and texts.
1. What does Kimovil Frequency Checker allow you to do
A. Learn how to use UK-based apps.
B. Promote the compatibility of your phone.
C. Confirm if your phone can work in the UK.
D. Find out the best network provider in the UK.
2. Who is most likely to apply for a PAYG SIM card
A. A long-term contract worker.
B. A senior going on a package tour.
C. An international researcher doing a Ph.
D. D. A professor frequently making overseas calls.
3. What can be a special advantage of being with Three
A. Having unlimited calls and texts.
B. Enjoying free video entertainment.
C. Gaining access to shopping discounts.
D. Releasing self-made videos on various platforms.
B
I was recently presented with a “great” professional opportunity that seemed appealing to everyone in my field. There was one problem, however: I didn’t want it. When I was originally offered the position, I responded with a “yes” immediately. It was a “no-brainer”. “Wow” was the only response I received when mentioning it to others.
As I began preparing for the new job,I experienced a weighty feeling in my chest and was weepy for seemingly no reason. Concerned, I reached out to the program director and explained my situation. She did what all good program directors do and listed the position’ s incredible bonuses, the convenient schedule and reasons why countless teachers would want this position, She also made the case for why this experience would provide exactly the recharge and restoration I needed. Her enthusiasm was infectious(有感染力的), and I found myself slipping back into the “should” mode, convincing myself that declining would be foolish. The familiar internal dialogue of “I should, I should, I should...” reverberated(回響), leaving me feeling trapped.
But then I realized I needed to make a change. Instead of focusing on how great this opportunity seemed for others, I asked myself if it was right for me. That simple change paved the way for freedom and clarity. By acknowledging my own feelings and experiences, rather than external expectations, I was able to reconnect with my true self. The truth was that I wished I wanted this opportunity; if that were true, it would make life a whole lot easier in many ways. And yet, it was not what in reality I wanted at this moment.
We are often conditioned to seek what we are taught to want and prioritize external guidelines for what should make us happy. However, these external constructs of fulfillment are not the same as what you do want and what does make you happy, Discovering your own desires is an internal process that only you have access to. Trusting your own wanting is the path back to your true self, your power and your wisdom, which ultimately leads to genuine happiness.
4. What made the author initially accept the job without hesitation
A. The author’s long-term career ambition.
B. The enthusiasm of others about the position.
C. The recommendation from trusted colleagues.
D. The pressure from the author’s current employer.
5. How did the program director respond to the author’s concerns
A. By offering a salary increase.
B. By sharing her own inspirational stories.
C. By highlighting the position’s advantages.
D. By supporting the author’s decision to decline.
6. What can we say about the program director
A. Her words were very persuasive.
B. She was sympathetic to the author.
C. She showed understanding to the author.
D. Her commitment to the author was hard to meet.
7. What lesson can we learn from the author’s story
A. Strike while the iron is hot. B. The only constant in life is change.
C. Where there’s a will, there’s a way. D. Follow your heart, not the crowd.
C
Here’s an all-too-familiar situation: You packed the night before for your week-long beach trip with enthusiasm. Luckily, you remembered all the essentials: socks, underwear and a phone charger, etc. But upon arrival, you realized that you had forgotten to grab your toothbrush. Actually, you can avoid this sort of awkwardness next time by using electronic devices, including smartphones.
In a new study, researchers suggest that offloading important to-do items for example by setting reminders on your phone could bring glad tidings to less important items like your toothbrush. This practice can free up your memory for additional minor things.
To demonstrate this, researchers developed a memory game to be played on a touchscreen computer. The test was undertaken by 158 volunteers aged between 18 and 71. Participants were shown up to 12 numbered circles on the screen, and had to remember to drag some of these to the left and some to the right. The number of circles that they remembered to drag to the correct side determined their rewards at the end of the experiment. One side was designated (指定) “high value”, meaning that remembering to drag a circle to this side was worth 10 times as much money as remembering to drag a circle to the other side.
Participants performed this task 16 times. They had to use their own memory to remember for half of the trials and they were allowed to set reminders on the digital devices for the other half. The researchers found that participants tended to use the digital devices to store details of the high-value circles. And, when they did so, their memory for those circles was improved by 18%. “What is unexpected is that their memory for low-value circles was also improved by 27%, even in people who had never set any reminders for low-value circles,” said senior author, Sam Gilbert.
However, when the researchers took those reminders away, the participants remembered the low-value circles better than the high-value ones. “We need to be careful when backing up the most important information — if a memory tool fails, we could be left with nothing but lower-importance information in our own memory,” Gilbert concluded.
8. What can be inferred from the situation described in paragraph 1
A. Our memory is easy to decline.
B. Our memory is inaccurate occasionally.
C. Our memory has an order of importance.
D. Our memory has a preference for familiar things.
9. Which of the following can replace “bring glad tidings to” underlined in paragraph 2
A. Add up to. B. Take advantage of.
C. Be favorable to. D. Be dependent on.
10. Which part of the findings surprised the researchers
A. People tend to prioritize resource-consuming tasks.
B. Digital reminders harm our brain ability if used improperly.
C. People offload high-value information on to external memory
D. Digital reminders also enhance memory for low-value content.
11. What may Gilbert advise us to do
A. Have a change of memory tools regularly.
B. Never rely too much on external memory aids.
C. Remember to choose memory tools that suit us fine.
D. Learn to sort high-value items from low-value ones.
D
The sense of taste plays a vital role in our food experiences as it acts as an initial protective barrier before we eat something. “Most animals function in a narrow pH range, which makes sensing acid and alkaline (堿性的) substances important for their survival. Studies in the past few decades have detailed the receptors (受體, 感受器) and cells involved in detecting acid tastes, which occur at a low pH, but sensing alkaline substances is not well understood,” says Lai Ren, a biochemist. Recently, scientists have discovered an entirely new kind of taste receptor that allows fruit flies to detect alkaline substances and avoid poisonous meals and surfaces.
The researchers chose to investigate whether flies have a receptor specific to high pH levels. To test the flies preferences for foods with different pH levels, they presented them with some sweet substances one half were maintained at a pH of 7, and the other half were at a pH of over 7 (alkaline). Each half was also colored either red or blue. After enjoying their preferred substance, the flies’ bodies turned red, blue or purple. The researchers found the higher the pH of the alkaline food, the more the flies rejected it. But one group of flies was not as good at distinguishing between the two meals and examination of these flies revealed that they had a change in the alkaline gene.
In cell studies, the researchers found most fruit flies have the alkaline gene. It expresses a receptor protein, whose normal activity is stimulated by alkaline substances. In the presence of alkaline substances, the receptor opens a channel in the cell to let negatively charged ions (負電荷離子) escape the cell, immediately passing on a message to the fly’s brain to avoid the food. Most sensory receptors involve channels that control the movement of positively charged ions into the cell, not negatively charged ions out of it.
The specific finding will probably not be directly applicable to other animals because most animals don’t have the alkaline gene. Still, the study could inspire researchers to study whether other animals have similar types of receptors, and whether they experience a distinct alkaline taste.
12. Which of the following has been known to scientists for decades
A. Fruit flies can recognize an acid taste.
B. Animals master a wide range of pH levels.
C. Fruit flies have a receptor for alkaline taste.
D. Animals are tolerant of substances with a high pH.
13. Why did the researchers color the sweet substances in the study
A. To attract more fruit flies.
B. To track how mixed substances changed.
C. To identify which substance the flies ate.
D. To determine the color preferences of fruit flies.
14. How does the receptor in fruit flies’ alkaline gene differ from most sensory receptors
A. It controls the growth of the cells.
B. It functions with positively charged ions.
C. It speeds up the process of food selection.
D. It allows the release of negatively charged ions.
15. Which of the following can be the best title for the text
A. Understanding pH ranges of fruit flies.
B. Exploring the dietary preferences of animals.
C. Uncovering the mystery of fruit flies’ alkaline taste
D. Investigating animals’ survival secrets against enemies
第二節（共5小題；每小題2.5分，滿分12.5分）
閱讀下面短文，從短文后的選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。
A robot is chatting to an elderly British man in his bedroom. ____16____ Perhaps because of the man’s age, the robot starts asking him about his memories of the Second World War. The elderly man goes on to tell how his father was in the army and he didn’t see him for years.
____17____ The behaviour is the product of the Caresses project. The project fits into the new field of cultural robotics and aims to design robots that can take into account the cultural background of the person they’ re talking to. The man is British, so the robot assumes he will be interested in such a topic, disregarding the man’s personal feelings.
Cultural robotics is part of a wider movement to make Al and robotics more culturally inclusive (包容性強的). ____18____ For example, because the Internet is mainly in English, large language models (LLMs) are primarily trained on English text — with the cultural assumptions and biases (偏見) existing. Similarly, the move to make robots and Al more culturally sensitive is well meaning,but people are worried about where it could lead, given the diverse cultural preferences across different social groups.
It’s increasingly apparent that humans from different cultures react differently to robots. For example, different cultures have different expectations around personal space, and this affects how far they prefer robots to stand from them. ____19____ People are more able to understand a robot if it communicates using the facial expressions they are familiar with.
Culture is a hard-to-define and complex concept, open to many interpretation. ____20____ To avoid designing robots based on broad and rough generalizations and stereotypes (刻板印象), we will need a more thoughtful perspective on culture.
A. It has a pleasantly bright voice.
B. Concerns about this have been raised before
C. Does this topic really hold a person’s interest
D. This practice is widely recognized across cultures.
E. Therefore, a one-size-fits-all approach is impractical.
F. Why does a robot mention a topic that may cause pain
G. Different cultures interpret facial expressions differently too.
第三部分 語言運用（共兩節，滿分30分）
第一節（共15 小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）
閱讀下面短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。
As Bell, the distinguished violinist and the symphony performed, a little boy in the audience seat occasionally accompanied them with his own spontaneous (自發的), sweet sounds. Every now and then, his ____21____ to the music was full of excitement and abandon.
I felt ____22____ that evening to have such particular sounds. Listening to him also ____23____ me of my own adult son, Ezra who is autistic (自閉癥的) too. But when Ezra was a child, my wife and I sometimes ____24____ to bring him along to concerts or movies for fear he might not behave himself. How I wish we’d done the same as the boy’s parents ____25____ the little boy.
That’s why I was so ____26____ to see the boy leave his seat before Bell finished his performance. A few minutes earlier, I had ____27____ an audience member sitting near him get up to approach a staff member, who then stepped over to him. Shortly after that, the boy and his parents made a quick ____28____. The audience must have assumed his sounds were ____29____ and that someone should have done something to ____30____ him.
What upsets me is that the evening could have ended so ____31____.
When people are open-minded and compassionate (有同情心的), they can engage themselves in the pleasure of ____32____ the diverse beauty of the world. I hope the boy’s ____33____ that night won’t make him unwilling to express his ____34____ towards the outside world. I also hope he will continue to ____35____ his heartfelt joy and appreciation of the world’s glories.
21. A. comparison B. alternative C. response D. objection
22. A. annoyed B. awkward C. worried D. grateful
23. A. informed B. reminded C. relieved D. convinced
24. A. expected B. managed C. hesitated D. arranged
25. A. accompanying B. criticizing C. instructing D. approaching
26 A. confused B. touched C. satisfied D. disappointed
27. A. remembered B. demanded C. proposed D. observed
28. A. decision B. exit C. calculation D. call
29. A. distinctive B. rewarding C. intentional D. impressive
30. A. introduce B. silence C. involve D. stimulate
31. A. differently B. suddenly C. efficiently D. disastrously
32. A. handing over B. referring to C. taking in D. commenting on
33 A. encounter B. mistake C. defence D. choice
34. A. purpose B. wonder C. account D. sympathy
35. A. record B. control C. review D. share
第二節（共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分）
閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個適當的單詞或括號內單詞的正確形式。
Not long ago, a woman living in the US purchased a Chinese-made electric tricycle (三輪車). This particular vehicle, commonly seen in China’s rural areas, quickly attracted the attention of many locals when it ____36____ (ride) on the streets. With its low-carbon features, simple operation and ____37____ (afford) price, this tricycle shows the growing appeal of Chinese products globally.
____38____ (expand) the international market, manufacturers (制造商) of electric tricycles have conducted investigations into the road conditions and local usage habits of the target market, tailoring the tricycles to suit local needs. A characteristic example is the development of an advanced braking (剎車) system for foreign users, ____39____ one foot could control all three brakes at the same time.
Since the beginning of this year, ____40____ number of orders placed by American consumers for Chinese-made electric tricycles has been increasing ____41____ (dramatic). Yet, the trend extends beyond the US, as Chinese-made electric tricycles are now emerging in foreign ____42____ (country) such as France, the UK, and Canada.
The increasing presence of Chinese three-wheelers in global market serves ____43____ a shining example of the competitiveness of China’s manufacturing industry. Through non-stop ____44____ (innovate) and industrial redesigning and restructuring, made-in-China products have successfully improved their quality and brand value, ____45____ (enhance) their competitiveness on the world stage.
第四部分 寫作（共兩節，滿分40分）
第一節（滿分15分）
46. 假定你是李華，你將作為志愿者代表在你市舉辦國際馬拉松比賽 (the International Marathon)的閉幕式上致辭。請完成你的發言稿，內容包括：
（1）祝賀比賽圓滿成功；
（2）談談你的感受。
注意：
（1）寫作詞數應為80個左右；
（2）可適當增加細節，以使行文連貫。
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第二節（滿分25分）
47. 閱讀下面材料，根據其內容和所給段落開頭語續寫兩段，使之構成一篇完整的短文。續寫的詞數應為150左右。
I grew up in a family of five children, all perfectly spaced three years apart, With my father being a vet (獸醫), our home was also a zoo, housing at least a dog and a cat, often accompanied by a rabbit or a hamster. Our cat, Funny Girl, had a playful spirit, which often led to amusing but sometimes chaotic situations, My mom, a typical hostess, did her very best to keep the house and us kids, as well as our furry friends, under control. It was especially challenging around the holidays; nevertheless, she was an expert at planning and arranging holiday meals perfectly.
One particular Thanksgiving, my mom got ready really early. She had set the table a week in advance, putting a big sheet over it so that dust and pet hair wouldn’t settle on the beautiful china. She made a list of all the dishes she would be preparing, changing it until she was satisfied with the spread. She even baked pies ahead of time and kept them in the freezer. The day before Thanksgiving, she got the big turkey ready and the next morning, she cooked it slowly. While she was busy in the kitchen, my brothers and sisters and I could only stay for a quick snack and then had to do our chores. My dad helped by making pretty decorations with flowers from our garden.
By mid-afternoon, everything was ready, and the smell of roasting turkey with butter filled the air. Just before our guests were due to arrive, she pulled the turkey out of the oven and basted (澆油脂) it one last time. She covered it with aluminum foil (鋁箔), and placed it on the kitchen counter to cool. She said this would make it juicier before my dad began cutting it into pieces. This also gave her time to increase the heat of the oven for the side dishes and gave her a break from the kitchen to return to her guests.
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However, as I entered the kitchen, I discovered a disaster.
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Paragraph 2:
“We still have the side dishes,” I tried to comfort my mom.
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